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Applications being accepted for open school board seat

April 14, 2010 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Board of Education is seeking applicants to fill a board position vacated April 12 with the resignation of longtime trustee Randy Friedman. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday, April 23.

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Ann Arbor Open @ Mack offers unique experience for grades K-8

April 12, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Open @ Mack has an informal setting that encourages an open environment and teaches students to work cooperatively in a group setting. “What I see in our building is a kind of excitement about being in school,” says Media Specialist Kit Flynn. “We’re interested in meeting kids where they are … and meeting kids where their high interests are.”

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Pioneer writing teacher sparks youth literary arts around the city

April 12, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Growing up in White Plains, New York, Pioneer High’s Jeff Kass visualized becoming a professional baseball player in his near future. An avid Yankees fan, Kass devoted his summers to playing baseball, watching baseball, dreaming baseball – and reading volumes upon volumes of novels. Although his plans never made it to the big leagues his childhood love for the literary arts blossomed into a larger passion.

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Educational Foundation awards $15,000 in classroom grants

April 12, 2010 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation has awarded more than $15,000 in classroom grants for 20 teacher projects during the 2010-11 second semester. The list includes many longtime programs as well as some new ones, said the group’s Executive Director Wendy Correll.

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iPod grants bring high-tech lessons to students of all ages

April 12, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor teachers are discovering that “there’s an app for that” thanks to a technology initiative that distributed 700 iPod Touches this semester for classroom use. “They’re excited about learning things in different ways,” said Pattengill Elementary third-grade teacher Dawn Blair. “They’re walking right in and ready to go. It gives them some independence and a sense of responsibility.”

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Carpenter pupils love their state

April 12, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Carpenter Elementary School third-graders love their state and they show it through their “Michigan Concert.” Favorite people (Bo Schembechler, among others) were featured, as well as descriptions of favorite Great Lakes including the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

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School Bells: Advocacy meeting, budget sessions scheduled

April 12, 2010 AAPS News Editor

News and feature briefs from around The Ann Arbor Public Schools:
The Ann Arbor Public Schools PTO Council Advocacy Committee continues its work, preparing for communitywide activities to raise awareness about decreasing school funding as well as organizing meetings with key players who can make a difference at the state level.The next meeting of the group will be Tuesday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Balas Administration building.

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Foundation aims to raise $1 million for Ann Arbor schools

April 9, 2010 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation has launched a campaign to raise $1 million for public education. “There is no white knight riding in to save the Ann Arbor Public Schools. We have to do this ourselves,” said the group’s executive director.

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Community’s Bowen is ‘Featured Young Artist’ at guitar festival

April 9, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Community High School student Max Bowen was the “Featured Young Artist” for this year’s Western Illinois University Guitar Festival, which ran from April 9-11 during Spring Break.

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Community High team wins at mock trial state tourney

March 30, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Community High School’s Mock Trial Team A has won the state championship in the Michigan High School Mock Trial Tournament. Ten teams competed in the state finals on March 27.

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