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School bells: Forsythe 2nd, Tappan 3rd in competition
A series of news briefs and accomplishments about and for the Ann Arbor Public Schools community.
Articles by AAPS News Editor
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Students excited about learning English in ESL class
Registration begins in January for winter semester of English as a Second Language program in The Ann Arbor Public Schools. Many cultures and languages are represented in the program.
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Nurse featured in MEA magazine
Ann Arbor Public Schools nurse Laurelle Brennan is featured in the current edition of the MEA Voice magazine in a cover story about the H1N1 virus.
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Partnership with U-M brings language to 3rd-graders
Third-graders in all 21 Ann Arbor elementary schools are saying “hola!” this fall to learning Spanish thanks to a partnership with the University of Michigan.
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Building trades program teaches skills, leadership
Now in its 40th year, Ann Arbor’s student building trades program has taught hundreds and given $100,000 in community scholarships.
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Community rallies for building scholarship money
A team of 70 community professionals is working to raise scholarship money for the Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program, which trains young people for the building trades.
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Young students get a magical lesson
Kathleen Wright and her illustrator husband, Jonathan, tie their love of Ann Arbor’s fairy doors into kindergarten lesson plans.
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Budget information sessions scheduled
Information sessions have been scheduled in January to discuss proposed school district budget cuts and and seek input and ideas from the public.
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‘Communicator’ wins top award, online edition updated
Community High School’s newsmagazine The Communicator wins a Pacemaker award, new online edition launched.
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In Ann Arbor, outdoors becomes classroom for kids
In addition to their traditional classrooms, elementary school students in Ann Arbor get a peek at the outdoors as part of their lessons. The Environmental Education program has been in place since 1959.