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Grants totaling nearly $19,000 will benefit AAPS students in innovative ways thanks to the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation

December 14, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor From providing new books celebrating diversity to field trips to a large format printer, the 2022 Ann Arbor Public School Education Fund (AAPSEF) Grants will benefit AAPS students in […]

Maureen Murrett, Skyline High School Swimming Coach

December 8, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Maureen (Mo-Jo) Murrett grew up in Buffalo, New York, the youngest of nine children in a family known for its love of games and competitive sports. She graduated from Nardin Academy where she earned varsity […]

AAPS Environmental Sustainability Framework front page, with picture of five young people.

Ann Arbor Public Schools Environmental Sustainability Framework: We want to hear your thoughts

December 1, 2022 AAPS News Editor

In a letter to the AAPS community, Superintendent Jeanice Swift and Executive Director of Environmental Sustainability Emile Lauzzana write: It’s a great day in the Ann Arbor Public Schools as we share the first-ever AAPS […]

The Actors Studio at Pathways (ASAP) to present the student-written play `A Mind on the Tip of a Cloud’ on Dec. 9 & 10

December 1, 2022 AAPS News Editor

The Actors Studio at Pathways (ASAP)will present a play about a young girl’s fight to keep her dream alive on Dec. 9 & 10. ‘A Mind on the Tip of a Cloud’ is a play about […]

Food Service

Coming in December to AAPS Food Service: ‘Spice it Up!’

November 30, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Greetings from Ann Arbor Public Schools Food Service! December’s theme is “Spice it Up!” and we’ll be featuring ethnic foods and spices from around the world. At lunchtime on Dec. 14, we’ll host a Discovery […]

Erika Daman, Forsythe Middle School Special Education Teacher

November 29, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Erika Daman grew up with her older brother and parents in Canton. During her years at Canton High School, she played many district and regional soccer games against the Pioneers […]

Cast of Painless: The Opioid Musical on stage at Community High School.

Community High School students first to see Painless: The Opioid Musical

November 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

If you were watching the Today Show last Friday, you might have seen some familiar faces, as a story about a new musical designed to get teens really thinking and talking about opioids featured Community […]

Pioneer alumni Hillary Poudeu Tchokothea speaks to Huron students

AAPS high school students learn about a topic close to home in visit from U-M’s Justice InDeed researchers

November 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Justice InDeed focuses on exposing the history of racist housing discrimination in the county By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Several social studies classes in all five AAPS high schools recently have hosted teams of University […]

Team of rowers who broke a world record for continuous rowing

Washtenaw Rowing Center Team—including 7 Skyline rowers—breaks a world indoor record

November 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

The girls completed 40 hours and 20 minutes of continuous rowing on the rowing machine Washtenaw Rowing Center made a world record attempt this past weekend and was successful in breaking the Concept 2 u19 […]

Four students, two in wheel chairs and a pair of adults on stage at Haisley Elementary.

Haisley students share what they’re thankful for at traditional pre-Thanksgiving assembly

November 22, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Fifth graders, kindergarteners and young fives at Haisley Elementary School continued their day before Thanksgiving Break tradition by participating in the “I’m Thankful For Assembly” this morning. At the assembly kindergartners and young fives share […]