Academics

AAPS becomes the only district in the state to offer Project Lead the Way in every school

September 22, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News It’s an exciting year at Ann Arbor Public Schools, which is now the only district in the state to offer Project Lead the Way curriculum in each […]

Rec and Ed summer camps STEAMing up young students’ minds

July 15, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“We don’t want students just learning by rote, we want them learning how to be thinkers, and changers, and movers and we want them thinking about how to create, and how to survive in a world that’s more technology based,” says Rec and Ed Life-Long Learning Manager Kim Smith

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A rare feat: 5 Skyline students from Class of 2016 accepted to Princeton

June 13, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Ann Arbor Public Schools’ 2016 graduates are moving on to an exciting array of opportunities next year, from gap years of travel and self-discovery, trade schools, community colleges […]

Ann Arbor community helps prepare Scarlett students for entering the workforce

May 20, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“I think it gives kids a chance to get a jump start on what it’s like to interview for jobs, and become part of the working world. As far as being an eighth grader and having a chance to do this now I think it will give them an advantage later on when they actually are interviewing for jobs,” says Doug Martelle from the Ann Arbor Police Department.

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Hikone-AAPS Exchange Program recognized by Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Regional Chamber

May 20, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“Ann Arbor is a cultural place, there are cultures from all over the world in Ann arbor, so I think it’s important that the kids get to know different cultures and get to know different ways of doing things. That’s important for the business community also because we all need to learn from other areas and how other people do things,” says David Norton from Bank of Ann Arbor.

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Students join forces on the field on A2 Unified Day

May 19, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Slideshow by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor The action on the field at Huron High School Thursday reflected two of Ann Arbor Public Schools’ core values: working together, and respect for all. On the […]

Ann Arbor Public Schools celebrate the newly named W. Scott Westerman, Jr. Preschool and Family Center

April 28, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“We began to think about the match between the man and the location. We couldn’t think of a better match because we know your commitment to early childhood and to what it means, not just for their K-12 experience, but for their entire lifetime,” Superintendent Jeanice Swift says about the W. Scott Westerman, Jr. Preschool & Family Center.

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Community High journalists capture the action at Democratic debate in Flint

March 8, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Three Community High School students will always remember the day they covered a spirited debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in Flint. As journalists who work on “The […]

First AAPS STEAM Expo highlights programs across the district, community

March 4, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Public School’s first district-wide STEAM Expo included everything from kindergarten meteorologists, to high school inventors, to local professionals working for IMRA America, Menlo Innovations and other local tech companies. Students of all ages and their parents visiting Huron High School got to see, touch, and hear about many of the efforts going on in the district to bring together Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

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AAPS highlights hands on learning opportunities in tour for Leadership A2Y

February 11, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Public Schools highlighted some of the great hands on learning opportunities the district offers students for the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Regional Chamber’s Leadership A2Y Education Day.

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