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Preschoolers enjoy Safety Day thanks to dads’ group, public safety officials

November 4, 2016 AAPS News Editor
Photos, story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Thanks to a group of fathers at the Ann Arbor Preschool & Family Center, about   200 preschoolers got the chance Tuesday to learn more about the […]
Community Gives Back

Scarlett Middle School Band to march in Saturday’s pithy EdgeFest Parade

October 27, 2016 AAPS News Editor
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Own a kazoo?  Itching to play your old high school flute? Then come join the fun in the EdgeFest Parade that will wind through and around the […]
"Exceptional" profiles

His classroom is the great outdoors

October 14, 2016 AAPS News Editor
Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News It’s a sunny fall day at the Fox Preserve gravel pit, and the second graders are super excited about all the rocks they’re collecting in their plastic […]
Community Gives Back

Thurston celebrates International Walk to School Day with honored guests at all-school assembly

October 5, 2016 AAPS News Editor
Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ann Arbor Police Department Community Engagement Officer Doug Martell parked his car near Thurston Elementary Wednesday morning, then pulled his bike out and rode to school with […]
Community Gives Back

New Cougar Trail is a welcome addition to the Clague community

September 19, 2016 AAPS News Editor
 Story, video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Clague Middle School PTSO President Margaret Baker says the school’s new “Cougar Trail” reminds her of a feel-good Jimmy Stewart movie. “It’s like a community-gets-together-and-makes-it-happen “Mr. Smith […]
Community Gives Back

Middle schoolers showcase new talents at Summer Learning Institute finale at the Neutral Zone

July 29, 2016 AAPS News Editor
Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News The Summer Learning Institute held at Scarlett Middle School this summer ended this week at the Neutral Zone, where the 65 students in grades 6-8 showed […]
Community Gives Back

Three Pioneer students receive first Baublit Business Scholarship

June 17, 2016 AAPS News Editor
By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Three Ann Arbor Pioneer High School students have received the first annual Baublit Business Scholarship. John Baublit, who retired from Pioneer High School in 2010 after working as a […]
Community Gives Back

Carpenter debuts renovated courtyard that will serve as a living learning space

June 16, 2016 AAPS News Editor
 Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Carpenter Elementary’s renovated courtyard will serve as an outdoor science classroom aimed at helping children understand the natural world around them. “We wanted to make […]
Community Gives Back

AAACF Youth Council mini grants help elementary students continue to serve the community

May 25, 2016 AAPS News Editor
Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Wines Elementary fifth grader Arya Joshi says it felt good to take part in a class project to help the Leslie Science & Nature Center. […]
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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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