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[ March 19, 2026 ] Scarlett Middle School teacher in the running for national “Favorite Teacher” contest Latest news
[ March 17, 2026 ] The community is invited to the 2026 IB Diploma Program Visual Arts Senior Exhibition Reception High School News
[ March 16, 2026 ] Pioneer Boys Swim and Dive team win another state championship High School News
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[ March 12, 2026 ] AAPS students advance to SkillsUSA State Finals Academics

3 questions for: Odette Petrini, AAPS Adult Education teacher and ESL program facilitator

March 18, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The Ann Arbor Public Schools Adult Education English as a Second Language (ESL) Program now offers a free evening New Citizenship class to meet the needs of immigrants in […]

Following son’s hospital stay, Haisley librarian begins book drive for Giving Library at Mott

March 13, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Haisley librarian Sarah Rentz discovered the Giving Library at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital last fall when her toddler, David, was a patient there for a month. […]

Lawton’s Day in the Community sends volunteers to help in the area and at school; ends with fundraising dinner

March 7, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor About 160 Lawton Elementary students, staff and parents volunteered hundreds of collective hours Saturday during the school’s first ever Lawton’s Day in the Community event. […]

Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor holds a check while surrounded with A2 STEAM students, staff, as well as Ann Arbor city government officials

A2 STEAM receives Sustaining Ann Arbor Together Grant for solar project

February 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

“Not only do we want to grow this physically and instructionally here at A2 STEAM, but we hope to have a model that we can share with all Ann Arbor Public Schools and actually even further because sustainability is something we want to be the work of all of our young people,” says A2 STEAM Principal Megan Fenech.

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Skywell Club hosts 5th annual Skywell Wellness Expo on Wednesday

February 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Wellness is about physical, social and emotional well-being and students at Skyline High School are leading the way by bringing awareness and wellness resources to the student body during the 5th annual SkyWell […]

A Lakewood student celebrates as she has a coding success during an Hour of Code event

Volunteers from the community help AAPS students participate in the Hour of Code

December 14, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Students across the Ann Arbor Public Schools participated in Hour of Code events last week. The global event is an opportunity to introduce students to coding and computer science and help students with prior experience advance through a variety of coding programs.

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Lawton students applaud longtime volunteer on her 90th birthday

December 7, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Fourth grade teacher Jinx Cooke, left, applauds as kindergarten teacher Jenny Szalay, right, escorts Ginny Hartog through Lawton Elementary for an all-school clap-out celebrating her 90th birthday. Hartog volunteers in Cooke’s and Szaley’s classrooms every week. Story, photos […]

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