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[ May 22, 2026 ] Pathways to Success seniors celebrated with heartfelt sendoff Features
[ May 22, 2026 ] Pioneer High School community sends off seniors with festive clap-out Features
[ May 22, 2026 ] Skyline High School staff & students honor the Class of 2026 with annual clap-out High School News
[ May 22, 2026 ] Huron celebrates graduating seniors with clapout and picnic High School News
[ May 22, 2026 ] Community High School hosts a reflective and colorful celebration on the seniors’ last day of classes Features

Crossing guards fill important role in AAPS safety plan

May 11, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor One of the AAPS safety initiatives designed to keep kids secure at school has been around for decades. Crossing guards are stationed at busy intersections at select elementary and middle schools […]

Slauson Science Olympiad team takes first place in the state, heads for nationals in Colorado

May 4, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s been 26 years since Slauson Middle School has competed in the National Science Olympiad Tournament, but thanks to a first-place finish in the state competition April 28, the […]

Bryant/Pattengill International Festival is an annual celebration of the schools’ rich diversity

April 27, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Every year, the Bryant/Pattengill communities gather for a colorful celebration of the many cultures represented at the schools. Take a look at what makes this such a popular […]

Volunteers renovate, beautify the Clague Middle School courtyard in `town-gown’ collaboration

April 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Story by Karleigh Stone/weloveannarbor.com Who wants to stare at an overgrown, unusable and potentially dangerous garden all day? Probably no one. However, the students, staff and faculty at Clague […]

Teacher Pat Jenkins with representatives from the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Regional Chamber and LaFontaine Automotive Group

Skyline’s Pat Jenkins named Washtenaw County’s 2018 Distinguished Teacher of the Year

March 20, 2018 AAPS News Editor

“It’s just so thoughtful, and it just makes me want to get in here and do it again and again, year after year with more of you,” said Pat Jenkins on being named Distinguished Teacher of the Year based on nominations submitted by her students.

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Carpenter’s Lisa Cope named 2018 Washtenaw County Teacher of the Year

March 20, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Lisa Cope drove her 2005 Dodge Caravan to her job as a physical education teacher at Carpenter Elementary Monday. By the end of the day, she […]

Youth Art Month in downtown Ann Arbor

March 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Downtown Ann Arbor businesses have turned into an Ann Arbor Public Schools art gallery for the month of March. More than 30 Main Street Area Association merchants are participating in the Youth Art Month collaboration, by placing student artwork in their display windows.

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‘I Got You’ kindness project at Carpenter is named 2018 Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce E3 Project of the Year

March 9, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The 2018 Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce E3 Project of the Year has been awarded to a project at Carpenter Elementary that has led to […]

Student-led depression awareness program improves high schoolers’ understanding & help-seeking, U-M study funds

March 2, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Kara Gavin/University of Michigan Communications High school students can make a major impact on their schoolmates’ understanding of depression, and their attitudes about seeking help for themselves or others, according to a new study […]

Bryant first grader delivers powerful performance of `Still I Rise’ to standing ovation

February 13, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bryant Elementary first grader Khara Gilmore received a standing ovation after reciting Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” during NAAPID at Night at Eastern Michigan University. Khara, […]