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Nifty Fifty Day at Lawton: Kindergarten team celebrates the 50th day of school

November 10, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The Lawton kindergarten team of Sarah Davenport, Paige Guerreno, and Amanda Watkins and their students are celebrating 50 Nifty days of school today, Nov. 10! Students are enjoying a sock hop, learning the hand jive, […]

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Terria Jones, Carpenter Elementary third grade teacher

November 6, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Carpenter third grade teacher Terria Lynell Jones grew up in Belleville attended Lincoln Consolidated Schools in Ypsilanti Township and graduated from high school with honors. She was the oldest of her three siblings, and her […]

Elementary News

Characters galore show up at Dicken Elementary’s annual Halloween parade

October 31, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Pumpkins, Disney characters, and superheroes of all sorts marched around Dicken Elementary today for a beloved neighborhood tradition: the school’s annual Halloween parade. Students took to the neighborhood sidewalks in their creative costumes as class […]

Elementary News

Volunteer handyman builds ‘Rainbow Wall of Ukuleles’ to brighten music classes at Carpenter Elementary

October 19, 2023 AAPS News Editor

A splash of color brightens the music room at Carpenter Elementary School, thanks to an act of generosity from a volunteer who often donates his carpentry skills. When Kerry Gleeton started teaching at Carpenter in […]

Elementary News

Ashley Vasiloff, Lakewood Elementary fifth grade teacher

October 17, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Ashley Vasiloff was born in Allendale, Michigan, and grew up with her parents, sister, and extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She received a bachelor’s degree from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids with […]

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Taylor Hudson, Pittsfield Elementary kindergarten teacher

October 10, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Taylor Hudson was raised in Ann Arbor and attended Ann Arbor Public Schools, where her parents are also educators. Her father, Kevin, is a class principal at Pioneer School High School, and her mother, Laura […]

Elementary News

“We were lucky to have gone here.” Alumni reminisce at the Mack School 100-year anniversary celebration

October 8, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Anne Witherspoon couldn’t stop smiling Saturday as she greeted guests to the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Mack School. After taking photographs of each of the classroom doors she fondly recalls walking through from K-6th grade […]

Elementary News

AAPS schools join in the 27th National Walk Bike & Roll to School

October 4, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Several Ann Arbor Public Schools joined in celebrating the 27th National Walk & Roll to School Day on October 4, 2023. The participating schools were Ann Arbor Open, King Elementary, Lawton Elementary, Thurston Elementary, and […]

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Nick Mosher, Wines Elementary fifth grade teacher

October 2, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Wines Elementary teacher Nick Mosher was born in New York and moved to Ann Arbor when he was in third grade after his parents divorced. His mother wanted to return to her hometown to earn […]

Students enjoy the Pittsfield Color Run
Elementary News

Pittsfield Elementary students joyfully participate in the PTO’s largest fundraiser: a vibrant color run.

September 25, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Pittsfield’s major PTO fundraiser for the year was a colorful blast on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Click here for more information about the fundraiser, which is just $2,500 away from its $15,000 goal. Money raised […]

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