Elementary News

Shevaughn Watson, Carpenter Elementary third grade teacher

March 8, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Shevaughn Watson was born and raised in Grand Rapids. The youngest of four children whose mother often emphasized the importance of education and community involvement, she attended elementary, middle, and high school within the Grand […]

Black History Month at Pattengill culminates in staff-created, schoolwide Black History Museum

March 1, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Video & photos by Jo Mathis, AAPS District News Editor All through the month of February, the Pattengill community celebrated Black History Month, with a new concentration every week. On the last day of the […]

Two minutes at: Abbot Elementary

February 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of two-minute videos offering a quick glimpse into one of AAPS’ 32 schools. At AAPS, our vision is Every Child. Every Day. Every one fully sees, values, […]

Amanda Wood, Logan Elementary Young 5-2nd grade, CI classroom teacher

February 25, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Amanda Wood is a Young 5’s through second grade teacher at Logan Elementary. This is her ninth year teaching and eighth year at Logan. Wood grew up in Livonia with her parents Dave and Darlene […]

Ann Arbor Open third grader creates design selected for Mott fundraiser

February 24, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Open third grader Žiema Fuson created the design chosen for the Save a Heart T-shirt fundraiser for the Congenital Heart Center (CHC) at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital campaign.The campaign […]

Two minutes at: Ann Arbor Open School

February 11, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of two-minute videos offering a quick glimpse into one of AAPS’ 32 schools. At AAPS, our vision is Every Child. Every Day. Every one fully sees, values, […]

Sean Kiebler, King Elementary second grade teacher

February 10, 2022 AAPS News Editor

King Elementary Principal Koren Clinkscale says that in Sean Kiebler’s short time at the school, he has created a sense of community and belonging within his classroom. “At any time, you can enter his classroom and […]

2 minutes at: Westerman Preschool & Family Center

February 3, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of two-minute videos offering a quick glimpse into one of AAPS’ 32 schools. At AAPS, our vision is Every Child. Every Day. Every one fully sees, values, […]

Two minutes at: King Elementary

January 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of two-minute videos offering a quick glimpse into one of AAPS’ 32 schools. At AAPS, our vision is Every Child. Every Day. Every one fully sees, values, […]

JD Benison, Burns Park third grade teacher

January 27, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor JD Benison is from Grand Rapids, where he attended sixth grade at Zoo School on the campus of John Ball Zoo, a program through Grand Rapids Public Schools. While […]