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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
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Erica Peplinski-Burge, Spanish teacher, Angell, Bach, Burns Park, Lakewood, and Pattengill 4th & 5th graders

October 28, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Erica Peplinski-Burge, the 4th and 5th grade Spanish teacher at five AAPS elementary schools, has been named the Michigan World Language Teacher of the Year by the MIWLA Executive Board. The Michigan World Language Association is […]

‘There is nothing I would change about my career.’ Music teacher Barb Vanek retires after 32 years at King Elementary

October 8, 2020 AAPS News Editor

“There is nothing I would change about my career,” she says. “I was lucky enough to land at King School where I have been very, very happy.” By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor After 32 […]

3 questions for: Neha Shah, RE Burns Park school garden grant

October 5, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Whole Kids Foundation’s $3,000 grant will enrich students’ connection to food, land, biodiversity By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Burns Park teacher and school garden coordinator Neha Shah says she’s thrilled to receive the $3,000 […]

District’s longest-serving employee to retire today after 50—yes, 50!—years

September 30, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Wines Elementary PE teacher Diane Wahl has finally decided it’s time to call it a career. The ’65 graduate of Ann Arbor High attended Wines as a fifth grader when it opened in 1957. By […]

Virtual learning with: Cathy Glei, Eberwhite Elementary kindergarten teacher

September 11, 2020 AAPS News Editor

“We do our best, and we work together.” By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s easy enough to imagine high school students taking an online computer science course. But online kindergarten? Eberwhite kindergarten teacher Cathy […]

Video: Elementary options for 2020 explained

August 10, 2020 AAPS News Editor

The latest information on the upcoming school year Synopsis of Video with Links to Topics Overview of Options – A2 Classroom Connect and A2 Student Link both are AAPS curricula and teachers and tied to the […]

Summer school students take on fresh challenges while learning AAPS' new online platform

July 23, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Schoology will serve as the district’s unified digital hub to keep teaching and learning organized and easily accessible in one spot By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor In addition to honing their academic skills, summer […]

Bach Elementary can drive raises $2,418 for Black Lives Matter and Detroit Justice Center

July 14, 2020 AAPS News Editor

First grade teacher Gabby Taylor—who spearheaded the drive—spent five weeks collecting and returning thousands of bottles and cans for the cause By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor If Gabby Taylor’s garage still reeks of the […]

Thurston music teacher & 3-year-old daughter co-write, perform song for her students

June 1, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Kelly Krohn recalls the day about two months ago when she responded to one of her Thurston students who had been struggling with at-home learning. Her own daughter, Libby, […]

Yee-haw! Haisley staff lets students know they're missed via virtual dance party

May 21, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Haisley staff boogie to Blanco Brown’s “The Git Up” By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Haisley first grade teacher Ashley Wight was thinking of a new way to make her students smile when she recalled […]