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Zoe Pehrson, Pittsfield Elementary second grade teacher

September 26, 2018 AAPS News Editor

    Profile and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Zoe Pehrson grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She loved school as a child and particularly loved third grade. Her parents both […]

Elementary News

Spotlight on theater expands at every level; classes help students gain self confidence, practical skills

September 21, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Videos, photos, and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ann Arbor Public Schools has long been known for its dedication to the arts.  Now theater classes are expanding at every level, right down to two […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Jill Wesley, Lawton Elementary fifth grade teacher

September 13, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Jill Wesley was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.  She moved to Ann Arbor with her husband, Donald, in 1990. Drawn toward teaching from an early age, Wesley enrolled […]

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Valeska Bass, Clifford E. Bryant first grade teacher

September 6, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Profile, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Valeska Bass has been a first grade teacher at Clifford E. Bryant Elementary for six years. Because her father was in the U.S. Army, she […]

Elementary News

It was all about birds at the 2018 Summer Learning Institute

August 3, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It was all about birds this year as more than 280 families participated in one of two action-packed sessions of the Summer Learning Institute concluding today at Allen Elementary. […]

Elementary News

Thurston English Language Program makes learning language and science fun and relevant

July 3, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The annual Thurston English Language Summer Program partners with the Leslie Science Center to provide experiential learning opportunities aligned to the AAPS science curriculum. “We explicitly focus on building content […]

Elementary News

Profile: Thurston Elementary Music Teacher Yael Rothfeld, 2018 DTE Energy Foundation Educator of the Year

June 26, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Yael Rothfeld is in her fifteenth year of teaching music at Thurston Elementary School and she has a playlist full of reasons why she loves her job. But one of those many […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Connie Myers, A2 STEAM special education teacher

June 21, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor A2 STEAM special education teacher Connie Myers grew up in Pinckney.  She moved to Chelsea when she was in the eighth grade and graduated from Chelsea High School. Next […]

Elementary News

Pittsfield Elementary teachers make students’ last day extra special

June 15, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The last day of the school year was extra special for students throughout the district. Here are a few snippets of the action at Pittsfield Elementary this morning: […]

Elementary News

All 616 A2 STEAM students paint a piece of the school mural they helped design

June 14, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor All 616 students at A2 STEAM can say they had a hand in painting the new 8×40-foot mural just completed at the school. The final design includes three motifs: […]

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