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Jenny Szalay, Lawton kindergarten teacher

May 31, 2018 AAPS News Editor

  Photos and profile by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Jenny Szalay was born and raised in Ann Arbor and attended Allen, Tappan, and Huron High. She feels very fortunate to teach in the community […]

Community Gives Back

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 […]

Community Gives Back

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 […]

Elementary News

Goal of Lakewood’s new Kindness Project is to make students feel safe, accepted, included

April 26, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Third, fourth and fifth graders at Lakewood Elementary are learning new ways to be kind to each other and to their community thanks to a […]

Elementary News

At Wines Elementary, inclusion is `just who we are’

March 29, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Inclusion is so built into the culture at Wines Elementary, it’s hard to spot it when you see it. People sometimes think of inclusion as something […]

Elementary News

King’s Anti-bullying Club empowers students to stand up to bullying

March 25, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor King Elementary Principal Mary Cooper says the school’s monthly lunchtime Anti-bullying Club is a way for students to learn skills and ways to be empowered to stand up […]

Elementary News

First grader spells pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

March 23, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bryant first grader Khara, who is blind, does well hearing sounds in words and has quickly mastered the spelling words her teacher Valeska Bass gives her. So Bass decided […]

Elementary News

Student shows schoolmates how he uses assistive technology—and handles a Siri blip with good humor

March 22, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Nearly 2,000 AAPS students with special needs use assistive technology services to be more independent and productive during the school day. At the close of a recent Disability Awareness […]

Community Gives Back

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 […]

Community Gives Back

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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