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30 seconds with … the A2STEAM @ Northside’s salmon and their fifth grade caretakers

February 25, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It takes a lot of helpful A2 STEAM @ Northside to raise a tank of salmon. In this video, we see fifth grade students of Ashley Moore, Amanda […]

Christine Woelmer, Allen Elementary librarian

February 22, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Christine Woelmer grew up attending the Ida Public Schools in southeast Michigan. Her father was an English professor at Monroe County Community College, and her mother taught English […]

30 seconds with … Deborah Joseph & Bryant kinders celebrate 100th day in costume

February 15, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News If it hadn’t been for the weather-related school cancellations, Feb. 11 would have been the 100th day of school for Ann Arbor Public Schools. At Bryant, the kindergarten teachers […]

Sarah Bradley, Abbot Elementary Young Fives teacher

February 14, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Sarah Bradley grew up in Ann Arbor and attended the Ann Arbor public schools. She remembers her first day of kindergarten, walking into Mrs. Clefgard’s classroom at […]

The Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theater thrills Dicken community with interactive performance on NAAPID 2019

February 11, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor An interactive performance by The Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theater got teachers, students, and parents on their feet Monday. See a minute of highlights here:

Forsythe sixth grader writes historical story; sells more than 700 copies on Amazon

February 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video & story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Forsythe Middle School sixth grader Arjun Alva didn’t get to relax as much as he would have liked last summer. After all, he had a book […]

Pittsfield students march, sing in school’s annual parade honoring MLK, Jr.

January 18, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pittsfield Elementary students marched throughout the school Friday, singing “We Shall Overcome” and carrying signs they had made promoting the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr. AAPS schools […]

Making a positive impact is part of the job, says bus driver lauded for his concern for kids

January 15, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News When AAPS bus driver Robert Edwards was a basketball referee in California years ago, he would sometimes stop the game to help a crazed coach calm […]

30 seconds with … Lawton’s all-school surprise concert for teachers

January 3, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Not only was it PJ Day at Lawton Elementary, but vocal music teacher Elizabeth Lentz planned an all-school concert as a surprise for the classroom teachers. (Check out second […]

30 seconds with … Third grade teacher Sherri Hane’s morning routine at Dicken Elementary

January 2, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor