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Grant provides 8 right-sized cellos

January 27, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Bach Elementary fifth grader Livi J. loved learning to play the cello that she—along with every other fifth grader in the district—received at the start of the school year. But there was a problem. “It […]

Lakewood Elementary hosts MLK Jr. program

January 16, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Lakewood Elementary used its weekly community meeting today to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and accomplishments. Led by music teacher, Amy Sierzega, the children sang, read, and played recorders for their classmates and […]

Parents show huge interest in upcoming Huron High program

January 13, 2015 AAPS News Editor

More than 450 people—mostly eighth graders and their parents—showed up Sunday to learn about the upcoming International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) at Huron High School. This population was targeted because they will be the first […]

Jazz comes to life at Pittsfield Elementary

December 19, 2014 AAPS News Editor

It’s one thing for children to learn a thing or two about jazz in a music or history class. It’s quite another for a jazz band to take to the school stage for a rousing […]

King releases Blue Ribbon Award video

December 19, 2014 AAPS News Editor

Bryant Elementary presents The Nutcracker

December 18, 2014 AAPS News Editor

If you think Peter Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” is perhaps a bit too ambitious for a bunch of first graders, then you haven’t met Bryant Elementary’s first grade teacher Son Mi Lim or music teacher Kelly […]

Brothers treat fellow students to visit from their favorite author

December 12, 2014 AAPS News Editor

About 125 elementary students recently got a big treat thanks to one family’s generosity. Fifth grader Sef Zeleznik of Haisley Elementary and his brother, Tate Zeleznik, a fourth grader at Ann Arbor Open, are fans […]

U-M baseball players wow Lakewood students

December 8, 2014 AAPS News Editor

Eleven members of the University of Michigan varsity baseball team thrilled students at Lakewood Elementary Friday morning when they showed up during the school-wide community meeting. The teammates spent more than an hour talking to […]

King Elementary students celebrate rare honor

November 21, 2014 AAPS News Editor

If the Ann Arbor Public Schools had a Hall of Fame, Martin Luther King Elementary’s National Blue Ribbon School for 2014 would be front and central, says Superintendent Jeanice Swift. “It’s a really big deal. […]

Burns Park Halloween Parade

November 3, 2014 AAPS News Editor

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