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[ March 17, 2026 ] The community is invited to the 2026 IB Diploma Program Visual Arts Senior Exhibition Reception High School News
[ March 16, 2026 ] Pioneer Boys Swim and Dive team win another state championship High School News
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Thurston celebrates International Walk to School Day with honored guests at all-school assembly

October 5, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ann Arbor Police Department Community Engagement Officer Doug Martell parked his car near Thurston Elementary Wednesday morning, then pulled his bike out and rode to school with […]

Sean Slay, Carpenter Elementary fifth grade teacher

October 4, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Sean Slay is an Ann Arbor native who attended Haisley Elementary School, Forsythe Middle School and Pioneer High School. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1996, and earned his master’s degree in […]

The Hikone Exchange Program kicks off Monday when AAPS welcomes 14 Japanese students

September 30, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Fourteen AAPS families will welcome guests from Hikone, Japan Monday night as the 38th annual Hikone Exchange Program gets underway. The 14 Japanese middle […]

`Forever a Skyline Eagle’ Homecoming parade honors teacher Chris Peterson, whose family are grand marshals

September 24, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and videos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News In the weeks following the death of Skyline High School English teacher Chris Peterson in a kayaking accident July 3, many of his students reached […]

AAPS becomes the only district in the state to offer Project Lead the Way in every school

September 22, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News It’s an exciting year at Ann Arbor Public Schools, which is now the only district in the state to offer Project Lead the Way curriculum in each […]

New Cougar Trail is a welcome addition to the Clague community

September 19, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Clague Middle School PTSO President Margaret Baker says the school’s new “Cougar Trail” reminds her of a feel-good Jimmy Stewart movie. “It’s like a community-gets-together-and-makes-it-happen “Mr. Smith […]

Huron graduate Angel Nafis wins national poetry fellowship

September 8, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News A 2006 Huron High School graduate with a love of language has won a prestigious poetry fellowship. The Poetry Foundation and “Poetry” magazine has announced that Angel Nafis is one […]

Students return to AAPS schools on first day of the 2016-17 year

September 6, 2016 AAPS News Editor

It was a Big Battle at the Big House for the Pioneers in season opener

August 31, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Playing before a huge crowd at Mighigan Stadium was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Pioneer High School Pioneers on Aug. 27. The “Battle at the Big House” was indeed a […]

AAPS communications team wins several national awards

August 24, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“We encouraged all principals this past year to reach out to their school communities on Twitter, and they eagerly responded. As a result, our students and families, staff and stakeholders have a better understanding of what makes Ann Arbor Public Schools exceptional,” said AAPS District News Editor Jo Mathis.

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