Features

Students must be surrounded by adults who believe they can succeed, specialist tells educators

August 19, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Educational trainer Charlie Appelstein didn’t compare notes with AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift before he spoke to staff Thursday at a day-long conference Thursday. But the two are clearly on the […]

3 staff members at the University of Michigan RAHS Clinic at Scarlett Middle School stand next to a skeleton wearing a Halloween costume

Immunizations, sports physicals and much more available at RAHS clinics

August 5, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“We treat our sports physicals almost like an annual wellness exam. It’s not like a traditional sports physical clinic where you get in and out just with the physical and go. Because with youth often their only opportunity for getting health care is once a year during their sports physical. We take that opportunity to say, lets look at your entire health,” says Nurse Practitioner Beth Kuzma.

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Middle schoolers showcase new talents at Summer Learning Institute finale at the Neutral Zone

July 29, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News The Summer Learning Institute held at Scarlett Middle School this summer ended this week at the Neutral Zone, where the 65 students in grades 6-8 showed […]

Rec & Ed youth tennis program earns prestigious accreditation

July 29, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“It makes tennis approachable, and it makes it fun. It’s the first time ever tennis has been sized to children and it makes them feel successful and that’s what we want kids to have fun and enjoy the sport,” says Youth Tennis Coordinator Zofii Casterline.

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Rec & Ed preschool camps keep kids engaged

July 26, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News More than 150 children are participating this summer in preschool camps through Rec & Ed. “Each camp lets children, sometimes with an adult, explore new, fun activities […]

Rec and Ed summer camps STEAMing up young students’ minds

July 15, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“We don’t want students just learning by rote, we want them learning how to be thinkers, and changers, and movers and we want them thinking about how to create, and how to survive in a world that’s more technology based,” says Rec and Ed Life-Long Learning Manager Kim Smith

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AAPS alum Ashley Park will discuss her Broadway experiences at AADL Aug. 5

July 15, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer High School graduate Ashley Park, a Grammy-nominated Broadway performer who most recently played Tuptim in the Lincoln Center’s Tony Award-winning revival of “The King and I” is returning to Ann Arbor to speak at […]

Adaptive Bike Camp helps students add another skill to their tool belts

July 1, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Rec & Ed partnered with LightUp (lightupnow.org) to hold an Adaptive Bike Camp this week, and most of the students happily ended up with a new skill just in time for summer […]

Intervention specialists making a difference for AAPS students

June 30, 2016 AAPS News Editor

”When you all started it was the first time that I saw meaningful change for some of our at risk kids at the level they needed, at the personal level, with their issues, and their understanding of what’s going on in their lives,” says Ann Arbor Public Schools Trustee Christine Stead.

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AAPS relinquishes interests in the Ann Arbor District Library, completing separation that began 20 years ago

June 20, 2016 AAPS News Editor

The AAPS Board of Education and the AADL Board have each approved a $3 million dollar exchange of assets that has the AAPS relinquishing its interest in the Downtown Library at 343 S. Fifth Avenue. […]