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Washtenaw International High School Class of 2015 includes first Ann Arbor Public Schools International Baccalaureate grads

June 24, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“A really unique experience building up the school. Everyone was accepted and we got the chance to build a community,” says WIHI class of 2015 graduate Megan Andrews.

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Behavior Intervention Specialist Program helping to close the achievement gap

June 19, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“We often talk about incremental improvements, this data is in the magnitude of a 20 to 30 percent improvement. It’s astonishing,” says School Board President Deb Mexicotte.

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Teachers spend first day of summer vacation at IBMYP workshop

June 16, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor On their first day of summer break, dozens of AAPS teachers met for a day-long International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) introductory workshop called “Launching the MYP.” It […]

Skyline Students Work Featured at Cinetopia International Film Festival

June 15, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“It was really inspiring to hear how they told their stories, it was different than hearing it from a book like a textbook in school, so it was really nice to hear personal stories,” says Skyline student Morgan Hall.

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USA Hockey development program sticking with Ann Arbor Public Schools

June 12, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“You want a district that stays cutting edge, and Ann Arbor is a pretty cutting edge district with really good programing,” says USA Hockey NTDP Senior Director of Operations Scott Monaghan.

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Nathaniel Powell, Pioneer High School librarian/media specialist

June 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Nathaniel Powell grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. His love of learning led to multiple degrees, including: North Carolina A and T State University, bachelor’s in economics, 1968; North Central Michigan College, associate’s degree in science […]

Computer science courses becoming more popular as students discover coding

June 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Rachel Menge has known for a while that after graduating from Pioneer High, she would go into engineering. It wasn’t until she enrolled in Ted Emch’s computer science […]

Ann Arbor Public Schools award more than 1300 diplomas to class of 2015

June 9, 2015 AAPS News Editor

An impressive class of graduates leaves Ann Arbor Public Schools five high schools in 2015. 1,306 diplomas were awarded over the last two weeks at commencement ceremonies for Pathways to Success Academic Campus, Community High School, Huron High School, Pioneer High School and Skyline High School.

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Eagles soar towards their future at Skyline High School Graduation

June 9, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“It is inevitable in life to have distractions and hardships, but we will move past them. We will look down on the storms and know we can conquer them. As eagles, we will continue to dream big and press towards the mark, to reach the goal as shown in our prosperous sports and test scores,” says Skyline graduate Nia Willis.

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SkyWell wraps up first year with talk from CEO

June 8, 2015 AAPS News Editor

As the only student-led comprehensive high school wellness initiative in the area, Skyline High School’s SkyWell is forging some new territory when it comes to promoting wellness and advocating for healthy choices at school. So […]