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United Nations website features work of Bach fourth graders

March 26, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Some Bach Elementary fourth graders have a unique connection to the United Nations now that their poetry and artwork are displayed on the UN website. To celebrate World Water Day, Robin Gleason’s class spent a […]

Connecting children to the source of their food is goal behind AAPS School Gardens Workshop

March 24, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor It may be nippy this week, but those attending the Ann Arbor Public Schools Farm to School Collaborative’s School Gardens Workshop Monday set their thoughts […]

`No bullying!’ say Logan students in upcoming play they helped write

March 23, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“Action!” That was the word of the day at Logan Elementary, where a professional film crew was on hand to produce promotional videos of the students’ upcoming performance of an anti-bullying play. All 104 fourth […]

Students’ artwork adds to an already lively downtown during 2015 Youth Art Walk:

March 17, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor’s downtown is already a colorful place to stroll. But just in time for spring, the talented students of Ann Arbor Public Schools have made it that much more interesting. Youth Art Month (YAM) […]

For AAPS band director Doug Horn, things are looking up after a rough few years

March 17, 2015 AAPS News Editor

AAPS band director Doug Horn was looking forward to appearing with his jazz trio Friday night in downtown Ann Arbor in a big way. “I’m a performer at heart,” says Horn. “It’s therapy.” But in […]

Students win lots of green for creating green design

March 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

The work of five AAPS students may be coming soon to a trail near you. All are winners in the Allen Creek Green the Way: Student Sculpture Competition. A2STEAM art and design teacher Rachael Van […]

Pioneer clarinetist wins $2,000 in concerto competition

March 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Griffin Roy, a clarinetist in the Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Symphony Band, has won $2,000 in the first concerto competition sponsored by the Washtenaw Community Concert Band (WCCB). “We are pleased to provide this […]

‘Yoga is for everyone,’ say Rec & Ed teachers, a mother-daughter team committed to wellness and outreach

March 5, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Victoria Cendrowski and her daughter, Chelsea, each teach weekly yoga classes for Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Community Education & Recreation. In addition, they team-teach karma yoga once a month, and donate all proceeds to charity. […]

Skyline students are building 28 little neighborhood libraries for bookish Ann Arbor

February 26, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Here’s yet another reason to root for spring: Along with the forsythia and daffodils, 28 little neighborhood libraries will pop up here and there. And it’s all thanks […]

Review of top college towns highlights Ann Arbor’s public schools

February 18, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor often shows up on lists of Top Places for this or that. So it’s not a big surprise that the city came in Number Two on Best College Reviews’ “The 50 Best College […]