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[ October 2, 2026 ] A minute in the room: Abbot School Librarian Christina Nielsen welcomes an enthusiastic group of third graders A minute in the room
[ October 1, 2026 ] Dicken community celebrates topping off of new school Elementary News
[ September 30, 2026 ] Marietta “Nurse Rita” Brooks-Hayward, Carpenter Elementary School Nurse "Exceptional" profiles
[ September 29, 2026 ] A minute in the room: Quran Jackson teaches the new 4th/5th class at Carpenter Elementary A minute in the room
[ September 28, 2026 ] AAPS singers from three high schools accepted to the MSVMA Musical Theatre Intensive High School News

Lawton welcomes parents to Leadership Day

May 1, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Lawton Elementary students this morning proved that they are indeed leaders in the making when the school held an interactive Leadership Day for parents. All […]

Nobel Prize Winner Returns To Pioneer High School

April 30, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“It’s great that people are getting awards here today, but it’s the work that went into the award that you should celebrate, not the award itself,” Nobel Prize winner and Pioneer High School graduate Dr. Eric Betzig said.

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Forsythe’s Thinking Cap Clubs soar in national competition

April 23, 2015 AAPS News Editor

The 7th/8th grade team from Forsythe Middle School finished in the top 10 percent in the recent Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl, a national academic competition that tests teams’ ability to answer questions accurately and […]

Citizen Millage Committee working to get out the vote May 5

April 22, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“It’s a fabulous and unique way for us as a community to raise money locally for our schools under the brilliant condition of not raising our tax rate,” Citizens Millage Committee member Simone McDaniel says.

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‘This is live theater,’ says popular Pioneer math teacher

April 21, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Ellen Banta says she first considered becoming a math teacher when she was in the ninth grade at Dearborn High School. Her math teacher was so stern that […]

Districtwide open house invites community to learn about each AAPS school

April 21, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“You can get a full set of opportunities, from elementary, to middle, and high school, to see what Ann Arbor Public Schools has to offer, and see if this is something you’re going to want to commit to and be a part of, and as I said it’s got a long tradition of excellence,” says Tappan Middle School Assistant Principal Chris Roberts.

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Huron Chess Rats tie for 10th place in National Chess Tournament

April 17, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Huron High School’s Chess Rats finished in a tie for tenth place in the country at the 2015 National High School Chess Championship in Columbus, Ohio last week. The team performed well above its predicted […]

Skyline Students Share Thoughts On School With Board Of Education

April 16, 2015 AAPS News Editor

With the Board of Education meeting this week at Skyline High School, five students got the chance to share their thoughts about Skyline.

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`We’re basically putting Band-Aids on them,’ says fleet manager of AAPS buses

April 14, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Michigan’s economy has been all over the map during John Nikolich’s 35-year career keeping AAPS buses up and running. In healthier times, aging buses were removed from the […]

Pioneer’s A Cappella Choir again named ‘outstanding’

April 14, 2015 AAPS News Editor

For the second straight year, chosen through a blind audition of submitted audio recordings, the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir has been deemed one of the two MSVMA “Outstanding Choirs” from across the state. As a result, the choir will perform at the Gala […]