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Bryant Elementary presents The Nutcracker

December 18, 2014 AAPS News Editor

If you think Peter Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” is perhaps a bit too ambitious for a bunch of first graders, then you haven’t met Bryant Elementary’s first grade teacher Son Mi Lim or music teacher Kelly […]

First ever Art Night showcases the work of every Huron art student

December 16, 2014 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor For an artist, there is nothing quite like getting your work out there for people to enjoy. High school art shows often feature the best […]

Brothers treat fellow students to visit from their favorite author

December 12, 2014 AAPS News Editor

About 125 elementary students recently got a big treat thanks to one family’s generosity. Fifth grader Sef Zeleznik of Haisley Elementary and his brother, Tate Zeleznik, a fourth grader at Ann Arbor Open, are fans […]

U-M baseball players wow Lakewood students

December 8, 2014 AAPS News Editor

Eleven members of the University of Michigan varsity baseball team thrilled students at Lakewood Elementary Friday morning when they showed up during the school-wide community meeting. The teammates spent more than an hour talking to […]

Clague student has lead role in film that could win Oscar nomination

December 8, 2014 AAPS News Editor

This exciting story was published in the Detroit Free Press on Dec. 5: By Julie Hinds Detroit Free Press When Anton Sviatoslav Greene started sixth grade a few months ago, the students were asked to […]

Newly enhanced lab supports STEAM initiatives

December 3, 2014 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News When he was a freshman three years ago, Sebastian Balde thought he didn’t want to go on to college. Now the Skyline High School senior can’t wait […]

Thanksgiving Gratitude from Dr. Swift

November 25, 2014 AAPS News Editor

November 25, 2014 Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Community, Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to […]

King Elementary students celebrate rare honor

November 21, 2014 AAPS News Editor

If the Ann Arbor Public Schools had a Hall of Fame, Martin Luther King Elementary’s National Blue Ribbon School for 2014 would be front and central, says Superintendent Jeanice Swift. “It’s a really big deal. […]

AAPS on College Boards 5th Annual AP District Honor Roll

November 19, 2014 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Public Schools Placed on the College Board’s 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Student Access and Success A Record 547 School Districts Across the Nation Are Honored Ann Arbor […]

AAPS Parents Learn About the New ALICE Protocol

October 31, 2014 AAPS News Editor

With the tragic school shooting in Washington all too fresh in their minds, AAPS parents gathered at Pioneer High School recently to learn about the district’s new protocol for handling the highly unlikely chance that […]