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AAPS graduate begins career in human rights work

November 27, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh A year ago, Tao Li was in Battambang, Cambodia, one of the country’s most impoverished areas, teaching 50 children in a small concrete classroom with one window and no electricity. She returned […]

Clague Middle School celebrates 40th anniversary

November 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

[soundslides width=”475″ height =”413″ id=”8656″] By Tara Cavanaugh A school is never just a school. It’s a second home. It’s a place to grow up. It’s a family all its own. That familiar feeling […]

WCC teachers-in-training make math fun at Burns Park

November 15, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh At the Burns Park annual Math Carnival, everyone’s a winner. Washtenaw Community College education students practice giving math lessons. Burns Park students learn new concepts and practice old ones. And everyone gets […]

AAPS graduate Judge Tim Connors visits Forsythe for Career Day

November 13, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh As he stood in Mrs. Jill Castillo’s sixth grade classroom, Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Tim Connors looked stately, his long black robes brushing the floor. “Some think you wear this robe […]

Ann Arbor Open fifth, sixth graders have a passion for politics

November 7, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh On election night, Mike Derhammer’s class at Ann Arbor Open was full of fifth and sixth grade political pundits. Ethan Seelig thought Mitt Romney would win. Sam Bailey predicted Romney would win […]

Tappan band, choir and orchestra to perform at Lincoln Memorial for 50th anniversary celebration of ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

October 26, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Every year, Tappan Middle School eighth graders take a trip to Washington, D.C. to learn about the nation’s history. But this upcoming trip will be particularly special: the band, choir and orchestra […]

Argus Planetarium to receive $100K gift from IMRA America, Inc.

October 26, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh A longtime treasure of the Ann Arbor Public Schools is about to get a major update. Pioneer High School’s Argus Planetarium will receive a $100,000 gift from IMRA America, Inc. “The district […]

Michigan Department of Community Health awards Community Rec&Ed $100K grant

October 25, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Community Education and Recreation Department is the grateful recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Community Health. The grant is awarded as part of MCDH’s […]

Eberwhite’s Woodchip Day: Building community, one pile at a time

October 19, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Woodchip Day is an annual tradition that involves the local neighborhoods and Eberwhite Elementary School.

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Pioneer in education and child development Dr. James Comer visits AAPS

October 17, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh The district was treated to a special visitor this week: Superintendent Dr. Patricia Green’s mentor and friend Dr. James Comer. Dr. Comer is an internationally recognized child psychiatrist. He created the Comer […]