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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

Photos: AAPS celebrates March Reading Month

March 30, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Swinging hula dancers, a reading dog, and live storytelling from world-famous authors: our schools sure know how to make March Reading Month interesting. But even though the month was filled with fun activities, there was […]

Patricia Polacco shares stories from her childhood

March 28, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh It should be no surprise that world-famous children’s author and illustrator Patricia Polacco comes from a long line of storytellers. The author and artist, who visited Burns Park Elementary today to celebrate […]

Fresh and cool: Young rapper ‘MubbiMan’ keeps it positive

March 23, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Listen up, music moguls: MubbiMan is in the house. MubbiMan is the stage name of Abbot Elementary fifth grader Mubarak. Just ten years old, and having worked on his craft for less […]

Author Hope Vesterglaad to Bach Elementary students: Keep your eyes and ears open

March 22, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Author Hope Vesterglaad has written several children’s books, including “Potty Animals.” She returned to Bach Elementary, which she attended from 2nd to 6th grade, to talk about her books with kindergarteners and […]

Elementary teacher upgrades writing lessons

March 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh When you think about using technology in the classroom, you might think of students tinkering with science, math or engineering projects. But King Elementary fifth grade teacher Karen Haddas is using […]

Local cartoonist teaches Bach students about storytelling

March 15, 2012 AAPS News Editor

–By Tara Cavanaugh Bach Elementary students learned what gives comics their zip, boom and pow during a mini-lesson in the art of comic strip making yesterday. Local graphic novel author and artist Jerzy Drozd taught […]

Navy Band plays to full house at Pioneer High School

March 11, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh The U.S. Navy Band, widely considered one of the best in the world, honored Pioneer High School with a free two-hour performance to a full house on Saturday, March 10.

Sparking the love of language

March 7, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Twice a week, third and fourth grade classrooms at AAPS elementary schools make a transformation that changes everything: no English is allowed. Only Spanish. The transformation is part of an educational partnership […]

AAPS educators talk technology

March 2, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh An anonymous survey was conducted in January 2012 to learn what teachers, media specialists and principals think of the current technology available in the district.

Redefining fundraising: PTO Thrift Shop profits create cash for AAPS

February 29, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh On the south side of town, tucked away on South Industrial Highway, rests a little thrift shop that is nearly a million-dollar enterprise. Blink and you’ll miss it. The shop looks like […]