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Thurston fifth graders donate homemade pillowcases to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

January 17, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service Sometimes, making a difference is as easy as making a pillowcase. That’s what Mrs. Sheryl Pokela’s class of fifth graders at Thurston Elementary learned last month. For a […]

Forget losing weight—instead, get healthy

January 17, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service Pete Thomas knows a few things about losing weight. Thomas won $100,000 after being a contestant in the 2005 season of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” a reality show dedicated […]

Lawton Elementary hosts special guests for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration

January 16, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service Special guests at Lawton Elementary’s Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration brought history to life on Friday, Jan. 13.

Around the world in 18 classrooms

January 11, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Open’s annual Multicultural Fair is an international delight By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service A family of four clutches their passports, fresh from India. Pairs of students consider Italy before deciding on Greece. […]

Allen Elementary students, parents leave colorful legacy with tile mural

June 27, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Flowers, fish, snails, trees and other gifts of nature are depicted in the all-school project, which has 396 tiles in all and was unveiled during the last week of school.

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Ann Arbor Alumni site connects district with graduates and friends

June 27, 2011 AAPS News Editor

The recently launched website www.annarboralumni.org is designed to bring together alumni members, staff and friends of the Ann Arbor Public Schools. The site is made possible through the AAPS Educational Foundation.

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Clemente students’ alternative history text gets published

June 27, 2011 AAPS News Editor

The students’ written predictions and reflections have been collected in the book “2020: Visions of the (Near) Future” published by 826michigan. It is the result of a yearlong residency with the local writing, publishing and tutoring nonprofit’s staff and volunteers.

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Huron freshman’s T-shirts bring hope, dollars to friends in Japan

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Andy Hsiao created a shirt with a “Fight on, Japan!” message, which became a hot item sold throughout the Ann Arbor community. He sold 443 shirts, raising nearly $2,500 for the Rotary Japan Disaster Recovery Fund.

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Survey on coyote sightings sets the pace for Skyline biology conference

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Coyotes were a featured presentation during the school’s first Conference on Evolution of Michigan Wildlife, a project of the ninth-grade ACIS I Biology classes.

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Agrarian Adventure, Chartwells, bring garden produce to cafeterias

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Seventh-graders harvested produce last week that was cleaned and served in the district’s middle school cafeterias. The pilot project is the first of its kind in Ann Arbor and may be repeated in the fall.

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