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Cancer survivor continues push to raise money for research

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

AAPS employee Amy McConnell will walk with a district team in this year’s Relay for Life Ann Arbor. The event will feature more than 400 walkers in the 24-hour relay on June 25 at Washtenaw Community College.

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Abbot 5th-graders learn about dissection from surgeon

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Abbot Elementary fifth-graders took part in deer heart and lungs dissection with a local doctor to supplement their study of the human circulatory and respiratory systems.

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Red carpet treatment: Logan ‘Oscars’ laud students for being team players

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Logan Elementary School teacher Emily Fairless thanks her third-graders with a special “Oscar Night” ceremony with food, fun and families.

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Portfolio Day draws business leaders to Scarlett, offers students career tips

May 31, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Scarlett Middle School eighth-graders got a taste of multiple career choices during the school’s annual Portfolio Day, which teams students up with local professionals who share their expertise about the working world. Also this month, the A2Y Chamber honored the program with its Exemplary Educational Endeavors award.

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All-district AAPS art exhibition continues through this week

May 31, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Pottery, paintings, jewelry and mixed media are all represented in the district’s largest student art show of the year. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and noon to 7 p.m. Saturdays. The Slusser Gallery is in the U-M School of Art & Design Building, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd., just off of Fuller.

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For the birds: Abbot Elementary earns Schoolyard Habitat designation

May 31, 2011 AAPS News Editor

WITH VIDEO: Abbot School recently celebrated the elementary school’s award as a National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitat. A two-year project transformed the courtyard from a an overgrown, unused space to one that welcomes wildlife and celebrates nature.

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Pittsfield 3rd-graders learn about the fun and livelihood of trout fishing

May 31, 2011 AAPS News Editor

WITH VIDEO: Third-graders from Pittsfield Elementary School took a field trip this month to Spring Valley Trout Farm for day of fishing and learning about fish habitat and aquaculture. Teacher Melissa Jaeger’s family owns and operates the farm, just west of Dexter.

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Clemente drama students choose ‘Fences’ for inaugural performance

May 16, 2011 AAPS News Editor

WITH VIDEO: A proud Roberto Clemente community offered its first student drama performance this month with August Wilson’s award-winning play “Fences.” The new student group took to the stage on May 11-12, offering public performances of the acclaimed production.

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Elementary classroom initiatives teach students to honor the Earth

May 16, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Members of the Angell Elementary Ecology Club have the right idea: They’re finding to encourage sustainability, recycling and using fewer resources and spreading the word throughout their elementary school community. And a Burns Park teacher takes her green passion and translates it into a lesson for students.

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Run, walk, move: Annual walkathon raises money for Haisley Elementary

May 16, 2011 AAPS News Editor

WITH VIDEO: Friday’s annual Haisley Walkathon began with overcast skies, but the enthusiasm of students at the Ann Arbor elementary school brightened the day.

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