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Allen 3rd-graders share with Japanese classmates via Skype
WITH VIDEO: Dave Corsa’s class did a videoconference with Okurayama Elementary School in Sapporo, Japan in the evening, when it was 8:30 a.m. for the Japanese children.
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Sweet message: Lawton class collects candy for troops overseas
Teri Fraley’s fourth-graders at Lawton Elementary collect 110 pounds of candy and donate it to military troops overseas. They not only used math, reading and art skills, but also got a lesson in giving.
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Ann Arbor high school students taking charge at Neutral Zone
The Neutral Zone is fueling its enterprises with youthful energy from local teens; one of them shares the story, as well as her thoughts about working at Red Beard Press.
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Abbot 5th-graders learn about how to live, work in mini-society
Jobs, money and real estate are now a part of everyday life in Tracy Barrett’s fifth-grade classroom mini-society at Abbot Elementary School.
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Huron sophomore goes bald as tribute to children with cancer
Jamie Hibbs, a sophomore at Huron High School, was inspired to donate her head of blonde, wavy hair for cancer research.
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School Bells: ‘Taste of Asia’, PTSO book fair hosted at Logan
WITH SLIDE SHOW: A series of briefs from around the Ann Arbor Public Schools and area including: Community High class runs through Hell, Huron students earn music honors, among others.
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Mighty mathematics at Mitchell: Interns join after-school program
WITH VIDEO: Teaching students added to established elementary program; new kindergarten reading club added this year.
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FIT & FUN: Personal training one option for a lifestyle of fitness
Personal trainer Mark Harris says getting in shape and staying fit is no more difficult than any other goal in life: take it in small bites and eventually, you will make it to the finish line. Harris does personal training for AAPS Rec & Ed.
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826michigan picks Ann Arbor as centerpiece project for 2nd year
826michigan, a local nonprofit that focuses on writing and literacy, has chosen the Roberto Clemente Center as its major project for this year. A book of students’ fictional accounts of the Civil War will be developed this year and published in the spring.
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Sole Transit musicians collaborate, earn acclaim for funk-rock sound
Teen musical group Sole Transit wins battle of the bands contest at Neutral Zone and a recording contract prize.