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Community High School Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony

June 4, 2023 AAPS News Editor

130 graduates receive diploma’s at Community High School’s 50th commencement ceremony on June 2 The annual Community graduation ceremony took place at Hill Auditorium again this year. Dean Marci Tuzinsky thanked the graduates for their […]

Pioneer High School Class of 2023

May 27, 2023 AAPS News Editor

483 Graduates Receive Diplomas at Pioneer’s 55th Commencement Ceremony Pioneer High School awarded diplomas to the 483 members of the class of 2023 on Friday, May 26 at the George Gervin GameAbove Center at Eastern […]

Lakewood fifth graders tour murals in downtown Ann Arbor

May 25, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Art Center hopes to offer more field trips and mural tours in the future Lakewood Elementary fifth graders were treated to a tour of murals in downtown Ann Arbor Wednesday courtesy of […]

Video: The last day of classes for the Pioneer High School Class of 2023 calls for a senior clap-out!

May 24, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Teachers brave the dunk tank on Disability Awareness Day to raise money for senior heading for the Special Olympics World Games

May 18, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Dunk after dunk, five good-natured Pioneer High School teachers hit the water Wednesday while a circle of students and staff cheered the tennis balls that struck the target. It was all for a good cause […]

Burns Park Building Literacy coach publishes children’s book promoting compassion, acceptance, and bravery

May 16, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Kyunghee Chen hopes ‘See Us Bloom’ will be embraced and celebrated during AAPI Heritage Month in May—and always Burns Park Building Literacy Coach Kyunghee Chen has published a children’s book she hopes will encourage all […]

C-SPAN honors Skyline juniors for a documentary they created in their Communication, Media and Public Policy (CMPP) magnet

May 11, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Amelia Repp and Ava DeBenedet receive Honorable Mention Video Documentary Award Skyline High School juniors Amelia Repp and Ava DeBenedet have received an honorable mention video award from C-SPAN for their video titled “Gerrymandering: Michigan Tackles […]

Ann Arbor Academic Games participants excel at 2023 national tournament in Orlando

May 8, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Academic Games traveled to Orlando, Florida for the Academic Games League of America’s National Tournament last month, and returned with many trophies. Participants included 38 students from King Elementary, Clague Middle School, and […]

AAPS Homebuilding students nearing completion of the largest house ever built by a high school building program in one year

May 8, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The five-bedroom Scio Township house features nearly 4,000 square feet of living space The largest house ever built in a year by a high school homebuilding program is a matter of weeks from hitting the […]

Megan Harris, Wines Elementary first grade teacher

May 1, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Megan Harris grew up the youngest of five children in a blended family in Mattawan/Schoolcraft, Michigan. Her father, Jerry Harris, owns a semi company, her mother, Lisa Harris-Smith, is a secretary at a local business, […]