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Hosts sought for upcoming Sister City Exchange Program—back for the first time in 5 years

February 17, 2023 AAPS News Editor

It’s back! For the first time since 2018, Pioneer and Huron high schools will participate in the Sister City Exchange Program, an every-other-year tradition in various forms since the late 1960s. A group of high […]

FutureStars 2023: Performers bring talent, energy and thrills to annual event

February 14, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Photogallery includes 260 photos of the gala talent show Story and photos by Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com FutureStars 2023 returned to Schreiber Auditorium inside Pioneer High School on Saturday night for the first time since 2020 and […]

Community High students take A2 STEAM first graders on a Black history walking tour of the Kerrytown neighborhood

February 10, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Dodging puddles here and there, Community High students took A2 STEAM first graders on a Black history walking tour around Kerrytown Thursday. The field trip was a collaboration among […]

FutureStars 2023 profile: Pioneer senior Amanda Epperson is ready to step out on stage

February 10, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Amanda Epperson has been involved in FutureStarts all four years of high school but Saturday the Pioneer senior will hit the stage as a performer for the first time. She was in […]

FutureStars2023 Profile: Lulu Burbo-Charron is all in when it comes to the arts

February 9, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Lulu Burbo-Charron first walked on a stage at the age of 6 – and it was life changing, even at that young age. “It was my first dance recital at the Power […]

MAEA art show at WCC features some of the outstanding work by students at Ann Arbor Public Schools

February 6, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The works of art by 51 AAPS students are on display now through Friday, Feb. 24 at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building. The Michigan Art Education Association (MAEA) offers its teacher members the unique opportunity to showcase […]

Pittsfield Elementary holds a school-wide March for Change in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 31, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor From justice and equality to peace, love and anti-bullying, Pittsfield students were encouraged to promote a cause important to them during the Pittsfield March for Change in honor of […]

Sarah Suchanek, Slauson Middle School ELA teacher

January 27, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Sarah Suchanek grew up in Ann Arbor and attended Dicken, Forsythe, and Pioneer (with a two-year break in high school when her family lived in Florida). She’s a third-generation […]

A2 STEAM 7th graders distribute meals to those experiencing homelessness

January 24, 2023 AAPS News Editor

In science class, students created portable heaters to keep the soup hot By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Fifty people experiencing homelessness were treated to a hot meal Monday night thanks to some generous A2 STEAM […]

Senator Debbie Stabenow holding a microphone talking behind a lectern at Pioneer High School.

Senator Debbie Stabenow visits Pioneer High School

January 19, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Last week, students in AP Government classes at Pioneer High School got to meet and hear from US Senator Debbie Stabenow. Stabenow shared a brief message about her career in politics, from serving on the […]