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Keeping up with Khara: Sixth grader blind since birth flourishing in middle school

January 9, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Khara Gilmore loves nothing more than facing a challenge—and surpassing it By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Two songs go through Khara Gilmore’s mind as she makes her way through a typical day in her […]

Students enjoying an enriching week of activities at Rec & Ed’s Winter Break Camp

January 5, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Rec & Ed’s Winter Break Camp this week offers AAPS students the opportunity to pick up fun new skills during sessions focused on basketball, breakdancing, chess, fencing, art, […]

Members of the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir deliver nearly 200 singing telegrams to other students across the building

December 22, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Members of the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Steven Lorenz, delivered nearly 200 singing telegrams to other students across the building today. Singing Snowflakes could […]

Students studying German at 4 AAPS schools enjoy a day-long field trip to Chicago’s Christkindlmarkt

December 21, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Following a three-year pause due to the pandemic, the AAPS’ annual field trip to the Christkindlmarkt in Chicago was resumed Friday, offering 225 students studying German at Huron and Pioneer high schools and Slauson and […]

A2 STEAM students prepare for EXPO 2022 by practicing their presentations.

A2 STEAM’s EXPO is back, and innovative as ever

December 16, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Annual event showcasing student talent was back for the first time since the pandemic By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s what you might expect from a school whose mission is to provide an environment […]

The Tappan Theater Department takes its show on the road, performs for Allen Elementary

December 16, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The Tappan Theater Department put on a play today at Allen Elementary, and judging by audience reaction, “Miss Nelson Is Missing” was a hit!

Melissa Gordon, Huron High School business teacher

December 16, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Huron High School business teacher Melissa Gordon was born and raised in the Ann Arbor area. An alumni of King Elementary School, she asks her Huron students at the start of the semester who attended […]

Grants totaling nearly $19,000 will benefit AAPS students in innovative ways thanks to the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation

December 14, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor From providing new books celebrating diversity to field trips to a large format printer, the 2022 Ann Arbor Public School Education Fund (AAPSEF) Grants will benefit AAPS students in […]

Maureen Murrett, Skyline High School Swimming Coach

December 8, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Maureen (Mo-Jo) Murrett grew up in Buffalo, New York, the youngest of nine children in a family known for its love of games and competitive sports. She graduated from Nardin Academy where she earned varsity […]

The Actors Studio at Pathways (ASAP) to present the student-written play `A Mind on the Tip of a Cloud’ on Dec. 9 & 10

December 1, 2022 AAPS News Editor

The Actors Studio at Pathways (ASAP)will present a play about a young girl’s fight to keep her dream alive on Dec. 9 & 10. ‘A Mind on the Tip of a Cloud’ is a play about […]