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[ October 2, 2026 ] A minute in the room: Abbot School Librarian Christina Nielsen welcomes an enthusiastic group of third graders A minute in the room
[ October 1, 2026 ] Dicken community celebrates topping off of new school Elementary News
[ September 30, 2026 ] Marietta “Nurse Rita” Brooks-Hayward, Carpenter Elementary School Nurse "Exceptional" profiles
[ September 29, 2026 ] A minute in the room: Quran Jackson teaches the new 4th/5th class at Carpenter Elementary A minute in the room
[ September 28, 2026 ] AAPS singers from three high schools accepted to the MSVMA Musical Theatre Intensive High School News

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 […]

The cast of "You on the Moors Now" rehearses at Pioneer High School

Pioneer Theatre Guild to present ‘You on the Moors Now’ on Jan. 27 & 28

January 18, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The cast of this inventive new comedy consists of 22 students from Pioneer and Community high schools Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their […]

Students singing to a room full of parents

Bryant Elementary presents a Martin Luther King Jr. Day assembly of poetry and song

January 14, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Bryant Elementary students treated their parents and other guests to an hour of song and poetry Friday morning in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Huron sophomores to present a wide range of Personal Projects to parents tonight

January 12, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The Personal Project is the culminating experience of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) in the 10th grade and showcases individual student inquiry learning By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Huron High School sophomores nearing the end […]

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, […]