Features – Page 42 – AAPS District News

News Ticker

[ 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

Two minutes at: Bryant Elementary

December 28, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of two-minute videos offering a quick glimpse into one of AAPS’ 32 schools. At AAPS, our vision is Every Child. Every Day. Every one fully sees, values, […]

Community donations benefit hundred of AAPS students, families in need this holiday season

December 17, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Thanks to community donations in the form of gift cards, winter clothing, presents, and cash, the AAPS District Wide Winter Giving program was able to provide for hundreds of AAPS students […]

Mitchell mom sews nearly 3,000 homemade masks for school community—so far

December 16, 2021 AAPS News Editor

`I started sewing and just never stopped,’ says Katie Hopgood By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When Katie Hopgood decided to start sewing masks for Mitchell Elementary students and staff in March of 2020, she […]

AAPS students lauded for making the world better for both humans and animals; win Humane Youth Awards

December 6, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Izzy Sutton wins the HSHV 2021 Humane Youth Award; Oreen Morag is first runner up Two AAPS students are among the three winners of the annual Humane Youth Awards by the Humane Society of Huron […]

Clague sixth grader skates her way onto the National Figure Skating Development Team’s juvenile division

November 30, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Angela Shao captures a second place in national competition to earn her spot Clague sixth grader Angela Shao captured a second place in the U.S. Figure Skating 2021-2022 National Championship Series in Alpharetta, Georgia recently, […]

Silvia Hurtado, Child Care Supervisor, Abbot Elementary

November 29, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Silvia Hurtado was born and raised in Mexico where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in law. She began her career as a teacher as a lecturer in Spanish at […]

Arlene Aquino is eager to get together with family this Thanksgiving for the first time since the COVID epidemic began. And that’s a big reason she brought her daughters, Amaya and Adriana, who are in […]

Danielle Capitan, Tappan Middle School German teacher

November 16, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Danielle Capitan and her older brother grew up in Fraser about an hour from Ann Arbor. She attended the University of Michigan, where she graduated in 2014 with a secondary […]