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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

4 AAPS schools excel at the 2021 Michigan Science Olympiad State Tournament

May 10, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer and Slauson advance to nationals; Huron and Clague celebrate their highest rankings ever Four AAPS schools—Pioneer, Huron, Slauson, and Clague—qualified at the Region 9 Tournament in March to earn invitations to the Michigan Science […]

Rec & Ed’s free classes for those 65 & older are designed to increase strength, reduce falls

May 9, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Funded by a state grant, the Staying Active and Independent for Life (S.A.I.L.) classes run through July By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Many of Rec & Ed’s yoga, fitness and enrichment programs help improve […]

Community Ensemble Theatre to livestream musical ‘Working’ on May 8 & 15

May 7, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Show features new music by Lin-Manuel Miranda; see the preview If there was ever a year to celebrate the lives of delivery drivers, health professionals, and everyday workers, this is it. Tickets are now on […]

2 AAPS seniors are semifinalists in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

May 6, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Two AAPS high school seniors—Madeline A. Gupta of Pioneer and Michael H. Zhou of Skyline—are among the 625 semifinalists in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars program. The semifinalists were selected from nearly 6,500 candidates expected […]

Lori Moizio, Pattengill third grade teacher

May 4, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Lori Moizio and her two siblings grew up in Oak Park, Michigan in a family of educators. Her mother, father, step-mother and sister-in-law were all teachers and her dad taught at the high school she […]

Students & their families receive the COVID vaccine at Huron High School

April 30, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Teens say they want to help build herd immunity & stay as safe as possible By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor On his 16th birthday, Lucius Webster spent his 16th birthday opening a new Fender […]

Anna’s Kindness: AAPS student volunteers help others at six events in four days

April 19, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Now in its fourth year, Anna’s Day of Kindness has grown into a weekend of events, honoring Anna LeFort’s compassion and service on the anniversary of her death. The Forsythe Middle School student passed away […]

Huron High School Mock Trial Team wins state competition; now it’s on to nationals

April 15, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Community High School comes in a close second in a simulated trial held virtually By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News If you think it’s hard to win an argument with a teenager, imagine what it’s like […]

Huron & Community news outlets receive top honors from Columbia Scholastic Press

April 7, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Students kept the news coming despite COVID shut-downs By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Local news has faced struggles of late in many cities, but good journalism is alive and thriving at Community and Huron High […]

First & second graders welcomed back to the buildings

April 5, 2021 AAPS News Editor

“Roomies” and “Zoomies” taught simultaneously as Stage 2 of Hybrid Return to In-person Learning takes place district-wide By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Stage 2 of the Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Hybrid Return to In-Person […]