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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

Features

Huron High School BPA takes home 67 awards at the 2021 BPA State Conference

April 1, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Members of Huron’s Business Professionals of America Chapter captured 67 awards after going online from March 14th-17th to compete against other Michigan schools in the 2021 BPA State Conference. BPA is the nation’s leading Career […]

Scarlett 7th grader’s winning poetic rap reflects on diversity

March 5, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Tamsin Aherne urges us to ‘be kind to every kind of mankind’ By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The challenge: Write a poetic rap reflecting one of three themes: COVID-19 Pandemic School Life in 2020 […]

Community High School ASL students sign “Lift Every Voice”

March 1, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Every year Jen Niner’s Community High School ASL students sign “Lift Every Voice” at the school’s MLK assembly. This year the students asked if they could individually record their part, which Niner then compiled. “It […]

District-wide MS-K8 assembly will celebrate ‘March is Reading Month’ on March 3

March 1, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Former Tappan student Sarah Weeks will talk to students about her work as an author By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The AAPS middle school librarians will host a special virtual assembly for all middle […]

At-home viewers will select the winner of FutureStars 2021 during March 13 event; tickets now on sale

February 25, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Students say this year’s show will be very different—but they wouldn’t have missed it for anything By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The FutureStars talent competition has been a sold-out Pioneer Theatre Guild tradition for […]

Sarah Conner, Allen Elementary art teacher

February 17, 2021 AAPS News Editor

“Teachers and school systems have become the center of a much larger societal conversation and debate. I am acutely aware of the spectrum of learning experiences that families in our district are currently facing. Early […]

Tradition with a twist: Pioneer Theatre Guild to present FutureStars 2021 March 13

February 16, 2021 AAPS News Editor

The celebrated talent show will go on—virtually Pioneer Theatre Guild’s FutureStars 2021 returns for its 19th year—with a twist. This year will be the competition’s first-ever virtual production. A citywide talent search for Ann Arbor’s […]

Slauson student’s greeting cards have raised hundreds for charity; now she’s named one of 2 top youth volunteers in Michigan

February 11, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Izzy Sutton says she’s honored to be recognized and hopes to bring home a national prize for the Slauson trophy case By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Isabel Sutton has enjoyed helping animals as far […]

Parents throughout the district engage with their children’s school community on NAAPID

February 9, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Parents across the district took seats beside their children to take part in virtual discussions and assemblies on a day devoted to involvement By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Across the district Monday, AAPS virtually […]

Rec & Ed’s free Winter Adventures give kids a way to see friends and have fun outdoors

January 20, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor A snowy path through the woods was an ideal setting for the first day of a series of free, one-time events to be held at AAPS schools on […]