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[ September 19, 2025 ] Video: The Skyline High School Cantare Tenor Bass Choir in rehearsal for MSVMA conference Features
[ September 17, 2025 ] Trick-or-treat comes early: Local farmers bring fresh produce and food education to AAPS Elementary News
[ September 16, 2025 ] Lakewood holds school-wide celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month Elementary News
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[ September 8, 2025 ] A2 STEAM student’s artwork published in Spider magazine Elementary News

AAPS teachers model lifelong learning during an afternoon of professional development

September 26, 2019 AAPS News Editor

AAPS teachers spent the afternoon of Sept. 25 discussing new techniques, programs, and activities all while modeling lifelong learning for their students. Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor

Profile: Pioneer’s Henri Schneehagen is scoring goals in and out of the water

September 25, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Henri Schneehagen is fun to watch with the ball in his hands. The Pioneer water polo player seems to be plotting when he gets the ball. He plays relaxed, doesn’t force things […]

Lynn Boland, Huron High School health science teacher

September 24, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Lynn Boland was a nurse at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for 15 years before returning to Huron High School in 2008 to lead the Health Sciences Program. The program […]

The meeting of the mascots: The Lakewood Lizard meets Hikonyan—Ann Arbor’s Japanese sister city kitty

September 20, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Photos & video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When it was announced that the mascot of Hikone, Japan would visit Ann Arbor this month in honor of the cities’ 50th anniversary as sister cities, […]

King students reflect on body image and diversity through `The Best Part of Me’ writing project

September 20, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Hands that feel. Hair that curls. Feet that run. Lisa Teshima’s second graders at King Elementary were encouraged to think of themselves in a positive light during a writing […]

Ashley Campbell, Bryant Elementary young fives teacher

September 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Ashley Campbell grew up in Pontiac and graduated from Pontiac Central High School. She then set off to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ferris State […]

30 seconds with: percussionist Brian Young, 2005 Pioneer grad

September 12, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Brian Young, who graduated from Pioneer High School in 2005, says the school’s music department had a great impact on him. And in a way, it still does. […]

First in a series: Q & A with Curriculum Coordinator Amy Deller-Antieau, District Science Department Chair, Grades 6-12

September 10, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles of AAPS curriculum coordinators, our behind-the-scenes educators who fill an important role in our students’ school days. These coordinators plan and facilitate the selection, […]

Neighbor’s sidewalk art welcomes, inspires Allen Elementary students

September 9, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Allen Elementary’s 430 students were greeted by all sorts of positive energy last week. And it started from the ground up. Britt Hueter, who lives down […]

Being sent to the principal’s office: Not so bad after all

September 5, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Maybe it’s not so bad to be sent to the principal’s office after all. Allen Elementary’s new principal wants to change the narrative about being a principal and about […]