Features
Video: Westerman Preschool & Family Center welcomes students on Day One
Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor
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Theater programs expand at Lawton & Burns Park; 3 questions for Julie Strassel, Lawton’s new theater teacher
Photos and videos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Julie Strassel spent the last five years watching her drama students at Chicago’s Goudy Technology Academy come out of their shells, become more comfortable speaking in front […]
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That horn section rocks! 5 Pioneer Symphony Band members join Lady Antebellum in concert
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It was supposed to be just another (glorious) day at the week-long Pioneer Band Camp at Interlochen Center for the Arts. Then it got really interesting. Five Pioneer High […]
Elementary News
AAPS celebrates the 40th anniversary of Safety Town
For 40 years kids in Ann Arbor have been getting important advice about how to be safe in their home, their community and at school thanks to the Safety Town Program. This morning the Ann Arbor Public Schools and the many partners that make Safety Town an integral part of growing up in Ann Arbor celebrated at Dicken Elementary as they welcomed the young fives and kindergarteners that are currently enrolled in the program. […]
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Multilingual students thrive in 2019 SESLA program
Interviews with multilingual business owners and other community members, visits to the University of Michigan, and creating portfolios documenting the important roles immigrants play in our community were some of the highlights of this year’s Summer ESL Academy at Scarlett Middle School. […]
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Students cherish new friends, books & knowledge gained at middle school ELA and Math/PLTW camps
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Free books. New friends. Hands-on projects that bring the concept of aerodynamics to life. The first session of the AAPS Middle School ELA and Math/PLTW camps came to […]
Board of Education
Board of Education places 20-year, $1 billion bond proposal on November ballot
By Andrew Cluley The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 to place a 20-year capitol bond proposal of up to $1 billion on the ballot in November. The proposal comes as the […]
Community Gives Back
Newly retired teacher expands fund to help children who can’t afford music camp
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When Deborah Katz decided to retire this year after 30 years teaching music for Ann Arbor Public Schools, she knew she wanted to somehow help AAPS music students in […]
Features
Pioneer Science Olympiad impresses at nationals with fifth place finish
The Pioneer High School Science Olympiad team celebrated a historic day competing at the 35th Annual National Science Olympiad Tournament at Cornell University in New York on June 1. They were one of 60 teams […]
Elementary News
Students, staff & parents clap-out Bach fifth graders on last day of school
Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bach fifth graders received an enthusiastic send-off Friday morning as they move on to middle school in the fall. Here are some moments from the last […]