Features
Pioneer Theatre Guild (PTG) presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
For the first time in 20 years, PTG students to perform a work of Shakespeare
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Community Gives Back
A2 STEAM receives Sustaining Ann Arbor Together Grant for solar project
“Not only do we want to grow this physically and instructionally here at A2 STEAM, but we hope to have a model that we can share with all Ann Arbor Public Schools and actually even further because sustainability is something we want to be the work of all of our young people,” says A2 STEAM Principal Megan Fenech.
Community Gives Back
Skywell Club hosts 5th annual Skywell Wellness Expo on Wednesday
Wellness is about physical, social and emotional well-being and students at Skyline High School are leading the way by bringing awareness and wellness resources to the student body during the 5th annual SkyWell […]
Elementary News
Forsythe sixth grader writes historical story; sells more than 700 copies on Amazon
Video & story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Forsythe Middle School sixth grader Arjun Alva didn’t get to relax as much as he would have liked last summer. After all, he had a book […]
"Exceptional" profiles
Jennifer Kunec, Pioneer High School social studies teacher
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Jen Kunec was born and raised in Ann Arbor. Her father, Jerome Jelinek, was a concert cellist and a Professor of Music at The University of Michigan. Her mother, […]
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Elementary News
Pittsfield students march, sing in school’s annual parade honoring MLK, Jr.
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pittsfield Elementary students marched throughout the school Friday, singing “We Shall Overcome” and carrying signs they had made promoting the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr. AAPS schools […]
Board of Education
AAPS Board of Education swears in new Trustees, elects officers
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education elected Harmony Mitchell to serve as their president at their Organizational Meeting. New trustee Bryan Johnson was chosen to serve as Vice President. Trustee Jeff Gaynor will remain as board Secretary while new trustee Rebecca Lazarus was elected Treasurer.
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FutureStars 2019 promises to feature outstanding talent; see highlights from a preliminary show dress rehearsal
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s considered the most popular talent show in Michigan, and if Wednesday night’s preliminary round dress rehearsal is any indication, FutureStars 2019 may be the best yet. The […]
Elementary News
Making a positive impact is part of the job, says bus driver lauded for his concern for kids
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News When AAPS bus driver Robert Edwards was a basketball referee in California years ago, he would sometimes stop the game to help a crazed coach calm […]