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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

World’s largest elementary science olympiad hosted by AAPS

May 14, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ann Arbor Public Schools once again hosted the county-wide Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad at Pioneer High School over the weekend. It is the largest of its kind in the […]

Crossing guards fill important role in AAPS safety plan

May 11, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor One of the AAPS safety initiatives designed to keep kids secure at school has been around for decades. Crossing guards are stationed at busy intersections at select elementary and middle schools […]

School Nurses: `So much more than Band-Aids’

May 9, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News National School Nurse Day—celebrated on the Wednesday of National Nurses Week—honors all school nurses who care for students in schools every day, promoting learning through healthy children. “School nursing is […]

`Now let’s play ball!’ Dottie Davis thanks supporters at dedication of Dottie D. Davis Softball Field

May 8, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News From here on out, all girls who play softball for Huron High School will represent outgoing Athletic Director Dottie Davis—and that’s quite a legacy to live up […]

Slauson Science Olympiad team takes first place in the state, heads for nationals in Colorado

May 4, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s been 26 years since Slauson Middle School has competed in the National Science Olympiad Tournament, but thanks to a first-place finish in the state competition April 28, the […]

A group shot of the 46 graduating seniors that received scholarships from the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor.

Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor awards 46 scholarships to graduating seniors

May 1, 2018 AAPS News Editor

“I have no doubt that the message these young people will take from this event is the importance of community involvement, support and service. We look forward to their carrying on the tradition of giving back to their community wherever their life’s work takes them,” said Superintendent Jeanice Swift.

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World’s largest elementary science olympiad hosted by AAPS

Crossing guards fill important role in AAPS safety plan

School Nurses: `So much more than Band-Aids’

`Now let’s play ball!’ Dottie Davis thanks supporters at dedication of Dottie D. Davis Softball Field

Slauson Science Olympiad team takes first place in the state, heads for nationals in Colorado

Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor awards 46 scholarships to graduating seniors

Goal of Lakewood’s new Kindness Project is to make students feel safe, accepted, included

Pioneer bids a safe farewell to its senior class with all-night Senior Bon Voyage Party

Muneer Khalid, Scarlett Middle School Strategies for Success teacher

The Huron Players present ‘The Tell-Tale Farce’ this weekend and next