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Bilingual Scarlett students present at Student Technology Showcase in Lansing

December 8, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Seven bilingual students from Scarlett Middle School this week presented at the Student Technology Showcase held in the Lansing Capitol Building. Students from Scarlett were one of 40 teams from across the state invited to […]

Photo of tweet from Project Lead the Way with a still shot of the opening of a video featuring AAPS teacher Sarah Schemanske

AAPS focus of national video highlighting coding opportunities in elementary schools

December 7, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“It not only taught them the basics of computer science and coding, but it also taught them to try things they had never tried before,” said PLTW Teacher Sarah Schemanske.

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Amy Van Appledorn, Huron High School social studies and humanities teacher

December 7, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Amy Van Appledorn grew up in Ann Arbor, the younger sister of Todd and Scott, and the daughter of Carl Van Appledorn, a urologist at St. Joseph Mercy […]

District-wide STEAM Expo gives AAPS students the chance to demonstrate wide variety of tech skills

December 6, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The AAPS district-wide STEAM Expo held at Skyline High School Tuesday night showcased PLTW K-12 including coding, robotics, 3D printing, and design thinking. Attendance was estimated at about […]

Comsa celebrates the Michigan Human Resource Professional of the Year Award with some of his co-workers

Deputy Superintendent named Human Resource Professional of the Year

December 5, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“He really has always helped really everybody associated with school HR. He’s the first one out there when he sees a legal opinion or court case he’s quick to share with us,” says MASPA past president David Rilley.

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Pattengill’s ‘Tech It Out’ on Dec. 7 will feature both high- and low-tech trends

December 5, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Pattengill Elementary’s ‘Tech it Out’ on Dec. 7 will introduce parents to the exciting technology their children are using at school, and invite students to make […]

Rec & Ed’s ‘epic’ Computer Coding class provides lots of ‘aha’ moments, say teen teachers

November 30, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pioneer High School junior Anne Ye didn’t know much about teaching when she and two other PHS students signed up to teach the new Rec & […]

Free jazz concert Dec. 7 will feature AAPS high school bands & Be-Bop Spartans

November 27, 2017 AAPS News Editor

The Huron High School Jazz Band will host a free concert on Thursday, Dec. 7 featuring the 19-piece Michigan State University Be-Bop Spartans as well as performances from jazz bands from Community, Huron, and Pioneer […]

A graph highlighting AAPS Fiscal Year 2017 General Fund Budget to Actual numbers for both revenues and expenses

Ann Arbor Public Schools gets clean audit for fiscal year 2017

November 21, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“When we consider that we managed the Allen Flood event disaster, on top of these great resources that we were able to put in for students, I would put this fiscal year in the ‘W’ column, it was a win for children, and it was a win for our community,” says Superintendent Jeanice Swift.

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Leveling the playing field: `We are all Lawton Leopards’

November 21, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor On the last day of school in June, a Lawton Elementary student turned to Principal Shannon Blick and said: “Kids like me don’t get yearbooks.” Blick responded: “What do […]