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Students studying German at 4 AAPS schools enjoy a day-long field trip to Chicago’s Christkindlmarkt

December 21, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Following a three-year pause due to the pandemic, the AAPS’ annual field trip to the Christkindlmarkt in Chicago was resumed Friday, offering 225 students studying German at Huron and Pioneer high schools and Slauson and […]

Melissa Gordon, Huron High School business teacher

December 16, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Huron High School business teacher Melissa Gordon was born and raised in the Ann Arbor area. An alumni of King Elementary School, she asks her Huron students at the start of the semester who attended […]

Maureen Murrett, Skyline High School Swimming Coach

December 8, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Maureen (Mo-Jo) Murrett grew up in Buffalo, New York, the youngest of nine children in a family known for its love of games and competitive sports. She graduated from Nardin Academy where she earned varsity […]

Cast of Painless: The Opioid Musical on stage at Community High School.

Community High School students first to see Painless: The Opioid Musical

November 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

If you were watching the Today Show last Friday, you might have seen some familiar faces, as a story about a new musical designed to get teens really thinking and talking about opioids featured Community […]

Pioneer alumni Hillary Poudeu Tchokothea speaks to Huron students

AAPS high school students learn about a topic close to home in visit from U-M’s Justice InDeed researchers

November 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Justice InDeed focuses on exposing the history of racist housing discrimination in the county By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Several social studies classes in all five AAPS high schools recently have hosted teams of University […]

Megan Stark, Skyline High School math teacher

November 21, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Skyline High School Principal Cory McElmeel says math teacher Megan Stark is an important part of the Skyline team. “She is somewhat new to the district, but has been doing an exceptional job engaging kids who haven’t […]

Over 300 Students Named Freedom Fund Scholars at NAACP of Ann Arbor Dinner

November 7, 2022 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People recognized 304 Ann Arbor Public Schools high school students yesterday at their annual Freedom Fund Dinner. The students were recognized for […]

Sat Paul Goyal, Skyline High School teacher assistant

November 7, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Sat Paul Goyal joined Skyline High School in 2009 as a special education teacher assistant supporting students with learning disabilities. He later began running the school’s testing center until […]

Field Hockey: Pioneers knock off Skyline to win D-1 State Title

October 30, 2022 AAPS News Editor

The Pioneers knocked off the defending state champion Eagles 2-1 Story and photos by Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com When the fog finally cleared on Saturday morning at Saline High School, one team celebrated while the other team […]

Gabby Mayrend in her auto tech class at Huron

Huron High auto technology student wins her bracket at Milan Dragway—in her first competition ever

October 25, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Huron High School junior and self-proclaimed adrenalin junky Gabby Mayrend says she has a need for speed. And how! In her very first drag racing experience, driving a 2002 […]