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USA Gap Year Fair comes to Skyline High School Jan. 23

January 5, 2018 AAPS News Editor
How would you like to immerse yourself in the culture of Argentina, France, Ireland, Italy, or Spain? Maybe you want to spend a semester at sea while you work on different research and service projects […]
Features

Huron’s Little Theater is now Richard E. Ingram Theater in honor of longtime educator

December 21, 2017 AAPS News Editor
  Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis/ AAPS District News Editor For 39 years, Richard Ingram—better known as “Doc”—taught choral music to Huron High School students. And now, with the unveiling and dedication of […]
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Pioneer Symphony Orchestra to hold preview concert Dec. 13 prior to attending prestigious Midwest Clinic

December 11, 2017 AAPS News Editor
The Pioneer Symphony Orchestra will head to Chicago Dec. 20-23 to participate in The Midwest Clinic, the world’s largest music educators’ conference. The public is invited to attend the orchestra’s Preview Concert on Wednesday, December 13 from […]
Features

Skyline Anti-Bullying Club offers supportive atmosphere for students

December 11, 2017 AAPS News Editor
By Jeff Bar/wloveannarbor.com When the Skyline Anti-Bullying Club revives its once-monthly meetings in the coming days, it will be just one in many initiatives that school administrators, teachers and students have undertaken to face the […]
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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 […]
Elementary News

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 […]
Elementary News

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 & […]
Features

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 […]
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Don Packard, Pioneer High School English teacher

November 8, 2017 AAPS News Editor
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Ann Arbor native Don Packard grew up on the northwest side of town and attended Newport, Forsythe, and Pioneer. Following his 1983 high school graduation, he made the long […]
Features

Huron High School senior wins advocacy award; looks forward to a career helping others

November 3, 2017 AAPS News Editor
Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News When Huron High School senior Austin Shepherd recently received a “Yes I Can” award from the Michigan Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC) this summer, he wasn’t nervous […]

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