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Pioneer Symphony Band to present spirited All Hallows Concert on Oct. 19

October 12, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The Pioneer Symphony Band will present an All Hallows Concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 at Schreiber Auditorium. Costumes are encouraged, and there will be trick-or-treating. […]

Pioneer Theatre Guild to present “High School Musical” in November

October 11, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Calling all Wildcats of the past and present! Get ready for a blast from the past with Pioneer Theatre Guild’s take on “High School Musical,” the beloved and energetic 2006 Disney Channel Original movie starring Zac […]

Cello players in Pioneer's Concert Orchestra class celebrate winning Section Pride Day with a trophy

Pioneer High School section pride day, That’s A Great Idea!

October 9, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“In any subject there is an opportunity to be creative, in any subject there’s an opportunity to collaborate, in any subject there’s an opportunity to showcase who you are, and I think this is a great way to do that,” said Pioneer Orchestra Director Jonathan Glawe.

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Inductees to Pioneer’s new Hall of Honor inspire students to see how far they can reach

October 6, 2017 AAPS News Editor

https://youtu.be/HMIq9DyEwWw By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News editor Sixty-three of Pioneer High School’s most distinguished alum Friday were inducted into PHS’s newly created Hall of Honor. The six-hour event at the school also included a breakfast […]

Two 3rd grade students reading across from each other at a desk

School Board approves purchase of additional new classroom furniture

October 2, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“I visited all of those schools, I’ve talked to the teachers, they’re very excited about it and the kids love it,” says Executive Director of Elementary Education Dawn Linden.

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Kevin Karr stands at a podium with the screen behind saying IB For ALL

A2 Schools Podcast episode 2, Kevin Karr talks International Baccalaureate and triathlons

September 28, 2017 AAPS News Editor

A discussion on Ann Arbor Public Schools International Baccalaureate program with the district’s Pre K – 12 IB Coordinator Kevin Karr.

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Poet speaks at AAPS high schools prior to free screening of documentary Sept. 28 at the Neutral Zone

September 22, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Poet and community activist Donté Clark, an Artist in Resident at the University of Michigan, will have spoken at four AAPS high schools […]

3 AAPS teachers inspect a baby grand piano

New pianos likely coming to AAPS middle and high schools

September 15, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“When you’re playing it you want to hear what it sounds like, does it do what you’re expecting it to do? Do you have to work harder to make the same thing happen, and ultimately you know which one has the best sound overall and do the most for the music,” says Clague band teacher Jay MacArthur

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What’s a 12-letter term for impressive? Peter Collins, whose 100th (!) crossword puzzle will soon be published in The New York Times

August 9, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor He’s done it again. Huron High School math teacher Peter Collins has written yet another crossword puzzle for The New York Times. That makes an even 100. And if […]

Huron graduate awarded scholarship; hopes to change lives through music therapy

August 4, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Recent Huron High School graduate Kayla Kendall is grateful to be one of four Michigan students to receive a John Weir scholarship honoring the founder of the Ann Arbor […]