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[ July 13, 2026 ] Elementary Summer School Program helps more than 500 students build skills for fall Elementary News
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Innovative, indeed: Pioneer team builds, races car

June 26, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer High School’s IVD (Innovative Vehicle Design) team concluded its year with a successful race at Belle Isle. The after-school program allows students to build a car from the ground up and then participate in […]

Washtenaw International High School Class of 2015 includes first Ann Arbor Public Schools International Baccalaureate grads

June 24, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“A really unique experience building up the school. Everyone was accepted and we got the chance to build a community,” says WIHI class of 2015 graduate Megan Andrews.

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Ann Arbor School Board to consider security upgrade purchases

June 23, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Andrew Cluley Communications Specialist Security upgrades were one of the highlights in the 2015 Ann Arbor Public Schools Bond issue. Voters overwhelmingly passed the $33 million bond proposal in May, and the School Board […]

Behavior Intervention Specialist Program helping to close the achievement gap

June 19, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“We often talk about incremental improvements, this data is in the magnitude of a 20 to 30 percent improvement. It’s astonishing,” says School Board President Deb Mexicotte.

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Student-built house considered top quality by pros

June 18, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Kathy Rousell was surprised when her daughter Emily said she had applied for the Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program through AAPS’ Career and Technical Education (CTE) this […]

Teachers spend first day of summer vacation at IBMYP workshop

June 16, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor On their first day of summer break, dozens of AAPS teachers met for a day-long International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) introductory workshop called “Launching the MYP.” It […]

Skyline Students Work Featured at Cinetopia International Film Festival

June 15, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“It was really inspiring to hear how they told their stories, it was different than hearing it from a book like a textbook in school, so it was really nice to hear personal stories,” says Skyline student Morgan Hall.

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USA Hockey development program sticking with Ann Arbor Public Schools

June 12, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“You want a district that stays cutting edge, and Ann Arbor is a pretty cutting edge district with really good programing,” says USA Hockey NTDP Senior Director of Operations Scott Monaghan.

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Pioneer baseball team hits homeruns in the classroom, too

June 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

The Pioneer High School Boys Varsity Baseball team has the highest GPA in Division 1 and the highest GPA of any baseball program in the state. See the results here: 2015 Team Academic All-State-3 Jerry Holley […]

Computer science courses becoming more popular as students discover coding

June 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Rachel Menge has known for a while that after graduating from Pioneer High, she would go into engineering. It wasn’t until she enrolled in Ted Emch’s computer science […]