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‘This is live theater,’ says popular Pioneer math teacher

April 21, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Ellen Banta says she first considered becoming a math teacher when she was in the ninth grade at Dearborn High School. Her math teacher was so stern that […]

Districtwide open house invites community to learn about each AAPS school

April 21, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“You can get a full set of opportunities, from elementary, to middle, and high school, to see what Ann Arbor Public Schools has to offer, and see if this is something you’re going to want to commit to and be a part of, and as I said it’s got a long tradition of excellence,” says Tappan Middle School Assistant Principal Chris Roberts.

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Huron Chess Rats tie for 10th place in National Chess Tournament

April 17, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Huron High School’s Chess Rats finished in a tie for tenth place in the country at the 2015 National High School Chess Championship in Columbus, Ohio last week. The team performed well above its predicted […]

Skyline Students Share Thoughts On School With Board Of Education

April 16, 2015 AAPS News Editor

With the Board of Education meeting this week at Skyline High School, five students got the chance to share their thoughts about Skyline.

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Pioneer’s A Cappella Choir again named ‘outstanding’

April 14, 2015 AAPS News Editor

For the second straight year, chosen through a blind audition of submitted audio recordings, the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir has been deemed one of the two MSVMA “Outstanding Choirs” from across the state. As a result, the choir will perform at the Gala […]

‘Life-changing’ spring break in China ‘exceeded expectations’

April 13, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Fifteen AAPS high school students, along with Fan Wu, who teaches Chinese at Huron and Pioneer high schools, are back in Ann Arbor after spending an action-packed spring break in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi’an and Beijing, […]

Skyline-Sweetland collaboration is a win-win

April 9, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Skyline students Skylar Burkhardt (‘15), Kelsey Carpenter (‘16), and Ella Horwedel (‘16) The collaborative partnership between the University of Michigan’s Sweetland Center for Writing and Skyline High School’s Writing Center started on October 24, […]