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Laura Morning, Scarlett Middle School Teacher Consultant

September 27, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Laura Morning grew up in Chelsea, the youngest of five children. In high school, she began tutoring a 4-year-old family friend who was autistic. This is what motivated her […]

School supply kit distribution continues at AAPS

September 25, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Elementary & K-8 Supply Kit Distribution have been rescheduled for the week of September 28-October 3 By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor By the end of next week, every AAPS student will have received a school […]

Performing arts app will enhance music ed for AAPS middle & high school students

September 21, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Jonathan Glawe & AAPS arts team debut the Upbeat Music app By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor How will our middle and high school music students continue to perform together from their homes? It’s a […]

Virtual learning with: Logan 3rd grade teacher Tierra Jackson and her 3 AAPS daughters

September 21, 2020 AAPS News Editor

There’s a lot of learning going on in the Jacksons’ Ann Arbor home By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Step inside Tierra Jackson’s Ann Arbor home, and it’s soon evident there’s a lot of learning […]

AAPS students among 30 finalists in Broadcom MASTERS—the nation’s top middle school STEM Leaders & Innovators.

September 18, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Clague Middle School will be awarded $2000 to use towards STEM education. UPDATE Oct. 26, 2020: Anita Gaenko wins first prize in the Engineering category of the Broadcom MASTERS competition. http://broadcomfoundation.org/masters/winners-2020 AAPS students Anita Gaenko […]

Student homebuilding program continues with new challenges

September 18, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Students are ready to build their 51st house By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com The Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program is ready to build its 51st house this month with lead instructor Mark Valchine and assistant Grant Welch back […]

Virtual learning with: Dimitri Przeslawski, first-year teacher, Slauson Middle School social studies

September 16, 2020 AAPS News Editor

What’s it like to begin your first year of teaching totally online? By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When Dimitri Przeslawski was an education student at the University of Michigan, he would sometimes imagine what […]

Back on the trails: Defending state cross country champs are eager to again represent Pioneer

September 15, 2020 AAPS News Editor

COVID prevented Division 1 champs from competing in nationals in March. Now the girls are happy to be training together again, and hoping for another big win. By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It was […]

Virtual learning with: Cathy Glei, Eberwhite Elementary kindergarten teacher

September 11, 2020 AAPS News Editor

“We do our best, and we work together.” By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s easy enough to imagine high school students taking an online computer science course. But online kindergarten? Eberwhite kindergarten teacher Cathy […]

Virtual learning with Leslie Baugh, Scarlett Middle School PLTW teacher

September 9, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Scarlett Middle School Project Lead the Way (PLTW) teacher Leslie Baugh shares a few moments of Day One of the AAPS 2020-21 school year: