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[ October 20, 2026 ] A minute in the room: Scarlett Middle School 6th grade science A minute in the room
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Using county data, Huron freshman creates COVID-19 dashboard to help viewers quickly visualize the curve

April 3, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Huron High School freshman Armaan Kamat has created a COVID-19 dashboard for Washtenaw County that includes daily graphs of the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and new cases […]

Allen art teacher and AAPS moms create masks for healthcare & other essential workers

April 1, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Carrie Jankowski and Katie Ajluni created the Masks for Ann Arbor Facebook group to make a difference. By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Allen Elementary art teacher Sarah Conner has joined several AAPS parents who […]

King Elementary staff expresses hopes and dreams for their students during the COVID-19 shutdown

March 30, 2020 AAPS News Editor

The King Elementary team collaborated to create a special message for the King community as they stay home during the COVID-19 crisis:

`We miss you': Allen Elementary teacher creates video full of staff greetings for students

March 27, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Last week, some Allen Elementary teachers saw a Facebook post about how some teachers in a different state had driven their cars together through the neighborhoods of their students in […]

Brothers create a website to help kids keep up with news about COVID-19

March 25, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS News Editor On the second day of the Ann Arbor Public Schools closure, the Veerabhadran family was sitting at the table, soberly discussing news about the coronavirus, and considering what the immediate […]

An AAPS parent accepts a laptop for remote learning at home.

1,850 devices distributed to AAPS families for remote learning during shutdown

March 25, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor By the end of the day Tuesday, the AAPS Technology Department—with the help of many staff volunteers—had distributed 1,850 devices to AAPS families so their children can stay connected […]

`This isn't going to happen tomorrow—and then it did.'

March 18, 2020 AAPS News Editor

How the AAPS technology department is maintaining access, ability, and connection on such short notice By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The AAPS technology department has been working harder than ever this past week to […]

Carpenter celebrates National Reading Month in a big way

March 12, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Reading is the word of the month across the district The Million Minute Challenge is just one of the many ways Carpenter Elementary is celebrating National Reading Month in March. For instance, Principal Michael Johnson […]

3 questions for: Carys Aherne RE the Scarlett Nation Podcast

March 12, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Carys Aherne loves the convenience of listening to podcasts about Broadway and musical theatre on her phone. As head of the Scarlett Student Council’s four-member News Crew, she had […]

Pattengill chooses book for all-school read that was—surprise!—written by a Pattengill alum

March 9, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Skype call among Pumas includes author tips, memories By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When the Pattengill Elementary Building Support Team got together to choose the one book that all 255 students would read as […]