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30 Seconds With … Natalie Hickman & her Wines kindergarteners
Editor’s Note: These 30-second videos capture some ordinary-yet-special few moments at AAPS. They will be posted randomly throughout the school year.
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"Exceptional" profiles
Lisa Ziegler, Burns Park Project Lead the Way teacher
Profile and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Lisa Ziegler grew up in Hastings and attended Hastings Area Schools, as did her two younger brothers, Mike and Jimmy. Her father, Dave Storms (who now […]
Features
Skyline’s African American Humanities Class presents powerful Black History Month Assembly
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor “We resist. We survive. We thrive.” That was the theme of a Black History Month Assembly Skyline High School’s African American Humanities class presented for the entire school […]
"Exceptional" profiles
Phyllis Newman, Mitchell Elementary preschool teacher
Profile and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Phyllis Newman was born and raised in Ann Arbor, the daughter of the late Dr. Rev. A.J. Lightfoot Jr. and Mary C. Kidd-Lightfoot. She attended Haisley, Forsythe, […]
Features
Rhythm Rat Jazz Orchestra named Outstanding Band at CMU Jazz Weekend Festival
The Huron Rhythm Rat Jazz Orchestra performed at the 45th Annual Central Michigan University recently, competing in the AA division against 16 other advanced level ensembles. CMU honors bands in each division with the following […]
Community Gives Back
Bryant first grader delivers powerful performance of `Still I Rise’ to standing ovation
Video and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bryant Elementary first grader Khara Gilmore received a standing ovation after reciting Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” during NAAPID at Night at Eastern Michigan University. Khara, […]
Community Gives Back
Area students will take the stage to inspire & motivate during NAAPID at Night Monday, Feb. 12 at EMU
An inspiring message and an array of student talent are on tap for the annual NAAPID at Night event to be held starting at 6 p.m. at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center, 900 Oakwood […]
"Exceptional" profiles
Amanda Houston, Bach Elementary first grade teacher
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Amanda Houston was born in Houston, Texas, and spent her childhood in North Brunswick, New Jersey. At the age of 13, her family—including her parents, Michigan natives Donald and […]
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The Pioneer Theatre Guild presents “The Crucible” Feb. 8-11
By Kelle Barr/weloveannarbor.com The Salem Witch Trials took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the late 1600s – and more than 300 years later, the messages in Arthur Miller’s 1953 play, “The Crucible,” remain pertinent in […]
A2 Schools Podcast
A2 Schools Podcast January 31, 2018
This episode of the A2 Schools podcast is a recap of 2017 and a preview of 2018.