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[ September 28, 2026 ] AAPS singers from three high schools accepted to the MSVMA Musical Theatre Intensive High School News
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The Hikone Exchange Program kicks off Monday when AAPS welcomes 14 Japanese students

September 30, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Fourteen AAPS families will welcome guests from Hikone, Japan Monday night as the 38th annual Hikone Exchange Program gets underway. The 14 Japanese middle […]

Andy Meyer, Abbot Elementary first grade teacher

September 27, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Andy Meyer grew up with three brothers in the Kalamazoo area, the son of a small business owner and a nurse. His love for sports started early. Meyer started playing hockey when he was […]

`Forever a Skyline Eagle’ Homecoming parade honors teacher Chris Peterson, whose family are grand marshals

September 24, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and videos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News In the weeks following the death of Skyline High School English teacher Chris Peterson in a kayaking accident July 3, many of his students reached […]

AAPS becomes the only district in the state to offer Project Lead the Way in every school

September 22, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News It’s an exciting year at Ann Arbor Public Schools, which is now the only district in the state to offer Project Lead the Way curriculum in each […]

Collin Ganio, Skyline High School Latin teacher

September 21, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Collin Ganio was born in 1970 and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. His childhood goal was to become a starship captain by his 30th birthday, but at the age of seven, he began to […]

New Cougar Trail is a welcome addition to the Clague community

September 19, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Clague Middle School PTSO President Margaret Baker says the school’s new “Cougar Trail” reminds her of a feel-good Jimmy Stewart movie. “It’s like a community-gets-together-and-makes-it-happen “Mr. Smith […]

Huron graduate Angel Nafis wins national poetry fellowship

September 8, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News A 2006 Huron High School graduate with a love of language has won a prestigious poetry fellowship. The Poetry Foundation and “Poetry” magazine has announced that Angel Nafis is one […]

Students return to AAPS schools on first day of the 2016-17 year

September 6, 2016 AAPS News Editor

It was a Big Battle at the Big House for the Pioneers in season opener

August 31, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Playing before a huge crowd at Mighigan Stadium was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Pioneer High School Pioneers on Aug. 27. The “Battle at the Big House” was indeed a […]

AAPS communications team wins several national awards

August 24, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“We encouraged all principals this past year to reach out to their school communities on Twitter, and they eagerly responded. As a result, our students and families, staff and stakeholders have a better understanding of what makes Ann Arbor Public Schools exceptional,” said AAPS District News Editor Jo Mathis.

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