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First in a series: Skyline senior Charles Jones honored as “Young Man of Promise”

November 9, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s note: Six AAPS high school seniors were recently named “Young Men of Promise” by the Delta Psi Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. This is the first in a series of […]

Ann Arbor chapter of NAACP honors Freedom Fund scholars

November 7, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News “Our Lives Matter, Our Votes Count,” was the theme of Sunday’s 2016 Freedom Fund Dinner, where 139 African American AAPS students were honored for academic excellence. […]

Preschoolers enjoy Safety Day thanks to dads’ group, public safety officials

November 4, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Photos, story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Thanks to a group of fathers at the Ann Arbor Preschool & Family Center, about 200 preschoolers got the chance Tuesday to learn more about the […]

Exterior shot of Allen Elementary school on a sunny day

Allen Elementary community expected to move back to repaired, upgraded building in April

November 3, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“The building would be talking to us at this point if it was structurally unsound. We see no signs of structural cracking or movement in the building at all,” says Mitchell and Mouat Architect Kevin Stansbury

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Deborah Mullice, Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Director at Clague Middle School

November 2, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Deborah Mullice has worked at AAPS for 30 years—the entire time at Clague Middle School. Her duties there are multi-fold, and for the past 14 years have included physical education teacher, athletic director, lead teacher, […]

School Board calls for using SAT instead of M-STEP for testing 11th graders

November 1, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“Our 11th graders are in a unique position, everyone of them at least in our schools takes the SAT, which is a nationally relevant test. The MSTEP is not,” says School Board Vice-President Christine Stead.

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A2 STEAM at Northside dedication, celebration of expanded building and strong community supported program

October 31, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“The construction provided us many opportunities to use our project based learning. We did erosion projects, and who would have gotten to do that without construction, and we got to design the play scape which was out front now for the K-1 playground, and of course the installation of the wind turbine,” says A2 STEAM Principal Joan Fitzgibbon.

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Longtime data director retires; career spanned 40 years

October 31, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When Jane Landefeld wakes up tomorrow, it will be the first time in 40 years she will not have a role to fill within Ann […]

The AAPS school board and others standing in a bright hallway that's the expansion of Mitchell Elementary

Student enrollment grows for third year in a row, as class sizes are reduced

October 28, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“The good news is that we’ve sustained a third year of significant growth in the district. The excellent news is that growth spans early childhood, pre-school and young fives, elementary school, middle school, and high school,” says Superintendent Jeancie Swift.

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Scarlett Middle School Band to march in Saturday’s pithy EdgeFest Parade

October 27, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Own a kazoo? Itching to play your old high school flute? Then come join the fun in the EdgeFest Parade that will wind through and around the […]