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[ January 9, 2026 ] Skyline Arts Benefit & Collage Concert to be held Feb. 11 at Skyline High School Features
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Documentary made by Ann Arbor Public Schools students recognized by C-SPAN

June 3, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“This magnet I think inspired me. I never really knew what I wanted to do until like this year really, especially with this project. I want to go into film. I want to be a documentary filmmaker,” says Skyline High School 11th grader Arden Seigel.

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Brit Satchwell: Tappan Middle School social studies teacher

June 3, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Before becoming a teacher, Brit Satchwell spent about five years working on Great Lakes ore freighters. He says it was constant work, like driving a 600 foot truck slowly over slick ice. He saw a […]

Community High School celebrates class of 2015: See the slideshow

June 3, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“Being around students who love what they do so much, and teachers who love what they do so much, and see them get fulfillment in that when that aren’t necessarily getting fulfillment out of you know financial success or recognition, that meant a lot to me,” Community High School graduate Julian Stockton says about what Community means to him.

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Pathways to Success Academic Campus celebrates first graduation: See the slideshow

June 2, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News In ninth grade, Karrah Weeder skipped classes, her grade point average fell to a point two, and she didn’t really care when she was kicked out of […]

Joseph DeMarsh named an MSBOA Orchestra Director of the Year

June 1, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Tappan Middle School Orchestra Director Joseph DeMarsh has been named an MSBOA (Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association) District 12 Orchestra Director of the Year for 2015. Chosen by the District 12 member directors, this […]

Young scientists from across Washtenaw County compete at Pioneer High School

June 1, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“I think it’s more of a life-long process that they learn, hopefully we’ve instilled some love of science in them. That they’ve had a chance to discover different scientific principles and activities outside of what they’re taught in the classroom,” says WESO Board President Susan Blackburn.

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Pioneer Music Department picks up another GRAMMY during celebration concert

May 29, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Before a packed crowd in Schreiber Auditorium Thursday, the Pioneer High School Music Department presented its 2015 GRAMMY Signature School Gold Award Celebration Concert. The concert celebrated the […]

German exchange students learning about life in the U.S.; Pioneer students set to visit them in June

May 29, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Students at Pioneer High School are currently hosting a visiting delegation of 19 students from Ann Arbor’s sister city in Tübingen, Germany. They’re here for three weeks, and the Pioneer students are showing them the […]

Possible state law puts greater focus on Ann Arbor Public Schools fund balance

May 28, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“It’s very difficult to build up fund equity when you’re essentially at a break-even budget. I’m concerned what will happen the next time there is an economic downturn,” says School Board Trustee Andy Thomas.

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Pioneer High School 2015 Prom: See the slideshow

May 28, 2015 AAPS News Editor

The weather was perfect on the evening of May 29 when Pioneer High School held its prom at Michigan Stadium. Students enjoyed dinner, dancing, touring the locker room and tossing footballs on the field—something not […]