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Win a gift card to Nicola’s Books!
That’s right: We’re having another giveaway for the AAPS social media fans and followers. The winner will be announced next week.
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Local cartoonist teaches Bach students about storytelling
–By Tara Cavanaugh Bach Elementary students learned what gives comics their zip, boom and pow during a mini-lesson in the art of comic strip making yesterday. Local graphic novel author and artist Jerzy Drozd taught […]
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Navy Band plays to full house at Pioneer High School
By Tara Cavanaugh The U.S. Navy Band, widely considered one of the best in the world, honored Pioneer High School with a free two-hour performance to a full house on Saturday, March 10.
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More Schools of Choice seats open
The Board of Education voted to open 170 seats for Schools of Choice at its March 7 meeting. This means that more students have the option to request to attend a new district school. In the […]
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Sparking the love of language
By Tara Cavanaugh Twice a week, third and fourth grade classrooms at AAPS elementary schools make a transformation that changes everything: no English is allowed. Only Spanish. The transformation is part of an educational partnership […]
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MEEMIC donates $1,000 to Skyline media and policy magnet
By Tara Cavanaugh A big check always brings big smiles, doesn’t it? When MEEMIC, an insurance company for educational employees, donated a $1,000 check to Patricia Jenkins’ media and policy class Friday, March 2, the […]
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U.S. Navy Band performance at Pioneer High School ‘sold out’
The U.S. Navy Band will perform to a full house at Pioneer High School 7 p.m. this Saturday. All tickets for the free performance have been claimed.
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AAPS educators talk technology
By Tara Cavanaugh An anonymous survey was conducted in January 2012 to learn what teachers, media specialists and principals think of the current technology available in the district.
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All district computers out of warranty
As of the end of February, all AAPS computers are out of warranty. This means the district is facing rising repair costs and shrinking inventory, said John VanRiper, director of information technology.
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District launches Tech Bond informational campaign
More than 75 staff, administrators, PTO members and union representatives attended an informational meeting at Huron High School on Feb. 29. The event kicked off the informational campaign for the 2012 Technology Bond May 8 […]