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Dr. Green reads to kindergarten class, celebrates Reading Month

March 27, 2012 AAPS News Editor

A Northside Elementary class celebrated March Reading Month with a special guest today: Dr. Patricia Green, AAPS Superintendent. Dr. Green read “How Big Is the World?” by Britta Teckentrup to Janice Smith’s kindergarteners, who just […]

Huron biology students see ‘Birds of Prey’

March 26, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Thanks to funds from an Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation Idea Grant and the Huron PTO, all Huron High School biology students saw a live “Birds of Prey” presentation Friday, March 23. Sarah Gilmore […]

Forsythe sixth graders take third place in Knowledge Master Open

March 23, 2012 AAPS News Editor

A team of 18 sixth graders from Forsythe finished third in Michigan out of 12 teams in the Knowledge Master Open competition held on March 21, 2012. The KMO is a national knowledge contest that […]

Fresh and cool: Young rapper ‘MubbiMan’ keeps it positive

March 23, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Listen up, music moguls: MubbiMan is in the house. MubbiMan is the stage name of Abbot Elementary fifth grader Mubarak. Just ten years old, and having worked on his craft for less […]

Author Hope Vesterglaad to Bach Elementary students: Keep your eyes and ears open

March 22, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Author Hope Vesterglaad has written several children’s books, including “Potty Animals.” She returned to Bach Elementary, which she attended from 2nd to 6th grade, to talk about her books with kindergarteners and […]

CMPP students meet Ukrainian visitors

March 21, 2012 AAPS News Editor

When Skyline students Allison Lang and Talia Dessel began their internship with Pittsfield Township March 19, they probably didn’t guess that their work would play a small role in international relations.

AAPS high school students to perform with Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra

March 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

This spring, a large group of choir students from three Ann Arbor high schools will join with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Carl Orff’s monumental cantata Carmina Burana. Members of the A […]

The Tappan Players present “Little Shop of Horrors”

March 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Now in their 22nd year, the Tappan Players announce the 2012 performance of award-winning musical Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Under the direction of Alex Mendiola and Kathy Kauffmann, the […]

Elementary teacher upgrades writing lessons

March 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh When you think about using technology in the classroom, you might think of students tinkering with science, math or engineering projects. But King Elementary fifth grade teacher Karen Haddas is using […]

Win a gift card to Nicola’s Books!

March 16, 2012 AAPS News Editor

That’s right: We’re having another giveaway for the AAPS social media fans and followers. The winner will be announced next week.