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[ February 23, 2026 ] Nancy Shafer Boudreau, Pioneer High School women’s cross country/varsity track coach "Exceptional" profiles
[ February 20, 2026 ] Tappan Middle School highlights vegetarian options with special lunch event Features
[ February 20, 2026 ] Seven members of the Pioneer and Skyline choirs are selected to participate in the MSVMA All-State Honors Choir Features
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[ February 12, 2026 ] The Pioneer High School Symphony Orchestra spreads musical valentines across campus by delivering about 275 serenades Latest news

Over 300 Students Named Freedom Fund Scholars at NAACP of Ann Arbor Dinner

November 7, 2022 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People recognized 304 Ann Arbor Public Schools high school students yesterday at their annual Freedom Fund Dinner. The students were recognized for […]

Sat Paul Goyal, Skyline High School teacher assistant

November 7, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Sat Paul Goyal joined Skyline High School in 2009 as a special education teacher assistant supporting students with learning disabilities. He later began running the school’s testing center until […]

Miranda Messer, Bryant Elementary Teacher Assistant

November 2, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bryant Elementary Principal Jamar Humphrey says that ever since preschool was added to Bryant in 2019, Teacher Assistant Miranda Messer has been a “consistent rockstar and team player.” “She […]

Coming in November: Let’s Get Cooking!

October 31, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Chefs will inspire students to take home recipes they try at school and prepare them at home Greetings from AAPS Food Service! The theme in AAPS cafeterias in November is an inspirational one. “Let’s Get Cooking!” […]

Parents watch kids in the Burns Park Halloween parade on Oct. 31, 2022

Video: The Burns Park Elementary Halloween parade is a fun fall tradition

October 31, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The weather was perfect for a crunchy walk through the neighborhood as parents and neighbors lined up to watch the school-wide Burns Park Halloween parade. What fun!

Field Hockey: Pioneers knock off Skyline to win D-1 State Title

October 30, 2022 AAPS News Editor

The Pioneers knocked off the defending state champion Eagles 2-1 Story and photos by Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com When the fog finally cleared on Saturday morning at Saline High School, one team celebrated while the other team […]

Elizabeth Recla, Lakewood Elementary fifth grade teacher

October 26, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Elizabeth Recla is from Summerville, South Carolina. This is her nineteenth year of teaching and fifth year with AAPS. Recla lives in Ann Arbor with her husband Ryan, a Pioneer graduate, her son Rider, a […]

Boys CC: Skyline, Pioneer end up a step behind Saline at SECs

October 25, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com The Skyline and Pioneer boys’ cross country teams chased Saline around Hudson Mills Metropark on Thursday but could never catch the speedy Hornets. Saline took two of the top three spots to […]

Gabby Mayrend in her auto tech class at Huron

Huron High auto technology student wins her bracket at Milan Dragway—in her first competition ever

October 25, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Huron High School junior and self-proclaimed adrenalin junky Gabby Mayrend says she has a need for speed. And how! In her very first drag racing experience, driving a 2002 […]

Video: Teacher’s expert storytelling skills keep her kindergarten students engaged

October 21, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Rachael Varga loves reading so much, she’s tattooed storybook characters on her arms By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Attention spans may be getting shorter and shorter, but a good storyteller can still keep a […]