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[ October 15, 2026 ] Huron High School’s Rhythm Rats Marching Band wins two titles in debut competition Features
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Caitlin Opfermann, Pittsfield Elementary Title I teacher

February 8, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Caitlin Garvin Opfermann is no stranger to the Ann Arbor Public School family, having attended Thurston Elementary and Clague Middle School before graduating from Huron High in 2007. She is […]

MAEA art show at WCC features some of the outstanding work by students at Ann Arbor Public Schools

February 6, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The works of art by 51 AAPS students are on display now through Friday, Feb. 24 at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building. The Michigan Art Education Association (MAEA) offers its teacher members the unique opportunity to showcase […]

Impossible plant-based burgers coming to AAPS high school cafeterias this month

February 3, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Huron High School students have spoken, and thanks to their overwhelming response, Impossible burgers will be featured in AAPS high schools’ “grilled” stations starting on February 20th. The frequency is still to be determined, but […]

Pioneer Theatre Guild to present Future Stars 2023 on Feb. 11

February 3, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Tickets are on sale now for the 21st citywide talent search Pioneer Theatre Guild’s FutureStars 2023 returns for its 21st year at the newly renovated Schreiber Auditorium at Pioneer High School. A citywide talent search for Ann […]

Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor adds to the fun at Burns Park Elementary’s Groundhog Day celebration

February 2, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Get ready for 6 more weeks of winter By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Punxsutawney Phil has nothing on Larry, the Burns Park Elementary stuffed groundhog. During an all-kindergarten ceremony attended by Ann Arbor Mayor […]

Sports Spotlight: Skyline swimmer Lucas Caswell is persistent when it comes to getting better

February 2, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Story and main photo by Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Skyline’s standout swimmer Lucas Caswell says this season has been ruled by one quote from the Book of Boba Fett: “Persistence without insight will lead to the same […]

‘They go the extra mile.’ Bryant special education team honored by the Michigan Council for Exceptional Children

January 31, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The competition was stiff for the Michigan Council for Exceptional Children‘s state-wide 2023 Dr. Dawn Gallup Honor Recipient Award. So Jessica Lucke, the district’s Teaching Consultant for Cognitive Impairment Programming, […]

Pittsfield Elementary holds a school-wide March for Change in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 31, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor From justice and equality to peace, love and anti-bullying, Pittsfield students were encouraged to promote a cause important to them during the Pittsfield March for Change in honor of […]

Food Service

Coming in February to Ann Arbor Food Service: Smart snacking

January 30, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Greetings from AAPS Food Service! We just wrapped up our first event of the new year at Haisley Elementary, where students were treated to cornbread and spiced peaches with whipped cream. Then it was on […]

Sarah Suchanek, Slauson Middle School ELA teacher

January 27, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Sarah Suchanek grew up in Ann Arbor and attended Dicken, Forsythe, and Pioneer (with a two-year break in high school when her family lived in Florida). She’s a third-generation […]