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Let’s Play!
Goal of this free event is simple: fresh air and fun By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor AAPS students gathered Wednesday at Allen Elementary for a one-time free event in which they learned new techniques […]
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4th graders chat with their U-M student-athlete pen pals in virtual meet-and-greet
King students had been waiting for weeks to meet their penpals in the Michigan Athletics Let’s Go Do PenPal Program By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It was an event Katy Wagner’s fourth graders at […]
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AAPS’ first electric school bus is ready to roll
Fleet of four new electric buses will allow the district to continue working toward environmental sustainability. Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The school bus pulling into Pioneer High School next […]
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Haisley 4th grader publishes book of poems—a hobby he began at the age of 4
Anmol Alva’s favorite poets are Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Rudyard Kipling, and H.W. Longfellow By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Haisley Elementary fourth grader Anmol Alva says he is moved by kindness. He’s also inspired […]
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Pioneer Theatre Guild presents `The Play at Home Project’ — 8 short plays written by contemporary playwrights
Pioneer Theatre Guild’s “Play at Home” project is available by live-streaming Dec. 4 through Dec. 6 When COVID-19 put a pause on live productions, a group of theatre companies from across the country came together […]
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You’re invited! CET’s ‘The Tempest’ (Act 1) to be live-streamed on Friday, Nov. 27 from 7:30 to 8 p.m.
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Community High School’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” was two days away from opening night when schools shut down last spring. It was a huge disappointment. But all […]
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AAPS student art in the time of COVID
Students express a myriad of feelings through art By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Creating art can be a nonverbal way to express feelings and emotions, especially in times of uncertainty. As Georgia O’Keeffe put […]
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AAPS Good News – Week of November 16
Community High School Students Win National Awards Community High School journalism students have recently won national awards for their work during the 2019-2020 school year. Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards Personal opinion: Off-campus […]
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Becoming better writers: U-M teaching interns continue their work with Mitchell- Scarlett Partnership
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When AAPS and the University of Michigan School of Education made the move to virtual teaching this fall, teachers, administrators, and faculty members in the Mitchell-Scarlett Partnership drew on 11 […]
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Clague Middle School social studies teacher selected for National History Day webinar series
Karma Nordstrom hopes her work will lead to AAPS students participating in the Michigan History Day and National History Day competitions By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Clague Middle School social studies teacher Karma Nordstrom […]