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[ July 16, 2026 ] AAPS summer programs help students build skills, confidence, and connections Features
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AAPS summer programs help students build skills, confidence, and connections

July 16, 2026 AAPS News Editor

Middle and high school students are strengthening academics through engaging summer learning and credit recovery opportunities. Ann Arbor Public Schools’ summer programs at Tappan Middle School are creating opportunities for students to strengthen skills, build […]

AAPS Summer Music Program brings young musicians together

June 24, 2026 AAPS News Editor

125 students are spending three weeks making music, building skills, and having fun alongside experienced student mentors. With instruments in hand and music filling the halls at Skyline High School, 125 students are taking part […]

MDE Director of the Office of Educational Supports, Corinne Edwards visits Melissa Saeed's classroom full of students

Michigan Department of Education official tours Scarlett

May 27, 2026 AAPS News Editor

The Michigan Department of Education Director of the Office of Educational Supports, Corinne Edwards toured Scarlett Middle School last week. Edwards says she was interested in how the school integrates the IB program into opportunities […]

Sharon Jakob, School Nurse at Forsythe Middle School

May 6, 2026 AAPS News Editor

Sharon Jakob was born in Guyana, South America, and immigrated at the age of three to Canada, where she was educated and completed her Registered Nursing degree. She immigrated to the United States shortly after […]

University of Michigan students talk to 6th graders during panel discussion at Digital Wellness Expo

University of Michigan students join sixth graders, and middle school peers at AAPS Digital Wellness Expo

April 29, 2026 AAPS News Editor

Sixth graders from across the Ann Arbor Public Schools recently came together with University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education students and 7th and 8th grade peers to discuss the challenges around excessive screen […]

Pioneer High School took first place in the high school division,

AAPS excels at State Science Olympiad, sends Pioneer and Slauson teams to nationals

April 29, 2026 AAPS News Editor

Huron High School places an impressive fifth of 54 teams, and Clague Middle School, third among 59 middle schools in the state AAPS students delivered a standout performance at the Michigan Science Olympiad State Tournament […]

From Slauson to space and back again: Aisha Bowe inspires the next generation

April 10, 2026 AAPS News Editor

A year after her all-female mission aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, the Slauson alum returns to a cheering crowd of eighth graders, sharing her path and fielding questions When rocket scientist/entrepreneur Aisha Bowe walked into the auditorium […]

Members of the Freeman Environmental Youth Council and teachers Coert Ambrosino and Sarah Hill after presenting to the Board of Education

AAPS Environmental Education Program presentation to the Board of Education

April 10, 2026 AAPS News Editor

Students and the Ann Arbor Public Schools environmental education program two teachers shared information on the more than 60 year history of the program, what’s happening now and a few of the future plans at […]

A2 STEAM robotics coach earns international recognition

March 27, 2026 AAPS News Editor

The recognition honors not only Sarah Van Loo’s dedication but also the creativity of her students and their connection to future STEM careers. Students at A2 STEAM Middle School aren’t just building, coding, and testing […]

Scarlett Middle School teacher in the running for national “Favorite Teacher” contest

March 19, 2026 AAPS News Editor

PLTW teacher Leslie Baugh is in second place—so far When Scarlett Middle School Project Lead the Way teacher Leslie Baugh checked her email Tuesday, she expected nothing out of the ordinary. Instead, she found herself […]