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Slauson 8th graders present promotion tribute 2021
Slauson Middle School eighth graders said so long to staff and younger classmates Wednesday and released a tribute video. Good luck to all!
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Slauson Middle School impresses at National Science Olympiad Tournament; takes home Spirit Award
The Slauson Middle School Science Olympiad team competed in the 2021 National Tournament hosted virtually by Arizona State University on May 22. The tournament’s middle school and high school divisions included 60 teams each, composed […]
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Clague Middle School declared state champ in `You Be The Chemist’ challenge; advances to nationals
A team from Clague Middle School was declared the state champion in the You Be The Chemist competition on May 11. They are one of only five teams advancing to the national finals. The team […]
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Tappan teachers welcomed back to the building; now they prepare to welcome back students on Monday
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Middle school teachers throughout the district returned to their buildings today to prepare for the arrival of students on Monday. At Tappan Middle School, teachers’ arrival was celebrated with […]
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Anna’s Kindness: AAPS student volunteers help others at six events in four days
Now in its fourth year, Anna’s Day of Kindness has grown into a weekend of events, honoring Anna LeFort’s compassion and service on the anniversary of her death. The Forsythe Middle School student passed away […]
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Scarlett 7th grader’s winning poetic rap reflects on diversity
Tamsin Aherne urges us to ‘be kind to every kind of mankind’ By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The challenge: Write a poetic rap reflecting one of three themes: COVID-19 Pandemic School Life in 2020 […]
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District-wide MS-K8 assembly will celebrate ‘March is Reading Month’ on March 3
Former Tappan student Sarah Weeks will talk to students about her work as an author By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The AAPS middle school librarians will host a special virtual assembly for all middle […]
Community Gives Back
Slauson student’s greeting cards have raised hundreds for charity; now she’s named one of 2 top youth volunteers in Michigan
Izzy Sutton says she’s honored to be recognized and hopes to bring home a national prize for the Slauson trophy case By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Isabel Sutton has enjoyed helping animals as far […]
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‘Such an amazing day.’ Tappan teacher provides 300 meals for AAPS families
Every year, Tappan science teacher Stacey Greene and her husband, Seth, search for a local organization to support. This year, their friend, Sheldon Alexander, had started a catering company called “Foodies” around the beginning of […]
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Way to go, Nemo! Forsythe sixth grader advances in The Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship
Nemo Tsai, 11, has been helping out in his parents’ restaurant for years; says the baking competition was both pressure-filled and lots of fun When Nemo Tsai was a kindergarten student at Wines Elementary, he […]