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Marriage of math and engineering evident in middle school Math/PLTW Camp

August 9, 2018 AAPS News Editor

“Engineering and math just go hand in hand, it’s very seamless you know to go from the math part to the engineering. The cool thing about it for them is they get to see the fact that math is not just a stand-alone, it’s actually used somewhere else,” says Marty Moreno. […]

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AAPS middle school English Language Arts Camp instills love of reading and much more

July 23, 2018 AAPS News Editor

“At this point I just think that it’s great that we just caught some of those kids, and if we catch you with one book, then it’s going to spread like wildfire and you’re going to find other books that you like in that genre or by that author,” says Tappan ELA teacher Shannon Epps. […]

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Scarlett students & Holocaust survivor share their refugee experiences with sixth graders

May 25, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Melanie is a sixth grader at Scarlett Middle School who fled Cuba on a raft with her family when she was five. Ahmed is an […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Abby Ruehlmann, Clague Middle School English Language Arts teacher

May 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Abby Ruehlmann is completing her first year of teaching in the district, but has already made a big impact on the ELA team and students at Clague Middle School. Principal […]

Community Gives Back

Slauson Science Olympiad team takes first place in the state, heads for nationals in Colorado

May 4, 2018 AAPS News Editor

  By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s been 26 years since Slauson Middle School has competed in the National Science Olympiad Tournament, but thanks to a first-place finish in the state competition April 28, the […]

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Volunteers renovate, beautify the Clague Middle School courtyard in `town-gown’ collaboration

April 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Story by Karleigh Stone/weloveannarbor.com Who wants to stare at an overgrown, unusable and potentially dangerous garden all day? Probably no one. However, the students, staff and faculty at Clague […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Hannah Gottlieb, Clague Middle School math teacher

April 12, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Hannah Gottlieb was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula, in and around the Marquette area.   Throughout middle and high school, she loved science and thought she would […]

Features

Clague basketball phenom Emoni Bates comments on NCAA final; his future

April 5, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Clague Middle School eighth grader Emoni Bates is considered to be among the top basketball players his age in the country. Some say the best. We caught up […]

Community Gives Back

Youth Art Month in downtown Ann Arbor

March 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Downtown Ann Arbor businesses have turned into an Ann Arbor Public Schools art gallery for the month of March. More than 30 Main Street Area Association merchants are participating in the Youth Art Month collaboration, by placing student artwork in their display windows. […]

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Inspired by speaker at school assembly, Tappan student is now selling her self-published book on Amazon

March 14, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photo and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News In some techy circles, books have taken a back seat.  But some—including  Tappan eighth grader Bintou Kaba—are still smitten. Not only does she love to read […]

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