Middle School News

Caroline Fitzgerald, Scarlett Middle School band teacher

October 18, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Caroline Fitzgerald grew up in Pearl City, Hawaii and started learning the saxophone in seventh grade. Her band teacher was the most influential teacher in her life and the reason she decided to pursue music education. […]

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2015 Bond Committees to make recommendations soon

October 7, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“This whole body of work has one focus and that is to focus on the student experience while they are in our schools,” says Superintendent Jeanice Swift.

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The Hikone Exchange Program kicks off Monday when AAPS welcomes 14 Japanese students

September 30, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Fourteen AAPS families will welcome guests from Hikone, Japan Monday night as the 38th annual Hikone Exchange Program gets underway. The 14 Japanese middle […]

New Cougar Trail is a welcome addition to the Clague community

September 19, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Clague Middle School PTSO President Margaret Baker says the school’s new “Cougar Trail” reminds her of a feel-good Jimmy Stewart movie. “It’s like a community-gets-together-and-makes-it-happen “Mr. Smith […]

3 staff members at the University of Michigan RAHS Clinic at Scarlett Middle School stand next to a skeleton wearing a Halloween costume

Immunizations, sports physicals and much more available at RAHS clinics

August 5, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“We treat our sports physicals almost like an annual wellness exam. It’s not like a traditional sports physical clinic where you get in and out just with the physical and go. Because with youth often their only opportunity for getting health care is once a year during their sports physical. We take that opportunity to say, lets look at your entire health,” says Nurse Practitioner Beth Kuzma.

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Middle schoolers showcase new talents at Summer Learning Institute finale at the Neutral Zone

July 29, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News The Summer Learning Institute held at Scarlett Middle School this summer ended this week at the Neutral Zone, where the 65 students in grades 6-8 showed […]

Intervention specialists making a difference for AAPS students

June 30, 2016 AAPS News Editor

”When you all started it was the first time that I saw meaningful change for some of our at risk kids at the level they needed, at the personal level, with their issues, and their understanding of what’s going on in their lives,” says Ann Arbor Public Schools Trustee Christine Stead.

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Ann Arbor community helps prepare Scarlett students for entering the workforce

May 20, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“I think it gives kids a chance to get a jump start on what it’s like to interview for jobs, and become part of the working world. As far as being an eighth grader and having a chance to do this now I think it will give them an advantage later on when they actually are interviewing for jobs,” says Doug Martelle from the Ann Arbor Police Department.

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Hikone-AAPS Exchange Program recognized by Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Regional Chamber

May 20, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“Ann Arbor is a cultural place, there are cultures from all over the world in Ann arbor, so I think it’s important that the kids get to know different cultures and get to know different ways of doing things. That’s important for the business community also because we all need to learn from other areas and how other people do things,” says David Norton from Bank of Ann Arbor.

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Students join forces on the field on A2 Unified Day

May 19, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Slideshow by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor The action on the field at Huron High School Thursday reflected two of Ann Arbor Public Schools’ core values: working together, and respect for all. On the […]