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AAPS hosts Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Showcase at Skyline, Forsythe and Wines

October 25, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Visitors from throughout the state were impressed with hands-on, engaged learning Educators from Michigan walked through halls and classrooms at three Ann Arbor schools Tuesday to see Project Lead The Way (PLTW )students in action. […]

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Brian Rose, Slauson Middle School social studies teacher

October 15, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Brian Rose was born and raised in Dexter. He attended Dexter Public Schools, the University of Michigan, and Eastern Michigan University. Rose spent two years teaching at Ypsilanti Middle School and is now in his […]

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Sasha Azanov, Tappan Middle School social studies teacher

October 7, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Sasha Azanov grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in a town called New Hope. She says the small, tight-knit community was a great place to grow up. Her parents immigrated from Russia and Germany, so […]

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Tappan Middle School Student Champions Cerebral Palsy Awareness

October 4, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Ptolemy Weathersby encourages classmates to treat him as they would anyone else, and to wear green on Monday Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Last spring when Ptolemy Weathersby heard about […]

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Slauson PLTW teacher flies a plane to enhance her lessons next year

July 17, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Slauson Project Lead the Way teacher Kim Jaster this summer got to check flying a plane off her bucket list and she hopes doing so as part of Air Camp in Dayton, Ohio will ultimately […]

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Clague Middle School again earns ‘School to Watch’ honor for excellence

June 11, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Sixth graders gathered outside Clague Middle School today to learn that their school had been named a Michigan School to Watch for 2024—an honor recognizing excellent middle school programs. Math teacher Keisha Ferguson told students […]

Interim Superintendent Jazz Parks speaks at a lectern in front of an AAPS electric bus, with Clague students on one side of her, and White House Advisors, EPA leaders and elected officials on the other side.
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Ann Arbor Public School students will breathe cleaner air thanks to four new electric buses

June 11, 2024 AAPS News Editor

The White House and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan, as recipient of rebates from EPA’s Clean School Bus program. The school district will receive up to $800,000 from President […]

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Ann Arbor City Council honors Scarlett Middle School students for research projects on the history of Ann Arbor

June 4, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Eleven Scarlett Middle School students from Jeffrey Kabat’s Individuals and Societies classes were honored at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on Monday, June 3, for their exceptional research projects on the history of Ann […]

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Gretchen Hahn, Clague Middle School Science Teacher & Department Chair

March 13, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Gretchen Hahn’s roots trace back to New York, where she was born. As one of seven siblings, she recalls moving around a lot before her family settled in Perry, Michigan. Hahn’s love for learning blossomed […]

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Clague Middle School 8th grader earns a coveted spot at the U.S. National Junior Figure Skating Championships

February 28, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Angela Shao says her goal is to represent the U.S. internationally Clague Middle School eighth grader Angela Shao recently capped off an impressive 2023-2024 season in figure skating. As one of the top sectional novice […]

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