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New school community likes what it sees at expo

November 14, 2014 AAPS News Editor

When you have a brand new school where staff and students are doing all kinds of exciting things, you naturally want to show off a little. A2STEAM at Northside did just during its first Fall […]

Densu Dixon, Andrew Burns and Swagat Tripathy in Skyline's DTEP lab.
Academics

Skyline students’ ‘HydroPod’ invention earns national award

May 13, 2013 AAPS News Editor

It’s a simple design: a hexagon base with plexiglass rising to form a point in the middle. It would take ten minutes to assemble, and around $25 to buy. And it could greatly improve access to clean water in developing countries. […]

Tahani Othman's fifth graders presented the Toyota engineers with Lakewood Lizard t-shirts. The students signed the back.
Community Gives Back

Toyota brings ‘World of Motion’ to Lakewood

May 8, 2013 AAPS News Editor

World of Motion is a program created by the Society of Automotive Engineers, and Toyota (and other auto companies) take part. Employees volunteer to spend 1-2 hours a week for 6-8 weeks teaching students SAE science and technology curriculum. […]

Skyline students Albert Foo and Sharath Anand show off the prototype ExtinBreachR with Design, Technology and Environmental Planning teacher Tom Pachera and student teacher Frank Norton.
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Skyline students’ invention helps keep firefighters safe

April 22, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh It doesn’t get much more traditional than a fire department. The unofficial slogan is “300 years of tradition unimpeded by progress,” and today’s firefighters still use the same tools as the first […]

Community Gives Back

WCC teachers-in-training make math fun at Burns Park

November 15, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh At the Burns Park annual Math Carnival, everyone’s a winner. Washtenaw Community College education students practice giving math lessons. Burns Park students learn new concepts and practice old ones. And everyone gets […]

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