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3 AAPS teachers inspect a baby grand piano
Board of Education

New pianos likely coming to AAPS middle and high schools

September 15, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“When you’re playing it you want to hear what it sounds like, does it do what you’re expecting it to do? Do you have to work harder to make the same thing happen, and ultimately you know which one has the best sound overall and do the most for the music,” says Clague band teacher Jay MacArthur […]

Features

Pioneer graduate commissioned by violinists from 35 countries; will bring world together through music

August 7, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Those who attended Pioneer High School with Stephanie Ann Boyd will not be surprised to learn that the 2009 graduate has been commissioned to write a new solo violin […]

High School News

Pioneer A Cappella Choir uses ASL in stirring performance

May 25, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News In preparation for their concert later that night, the Pioneer A Cappella Choir rehearses “Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down”  while using American Sign Language. The director is […]

Features

Skyline Theatre presents powerful “Songs for a New World” this weekend

May 23, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Skyline Theatre will present “Songs For A New World” May 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Skyline High School’s Experimental Theatre.  Directed by Anne-Marie Roberts with music direction by Rachel Xydis. Tickets are $10 […]

Features

Community High jazz band wins Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award; will be featured guests at annual Jazz Blowout at The Ark May 22

May 17, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis, AAPS District News Editor Community High School’s annual Jazz Blowout at The Ark on Monday, May 22 will offer guests the chance to hear the award-winning jazz band “Tempus Fugit” as well as all […]

High School News

AAPS musicians please the crowds at Picnic Pops 2017

May 15, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The weather was perfect Saturday for a picnic on the lawn of Pioneer High School while middle and high school musicians performed under the tent. The 2017 Picnic Pops—an annual […]

Features

Skyline students to present “Get Hype: An Evening With Skyline Theatre”

April 24, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The students of Skyline Theatre are getting ready to pull out all the stops to put on a high-energy evening of a little bit of everything the stage has […]

Features

Skyline High School to present “The Diviners” March 24, 25, 26

March 15, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School Theater will  present Jim Leonard’s haunting play, “The Diviners”  on March 24, 25 and 26.     Winner of the American College Theatre Festival,  “The Diviners” is a moving story about a disturbed […]

Features

The United States Navy Concert Band to perform at Pioneer High School March 17

March 9, 2017 AAPS News Editor

The United States Navy Concert Band will perform at Pioneer High School’s Schreiber Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 17. Selected Pioneer High School musicians will join the Navy Band on-stage to perform John […]

Elementary News

Annual trip to the Scrap Box is a creative kick for Lakewood students

March 9, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News AAPS students take some incredible field trips, from world-class art museums, lectures, and concerts at the University of Michigan, to local sites to learn about wildlife, rocks […]

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