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Broadway comes to Skyline High School

January 10, 2024 AAPS News Editor

‘Hamilton’ assistant music director and wife, a professional actor, lead a workshop for choir and theater students The Skyline Theater stage filled with eager music and theater students Tuesday as Peter VanReesema,  Assistant Music Director […]

Features

Skyline Director of Vocal Music Lindsay CieChanski is named UMS/DTE Educator of the Year

December 7, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Lindsay Ciechanski says if she had had any idea she would be named the UMS/DTE Educator of the Year for 2023, she never would have worn her baggy holiday sweatshirt from 1992 on Wednesday.  That’s […]

Features

A legendary career comes to a close: Pioneer Director of Bands David Leach set to retire in June

November 15, 2023 AAPS News Editor

David Leach’s passion for music education shines through his decades-long career Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When Jason Towler was about to enter his freshman year of high school, his self-confidence […]

Elementary News

More than 1000 elementary students treated to a field day to see a Pioneer Theatre Guild production

November 10, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The Addams Family School Edition concludes this weekend The Pioneer Theatre Guild presented an elementary field trip today as more than 1,000 students gathered in Schreiber Auditorium to see Act 1 of The Addams Family […]

High School News

Skyline Theater to present ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ the first two weekends in November

October 27, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Skyline High School’s fall production, The Pirates of Penzance may be an operetta well over 100 years old, but in many ways, it’s also the very model of a modern major musical. ­­            “This is a very funny […]

Features

Huron Players to present “Little Women” Nov. 2 through 5

October 26, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The Huron Players will present their fall production, “Little Women” from Thursday, November 2 through Sunday, November 5. All performances will be held in the Richard E. Ingram Theater of the Performing Arts at the […]

Features

Skyline High School junior wins the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition

October 24, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Violinist Minji Kim will perform with the orchestra in March 2024 The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A2SO) has announced that violinist and Skyline High School student Minji Kim, 16, is the winner of its 2023 […]

Features

Lakewood fifth graders tour murals in downtown Ann Arbor

May 25, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Art Center hopes to offer more field trips and mural tours in the future Lakewood Elementary fifth graders were treated to a tour of murals in downtown Ann Arbor Wednesday courtesy of […]

Downtown Ann Arbor storefront window with several pieces of artwork from AAPS students.
Features

Highlights from Youth Art Month

April 4, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Downtown Ann Arbor was turned into an outdoor art gallery once again this March, as Main Street area businesses placed the artwork of Ann Arbor Public Schools students in their windows as part of Youth […]

Features

MAEA art show at WCC features some of the outstanding work by students at Ann Arbor Public Schools

February 6, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The works of art by 51 AAPS students are on display now through Friday, Feb. 24 at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building. The Michigan Art Education Association (MAEA) offers its teacher members the unique opportunity to showcase […]

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