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Skyline students take the pledge to drive safely

February 14, 2020 AAPS News Editor

SkyWell Club invites community partners to annual expo to discuss safe driving habits with students Story, video & photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor At Skyline High School’s SkyWell Club held its annual expo […]

3 questions for … Katarina Wolfkostin

February 13, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer sophomore is able to flourish as an ice dancer and keep up with her education thanks to A2 Virtual online classes Video, photos and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor So how does […]

A minute with the Pioneer A Cappella Choir

January 30, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Need a quick mid-winter pick-me-up? Listen to a minute of the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir singing a creative and engaging arrangement of the African-American spiritual, “Daniel, […]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary—aka “King Dreamkeepers”—celebrates 50th anniversary

January 21, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/news.a2schools.org Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School observed its 50th anniversary three months ago but held off until the weekend before the national MLK Jr. Day to really celebrate. After […]

Talent on tap for this weekend and next: See highlights of a FutureStars 2020 rehearsal

January 16, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pioneer Theatre Guild’s FutureStars 2020 returns for the 18th year with preliminary competitions this Friday and Saturday nights ( Jan. 17-18) followed by a finale on […]

Senior DP student Selina Lui (who has been accepted into the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design‎) poses with a painting she'll display at the exhibit.

Huron’s 6th Annual Art Night is Jan. 16; features work of every Huron art student

January 14, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Work from every art student at Huron High School will be displayed at Huron’s 6th Annual Art Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 in the […]

Jordan Tirico with student group in Guatemala

Skyline grad extols benefits of gap year; USA Gap Year Fair to be held Jan. 22 at Skyline High School

January 13, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News When Jordan Tirico graduated from Skyline High School in 2018, he knew he wasn’t ready right away to walk into a college classroom. And so he took […]

30 seconds with: Yael Rothfeld’s music class with Thurston third graders

January 9, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editors Thurston third graders have had a rollicking good time learning the “Grumpy March” dance from music teacher Yael Rothfeld. “It’s a pretty complicated dance and it is only […]

3 questions for: Andy Meyer, RE 5th Grade Robotics Competition

January 8, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Forsythe Middle School will be the setting Saturday for the Ann Arbor Public Schools’ annual 5th Grade Robotics Competition among students from Abbot, Allen, Bach, Dicken, Haisley, Mitchell, and […]

Ann Arbor Open students transform classrooms; prepare for annual Multicultural Fair tonight

December 19, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s Ann Arbor Open’s biggest event of the year. The Multicultural Fair takes place tonight, inviting visitors to travel around the world without leaving the building. […]