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Lawton students applaud longtime volunteer on her 90th birthday

December 7, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Fourth grade teacher Jinx Cooke, left, applauds as kindergarten teacher Jenny Szalay, right, escorts Ginny Hartog through Lawton Elementary for an all-school clap-out celebrating her 90th birthday. Hartog volunteers in Cooke’s and Szaley’s classrooms every week. Story, photos […]

Students at 5 AAPS elementary schools rock out at lively nutrition assembly

December 3, 2018 AAPS News Editor

The Jump with Jill Nutrition Assembly—dubbed “the world’s only rock and roll nutrition show”—was held a five AAPS elementary schools last week. The assemblies—offered at Pittsfield, A2 STEAM, Dicken, King, and Haisley—came at no cost to the […]

Action-packed AAPS District STEAM Expo showcases students’ creativity, ingenuity

November 30, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos & video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Teachers and students in all grades throughout AAPS showcased their STEAM learning, including their planning, evaluation and improvements throughout the design process at […]

What a thrill! Community High Jazz combo performs for Wynton Marsalis

November 28, 2018 AAPS News Editor

It was a night to remember at Hill Auditorium Monday when Community High’s jazz combo ‘Unified Field Theory’ performed for Wynton Marsalis, the esteemed director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Juilliard’s Jazz Program, and […]

Community High observes Multi-Culti Day with celebrations from around the world

November 21, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Every year on the day before Thanksgiving break, Community High School forums choose a holiday from around the world to celebrate with food, decorations and sometimes dance. Have […]

Haisley’s annual `I Am Thankful Assembly’ still going strong after 30 years

November 20, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Haisley’s “I Am Thankful” assembly has been a day-before-Thanksgiving break tradition for 30 years. Fifth and fourth graders and the kindergarteners they are matched with as […]

30 seconds with … Jenny York’s Young 5’s class at Allen Elementary

November 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor

30 seconds with … a Carpenter Elementary music class

November 5, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Kerry Gleeton’s music class had fun today with the classic “Chicken on a Fencepost” singing game at Carpenter Elementary:

A group of about 50 students, community members, members of the Board of Education, and AAPS teachers and leaders stand behind a ribbon and the Freeman Environmental Education Center's banner.

Board of Education celebrates existing environmental education program, looks to future at Freeman site

October 24, 2018 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education celebrated the district’s existing Environmental Education program and looked forward to the possibilities of expanding the program at the Freeman Environmental Education Center. The school board held […]

What to do after graduation? Counseling Outreach Programs supplement the extensive support available in the high schools

October 19, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News What comes after high school? College, career, vocational training? And if college is the choice, which one? When to apply? How to pay for it? Ann Arbor Public Schools offers […]