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[ May 22, 2026 ] Pathways to Success seniors celebrated with heartfelt sendoff Features
[ May 22, 2026 ] Pioneer High School community sends off seniors with festive clap-out Features
[ May 22, 2026 ] Skyline High School staff & students honor the Class of 2026 with annual clap-out High School News
[ May 22, 2026 ] Huron celebrates graduating seniors with clapout and picnic High School News
[ May 22, 2026 ] Community High School hosts a reflective and colorful celebration on the seniors’ last day of classes Features

Building bridges, supporting students: Q&A with Azibo Stevens, AAPS Homeless Liaison

June 4, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Due to a federal law, school districts must identify and assist students from homeless families. This law is called the McKinney-Vento Act, and part of its goal is to ensure homeless children […]

Video: Building bridges, supporting students

June 4, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Huron High School Assistant Principal Marcus Edmondson, King Elementary Principal Kathy Morhous, Haisley Elementary Principal Kathy Scarnecchia, Scarlett Middle School Principal Gerald Vazquez and Safe House’s Coordinator of Shelter and Help Line […]

State Senator Rebekah Warren gives special tribute at Lawton retirement celebration

May 31, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Three longtime Ann Arbor Public Schools educators celebrated their collective 87 years of service with friends, family and students at a reception Wednesday night at Lawton Elementary. Music teacher Dr. Gloria Dunn, […]

Picnic Pops features Marine Band guest, Huron alum

May 21, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh This year’s Picnic Pops featured abundant sunshine, carnival games, balloons and – of course – the fun musical selections of the AAPS middle and high school bands. It also featured an esteemed […]

It’s springtime in the Tappan Garden

April 24, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh You can learn a lot by playing in the dirt. You can learn about starting seeds, pulling weeds, the life cycle and the compost pile. Now that spring is in full swing, […]

Photos: AAPS celebrates March Reading Month

March 30, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Swinging hula dancers, a reading dog, and live storytelling from world-famous authors: our schools sure know how to make March Reading Month interesting. But even though the month was filled with fun activities, there was […]

Navy Band plays to full house at Pioneer High School

March 11, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh The U.S. Navy Band, widely considered one of the best in the world, honored Pioneer High School with a free two-hour performance to a full house on Saturday, March 10.

Redefining fundraising: PTO Thrift Shop profits create cash for AAPS

February 29, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh On the south side of town, tucked away on South Industrial Highway, rests a little thrift shop that is nearly a million-dollar enterprise. Blink and you’ll miss it. The shop looks like […]

Pioneer students earn medals at Special Olympics (with photo slideshow)

February 15, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Eight Pioneer special education students took home medals after attending the Michigan Special Olympics Winter Games in Traverse City last week.

Students think big at Forysthe Science Fair (with photo slideshow)

February 13, 2012 AAPS News Editor

–By Tara Cavanaugh Forsythe Middle School science teacher Dan Ezekiel isn’t sure if the school’s annual science fair really is the biggest one in the state, but he calls it that anyway: “No one’s corrected […]