AAPS District News

Allen Elementary places 16th of 700 schools in national plastic film recycling challenge

April 25, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Members of the Allen Elementary community took on a new challenge this year. For the first time, they participated in the Trex “Beyond the Bag” national recycling challenge. In the process, students saved 306 pounds of […]

Community High School's Jazz Combo Unified Field Theory performing

Community High jazz combo wins a Downbeat magazine Student Music Award

April 24, 2019 AAPS News Editor

The Community High Jazz combo Unified Field Theory has won a Downbeat magazine Student Music Award in the High School Combo contest—the largest worldwide competition for high school jazz combos. The 42nd annual Student […]

The 34th annual College and Career Fair connects hundreds of students with college & career representatives

April 24, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Hundreds of students and their parents from across the county attended the 34th annual College and Career Fair at Pioneer High School Tuesday night, where representatives talked with […]

3 questions for: James Luxon’s kindergarten class at A2STEAM, about growing their own snacks

April 23, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Animal crackers are fine. But they can’t quite compete with growing your own fresh leafy snack from seeds. We asked James Luxon’s kindergarten class at A2 STEAM three […]

Pioneer 10th grader Brian Khuu holds a giant check for winning the Focus on the Road video competition with the Suburban Collection's Dan Wiebelhaus

Pioneer, Skyline students recognized for videos highlighting dangers of distracted driving

April 23, 2019 AAPS News Editor

“Creating a video like this where you have high school students who talk about this kind of distraction, or talk about this kind of cause and then are able to show it to their peers we thought was a great idea in order to decrease distracted driving,” says the Suburban Collection’s Dan Fuoco.

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3 questions for: Cheryl Haller, RE the Ann Arbor College & Career Fair April 23

April 19, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor All interested students and their parents throughout Washtenaw County are invited to the 34th annual Ann Arbor College & Career Fair to be held from 6 to 7:30 […]

Sean Eldon, Huron High School English teacher; department chair

April 18, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Sean Eldon grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, the oldest of three children to a carpenter and a bank teller. Neither of his parents had a college degree […]

Bassist Divinity Roxx performs at Community High prior to appearance at The Ark tonight

April 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Rapper, composer, director, and bassist extraordinaire Divinity Roxx lived up to her name Wednesday afternoon when she performed for and talked with students as the latest in […]

Pathways Basketball team celebrates with state championship trophy

Good News from AAPS April 16, 2019

April 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

There are often many AAPS students and staff whose hard work and commitment are recognized in numerous ways. We’d like to start taking some time to highlight their achievements. Cosmetology Students Compete in State […]

3 questions for: Alex Meints, Huron High School junior

April 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Every year, Alex Meints, 17, speaks to younger students about his experience being on the autism spectrum. He has spoken at Clague Middle School’s Abilities Day for sixth graders […]