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Heather Gray, Wines Elementary special education teacher
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Heather Gray grew up with a brother and sister in the small town of Jesup, Iowa. Her parents were both elementary school teachers and she was a teacher’s […]
Videos & slide shows
30 seconds with … Gene Bartley’s 5th grade music class, Dicken
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor You’ve probably heard our outstanding high school musicians at one concert or another. Well, once upon a time they were fifth graders just getting the hang of it … […]
Elementary News
Pittsfield students march, sing in school’s annual parade honoring MLK, Jr.
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pittsfield Elementary students marched throughout the school Friday, singing “We Shall Overcome” and carrying signs they had made promoting the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr. AAPS schools […]
Latest news
30 seconds with … interactive storytime at Dicken Elementary Young Fives
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor
Latest news
30 seconds with … Dicken’s all-school Martin Luther King, Jr. Assembly featuring the third graders
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News
Board of Education
AAPS Board of Education swears in new Trustees, elects officers
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education elected Harmony Mitchell to serve as their president at their Organizational Meeting. New trustee Bryan Johnson was chosen to serve as Vice President. Trustee Jeff Gaynor will remain as board Secretary while new trustee Rebecca Lazarus was elected Treasurer.
High School News
AAPS now accepting applications for AAPS college scholarships
AAPS is now accepting applications for all AAPS college scholarships. A variety of scholarships are available for continuing your education at a credentialed college, university or trade school. Some scholarships are available to all students […]
Features
FutureStars 2019 promises to feature outstanding talent; see highlights from a preliminary show dress rehearsal
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s considered the most popular talent show in Michigan, and if Wednesday night’s preliminary round dress rehearsal is any indication, FutureStars 2019 may be the best yet. The […]
"Exceptional" profiles
Monica Brennan, Angell Elementary second grade teacher
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Monica Brennan has been teaching at Angell Elementary for five years. She grew up in Royal Oak, the daughter of a nurse (mother) and a Chrysler assembly worker, both […]