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Health expo promotes wellness culture at Skyline

January 28, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Skyline High School held its first Wellness Expo today, and Skyline Commons was filled with local health- oriented community organizations and student clubs promoting awareness about wellness. The expo reflected the school’s Health & […]

Grant provides 8 right-sized cellos

January 27, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Bach Elementary fifth grader Livi J. loved learning to play the cello that she—along with every other fifth grader in the district—received at the start of the school year. But there was a problem. “It […]

Board to review sample bond proposal Wednesday

January 27, 2015 AAPS News Editor

AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift will present a sample bond proposal to trustees at Wednesday’s Ann Arbor Board of Education meeting. Trustees will consider asking voters in May to approve a bond proposal that would address […]

See the FutureStars 2015 slideshow:

January 26, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Teachers use PD Day to expand their skills … with slideshow

January 26, 2015 AAPS News Editor

While students may have enjoyed some extra sleep this morning, their teachers have been busy learning how to do their jobs even better. On Professional Development Day, AAPS teachers are learning a range of subjects […]

Huron’s Micah Miller is FutureStars 2015 winner

January 24, 2015 AAPS News Editor

And the FutureStar 2015 winner is … the marvelous Micah Miller. The Huron High School student knocked ’em dead tonight at Pioneer High School with her outstanding rendition of “At Last.” More photos to come […]

Forsythe Science Fair to be held Feb. 8; largest of its kind in the state

January 23, 2015 AAPS News Editor

When Forsythe Middle School science teacher Dan Ezekiel meets scientists who learn he is the staff contact person for what is believed to be the largest single school science fair in the state, their eyes […]

Thurston Chess Tournament draws 95 students from southeastern Michigan

January 22, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Ninety-five students from 25 southeastern Michigan schools and five home schools participated in Thurston Elementary’s 12th Annual Chess Tournament over the weekend. The tournament, organized by the Thurston PTO, included beginner sections for novice players as […]

CHS students honor King’s legacy at annual event

January 20, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Community High School students honored the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. through poetry, prose and dance during the school’s annual MLK assembly at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church last week. CHS Dean Marci Tuzinsky said […]

Mind the gap: Fair will explore exciting options for grads

January 19, 2015 AAPS News Editor

If your high school senior is less than thrilled at the thought of heading off for college next fall, you might want to bring him or her to the 2015 Gap Year Fair on Jan. […]