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White returns to Pioneer post from time as U.S. Army drill sergeant
Michael White comes back to his job as principal for second semester, following a one-year deployment at Fort Benning, Ga.
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Clague students win 1st place in ShowGreen TV Film Challenge
Technology teacher Michael Harris said he was invited to the program by the students who won for the 13-and-Under Category, answering the question: “What is global climate change and what’s your solution?”
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School Bells: Huron’s Ziemba wins 1st in carpentry competition
A series of school-related briefs including: Dancing at Burns Park, NAAPID events, Pattengill creates blankets, Dicken Winter Walk features student-made luminarias, among others.
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3 chosen as AAPS superintendent finalists
A community forum is being scheduled in early March for the public to meet candidates for the new superintendent. The board will also schedule final interviews and consider a choice for a new Ann Arbor Public Schools superintendent.
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Superintendent semi-finalist interviews are this week
The Ann Arbor Board of Education will interview six candidates on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and finalists are expected to be chosen at the end of this week. Site visits to finalists’ communities will follow.
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U.S. Dept. of Ed official shares vision during Pioneer visit
WITH VIDEO: Assistant Secretary the the U.S. Dept. of Education Peter Cunningham met with teachers, government students and administrators, telling them “there’s no big, bold new agenda” in terms of dollars, but that the department is promoting teaching as a profession.
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Dozens of volunteers set the scene for Burns Park Players production
WITH SLIDE SHOW: Longtime volunteers for the local theater company bring a sense of community to the stage for productions that benefit Ann Arbor students. Their winter performance continues this weekend.
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Lakewood Elementary celebrates school’s 50-year anniversary
WITH VIDEO: Lakewood students researched their history and learned about life in a one-room schoolhouse, the times in the 1960s when their school first opened and they put together an all-encompassing assembly to showcase their work.
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Lawton students get lessons in sustainability from local inventor
Itzik Henig showcases his mobile, solar-powered device for areas around the world that do not have modern amenities such as running water and power. The device generates electricity and purifies water.
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Chinese language and culture the focus of Allen principal’s trip
WITH SLIDE SHOW: Joan Fitzgibbon visited a variety of schools in different parts of the country as part of a cultural exchange through the Confucius Institute at Michigan State University. She hopes to be a resource as the district looks ahead to possibly expand its foreign language offerings in the future.