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U-M rowing team meets Pittsfield pen pals

May 10, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh After three months of writing letters back and forth, Pittsfield fifth graders finally got a chance to meet their pen pals on the University of Michigan women’s rowing team this week.

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Community Gives Back

VIDEO: U-M softball team visits Abbot Elementary pen pals

May 7, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh The University of Michigan softball team is pretty busy these days. The team just won another Big Ten Title, their sixth in a row, and are set to play at the next […]

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University of Michigan Women’s Basketball team shoots hoops at Logan

April 23, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Logan Elementary students got quite the treat on Monday when six members of the University of Michigan Women’s Basketball team visited for the afternoon. […]

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Google Career Day inspires AAPS juniors, seniors

December 17, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh  When you think of Google, you think of Google Docs, Gmail and its all-knowing search engine. Its creative and innovative products stem from a deliberately unique and inspiring work environment –– and […]

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Volunteer buddies build love of reading at Allen

December 10, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh In just eight weeks, a group of second and third graders at Allen Elementary have improved their reading skills by one or two levels. These students were having a hard time with […]

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Local business professionals mentor AAPS principals

April 9, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Principals in the Ann Arbor Public Schools are partnering with local business professionals in the Principal and Business Mentor Program. The goal of the program is to help principals learn new skills […]

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CMPP students meet Ukrainian visitors

March 21, 2012 AAPS News Editor

When Skyline students Allison Lang and Talia Dessel began their internship with Pittsfield Township March 19, they probably didn’t guess that their work would play a small role in international relations.

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Spanish-speaking students learn English with help of in-class translators

February 8, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Spanish Language Internship Program tutor Victora Reackhoff translates for seventh grader Brian in his science class at Slauson Middle School. SLIP tutors are University of Michigan students who provide in-class translation for AAPS students who […]

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Making math fun: Volunteer tutors help students build confidence, strategizing skills at Abbot Elementary

February 6, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Sometimes, a little extra attention can go a long way. In a 6-week pilot program, volunteers from Comerica Bank and Google have been playing math games with fourth and fifth grade students […]

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Extra library books find new home at AAPS

January 26, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service A few times a year, libraries clean out their inventories and get rid of excess books. But those books aren’t just tossed into the trash. Instead, materials at the […]

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