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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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Pioneer to perform ‘Shrek the Musical’

April 3, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Oh, for the love of Pete! The Pioneer Theater Guild is performing “Shrek the Musical” from April 27 to May 5, and the performance dates can’t come soon enough. Pioneer is workshopping […]

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Two U-M students donate 200 books to Carpenter Elementary class

January 11, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh  Two University of Michigan student mentors donated more than 200 books to Anthony Galardi’s third grade class at Carpenter Elementary last month. The mentors, Francesca George and Tiffany Tan, are senior psychology […]

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Student growth through a social curriculum: Responsive Classroom and Developmental Designs approaches provide early promise to Mitchell and Scarlett

November 28, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Sometimes, a few small changes can make a big difference. That’s what Mitchell Elementary and Scarlett Middle schools are showing as they implement new school-wide approaches that improve teacher instruction, student behavior […]

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Community High Jazz students play for Gov. Rick Snyder at U-M ‘Celebrate Invention’ reception

October 19, 2012 AAPS News Editor

The Community High Jazz Program was invited to perform for the University of Michigan’s Celebrate Invention reception, which hosted honored guest and keynote speaker Gov. Rick Snyder on Oct. 18. The reception, held in the […]

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U-M athletes encourage AAPS students to ‘Block Out Bullying’

September 14, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Bullying affects everyone –– even college-level athletes. That lesson and many more were highlighted at “Block Out Bullying,” an event sponsored by the University of Michigan volleyball team Sept. 14. More than […]

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VIDEO: Haisley students visited by bald eagle that will fly at U-M football game

September 7, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh At Saturday’s University of Michigan vs. the U.S. Air Force football game, a bald eagle named Challenger will fly across the stadium before the Pledge of Allegiance. But before he does that, […]

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AAPSEF announces new officers, board members

July 26, 2012 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation (AAPSEF) is proud to announce that Omari Rush has been appointed Chair of the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation for a two-year term as of July 1.

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AAPS families participate in study testing crash prevention technology

July 19, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Ann Arbor Public School PTOs could see a sizable donation thanks to its support of a study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). UMTRI, in a contract with the […]

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Sparking the love of language

March 7, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Twice a week, third and fourth grade classrooms at AAPS elementary schools make a transformation that changes everything: no English is allowed. Only Spanish. The transformation is part of an educational partnership […]

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