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COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Annarbor.com
Apr 27Rianna Johnson-Levy and Cooper DePriest above, of Community High School, received the coveted Harold Eastman Outstanding Youth Achievement Award last month from the Breakfast Optimist Club of Ann Arbor in recognition of their exemplary academic achieve... »
AAPS Weighs Cuts to Staff, Buses, Programs
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Apr 23At its April 18, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor Public Schools board of trustees reviewed possible reductions to the fiscal year 2012-13 budget. The district faces a $17.8 million deficit. The district is planning to cover part of that with revenue enhanc... »
Laith Al-Saadi: the hardest working man in (Ann Arbor) show business?
Annarbor.com
Apr 10Laith Al-Saadiphoto by Steven Sexton He was singing in the Boychoir of Ann Arbor at age 4 and picked up his first guitar when he was 13. When his high school friends were flipping burgers for comic-book money, he was... »
Youth poetry slam scene heats up as competition finals approach
Annarbor.com
Mar 26Supportive calls of “You got it,” and “You’re doing great,” and “Keep going” came from the crowd of adolescents and parents gathered at the Community High School’s recent youth poetry slam competition, every time a student at the microphone... »
Community High's Ensemble Theatre taking audiences to 'Avenue Q'
Annarbor.com
Mar 21Community Ensemble Theatre, Community High School’s theater guild, will soon present its winter musical, "Avenue Q: School Edition," with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, and directed by Quinn Strassel. Performances ... »
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AAPS Weighs Cuts to Staff, Buses, Programs
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Apr 23At its April 18, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor Public Schools board of trustees reviewed possible reductions to the fiscal year 2012-13 budget. The district faces a $17.8 million deficit. The district is planning to cover part of that with revenue enhanc... »
Terrific Theater for the Entire Family
Examiner Ann Arbor Mi Edition
Mar 30This upcoming weekend there are several plays showing in the county, that the entire family will enjoy. At Pinckney Community High School, the Act 2 Theatre Company will be presenting the Tony... »
Board Applauds AAPS Achievement Gap Plan
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Mar 20At its committee-of-the-whole meeting on March 14, 2012, the Ann Arbor Public School board of trustees received a presentation on superintendant Patricia Green's plan to eliminate the achievement gap. The gave the plan an overall positive reception, al... »
AAPS Update: Climate, Bullying, Guidance
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Feb 22At its Feb. 15, 2012 committee-of-the-whole meeting, Ann Arbor Public School board members got updates on the district's anti-bullying policy, results from a district-wide climate survey, and a new comprehensive guidance program. »
Theatre. . . Competition?!
Ann Arbor Schools Musings
Jan 31Without much notice or fanfare, high school theater* groups around the state prepare one-act plays for a theater competition--the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association competition, or MIFA, as it is known--throughout January and February. In th... »
