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For a Rainy Day

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For a Rainy Day

The first song on this playlist is “Daisy” by Choker — A necessity. If you don’t have this song in any of your playlists,...

AAPS Board to Vote on Recommendation to Keep Most Students Virtual

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AAPS Board to Vote on Recommendation to Keep Most Students Virtual

Lucy Tobier, Eliot Klus, and Charles Solomon

On Feb. 24, the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) Board of Education will vote on a recommendation from the district’s superintendent,...

Defunding the Police in Detroit Public Schools

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Defunding the Police in Detroit Public Schools

Since the death of George Floyd in May of 2020, protests have erupted across the world, fighting for change in government and...

For a Sunny Day

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For a Sunny Day

The first song on this playlist is “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac — the ultimate oldie but goodie. Fleetwood Mac’s most popular...

AAPS Announces First Virtual Snow Day

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AAPS Announces First Virtual Snow Day

Reagan Masek and Emily Chung

On Feb. 15 at 9:51 p.m., AAPS board member Jeff Gaynor made a statement about a potential virtual snow day. “This [snow...

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Happy #FashionFriday! This week features Evan Ash,

Happy #FashionFriday! This week features Evan Ash, a senior at CHS. Ash shows off his Jordan 1 Mids, with Levi’s jeans, a crewneck, and a flannel on top.⠀
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“I sort of grew into who I am,” Ash said. “I think the clothes I wear help me tell some random strangers a little bit about myself.” ⠀
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IGTV and photos by Sela Gur-Arie

On Feb 24, Forum Council met to discuss in-person

On Feb 24, Forum Council met to discuss in-person learning. They will be working on a survey to gather more questions and opinions from the student body. The next meeting will be focused on Commstock and senior activities. The full meeting minutes can be read at the link in the bio.

Today’s Guess Who is Zach Schueler! This CHS sen

Today’s Guess Who is Zach Schueler! This CHS senior turned the dark days of the coronavirus into something that he will remember for years to come. He spent his time connecting with his friends virtually and doing things that kept him happy in such an unprecedented time. ⠀
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“I spent a lot of time [in quarantine] going on runs in my neighborhood,” Schueler said. “I spent a good amount of time playing video games and watching Netflix on Zoom with my friends. Sometimes we just talked and reconnected since we couldn’t see each other.” ⠀
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Photo courtesy of Zach Schueler ⠀
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This CHS senior is in the Landrum forum. Guess who

This CHS senior is in the Landrum forum. Guess who it is in the comments below, and we will post a reveal later today. ⠀
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Post by Ailish Kilbride

On Feb. 24, the AAPS School Board voted in favor o

On Feb. 24, the AAPS School Board voted in favor of a return to hybrid in-person learning. Click the link in our bio for more information.

Mali Chappell-Lakin has spent most of her senior y

Mali Chappell-Lakin has spent most of her senior year of high school online, and the adjustment to virtual learning has been a struggle.⠀
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“We're getting close to the end of the year, so I feel like I should be less overwhelmed than I am,” Chappell-Lakin said. “But online school kind of adds this layer — I feel less motivated but also feel more pressure to do well, if that makes sense.”⠀
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Chappell-Lakin has continued to participate in virtual extracurriculars for most of the school year, and this has helped her cope with the stress that comes with online school and a global pandemic.⠀
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“I’m so grateful that I can still do theater, and dance, and stuff outside of school that I really enjoy,” Chappell-Lakin said. “Without that, I think I would be [feeling] a lot worse than I am, so I'm very very thankful for that.” ⠀
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Post by Lily Sickman-Garner⠀
Photos courtesy of Mali Chappell-Lakin

For almost three months, AAPS has been embroiled i

For almost three months, AAPS has been embroiled in a heated debate about when to resume in-person learning. On Feb. 24, the AAPS Board of Education will vote to approve a modified return to the in-person learning plan. If passed as is, it would make a return before summer unlikely for most students and set the date for the return of the most at-risk students to March 22. ⠀
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Through rallies, petitions, letters and a fundraiser, the district has divided over the benefits and costs of in-person learning. ⠀
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You can read more about the reopening discussion at the link in our bio.⠀
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Post and photo by Lucy Tobier

Izzy Stevens, a freshman at CHS, took this picture

Izzy Stevens, a freshman at CHS, took this picture last July when she was on her family's yearly trip to South Haven, Michigan. It represents a happy moment in her confidence journey.⠀
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“The day I took this picture was the day I realized how much confidence I had grown,” Stevens said. “I noticed a change and I noticed how much self love I had.”⠀
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Taking time away from school and focusing on herself helped Stevens with this reflection. She felt like she was becoming more of the person she wanted to be and closer to achieving her goals, like making new friends. The advice Stevens would give other people that wanted to gain confidence would be to take steps outside of your comfort zone.⠀
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“I wasn’t doing them for the act of gaining confidence but [because] I knew that these acts would be good for me,” Stevens said. “I know it’s said a lot but taking steps outside your comfort zone, even if it is small, can really help in the long run.” ⠀
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Post by Abbi Bachman

Since the death of George Floyd in May of 2020, pr

Since the death of George Floyd in May of 2020, protests have erupted across the world, fighting for change in government and policy. Schools are no exception. In Detroit, there has been a movement to get rid of the police in public schools.⠀
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“The display of hyper surveillance, the lack of resources and the lack of mental health resources that combine to tell kids that [they’re] not worth investing in, [they’re] not worth it,” Dr. Charles Bell said, a criminal justice professor at Illinois State University, aid at the U of M event. “We don’t see you going to college, we see you going to prison.” ⠀
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Read more about the effort to redistribute public school funding away from police in Detroit at the link in our bio.⠀
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Photo courtesy of Jim West/Zuma Press/TNS⠀
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For Jordan Sparrow, owner of Sparrow Market in dow

For Jordan Sparrow, owner of Sparrow Market in downtown Kerrytown, business is booming.⠀
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“On the contrary to most businesses, we’re actually doing more,” Sparrow said. “People are more fearful of going out to restaurants and are staying home.”⠀
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Initially, Sparrow had to quickly develop a method to accommodate customers not comfortable with entering the store. Management rapidly began giving out their email addresses and posting on social media, so the community knew their process: email them a list and they can bring groceries directly to customers’ cars.⠀
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However, the pandemic has brought unforeseen changes to other businesses just a few feet away. Catch up with Kerrytown at the link in our bio.⠀
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Photos and post by Mia Goldstein

Last Tuesday, Superintendent Jeanice Swift announc

Last Tuesday, Superintendent Jeanice Swift announced that AAPS will be having a virtual snow day. We asked Ann Arbor high schoolers what they thought about the decision.⠀
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Post and graphics by Henry Connor and Kevin Dutton

"On March 19, Jezebel writer Rebecca Fishbein publ

"On March 19, Jezebel writer Rebecca Fishbein published an article title, 'Help, I Think I'm Falling In Love With Andrew Cuomo.’ Here's the problem: I am not sure if it is satire or not."⠀⠀
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Almost a year ago, Communicator journalist Eliot Klus wrote about the mid-pandemic obsession with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and his discomfort with it given Cuomo's anti-progressive record and confrontational demeanor. Now, Cuomo faces widespread criticism for his disastrous handling of nursing homes in the early pandemic and his aggressive attempts at covering it up, including threatening a Democratic assemblymember. Read Klus's original article at the link in our bio.⠀
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Graphic by Cate Weiser⠀⠀
Post by Eliot Klus

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