Articles tagged: Tappan Middle School

Ann Arbor residents recall Super Bowl coaches as loyal friends and competitors

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Posted: Feb 02, 2013

When you talk to the people they came in contact with, teammates, friends, coaches, and even opponents, it is clear that through their loyalty and tenacity, both left lasting impressions. Read more »

With Gallery and Poll: Stakes are high, but Ann Arbor friends see same old Harbaughs on Super Bowl sidelines

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Posted: Jan 27, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of articles about the Harbaughs' time in Ann Arbor. For more about the brothers’ on-field performances, check back next week on AnnArbor.com. When the Baltimore Ravens ... Read more »

WITH VIDEO: Former educator Coleman Jewett remembered as all-around Ann Arborite

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Posted: Jan 24, 2013

Educator, athlete, artist and all-around Ann Arborite Coleman Jewett, 78, left behind a town full of memories after his death Wednesday. Read more »

Former Tappan Middle School educator and Farmers Market fixture Coleman Jewett dies

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Posted: Jan 24, 2013

Coleman Jewett, a longtime fixture of the Ann Arbor community, died Wednesday night, sources confirmed Thursday. Read more »

with gallery: Ann Arbor 8th-graders prepare for Washington D.C. performance honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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Posted: Jan 20, 2013

As the nation prepares to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, music students at one Ann Arbor middle school are practicing for an upcoming event at the nation's capital that celebrates the famous civil rights ... Read more »

with video: 13-year-old Ann Arbor middle schooler a budding iPhone app developer, entrepreneur

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Posted: May 10, 2012

Thirteen-year-old Henry Abrams is pretty much an average kid, except that he develops iPhone applications, has been an editor for a book on video game development software and runs his own company. Read more »

Tappan Players' production of 'Grease' is a community effort

Posted: Mar 26, 2011

Cam Ferris has been a part of every Tappan Players production since he was in the sixth grade. He’s now a college sophomore. “I come back every year because I love it,” said Ferris, who helps ... Read more »

neighborhood news: Tappan Middle School educator named a 'Teacher of the Year' by national lawyers group

Posted: Jun 26, 2010

Students Jacqulin Stauder, Mayura Balakrishnan, Tulin Babbitt, Avantika Jetli, Samuel Watson, Chelsea Robinson and Nylise Jones participate in a mock trial with Attorney Thomas Schwartz acting as judge. Many of the students who Tappan Middle ... Read more »

AAPSNews Service: Tappan Middle School students learn about law in mock trial

Posted: Jun 07, 2010

The classic novel “Tuck Everlasting” was the basis for the series of mock trials at Tappan Middle School, where sixth-graders learned about the trial process from a University of Michigan Law School assistant dean. David ... Read more »

neighborhood news: Longtime Tappan Middle School Athletic Director Rob Lillie recognized, gym named in his honor

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Posted: Jun 07, 2010

“So Mr. Lillie, now that you own the gym, can you sell it?” Rob Lillie, retired athletic director and PE teacher at Tappan Middle School, smiles at this question from one of his former students ... Read more »

AAPSNews Service: Tappan Middle School gets national attention for healthy eating programs, school garden

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Posted: May 24, 2010

Tappan Middle School recently received national attention for its healthy eating programs, according to an article from the AAPSNews Service. Tappan's Agrarian Garden and its expanded healthy cafeteria offerings were highlighted during a visit from ... Read more »

with slideshow: Tappan Middle School students perform Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Posted: Mar 28, 2010

After 17 rehearsals and 5,000 parent volunteer hours of work, the Tappan Players pulled off energetic performances this weekend of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A cast and crew of 150 students from Tappan ... Read more »

Ann Arbor Branch of Farm & Garden gives check to Ann Arbor schools

Posted: Aug 12, 2009

The Ann Arbor Branch of Farm & Garden presented a check for $16,000 to the Ann Arbor school district for the Agrarian Adventure at Tappan Middle School. In the photo, Ann Arbor Superintendent Todd Roberts ... Read more »