Community Ensemble Theatre—Community High School’s theater guild —is presenting its spring show: "Just Desserts: One Acts, Shorts, and Skits," produced by Quinn Strassel. Performances will be May 11-12 at 7 p.m. at CHS, 401 N. Division. Tickets are $12 for adults ($8 for students and seniors) and may be purchased ...
Community 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 will be March 22, 23 and 24 at 7 p.m., with a ...
Ann Arbor Public Schools officials are close to announcing who will attend Community High School next year. District spokesperson Liz Margolis said AAPS received 408 applications for 114 spots entering CHS for the class of 2015. Community High School officials will know how many students accepted spots on Friday, which ...
At center, Seymour (Eli Rhodenhiser) introduces the seemingly innocent Audrey II plant to his boss Mrs. Mushnik (Jessica Shapiro), as his coworker and friend Audrey (Etsie Arruda) looks on. This is part of an ongoing series of theater reviews of local high school productions, written by high school students, that ...
Community Ensemble Theatre —Â Community High School’s theater guild — will present its fall musical, "Little Shop of Horrors," December 3-5. The show is directed by CET’s new acting teacher, Quinn Strassel, and performances will be Friday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, ...
The Communicator, Community High School's student newspaper, reported recently that "unruly student behavior" — mostly theft, obnoxiousness and loitering — of Community students was putting their relationship with the Kerrytown Market & Shops in danger. Located across North Fifth Avenue from the high school, the shops are a popular hangout ...
Pioneer High School's Symphony Band won the 2010 Commended Winner award in the National Wind Band Honors Project's Mark of Excellence program, according to the AAPSNews service. The competition is national and the award means Pioneer placed in the top 50 percent of entrants. Click here to read the full ...
Little Lake Free School won't be Ann Arbor's first acquaintance with the free school concept. In the 1970s, Ann Arbor Public Schools attempted a free school experiment of its own with Earthworks High School. In 1971, Dr. Bruce McPherson was hired as superintendent of Ann Arbor schools, and brought his ...
The Mock Trial Team A won the state championship title during the Michigan High School Mock Trial Tournament held over the weekend, the AAPS News Service reported. A total of 10 teams competed. The Community High team beat Kalamazoo Central, the defending state champions, to win the crown. The group ...
Michigan’s economic and budget woes are forcing all local school districts to make tough choices. As vice president of the Michigan State Board of Education, and an Ann Arbor schools Dad three times over -- I have a strong interest in making sure we use this year to reform our ...
Phil Walker is directing Community Ensemble Theater students in Ken Ludwig's light-hearted theater spoof, "Moon Over Buffalo," which runs February 4-7.