LifeTouch will be in the building all day on October 3, 2008 to take student IDs and picture re-takes. Lifetouch picture forms will be available for students beginning next Monday, September 22, 2008 in the Smaller Learning Community Office.

Sep 12 2008

An email was sent via this list in error on September 10, 2008. This is the transportation message that begins “Dear Skyline High School Parents and Students,” and is signed “Sincerely Bradford M. Mellor, Director of Transportation.”

We apologize for any confusion this caused. A more detailed transportation notice will be posted on our website soon.

Sep 11 2008

We are very sorry to report that Parent - Student Access to PowerSchool has been turned off and is not currently available. The timeline for opening the student portal has been pushed back, a more specific timeline will be announced later into Fall semester. As always you are welcome to email the teachers with questions regarding your child's progress.

Sep 10 2008

August, 2008

Dear Skyline High School Parents and Students,

With the opening of our third comprehensive high school, district high school attendance boundaries and transportation schemes have been extensively redesigned. You will receive a “Welcome Back To School” magazine in the mail in August that will provide detailed information regarding all bus stop locations, school policies, etc. Skyline bus routes are also printed on the back of this letter.

This letter provides a broad overview of the transportation services and schedules devised especially for Skyline High School. There are several different groups of students who will travel to and from Skyline differently.
• District policy provides that students who live within 1.5 miles of their school are expected to walk. This is true for Skyline students, with some exceptions.
• Students who live South of M-14 may walk to Forsythe, Haisley, or Abbott schools (you pick the closest), and catch a shuttle bus to Skyline.
• Students who reside in the Skyline/Forsythe attendance area and are eligible for transportation (check the route listing for your location) will ride a bus along with Forsythe Middle School students.
• In the morning, these buses will deliver students to Skyline, and then take the MS students on to Forsythe.
• In the afternoon, 4 shuttle buses will take SHS students to Forsythe to transfer to their bus home. Please consult the route listing for your specific stop locations and bus numbers.
• Skyline students living in the Clague MS attendance area (west of Nixon Road) will be bused directly to and from Skyline.
• Students who do not reside in the Skyline attendance area will ride the HS bus to Huron or Pioneer High School in the morning. (Consult the district magazine for your bus number and stop time.) From there, catch a shuttle bus to Skyline. In the afternoon, shuttle buses deliver these Skyline students to Huron and Pioneer, where they transfer to the High School 7th hour AATA bus. (There is an AAPS after school bus for students who live outside the AATA service area.)

Please call the school with route questions. Representatives from Transportation will be on hand to answer questions at registration for Skyline students, August 19th and 20th. We’re very excited to be of service to all of you as we open this wonderful new school!

Sincerely

Bradford M. Mellor, Director of Transportation

SKYLINE: 994-6515

BUS 28/BUS 28 & 140 PM
Maiden Ln @ Nielsen Ct 6:51
2750 Pontiac Trl 6:54
Gleaner Hall @ Gleaner Hall Ct 6:57
4141 Gleaner Hall 6:57
Gleaner Hall @ Cedar Ln 6:57
4504 Gleaner Hall 6:58
3963 Warren Ct 7:04
3575 Pontiac Trl 7:07
Pontiac Trl @ Dhu Varren 7:09
2915 Pontiac Trl 7:09
Pontiac Trl @ Skydale 7:10
Arrowood Clbhse 7:11
Pontiac Trl @ Brookside Dr 7:13
Pontiac Trl @ Apple 7:14
Forsythe MS/ South Side 7:22

BUS 122
Carrot Way End 7:08
Dhu Varren @ Leslie Park Cir 7:09
Birchwood @ Foxway 7:10
Foxway @ Omlessad 7:13
Dhu Varren @ Foxridge Ct S 7:15
Traver Blvd @ Logan El 7:16

SKYLINE PM

SKYLINE TO FORSYTHE:
BUS #89,#140, #141,#144
SKYLINE STUDENTS WILL RIDE
TRANSFER SHUTTLE TO FORSYTHE
TO BOARD HOME BUSES

COMMUNITY,SKYLINE OPEN:
Students will ride to Pioneer or Huron
to ride AATA buses or transfer to 7th
hour buses.

SKYLINE TO PIONEER:
BUS #65 3:15
BUS #75 3:15

SKYLINE TO HURON:
BUS #32 3:15
BUS #64 3:15

NOTES:

1. Consult the “Welcome Back To School” magazine you will receive in the mail in August for a comprehensive listing of all bus stops for all schools.

2. Skyline, Huron & Pioneer High Schools will have copies of the AATA and after school 7th hour bus schedules on hand at registration.

Sep 9 2008

All parents are invited to participate in Skyline High School’s first Capsule Night , where parents have an opportunity to experience their student’s school day and meet their teachers. Parents will also enjoy a performance by the Skyline choir during Capsule Night. Capsule Night will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 beginning promptly at 6:30p in the Skyline Auditorium.

The Skyline PTSO will soon be publishing the first Skyline Directory! If you have not already entered your student's directory information, you can do it on the PTSO website at http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/skyline.ptso/contact_data (The form allows you to indicate which information you want to have published in the directory.)

If you filled out the form before September 5th, you'll be able to preview your student's directory entry at Curriculum Night. Please stop by to check that all your contact information is correct.

Sep 8 2008

Skyline Calendars are here!

To access the new and improved Skyline and District calendars visit our website at: http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/skyline.home/calendars .

Please pay attention to the note at the top of each calendar page which allows you to limit the calendars that are displayed: "To Personalize View: You can choose which events to view on the grid by clicking the 'down arrow' button to the right of the Agenda tab, and checking or unchecking the calendars listed."

Subscribing to the calendars is available as well. Follow the instructions on the calendars page for more information.

We hope you find these calendars both easy to use and useful.

Sep 5 2008

Dear Skyline Parents and Guardians

By now you have received the most important word about how this school year has begun—the informal reports given to you by your son or daughter. The faculty and staff at Skyline hope these reports are positive. We hope you feel that the school year has begun well for your child.

The ninth graders adjusted easily to their new surroundings and their schedules, and are a friendly presence in the school. It seems to us at Skyline that classes began smoothly and that these first few days have been a fine beginning of what should be a productive school year.

I would also like to take this opportunity to send out a heartfelt thank you to the many parents that gave and are continuing to give their time and expertise to us at Skyline. The success of our registration and school opening is clearly associated with our parent volunteers. Skyline parents were here early and stayed late and I want you to know that your efforts did not go unnoticed and are genuinely appreciated by the Skyline students and staff.

You are cordially invited to attend Skyline High School’s Capsule Night, September 10, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the Auditorium. You will have an opportunity to meet the staff and visit with your youngster’s teachers. We will also have a performance by the Skyline Choir, which performed at Interlochen last August. We look forward to meeting you next Wednesday, September 10, 2008.

The Skyline Staff

Aug 29 2008

"Transportation has added a group stop to service Skyline HS students who live in the walk zone for Ann Arbor Open. Bus #122 will pick up in front of the school at 7:26 a.m.. It will then proceed to Skyline.

Aug 25 2008

Scarlett Middle School
is hosting a free sports physical night!
Tuesday, Sept. 2nd from 6:30-9:00 p.m.

3300 Lorraine
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 997-1220

Aug 17 2008

A Call for Parent Volunteers!

We need parent volunteers to help with student registration. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Registration times are:

Tuesday, August 19th
8:30AM – 11:30AM

Wednesday, August 20th
Noon – 3PM

Please contact the office at Skyline if you are interested in volunteering (734) 994-6515.

Aug 17 2008

subject: PTSO contact data & volunteer form on website

You can make registration a little faster and easier this week by filling out the PTSO's contact data (for the school directory) and volunteer form on the website in advance. It's easy! Just use your Internet browser to go to http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/skyline.ptso/contact_data. The form will ask you for names, address, phone & email addresses. You can select which information you want printed in the school directory. You can also tell us what PTSO functions you'd like to help with. After you click "submit", your information is secured; it can only be viewed by website administrators. You will be able to check your directory entry at Registration or Curriculum Night.

Aug 15 2008

Mr. Pachera's entire interview will be on WWJ.com beginning Monday, August 18, and the reports featuring him will be broadcast at 5:10am, 9:10am, 3:10pm and 6:10pm on Monday the 18th as well.

Aug 14 2008

Mr. Pachera interviewed on WWJ
The interview will be on http://WWJ.com beginning Monday, August 18.
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Thank you letter from Jayne Bower at WWJ Newsradio in Detroit:

Ms. Jackson,

I interviewed Tom Pachera for a “Back-To-School” report I am producing for WWJ in conjunction with The Detroit News.

I just want to let you know what an impressive spokesperson Mr. Pachera is for Skyline High School. His comments were thoughtful, intelligent, informative and interesting! I am also grateful to Tanishia Peterson for setting up the interview for me with very little lead time.

The entire interview will be on our website at WWJ.com beginning Monday, August 18. My reports featuring Mr. Pachera will be broadcast all day Monday. I will let him know the exact times.

Thank you and best of luck as you launch Skyline’s first year!

Sincerely,
Jayne Bower

Aug 6 2008

Dear Skyline Students, Parents, Families and Guardians:

Registration for the very first 9th grade class at Skyline HS has been scheduled on August 19th and 20th, 2008. You are invited to attend the first 9th grade registration day. At registration you will pick up your schedule of classes for the upcoming school year. Please follow the link below for the schedule and attend during or after your designated time according to the first letter of your last name. You may attend on either Tuesday morning OR Wednesday afternoon. The Registration Make Up Day is scheduled on Friday, August 21st for all students, letters A-Z.

http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/skyline.home/registration_2008-2009

Jul 14 2008

Our library books are coming in on July 23rd!!

If you are interested in helping our Lead Planning Teacher for Media & Technology, Sara Duvall unpack the library books please contact her at: duvall@aaps.k12.mi.us

http://skyline2.aaps.k12.mi.us/mediacenter/Skyline_Library/Home.html

Jul 9 2008

Interviews for the Chinese instructor are currently being scheduled for July 15, 2008 from 9 am to 1 pm. We are looking for parent volunteers to serve on the interview committee for this hire. If you are interested please contact Tanishia Peterson at: peterson@aaps.k12.mi.us
Phone: 734-994-6515

https://www.a2schools.org/skyline.home

Jun 24 2008

Please remember our PTSO meeting scheduled for Thursday June 26, 6:00 pm in the Media Center, here at Skyline!!

http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/skyline.home/skyline_ptso

Jun 9 2008

Good afternoon,
We've received reports that some people are not receiving the Skyline High School Update messages. To facilitate troubleshooting this problem, I am sending a test message out via the system, and would appreciate it if you could send me a quick reply (e.g. "Got it!") if you received this test message.
Thanks for your help!

Ali Van Doren
AAPS District Webmaster

Jun 9 2008

Orchestra Update:

There will be one final audition day on June 24th from 3:30-5:30 PM in the orchestra room (C110). Students will need to be prepared to play the audition requirements listed below. This audition will be on a first come first serve basis. I look forward to meeting more of you on June 24th.

Audition Requirements
Scales: two scales chosen, by Miss Cowper at the audition, from the following major scales: C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, and A-flat. Scales should be played two octaves with four notes slurred in a bow at a quarter note=100 bpm

Solo: a 3-5 minute solo that showcases your technical and musical ability:

Sight-reading: you will have 60 seconds to look over the sight-reading piece. You will not be allowed to play your instrument during this time, however, you may sing through your part. Use this time to look at the key signature, time signature, accidentals, rhythms, and any other signs and symbols that are in the part (D.C, D.S, fine, repeats, bowings, articulations, etc.)

Tanishia Peterson, Secretary
734-994-6515
peterson@aaps.k12.mi.us
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Attendance Office
734-994-7842

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