Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 17, 1955
Caption:
PITTSFIELD SCHOOL LANDSCAPING BEGINS: Teachers and pupils at the Pittsfield School, plagued for the past few years by a sea of mud where the projected playground was to be, won't have that problem this fall. Heavy duty equipment this week began the task of grading the area on the west side of the school to rectify the poor drainage situation. Part of the six to seven acres will be seeded, while part will be laid out for ball fields and playground equipment. Much of the 40 acres around the school has been rented to nearby farmers during the seven years since it was purchased by the school board.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 7, 1957
Caption:
SCHOOL ADDITION 'GROWS': This 70x41-foot multi-purpose room is part of a three-classroom, "L"-shaped addition being built by the local Schoolmaker, Inc., onto Pittsfield Public School's Mary D. Mitchell School. The addition, excluding equipment, is expected to cost about $160,000 when completed early next year. An eight-foot upper portion of the multi-purpose room is to be glassed-in. Facilities will also include an auxiliary classroom, library, offices and special service room, teachers' lounge and boy's and girl's locker rooms. Both Ann Arbor and Pittsfield district voters will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on annexing the latter district to the Ann Arbor system.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 10, 1953
Caption:
Children of the new Mary D. Mitchell School near East Ann Arbor do their own moving when it's time to furnish a new wing of the recently-built school. The school is part of Pittsfield School District No. 9.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 22, 1958
Caption:
MOVING IN: These first graders at Mary D. Mitchell School today moved chairs and books into a new three-classroom addition which was built onto Mitchell School and equipped for about $175,000. The addition also contains a multi-purpose room, library, auxiliary classroom, offices and shower and locker rooms.