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[ September 25, 2020 ] School supply kit distribution continues at AAPS Features
[ September 21, 2020 ] Performing arts app will enhance music ed for AAPS middle & high school students Features
[ September 21, 2020 ] Virtual learning with: Logan 3rd grade teacher Tierra Jackson and her 3 AAPS daughters Features
[ September 18, 2020 ] AAPS students among 30 finalists in Broadcom MASTERS—the nation’s top middle school STEM Leaders & Innovators. Features
[ September 18, 2020 ] Student homebuilding program continues with new challenges Features

Chelsea Birchmeier, Skyline High School ELA teacher

November 5, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Born on the Eastside of Detroit, Chelsea Birchmeier’s upbringing has shaped her teaching style. Her love for school was constant. Beyond watching soap operas with her grandma, reading has […]

Jane Nixon, Pioneer High School teacher consultant, coach

October 29, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Tell us a bit about your background. I’m a townie. I was born and raised in Ann Arbor with two sisters, a brother, a dog and kind loving parents […]

Jessica Fleming, Clague Middle School social studies teacher

October 22, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Jessica Fleming was born in Silver Springs, Maryland and lived in metro Washington, D.C. until she was 14. New jobs brought her family to the Ann Arbor area […]

Katie Kipp Dohm, PLTW lead teacher, Dicken Elementary

October 15, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Katie Kipp Dohm grew up in Bloomfield Hills with her parents, Bob and Shirlee, and older brother, Chris. While in first grade at Pine Lake Elementary (which has since been torn down), she fell in […]

Julie Arbour, King Elementary physical education teacher

October 9, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Julie Arbour has taught physical education at King Elementary School since 1981. She grew up in Tecumseh, the only girl in a family of three boys. She […]

Kristen Smith, Lawton Elementary Building Literacy Expert

October 1, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Kristen Smith grew up in Alma, Michigan and attended Alma High School. She then moved to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan and earned her bachelor’s degree […]

Lynn Boland, Huron High School health science teacher

September 24, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Lynn Boland was a nurse at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for 15 years before returning to Huron High School in 2008 to lead the Health Sciences Program. The program […]

Ashley Campbell, Bryant Elementary young fives teacher

September 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Ashley Campbell grew up in Pontiac and graduated from Pontiac Central High School. She then set off to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ferris State […]

Nishi Crook, Burns Park fourth grade teacher

June 7, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Nishi Anjali Crook graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Michigan University in 2012 with a triple minor in mathematics, reading, and integrated sciences. After student teaching with cooperating […]

Cathy Glei, Eberwhite kindergarten teacher

May 30, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Catherine Glei was born outside Chicago, the oldest of three children born to an inventor/scientist father and a mother who was also a nurse. She attended elementary, middle school […]