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Miranda Messer, Bryant Elementary Teacher Assistant

November 2, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bryant Elementary Principal Jamar Humphrey says that ever since preschool was added to Bryant in 2019, Teacher Assistant Miranda Messer has been a “consistent rockstar and team player.” “She […]

Elizabeth Recla
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Elizabeth Recla, Lakewood Elementary fifth grade teacher

October 26, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Elizabeth Recla is from Summerville, South Carolina. This is her nineteenth year of teaching and fifth year with AAPS. Recla lives in Ann Arbor with her husband Ryan, a Pioneer graduate, her son Rider, a […]

Claire Federhofer, Huron High School ELA teacher
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Claire Federhofer, Huron High School ELA teacher

October 19, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Claire Federhofer hails from a small South African town just outside Johannesburg. She relocated to the United States in 2017 to join her partner who is a faculty member […]

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Reese Richardson, Pathways to Success physical education/health teacher & coach

October 5, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Coach Reese Richardson grew up in Ann Arbor, the youngest of three boys in a sports-loving family. He attended Thurston Elementary, where his love for the game blossomed, followed by […]

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ShaRhonda Jones, Haisley Elementary third grade teacher

September 28, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News ShaRhonda Jones grew up in a blended family Saginaw, the oldest of her mother’s four children, and third oldest of her father’s five. “Even though I am not the oldest […]

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Kristin Berger, King Elementary music teacher

September 20, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Kristin Berger grew up moving every three or four years—which she attributes to her parents having “itchy feet” when she was younger. “But actuality, there have just been lots of awesome […]

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Bethany Bell, Carpenter Elementary fourth grade teacher

September 12, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Bethany Bell grew up in small towns in both Kansas & Iowa.  Her father was a minister and her mother was a homemaker, and she has two younger brothers. Bell earned her elementary education degree […]

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Daniel Verdugo, Huron High School Spanish teacher

September 7, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Born and raised in Spain, Daniel Verdugo has taught Spanish at Huron High School since 2018. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the Universidad de Barcelona, where his interest in languages, history, and cultures motivated […]

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Anita Ringo, fifth grade teacher at Bach Elementary

May 26, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Anita Ringo is a fifth grade teacher at Bach Elementary School who has been a dedicated classroom teacher in the Mack and Bach communities for more than 33 years.   […]

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Keely Hoffman, AAPS’ lead school nurse and Michigan School Nurse of the Year 2022

May 19, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Keely Hoffman already has two important titles behind her name: AAPS’ lead school nurse, and—since March of 2020—lead nurse of the district’s COVID clinical and protocol needs. And now […]

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