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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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Casey Warner, Skyline High School science teacher

May 10, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Skyline science teacher Casey Warner has just been named a University of Michigan Chapter of Sigma Xi (a scientific research honor society) 2022 Teacher of the Year. Her colleagues agree the award is well-deserved. Skyline […]

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Peggy Leonard, Lakewood & A2 Open art teacher

May 4, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Peggy Wier Leonard is a townie who grew up in Ann Arbor and attended Mack, Forsythe, and Pioneer. She attended Eastern Michigan University with the idea of being an elementary classroom teacher with a minor […]

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Sherri Polovick, Westerman Preschool & Family Center Office Professional

April 27, 2022 AAPS News Editor

It’s difficult to choose just one of AAPS’s 140 hard-working, versatile office professionals to highlight on National Administrative Professional Day. But if you spend any time at the Preschool, it’s easy to see why Sherri […]

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Lauren Perry, fourth grade teacher, Pattengill Elementary

April 13, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Lauren Perry grew up on Ann Arbor’s west side and attended Haisley Elementary, Forsythe Middle School, and Pioneer High. Her parents Luke and Marsha Perry still live in her childhood […]

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Katie Ryan, Angell Elementary Music Teacher

April 7, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Katie Ryan grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota—the eighth of nine children, with seven brothers and a sister. Her father,  originally a Yooper, was the first of his family to attend college and later […]

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Anna Gonzalez, Scarlett Middle School Spanish teacher

March 14, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Anna Gonzalez grew up outside of Chicago in a town called Inverness with her parents and three older sisters. Her parents met in medical school in the Philippines, and after they married and had their […]

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Shevaughn Watson, Carpenter Elementary third grade teacher

March 8, 2022 AAPS News Editor

 Shevaughn Watson was born and raised in Grand Rapids. The youngest of four children whose mother often emphasized the importance of education and community involvement, she attended elementary, middle, and high school within the Grand […]

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Amanda Wood, Logan Elementary Young 5-2nd grade, CI classroom teacher 

February 25, 2022 AAPS News Editor

Amanda Wood is a Young 5’s through second grade teacher at Logan Elementary. This is her ninth year teaching and eighth year at Logan. Wood grew up in Livonia with her parents Dave and Darlene […]

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