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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]