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[ October 6, 2026 ] A minute on the playground: Mitchell Elementary students have fun cheering, learning to yo-yo, and shooting hoops with their principal A minute in the room
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[ October 2, 2026 ] A minute in the room: Abbot School Librarian Christina Nielsen welcomes an enthusiastic group of third graders A minute in the room
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Rebecca Ball, Pioneer High School social studies teacher

October 4, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Rebecca Ball was born and raised in Ann Arbor, and attended Haisley, Forsythe, and then Pioneer High School, from which she graduated in 1990. She earned a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of […]

Josh Tumolo, A2 STEAM fifth grade teacher

September 27, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Josh Tumolo was born in Camden, New Jersey, the oldest of three children. He attended Haddonfield Public Schools from kindergarten through 7th grade before moving to Saline to complete […]

Rob Finkle, Slauson Middle School self-contained classroom teacher

September 13, 2021 AAPS News Editor

This is Rob Finkle’s 18th year of teaching. The oldest of three brothers, he graduated from Holly High School and went on to work as a welder for five years. While volunteering at church helping […]

Subha Ramadoss, Huron High School physics teacher

September 7, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Subha Ramadoss grew up in New Delhi, India. Her mother was a high school science teacher and her father worked in the National Informatics Center as one of the Directors. Inspired by her mom, she […]

Ko Shih & Jason DePasquale, Ann Arbor Open team teachers

May 26, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Teaching can be a lonely profession, but that’s never a problem for Ko Shih and Jason DePasquale. Now in their fourth year of team-teaching 5th and 6th graders at Ann Arbor Open, […]

Michael Jones, Skyline science teacher

May 20, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Michael Curtis Jones grew up in the city of Detroit during the 70’s and 80’s, the third of Curtis and Mary Jones’s six children. His family was one of those selected for the bussing program in […]

Lisa Pham, Bach Elementary librarian

May 12, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Lisa Pham (rhymes with “mom”) grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has been in the education field for more than two decades. In 1999, she graduated with a bachelor’s […]

Lori Moizio, Pattengill third grade teacher

May 4, 2021 AAPS News Editor

Lori Moizio and her two siblings grew up in Oak Park, Michigan in a family of educators. Her mother, father, step-mother and sister-in-law were all teachers and her dad taught at the high school she […]

Gabby Taylor, Bach first grade teacher

April 13, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Gabby Taylor is a first grade teacher at Bach Elementary who was raised in a family of helpers who all work with schools, mental health, non-profits, or children with […]

Sarah Conner, Allen Elementary art teacher

February 17, 2021 AAPS News Editor

“Teachers and school systems have become the center of a much larger societal conversation and debate. I am acutely aware of the spectrum of learning experiences that families in our district are currently facing. Early […]