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Christy Yee, AAPS occupational therapist

January 26, 2016 AAPS News Editor

In a sentence or two, why do you love what you do? Profile and photo by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Christy Yee joined the Ann Arbor Public Schools in 2002, and has a passion for […]

Dawn Blair, Pattengill Elementary fourth grade teacher

January 12, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Dawn Blair completed her elementary and high school years in Somerville, which is outside Memphis. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University […]

Leslie Landrum, French teacher at Scarlett Middle School

January 7, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Listen to Leslie Landrum, pictured above in her classroom, introduce herself in French: Leslie Landrum earned bachelor degrees in interior architecture and French at Michigan State University, and studied at the University of London […]

Pathways Principal Tyrone Weeks: `Students know I genuinely care’

January 6, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor When Tyrone Weeks was growing up on Detroit’s historic North End, his house was unique to others in his neighborhood because his father lived there. […]

Shawn Davis, Carpenter Elementary kindergarten teacher

December 30, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Shawn Davis is shown with a few of his students. Photos by Jo Mathis. Shawn Davis grew up in Ann Arbor and was a student […]

John Birko, Ann Arbor Student Building and Industry Program teacher

December 14, 2015 AAPS News Editor

John Birko, Ann Arbor Student Building and Industry Program teacher, was recognized last month as Builder of the Year for the Builder and Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor. Birko is in his thirtieth year […]

Sherri Hane, Dicken Elementary third grade teacher

November 30, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Sherri Hane was recently named the 2016 Elementary Science Teacher of the Year by the Board of the Michigan Science Teachers Association. The winner was chosen for using or modeling best practices, inspiring students, demonstrating […]

Ray Reetz, Scarlett Middle School social studies curriculum lead

November 17, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Ray Reetz grew up in Sand Creek, which is just south of Adrian, and lives there today. The Central Michigan University graduate teaches at Scarlett Middle School, where he serves as the social studies curriculum […]

Quinn Strassel, acting teacher at Clague Middle School, Pathways to Success, and Community High School

November 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Quinn Strassel received a B.F.A in Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan (2001), a post-bachelors teacher certification from Eastern Michigan University (2002), and a master’s in broadcast journalism from Boston University (2007). He began […]

Robyn Skodzinsky, King Elementary office manager

November 3, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Born just outside of Cleveland, Robyn Skodzinsky was raised in upstate and central New York. She moved to Ann Arbor in 1998 to serve as an AmeriCorps member for two years with SOS Community Services. […]