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Tonya Whitehorn: ELA teacher, Skyline High School

May 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

If it hadn’t been for the 1995 Newspaper Guild strike in Detroit, Tonya Whitehorn might have kept to her career plan to become a newspaper reporter. As it was, she has spent the last […]

Dianna Hochella: Clague choir teacher

May 6, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“I like to introduce them to art forms that inspire them and I love to highlight how impressive and deeply artistic they already are. This age group is constantly thinking and analyzing and growing,” Clague choir teacher Dianna Hochella on teaching middle school aged students.

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Tom Clarkson: King second grade teacher

May 4, 2015 AAPS News Editor

I know school is a key for future success and that they’ll be there for a minimum of 13 years. So, why not enjoy at least 13 years of your life?

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Deborah Joseph: Bryant kindergarten teacher

May 4, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Deborah Joseph grew up in Detroit in a family of educators. She was an avid reader as a child, and would spend her summers sitting on her front porch with a book. She received both […]