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Jim Stock, head custodian, Haisley Elementary

October 20, 2015 AAPS News Editor
  Jim Stock was raised in Livona and Hamburg, and attended Pinckney Community Schools. He then attended U.S. Truck Driver Training School in Detroit where he received his Commercial Driver License (CDL), class A. Stock […]
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Deborah Wolter, AAPS teacher consultant

September 24, 2015 AAPS News Editor
  Deborah Wolter, an AAPS elementary teacher consultant, has worked with public school teachers and their students from all walks of life, including those in special education and English language learners. Prior to that, she […]
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Jonathan Stern, Pioneer High School social worker

September 22, 2015 AAPS News Editor
Jonathan Stern grew up in Englewood New Jersey, a diverse suburb of New York City. Education is the family business. His mother had a 60-year career as a public high school teacher and administrator and […]
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Amie Snapke, Forsythe Middle School science teacher

September 16, 2015 AAPS News Editor
  Amie Snapke grew up in Southfield and was a nature and animal lover from a young age.  After graduating from Southfield Lathrup High School, she began studying zoology at Michigan State University, but transferred […]
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Debbie Bondy, technology education / PLTW teacher

June 18, 2015 AAPS News Editor
Debbie Bondy grew up in Dearborn,  graduated from Fordson High School with a focus on automotive repair, and continued her automotive education on a full scholarship at Henry Ford Community College.  Over the years, Bondy […]
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Brit Satchwell: Tappan Middle School social studies teacher

June 3, 2015 AAPS News Editor
Before becoming a teacher, Brit Satchwell spent about five years working on Great Lakes ore freighters.  He says it was constant work, like driving a 600 foot truck slowly over slick ice.  He saw a […]
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Ashley Moore, A2STEAM fifth grade teacher

May 26, 2015 AAPS News Editor
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ashley Kemp Moore grew up in Ann Arbor and attended Allen Elementary, Scarlett Middle School and Community High School. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a double major in […]
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Sam Stern: Pathways to Success social studies teacher

May 19, 2015 AAPS News Editor
Sam Stern was born, raised and has continued to pursue his education in Ann Arbor. Stern began teaching in Ann Arbor Public Schools after earning a bachelor’s degree in history, psychology and secondary social studies […]
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Marie Embry: Pattengill fifth grade teacher

May 15, 2015 AAPS News Editor
“I love it when my students get the “ah-ha” moment. Sometimes it happens quickly and sometimes it is a long process but in the end, every time it’s worth the effort,” says Pattengill fifth grade teacher Marie Embry.

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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 […]

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