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Serena Kessler, Skyline English teacher & coach

September 24, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Serena Kessler grew up in western New York, the daughter of a college professor and a corporate trainer. At Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, she majored in English and history and ran cross country and track. […]

Chris Trumpour, Allen kindergarten teacher

September 16, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Chris Trumpour was born and raised in Ann Arbor, where she and her older sister, Sarah, attended Eberwhite, Slauson, and Pioneer. As a high school student, she played basketball and ran track. She earned a […]

Jeremy Schuitman, Huron High School math teacher

September 10, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Jeremy Schuitman enjoyed a happy childhood growing up in Bay City. He and his brother and three sisters are the children of two teachers. His father taught mathematics and his mother taught Home Economics. Jeremy […]

Christopher Lane, Angell Elementary Teaching Assistant

September 4, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Christopher Lane has been an integral part of the Angell school community since 2014, when his oldest daughter started kindergarten there. His involvement and volunteering increased significantly when his autistic son started kindergarten in 2017, […]

Margaret Baker, PTO volunteer at Thurston, Clague and Huron

May 17, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Margaret Baker’s passion for volunteering and fostering a sense of community in schools can be traced back to her upbringing in Massachusetts, where her mother, who volunteered extensively in schools, particularly in music, served as […]

Coert Ambrosino, Environmental Education Teacher

May 9, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Coert Ambrosino is now in his sixth year serving as Environmental Education teacher for Ann Arbor Public Schools. Ambrosino is a product of AAPS (Abbot, Forsythe, Community, and Pioneer) and says his background in the […]

Kelly Newton, A2 STEAM 4th grade teacher

May 3, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Kelly Newton grew up in South Lyon, the youngest child of Clifford M. Jurrjens, an engineer at Detroit Edison’s Fermi II Nuclear Power Plant, and Winifred A. Jurrjens, a middle school teacher. Education runs deep […]

Kim Lyon, Eberwhite Office Professional

April 24, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Kim Lyon started at Eberwhite Elementary as a lunchroom supervisor when her daughter was in elementary school. She moved into the office as the teacher clerk for a few years before becoming the office professional […]

Sarah Moynihan, Angell Elementary third grade teacher

April 18, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Angell Elementary third grade teacher Sarah Moynihan spent her formative years in Michigan and graduated from Eastern Michigan University. Her journey then led her to San Francisco, where she dedicated nine years to teaching elementary […]

Rusty Fuller, coach/longtime educator

April 11, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Longtime AAPS educator/coach Rusty Fuller is revered for the many roles he has filled at Ann Arbor Public Schools over the last several decades. In fact, he’s been connected to AAPS since he went to […]