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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 […]

Brittane McGough-Hackney, Bryant Elementary Teaching Assistant

April 1, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Bryant Teaching Assistant Brittane McGough-Hackney grew up in Westland, the oldest of five children raised by her grandparents and an uncle. She attended Inkster Public Schools until high school, when she went on to graduate […]

Gretchen Hahn, Clague Middle School Science Teacher & Department Chair

March 13, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Gretchen Hahn’s roots trace back to New York, where she was born. As one of seven siblings, she recalls moving around a lot before her family settled in Perry, Michigan. Hahn’s love for learning blossomed […]

Audi Hahn, Bach Elementary third grade teacher

March 6, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Audi Hahn’s teaching journey began during her middle and high school years in Stratford, Connecticut, where she discovered her passion for teaching while volunteering at Sunday school. Following high school graduation, she attended Salve Regina […]

Julie Johnston, Lakewood Elementary Behavior Intervention Specialist

February 26, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Julie Johnston grew up in the small town of Geneva, Ohio, located on Lake Erie about an hour outside of Cleveland. After graduating from Kent State University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in business […]