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Misty Noble, Burns Park vocal music teacher

January 19, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Angell Elementary music teacher Katie Ryan raves about the “seriously exceptional” vocal music instruction Misty Noble provides students at Burns Park Elementary. According to Ryan, Noble has a gift for “drawing students in and honoring […]

Elana Levine, Haisley kindergarten teacher

January 11, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Elana Levine spent her childhood in Sylvania, Ohio, where she lived until her family moved to the Cleveland suburb of Solon after she finished sixth grade. After graduating from high school, Levine headed to the […]

Emily Stepnick, Angell & King art teacher

January 4, 2024 AAPS News Editor

Emily Stepnick grew up in northwest Ohio before her family relocated to Saline during her high school years. She pursued her passion for art education, earning her associate’s and bachelor’s degrees at Washtenaw Community College […]

Tiana Coles, Thurston Elementary ASD teacher

December 18, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Growing up in Ann Arbor, Tiana Coles attended Ann Arbor Public Schools—Carpenter Elementary, Scarlett Middle School, and Huron High School—before leaving home to attend Central Michigan University. The pull of family—including her older sister Taylor, […]

JoAnn Rushdan, Mitchell physical education teacher

December 11, 2023 AAPS News Editor

JoAnn Rushdan was born and raised in Saginaw. She earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in Athletic Administration from Ohio University After graduating, she […]

Hillary Wooley, Logan Elementary Reading Intervention Specialist

December 4, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Hillary Wooley, a lifelong Ann Arbor resident, attended Lawton and Wines Elementary Schools, Forsythe Middle School, and Pioneer High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Albion College, a master’s in Educational Leadership from Concordia […]

Lauren Huissen, Pioneer High School School Nurse

November 27, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Lauren Huissen grew up in Fremont, a small town on the west side of Michigan. Her father is a retired 5th grade teacher and my Mom was a social worker turned stay-at-home mom and part-time […]

Elisabeth VanVliet, Westerman Preschool & Family Center teacher

November 20, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Westerman Preschool and Family Center teacher Elisabeth VanVliet spent her own early childhood years in Canton before moving a few times and eventually attending late elementary through high school in Dublin, Ohio. She is the […]

Delia Powell, Forsythe Middle School Athletic Director

November 13, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Forsythe Middle School Athletic Director Delia Powel has been named Michigan Adapted Physical Education Teacher/Coach for the 2023-24 School year by the Society of Health and Physical Educators of Michigan. She was nominated by her […]

Terria Jones, Carpenter Elementary third grade teacher

November 6, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Carpenter third grade teacher Terria Lynell Jones grew up in Belleville attended Lincoln Consolidated Schools in Ypsilanti Township and graduated from high school with honors. She was the oldest of her three siblings, and her […]