This shoutout is for Mrs. Heeres at West Ward. She is so caring, kind, and compassionate. I’m thankful for her support and her willingness to communicate no matter how big or small the need. We’re really going to miss her when we move on to first grade.

Becky Calvert had a vision to kick-start a robotics class and has worked hard connecting with staff members, completing her own research, and reaching out to Lego company support in order to get the resources APS was able to procure working for her students.

A shoutout to Beth Ann DeLaet for making parent-teacher conferences with our multilingual learners so meaningful and easy! Thank you for all you do for our students.

I would like to shout out Mrs. Festerling, because she does a lot for the student council and for the staff and students at our school.

Shout out to the Tigers family at L.E. White Middle School. You guys have made middle school interesting and fun, I will miss you all.

Karen Prentice is not only amazing at her job as the athletic secretary, but she works behind the scenes doing so much for the Sports Boosters! Karen has been our go-to for the last few years, and we don’t know what we would do without her. She arranges teams, works the stands, helps stock, and fields our deliveries. The list is endless. We appreciate her so much!

I want to shout out Mr. Greene, Mrs. Scharlow, and Mrs. Calvert. I learned so much my 8th grade year because of these three teachers. I loved math after having two years with Mr. Green. Thank you to Mrs. Scharlow for making history class seem easy. And thank you to Mrs. Calvert for helping me with writing and finding books that sparked my interest.

I wanted to say thank you to Ms. Brown for always being there for me and providing a comfortable space to talk. Thank you, Mrs. Brown!

I would like to shout out Mrs. Miller, because she is a very nice teacher. She teaches well, and she is the best teacher I’ve had.

I want to shout out Ms. Juli (Alexander) for being there whenever someone just needs to talk or when someone needs something. She is always right there to help out! And she helps anyone who needs it without any hesitation whatsoever. So thank you, Ms. Juli!

I would like to thank Ms. Miller for being a very good teacher. I do very well in her class, and she is good at the subject she teaches. I also feel like I can always go to her if I ever need anything. Her classroom is very comfortable for me, and she is just overall one of the best teachers I’ve ever had.

As a parent and active volunteer, I wanted to say thank you to all of our district staff. I see how hard you work.

I want to give a shoutout to Mr. Hutchins, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Bauman, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Ryan, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrysiak for being kind teachers and helping me with school. I would also like to thank Mr. Reeve and Ms. Waynick for being great principals.

I would like to shout out Mrs. Miller for being a fantastic teacher. She has helped me so much all year long, and I’m so grateful for her help and what she has taught me. I’m so happy I got to have my whole year with her, because I don’t know what I would have done if I didn’t have a teacher as outstanding as her.

I want to shout out Mrs. Ryan. Thank you for all the love, care, and dedication that you put into teaching us. We are grateful for your guidance and support. Your hard work and dedication have not gone unnoticed.

This shoutout is for Ms. Fletcher. She is always going out of her way to make her students feel welcome and that they are heard. We appreciate you!

I am a new kid at APS, and I wanted to say thanks to all the teachers and my classmates. You have supported me and helped me start a new school year! I’m so excited to finish out the school year with y’all. Thanks again. You are all the best.