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Sophomores Anjali Nadarajah and Shayna Weiner pose for a photo at States. PHOTO COURTESY OF NADARAJAH
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Huron HOSA competes at States ASHLEY KIM NEWS EDITOR
English teacher Letitia Simmons poses for a photo with her sign at the protest before the April 11 Board Meeting. PHOTO BY SATVIKA RAMANATHAN
Through teachers’ eyes: How the $25 million budget cut is affecting AAPS staff SATVIKA RAMANATHAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alison Eberts loves teaching. She loves her students, her coworkers and the community of Huron High School. But as of April 5 she is a former employee of Ann Arbor Public Schools. She left AAPS to take a job at Schoolcraft College designing courses. A $25 million deficit and what she calls “a lack of support” to put students first pushed her out of public education. “It’s the hardest decision I’ve had to make in 10 years,” Eberts said. “I have been unhappy with the way that Ann Arbor Public Schools has been handling some things for quite a while.”
Eberts had already gotten her job offer from Schoolcraft College when the district announced the budget cut on March 13. The next day, Eberts accepted the offer. “That was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” she said. “If I can’t trust them to be making good choices for students, I know now that I can’t trust them to be making good choices for me.” The community aspect of the building was really important to Eberts. “I will miss the people I work with who have become my family for 10 years,” she said with tears forming in her eyes, her voice breaking. “I could not have asked for a better building or group of people to work with.” Eberts isn’t the only
person affected by the budget pretty detrimental to what cut. Teachers throughout the would otherwise be quality district are starting to feel education that we’ve come unsure to expect in about the Ann Arbor.” stability T h e of their AAPS Board positions of Education If I can’t trust them to be with the authorized making good choices for deficit. layoffs at students, I know now that their board I can’t trust them to be “ I ’ v e meeting on already April 11. making good choices for had three This doesn’t me.” coworkers guarantee asking me layoffs, but for advice it gives them Alison Eberts on what the option. Former English Teacher jobs to look T h e for,” Eberts Ann Arbor said. “Teachers are scared. community has been banding There’s a lot of insecurity, together to support teachers and people don’t feel valued as well. Public Commentary or respected. Those trickle- during Board Meetings is down effects are going to be filled with disheartened
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On April 18-19, Huron’s HOSA – Future Health Professionals of America – attended the Michigan State Competition at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Michigan. HOSA is an international student organization for students with a passion or interest in health science careers, dedicated to improving health care for the future generation. “I joined HOSA because I was interested in exploring potential careers/ topics in the health sciences field,” HOSA member and junior Claire Wang said. “A lot of people have familial connections to health sciences, but I don’t and HOSA was sort of my way of still trying to gain exposure to the field.” The state competition consisted of various competitive events related to veterinary science, health careers, medical law, and more, involving an assessment of knowledge in the form of a test, presentation, or a combination of both. “States was really eventful and it was definitely a rollercoaster, but it was fun as well,” HOSA Vice President, and junior Grace Yang said. “Seeing everyone work hard, have a lot of fun at the same time, and getting to meet interesting new people will make it something READ THE FULL STORY ON THEHURONEMERY.COM
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