You can’t miss Rosie Russell, one of AMS’s three Special Education Resource Teachers and Case Managers, when she walks around campus. That’s because there is generally a large gro...
It may be Shauna Murphy’s first year as a teacher at Ashland Middle School, but it’s a position she’s been preparing for for a long time. “I’ve always wanted to be a teacher,” she...
If you come to Ashland Middle School on a Friday, you’ll probably catch Louise Claussen wearing one of her “Be Kind” shirts. Louise is an Educational Assistant here at AMS who is ...
Aspen students talk about their definition of identity and aspects of their own identities as represented through a project in these short videos. Check out the video of e...
James Johnson wears many hats at Ashland Middle School. Hired in 2003, James has been a fixture at AMS for 19 years. Currently, he oversees the Academic Support Center, coaches th...
Although this is only Kiernan Hodge’s 2 nd year at AMS as our English Language Development teacher, she is not new to Ashland or to teaching. Kiernan grew up in Ashland, attendin...
This is Rebecca Delforge’s 4 th year here at AMS as our school nurse. Growing up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Rebecca made her way west when she was 18 and decided she was “ready for...
Elisabeth Atanes is the Spanish teacher on the Sequoia team. This is her 5 th year at AMS; she and her family moved to Ashland from Georgia to be closer to family on the West Coa...
Kerri Mallory is our registrar here at AMS. She handles all student registration and manages students’ files. In addition, she serves as the co-athletic director at AMS. In essenc...
On August 31 st of 2022, Ashland Middle School opened the doors of the new campus to students for the first day of school. Ashland School District is excited to share that day ...
Abdiaziz is, without doubt, the face of Ashland Middle School. Bubba, as he is known to many, is our Student Advocate, and since 1997 he has dedicated himself to the well-being of...
You may recognize Wendy from one of the Provident HealthCare billboards around the Rogue Valley (there’s one outside the Tinseltown Movie Theater in Medford) or one of the local n...
Renée is our new attendance secretary at AMS! She and her family (husband Chris and daughter Zoë) moved to Ashland this past summer from Florida. Born in Montana, Renée has lived ...
André Carvalhaes, or Dr. Dre as he is known by his students, is the science teacher for the Aspen team. Born in Brazil, he got his Ph. D in Ornithology before moving to the U.S. m...
Karin Pasche is the face of Ashland Middle School! As our Office Manager, not only is she the first person most visitors encounter, but she is a main support for staff and adminis...
The science behind why apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat impact your child’s brain in a different way than your adult brain. Original story from American Psychological As...
Ashland Administrators, AMS Principal, Steve Retzlaff, and AMS Assistant Principal, Katherine Holden, recently presented at the COSA Seaside conference to education leaders from a...