2025-2026 Student Leaders
The Skyline Learning Center is a student-run, student-centered program that puts tutors in important decision-making and organizational roles.
Each year, Learning Center students are selected to serve as program leaders to mentor and train tutors, maintain our partnerships, organize the publication of Teen Spirit, lead our social media and marketing, and develop exceptional events, like our International Write-In for Change.
Leaders for 2025-2026: Diego Hurtado-Cardenas, Levi Ogden, JJ Jones, Maddie Clarke, Elena Gery
Leader Statements:
Diego Hurtado-Cardenas: Everyone that’s been through high school knows that there are few spaces where one can be themselves. Safe spaces where one can tell a joke, read their own writing out loud, ask questions, make mistakes, and hide in the snack cabinet without anyone in the room thinking it’s weird. Well, I found one of those spaces and it’s located in the 4th floor next to the Nurse’s office (no it’s not Jobe’s room). I thank the Learning Center for always being a close-knit community that embraces diversity and respect. It is my pride to have a spot here, truly, If I could share advice with anyone, it would be: if you haven’t gone to the center yet, sprint.
Levi Ogden: The Learning Center has very much changed me as a person. I was fairly closed off and introverted my first year here. Like… I didn’t think I would have a huge high school experience. But when I was invited to tutor here in this school, my high school experience changed DRASTICALLY. If it wasn’t for this community, I wouldn’t be so confident and outgoing as I am now. Having a community like this to even just be around is so beneficial, and I really suggest you all take advantage of it! I did, and now I’m cool.
JJ Jones: The learning center isn’t just a place to come get help; it really is a community. I knew that the first time I ever walked into that room, it was where I needed to be. And I’m here now. I have experienced what it’s like to connect with so many people, through the laughter and through the tears. Yet, there are no words to describe how much change the learning center has brought to our community. I am forever grateful and I hope that more and more students will experience it too.
Maddie Clarke: I love being apart of the learning center because of the new perspectives it brings me. Tutoring students from all different walks of life has taught me to be adaptable and open minded. Everybody comes into the center with different funds of knowledge, and sharing these allows me to make stronger connections with my peers.
Elena Gery: I joined the learning center my junior year and I have never been happier with a decision. The learning center has allowed me to grow so much as a person. Not only have I learned more about tutoring but I also learned how to step out of my comfort zone. But my favorite part of the Learning Center will always be the community here. I have truly met some of the most amazing people in this space and I am so excited to work with everyone again this year!
Previous Student Leaders:
- 2024-2025: Nico Allen, Nithila Balaji, Alicia Dyer, Vera Naines, Mary Ellen Vance
- 2023-2024: Alicia Dyer, Gianna Falcicchio-Wall, Lily Hescheles, Joshua Lee, Will Pace
- 2022-2023: Salsabeel Hodge, Avivah Mitchel, El Myers, Dylan Schueler, Nina Taleb Bendiab
- 2021-2022: Peter Cohn, Sydney Cunningham, Caitlyn Donnelly, Salsabeel Hodge
- 2020-2021: Erin Page, Sophie Reznick, Elizabeth Smith, Jocelyn Valenzuela
- 2019-2020: Alison MacGillivray, Gianna Shipp, Madeleine Van Delden
- 2018-2019: Emma Rose Carpenter, Carsten Finholt, Isabella Preissle
- 2017-2018: Brigette Bauer, Bailey Christensen, Madeline Small
- 2016-2017: Anne Boyd, Christopher Morgan-Martin, Star Su
- 2015-2016: Skylar Burkhardt
- 2014-2015: Adriana Hassan
Learning Center Houses
The Learning Center’s House system is a tiered mentoring system designed to create a more personalized climate for tutors in the Writing Center so that they can use their voice, find a home, and receive individual feedback and mentoring. Each of our student leaders mentors a group of 8-10 of their Learning Center peers throughout the year to help Learning Center feel like a team and to ensure that all tutors can be at their very best while collaborating with their classmates.
Meet Our First Trimester Tutors!
1st Hour
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Josie is a senior, and this is her first year being a learning center tutor. She is a fourth year member of Skyline’s pom team, and is excited to perform at sports games and competitions. Josie also loves to read and can help with writing any kinds of stories or essays. Aside from writing, she is able to tutor in all levels of French, algebra 1, geometry, and history. She is especially passionate about French, and would love to help new French students. Outside of school and pom, Josie loves to take walks, travel, and cook.
JJ Jones is a Junior coming from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and this is her second year as a tutor. JJ’s life journey has taken her through various corners of the United states, from New York to California. Through this time she has built a love for making connections and helping others grow their skills. She specifically likes to write poetry, short stories and literary analysis. However, she can also help in math classes (Pre-calculus and below) and various history courses.
Joci is a senior and this is her second year being in the learning center! Last year she tutored in geometry so she is very familiar with the course and math in general. Joci plays volleyball for Skyline and year round. She would love to help with any kind of science and is going into marine science. She can help with any Spanish I or Spanish II and any math class Algebra II or below.
Diego is a senior this year and a house leader for the Learning Center. This is his third year tutoring and is very excited to be back helping with writing, social studies, history, college essays, and anything else that is needed. Outside of tutoring, Diego really enjoys to movies and listen to music, basketball, theater, and going out with friends. He is originally from Queretaro, Mexico and encourages anyone to reach for help in grammar, spelling, vocabulary, culture, etc.
Jacob is a sophomore who is extremely excited to be in the writing center for the first time this year! He specializes in tutoring writing but, he can also help in Algebra 1, Spanish 1 and 2, and biology. He would love to help people get started on their work or help when they’re feeling stuck! Outside of school Jacob plays soccer for Skyline and the Michigan Tigers all year round. He also just started the Skyline Fishing club.
Riya is a Sophomore and this is her first year tutoring at the learning center! She has always loved writing, especially expository and narrative essays, because they give her the chance to share ideas and stories in a meaningful way. She also enjoys reading poetry and finds a lot of joy in editing, helping others shape their work and discover what makes their writing strong. Riya can also help with Spanish 1 and 2, along with math like Algebra 1 and Geometry. Outside of school, she enjoys volunteering, spending time with her dog, and crocheting projects that let her be creative in a different way.
2nd Hour
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Henry is a junior, and is excited to be a part of the Learning Center for the first time this year! He has done all kinds of things at Skyline including being on the soccer, basketball, track, and cross country teams as well as taking Journalism and multiple AP classes. He is willing to help you in any subject that you need help with including math (up to Calc), english, science, and history. Outside of school, Henry loves to run, play video games, and watch sports, especially football (Go Blue!) over the weekend while cheering on his fantasy football team.
Reed is an incoming sophomore and this is her first year in the writing center! She loves to write and film and learn about real world problems, and does Crew after school. She’s here to help you bring your ideas to life with writing! She can also help with algebra one!
Jane Jordan is super excited for school this year. Jane Has spent most of her life in Ann Arbor, but spent three years living in Japan during elementary school. She is a sophomore at Skyline, participating in Crew and basketball. She loves to do math, learn about history, and practice writing. Jane spends a lot of time reading and loves to enhance your quality of writing. She also loves math, and is here to help anyone with questions they may have. Geometry is her favorite!
3rd Hour
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Isabel is a senior tutoring for her first year in the writing center. She can help with any type of writing- from essays, to short stories, to poetry. If you need help in any level of Chinese, she’s happy to lend a hand. Her passions include art, music, traveling with her family, and trying new restaurants.
Katherine is a senior and this is her first year in the learning center. She loves history, comic books, spiders and movies. Typically she enjoys writing research papers but she can assist with any style of writing, history, geography as well as art, she also speaks a little German. Outside of school Katherine is a member of art club.
Kwesi is a senior in his second year at the learning center! He’s a huge fan of fantasy literature, poetry, and all things literature in general.
Outside of the center he’s an aspiring author and artist. He’s a huge fan of comic books and superhero media in general as well. It’s his motto to make every space a welcoming one- so don’t hesitate to request any kind of assistance from him.
Emmeline is a sophomore who is starting her first year in the learning center! Some of her favorite hobbies include baking and going on long walks. She enjoys biology and earth science, as well as geometry and Spanish. After school, she does competitive dance and plays piano. She is very kind and is excited to help people feel more confident in their learning!
Lex is a junior in his second year of tutoring in the learning center. He is passionate about all things creative, from textiles & fiber arts to woodworking & papermaking. In his free time you might find him rolling on one of his skateboards, fishing, becoming moss in the forest or at a political protest. Lex also loves music, collects vinyl & participates choir and theater. You could see him on stage or he operates lights in tech.
He can tutor in writing and enjoys creative writing, most sciences and math up to Algebra 2. He’s especially passionate about breaking down concepts in science, and, learning the basics of languages and linguistics.
Hello! My name is Levi! I’m a senior and this is my 3rd year in the Learning Center. I’m an outgoing and understanding person who is always eager to help people with anything they need. My hobbies consist of listening to music, hanging out with my friends, playing video games, and doom scrolling.
I tutor in any form of creative writing, Algebra, chemistry, and ASL 1 & 2! Please do not hesitate to come to me for help or even just some feedback 🙂
Kylie is a senior and this is her second year in the Learning Center. She absolutely loves animals. Learning about animal behavior and training is one of her favorite activities. Kylie’s favorite thing to write is poetry and creative writing. Her favorite subjects are math and choir. Kylie would love to help people with math, writing, and history; and she would be willing to help people with science. Outside of school, Kylie loves to participate in theater and Skyline Blues.
4th Hour
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Ronan is a junior, and this is his first year in the learning center. He is in the drumline as well as being apart of the skyline theatre board. He is an actor or customer depending on the show. He has a passion for helping others in any capacity. He can help with History, Science (Biology and earth science), A little bit of Algebra 1, but his biggest strength is English, specifically writing of any kind. He is a big fan of movies with his favorites being Little Miss Sunshine and Rear Window.
Ethan is a Senior and it is his first year at the Learning Center. Ethan can tutor Writing, Math, History, and Science, including AP Chemistry. He plays Trumpet in the marching band, and is also one of the co-captains of the Ethics team.
Bass is a senior here at Skyline and is super excited for his first year at the learning center. He loves helping and teaching others new things. Bass lived in Switzerland for 3 years up until 11th grade, so he has a good grasp of the French language. He also can teach writing and math, and psychology. Bass is an active member of Skyline theatre and loves meeting new people.
Henry is a Senior at Skyline High School and a aspiring tutor in his first year with the Writing Center. Henry has recently picked up Golf which he practices often, he has a passion for music of all kinds and loves keeping up with fashion. He loves to spend time in downtown Ann Arbor. He hopes to join the Skyline DECA program this year as well. He likes to focus on his writing work in essay format as he prepares for college applications submissions. His focus for tutoring will be on ELA material and other Essay material.
Izzy is a junior at Skyline! This is her first year in the writing center and she is super excited. She plays volleyball, loves to travel, and hangout with her friends. She is really kind and works hard. Her strong suits are math, writing, and she can also help out with science and some Spanish (Spanish 1, 2 and a little 3). She is in BMIT so she can also help with business classes.
Yara is a junior and this is her first year at the Learning Center! She loves reading, writing, playing violin and viola, and painting. She is also on the crew team and is a captain of Ethics Bowl.
She can help out with English (creative writing, poetry, essays), Chinese 1 & 2, US History, Environmental Science, and math up to Precalculus.
Adrienne is a senior and this is her first year as a tutor in the Learning Center.
In school, she enjoys many subjects; including writing, playing in orchestra, and many of Skyline’s science programs. She’s very excited to be apart of this community and looks forward to being a resource for other students.
Outside of academics, she participates in multiple extracurriculars. For skyline, she does 3 sports: Cross Country, Wrestling, and Track. Outside of Skyline she does Jiu-Jitsu. In her free time she likes to hike, fish, bike, paint, draw, and more.
Adrienne’s focus in the Learning Center is mostly on writing, but she can help with certain levels of math and science.
Nicole is a junior at Skyline and super excited to be working in the learning center this year! Some of her favorite hobbies include shopping, working out, concerts, hangout with friends, traveling and playing sports. She is fluent in Russian and when it comes to tutoring she can help with English, Math (Algebra 1 & Geometry) as well as some beginner Spanish. She is also in the BMIT magnet and a part of DECA. She went to nationals her freshman year so if you have any business related questions feel free to ask!!
Maisie is a junior, starting her second year in the Learning Center. She’s always been passionate about helping others, and making a positive impact, so coming back this year is really exciting! In terms of tutoring, she can help with English, history/APUSH, and psychology. As well as French from levels 1-3. Outside of school, she likes reading, cooking, baking, painting, and going on autumn walks.
Alison is a senior here at Skyline High School in her first year of tutoring in the Learning Center. They are a hardworking and dedicated student who enjoys hobbies such as reading and writing poetry, studying psychology and human anatomy, and making art. Her strong suits are English, Chemistry, History, Economics, and Psychology. She loves signing in ASL and helping others with their work while making small conversations in order to lighten the mood and ease any tension in the air. They also enjoy gaming and singing in her spare time at home with her dogs, Grim and Reaper.
5th Hour
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Fletcher is a senior at skyline. This is his first year in the writing center. Fletcher loves playing sports like soccer, golf, and lacrosse. He also likes hanging out with friends and listening to music. His strong suit is writing and is also good at math, specifically Algebra 1.
Fiona is a senior and this is her second year in the learning center! She loves to read, watch movies, and listen to music. Science is her favorite subject, and she loves to edit writing. She can also help with Algebra I and History. Fiona is also in the Positivity Club and loves spreading positive messages throughout the Skyline community.
Elena is a senior and this is her second year in the learning center. She is hardworking and kind. Outside of school she is involved in theater, positivity club, and link crew. When she is not doing an extracurricular you will catch her hanging out with friends, reading a good book, or just listening to music. In school Elena’s favorite subjects are history and math and would love to help anyone with these classes. On top of math and history she also loves helping people brainstorm essay ideas and really get them started. Elena is looking forward to another great year in the learning center!
Annie is senior at skyline! This is her 2nd year in the center! Annie loves to play sports like volleyball, softball, and pom! She loves hanging out with her friends, shopping, and music! She is energetic and talkative and loves people. Her strong suit is math specifically Algebra 1 but she is able to help with writing!
Audra is a junior at Skyline and this is her first year in the writing center. She is an equestrian and volunteers at the Humane Society of Huron Valley. She loves traveling and listening to music whenever she can (Sade, Jennie, Ariana Grande, etc.) She is fluent in Lithuanian as well and loves watching rom coms, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is her favorite one. She likes expository writing the most and specifically likes to write articles. She helps with history, english, and science. She can also tutor in Algebra 1 and Chinese 1.
Adelyn is a junior at Skyline! This is her first year in the Learning Center! She mountain bikes and snowboards. She is creative and loves to paint and draw. She loves listening to music, watching movies, and reading books. Her favorite book is Salt to the Sea. She loves creative writing and history. Her strongest subject is English but she is eager to help you with history and science as well!
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