Administration
Shannon Luppino - Principal
Shannon Luppino’s favorite thing about her own time in school was the close relationships she was able to have with her teachers in high school. Mrs. Haxama was her favorite because Luppino said she was patient and wise and always took the time to help every student out that needed it. Now her own career is allowing her to have close relationships with students as Principal of Allendale Elementary.
Luppino grew up in the South Redford school system where she loved her ELA classes, and attended Wayne State University for her Bachelors in Elementary Education and her four years in her own classroom were spent in a self-contained 8th grade class at Downriver High School. For her Masters, she headed back to Wayne State where she studied administration.
Her career in administration has included three schools: two years as Principal at Downriver High School; one year as Dean of Students, half a year as Assistant Principal and seven and a half as Principal at Melvindale High School; and the last five years at Allendale.
When she is not at work, Luppino loves gardening, golf and spending time with her family.
Ariel Ariganello - Assistant Principal
I’m Mrs. Ariel Ariganello and I am Allendale's Dean of Students. I look forward to working with all of our wonderful students this year.
I grew up and attended school in Novi, Michigan before I went to Eastern Michigan University for my teaching and administrative degrees. Go Eagles! After college I lived and worked in Madrid for a year as an ESL teacher. When I returned to the United States I lived in Chicago for two years and taught in a bilingual school before finding my home as an educator and administrator in Melvindale.
I am excited to work on creating a positive school culture with students by developing student's character development, encouraging kindness, enhancing safety, and demonstrating responsibility this year.
Chris Camilleri - Dean of Students
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