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Administration (2024-25)

Dr. Amanda Arnold Assistant Principal - 10-12 Grades R-Z Students - 423-378-8539
David Bailey CTE Associate Director 423-378-8441
Mrs. Beth Cohen Assistant Principal - (10-12 grades K-Q Students) - 423-378-8408
Dr. Kristen Davenport Assistant Principal (9th Grade A-J students) 423-378-8564
Mr. Frankie Debusk Athletic Director - 423-378-8580
Mr. Bo Ford Assistant Principal - (9th Grade K-Z Students) 423-378-8406
Dr. Jay Irvin Assistant Principal (10-12 grades E-J Students) 423-378-8436
Dr. Bo Shadden Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education
Dr. Brian Tate Principal 423-378-8405
Dr. Randy Watts Assistant Principal - (10-12 Grades A-D Students) 423-378-8516

Advanced Placement (AP)

Russell Bennett Art Teacher
Allison Berry English Teacher
Randall Buchanan World Language Teacher
Katherine “Kathy” Carter World Language Teacher
Jana Engle World Language Teacher
Jeremy Epling Math Teacher
Melissa Fields English Teacher
Joshua French Social Studies Teacher
Ryan Gilbert Assistant Band Director
Thomas Godsey Science Teacher
John Good Social Studies Teacher
Aaron Gourley Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
Rebekah Haren English Teacher
Lora Hopkins Math Teacher
Kathryn Jenkins Science Teacher
Ushma Kothari Science Teacher
Kris Krautkremer Science Teacher
Cort Mills Social Studies Teacher
Katie Paduch World Language Teacher
Natalie Pickett Science Teacher
Kayla Purdie Math Teacher
Rebecca Schamore English Teacher
Michael Sweeney Social Studies Teacher
Jason Swiney Social Studies Teacher
Tammy Wolfe Career Counselor

Air Force JROTC

Melanie Blankenship AFJROTC Teacher
Lt. Col. Kevin Ramsey AFJROTC Teacher

Art

Russell Bennett Art Teacher
Madison Church Art Teacher
Ashley Hobbs Art Teacher
Paige Trent Art Teacher

Athletics / Activities

Brian Barrett Associate Athletic Director
James Burleson SPED Teacher - TSW & Assistant Athletic Director
Mr. Frankie Debusk Athletic Director - 423-378-8580
Kristy Fannon Activities Office Secretary - 423-378-8475
Aaron Gourley Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
Jennifer Morales Activities Assistant - 423-378-8545
Tracy Wills Activities Office Bookkeeper -- 423-378-8430

Attendance

Jocelyn Cradic Attendance Interventionist
Allison Morriss Attendance Assistant -- 423-378-8464

Band

Jacob Carpenter Assistant Band Director
Lafe Cook Band Director
Daniel Delmoro Assistant Band (Percussion) Director
Jedidiah Garvey Band Instructor / Color Guard
Ryan Gilbert Assistant Band Director

Career and Technical Education

Dave Ashford CTE Teacher
David Bailey CTE Associate Director 423-378-8441
Penny Bowery CTE Teacher
Joey Christian CTE Teacher - Head Football Coach
Reid Conner CTE Teacher (STEM)
Angela Conrad CTE Teacher / STEM
Matt Crum CTE Teacher
Regina Davenport CTE Teacher
Connie Davis
Holly Fain CTE Teacher
Nathan Fritz CTE Teacher
Charles Honaker CTE Teacher
Shona House CTE Teacher-Culinary Arts
Tonya Jones CTE Office Assistant/Receptionist -- 423-378-8582
Bryan Kerns CTE and Math Teacher
Tabitha Kerns CTE Teacher
Julie Kumar CTE Teacher
Jennifer Miller CTE Teacher
Monique Qualls CTE Teacher
Dr. Bo Shadden Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education
Kerrie Sluder CTE Teacher
Mark Smelser CTE Criminal Justice Teacher
Christopher Stanton CTE Teacher
Tonya Tate CTE Secretary -- 423-378-8441
Tammy Wolfe Career Counselor

Choral Music

Patricia Denmark Choral Music Teacher
Josh Wenger Choral Music Teacher

Clinic-School Nurse

Suzanne Marshall Nurse
Megan Matthews Nurse

Counseling - Testing - Scholarships - Transcripts - Graduation pages

John Burleson 9th Grade Counselor (A-J) - 423-378-8510
Kayte Daffron 10th-12th Grade Counselor (K-Q) 423-378-8412
Kendra Edgell 9th Grade Interventionist
Eric Freeman 10th-12th grade Counselor (E-J) 423-378-8506
Dakoda Goodwin 10th-12th grade Counselor (A-D) 423-378-8419
Shana Gysen Counseling Office Assistant - 423-378-8409
Logan Myers Records / Registrar
Sandi Nelson Student Support Counselor
Lisa Pierce 10th-12th grade Counselor (R-Z) 423-378-8410
Jennifer Stanley Testing Coordinator
Tammy Wolfe Career Counselor
Wendy Wolfe 9th Grade Counselor (K-Z) 423-378-8411

Counselors

John Burleson 9th Grade Counselor (A-J) - 423-378-8510
Kayte Daffron 10th-12th Grade Counselor (K-Q) 423-378-8412
Eric Freeman 10th-12th grade Counselor (E-J) 423-378-8506
Dakoda Goodwin 10th-12th grade Counselor (A-D) 423-378-8419
Sandi Nelson Student Support Counselor
Lisa Pierce 10th-12th grade Counselor (R-Z) 423-378-8410
Wendy Wolfe 9th Grade Counselor (K-Z) 423-378-8411

Cybertribe - Robotics

Angela Conrad CTE Teacher / STEM

D-B Intervention Team

Joanna Nash 11th Grade Intervention and Dual Enrollment Facilitator
Denise Oglesby 10th Grade Intervention / Student Support Advocate
Rebecca Osborne 12th Grade Intervention / Graduation Coach

D-B Library

Nedra Griffin Library Assistant
Jason Jones Library Media Specialist

English

Allison Berry English Teacher
Martha Boggan English Teacher
Carmen Brooks English Teacher
Megan Evans English Teacher
Morgan Fellers Interim English
Melissa Fields English Teacher
Seth Gilmore English Teacher
Tessa Gonce English Teacher
Sara Good ESL Teacher
Sara Gourley English Teacher
Rebekah Haren English Teacher
Jordan Kuykendall English Teacher
Hillary Powell English Teacher
JoDee Reed English Teacher
Kirsten Rushing English Teacher
Michael Sampson English Teacher
Rebecca Schamore English Teacher
Ann Stippey English Teacher
Leigh Tuell English Teacher
Dawn Viles English Teacher
Rachael Wagner English Teacher

ISS

Jessie McMillan ISS Teacher

Instructional Design Specialists

Alyson Dowda Instructional Design Specialist

Learning Lab

Dawn Strahan D-B Lab

Math

Candace Burchfield Math Teacher
Amanda Cox Math Teacher & Spirit Shaker Coach
Cynthia Drozdowski Math Teacher
Mariann Duff Math Teacher
Lindsey Edwards Math Teacher
Jeremy Epling Math Teacher
Amanda Foley Math Teacher
Aaron Gourley Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
Olivia Guntrum Math Teacher
Adam Hall Math Teacher
Lora Hopkins Math Teacher
Bryan Kerns CTE and Math Teacher
Scarlett Knott Math Teacher
Nathan Love Math Teacher - Head Swim Coach
Valerie Love Math Teacher
Ariel Otto Math Interventionist
Angela Peters Math Teacher
Kayla Purdie Math Teacher
Ryan Reed Math Teacher
Cynthia Silvey Math Teacher
Bethany Tate Math Teacher
Ashley Throp Math Teacher
Kaelin Toney Math Teacher - Tennis Coach

Office Directory

Nikki Bailey
Lauren Blair Bookkeeper - 423-378-2131
Kristy Fannon Activities Office Secretary - 423-378-8475
Alys Gaines Front Office Assistant -- 423-378-8401
Shana Gysen Counseling Office Assistant - 423-378-8409
Heather Johnson Copy Center/Receptionist - 423-378-8403
Tonya Jones CTE Office Assistant/Receptionist -- 423-378-8582
Rhonda Marsh Principal's Secretary - 423-378-8405
Jennifer Morales Activities Assistant - 423-378-8545
Allison Morriss Attendance Assistant -- 423-378-8464
Logan Myers Records / Registrar
Aizle O'Chroi Student Support Services
Tammy Simpson Special Education Office Assistant - 423-378-8440
Tonya Tate CTE Secretary -- 423-378-8441
Tracy Wills Activities Office Bookkeeper -- 423-378-8430

Orchestra

Cynthia Carrier Orchestra Teacher
Georgia Sinko Assistant Orchestra Director

Principal

Dr. Brian Tate Principal 423-378-8405

School Resource Officers

Nathan Russell School Resource Officer - 423-378-8563
Mark Smelser CTE Criminal Justice Teacher

Science

Amanda Blackburn Science Teacher
Thomas Godsey Science Teacher
Stephanie Grandelli Science Teacher
Melissa Horner Science Teacher
Hutch Jackson Science Teacher
Kathryn Jenkins Science Teacher
Ushma Kothari Science Teacher
Kris Krautkremer Science Teacher
Evie Lafollette Science Teacher
Natalie Pickett Science Teacher
Dr. Charles Rhoton Science Teacher
Wayne Saul Science Teacher
Jeremy Smith Science Teacher
Anthony Todt Science Teacher
Matthew Willard Science Teacher

Social Studies

Samuel Barton Social Studies Teacher
Josh Bearden Social Studies Teacher
Jason Clayman Social Studies Teacher
William Davenport Social Studies Teacher
Dakota Dill Social Studies Teacher
Alexander Everett Social Studies Teacher
Joshua French Social Studies Teacher
John Good Social Studies Teacher
Roger Hill Social Studies Teacher
Shelby Lawhead Social Studies Teacher
Nicholas Loughry Social Studies Teacher
Cort Mills Social Studies Teacher
James Moorleghen Social Studies Teacher
James Scales Social Studies Teacher
Michael Sweeney Social Studies Teacher
Jason Swiney Social Studies Teacher
Heather Usary Social Studies Teacher
Heather Watts Social Studies Teacher

Special Education

Christy Belle SPED / IA
Tyler Bishop SPED / IA
Tarrah Boy SPED / IA
Tony Brogan SPED / IA
Andrea Bunton SPED Teacher - Speech/Language Pathologist
James Burleson SPED Teacher - TSW & Assistant Athletic Director
Elizabeth Byrd SPED / IA
Meghan Carr SPED Teacher - CDC
Christy Cleek SPED / IA
Andrew Collins SPED / IA
Penny Deroco SPED / IA
Ryan Erwin SPED I/A
Theresa Fanning SPED / IA
Emma Fox SPED Teacher
Dustin Gaines SPED / IA
Rosa Gallimore SPED / IA
Taylor Gibson SPED / IA
Kayleigh Guilfuchi Teacher
Emma Helgeson SPED Teacher
April Hite SPED Teacher - CDC
Claire Hodge SPED / IA
Andrew Hubbard SPED Teacher & Head Softball Coach
Rocky Jones SPED Teacher
Sara Koehler SPED / IA
Nancy Light SPED / IA
Nick Lingerfelt SPED Teacher
Lily Litvany SPED Teacher
Bradley Livesay SPED / IA
Salena Mazzilli SPED / IA
Becky McLain SPED Teacher - TSW
Cameron Phillips SPED Teacher - MAP
Leanne Potente SPED Teacher
Michelle Ritenour Deaf Interpreter
Erica Robinson SPED / IA
Jessica Ross SPED Consultant & Head Cheerleading Coach
Tony Ross SPED Teacher
Tammy Simpson Special Education Office Assistant - 423-378-8440
Tori Spriggs SPED / IA
Tina Stivers SPED / IA
Stephanie Strickler SPED Teacher-MAP
Thomas Throp SPED / IA

Technology Services

Brandon Alford D-B Tech Support
Wesley Franklin A/V Technology
John Steffie D-B Tech Support

Theatre-Speech-Dramahawks

Laura Humphrey Speech-Theatre Teacher

WCSK Radio Club

Jeff Hall WCSK Radio Station Manager

Wellness

Kim Bailey Wellness Teacher
Joseph Baker Wellness Teacher
Rodney Burton Wellness Teacher
John Davis Wellness Teacher
Tilden Fleming Wellness Teacher
Chris Poore Wellness Teacher - Head Boys Basketball Coach
Chris Thacker Wellness Teacher
Ryan Wagner Wellness Teacher - Head Baseball Coach

Work-Based Learning

Connie Davis

World Language

Elena Allen World Language Teacher
Randall Buchanan World Language Teacher
Katherine “Kathy” Carter World Language Teacher
Jana Engle World Language Teacher
James Graybeal World Language Teacher
Sarah Lovell World Language Teacher
Katie Paduch World Language Teacher
Elizabeth Wilkins World Language Teacher