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Administration (2025-26)

Dr. Amanda Arnold Assistant Principal - 10-12 Grades R-Z Students
David Bailey CTE Associate Director
Beth Cohen Principal - D-B Excel
Dr. Kristen Davenport Assistant Principal - 9th Grade A-J students
Frankie Debusk Athletic Director
Aaron Gourley Assistant Principal - 9th Grade K-Z students
Dr. Jay Irvin Assistant Principal (10-12 grades E-J Students)
Dr. Melissa Seaver Assistant Principal (10-12 Grades Student Alphabet: K-Q)
Dr. Bo Shadden Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education
Dr. Brian Tate Principal
Dr. Randy Watts Assistant Principal - (10-12 Grades A-D Students)

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
Thomas Godsey Science Teacher
John Good Social Studies Teacher
Rebekah Haren English 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
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
Frankie Debusk Athletic Director
Kristy Fannon Activities Office Secretary - 423-378-8475
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

Career and Technical Education

Dave Ashford CTE Teacher
David Bailey CTE Associate Director
Penny Bowery CTE Teacher
Joey Christian CTE Teacher - Head Football Coach
Reid Conner CTE Teacher
Angela Conrad CTE Teacher
Matt Crum CTE Teacher
Regina Davenport CTE Teacher
Connie Davis Work-Based Learning
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
Tabitha Kerns CTE Teacher
Julie Kumar CTE Teacher (JAG)
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 & Assistant Girls Volleyball Coach

Clinic-School Nurse

Suzanne Marshall Nurse
Megan Matthews Nurse

Counseling - Testing - Scholarships - Transcripts - Graduation pages

John Burleson 9th Grade Counselor (A-J)
Kayte Daffron 10th-12th Grade Counselor (K-Q)
Kendra Edgell 9th Grade Interventionist
Eric Freeman 10th-12th grade Counselor (E-J)
Dakoda Goodwin 10th-12th grade Counselor (A-D)
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)
Jennifer Stanley Testing Coordinator
Tammy Wolfe Career Counselor
Wendy Wolfe 9th Grade Counselor (K-Z)

Counselors

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

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 English Teacher
Melissa Fields English Teacher
Seth Gilmore English Teacher
Sara Good ESL Teacher, Unified Track & Field Coach , Sparkle Squad Head Coach
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
Ann Stippey English Teacher
Leigh Tuell English Teacher
Dawn Viles English Teacher
Rachael Wagner English Teacher
Carrie Warner 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
Ken Cutlip Math Teacher
Cynthia Drozdowski Math Teacher
Mariann Duff Math Teacher
Lindsey Edwards Math Teacher
Jeremy Epling Math Teacher
Amanda Foley Math Teacher
Olivia Guntrum Math Teacher
Adam Hall Math Teacher
Anastasya Hunley-Bota Math Teacher
Scarlett Knott Math Teacher
Zoie Larkins 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 & Assistant Athletic Director
Cynthia Silvey Math Teacher
Bethany Tate Math Teacher
Ashley Throp Math Teacher
Kaelin Toney Math Teacher - Tennis Coach

Office Directory

Lauren Blair Bookkeeper
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
Melissa Nash Receptionist
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

School Resource Officers

Cody Helton SRO
Nathan Russell School Resource Officer

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
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 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, KCS Inclusive Athletic Program Director
Lily Litvany SPED Teacher
Bradley Livesay SPED / IA
Salena Mazzilli SPED / IA
Becky McLain SPED Teacher - TSW
Cameron Phillips SPED Teacher - MAP
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 (2025-26)

Jeff Hall WCSK Radio Station Manager

Wellness

Kim Bailey Wellness Teacher & Assistant Athletic Director
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 Work-Based Learning

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