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Administration
Dr. Amanda Arnold
Assistant Principal - (Sn-Z) 423-378-8539
aarnold@k12k.com
Mr. Richard Brown
Assistant Principal - (A-Ch) - 423-378-8564
rbrown@k12k.com
Mrs. Beth Cohen
Assistant Principal - (Ng - Sm) - 423-378-8408
bcohen@k12k.com
Mr. Frankie Debusk
Athletic Director -- 423-378-8580
fdebusk@k12k.com
Mr. Bo Ford
Assistant Principal (L-Nf) - 423-378-8406
wford@k12k.com
Dr. Jay Irvin
Assistant Principal (Interim) (Gm-K) 423-378-8436
jairvin@k12k.com
Dr. Bo Shadden
Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education - 423-378-8441
bshadden@k12k.com
Dr. Brian Tate
Principal - 423-378-8405
btate@k12k.com
Dr. Randy Watts
Assistant Principal - (Ci-Gl) - 423-378-8516
rwatts@k12k.com
Advanced Placement (AP)
David Bailey
CTE Teacher
dbailey@k12k.com
Russell Bennett
Art Teacher
rbennett@k12k.com
Allison Berry
English Teacher
aberry@k12k.com
Randall Buchanan
World Language Teacher
wbuchanan@k12k.com
Katherine “Kathy” Carter
World Language Teacher
kcarter@k12k.com
Jana Engle
World Language Teacher
jengle@k12k.com
Jeremy Epling
Math Teacher
jepling@k12k.com
Melissa Fields
English Teacher
mfields@k12k.com
Joshua French
Social Studies Teacher
jfrench@k12k.com
Ryan Gilbert
Assistant Band Director
rgilbert@k12k.com
Thomas Godsey
Science Teacher
bgodsey@k12k.com
John Good
Social Studies Teacher
jgood@k12k.com
Aaron Gourley
Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
agourley@k12k.com
Rebekah Haren
English Teacher
rharen@k12k.com
Lora Hopkins
Math Teacher
lhopkins@k12k.com
Kathryn Jenkins
Science Teacher
kjenkins@k12k.com
Ushma Kothari
Science Teacher
ukothari@k12k.com
Kris Krautkremer
Science Teacher
kkrautkremer@k12k.com
Cort Mills
Social Studies Teacher
cmills@k12k.com
Katie Paduch
World Language Teacher
kpaduch@k12k.com
Michael Pencarinha
Science Teacher
mpencarinha@k12k.com
Natalie Pickett
Science Teacher
npickett@k12k.com
Kayla Purdie
Math Teacher
kpurdie@k12k.com
Rebecca Schamore
English Teacher
rschamore@k12k.com
Michael Sweeney
Social Studies Teacher
msweeney@k12k.com
Jason Swiney
Social Studies Teacher
jswiney@k12k.com
Tammy Wolfe
Career Counselor
twolfe@k12k.com
Air Force JROTC
Melanie Blankenship
AFJROTC Teacher
mblankenship@k12k.com
Eric Vogt
AFJROTC Teacher
evogt@k12k.com
Art
Russell Bennett
Art Teacher
rbennett@k12k.com
Ashley Hobbs
Art Teacher
AHobbs@k12k.com
Christopher Hobbs
Art Teacher
chobbs@k12k.com
Juanita Mitchell
Art Teacher
jmitchell@k12k.com
Athletics / Activities
Brian Barrett
Wellness Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
bbarrett@k12k.com
James Burleson
SPED - TSW Teacher- Assistant Athletic Director
jfburleson@k12k.com
Mr. Frankie Debusk
Athletic Director -- 423-378-8580
fdebusk@k12k.com
Kristy Fannon
Activities Office Secretary - 423-378-8475
kfannon@k12k.com
Aaron Gourley
Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
agourley@k12k.com
Jennifer Morales
Activities Assistant - 423-378-8545
jmorales@k12k.com
Tracy Wills
Activities Office Bookkeeper -- 423-378-8430
twills@k12k.com
Attendance
Allison Morriss
Attendance Assistant -- 423-378-8464
amorriss@k12k.com
Band
Jacob Carpenter
Assistant Band Director
jcarpenter@k12k.com
Lafe Cook
Band Director
lcook@k12k.com
Ryan Gilbert
Assistant Band Director
rgilbert@k12k.com
Career and Technical Education
Dave Ashford
CTE Teacher
dashford@k12k.com
David Bailey
CTE Teacher
dbailey@k12k.com
Penny Bowery
CTE Teacher
pbowery@k12k.com
Joey Christian
CTE Teacher - Head Football Coach
jchristian@k12k.com
Angela Conrad
CTE Teacher / STEM
aconrad@k12k.com
Matt Crum
CTE Teacher
mcrum@k12k.com
Regina Davenport
CTE Teacher
rdavenport@k12k.com
Holly Fain
CTE Teacher
hfain@k12k.com
Jamie Fullbright
CTE Teacher
jfullbright@k12k.com
Jennifer Gilbertson
CTE Teacher
jgilbertson@k12k.com
Charles Honaker
CTE Teacher
chonaker@k12k.com
Aimee Knott
CTE Teacher
aknott@k12k.com
Cynthia Norris
CTE Teacher
cnorris@k12k.com
Monique Qualls
CTE Teacher
mqualls@k12k.com
Dr. Bo Shadden
Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education - 423-378-8441
bshadden@k12k.com
Kerrie Sluder
CTE Teacher
ksluder@k12k.com
David Steadman
CTE Teacher
dsteadman@k12k.com
Tonya Tate
CTE Secretary -- 423-378-8441
ttate@k12k.com
Tammy Wolfe
Career Counselor
twolfe@k12k.com
Chorus
Patricia Denmark
Choral Music Teacher
pdenmark@k12k.com
Gianni Loepke
Choral Assistant
gloepke@k12k.com
Clinic-School Nurse
Alice Jones
Nurse
ajones@k12k.com
Suzanne Marshall
Nurse
smarshall@k12k.com
Counseling - Testing - Scholarships - Transcripts - Graduation pages
Nikki Bailey
Registrar - 423-378-8413
dnbailey@k12k.com
Hope Bruner
Frontier Health SAP Counselor
hbruner@k12k.com
John Burleson
Counselor (L - Nf)
jtburleson@k12k.com
Kayte Daffron
Counselor (Ng - Sm)
kdaffron@k12k.com
Morgan Dillon
Academic Interventionist - Teacher
mdillon@k12k.com
Jennifer Emmette
Testing Coordinator
jemmette@k12k.com
Eric Freeman
Counselor (Gm - K)
efreeman@k12k.com
Shana Gysen
Counseling Office Assistant - 423-378-8409
sgysen@k12k.com
Sandi Nelson
Counselor (A-Ch)
snelson@k12k.com
Denise Oglesby
Student Support Advocate
doglesby@k12k.com
Rebecca Osborne
Graduation Coach
rosborne@k12k.com
Lisa Pierce
Counselor (Sn - Z)
lpierce@k12k.com
Tammy Wolfe
Career Counselor
twolfe@k12k.com
Wendy Wolfe
Counselor (Ci-GL)
wwolfe@k12k.com
Cybertribe - Robotics
Angela Conrad
CTE Teacher / STEM
aconrad@k12k.com
D-B Library
Nedra Griffin
Library Assistant
ngriffin@k12k.com
Derek Guske
Library Media Specialist
dguske@k12k.com
Jason Jones
Library Media Specialist
jjones@k12k.com
English
Allison Berry
English Teacher
aberry@k12k.com
Martha Boggan
English Teacher
mboggan@k12k.com
Carmen Brooks
English Teacher
cbrooks@k12k.com
Megan Evans
English Teacher
mevans@k12k.com
Melissa Fields
English Teacher
mfields@k12k.com
Tessa Gonce
English Teacher
tgonce@k12k.com
Sara Gourley
English Teacher
sgourley@k12k.com
Rebekah Haren
English Teacher
rharen@k12k.com
Jordan Kuykendall
English Teacher
jkuykendall@k12k.com
Hillary Powell
English Teacher
hpowell@k12k.com
Kirsten Rushing
English Teacher
krushing@k12k.com
Michael Sampson
English Teacher
msampson@k12k.com
Rebecca Schamore
English Teacher
rschamore@k12k.com
Kathi Shaffer
English Teacher
kshaffer@k12k.com
Ann Stippey
English Teacher
astippey@k12k.com
Leigh Tuell
English Teacher
ltuell@k12k.com
Angela Vogt
English Teacher
avogt@k12k.com
Rachael Wagner
English Teacher
rlwagner@k12k.com
Noah Whitehead
Interim English Teacher (for Evans)
nwhitehead@k12k.com
ISS
John Davis
ISS
jedavis@k12k.com
Information Flow Chart 2022-23
Dr. Amanda Arnold
Assistant Principal - (Sn-Z) 423-378-8539
aarnold@k12k.com
Mr. Richard Brown
Assistant Principal - (A-Ch) - 423-378-8564
rbrown@k12k.com
Mrs. Beth Cohen
Assistant Principal - (Ng - Sm) - 423-378-8408
bcohen@k12k.com
Mr. Frankie Debusk
Athletic Director -- 423-378-8580
fdebusk@k12k.com
Mr. Bo Ford
Assistant Principal (L-Nf) - 423-378-8406
wford@k12k.com
Dr. Bo Shadden
Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education - 423-378-8441
bshadden@k12k.com
Dr. Brian Tate
Principal - 423-378-8405
btate@k12k.com
Dr. Randy Watts
Assistant Principal - (Ci-Gl) - 423-378-8516
rwatts@k12k.com
Instructional Design Specialists
Alyson Dowda
Instructional Design Specialist
adowda@k12k.com
Ryan Wheeler
Instructional Design Specialist
rwheeler@k12k.com
Math
Jennifer Bishop
Math Teacher
jbishop@k12k.com
Amanda Cox
Math Teacher & Spirit Shaker Coach
aecox@k12k.com
Candace Dillin
Math Teacher
cdillin@k12k.com
Cynthia Drozdowski
Math Teacher
cdrozdowski@k12k.com
Mariann Duff
Math Teacher
mduff@k12k.com
Lindsey Edwards
Math Teacher
ledwards@k12k.com
Heather Ensminger
Interim Math
hensminger@k12k.com
Jeremy Epling
Math Teacher
jepling@k12k.com
Aaron Gourley
Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
agourley@k12k.com
Olivia Guntrum
Math Teacher
oguntrum@k12k.com
Adam Hall
Math Teacher
ahall@k12k.com
Emily Hendricks
Math Teacher
ehendricks@k12k.com
Lora Hopkins
Math Teacher
lhopkins@k12k.com
Bryan Kerns
Math Teacher
bkerns@k12k.com
Scarlett Knott
Math Teacher
sknott@k12k.com
Nathan Love
Math Teacher - Head Swim Coach
nlove@k12k.com
Valerie Love
Math Teacher
vlove@k12k.com
Ronea Murray
Math Teacher
rmurray@k12k.com
Ariel Otto
Math Teacher
aotto@k12k.com
Angela Peters
Math Teacher
apeters@k12k.com
Kayla Purdie
Math Teacher
kpurdie@k12k.com
Ryan Reed
Math Teacher
breed@k12k.com
Cynthia Silvey
Math Teacher
csilvey@k12k.com
Bethany Tate
Math Teacher
batate@k12k.com
Ashley Throp
Math Teacher
athrop@k12k.com
Kaelin Toney
Math Teacher - Tennis Coach
ktoney@k12k.com
Orchestra
Georgia Sinko
Orchestra Teacher
gsinko@k12k.com
Principal
Dr. Brian Tate
Principal - 423-378-8405
btate@k12k.com
Quick Office Directory
Nikki Bailey
Registrar - 423-378-8413
dnbailey@k12k.com
Lauren Blair
Bookkeeper - 423-378-2131
lblair@k12k.com
Kristy Fannon
Activities Office Secretary - 423-378-8475
kfannon@k12k.com
Alys Gaines
Front Office Assistant -- 423-378-8401
againes@k12k.com
Shana Gysen
Counseling Office Assistant - 423-378-8409
sgysen@k12k.com
Heather Johnson
Copy Center/Receptionist - 423-378-8403
hjohnson@k12k.com
Rhonda Marsh
Principal's Secretary - 423-378-8405
rmarsh@k12k.com
Jennifer Morales
Activities Assistant - 423-378-8545
jmorales@k12k.com
Allison Morriss
Attendance Assistant -- 423-378-8464
amorriss@k12k.com
Logan Myers
Receptionist -- 423-378-8400
lmyers@k12k.com
Samantha Stidham
Student Support Services -- 423-378-8416
sstidham@k12k.com
Tonya Tate
CTE Secretary -- 423-378-8441
ttate@k12k.com
Tracy Wills
Activities Office Bookkeeper -- 423-378-8430
twills@k12k.com
School Resource Officers
Nathan Russell
School Resource Officer
nrussell@k12k.com
Mark Smelser
Student Resource Officer
msmelser@k12k.com
Science
Amanda Blackburn
Science Teacher
ablackburn@k12k.com
William Francis
Science Teacher - Head Girls Basketball Coach
wfrancis@k12k.com
Thomas Godsey
Science Teacher
bgodsey@k12k.com
Melissa Horner
Science Teacher
mhorner@k12k.com
William Jackson
Science Teacher
wjackson@k12k.com
Kathryn Jenkins
Science Teacher
kjenkins@k12k.com
Ushma Kothari
Science Teacher
ukothari@k12k.com
Kris Krautkremer
Science Teacher
kkrautkremer@k12k.com
Evie Lafollette
Science Teacher
elafollette@k12k.com
Michael Pencarinha
Science Teacher
mpencarinha@k12k.com
Natalie Pickett
Science Teacher
npickett@k12k.com
Dr. Charles Rhoton
Science Teacher
crhoton@k12k.com
Wayne Saul
Science Teacher
wsaul@k12k.com
Jeremy Smith
Science Teacher
jsmith@k12k.com
Social Studies
Jason Clayman
Social Studies Teacher
jclayman@k12k.com
William Davenport
Social Studies Teacher
cdavenport@k12k.com
Dakota Dill
Social Studies Teacher
ddill@k12k.com
Joshua French
Social Studies Teacher
jfrench@k12k.com
John Good
Social Studies Teacher
jgood@k12k.com
Roger Hill
Social Studies Teacher
rmhill@k12k.com
Shelby Lawhead
Social Studies Teacher
slawhead@k12k.com
Nicholas Loughry
Social Studies Teacher
nloughry@k12k.com
Cooper Mills
Social Studies Teacher
cjmills@k12k.com
Cort Mills
Social Studies Teacher
cmills@k12k.com
James Moorleghen
Social Studies Teacher
jmoorleghen@k12k.com
Joanna Nash
Social Studies Teacher
j_nash@k12k.com
Matthew Peace
Interim Social Studies Teacher
mpeace@k12k.com
James Scales
Social Studies Teacher
jscales@k12k.com
Lauren Stone
Social Studies
lstone@k12k.com
Michael Sweeney
Social Studies Teacher
msweeney@k12k.com
Jason Swiney
Social Studies Teacher
jswiney@k12k.com
Heather Usary
Social Studies Teacher
husary@k12k.com
Special Education
Christy Belle
Special Education Inclusion Assistant
cbelle@k12k.com
Audra Bevins
Special Education Instructional Health Assistant
abevins@k12k.com
Jessica Brewster
Special Education Instructional Assistant
jbrewster@k12k.com
Tony Brogan
SPED Instructional Assistant
tbrogan@k12k.com
Tesla Bruner
Instructional Assistant
tbruner@k12k.com
James Burleson
SPED - TSW Teacher- Assistant Athletic Director
jfburleson@k12k.com
Meghan Carr
Special Education Teacher
mcarr@k12k.com
Stephanie Carter
Special Education Instructional Assistant
scarter@k12k.com
Christy Cleek
Special Education Instructional Assistant
ccleek@k12k.com
Andrew Collins
SPED Instructional Assistant//TSW
acollins@k12k.com
Dodie Cordwell
Special Education Instructional Assistant
dcordwell@k12k.com
Jocelyn Cradic
SPED Instructional Assistant
jcradic@k12k.com
Penny Deroco
Special Education Inclusion Assistant
pderoco@k12k.com
Theresa Fanning
Special Education Inclusion Assistant
tfanning@k12k.com
Dekeldric Felton
Special Education Instructional Assistant TSW
dfelton@k12k.com
Michelle Forbis
Special Education Instructional Assistant
mforbis@k12k.com
Emma Fox
SPED Teacher
efox@k12k.com
Dustin Gaines
Special Education Instructional Assistant
dgaines@k12k.com
Emma Helgeson
Instructional Assistant
ehelgeson@k12k.com
Andrew Hubbard
Special Education Teacher & Head Softball Coach
ahubbard@k12k.com
Paul Jones
Special Education Inclusion Assistant
prjones@k12k.com
Jennifer Kremer
Special Education Instructional Assistant
jkremer@k12k.com
Nancy Light
Special Education Instructional Assistant
nlight@k12k.com
Nick Lingerfelt
SPED Teacher
nlingerfelt@k12k.com
Salena Mazzilli
Special Education Instructional Assistant
smazzilli@k12k.com
Becky McLain
SPED - TSW Teacher
bmclain@k12k.com
Leonard Moore
Special Ed Instructional Assistant
llmoore@k12k.com
Cameron Phillips
Special Education Teacher
clphillips@k12k.com
Leanne Potente
Special Education Teacher
lpotente@k12k.com
Dawn Ratkey
Special Education Instructional Assistant
dratkey@k12k.com
JoDee Reed
Special Education Teacher
jreed@k12k.com
Erica Robinson
Special Education Instructional Assistant
erobinson@k12k.com
Caleb Rogers
SPED Instructional Assistant / TSW
crogers@k12k.com
Jessica Ross
Special Education Consultant and Head Cheerleading Coach
jross@k12k.com
Tony Ross
Special Education Teacher
tross@k12k.com
Paris Sexton
Instructional Assistant
psexton@k12k.com
Tammy Simpson
Special Education Office Assistant
tsimpson@k12k.com
Tina Stivers
Special Education Instructional Assistant
tstivers@k12k.com
Stephanie Strickler
Special Education Teacher
sstrickler@k12k.com
Charles Sturgell
Special Education Instructional Assistant
csturgell@k12k.com
Thomas Throp
Instructional Assistant TSW Job Coach
tthrop@k12k.com
Brian Trent
Special Education Teacher
bmtrent@k12k.com
Theatre-Speech-Dramahawks
Laura Humphrey
Speech-Theatre Teacher
lhumphrey@k12k.com
WCSK Radio
Jeff Hall
WCSK Radio Station Manager
jhall@k12k.com
Wellness
Kim Bailey
Wellness Teacher
kbailey@k12k.com
Joseph Baker
Wellness Teacher
jbaker@k12k.com
Brian Barrett
Wellness Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director
bbarrett@k12k.com
Rodney Burton
Wellness Teacher
raburton@k12k.com
Tilden Fleming
Wellness Teacher
zfleming@k12k.com
Chris Poore
Wellness Teacher - Head Boys Basketball Coach
cpoore@k12k.com
Chris Thacker
Wellness Teacher
cthacker@k12k.com
Ryan Wagner
Wellness Teacher - Head Baseball Coach
rwagner@k12k.com
Work-Based Learning
Claire Arbaugh
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
carbaugh@k12k.com
World Language
Elena Allen
World Language Teacher
eallen@k12k.com
Randall Buchanan
World Language Teacher
wbuchanan@k12k.com
Katherine “Kathy” Carter
World Language Teacher
kcarter@k12k.com
Jana Engle
World Language Teacher
jengle@k12k.com
James Graybeal
World Language Teacher
jgraybeal@k12k.com
Sarah Lovell
World Language Teacher
slovell@k12k.com
Katie Paduch
World Language Teacher
kpaduch@k12k.com
Elizabeth Wilkins
World Language Teacher
ewilkins@k12k.com
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