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Dobyns-Bennett High School Staff Directory

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Administration

Richard Brown Assistant Principal (A-Ch)

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Beth Cohen Assistant Principal (Ng - Sm)

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Frankie Debusk Athletic Director

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Dr. Christopher Hampton Principal

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Eric Lyons Assistant Principal (Sn - Z)

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Dr. Bo Shadden Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education

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Leigh Anne Sheppard Assistant Principal (L-Nf)

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Dr. Brian Tate Assistant Principal (Gm-K)

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Dr. Randy Watts Assistant Principal (Ci-Gl)

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Advanced Placement (AP)

David Bailey CTE Teacher

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Russell Bennett Art Teacher

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Allison Berry English Teacher

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Randall Buchanan World Language Teacher

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Katherine “Kathy” Carter World Language Teacher

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Jana Engle World Language Teacher

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Jeremy Epling Math Teacher

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Kevin Fielden Social Studies Teacher

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Joshua French Social Studies Teacher

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Ryan Gilbert Assistant Band Director

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Thomas Godsey Science Teacher

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John Good Social Studies Teacher

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Rebekah Haren English Teacher

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Lora Hopkins Math Teacher

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Kathryn Jenkins Science Teacher

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Ushma Kothari Science Teacher

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Kris Krautkremer Science Teacher

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Debra Mallinak Math Teacher

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Cynthia McGuire Social Studies Teacher

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Cort Mills Social Studies Teacher

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Katie Paduch World Language Teacher

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Michael Pencarinha Science Teacher

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Natalie Pickett Science Teacher

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Kayla Purdie Math Teacher

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Rebecca Schamore English Teacher

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Michael Sweeney Social Studies Teacher

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Jason Swiney Social Studies Teacher

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Tammy Wolfe Career Counselor

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Air Force JROTC

Melanie Blankenship AFJROTC Teacher

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Eric Vogt AFJROTC Teacher

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Art

Russell Bennett Art Teacher

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Ashley Hobbs Art Teacher

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Christopher Hobbs Art Teacher

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Juanita Mitchell Art Teacher

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Athletics / Activities

Brian Barrett Wellness Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director

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James Burleson Special Education Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director

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Frankie Debusk Athletic Director

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Kristy Fannon Activities Office Secretary

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Aaron Gourley Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director

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Jennifer Morales Activities Assistant

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Tracy Wills Activities Office Bookkeeper

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Attendance Office

Allison Morriss Attendance Assistant

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Band

Jacob Carpenter Assistant Band Director

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Lafe Cook Band Director

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Ryan Gilbert Assistant Band Director

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CTE

Dave Ashford CTE Teacher

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David Bailey CTE Teacher

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Penny Bowery CTE Teacher

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Joey Christian CTE Teacher - Head Football Coach

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Angela Conrad CTE Teacher / STEM

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Regina Davenport CTE Teacher

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Holly Fain CTE Teacher

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Jamie Fullbright CTE Teacher

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Jennifer Gilbertson CTE Teacher

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Taylor Graalman CTE Supply Chain Management

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Lucas Henderson CTE Teacher

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Charles Honaker CTE Teacher

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Aimee Knott CTE Teacher

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Sonya McMakin CTE Teacher

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Cynthia Norris CTE Teacher

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Monique Qualls CTE Teacher

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Dr. Bo Shadden Director of Career/Technical and Post-Secondary Education

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Kerrie Sluder CTE Teacher

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David Steadman CTE Teacher

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Tonya Tate CTE Secretary

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Tammy Wolfe Career Counselor

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Chorus

Patricia Denmark Choral Music Teacher

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Gianni Loepke Choral Assistant

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Clinic-School Nurse

Malina Blankenship School Nurse

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Joni Murphy School Nurse

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Counseling

Nikki Bailey Counseling Office - Registrar

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Hope Bruner Frontier Health SAP Counselor

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John Burleson Counselor (L - Nf)

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Kayte Daffron Counselor (Ng - Sm)

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Jennifer Emmette Testing Coordinator

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Eric Freeman Counselor (Gm - K)

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Sharon Lambert Counseling Office Assistant

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Sandi Nelson Counselor (A-Ch)

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Denise Oglesby Student Support Advocate

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Rebecca Osborne Graduation Coach

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Lisa Pierce Counselor (Sn - Z)

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Tammy Wolfe Career Counselor

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Wendy Wolfe Counselor (Ci-GL)

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English

Allison Berry English Teacher

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Martha Boggan English Teacher

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Carmen Brooks English Teacher

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Megan Evans English Teacher

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Melissa Fields English Teacher

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Tessa Gonce English Teacher

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Sara Gourley English Teacher

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Rebekah Haren English Teacher

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Jordan Kuykendall English Teacher

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Kimberly Miller English Teacher

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Courtney Mosley English Teacher

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Hillary Powell English Teacher

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Kirsten Rushing English Teacher

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Michael Sampson English Teacher

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Rebecca Schamore English Teacher

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Kathi Shaffer English Teacher

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Ann Stippey English Teacher

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Leigh Tuell English Teacher

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Dawn Viles English Teacher

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Angela Vogt English Teacher

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Instructional Design Specialists

Alyson Dowda Instructional Design Specialist

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Ryan Wheeler Instructional Design Specialist

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Learning Lab

Abigail Stratton Instructional Assistant - Learning Lab

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Library

Nedra Griffin Library Assistant

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Derek Guske Library Media Specialist

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Jason Jones Library Media Specialist

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Math

Jennifer Bishop Math Teacher

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Derek Cassel Math Teacher

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Candace Dillin Math Teacher

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Cynthia Drozdowski Math Teacher

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Mariann Duff Math Teacher

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Jeremy Epling Math Teacher

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Aaron Gourley Math Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director

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Olivia Guntrum Math Teacher

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Adam Hall Math Teacher

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Claire Hodge Math Teacher

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Lora Hopkins Math Teacher

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Bryan Kerns Math Teacher

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Nathan Love Math Teacher - Head Swim Coach

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Valerie Love Math Teacher

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Debra Mallinak Math Teacher

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Leilah McMillian Math Teacher

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Ronea Murray Math Teacher

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Angela Peters Math Teacher

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Kayla Purdie Math Teacher

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Ryan Reed Math Teacher

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Cynthia Silvey Math Teacher

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Bethany Tate Math Teacher

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Ashley Throp Math Teacher

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Office Directory

Lauren Blair Bookkeeper

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Kristy Fannon Activities Office Secretary

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Rhonda Marsh Principal's Secretary

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Allison Morriss Attendance Assistant

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Logan Myers Receptionist - Switchboard

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Emily Spurlock Copy Center

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Samantha Stidham Student Services

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Tonya Tate CTE Secretary

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Robin Wagner Front Office Assistant

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Tracy Wills Activities Office Bookkeeper

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Orchestra

Carlos Hernandez Orchestra Teacher

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Science

Amanda Blackburn Science Teacher

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William Francis Science Teacher - Head Girls Basketball Coach

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Thomas Godsey Science Teacher

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Melissa Horner Science Teacher

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Kathryn Jenkins Science Teacher

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Ushma Kothari Science Teacher

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Kris Krautkremer Science Teacher

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Evie Lafollette Science Teacher

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Michael Pencarinha Science Teacher

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Natalie Pickett Science Teacher

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Dr. Charles Rhoton Science Teacher

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Wayne Saul Science Teacher

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Jeremy Smith Science Teacher

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Callie Tate Science Teacher

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Social Studies

Jason Clayman Social Studies Teacher

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William Davenport Social Studies Teacher

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Dakota Dill Social Studies Teacher

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Kevin Fielden Social Studies Teacher

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Joshua French Social Studies Teacher

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John Good Social Studies Teacher

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Roger Hill Social Studies Teacher

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Jay Irvin Social Studies Teacher

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Nicholas Loughry Social Studies Teacher

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Cynthia McGuire Social Studies Teacher

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Cort Mills Social Studies Teacher

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James Moorleghen Social Studies Teacher

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Joanna Nash Social Studies Teacher

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James Scales Social Studies Teacher

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Lauren Stone Social Studies

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Michael Sweeney Social Studies Teacher

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Jason Swiney Social Studies Teacher

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Heather Usary Social Studies Teacher

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Special Education

Christy Belle Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Audra Bevins Special Education Instructional Health Assistant

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Jessica Brewster Special Education Instructional Assistant

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James Burleson Special Education Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director

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Meghan Carr Special Education Teacher

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Stephanie Carter Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Laura Cates Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Christy Cleek Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Jobeth Conkin Special Education TSW Job Coach

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Dodie Cordwell Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Patty Crum Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Christie Culbertson Special Education Teacher

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Bill Darnell Special Education Teacher & Girls Golf Coach

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Janie Denson Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Penny Deroco Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Michael Dulaney D-B 1:1

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William Etter SPED School To Work Program

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Dekeldric Felton Special Education Instructional Assistant TSW

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Michelle Forbis Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Dustin Gaines Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Andrew Hubbard Special Education Teacher & Head Softball Coach

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Paul Jones Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Jennifer Kremer Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Nancy Light Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Salena Mazzilli Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Kelly McDougal Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Cameron Phillips Special Education Teacher

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Leanne Potente Special Education Teacher

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Dawn Ratkey Special Education Instructional Assistant

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JoDee Reed Special Education Teacher

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Ben Robertson School to Work Program LEAD-SPED

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Jessica Ross Special Education Teacher and Head Cheerleading Coach

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Tony Ross Special Education Teacher

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Tammy Simpson Special Education Office Assistant

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Lynn Spriggs Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Tori Spriggs SPED Instructional Assistant

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Tina Stivers Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Abigail Stratton Instructional Assistant - Learning Lab

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Stephanie Strickler Special Education Teacher

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Charles Sturgell Special Education Instructional Assistant

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Thomas Throp Instructional Assistant TSW Job Coach

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Brian Trent Special Education Teacher

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Student Resource Officers

Nathan Russell School Resource Officer

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Mark Smelser Student Resource Officer

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Theatre-Speech-Dramahawks

Laura Humphrey Speech-Theatre Teacher

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WCSK Radio

Jeff Hall WCSK Radio Station Manager

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Wellness

Kim Bailey Wellness Teacher

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Joseph Baker Wellness Teacher

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Brian Barrett Wellness Teacher - Assistant Athletic Director

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Rodney Burton Wellness Teacher

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Tilden Fleming Wellness Teacher

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Chris Poore Wellness Teacher - Head Boys Basketball Coach

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Chris Thacker Wellness Teacher

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Ryan Wagner Wellness Teacher - Head Baseball Coach

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Work-Based Learning

Claire Arbaugh Work-Based Learning Coordinator

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World Language

Elena Allen World Language Teacher

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Randall Buchanan World Language Teacher

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Katherine “Kathy” Carter World Language Teacher

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Jana Engle World Language Teacher

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James Graybeal World Language Teacher

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Sarah Lovell World Language Teacher

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Katie Paduch World Language Teacher

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Elizabeth Wilkins World Language Teacher

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