Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Following is a listing of teaching and extracurricular assignments for the 2011-12 School Year.

ADMINISTRATION: Joe Drake, superintendent; Ken Harrison, middle school-high school principal; Lynne Wallace, elementary principal.

Elementary school faculty and staff: Beth Christner, Little Raider Preschool; Alexandra Lyons, Little Raider Preschool; Kris Quick, early childhood special education; Dara Greenland, junior kindergarten; Betsy Budach, kindergarten; Katie Coulson, kindergarten; Stacia Nickel, kindergarten; Pam Hudson, first grade; Cindy Allen, first grade; Janet Auge, first grade: Tracy Giles, second grade; Karen Taylor, second grade; Angi Dodge, third grade; Darla Sobotka, third grade; Deb Lynch, fourth grade; Jill Weehler, fourth grade; Jess Frost, fifth grade; Marilyn Hawkins, fifth grade; Bret Ruggles, sixth grade; Julie Stewart, sixth grade. Bethany Knox, resource room; Josh Vanderflught, resource room; Courtney Adams, resource room; Amy Levine, resource room; Valle Smith, Title I, school improvement; Donna Kemery, Title I; Jane Uhlenkamp, art, Title I math, Talented and Gifted; Victoria Guilliatt, librarian; Carol Cason, instrumental music, vocal music; Deb Larsen, physical education; Barb Gerber, guidance counselor; Stacey Andresen, nurse. Cindy Stephens, secretary; Donna Young, Betty Newton, Tara Hurst, Sherry Norris, Nicole Minnick, Anne Taylor, Annette Lyden, Annie Main, Mabel Trujillo, Heather Martin, Colleen Minick, Cassie Wimer, Tara Shields and Deb Graham, teacher aides; Clint Poore, head custodian; Josh Hanawalt, custodian.

Middle school-high school faculty and staff: Courtney Adams, cheerleading; Sherry Adams, language arts, Second Chance reading, FTA advisor; Stacey Andresen, school nurse, health careers; Rod Bastow, middle school wrestling; Tori Braby, middle school softball; Mark Budach, business education, middle school boys track, middle school football, assistant girls basketball; Carol Cason, co-head drill team; Joe Catanzareti, high school language arts, middle school baseball; middle school football, middle school boys track, middle school girls basketball; Pam Cross, high school social studies, National Honor Society; Kim Curry, technology co-ordinator; Jules Daughton, middle school volleyball, middle school girls basketball; Eric Ehlen, middle school physical education, high school wrestling; Brad Elliott, high school boys track; John Ford, assistant high school wrestling; Jodie Geist, high school special education, TAP coordinator, grant writer, middle school volleyball; Barb Gerber, family and consumer science, prom coordinator, FCCLA; Scott Giles, industrial technology, PLTW, co-TSA sponsor, head boys and girls golf; Fay Howie, high school science, SADD club co-sponsor; Shaun Kniep, high school English, publications, speech, drama, drama club, yearbook, speech sponsor; Derek Lambert, high school physical education, weight coach, co-head high school football coach; Deb Larsen, head high school girls track; middle school cross country; John Larsen, 7-12 guidance counselor, high school math; high school student council, assistant girls track; Heather Martin, summer concessions; Kris Quick, special education coordinator; Tori Larsen, high school special education; Jeff Levine, assistant boys basketball; Frank Mueller, special education, behavior disorder; Mary K. Overholtzer, middle school science, 7-12 talented and gifted; Chandra Poore, special education, Special Olympics coach; Kris Quick, special education coordinator; Don Ray, Spanish; Aaron Riley, 7-12 art, driver's education; Matt Ritchhart, middle school/high school social studies; Brandie Ruggles, middle school special education, high school volleyball; Bret Ruggles, head boys basketball, assistant softball; Delwyn Showalter, at risk, athletic director, co-head high school football; James Smith, high school math, assistant high school football, assistant baseball, middle school baseball; Crystal Storhoff, color guard director; Greg Storhoff, middle school/high school instrumental and vocal; Thad Streit, high school science, middle school health, head high school girls basketball, head high school baseball; Courtney Taglauer, agricultural education, FFA sponsor; Josh Vanderflught, head high school cross country, middle school boys basketball, head high school softball, middle school softball; Kurt Wallace, industrial technology, PLTW, math, assistant high school boys track, co-TSA, driver's education; Jill Weehler, co-head drill team; Sally Young, middle school math, middle school girls track; Mike Zarr, boys and girls bowling.

Other support staff: Janette Campbell, school board secretary; Deb Yoder, superintendent's secretary; Diana Ahrens, middle school/high school principal's secretary; Betty Lou Groves, guidance secretary; Kathy Triggs, middle school/high school secretary, athletic director secretary; Donna Warin, special education secretary/court liaison; Aleha Whittington, media associate.

Teacher associates: Barbie Belzer, Tori Braby, Ryan Gregg, Ashley Mercer, Gayla Moon, Amanda Overholser, Christi Shields and Bonnie Still.

Custodians: Mike Gilliland, head custodian; Dean Blades; Eugene Dillenburg; Alan Schafer.

Transportation: Dick Still, transportation director/mechanic; bus drivers Tom Giles, Lyle Main, Ken Markley, Ron Sickels and Faye Stull.

Cooks: Tawnya Jones, food service director; Roberta Campbell, Kathy Buck, Pat Kemery, Jackie McVey, Debbie Shields and Cathy Swank.

Faculty and staff:

Administration: Joe Drake, superintendent, and Jackie Hopkins, principal.

Faculty: Bev Inloes, preschool and second grade; Nancy Brown, kindergarten; Martha Larson, first grade; Diana Bolinger, second grade, special education, technology; SuAnn Cook, third and fourth grades; Mandy Marshall, fifth and sixth grades; Diana Larson, art and talented and gifted; Julia Weisshaar-Mullen, music, and Vera Bradley, library.

Staff: Pam Nickell, board secretary and building secretary; Marie Cameron, head cook; Dennis Brown, custodian/bus driver; Jacquie Bennett, Title I paraprofessional; LuElla Nally, paraprofessional; Lynne Maben, paraprofessional; Pat Wilson, cook and associate; Allen Brown, bus driver; Stan Knox, bus driver.

Administration -- Karleen Stephens, superintendent and elementary principal; Larry Teply, middle school and high school principal; Billie Jo Greene, business manager; Stephanie Newton, administrative assistant.

Teachers: Ramona Hopkins, preschool; Terri Newton, kindergarten; Crystal Still, first grade; Shelly Lilienthal, second and third grade; Sue Mobley, third grade and Title 1; Melanie Knapp, fourth/fifth grade; Kim Nieman, fifth grade, elementary resource and talented and gifted; Diana Larson, art; Shelly Bentley, middle school-high school resource; Curtis Lambson, English, drama and speech; Allison Hajek, social studies; Matt Warren, physical education; Elizabeth Green, high school math and business; Mary Lange, vocal music; Pat Oswald, instrumental music; Diana Larson, art; Dick Stephens, science.

Staff members: Paraeducators: Laura Bentley and Joan Gunsolley.

Coaches: Allison Hayek, Matt Warren, Larry Teply and Gina Knox.

Custodians: Mike Lohmann and Robert Mercer.

Cooks: Sherrie Baker and Donna Goodman.

Bus drivers: Terry Plowman and Mark Schlapia.

Sites for Learning: Marci Johnson. Tina's Tots: Tina Ambrose, Esther King, Kathy Comer and Kendra Ruby.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2011