School Board members congratulated the Lady Blackhawk track team at a recent School Board meeting.
"These are some amazing young ladies," Kevin Ramey, athletic director, said. "They were first-time state champions in indoor and outdoor track. That's a pretty amazing accomplishment."
Athletic director Kevin Ramey told board members that it is being considered to turn the current high school gym into a volleyball facility once the new gym is built.
"With the new high school, we could keep current volleyball team playing in gym we have now," Ramey said. "The biggest thing we want to do is to have a great environment -- full, loud -- for volleyball."
He said that sometimes the atmosphere changes in a bigger arena.
"What we would like to do is make our high school a volleyball facility, do different drawings, make the floor brighter, move air vents... make it a primary volleyball facility," Ramey said. "We will be the only school in conference with that. It gives our volleyball team a home. They can make it theirs -- redo locker rooms, scoreboards -- that keeps atmosphere for their games, creates an experience for kids. That's what we want to maintain. I think it will be unique."
In other business, the School Board:
• Approved creation of three new positions -- High School special education teacher, speech language pathologist and Primary School special education para-professional;
• Hired Suzanna Schelli Elementary, SPED (Special education); Linda Shelley, High School SPED; Kenna Wood, High School Physics/Physical Science; Taylor Price, Intermediate Teacher; Allison Hughes, Primary SPED; Elizabeth Mitchell, MS SPED; Wesley Wilkerson, Occupational Therapist (moving from Purchased Service Contract); Lisa Cecil, Psychologist (moving from Purchased Service Contract); Dustin Williams, High School Math Geometry/Algebra; Lauren Turner, High School SPED; Chelsea Poteete, Speech Language Pathologist; Amy Tucker High School SPED Para Pro; Jessica Hartman Intermediate teacher; Ashley Cronin, Intermediate teacher; Melissa Kucyk, Speech Language pathologist; Charles Weber, network administrator; Brenda Cutler, Primary SPED Para Pro; Miciah Driggs, Primary SPED Para Pro; Jana Decker, Intermediate SPED Para Pro; Rebecca Hyink, Middle School Math; Katelin Denny, Primary instructional aide; Matthew Van Houden, maintenance; Brian Timmons, Primary SPED Para Pro (replacing Jenniffer Jacobs); and Shaye Brouse, High School Para Pro;
• Transferred: Jen Spivey, Primary Registrar to High School Secretary; Jenniffer Jacobs, SPED Para pro to Primary Registrar; Nathan Claytor, High School Teacher to ALE Teacher; Pamela Kuriatnyk, Primary SPED to High School SPED Para pro; Noelle Webb, Middle School Art to High School Art; and Matt Easterling, assistant baseball coach to head baseball coach;
• Accepted resignations of: Retta Shirley, Primary Para Pro; and Melanie Sams, Intermediate teacher;
• Accepted resignations effective end of school year: Kelli Yeager, Intermediate teacher; Russell Winfield, High School teacher; Lincoln Carlton, High School teacher; Patrick Thompson, Speech pathologist; Jennifer Willer, SPED Para pro; Anya Bruhin, Middle School/High School Art teacher; Barrett Robinson, High School assistant principal; Candice Carney, Intermediate teacher; Josh Ferrell, PE/High School assistant basketball; and John King, head baseball coach resignation only;
• Approved purchase of new football uniforms and of new band uniforms; and
• Approved adding $500 to the base salary for teachers.
General News on 06/20/2018