Meet Our Staff
Our School
Administration
Mrs. Emma Peguero, Principal
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela
Mr. Daniel
Chaires, Assistant Principal
"The piano ain't got no wrong notes." -Thelonious Monk
Mr. Jesse Quintero, Counselor
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamine Franklin
Mrs. Melinda A. Clare, Activities Director
"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated." - Maya Angelou
Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez,
Psychologist
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." -Babe Ruth
Ms. Deanna Barber,
Librarian
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle” - Plato
Ms. Juli Killpack,
SEL TOSA
”I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through educating not only our minds, but our hearts and our souls. This is the way forward to our destiny of peace and prosperity.” - Malala Yousafzai
Mr. Carlos Martinez, Jr.,
Athletic Director
“Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.” -LeBron James
Primary
Ms. Laura Vandezande
Pre-K, TK, K
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Ghandi
Ms. Theresa Gleeson, TK
"One should never mistake kindness for weakness...for it is in the moments that we apply kindness that our strength is revealed." - Unknown
Ms. Erica Minuto, Kindergarten
Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds. - Dr. Seuss
Ms. Olivia LaSalle,
First Grade
"“If you weren’t ready, you wouldn’t have the opportunity" - Unknown
Ms. Aimee Paret
Second Grade
“You can't really love someone else unless you really love yourself first.” - Mr. Rogers
Mrs. Sarah Rudd-Perez, Third Grade
"One should never mistake kindness for weakness...for it is in the moments that we apply kindness that our strength is revealed." - Unknown
Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds. - Dr. Seuss
Ms. Sadie Lake,
Fifth Grade
“They may forget what you said, but they will not forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
Ms. Kersten Scanlon, Speech
“Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but ... life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.” - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Mrs. Sarah Wilson Jones, Literacy
“It's good to be curious about many things.” - Mr. Rogers
Mr. Nathan Bailey, Elementary Vocal Music
“One can educate orchestras and one can educate choruses, but ultimately, one should not conduct them. I mean, ultimately you educate them to do the performance within themselves. I think that’s the important element of music.” - Robert Shaw
Ms. Paula Probst, Elementary Instrumental Music
“It isn’t any accident that Beethoven lasts, and that Mozart lasts, and that Bach lasts.” - Robert Shaw
Secondary
Ms. Elizabeth Berberet,
High School Science
"The future comes from where we are now. The future won’t change until we look thoughtfully at our present. We have sufficient human capacity to think and reflect together, to care about one another, to act courageously, to reclaim the future." -Margaret Wheatley
Mr. Christopher Blehm
High School English
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“Brevity is the soul of wit.” - Shakespeare
Ms. Katherine Drost
High School Math
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"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated." - Maya Angelou
Ms. Madison Gill,
High School RSP
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“Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.” -Voltaire
Ms. Dawn Golonsky,
Middle School and High School SDC
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"Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly and tell it as best you can." - Neil Gainman
Ms. Stephanie Gonzalez
High School Math
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"The greatest glory in living is not in falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
Mr. Ben Guzman
High School Science
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“Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with a method. It's delving in.” - Sally Ride
Ms. Madisyn Hill
High School History
"Three things do not last: “wealth without a trade, government without law, and knowledge without practice.." - Saadi Shirazi
Mr. Timothy Hill,
Middle/High School Music
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"The secret of making progress is to get started." - Mark Twain
Ms. Jacqueline Iniestra
High School English
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Ms. Lan Kwe
Middle School Math
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“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." - John Bunyan
Ms. Claudia Martinez
High School Spanish
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“There are three ways to ultimate success. The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” - Mr. Fred Rogers
Mrs. Sandy Martinez
Middle School History
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“You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.” Gusteau, Ratatouille
Mr. Nick Morones
Physical Education
"Failure is the key to SUCCESS. Each mistake teaches us something." - Morihei Ueshiba
Ms. Emily Quinn
Middle School
English
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“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!" - Audrey Hepburn
Mr. Paul Romo
CTE Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
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“After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.” - Shrek, the Third
Ms. Fabiola Sillas
Art
"Step so far outside your comfort zone, that you forget how to get back" - Unknown
Ms. Stacy Small
Middle School RSP
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"Hide not your talents, they for use were made, what's a sundial in the shade?" - Benjamin Franklin
Aides
Instructional Aides
Ms. Christina Bertaud,
Instructional Aide
Special Education
Ms. Terri Hernandez
Instructional Aide Special Education
Ms. Teresa Morison
Instructional Aide
Special Education
Ms. Christina Bertaud,
Instructional Aide
Special Education
Instructional Aide
Ms. Terri Hernandez,
Instructional Aide Special Education
Recreation Aides
Recreation Aide
Recreation Aide
Recreation Aide
Staff
Office Staff
Ms. Carol Henderson,
Office Supervisor
Ms. Katalina Vargas,
Senior Office Assistant
Ms. Mayra Ocampo
Intermediate Office Assistant, Bilingual
Mr. Luis Tovar,
Campus Staff Assistant
Ms. Patti Engel,
ASB Banker
Mr. Carlos Martinez, Jr.
Athletic Director
Ms. Emily Hopkins
School Nurse
Mrs. Ruby Engel
Health Assistant
Van Drivers
Mr. David Luchau
Van Driver
Mr. Larry Reimer
Van Driver
Custodial Staff
Mr. Mario Jimenez,
Acting Plant Supervisor
Mr. Jorge Campos, Jr.
Custodian
Ms. Graciela Platas
Custodian
Mr. Eduardo Sotelo Aguayo
Groundskeeper
Mr. Trino Vera,
Custodian
Nutrition Services
Ms. Briana Morones,
Nutrition Services Supervisor
Ms. Nichole Konigsmark,
Nutrition Services
Ms. Susan Opah,
Nutrition Services
