New Names and Faces

Can you believe we have already completed our first full week of school?  I felt like it went by in a blur, but it is fun to get another year underway.

There are a lot of new names and faces to adjust to this year!

Many of your classes have different names - Common Core English and Math has changed typical course patterns.  BESS and PESS have been replaced with Biology and Physical Science.  There were a few occasions when I slipped up and used an old course name when talking to a student new to the district and they looked at me like I was crazy.  :-)  Adjusting will be a work in progress.

We are also fortunate to have many new staff members this year.  Perhaps you have some of them in class, but if not, make sure you say hi in the halls and welcome the following teachers to the Kilbourne community.

Mr. Brown is the new dean.  He will be working primarily with the lower half of the alphabet as Mr. Schirg was hired at McCord Middle School to be an Assistant Principal.

The Special Ed Department has many new staff teachers including Ms. Scott, Ms. Koch, Mr. Sabin, and Mrs. Glesenkamp (who returns to WKHS).

Mr. Gallagher is a new Wellness for Life teacher.

The Science department added Ms. Kiehborth as a teacher and Mrs. Troutner as the Science Academic Assistant in the Teaching and Learning Center.

Mr. Zabiegala will be the choir director this year. (He better keep Come to the Water!)

Ms. Morris is the new teacher of English Language Learners for students for whom English is not their first language.

The business department now also includes Mr. Peters.  He will be helping out with credit recovery some too.

Mrs. Goodwin has joined the English department.

Mr. Jaffee will be a new Math teacher.

And last but not least, Ms. Scheetz has moved from the English department to be the new school librarian.

Every day when I pull into WKHS or even as I drive past the building I think about how fortunate I am to work in a place that I love and to have so many students and parents who make Kilbourne such a special place.  I know that each of these new staff members will feel the same and will be proud to be a Wolf!