School District Welcomes 24 New Faculty, Staff
We are pleased to welcome 24 new faculty and staff members to Geary Public Schools. All were ready and eager to meet our students on the first day of class August 12. Middle/High School certified faculty pictured are: (Front, L-R) Chris Parkhurst, Alternative Education; Dalton Reed, Counselor; Jason Parkhurst, MS English; Bridget Goodknight, HS English; Barb Lowery, HS Math; (Back, L-R) Kolton Shipley, Ag-Ed; J.C. Estep, MS Science; Cedric Powell, MS Social Studies; Christian Finney, HS Science; Jason Goodknight, HS History. Not pictured is Lynette Turner, Instructional Coach.
Elementary new faculty and staff are: Shaylee Seright, Kindergarten; Sydney Buckner, Special Education; Amber Gibbons, P.E.; Stephanie King, 3rd grade; Melissa Von Tungeln, 4th grade, and Elementary principal Joy Osborne.
Non-certified staff help keep our students well-fed and on the road to academic success. New staff members pictured below are: Amberly Reynolds, HS paraprofessional: Leslie Coleman, Elementary paraprofessional; Sydney Thorton, Elementary paraprofessional; Joanie Schmidt, Elementary cafeteria; Caitlin Patton, Elementary paraprofessional; Samantha Paukei, Elementary cafeteria, and Amber Forney, HS cafeteria.