What’s new at school
by Cindy Lance
School is back in session, and students will see some changes this fall.
Over the summer, a flurry of activity improved the school buildings. Crews installed new windows and doors at the Junior/Senior High School, and completed other finishing touches made possible with money from the recent bond issue. Thanks again to the community for the overwhelming support and investing in the education of our youth!
Changes to the staff occurred as well. Some new faces filled the hallways in all of the buildings and some familiar teachers were absent.
After a combined 82 years of service, elementary staff Judy Brune, Mary Pashkevich and Teresa Snyir retired from the district, leaving a lasting legacy in the lives they touched.
Stockbridge alumni are part of the additions: Ashlee Muscato is the Early Childhood Discovery lead teacher and Heritage welcomed Brittany (Waters) Floyd in fifth grade.
Corrine Turner will be stepping in as fourth-grade long-term substitute. Heather Asquith, who previously spent much of her time at the Junior/Senior High School, will be filling the long-term substitute role in K-5 STEM.
The Junior/Senior High School also had some staff changes, as resignations by two teachers and one administrator created openings. To fill those voids, Jessica Highfield was hired for senior high English and Hannah Reyes will teach junior high science. Meghan Kunzelman, the athletic director and previous math teacher, will become junior high principal.
A new position of guidance counselor was added for grades three to eight. Natalie Kinsella will fill that role. Kunzelman, the junior high principal, said Kinsella “is working really well with the students.”
Stockbridge schools are off to another great year! Go Panthers!
