Megan Hunter
Principal
Birthday: June 15th
Hobbies: running, reading
Class Color or Theme: Dolly Parton
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite College or Sports Team: KC Chiefs
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, Barnes and Noble
Favorite Places to Eat: Sunsingers, Scooters, Starbucks
Favorite Snack: Skinny Pop
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Coke, Latte
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Latte with oatmilk
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: nothing but I appreciate anything a student makes for me.
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Show gratitude to their teachers.
Dianne Bollman
Assistant Principal
Birthday: January 12th
Hobbies: reading/walking/socializing with friends/trying new restaurants
Favorite Color: green
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illinois
Favorite Places to Shop: Target/Sam’s/Meijer/Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Billy Barooz/Smith Burgers
Favorite Snacks: Angies boom chicka pop- sweet and salty kettle corn
Favorite Drinks: Diet coke/water
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: communicate with us
Grant Risley
Dean of Students
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Support Staff
Mindy Anderson
Paraprofessional
Birthday: February 16th
Hobbies: Crochet, sewing, my pets
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Places to Shop: JoAnn fabrics, T.J. Maxx, Sam’s Club, Costco, Ollies.
Favorite Places to Eat: Chophouse, Billy Barooz, Panda Express
Favorite Snacks: Watermelon, strawberry twizzlers, Kraft caramels
Favorite Drinks: Non-caffeine soda (root beer or orange)
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: Only non-caffeine sodas
Mindy Arndt
Support Services
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team:
Favorite Places to Shop:
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, Chipolte, Chili’s
Favorite Snacks: anything crunchy and salty
Favorite Drinks: Cherry Coke
Liz Bowler
504 Coordinator
Birthday: July 21st
Hobbies: All things Sports!
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Ohio State
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Anything Italian
Favorite Snacks: Trail mix
Favorite Drinks: Diet Dr. Pepper
Suzann Dill
Family Engagement Specialist
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Birthday: May 9th
Hobbies: I love to watch my children’s athletic, choral and drama events! I enjoy reading, being at the beach, and doing anything in or on the water! I also love spending time with my growing family, including my adorable four grandchildren!
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite College or Sports Team: Marquette University
Favorite Places to Shop: Dick’s House of Sports
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, The Wok, Biaggi’s
Favorite Snacks: Anything Ice Cream or Chocolate
Favorite Drinks: Diet Coke and Lemonades of all kinds
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Items to share with the families I work with! Sometimes just giving them a new book or a small toy they can take home is HUGE for them!
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: Mugs/Bottles–we have so many!! LOL
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Know that I care about their entire family!
Nicole Ernst
Support Services
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Birthday: May 31st
Hobbies: Spending Time Outside & Reading
Class Color/Theme: Sage Green Farmhouse
Favorite Color: Green!
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini & Chicago Cubs
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, HomeGoods, Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Anything Local!
Favorite Snacks: Chips and Salsa & Chex Mix
Favorite Drinks: Diet Coke, Cold Brew Coffee
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Please checkout my Amazon Wishist!
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: communicate openly and honestly about their child’s strengths and challenges.
Kelsey Floyd
District Nurse
Birthday: March 30th
Hobbies: Reading, hanging out with my family, working out
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini
Favorite Places to Shop: Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Seven Saints
Favorite Snacks: Popcorn
Favorite Drinks: Sparkling water, diet coke
Abby Graves
COMPASS
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Birthday: May 3rd
Hobbies: being with family and friends
Class Color/Theme: black, grey, neutral
Favorite Color: army green
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illinois and Packers
Favorite Places to Shop: Target and Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Yoyos and Whisk
Favorite Snacks: bagels
Favorite Drinks: coffee
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: baby wipes
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: pens
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: communicate often to me!
Melissa Kneller
4th Grade Reading & Math Intervention
Birthday: June 9th
Hobbies: Gardening, reading, thrifting, coloring, embroidery & knitting
Class Color/Theme: any Earth tones
Favorite Color: Earth tones
Favorite College or Sports Team: Cubs!
Favorite Places to Shop: Prairie Gardens
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, Breaking Taco
Favorite Snacks: Jalapeno cheetos, Reese pb cups, cheese popcorn
Favorite Drinks: Diet Coke, hot Cafe Mocha, water
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: highlighters
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: Christmas ornaments
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: enjoy books with them
Vickie Lagacy
5th Grade Interventionist
Birthday: August 24th
Hobbies: Reading, Gardening
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon, Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Panera, Jimmy Johns, Breaking Taco
Favorite Snacks: Chex Mix
Favorite Drinks: PInk Drink; smoothies; tea
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for:
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore:
It means the most to me when the parents of my students:
Stacie Livengood
5th Grade Support Services
Birthday: March 22nd
Hobbies: scrapbooking and reading
Class Color/Theme: blue and orange
Favorite Color: purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Chicago Bears
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, Walmart, Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Red Lobster, Texas Roadhouse, Jimmy John’s
Favorite Snacks: Chex mix, chocolate chip granola bars, popcorn
Favorite Drinks: iced tea (half sweet & half unsweet)
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: lights to go around the ceiling
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: cups or mugs
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: lights to go around the ceiling
Jerry Long
COMPASS Aide
Birthday: June 20th
Hobbies: Gardening
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon, Kohl’s
Favorite Places to Eat: Breaking Taco
Favorite Snacks: Chocolate of any kind
Favorite Drinks: Coffee, Mt Dew
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: Coffee cups
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Say thank you.
Melissa McIntosh
COMPASS Aide
Birthday: September 7th
Hobbies: crafts
Favorite Color: slate blue
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Jimmy Johns
Favorite Snacks: Chocolate/nuts
Favorite Drinks: Lemon lime soda
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Melissa Nickols
Compass Teacher
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Birthday: October 1st
Hobbies: Reading, swimming, hanging out with my pugs, watching my kids play sports
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite College or Sports Team: Chicago White Sox
Favorite Places to Shop: TJ Maxx, Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, Maurices
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, Olive Garden
Favorite Snacks: chips, pretzels
Favorite Drinks: Coffee and Diet Mt Dew
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Stephanie Oelze
SLP
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Birthday: May 16th
Hobbies: Traveling, reading, gardening
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite College or Sports Team: Denver Broncos
Favorite Places to Shop: TJMaxx, Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Mexican Food, Le Peep
Favorite Snacks: Candy (Jelly Belly’s, Heath bars, most any candy)
Favorite Drinks: Coffee (iced or hot)
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Things on my Amazon wishlist
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Help their kids work toward the goals set in ST
Erika Ross
Paraprofessional
Birthday: January 11th
Hobbies: Being with my granddaughter and reading
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Places to Eat: Anywhere with friends
Favorite Snacks: Dots pretzels
Favorite Drinks: Iced Tea, coffee
Oakland Saba
EOP
Birthday: May 2nd
Hobbies: I love running and enjoy crafting and decorating LT!
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite College or Sports Team: Inter Miami
Favorite Places to Shop: Homegoods, Target, Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Breaking Taco.
Favorite Snacks: Popcorn
Favorite Drinks: Vanilla latte or water.
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Amazon giftcard to decorate the office in special occasions.
Rosa Salzman
CORE Sped Teacher
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Birthday: May 9th
Hobbies: Quilting, Camping, Reading
Class Color/Theme: Words of Kindness
Favorite Color: Pink or Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: University of Wyoming
Favorite Places to Shop: Kohl’s, Joann, Michael’s
Favorite Places to Eat: Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse
Favorite Snacks: Chex Mix (Not spicy)
Favorite Drinks: Coffee or Tea
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: Bananas, Avocados, Tomatoes
For my classroom, I’m looking for: fidgets
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Support their student’s learning and goals.
Jen Schickedanz
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Birthday: July 8th
Hobbies: reading, walking my dogs
Class Color/Theme: Colorful
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Cubs
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: all foods
Favorite Snacks: pretzels, popcorn
Favorite Drinks: vanilla latte
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: reach out and communicate
Kendra Schroder
Occupational Therapy
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Birthday: December 12th
Hobbies: Gardening, audiobooks, spending time with my family and our two dogs!
Class Color/Theme: Boho rainbow
Favorite Color: Greens and blues
Favorite Places to Shop: Yellow & Company and Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Jimmy Johns and YoYos
Favorite Snacks: Anything gluten free – popcorn, chips, and nuts
Favorite Drinks: Herbal iced teas, iced vanilla latte, Diet Coke
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: Gluten-sensitive
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Reach out to me about their child’s needs and interests. I love communicating with parents!
Tricia Schell
Paraprofessional
Birthday: August 25th
Hobbies: Camping, hiking, cooking, soap making
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Packers
Favorite Places to Shop: Hobby lobby and Menards
Favorite Places to Eat: Chick fil a
Favorite Snacks: Cookies, brownies, ice cream and pretzels
Favorite Drinks: Water
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Say thank you
Missy Smith
Paraprofessional
Birthday: December 26th
Hobbies: gardening, walking, reading
Favorite Color: aqua blue or navy blue
Favorite College or Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys and Illini, as well as Bulldogs
Favorite Places to Shop: Home Goods, Kohls, Menards
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, Monicals, Longhorn
Favorite Snacks: Twix, Nestle Crunch, sweet/salty popcorn, sour cream and onion chips
Favorite Drinks: Pepsi or Sweet Tea from McAlisters or McDonalds
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: mugs, pens, teacher stuff
Kiara Thompson
Health EOP
Birthday: July 26th
Hobbies: Spending time with friends/family, reading
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite College or Sports Team: STL Cardinals
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Farren’s
Favorite Snacks: crunch bars
Favorite Drinks: iced caramel coffee extra caramel
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Tori Veldman
SLP
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Birthday: June 26th
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, watching sports (trying to hit all of the MLB stadiums), watching movies, spending time by the pool or at the beach in the summer
Favorite Color: Pink or Blue
Favorite College or Sports Team: Any Chicago professional team (Cubs, Bears, Bulls) and Illini
Favorite Places to Shop: TJ Maxx, Target, Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, Chili’s, Yo-Yo’s, Whisk
Favorite Snacks: Snacks: white cheddar popcorn, chex mix, puppy chow. Candy: sour patch kids, sour punch bites, nerd clusters
Favorite Drinks: Sparkling Ice, Strawberry Açaí Refresher (without strawberry pieces), Strawberry Lemonade
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Electric pencil sharpener, sheet protectors, batteries (AA and AAA)
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Practice with their kids at home, share stories of what their children are doing outside of school
Grace Wasilewski
Social Worker
Birthday: May 24th
Hobbies: spending time outdoors, hanging out with my cat, spending time with family/friends
Class Color/Theme: pink blue green purple neutral
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite College or Sports Team: Fighting Illini
Favorite Places to Shop: tj maxx, home goods, target
Favorite Places to Eat: culvers, 7 saints, jimmy johns
Favorite Snacks: cheddar and sour cream chips, cookies, chocolate
Favorite Drinks: iced chai latte, iced matcha lemonade, alani nu, diet coke
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: communicate 🙂
Krystal White
EOP
Birthday: May 29th
Hobbies: e books, puzzles, painting ceramics
Favorite Color: Purple–any shade
Favorite College or Sports Team: U of I–Fighting Illini
Favorite Places to Shop: Kohl’s, Meijer, Sam’s
Favorite Places to Eat: Texas, Road House, El Toro, Monical’s
Favorite Snacks: Popcorn, Cheez-its, Chex Mix
Favorite Drinks: Dr. Pepper & Cream Soda, Snapple Peach tea
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: Peanut Allergy
Emily Willard
Social Worker
Birthday: September 22nd
Hobbies: Working out, reading, taking pictures
Class Color/Theme: Teal & gray
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Cubs
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, Briella’s
Favorite Places to Eat: Jimmy John’s, Papa Dells, Whisk
Favorite Snacks: Popcorn, dark chocolate
Favorite Drinks: coffee!
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Prizes/rewards for students
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Respond to me & support their child at home