Megan Hunter
Principal
Birthday: June 15th
Hobbies: running, reading
Class Color or Theme: Hobby Lobby at its finest.
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite College or Sports Team: KC Chiefs
Favorite Places to Shop: Yellow and Co
Favorite Places to Eat: Panera, Whisk
Favorite Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Pepsi
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Latte with oatmilk
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: anything!
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Share about their child(ren)
Dianne Bollman
Assistant Principal
Birthday: January 12th
Hobbies: reading/traveling/walking/shopping/hanging out with my family/playing board & card games
Favorite Color: green (any shade)
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini
Favorite Places to Shop: Loft/Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Mexican Restaurants/Pizza Restaurants/Culver’s
Favorite Snack: Angie’s Boom Chicka Pop Kettle Corn
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Coke
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: black coffee with splenda packets on side
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Reach out and let me know how things are going.
Andrew Novak
Dean of Students
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Mindy Anderson
Paraprofessional
Birthday: February 16th
Hobbies: Crochet, sewing
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Places to Shop: Hobby Lobby, JoAnn Fabrics, TJ Maxx, Home Goods
Favorite Places to Eat: Panda Express, Monicals
Favorite Snack: Watermelon
Favorite Soda or Drink: Root beer
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Hot chocolate, NO COFFEE
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: NO CAFFEINE SODA
Sara Collman
Paraprofessional
Birthday: April 16th
Hobbies: organizing, reading, cleaning, traveling
Favorite Color: Blues
Favorite College or Sports Team: UI
Favorite Places to Shop: Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, Kirklands, At Home
Favorite Places to Eat: Panera, any
Favorite Snack: Chocolate, caramel
Favorite Soda or Drink: coffee
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: white chocolate mocha
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Thank me for helping their child
Amy Cunningham
Long-Term Substitute
Birthday: February 7th
Hobbies: Hiking, swimming, gardening and reading
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini
Favorite Places to Shop: Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Jimmy Johns or Breaking Taco
Favorite Snack: Tortilla chips or trail mix
Favorite Soda or Drink: Coffee or unsweetened tea
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Chai latte with oat milk
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Write a card 🙂
Suzann Dill
Family Engagement Specialist
Birthday: May 9th
Hobbies: Love Sports 🏈 ⚾️🏐🤼♂️ of all kinds!
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite College or Sports Team: Marquette, Cubs, Packers
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes
Favorite Snack: Anything Chocolate
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Coke
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: School supplies for our students who cannot afford them
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: Mugs
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Sit down and talk with me!
Nicole Ernst
Support Services Teacher
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Birthday: May 31st
Hobbies: Reading, watching football, spending time outside.
Class Color or Theme: Farmhouse/Sage Green
Favorite Color: Sage Green
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini, Chicago Cubs, & Chicago Bears
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, Home Goods, TJ Maxx
Favorite Places to Eat: All the local places.
Favorite Snack: Popcorn, Trail Mix
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Coke
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Cold Brew, light cream and sugar
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Check out my Amazon Wishlist.
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: share their students with me.
Amanda Grammer
Paraprofessional
Birthday: July 30th
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, swimming
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini /Cardinals
Favorite Places to Shop: Bath and Body
Favorite Places to Eat: Seven Saints, Billy Barooz
Favorite Snack: Ice cream
Favorite Soda or Drink: Cherry Pepsi
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte/White Chocolate Mocha
Abby Graves
COMPASS Teacher
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Birthday: May 3rd
Hobbies: being with my family and playing volleyball
Class Color or Theme: grey / neutral
Favorite Color: army green
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini
Favorite Places to Shop: target, dry goods, amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Jimmy Johns, Kofusion
Favorite Snack: chocolate cover almonds
Favorite Soda or Drink: iced coffee
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: snacks, velcro, magnet tape, card stock, laminate, 1 and half inch binders
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: pencils
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: communicate with me
Noel Huhn
EOP
Birthday: November 14th
Hobbies: exercising, reading, cooking
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite College or Sports Team: San Jose Sharks, Alabama Crimson Tide
Favorite Places to Shop: All
Favorite Places to Eat: All
Favorite Snack: Nuts, Mints, Twizzlers
Favorite Soda or Drink: Water, Unsweet tea
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Shaken espresso with oat milk
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Mike Keller
Custodian
Birthday: March 28th
Hobbies: mountain bike riding
Favorite Color: Navy Blue
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini, Bears
Favorite Places to Shop: Menards
Favorite Places to Eat: Burgers and Beer Gibson City
Favorite Snack: Chocolage
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Coke
Melissa Kneller
Reading & Math Intervention
Birthday: June 9th
Hobbies: gardening, embroidery, thrifting
Class Color or Theme: boho
Favorite Color: colors of nature
Favorite College or Sports Team: Cubs
Favorite Places to Shop: Thrift stores 🙂
Favorite Places to Eat: Anything Mexican
Favorite Snack: jalapeno cheetos
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Pepsi
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: cafe mocha iced or hot
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: reading and math games
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: teacher Christmas ornaments
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: read aloud to their kids 🙂
Stacie Livengood
Case Manager
Birthday: March 22nd
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading
Class Color or Theme: Eclectic
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Texas Tech, Illinois, Chicago Bears
Favorite Places to Shop: Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Red Lobster, Jimmy John’s, Panera
Favorite Snack: Popcorn, Chex Mix, Cashews
Favorite Soda or Drink: Unsweet Iced Tea
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Iced Tea
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Individually wrapped snacks
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: Cups or Mugs
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Are involved and respond to correspondence 🙂
Dana Martin
Interventionist
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Birthday: June 29th
Hobbies: Being outside with family, reading, and decorating.
Class Color or Theme: Black & White Farmhouse
Favorite Color: Lavender
Favorite College or Sports Team: Fighting Illini!
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, Amazon, and Loft
Favorite Places to Eat: Breaking Taco & Fillipos
Favorite Snack: Anything salty
Favorite Soda or Drink: Dr. Pepper
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Iced Caramel Latte
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Flare Pens and Phonics Games
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: Candles and Coffee Mugs
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Send positive feedback =)
Melissa McIntosh
Paraprofessional
Birthday: September 7th
Hobbies: crafting
Favorite Color: blue
Favorite Places to Shop: Meijer/Hobby Lobby/Dollar Tree
Favorite Places to Eat: Jimmy John’s
Favorite Snack: chocolate/nuts/chocolate covered nuts
Favorite Soda or Drink: Sprite/Sierra Mist
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: caramel frap
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: velcro and laminating sheets are always welcome
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: candles
Kirk Nelson
Head Custodian
Birthday: September 26th
Hobbies: Reffing Soccer
Favorite Color: Grey
Favorite College or Sports Team: Wrexham
Favorite Places to Shop: Menards
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes
Favorite Snack: Reeses peanut butter cups
Favorite Soda or Drink: Unsweetened Ice Tea
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Strong black coffee
Cathy Phillips
Paraprofessional
Birthday: September 20th
Hobbies: I enjoy reading, art, spending time with my family.
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon
Favorite Places to Eat: Any
Favorite Snack: Chocolate
Favorite Soda or Drink: Pepsi
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Vanilla Latte
Kristin Reynhout
Paraprofessional
Birthday: February 4th
Hobbies: Traveling
Class Color or Theme: Eclectic
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Chicago Cubs, Illini, Bears
Favorite Places to Shop: Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Outback
Favorite Snack: Hard Salami, Cheese and Crackers
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Dr Pepper Cream soda
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Iced Caramel macchiato
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Amy Roehrig
District Math Coach
Birthday: September 13th
Hobbies: Baking, plants (indoor & outdoor)
Favorite Color: Blue/purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Denver Broncos
Favorite Places to Shop: Anywhere with plants
Favorite Places to Eat: Whisk, Breaking Taco, Yo-yos
Favorite Snack: Twizzlers
Favorite Soda or Drink: Coke Zero
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Cold Brew Cold foam w/SF carmel
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Lacey Rogers
Paraprofessional
Birthday: April 22nd
Hobbies: Hiking, animals, hanging out with my kids
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Places to Shop: T.J. Maxx
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes
Favorite Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Soda or Drink: Carbonated water
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: thank me for getting to know their students
Oakland Saba
EOP
Birthday: May 2nd
Hobbies: Run, swim, hike, read.
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite College or Sports Team: Denver Broncos and Inter Miami
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, HomeGoods
Favorite Places to Eat: Breaking Taco
Favorite Snack: Popcorn and pretzels
Favorite Soda or Drink: Plain all water
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Yoyo’s vanilla latte
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Jen Schickedanz
Support Services Teacher
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Birthday: July 8th
Hobbies: reading, walking my dogs
Class Color or Theme: Bright Colors
Favorite Color: purple and blue
Favorite College or Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
Favorite Places to Shop: Target
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes
Favorite Snack: M&Ms
Favorite Soda or Drink: Diet Coke
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Vanilla Latte
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: behavior buddies stuffed animals
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Reach out and communicate 🙂
Kendra Schroder
Occupational Therapist
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Birthday: December 12th
Hobbies: Yoga, music, gardening/plants, podcasts, and audiobooks
Class Color or Theme: Boho sun, rainbow, and sky
Favorite Color: Blues and Greens
Favorite Places to Shop: Yellow & Co, Target, HomeGoods
Favorite Places to Eat: Big Grove, Los Zarapes, Jimmy Johns
Favorite Snack: Popcorn, trail mix
Favorite Soda or Drink: Iced Tea
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Iced vanilla latte with sugar free vanilla and almond milk
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: Gluten-free
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Fidgets, fine motor games, anything from my Amazon list
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Communicate with me about their hopes for their kiddos – I love hearing from parents!
Stephanie Scott
Paraprofessional
Birthday: August 27th
Hobbies: Cooking
Class Color or Theme: Black and White
Favorite Color: Mint Green
Favorite College or Sports Team: U of I
Favorite Places to Shop: TJ Maxx
Favorite Places to Eat: Olive Garden
Favorite Snack: Pretzels and Hummus
Favorite Soda or Drink: Dr. Pepper
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Pink Drink -Starbucks
Missy Smith
Paraprofessional
Birthday: December 26th
Hobbies: gardening, walking, reading, spending time with family
Favorite Color: aqua blue, blue, black
Favorite College or Sports Team: Illini and Dallas Cowboys,
Favorite Places to Shop: Home Goods, Prairie Gardens, Kohls
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, Yo-Yo’s, Monicals, Red Lobster
Favorite Snack: popcorn, chips, milk duds, funyuns
Favorite Soda or Drink: sweet tea from McAlisters or McDonalds, Pepsi
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Becky Sternhagen
Physical Therapist
Birthday: July 28th
Hobbies: Being outdoors, watching football
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite College or Sports Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite Places to Shop: Hobby Lobby
Favorite Places to Eat: Los Zarapes, Jimmy Johns, Whisk
Favorite Snack: Pretzels or popcorn
Favorite Soda or Drink: Pepsi or coffee drinks from whisk, starbucks
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Caramel Frappucino
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: let me know of any goals for their children.
Alyssa Stites
Behavior Interventionist
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Birthday: July 27th
Hobbies: calligraphy, hiking
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Places to Shop: Target
Favorite Snack: Goldfish
Favorite Soda or Drink: La Croix
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Black coffee
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: Corn
For my classroom, I’m looking for: timers, stop watches, and handheld counters
Kiara Thompson
Health EOP
Birthday: July 26th
Hobbies: Taking trips, being outside with my kids, shopping
Favorite Color: Yellow, Purple Pink
Favorite College or Sports Team: STL Cardinals
Favorite Places to Shop: TJ Maxx, Old Navy, AE
Favorite Places to Eat: Fernando’s or BWWs
Favorite Snack: Cookies and Ice Cream
Favorite Soda or Drink: Sprite
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Iced or Hot caramel Latte, extra Caramel with 2 shots espresso.
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
Tori Veldman
Speech-Language Pathologist
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Birthday: June 26th
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, watching sports, 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, Yo-Yo’s, Whisk
Favorite Snack: White cheddar popcorn, sour patch kids, puppy chow
Favorite Soda or Drink: Strawberry Lemonade, Propel, Ice drinks
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Strawberry Açaí refresher without strawberry pieces or strawberry lemonade
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Laminator and laminating sheets, Dot markers, Flair pens
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Practice with their kids at home
Emily Willard
Social Worker
Birthday: September 22nd
Hobbies: Reading, working out, photography
Class Color or Theme: Teal & gray
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite College or Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
Favorite Places to Shop: Target, TJMaxx, Express
Favorite Places to Eat: Chop House, Papa Dels, Jimmy John’s
Favorite Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Soda or Drink: Caramel or French vanilla coffee
Favorite Coffee Shop Order: Caramel coffee with cream (iced in summer, hot in fall/winter)
Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions: None
For my classroom, I’m looking for: Markers
Thank you, but I don’t need anymore: Pencils/pens
It means the most to me when the parents of my students: Return my calls & emails