Centerville-Abington Community Schools principals introduced new teachers to the school board on July 27.
Kelly VanWinkle of Centerville-Abington Elementary introduced Jennifer Hale, Tristan Migoski Darcy Talbot, Aarika Smith and Alyssa Kish. Centerville Senior High School’s Tim Hollendonner introduced Meagan Santner (mathematics), Tess Newton (Spanish), Jonathan Lucy (music/band director), and Ryan Cole (physical education/head coach).
Superintendent Mike McCoy said the incoming kindergarten class is smaller than previous years (99 instead of about 140 last year). Forty students attended the first day of the new Kinder Kamp orientation program.
Other business
>> District Treasurer Tyna Stover led a first reading of the 2023 budgets. The annual financial report is published in this edition of Western Wayne News. McCoy received permission to apply for all federal and state grants that would be beneficial to the district.
>> McCoy said he wants to brainstorm with the school board about how to manage the class composite pictures displayed at the high school. McCoy’s idea is to keep the most recent 10 years around the main circle, and make high-quality digital pictures of the previous ones to scroll on television screens. The old pictures would be kept in storage and lent to classes during reunions or the alumni dinner.
Personnel updates
>> New hires: Richard “Beau” Bryant, CSHS assistant football coach; Wendy Porter, sub bus aide
>> Pending hires: Kyle Fischer, CHSH assistant football coach; Zach Smith, head freshman football coach; Jennifer Morgan, half-day special ed aide, half-day preschool aide; Mark Stover, day custodian at Rose Hamilton; Kennedy McKee, eighth-grade volleyball coach; Chayil Gindling, permanent sub at Rose Hamilton and CAE; Janet Vargas-Fritts and Dakota Maupin, special education aides; Braiden Denton, part-time night custodian
>> Volunteers: Chelsie Nickell, cheer; Kyle Dunn, girls soccer
>> Resignations: Melise Bain and Karen Bromagem, special education aides at CAE; Kenleigh Suttle, special education aide at Rose Hamilton.