TAMAQUA AREA SCHOOL BOARD
Tamaqua Area School Board approved the following personnel moves at its regular board meeting Tuesday. Advisors, chairmen, coordinators and directors are for the 2024-25 school year.
• Substitute custodians - Ryan Ensinger, Stephanie Brode, Angela Kalchick and Donovan Moeller, all of Tamaqua, at a rate of $11.92 an hour.
• Band - Mark Beltz, director; Marsha Rodgers and Benjamin Turrano, assistants; M. Rodgers, middle school and elementary director; Samantha Bubel, silk advisor; Jamie Mateyak and Kaitlyn Herling, volunteer assistants.
• Choral - John Buglio, high school and middle school director; S. Bubel, elementary director.
• Drama Club - Adriane Drum, advisor; Ruth Gardiner, first assistant; Randa Ray, second assistant; Johanna Ulicny, marketing director; M. Beltz, auditorium/stage/audio visual manager.
• Class advisors - Nate Halenar, freshman; Millini Skuba, sophomore; Kristen Klingaman, junior; Amanda Hascin, senior; and Megan Frantz, eighth grade,
• High school advisors - Stephen Ulicny, student government; K. Klingaman, biology and environmental; Lawrence Capozzelli, physics and engineering; Kiersten Rivera, National Honor Society; Brett Hoch, math NHS; Dana Ayers, yearbook.
• Middle school advisors - Amanda Woodring, Step Up and Aevidum; M. Frantz, student council, ACE co-advisor, NJHS, 6th Sense co-advisor; Denise Drum, Aevidum co-advisor, volunteer student council advisor; Michael Murphy, math counts, Lego, yearbook; Autumn Pedron, 6th Sense co-advisor and ACE co-advisor; Kelly Klimowitch, Aevidum co-advisor.
• Gaming - Aaron Knepp, coach; Emilie Baker, Abigail Graver, Angela Faust and Taylor Prehotsky, elementary assistant coaches.
• Coordinators - Terri Livingston, substitute teacher, and Heather Metric, access billing.
• High school department chairs - John Matulevich, business education; Sabrina Gross, extended services; Jennifer Curcio, fine and practical arts; Jillian Tuckett, language arts; Robin Fink, mathematics; James McCabe, health and physical education; K. Klingaman, science; Connie Segedy, social studies; Amanda Hascin, world language.
• Middle school department chairs - Kristine Schellhammer, language arts; M. Frantz, mathematics; Lauren Ahner, science; Charlene Shannon, social studies; Jacqueline Murphy, special education.
• Tamaqua Elementary liaison teachers - Andrew Michalik, grades K-2; Alexa Hauer, grades 3-5; Dawn Walsh, special education.
• West Penn Elementary liaison teachers - Audra Schlecht, K-2, August to November; Dana Barachie, K-2, December to May; Angela Faust, grades 3-5; Jennifer Kinder, special education.
• Adjustment - Kristen Tubbs one-year approved, unpaid leave to an intermittent leave of absence.