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Administrative / Front Office
Francesca Pappalardo (Principal)
303-387-2805
Gina Chambers (Assistant Principal)
303-387-2807
Deborah Lynch (Assistant Principal)
303-387-2806
Mark Wakefield (Professional Learning Specialist/School Assessment Coordinator)
303-387-2887
Denine Kysar (Administrative Assistant)
303-387-2804
Stephanie Young (Bookkeeper/Athletics)
303-387-2816
Kim Lundquist (Registrar)
303-387-2810
Kathleen Tanner (Front Office Secretary)
303-387-2800
Denise Shore (Nurse)
303-387-2870
Amy Block (Health Assistant)
303-387-2803
Bradley Toussaint (Campus Security)
303-387-2876
Counselors, Librarian & Support Staff
Heather Wiidakas (Counselor)
303-387-2821
Michael Risdon (Counselor)
303-387-2822
Hope Ebel (Counselor)
303-387-2869
Erica Leu (Teacher-Librarian)
303-387-2868
Julie Bach (Tech Support)
303-387-2833
Juan Avila (Building Engineer)
Juan.Avila@dcsdk12.org
303-387-2844
Horizon 8th Grade
Andy Levine (Language Arts)
Andy.Levine@dcsdk12.org
Karen Petersen (Science)
Karen.Petersen@dcsdk12.org
Becky Johnson Lechuga (Social Studies)
rebecca.johnsonlechuga@dcsdk12.org
Linda Jardinico (Wellness)
Linda.Jardinico@dcsdk12.org
Legend 8th Grade
James Kelly (Language Arts)
jpkelly@dcsdk12.org
Tom Beal (Science)
thomas.beal@dcsdk12.org
Beth Griffiths (Social Studies)
Beth.Griffiths@dcsdk12.org
Navigators 7th Grade
Robert Norton (Language Arts)
Robert.Norton1@dcsdk12.org
Laurie Hanson (Science)
Laurie.Hanson@dcsdk12.org
Brian Lexvold (Social Studies)
Brian.Lexvold@dcsdk12.org
Doreen Marion (Wellness)
Doreen.Marion@dcsdk12.org
Explorers 7th Grade
Emily Schwartz (Language Arts)
Michael Bruss (Science)
Michael.Bruss@dcsdk12.org
Sonja Herring (Social Studies)
Megan Hubbard (Wellness)
Trekkers 7th Grade
Emily Fields (Language Arts)
Emily.Fields@dcsdk12.org
April Grusing (Science)
Indira Walia (Social Studies)
Indira.Walia@dcsdk12.org
Joe Wahl (Wellness)
Joseph.wahl@dcsdk12.org
Summit 8th Grade
Eric Knoll (Language Arts)
eknoll@dcsdk12.org
Steph Burg (Science)
sburg2@dcsdk12.org
Barb Superka (Social Studies)
Barb.Superka@dcsdk12.org
Warren Hanson (Wellness)
Warren.Hanson@dcsdk12.org
Electives
Briana Nash (Spanish)
bnash@dcsdk12.org
Allison Keefer (French & Spanish)
Allison.Keefer@dcsdk12.org
Mary Demolli (Drama & Speech)
Debora DeLong (Multimedia, CANN & Yearbook)
Debora.Delong@dcsdk12.org
Darcy DeAno (STEM)
Darcy.Deano@dcsdk12.org
Zach Barker (Band )
Chris Rigolini (Orchestra)
Crystal Arbuckle (Choir)
crystal.arbuckle1@dcsdk12.org
Nephi Hepworth (Animation Art)
Wendy Wilson (Art)
Rene Smith-Tomczak (Consumer & Family Studies)
Rene.SmithTomczak@dcsdk12.org
Math Team
Walt Stroessner
Caty Betts
Gregg Robinson
Gerri Hobby
Kurt Slothouber
Mike Lechuga
Instructional Support Assistance
Julie Berkland (Educational Assistant IV)
Jim Cannon (Educational Assistant IV)
Andrea Donaldson (Educational Assistant IV)
Cecile Fiddler (Educational Assistant IV)
Nina Gonzales (Educational Assistant IV)
ngonzales@dcsdk12.org
Shelby Holoway (Educational Assistant V)
Marcie Kalinger (Educational Assistant IV)
Tom Montoya (Educational Assistant IV)
Jennifer Morton (Educational Assistant IV)
jmorton@dcsdk12.org
Karen Phillips (Educational Assistant IV)
Barb Poulson (Education Assistant IV)
Nancy Fitzpatrick (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant)
Michelle Semmer (Educational Assistant IV)
Deepak Walia (Educational Assistant IV)
Instructional Support Services
Ryan Trowbridge (School Psychologist)
Andrea Tropper (Speech-Language Pathologist)
Christina Popo (Learning Specialist)
cpopo@dcsdk12.org
Katie Mitchell (SED)
Drew Archer (Learning Specialist)
Heidi Coleman ( Learning Specialist)
Jon Catto (Learning Specialist)
Jonathan.Catto@dcsdk12.org
303-387-2826
Julie Anderson (Learning Specialist)
Julie.Anderson@dcsdk12.org
Kurt Pritts (Learning Specialist)
Coleen (Coco) Bowers (ELD)
ckbowers@dcsdk12.org
Debbi Gary (ELD)
dagary@dcsdk12.org
Tina Meyers (DHH)
Tina.Meyers@dcsdk12.org
303-387-2873
Sarah Sewer (Social Worker)
303-387-2832
Kris Chenoweth (GT Coordinator)
Carolyn Volk (Literacy Specialist)
In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District’s Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Catherine Franklin, Interim Compliance Officer, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, complianceofficer@dcsdk12.org, 720-433-1285. Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.