Next Wednesday, Aug. 24 is the first day for 1st – 12th grades (Aug. 25th for Kindergarten), but today P-H-M’s newest teachers went “Back to School!”

It was a busy New Teacher Orientation Day for this creative, talented and energetic group of 39 of P-H-M’s newest elementary, middle and high school teachers and Exceptional Education staff.

As an “A”-rated school district, only an excellent school system for our students, but it’s also a great place to work!

100% of P-H-M teachers are rated “Highly Effective” or “Effective” helping P-H-M to rank 10th in the state among 293 public school districts for the 2015 ISTEP+ results.

Browse the new faces below … your child may end up having them this year!

Group 1: Elementary

Pictured left to right, 1^st Row: Jodi Cramer, 4^th Grade Teacher, Walt Disney; Sarah Lerch, Psychologist; Haley Dotson, Kindergarten Teacher, Moran; Katherine Zielinski, Kindergarten Teacher, Northpoint; Wendy Okowinski, Speech Pathologist, Bittersweet; Rachel Kammer, Kindergarten Teacher, Mary Frank; Nicole Parker, ENL Teacher.

Pictured left to right, 2nd Row: Jared Melander, Kindergarten Teacher, Walt Disney; Katelyn Inabnit, Kindergarten Teacher, Prairie Vista; Aislin Jahnke, Resource Teacher, Walt Disney; Nicole Freeman, 5^th Grade Teacher, Elm Road; Carlye Bishopp, 3^rd Grade Teacher, Elsie Rogers; and Leah Philippsen, Speech Pathologist, Discovery, Horizon and Prairie Vista.

 

Group 2: Middle School

Pictured left to right, 1^st Row: April Oppenheim, Orchestra Teacher, Discovery; Maddie Smith, Language Arts Teacher, Schmucker; Rachel Marazzi, Social Studies Teacher, Schmucker; Brianna Burnett, Language Arts Teacher, Schmucker; Erica Briones, 6^th Grade Reading & Math Teacher, Schmucker; and Julie Turner, 6^th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Discovery.

Pictured left to right, 2nd Row: Sean Dillon, Part time Admin & 7^th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Grissom; Stephanie Freed, Science Teacher, Schmucker; Melissa Fiegel, Language Arts Teacher, Schmucker; Robert Gingrich, Language Arts Teacher, Grissom; Kristina Turpin, Language Arts Teacher, Schmucker; Tanner Givens, Social Studies Teacher, Discovery; and Julie Furois, Language Arts Teacher, Grissom.

 

Group 3: Penn High School

Pictured left to right, 1^st Row: Kyle Berres, Business Teacher; Annette Schimizzi, English Teacher; Kayla Peterson, English Teacher; Caitlin Callaghan, English Teacher; Kate O’Brien, English Teacher; Ashley Grant, Spanish Teacher; and Ashley Lutz, Math Teacher.

Pictured left to right, 2nd Row: Evan White, Technology Teacher; Tara Pieters, Technology Teacher; Jonathan Lockwood, Physics Teacher; Aaron Griesser, Band Teacher; Alan Psalidas, English Teacher; and John Vandygriff, Resource Teacher.