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Special Education Teacher
Michael Aldapa
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Amber Aleman
IA - Special Education
Janet Allen
School Psychologist
Susan Allen
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x5017
Zareena Amirzai
IA - Special Education
Andrew Anton
IA - IBI
Lisa Arevalo
IA - Special Education
Omar Avalos
Algebra 2/SAS
Quincy Backer
English 11/SAS
Gary Bairos
Wrestling Head Coach
Fernando Balderas
Custodian
India Barry
IA - Special Education
Daniel Batistelli
College and Career Counselor (Available after school and evenings)
Katie Bechtel
Speech and Language Pathologist
David Beck
School Counselor, Rf-St
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Jennifer Becker
Health Services Assistant
Theresa Beeles
IA - IBI
Krishna Berkes
Administrative Assistant to the Principal
x5003
Donna Bernstein-Cessor
ASB Accountant
x5036
Carmen Biernat
IA - Special Education
Joscelyn Bley-Teran
Color Guard Head Coach
Roxana Bonin
Health Services Assistant
Brian Boylan
IA - Special Education
Aaron Braskin
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Ken Brenan
Principles of Engineering/Engineering Design & Development/Robotics
Ezra Brewer
AI - IBI
Alfred Brown
Boys Soccer Head Coach
Victoria Brown
Dance Head Coach
William Brown
English 10/12
Maria Calderon
Food Service Assistant
Roberto Calderon
Biology
Anthony Carlo
Custodian
Joel Carlson
Director of Bands
Daniel Cashman
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher
Helen Chambers
Speech Language Pathologist
Michelle Champagne
Algebra 2/SAS
Matthew Chavez
Assistant Director of Bands
Shawn Chen
AP English Literature/English 12 (Love, Marriage, Delusions)/Dangerous Books
Autumn Chervenak
AP Art History/Art 1/Ceramics 1 & 2/Painting
Annie Choi
Model United Nations (MUN)
Lisa Claypoole
Government and ASB Teacher
Andrea Collicutt
Honors Algebra 2/Algebra 2
Ellen Collins
Chemistry/Concept Physics
Lisa Cook
Department Chair and AP English Language/English 11
Seain Cook
Boys Beach Volleyball Head Coach
Arnold Corral
Food Service Assistant
Tom Cox
MWell Teacher
Kate Crellin
Choir Director
Amanda Cross
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Kelly Cunningham
Geometry/Honors Pre Calculus
Kristin Dailey
Special Education Teacher
Jamine De Armas Mitchell
IA - MTSS
Gloria Diaz
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Taylor DiBernardo
English 9/Choir
Andy Diver
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Erin Doyle
Spanish 2
Duke Dulgarian
Rugby Head Coach
William Emhof
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Elliott Estes
Special Education Teacher
Sina Evans
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Christina Felix
IA- Science
Ana Flores
Special Education Teacher
Celeste Flores
IA - IBI
Rebecca Ford
Biotechnology/Astrophysics
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Special Education Teacher
Laurie Fredricks
IA - Special Education
Edward Frigola
Spanish 1&3
Shellee Gabrych
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Daisy Gaeta
English 9 & 10
Adam Geczi
AP Microeconomics
Nancy Geczi
Spanish 1 & 3/AP Spanish
Sandra Godfrey
IA - Special Education
Daniel Gomez Banuelos
Custodian
Ishon Gorlero
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Alma Guerra
Custodian
Patricia Guerrero
Spanish 1 & 2
David Gutierrez
Special Education Teacher
Salvador Gutierrez
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David Halushka
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Michael Hamilton
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Chris Harpe-Amos
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Yoon Hearn
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Maximilian Hecker
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Priscilla Herbert
IA - Sign Language
Jeff Herdman
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Katherine Heredia
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Dalia Hernandez Berthelli
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Kristina Houterman
English 12
Jamison Hughes
AP Calculus AB/Geometry
Scott Hughes
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Mabel Huizar
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Maddie Hutchinson
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Dr. Jennifer Huynh
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Leigh Ikemiya
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Es'stella Ingram
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Shelley Johnson
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Timothy Kelley
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Andrew Kilpatrick
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Kayla Kim
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Simon Kim
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Wayne Knutson
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Aaron Kofahl
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Diane Kridner-Protzmann
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Ryan Kunihiro
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Karl Kurz
Honors Earth Science/AP Environmental Science
Rukhsana Latif
IA - Special Education
Michelle Lawrence
AP European History
Ray Lee
Campus Security
Dan Leopard
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Jonathan Lewis
Conceptual Physics/Honors Physics/AP Physics C
Shelly Liu
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James Locke
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Maria Loza
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Hector Lugo
Grounds Maintenance
Catherine Mahramzadeh
Algebra 1/Geometry
Emily Mares
IA - Special Education
Mary Marin
Attendance Assistant
x5014
Melissa Chris Marquez
IA - Sign Language
Jean Carlo Marroquin
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Raeann Marti
Vice Principal - Class of 2029
Sylvia Martinez
IA - Special Education
Sandra Martinez-Sellan
Spanish 3/ELD
5198
Julio Matus
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Desmond McDaniel
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Julia McKane
Special Education Teacher
Zavian Monegan
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Michael Mora
Softball Head Coach
Maddy Morrissey
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Don Morrow
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Shelly Moses
Office Specialist
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Sarah Moulton
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Antonis Nahabed
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Travis Neese
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Heidi Nelson
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Alondra Nicholson
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Teresa Nielsen
AP Chemistry/Honors Chemistry
Ernesto Nodado
Biotechnology/Honors Chemistry
Jan Norris
Administrative Assistant to VP Raeann Marti
x5020
Skylar Norwood
Modern World History/Honors Modern World History
Leah O'Dell
IA - IBI
Tucker O'Shia
Surf Head Coach
Cassidy Olson
Honors/AP U.S. History
Susan Orner
Food Service Assistant
Eugene Orozco
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Franklin Ortiz
Athletic Trainer
Matthew Otte
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Brittney Oystrick
School Counselor, Hf-La
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Trevor Oystrick
AP Environmental Science/Biology
Dr. Deborah Park
Vice Principal - Class of 2026
Peter Park
Director of Orchestras
June Payne
IA - Special Education
Angela Perez
IA - IBI
Felicia Perkins
School Psychologist
Patty Perkinson
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Neal Perlmutter
Boys Basketball Head Coach
Abraham Petrou
Algebra 2/Pre Calculus
Monica Pherson
Special Education Teacher
Robert Pieper
Algebra 1/Geometry
Chloe Pines
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x5028
David Piorek
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Timothy Piper
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Connie Porter
IA - Sign Language
Victoria Powers
IA - Special Education
Kimberly Price
Vice Principal - Class of 2027
Caryn Ramirez
College and Career Counselor
Sarah Ramirez
School Psychologist
Jon Reichardt
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Graciela Reis
Food Service Assistant
Lauri Resnikoff
French
Nancy Reynolds
Girls Beach Volleyball Head Coach
Jason Robertson
Pre Calculus/AP Calculus BC
Ruthie Robles
College and Career Counselor
George Rochelle
IA- Instrumental Music
Eric Rodas
Campus Security Assistant
Lareina Rodriguez
Special Ed Transition Teacher
Philip Rodriguez
Plant Manager
Raul Rodriguez
Custodian
Kimberly Romero
Spanish 1/4
Michael Rosenthal
Athletic Director
Daniel Russell
US History/AP US History
Mo Russell
Boys Track and Field Head Coach
Jorge Salgado
Grounds Maintenance
Jason Sanchez
IA - IBI
Nick Scheftic
Algebra 1/Financial Algebra
Morgan Schultz
School Psychologist (MWell)
Alicia Scott
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Ralston Senior
Custodian
Felise Shapiro
Spanish 2/Honors Spanish 4
Karen Sheehan
School Psychologist
Dorian Sheffield
Custodian
Diana Sieker
AP English Literature/English 9
Ariana Silva
Biology/Swimming Head Coach
Keshia Simmons
Head School Counselor, C-E
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Katie Singiser
Campus Security Assistant
Steve Singiser
AP Government
Alyssa Skipper
Dual Enrollment Counselor
LeAnn Slough
Special Education Teacher
Olie (Christopher) Smith
Biology/Forensic Science/Marine Science
Gregory Snyder
Boys Volleyball Head Coach
Emily Sommer
School Counselor, Su-Z
x5034
Kara Sorensen
American Sign Language 1/2/3
Jazeel Stewart
IA - Health & Student Care
Christine Stradling
Honors Algebra 2/Honors Precalculus
Keely Sweeny
English 11/Journalism
Dena Tadros
IA - Special Education
Susan Takiguchi
Algebra 1/Geometry
Maik Tatavosian
Hockey Head Coach
Rachel Thomas
English 10/Honors English 10/Diversity & Cultural Studies
Torrey Thomas
AP Computer Science Principles
Alyssa Toole
School Counselor, F-He
x5026
Donovan Torres
School Resource Officer
Kevin Tran
IA - Instrumental Music/Indoor Drumline
Jerry Trevino
Custodian
Ian Uhalt
Intro to Law/Intro to Psychology/AP Psychology/Modern World History
Admin User
MCHS Website Administrator
Kyla Utzinger
IA - Special Education
Lindsey Valbuena
AP Eng Lang/AP Seminar/AP Research/Yearbook
Arpine Vardazaryan
French
Rebecca Vaughan
Administrative Assistant to VP Deborah Park
Shannon Vaughan
English 9/Creative Writing/Thanatology
Jason Vavao
Campus Security Assistant
Gloria Vialpando
IA - Special Education
Caryn Virtue
Administrative Assistant to VP Scott Hughes
x5030
Nicole Wachell
English 9/AP English Language/Women's Literature/American Literature & Film
Jonathan Waserman
Honors English 10/English 10
Kirkland Washington
IA - IBI
Maria Waul
Special Education Teacher
Jonathan Westerberg
Drama/Tech Department Director
Matt Wheeler
Honors English 10/English 9
Jennifer Wildenberg
School Counselor, A - B
x5023
Jody Williams
IA - Special Education
Sara Williams
Occupational Therapist
Renee Williams-Smith
Girls Track & Field Head Coach
Alton Woodward
Boys and Girls Golf Head Coach
Monika Wynen
AP U.S. History
Allen Yap
Girls and Boys Tennis Head Coach