Our Roots Run Deep
Each year, it just seems to happen that we hire new staff who are former students of Yukon Public Schools. Here is an incomplete list of current personnel who walked the hallowed halls of Yukon High School as students.
Rachel Anderson
Class of 1987
8th Grade English Teacher
Lakeview Middle School
Tamela Jones Anderson
Class of 1975
Reading Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Stephanie Camp Andraszek
Class of 1991
4th Grade Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Darryl Andrews
Class of 1981
Leadership Teacher / Student Council
Yukon High School 9-10
Arleta Williams Askew
Class of 1967
1st Grade Teacher
Parkland Elementary
Susan Jones Bailey
Class of 1979
Receptionist in Superintendent's Office
Administration Building
Rhonda Baker
Class of 1986
8th Grade English Teacher
Independence Middle School
Melissa Marks Barlow
Class of 1998
Zoology, Anatomy, and Physiology
Yukon High School 11-12
Belinda Ball Bedell
Class of 1978
Psychology of Learning
Yukon High School 11-12
Janice Wilkins Bedell
Class of 1971
Business Education
Yukon High School 9-10
Maschielle Stahlman Brakefield
Class of 1985
4th Grade Teacher
Myers Elementary
Greg Bunch
Class of 1990
6th Grade Gifted Education Teacher
Independence Middle School
Amelia Acosta Cannon
Class of 1994
Data Manager & Help Desk Support Specialist
Administration Building
Tawney Edwards Chesney
Class of 2004
First Grade Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Tylar Graham Clifft
Class of 1988
ELL Teacher
Shedeck Elementary/ Lakeview Middle School
Deana Tate Clingerman
Class of 1984
Director
Administration Building
Lindsay Coleman
Class of 2001
3rd Grade Teacher
Surrey Hills Elementary
Alan Cook
Class of 1997
English IV, Boys Basketball, Baseball
YHS 11-12
Lisa Thummel Corn
Class of 1984
8th Grade Pre-Algebra
Independence Middle School
Ann Jacob Craig
Class of 1979
Library Assistant
Independence Middle School
Brandon Cromwell
Class of 1992
8th Grade Science Teacher
Independence Middle School
Nicole Hall DeVault
Class of 1990
2nd Grade Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Shila Lee Dobbins
Class of 1993
3rd Grade Teacher
Surrey Hills Elementary
Steven J. Doughty
Class of 2005
Assistant Auditorium Director
Yukon Fine Arts Auditorium
David Dowding
Class of 1977
Head Custodian
Lakeview Middle School
Katie Ealey
Class of 1996
4th Grade Teacher
Ranchwood Elementary
Jenah Hamner Hamilton
Class of 1994
Library Media Specialist
Skyview Elementary
Joe Hanska
Class of 1966
Teacher
Yukon Alternative School
Courtney Balthrop Hartpence
Class of 1999
2nd Grade Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Tina Brakefield Hawkins
Class of 1979
Kindergarten Teacher
Myers Elementary
Cindy Prafka Hildebrand
Class of 1980
7th Grade Science Teacher
Independence Middle School
Jamai Buchanan Hirschler
Class of 1987
1st Grade Teacher
Parkland Elementary
Erin Carson Howeth
Class of 1996
Art Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Amanda Hayes Huffman
Class of 1999
First Grade Teacher
Ranchwood Elementary
Kendra Schmitz Jeffrey
Class of 1991
4th Grade Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Carolyn Mowers Johnson
Class of 1993
Resource Teacher
Parkland Elementary
Jamie Kale
Class of 1995
2nd Grade Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Tom Kastl
Class of 1968
Head Custodian
Skyview Elementary
Linda Green Kifer
Class of 1974
District Nurse
Central Elementary
Kristin Ellis Kilpatrick
Class of 1987
Principal
Ranchwood Elementary
Lena Becker Kofoed
Class of 1978
5th Grade Teacher
Ranchwood Elementary
Myrna Johnson Kolar
Class of 1971
Teaching Assistant
Independence Middle School
Lezlie Keeton Kropf
Class of 1992
Gifted Education Teacher
Skyview Elementary and Ranchwood Elementary
Katie Lacey
Class of 2003
Physical Education Teacher
Myers Elementary
Jon Donna Simpson-Lackey
Class of 1988
Special Education Teacher
Independence Middle School
Carey Morse Laverty
Class of 1997
8th Grade American History Teacher
Lakeview Middle School
Sandi Leatherwood
Class of 1974
Manager of Myers Cafeteria
Myers Elementary
Marty Elledge Long
Class of 1986
1st Grade Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Brittany Hinson Maclay
Class of 2000
2nd Grade Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Kim Edmonds McCathern
Class of 1981
Title VII Indian Education Coordinator
Myers Elementary
Janice Weller McComas
Class of 1965
Principal, District Transition Coordinator
Lakeview Middle School
Kathy Hays McCurley
Class of 1981
Library Aide
Lakeview Middle School
D'Lynne McDaniel
Class of 1987
Kindergarten Teacher
Myers Elementary
Tammy Arthur McKee
Class of 1981
Gifted Education Director
Central Elementary
Carol Stone McKinley
Class of 1968
ELL Coordinator/Teacher
Central/Myers/Ranchwood
Jennifer Horning Moon
Class of 1999
Kindergarten Teacher
Central/Surrey Hills Elementary
Amy Hunter Morey
Class of 1997
5th Grade Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Kandy Whetstone Myers
Class of 1979
Music Teacher
Central Elementary
Liz Young Nave
Class of 1987
Athletic Administrative Assistant
Yukon High School 9-10 Gymnasium
Nancy Ruzicka Osterman
Class of 1974
Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor
Yukon High School 11-12
Patricia Honn Partlow
Class of 1983
6th Grade English Teacher
Independence Middle School
Jody King Pendleton
Class of 1981
Director
Yukon Alternative School
Dale Duane Penny
Class of 2005
Media Specialist
Yukon High School 11-12
Julie Brower Perdue
Class of 1987
Fifth Grade Teacher
Surrey Hills Elementary
Tara Logan Peters
Class of 1989
Assistant Principal
Skyview Elementary
Kathryn Williams Plumb
Class of 1987
ECC/ELL Secretary
Myers Elementary
Gayla Hunter Pounds
Class of 1990
3rd Grade Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Julia Pruitt
Class of 2000
5th Grade Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Gina Smarra Ray
Class of 1976
2nd Grade Teacher
Parkland Elementary
Kimberly Landes Rex
Class of 1988
Science Teacher
Yukon High School 9-10
Kaleb Schroeder
Class of 1990
Math Teacher
Yukon High School 9-10
Donna Kirk Skoch
Class of 1966
Cafeteria Manager
Central Elementary
Jackie Hamner Sheehan
Class of 1966
Second Grade Teacher
Parkland Elementary
Amber Shelton
Class of 2000
Pre-Kindergarten
Ranchwood Elementary
Aimee LaCroix Sikes
Class of 1992
1st Grade Teacher
Skyview Elementary
Carla Pryor Smith
Class of 1990
Principal
Surrey Hills Elementary
Sandy Myers Schwarz
Class of 1980
Librian’s Assistant
Central Elementary
Susan Bornemann Teague
Class of 1990
Pre-K Teacher
Surrey Elementary
Sara Woods Wallin
Class of 1996
2nd Grade Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Jason Warner
Class of 1999
6th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Independence Middle School
Ada Cleal Wedman
Class of 1963
Computer Lab Facilitator
Yukon High School 9-10
Meredith Smith Weems
Class of 2002
Kindergarten
Myers Elementary
Marci Oltmanns White
Class of 1988
2nd Grade Teacher
Ranchwood Elementary
Heather Craig Williams
Class of 1994
3rd Grade Teacher
Parkland Elementary
Renae Selvey Williamson
Class of 1971
Kindergarten Teacher
Shedeck Elementary
Justin Winfrey
Class of 1993
5th Grade Teacher
Central Elementary
Karen Workun
Class of 2003
English 3 Teacher
Yukon High School 11-12
Sheila Zerby
Class of 1996
Music Specialist
Myers Elementary
Rod Zimmerman
Class of 1996
7th Grade Geography/Middle School Cross Country/Varsity Track
Independence Middle School
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