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Wendy Aird
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Nicole Arteaga
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Kevin Hiatt
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Desirée Love
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Kailey Printz
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Lynn Holmgren
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Kailey Printz
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Facilities and Grounds
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Scott Gore
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Juana Irazaba
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Greg Myers
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Margarita Rosales
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Magaly Guzman
Health Office
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Sarah Morris
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Alison Bertola
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Marina Hubbard
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Thomas McGuan
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Kevin Mosley
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Mark Peckham
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Anthony Pena
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Alvaro Roque
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Tyla Vellos
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Andres Aguirre
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Esperanza Alonso
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Patricia Becerra
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Maria Chee
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Apryl Coules-Reaber
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Counselor
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Tasha Riley
Speech Therapist
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Kelsey Boxall
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Attendance Secretary
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Magaly Guzman
Health Office
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Mirna Herrera
Office Manager
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Vanessa Martin
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Lily Martinez
Title I Secretary
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Madeline Nelson
AP Secretary
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Nan Yun
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Mathematics
Heather Baldivia
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Melissa Coleman
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Jessica Dabbeekeh
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Katherine Gettman
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Alexander Dunwoody
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Lara Forgrave
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Patti Miller
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Cesar Noboa
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Alex Suarez
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Danielle Perez-St. Antoine
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Kayla Bastedo
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Airianne Rassekhi
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Special Education
Selena Baca
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Heather Baldivia
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Kayla Bastedo
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Brooke Bechtel
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Justine Bush
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Jonathan Choi
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Melissa Coleman
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Chris Lougheed
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Christy Markham
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Molly Mitchell
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Mark Peckham
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Karina Romero
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Taylor Swire
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Sports Talk
Steve Paterson
Counselor
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Support Services
Ida Curatolo
School Psychologist
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Ashlee Freeman
Speech-Language Pathologist
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Joshua Grattan
Wellness Coordinator
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Danielle Kallin
Designated Instruction and Services
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Yvette Loredo Del Toro
Social Services
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Patti Miller
Adapted PE
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Tasha Riley
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Lauren Ruff
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Eva Swanson
Occupational Therapist
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Nicole Arteaga
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Blaine Corlew
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Miguel Cruz
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Desirée Love
Teacher, ASL
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Cesar Noboa
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Andrew Shousha
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Heather Baldivia
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Kayla Bastedo
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Melissa Coleman
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Chris Lougheed
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Steve Paterson
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Mark Peckham
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Team Dragons
Thomas McGuan
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Danielle Perez-St. Antoine
Counselor
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Jennifer Putt
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Madelynn Quinn
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Shania Schull
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Brandi Walker
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Kellen Atkins
Counselor
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Alison Bertola
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Kevin Hiatt
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Natasha Moreno
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Kailey Printz
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Maira Romero
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Rachael Sutter
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Team Griffins
Katherine Gettman
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Anthony Pena
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Madelynn Quinn
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Airianne Rassekhi
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Katie Reagan
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Kayla Brandel
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Susan Lundin
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Marie Mancini
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John Okenka
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Nadya Speicher
Subsitute Counselor
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Tyla Vellos
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Molly Mitchell
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Steve Paterson
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Karina Romero
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Taylor Swire
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Team Support
Jenni Frias
ELD Program Coordinator
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Lynn Holmgren
Teacher, Achieve
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Keri Savage
Teacher, Math
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Team Tritons
Jessica Dabbeekeh
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Guillermo Galarza
Teacher, Science
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Kevin Mosley
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Danielle Perez-St. Antoine
Counselor
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Jeremy Strauss
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Alexis Harmon
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Marina Hubbard
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Michael McGeever
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Rachael Sutter
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Kellen Atkins
Counselor
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Shawn Good
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Susan Lieberman
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Jenn Perdomo
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Title 1
Lily Martinez
Title I Secretary
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