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Kullen Welch
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Cesar Noboa
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Kellen Atkins
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Kellen Atkins
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Joshua Grattan
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Steve Paterson
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Andrew Shousha
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Jenni Frias
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Kevin Hiatt
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Aaron Kirkland
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Susan Lieberman
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Chris Lougheed
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Christy Markham
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Carmen Cabrera
Custodian
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Scott Gore
Plant Manager
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Greg Myers
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Margarita Rosales
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Natasha Moreno
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Selena Baca
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Allison Bertola
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Marina Hubbard
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Kevin Mosley
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Mark Peckham
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Daniel Almarez
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Patricia Becerra
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Damayra Campos
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Maria Chee
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Brianna Cisneros
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Viviana DeLaCruz
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Cynthia Fetterly
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Eddie Figueroa
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Blanca Lopez
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Carlos Mejia
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Ivonne Contreras
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Terri Frisch
Registrar
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Heather Baldivia
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Melissa Coleman
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Jessica Dabbeekeh
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Jessica Dabbeekeh
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Alexander Dunwoody
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Lara Forgrave
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Cesar Noboa
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Ida Curatolo
School Psychologist
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Ashlee Freeman
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Joshua Grattan
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Dainelle Kallin
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Nicole Arteaga
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Miguel Cruz
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Jess Guidroz
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Desiree Love
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Cesar Noboa
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Heather Baldivia
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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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Rachael Senen
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Kayla Brandel
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Alexis Harmon
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Thomas McGuan
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Brandi Walker
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Allison Bertola
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Kailey Printz
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Maira Romero
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Katherine Gettman
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Aaron Kirkland
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Anthony Pena
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Madelynn Quinn
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Airianne Rassekhi
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Team Matadors
Kellen Atkins
Counselor
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Erika Garcia
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Kevin Hiatt
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Susan Lundin
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Tyla Vellos
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Jonathan Choi
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Lisa King
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Christy Markham
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Steve Paterson
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Karina Romero
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Eric Smith
Teacher, Life Skills
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Jenni Frias
ELD Program Coordinator
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Keri Savage
Teacher, Math
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Jessica Dabbeekeh
Teacher, Math, NJHS Coordinator
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Guillermo Galarza
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Kevin Mosley
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Jeremy Strauss
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Marina Hubbard
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Marie Mancini
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Michael McGeever
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Danielle Perez-St. Antoine
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Jennifer Putt
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Kellen Atkins
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Shawn Good
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Susan Lieberman
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Kamalinphol Punpanichgul
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Alvaro Roque
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Jenn Perdomo
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Lily Martinez
Title I Secretary
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