School board approves positions for coaches, advisers, others
At the Whitehall-Coplay School Board meeting Aug. 12, the board approved coaches and assistants, club/extracurricular advisers and teacher induction participants for the 2019-20 school year.
Approved coaches include Shaun O’Boyle, head baseball coach, at the rate of $6,410; Blake Morgan, head softball coach, at the rate of $6,410; Tyler Miller, head track and field coach, at the rate of $6,000; George Cowitch, head boys volleyball coach, at $4,500; Kassidy Cunningham, assistant field hockey coach at Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, at $2,454; Nicole Morin, assistant girls volleyball volunteer coach; and James Sebesta, equipment manager, at $13.78 per hour.
Appointments for Whitehall High School club/extracurricular advisers include:
• Michael Lynn, Art Club; Timothy Cahalan, Dungeons and Dragons Club; Jessie Bucchin, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and S.E.R.V.E.; Ron Bealer, Engineering Club; Victoria Ziatyk, German Club and German National Honor Society; Stephanie Edwards, Mu Alpha Theta; Dan Smale, pep band director; Robert Panny, Social Studies National Honor Society; Jennifer Bodnar, S.A.D.D.; Christina Stoudt, Science National Honor Society; Michael Yadush, Ski Club; and Jason Grear, Student Forum, all with the compensation of $700 per club
• Danny Moyer, exhibitions coordinator and gallery coordinator; Meredith Kester, peer mentors; and Carol Jo Reitz, school store manager, all with the compensation of $550 per club
• Anna O’Neill, debate coach; Sue Hetten, National Honor Society; Gabrielle Smith, Pep Club (Zephyr Nation); and Sarah Peterson, Studio Club, all with the compensation of $1,000
• James Walter, marching band winds director, at $1,878; Edward Hong, choral director, at $4,962
• Joseph Krempasky, Class of 2020, at $2,036, and London Club, at $700; Carolyn Radon, Class of 2021, at $1,662, and Student Council adviser, at $1,400; and Elizabeth Burnett and Jean Marstellar, Class of 2022, at $713 each
• Christen Martino, commencement speaker coach, at $544; Jessica Paulas, Leo Club, at $1,160; Amanda Snyder, Book Club, at $700, and newspaper adviser, at $2,863; Michelle Le, Student Council adviser, at $1,400, and Spanish Club and Spanish National Honor Society, at $700 each
• Steve Adams, Scholastic Scrimmage, at $1,091, and Interact Club and Model U.N. Club, both at $700; Justin Boandl and Joshua Fick, Science Olympiad, both at $925; Tim Cunningham, Weight Team coach, at $1,362; Laura Derlunas, yearbook; at $3,273; Amanda Snyder, Film Club; and Christina Figueroa, Writing Club
• Matthew Tanzos Jr., marching band director, at $6,410; indoor percussion instructor, at $1,557; jazz band director, at $780; percussion ensemble director, at $510; and symphonic band director, at $644
• Kirsten Franciscovich, marching band color guard instructor, at $1,878, and indoor color guard instructor, at $1,557; and Matthew Tanzos Sr., percussion arrangement/instructor, at $1,878, and percussion assistant instructor, at $1,557
• Vincent Preis and Elizabeth Burnett, color guard techs; Justin Tanzos, Holly Crosslin and Grace Kemmerer, percussion techs; Elaine Ramiez-Jimenez, Reagan Miller and Kimberly Tanzos, marching techs; Michael Tanzos, music tech; and Stephen Brown, visual coordinator, all volunteers
Approved club/extracurricular advisers at WCMS include Trevor Pinho, Aevidum Club and Reading Olympics, both at $233; Katherine DeSalva and Julie Pittas, Aevidum Club, at $233 each; Daniel Danneker, Art Club and yearbook, both at $700; Courtney Hunsberger, Dance Club, at $700; Corey Frantz and Jamie Biro, Leo Club, at $350 each; Samantha Neas, Science Olympiad, at $1,250; Rhiannon Sorrentiono, Science Olympiad, at $600; Nicholas Bender, Ski Club, at $700; Julie Rutt, Michelle Brownback and Lisa Barr, Student Council, at $700 each; Donald Ryan and Kendra Kramer, choral, at $500 each; Matthew Tanzos, instrumental, at $550; and Miranda Dangler and Natasha Lewis, Reading Olympics, at $233 each.
Club/extracurricular advisers at Zephyr Elementary School include Hollie Matejcek and Crista Billowitch, Key Club, each at $350; Simone Granison and Ashley Koren, Girls on the Run Club, each at $350; Charles Matz, Art Club, at $700; and Frank Piff, yearbook, at $550.
Club/extracurricular advisers at Steckel Elementary School include Michelle George and Morgan Kelly, yearbook, at $275 each.
Also approved were teacher induction participants:
• Betsy Herb, mentor to Christen Hudak; Amanda Woolslayer, mentor to Kaitlyn Kanusky; Kelly Chunko, mentor to Heather Marth; Melissa Franz, mentor to Kathryn Mueller; Kristin Roman, mentor to Erin Schmidt; Jane Dolin, mentor to Debra Rush; Donald Ryan, mentor to Kendra Kramer; Christina Stoudt, mentor to Brittney Jackson; Michelle Abbadessa, mentor to Sarah Peterson; Meredith Kester, mentor to Nicole Seng; and Carmelina Subervi, mentor to Daniel Woodman, all at $1,250 each
• Jacqlyn Mondschein, mentor to Gayle Ganser; Kelly Repasch, mentor to Elyse Glose; Richard LaDuke, mentor to Sarah Talianek; Kristine Eichelberger, mentor to Nicole Morin; and Jennifer Stancombe, mentor to Steven Strzyzyhnski, all at $625 each
• Jennifer Hurlbutt, mentor to Erin Reichenbach, at $325