Indian Creek board approves personnel

WINTERSVILLE - The Indian Creek Local Board of Education on May 20 approved supplemental service contracts for the upcoming school year.

Contracts approved were for Gary Bracone, eighth-grade football coach and softball assistant coach; Michael Wilson, seventh-grade football coach; Randy Cottis, varsity baseball assistant coach; Matthew Mark, varsity baseball and football assistant coach; Clay Edgerly, seventh-grade boys basketball coach; Ed Fithen, eighth-grade boys basketball coach; Scott LaRue, junior high track coach; Bernadine Edgerly, seventh-grade volleyball coach; Paula Grabbits, eighth-grade volleyball coach; and Troy Fetty, junior high wrestling assistant coach.

Contracts also were approved for Andrew Connor, varsity football head coach; Jack Fluharty, varsity track head coach; Dan Lawrence, varsity boys soccer head coach; Jerome Emley, varsity girls soccer head coach; Mike Furda, varsity boys basketball assistant coach; Ray Case, varsity girls basketball assistant coach and boys tennis coach; Keith Duncan, ninth-grade football coach; John Serafini, ninth-grade football coach; Doug Karas, varsity football assistant coach; Brad Leas, varsity football assistant coach; Rich Morelli, ninth-grade boys basketball coach; Chad Vandeborne, football equipment manager; Rick Bell, football equipment manager; Heather Shanley, varsity cheerleading head coach; Jennifer Shrieve, varsity track assistant coach; Amber Scott, softball assistant coach; Mike Kuester, softball assistant coach; Doug Knight, varsity wrestling assistant coach; Kerri Ferguson, varsity volleyball assistant coach; Jonathan Hoover, varsity boys soccer assistant coach; Linda Hilty, varsity girls soccer assistant coach; Virginia Palwcewizk, seventh-grade girls basketball coach; Donna Minor, drama club assistant adviser; Mentha Moore, majorette line instructor; and Emily Bailey, marching band assistant director.

The board approved the following extra-duty supplemental contracts at Wayne Elementary School: Enice Boyde, DH classroom; Judith DiGeorge, DH classroom; Nicole McDonald, technology assistant; Ashley Vitello, literacy assistant; Cathy DiBenedetto, math assistant, character education adviser and student senate adviser; Lynn Mikesell, before and after school care coordinator; Dawn Carson, S.T.A.R.T. coordinator and lead teacher; Carolyn Cole, choir; and Linda Lenzi, facilitator.

Linda Lenzi was approved as the district's gifted liaison, while Carolyn Cole also was named to lead Hills Elementary School choir.

Dan Bruno was approved for choir at Indian Creek High School and Wintersville Elementary School.

Others receiving extra-duty supplemental contracts from Wintersville Elementary were Mary Jo DiPietro, technology assistant; Donna Ardito, literacy assistant; Lola Ellsworth, math assistant; Christine Peterson, lead teacher and before and after school care coordinator; Amy Lane, character education adviser; and Stacey Zink, facilitator.

Mike Cottis was approved as the district's Web master, Indian Creek Junior High School's athletic director and assistant baseball head coach, and John Nese was approved as the junior high's athletic director and guidance counselor. Others approved at the junior high school include Gloria Hess, family and consumer science; David Lucas, seventh-grade football coach and varsity track assistant coach; Brant Starkey, junior high wrestling coach; Ashley Holenka, eighth-grade girls basketball coach; and Joseph Hammack, varsity football and baseball assistant coach.

David Kell was approved as varsity baseball and football assistant coach, and Dan Hartman was approved as ninth-grade volleyball coach and junior high track coach. Others include Mary Qualtire, ICJH beta club adviser and character education adviser; Joann McCraley, ICJH SADD adviser; Cheryl Valero, ICJH yearbook and student council adviser; James Sestito, ICJH technology assistant; Michele Fabbro, ICJH newspaper and media club adviser and district library coordinator; Melanie Hocking, district technology coordinator; Mary Jo Petrella, Hills Elementary technology assistant; Jennifer Schubert, Hills literacy assistant; Janet Maxon, Hills math assistant; Katharine Burns, Hills lead teacher and S.T.A.R.T. coordinator; Eugene Ciciarelli, Hills character education adviser; Michele Minto, Hills student senate adviser; and Amy Rusnak, Hills facilitator.

Julie Robinson was approved as the high school's key club adviser. Others approved include Kent Howell, Hills music instructor and ICHS assistant band director; Kimberly Howell, ICJH band director and student council adviser; Donald Llewellyn, Wintersville and Wayne instrumental music and ICHS band director; John Rowe, ICHS athletic director; Mark Stuller, ICHS assistant athletic director; Joseph Dunlevy, eighth-grade football coach and after school activities director; Erin DeSantis, varsity girls basketball head coach and ICHS student council adviser; John Kuczykowski, varsity football assistant coach and ICHS guidance; James Maul, senior class adviser and ICHS guidance; John Minor, ICHS drama club adviser and debate club adviser; Sean Grinch, varsity football and wrestling assistant coach; Angela Penner, varsity softball head coach; Crystal Hammack, varsity volleyball head coach; Brandon Pendleton, varsity wrestling head coach, Environthon adviser and ICHS science department chair; Rob Lucas, varsity boys basketball assistant coach and ninth-grade football coach; Jennifer Belt, ICHS key club assistant adviser; Sarah Houser, 11th-grade class adviser; Megan Evans, ninth-grade class adviser; Sondra Vojvodich, 10th-grade class adviser and ICHS SADD adviser; Peggy Pyle, ICHS technology assistant; Bruce Barrett, ICHS music, art, physical education, foreign language department chair; Kenneth Herron, ICHS math department chair; Patricia Peckins, ICHS vocational education and intervention department chair; Cynthia Thomas, ICHS English department chair; and Davis Moffat, ICHS newspaper, yearbook and National Honor Society adviser.

(Ghrist can be contacted at jstenger@heraldstaronline.com.)

The board also:

Approved the transfer of $10,848 from the Middle School Building Fund to the Ohio School Facilities Commission Middle School Local Share Fund to account for the recording of the locally donated contribution from the bond issue for the OSFC Middle School Project.

Approved the following classified substitutes: Elizabeth Brenda, custodian and secretary; Amy Carter, secretary, classroom aide and cafeteria; Jay Calhoun, custodian; Jonathan Figel, custodian; Brandon Lanaghan, custodian; and Denise Romanyak, classroom aide.

Approved entering into an agreement with Debbie Copeland to provide physical therapy services to designated students June 15 through July 24 at the rate of $40 per 45-minute session.

Approved the following volunteers for the 2009-10 school year: Dave Connor, varsity football coach; Denny Cowser, eighth-grade football coach; James Hopkins, seventh-grade football coach; John Kyczykowski, varsity softball assistant coach; Roger Hilty, varsity soccer assistant coach; Kristin Ferguson, varsity volleyball coach; Kaili Ridgely, varsity volleyball coach; and Melissa Brown, varsity volleyball coach.

Accepted the resignation of Tammy Kearns for personal reasons at the end of the school year.