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Bob Hays    

Education:  BS from Western Ilinois, PE Major, Ind Arts Minor
ISU Ind Arts Major
MS in Ind Arts from ISU
Hobbies:  Woodworking & Carving
Extra-Curricular:  Football, Wrestling, Super Milage Challenge
Classes Taught:  IED, DE, POE, CIM and Gateway to Technology
Favorite Movie:  Cool Hand Luke
Favorite Singer or Group:  George Jones
Favorite Book:  Salem's Lot -KING
Favorite Food:  All
Favorite Sport:  Wrestling

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David Glassburn    

Education:  Boiler Up!
Hobbies:  Golf, Yard Work
Extra-Curricular:  Cleaning the Garage, Golf
Classes Taught:  Physical Education, Life/Sports Fitness, Muscular Development
Favorite Movie:  Band of Brothers Series, Good Eats TV Show
Favorite Singer or Group:  I like all music, Country and Western
Favorite Book:  Old Man and the Sea, Still haven't beat that one!
Favorite Food:  I love it
Favorite Sport:  I love'em, I really like Golf
Family:  I have 1 great wife, 3 fantastic kids, 2 barking dogs, 1 three legged goat(For Sale)... The goat not the other stuff.

    

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Kathleen D. Hetterick    

Education:   B.A. College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN M.Ed University of Minnesota
Hobbies:   Golfing, reading, traveling
Extra-Curricular:   I watch my students participate in each sport throughout the year
Classes Taught:   Alternative Classroom and study halls
Favorite Movie:   Grumpy Old Men, Caddyshack, Fargo
Favorite Singer or Group:   Dave Koz, Diana Krall, anything related to jazz, and old time rock & roll
Favorite Book:   Historical non-fiction; detective and mysteries for fiction
Favorite Food:   Steak, pizza, all kinds of sea food
Favorite Sport:   I watch everything related to sports, but I especially enjoy following my beloved Minnesota teams :)

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Martha Taulman    

Education:  Bachelors in Business Administration- Indiana State University (' 79)
Bachelors in Elementary Education from St. Joe College
Hobbies:  Watching my children in whatever sport they are doing.
Extra-Curricular:  Going to My Children's Games, Matches & Meets
Classes Taught:  Fourth Grade
Family:  Husband- Randy; Children- Sarah, Jessica, Rudy, Jarob, Katie and James
Favorite Movie:  Remember the Titans
Favorite Singer or Group:  Kenny Rogers
Favorite Book:  Love You for Always
Favorite Food:  Steak
Favorite Sport:  Whatever My Children Are Doing :)

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Karen Reinhart   

Education:   BS in Elementary Education from University of Illinois, Masters in Math Education from Governor's State University
Extra Curricular :  Gamma Nu (teacher's sorority), member of the worship team at church, Little Iroquois Youth League
Classes Taught:   7th Grade Math,  Pre-Algebra 7/8 and  Algebra 8. Also 8th grade sponsor.
Hobbies:  Gardening, Travel and Music
Favorite Movie:  Music and Lyrics
Favorite Singer or Group:  Casting Crowns
Family:   My husband Darrell is a farmer/truck driver in the Stockland area. We have two children, Sarah, who works in a research lab at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana and Nick, who is an emergency room physician in residency at Akron General in Akron, OH. We also have a foster son, Chris, who is an engineering major at Southern Illinois University (SIU).
Favorite Book:   I love a good romance novel or mystery.
Favorite Food:  Chinese, Cuban or Chocolate!
Favorite Sport:  Baseball

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Tansey Mulligan
Middle School Principal

Education:  BA in English from Indiana University;  MS in Curriculum and Instruction from Purdue University;  Gifted and Talented Endorsement from Purdue University
Hobbies:  Cooking, Gardening, Photography
Favorite Movie:  To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Singer or Group:  Sheryl Crow
Favorite Book:  Pride & Prejudice
Favorite Food:  Cheeseburger
Favorite Sport:  Golf

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Ellen Gerbracht    

Education:  BS - Indiana Central Univ.   MM - Butler Univ.   Continuing Ed - Purdue, Ball State
Hobbies:  Collecting Hearts, Bears, Antique Glassware
Extra-Curricular:  Choral Groups
Classes Taught:  Choir 6-12, Guitar, General Music
Family:  Husband,Tim, 2 Sons Aaron & Ryan, and 5 grandchildren
Favorite Movie:  White Christmas, Sleepless in Seattle
Favorite Singer or Group:  Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman 
Favorite Book:  And Ladies of the Club
Favorite Food:  Steak
Favorite Sport:   Swimming

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Kathryn Tallaa,RN  

Education:   Ivy Tech Community College, ASN
Hobbies:   Reading, canning, technology
Extra-Curricular: Choir, mission committee at Brook UMC   Choral Groups
Classes Taught:   Parenting Self-Sufficiency Program
movie = Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Family:   Mother of 3, Grandma to 13, and brand new Great Grandma. Work at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in the OB Department. Happily married to Samer Tallaa from Syria.
Favorite Movie:   Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Favorite Singer:   Multiple Country Artists
Favorite Book:   Dragonriders of Pern series
Favorite Food:   Middle Eastern or Chinese
Favorite Sport:   like to watch....

Matthew Welsh   

Education:  Indiana University
Hobbies:  Golfing, Spending Time With My Children
Classes Taught:  Language Arts
Extra Curricular:  Head Boys Basketball Coach
Favorite Movie:  Tie - Hoosiers/Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Favorite Singer or Group:  Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Book:  One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Favorite Food:  Any Food On The Grill
Favorite Sport:  Basketball/Football
Family:  My wife Kelly and I reside in Crown Point with our two sons, Riley and Ryan, and our dog, Rudy. I attended my 40th Dave Matthews Concert this summer.

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Jenn Barrett   

Education:  Ball State University
Hobbies:  4-H, Baskets, Antiquing, My Dog, and Interior Decorating
Classes Taught:  Middle School Art, High School 2-D Art, Fiber Arts, and Art Connections
Favorite Singer or Group:  Almost all types of Music
Favorite Food:  Mexican, Seafood, and Jelly Belly's
Favorite Sport:  Washoos

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Mary Ann Davis   

Education:  Fairfield University in Fairfield Connecticut
Hobbies:  Reading, cooking, hiking, traveling
Classes Taught:  English
Favorite Movie:  Moulin Rouge
Favorite Book:  Pride and Prejudice
Favorite Food:  Pizza
Favorite Sport:  Basketball

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Amy Stowers    

Education:  Bachelor's Degree - Cedarville University - degree in Elementary Education with a math endorsement, Masters - Butler University - School Counseling
Hobbies:  reading, working out, watching sports, rollerblading, hanging out with friends, involvement at church, music
Extra-Curricular:  Student Council Advisor, MS school improvement committee, MS Advisory team
Position:  MS Counselor
Favorite Movie:  Pelican Brief
Favorite Book:  Sophie's Heart by Lori Wick
Favorite Food:  Pizza
Favorite Sport:   Indianapolis Colts

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Lisa Ekstrom    

Education:  Ball State University (1978 BS; 1983 MA; Purdue University-Calumet; Indiana Wesleyan University; Wabash Valley Teacher Mentor Program
Hobbies:  reading, scrapbooking, theatre, collecting mugs and magnets from places I visit
Extra-Curricular:  I'm retired. I have coached MS cheerleading, sponsored MS StuCo, and sponsored numerous junior and senior classes
Classes Taught:  resource room grades 6-8; advisory 7
Favorite Movie:  disaster flicks and musicals
Favorite Singer or Group:  Dan Fogelberg; Harry Chapin; Lonestar; Martina McBride; Broadway musical cast recordings
Favorite Book:  Anything by John Grisham or Jodi Piccoult; historical non-fiction
Favorite Food:  pork chops (Norm's and Earl's----it's an Ekstrom specialty); potatoes: baked, fried, mashed; cake w/LOTS of frosting
Favorite Sport:   MARCHING BAND!!! It requires lots of physical and mental endurance to march sets and play and instrument at the same time!
Comments:  Born in Gary, IN, and raised in Crown Point, IN. I'm a graduate of Crown Point High School Class of 1974. I moved to Newton County in 1979
Family:   Husband: Ed (SNHS grad).He works at SNES Daughter: Melody (SNHS grad---Class of 2009)
Son: Justin (SNHS grad---Class of 2011)

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Lori Salciunas    

Education:   Franklin College = B.A. in Religious Studies, with minors in Psychology and Sociology;  BA in History; BA in secondary education = primary area: World Civilizations, secondary area: U. S. History, Psychology, Sociology.  Master of Science in Eduction from Indiana University.
Hobbies:   Gardening, reading, music and sports
Extra-Curricular:   7th and 8th grades Washington, D. C. trip
Classes Taught:   8th grade United States History, Psychology, Sociology
Family:   Husband - Peter Salciunas, educator at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary, Indiana
Children - Benjamin Allen, Purdue University; Kristen Allen, Butler University, Zachary Allen, Indiana State University
Favorite Movie:  First Blood
Favorite Singer or Group:  Jimmy Buffet
Favorite Book:   Holy Bible
Favorite Food:  Pizza, steak, venison chili
Favorite Sport:   hunting, Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks

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Megan Giordano   

Classes Taught:  MS/HS Math

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Terry Brown   

Position:  Paraprofessional