MCS Readies for 2025-26 School Year

By David Avitabile

MIDDLEBURGH - Middleburgh school board members got ready for the 2025-26 school year at their June 11 school board meeting by making a slate of appointments for the upcoming school year.

At their June 11 school board meeting, board members:

* Named Gregg Johns as athletic director for the 2025-26 school year.

* Appointed the following department coordinators for the upcoming school year: Cynthia Vedder, pre-K-6 for literacy, Mary Heather (Monczewski) Guyer, pre-K-6, English, Marissa Lombardo, 7-12, English, Terry Burton, pre-K-6, math, Jessica Schoenecker, 7-12, math, Kelly Becker, pre-k_6, science, Mollie Burgett, 7-12, science, Maria Sime, pre-k-6, social studies, Jason Dannible, 7-12, social studies, Bri Slater, pre-K-6, special education, Felicia Hunter, 7-12, special education, Kimberly Audino, pre-K-12 music, art, foreign language, guidance counselors, Scott Gray, pre-K-12, CTE, tech, FACS, business, agriculture, physical education, health, library.

* Named the following RtI coordinators for the 2025-26 school year: Rebecca Quinn, pre-K/K, Kimberly Kennedy, first and second, Brooke Ingram, third and fourth, Mary Guyer, fifth and sixth, Ms. Schoenecker, seventh and eighth, Ms. Lombardo, ninth and 10th, Paul Pierce and Kelly Pacatte, 11th and 12th.

* Appointed Lillian Barsale as a part-time teacher assistant for the 2025-26 school year.

* Named Jeanne Sheehan as a part-time teacher assistant for the upcoming school year.

* Appointed Maureen Sniffen as a teaching assistant for the 2025-26 school year.

* Appointed the following extracurricular advisors for the 2025-26 school year: Ms. Audino, art club, elementary, Zoe Santoro, art club, high school, Adam Baker, athletic association, Joe Yung, AV coordinator. Ms. Audino, book club elementary, Maria Jones and Laruie McGeary, awards and points, Josh Bornt and Jody DeJong, Class of 2026 advisors. Angie Hurst and Kaitlyn MacMillan, class of 2027 advisors, Mikayla Misenhimer and Sarah Tomic, sophomore class advisors, Felicia Decrosta-Hunter, freshman class advisor, Ms. Lombardo, drama club, Mr. Bornt, Envirothon, Ms. Schoenecker and Mr. Pierce, e-sports, Ms. Hurst, FACS vlub, Ms. Lombardo, fall play, Denise Colistra, FBLA, Carmen Fagnani, FFA, Ms. Schonecker and Mr. Pierce, Game Club, Ms. Tomic, Gay Straight Alilance, Jason Dannible, history club, Katelynne Schuttig, Interact and intramural running club, Ms. Tomic, jazz band, Andrew Drescher, Little Knights intramural director, Ms. Tomic, marching band, Nicholas Follett, Music of the Knight, Ms. Misenhimer and Ms. Tomic, musical choral directors, Ms. Lombardo and Ms. Misenhimer, musical directors, Ms. Tomic, musical orchestra directors. Ms. Lombardo, musical production arts, Suzette Clark, national honor society and national junior honor society, Alex Johnson, newspaper, Lillian Barsale and Maria McGrail, Odyssey of the Mind head coaches, Sierra Diamond and Kyle Britton, SADD, Noah Vella, show choir and music club elementary, Olivia Hamm, ski club, Rachel May and Rasmiya Ruenes, Spanish club, Ms. Lombardo and Ms. Tomic, spring film, Maria Sime, Student Congress, Gregg Johns, summer fitness advisor, Alex Johnson (7), Ms. Schoenecker (8), Ms. Burgett (9), Ms. Schuttig (10), Jason Dannible (11,12) team liaisons, Scott Gray, teach club, Ms. Schoenecker and Mr. Pierce, video club, Heather Howe, Ms. Audino, Ms. Sime, and Ms. DeJong, web coordinators, Susan Albright, yearbook, Ms. DeJong and Ms. Howe, yearbook assistants.

* Named Ellen Miller as sub caller with a $5,000 stipend.

* Named the following to summer enrichments positions: Olivia Hamm, Cory Billings, Emily Houlihan, Lyn Burton, teachers, Jaclyn Kossman, teacher assistant, Nicole Juhl, teaching aide, Kayleigh, Brodie, nurse.

* Appointed Leif S. Vargas to a four-year position as a math teacher.

* Named Q Jones as mentor for Ms. Vargas.

* Named the following as summer cleaners: Matthew Croote and Jackson Hughes-Charboneau.