by Joseph Back

Forecasts aren’t infallible— that is, they can change. This might be one lesson of the first day of school at Stanley-Boyd for 2022-2023, as a dashed forecast August 18 saw rain come towards noon as temperatures hovered in the upper sixties and students were forced to spend recess inside. That said, things mostly went well, super- intendent Jeu Koenig re ported from the August 22 school board meeting.

“School started on Thursday, and it went rel- atively smoothly," Koenig related to the board. With the majority of students “excited to be back,” the scene from Thursday cor- roborated Koenig's report. Nick Mahr held the door open for the high school entryway while parents brought their younger kids to the elementary doors, and buses pulled up to the middle school entry as in years past, with just two cars witnessed parked on East Fourth Avenue in front of the “No Parking” signs. As to teachers and administration, there are plenty, with the following list a short run down.

Starting out last spring but marking the start of his first full school year was

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Stanley Police Chief Lance Weiland keeps watch outside a school door August 18. Aside from mid-morning rain, things went well for the first day at Stanley-Boyd. Photo by Joseph Back. FIRST DAY

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Greg Burzynski, while Marie Nawrocki is on board as payroll and purchasing clerk, with Linda Klapperich as fi nance manager in the place of Sue Kiraly.

For Kindergarten, students will meet Melissa Long, while two elementary teachers (Mackenzie Estes and Megan Litwiller) join the faculty as new hires.

Lisa Eslinger is a Title 1 intervention teacher, while special education has Jennifer Denzine, Cecil Philson, Brianna Rife, and Cora Wehling joining the stau.

For middle and high school it’s a similar story, as Louella Derrico takes over for Jan Mickelson and two new English teachers—Riley Richards and Braxton Thompson—join the Stanley- Boyd faculty. Thompson is a graduate of the Class of 2017, while alumni still fur- ther back will remember Jeu Trunkel, hired as a middle school social studies teacher.

For teaching support stau there are two names, with Courtney Okerglicki and Gina Taitano-Chaplinski coming on board as Paraprofessionals. Cora LaMarche, meanwhile, is a Mental Health Navigator for the district.

Last but not least in new postiions, Jake Tiry takes over for Max Link as Transportation Supervisor and Veronica Kosakoski has been hired as part of the maintenance stau.

Stay tuned in further weeks as we seek to bring more complete introductions of new Stanley-Boyd faculty!

A look at just some of the new faces and new roles filled at Stanley-Boyd this year.

Braxton ThompsonHigh School English

Riley RichardsHigh School English

Linda KlapperichFinance Manager

Marie NawrockiPayroll/PurchasingClerk

Louella DerricoMiddle/High School Choir

Jennifer DenzineSpecial Education

Cora WehlingSpecial Education

Melissa LongKindergarten teacher

Jeu TrunkelMiddle School Social Studies

Jake TiryTransportation Supervisor

Mackenzie EstesElementary grade teacher