Go Mustangs! Manitou Springs Elementary School • Ute Pass Elementary School • Manitou Springs Middle School • Manitou Springs High School
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MANITOU SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 14 GO MUSTANGS! MANITOU SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • UTE PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • MANITOU SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL • MANITOU SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Meet our new High School sta members! Rachel Bashaw, Para Professional Elise Hoover-King, English Teacher Lizz Litzelman, Gifted & Talented Coordinator Rachel is a Colorado Springs Elise couldn’t be more excited Lizz is the new Gifted & native and a University of for her new adventure with Talented Coordinator at Northern Colorado graduate. the Mustangs. This year, Elise is Manitou Springs High School. She loves ultimate frisbee teaching senior English and will This is her 15th year as an and plays on club teams and be the advisor for the yearbook educator; over the course of leagues year-round. She also and newspaper. This is her those 15 years she has taught loves rock climbing, tennis, eighth year as an educator and English language arts, worked mountain biking and many has worked with students from an instructional coach, and other sports. She also loves her grades six through 12. She coordinated the Teacher Cadet grouchy maltipoo, Annyong! has an expansive background program. In her spare time, she in the creative arts, and has spent time working in likes to read, watch the Denver Broncos and spend photography, directing shows and in advertising and time with her husband, two kids and chocolate lab. Jessie Black-Nunley, English Teacher marketing. She has a bachelor’s in English literature, with a minor in visual and performing arts. In her Dana Mattison, Computer Science Teacher Jessie is excited to be teach- spare time, Elise enjoys running, snowboarding, read- ing English at Manitou Springs ing and spending time with her family. She’s a wife Dana teaches sixth through High School this year after and a mother of three awesome children! Elise teaches 12th grade Computer Science spending several years as a because she loves inspiring, building relationships and at Manitou Springs Middle teacher at Ute Pass Elementary! watching kids spread their wings. She feels blessed to School and Manitou Springs Jessie also enjoys serving as a have picked a rewarding career, and is honored to be a High School. She was born and high school volleyball and girls new member of the Manitou community! raised in Aztec, New Mexico. basketball coach! She graduated Fort Hays State Stuart Jeck, Study Hall Teacher University in Kansas with de- grees in Secondary Education Stuart is the Study Hall and Business Education. Yoga, Shelly Galloway, Para Professional teacher at MSHS. He was born hiking and nutrition are her passions. Dana is happily and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas. married to Brad and they have two fantastic children, Shelly is married and has four Stu was a college baseball Ender (a Mustang) and Kymber (a future Mustang). adult children, one son-in-law player, has a master’s degree Dana’s hobbies include various amateur DIY projects and one amazing 4-year-old in Exercise Science, and taught and gardening activities. grandson named Niall. She has for two years at Pittsburg State lived in Missouri, near Kansas University. Stu spent the last Jennifer Trainor, Counselor City, all her life up until July 1, four years teaching middle 2019. She and her husband school physical education, Jennifer graduated from moved to Cascade to be near high school strength and conditioning and and also American Military University’s two of their children and worked as a middle school athletic director. Stu is counseling program in August grandson. They also operate an married to Kara, a special education teacher in the 2011. Before attending AMU, Airbnb out of their home. So far, they love being here! Harrison school district. They have two huskies. Stu she studied at Brigham Young In her “spare time,” Shelly loves to bake, read, play with will be coaching football and baseball at MSHS. University and graduated her grandson, garden and spend time with her family! with a degree in Therapeutic Janelle Krohn, Para Professional Recreation. Following that, Trevor Robbins, AP Social Studies Teacher she practiced as a licensed Janelle Krohn is entering Therapeutic Recreational Trevor has been teaching for her rst year as a Mustang. Specialist in Utah . She’s worked as a counselor at more than 15 years now and is She works in the high school Fountain-Fort Carson High School and Jack Swigert married to his wonderful and special education department Middle School. She’s been married to her high school intelligent wife, Donna. They and coaches middle school sweetheart for more than 30 years and has four have a daughter, Kaya, who volleyball. She’s originally from children and three grandchildren. She enjoys being an just turned 12 years old and Kansas City, Missouri, and is empty nester and has recently joined a scooter gang in has started the seventh grade a huge fan of the Chiefs and Colorado Springs. at Manitou Springs Middle Royals. She enjoys hiking, School. They are originally from camping, skiing, gol ng and Julia Jackson, Chemistry Teacher Oklahoma and moved up the most anything active. She also enjoys traveling and experiencing new places and meeting new people. pass to Chipita Park in July of 2018. Trevor loves to Julia joined MSHS in January She’s looking forward to her rst year as a Mustang! hike, bike, generally explore, and really loves live music 2019. She teaches chemistry, that is interesting. He has earned an undergraduate honors chemistry and physical science. Before becoming a degree in political science and has earned a master’s Mustang, she earned a degree in secondary education from East Central University Important dates in chemistry - secondary edu- in Ada, Oklahoma. He says that while he has taught cation from UCCS. She enjoys many subjects, he tries to teach a class on United Sept. 2: Labor Day, no school doing yoga, reading, and spend- States History every year. Trevor loves learning new Sept. 10: MSES Open House, 5-7:30 p.m. ing time with her family and dog. things about his students and about the world. Sept. 13: HOMECOMING! HOMECOMING IS FRIDAY, SEPT. 13! MANITOU SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 14 • 405 EL MONTE PLACE, MANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO 80829 719 6852024 • WWW.MSSD14.ORG • WWW.FLASHALERT.NET FOR SCHOOL CLOSINGS.