Staff Hiring Process

Ninth Grade Ideal Candidate

Bobbie New

Bobbie is a fifth year teacher who works well independently, but struggles working in a team setting. She is very dedicated to her students’ success, and sometimes puts undue pressures on her students to perform.

Tracy Cobbler

Tracy is a veteran teacher with 20 years of experience in the classroom. She recently transferred from another school and is the team lead. She struggles with the technology staff uses daily, but is unwilling to ask for help.

Amanda Apple

Amanda is also a third year teacher. She is excellent at building rapport with her students and her parents.

11th Grade

Angel Ekko

Angel is a veteran teacher with 15 years of experience. She is a lifelong learner and her students consistently achieve the highest end of course scores for physics in the 11th grade. She is also the team lead, but not very respected by all staff.

Laura Pope

Laura is a veteran teacher with 20 years of experience. She formerly was the instructional coach at Antelope. If her students earn low summative test scores, she immediately becomes defensive. She is known to argue constantly with the team lead and is generally disliked on campus. Her sister (Angel) teaches 11th grade science also.

Sally Hall

Sally is a third year teacher. She has great high achievement in the classroom. She does not get along with Laura, but works well with Angel.

10th Grade

Holly Hoon

Holly is an introvert with a brilliant mind for computers and math. After 12 years she has been invited to be the math team lead by the principal to help bring her out of her shell.

Nikki is an extrovert with an analytical mind for math, and a very strong, yet welcoming personality. She brings only three years of experience.

Nikki Doe

Sally South

Sally is new to the 10th grade team this year and is a fifth year teacher. She moved from 12th grade the previous year to be mentored by Holly and Nikki. After being moved to a lower grade in math, her performances have worsened, and the administration fears her end of term grades.

12th Grade

Kim Wallace

Kim is a strong teacher who has just returned from teaching abroad. She sponsors the STEM Club and is the lead of the 12th grade team. She is particularly instructionally strong in the areas of science and math. She has had some recent personal troubles that have had an effect on her promptness.

Siri Stills

Siri is new to the 12th grade team and is a third year teacher. She is a strong team teacher, but less than average individual teacher. She is a highly motivated teacher, but sometimes lacks focus and follow-thru with most activities.

Mika Pepper

Mika was hired this year. She struggles with classroom management and is sometimes provoking to her students that have behavior issues.

Ninth Grade

Dede Miller

Dede was previously the 12th grade team lead, but asked to be relieved of the title this year to focus on her ninth grade. Upset by the grade change, she is very reluctant to assist the new team leader.

Pablo Sanchez

Pablo is a second year teacher. He is like a sponge and implements strategies to meet the specific needs of his students. As a new teacher he is still very impressionable and he has been assigned Kim as a mentor.

Kim Mighty

Kim sponsors multiple clubs and is a strong teacher. She truly understands STEM concepts, but does not collaborate well with others. She is the team lead.

10th Grade

Sue Lauder

Sue is the best STEM teacher on campus. She integrates technology flawlessly and is always willing to help others.

Jacque Palm

Jacque just arrived at Antelope and has great rapport with students as well as parents. As a new teacher, she does struggle with imbedding STEM curriculum throughout the subjects.

Cody Woo

Cody had marginal English scores in the district this year. He was removed as PLC lead, but is a servant leader. He has just been offered a job at the middle school where his daughter attends.

12th Grade

Claudia Sal

Claudia is one of the best AP math teachers on campus. She is very active in clubs and campus activities, but is known to lose her temper in PLC meetings. Fellow teachers have complained to the principal that she is too aggressive and intimidating. She was the AP team lead.

Justin Hope

Justin is new to the AP team. He teaches science and incorporates hands-on learning every day. He is easygoing and adaptive.

Helen Back

Helen is a great teacher and is particularly strong in ELA, but her attendance is troubling for the administration. She is known as the cheerleader of the team and has confided in you that Claudia’s temper is hard to combat.

Caren Pope

Caren is Laura Pope’s sister. She is a dynamic teacher and implements the school’s STEM vision in an innovative way. She constantly does hands-on science and breaks math down with skill. She is a favorite of many parents. She is extremely loyal to her sister and defends her always. Caren is the team lead for the 11th grade.

Ellen Garcia

Ellen is an excellent social studies teacher and has been at Antelope for 15 years. She is known for her stubbornness and has high expectations for her students. She will be out this year frequently due to health issues.

Jose Ruiz

Jose is the Honor’s math teacher. He completes all tasks asked of him, but with little confidence. Students enjoy his class. He has not developed an integrated approach for math with the STEM initiative.

Marco Garcia

Marco is a good teacher, but for some reason the students do not like him. He teaches English and social studies. He gives others advice on how to become stronger instructionally, but fails to get the students to cooperate with him. He is the team lead, but the administration is thinking of making a change.

Kara Lara

Kara is a math teacher, who does not have high expectations for her students. She is very dependent on Jen. Kara has the lowest math scores in the school. She plans to retire either next year or the year after.

Jen DeMarco

Jen is the team lead and has been for years. She is a great teacher, but is easily distracted with gossip about members of the team. It is widely known that she does not like you.

SPED (High School)

Scott DuBoy

Scott is the special education teacher for Grades 11 and 12. He is overwhelmed with his caseload and struggles to meet the needs of his students. He is on an improvement plan, and will be with Antelope for at least one more year.

Tatum Ole

Tatum teaches students in Grades 9 and 10. She is an excellent mentor to Jill. She is your SPED lead and is a very strong leader, keeping the SPED team positive. She will be moving to New York next year.

Jill Nolan

Jill is a first year teacher mentored by Tatum. She teaches Grades 11 and 12 and is highly motivated. She has many great instructional days, but needs support in these first years of teaching.