Monday, April 20, 2020

Les New Resigns as Girls Basketball Coach

Les New has resigned as the head girls basketball coach. He guided the Tigers to 79 wins over the past four years, including two district titles, two runner-up titles, one GRC West title, one GRC West co-championship, and one GRC Showcase Title. Under his leadership, Worth County produced the all-time leading scorers in Anna Gladstone and Regan Allee. Gladstone won First Team All State this year. He coached the boys last year, and will continue to coach them this year. As of Thursday, the board had not named a new coach. New will also coach Junior High Boys Basketball and run basketball camp.

At Thursday’s meeting, the board named the following extra duty assignments for the 2020-2021 school year: Chris Healy, Head Football, Head Boys Track, Weightlifting, Football Camp, and Track Camp; Jon Adwell, Assistant Football, Assistant Track, Assistant Weightlifting, Football Camp, and Assistant Track Camp; Daniel Gladstone, Assistant Basketball, and Assistant Basketball Camp; Tiffany Bliley, Assistant Basketball, Assistant Basketball Camp, Head Softball, and head Softball Camp; Janice Borey, Head Girls Track, Track Camp; Girls Golf, and Girls Golf Camp; Will Coleman, Assistant Track, Assistant Junior High Football, Junior High Boys Track, Assistant Track Camp; Ryan Laddish, Assistant Softball, Assistant Softball Camp, Boys Golf, and Golf Camp; Cody Green, Junior High Softball; April Healy, Junior High Girls Track and FBLA; Kera Galanakis, Football and Basketball Cheer; Caleb Smith, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Band & Choir Camps; Merry Spiers, High School and Junior High Academic Bowls, Annual; Josh Smith, Adult Farm, FFA, Junior High Football, Junior Class Sponsor; Nanci Drury, Music/Drama; Darin Drury, Assistant Music/Drama, Assistant Junior High Softball; Tera Coleman, Flags, Junior High Cheer, Junior Class Sponsor; Peggy Richardson and Carissa Snead, Concessions; Jeannie Fletcher, Football Field Prep; Karen Andrews, Student Council; Alison Brandt, FCCLA. The board approved the list on a 6-0-1 vote with Board Member Jeff Andrews abstaining.

The board unanimously approved the following Extended Contracts: Merry Spiers (3 days), Amanda Pottorff (8 days), Blaire Owens (15 days), Nanci Drury (8 days), Jamie Stalder (8 days), Tera Coleman (8 days), and Josh Smith (60 days).

The board voted to continue employment of the following non-certified staff for the 2020-2021 school year: Jina Jackson, Elizabeth Martz, Malori Moellenberndt, Mindy Carlson, Frances Dowis, Amanda Campbell, Peggy Richardson, Carissa Snead, Beth Steele, Darin Drury, Kandi Hughes, Donna Hiatt, Anita McClellan, Pam Parman, Jeannie Fletcher, David Petersen, Larry Richardson, Sharon Nonneman, Loren Jackson, Ann Adams, Brandon Allee, Andy Welch, Bill Staton, and Dale Healy. The vote was 6-0-1, with Board Member Tyler Steele abstaining.

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