Here's what's new in Wooster City Schools for the 2022-'23 school year

Wooster High School.
Wooster High School.

Wooster City Schools 

Schools: Parkview Elementary, Kean Elementary, Melrose Elementary, Cornerstone Elementary, Edgewood Middle School, Wooster High School

Superintendent: Gabe Tudor

District office: 144 North Market Street, Wooster

Office number: 330-988-1111

Start date: Aug. 17 for grades 1 through 12, Kindergarten has a stagger start

New faces: 

  • Jayme Tucker - Cornerstone Elementary, assistant principal

  • Jacqualin Schondel - Cornerstone Elementary, kindergarten

  • Nicole Kowalski - Cornerstone Elementary, grade 2

  • Weslea Arthur - Cornerstone Elementary, grade 3

  • McKenna Vanderzyden - Cornerstone Elementary, grade 3

  • Truman Karczewski - Cornerstone Elementary, grade 4

  • Jae Weaver - Cornerstone Elementary, grade 4

  • Mary McKee - Melrose Elementary, guidance counselor

  • Kathleen Dalziel - Melrose Elementary, kindergarten

  • Lisa Orr - Melrose Elementary, grade 4

  • Kenneth Sanders - Melrose Elementary, SSA

  • Tayia Stanford - Melrose Elementary, cook

  • Marissa Bowers - Parkview Elementary, long-term substitute, grade 2

  • Josh Deetz - Parkview Elementary, transportation/custodian

  • Kristin Tucker - Parkview Elementary, teacher/paraprofessional

  • Alyssa Anderson - Kean Elementary, grade 2

  • Amanda Jacobson - Kean Elementary, intervention specialist

  • Reagan Myrwold - Kean Elementary, grade 3

  • Shannon Federinko - Edgewood Middle, principal

  • Allison Adkins - Edgewood Middle, specialized paraprofessional

  • Derek Baker - Edgewood Middle, school psychologist

  • Kylie McMichael - Edgewood Middle, Homeboud IS

  • Katherine Snyder - Edgewood Middle, art teacher

  • Mandy Wagner - Edgewood Middle, grade 5 ELA

  • Spencer Whisler - Edgewood Middle, intervention specialist

  • Timothy "Scott" Musser - high school, principal

  • Margaret Davis - high school, assistant principal

  • John Myers - high school, assistant athletic director

  • Barbara Arnold - high school, family and consumer science

  • Brent Dillon - high school, intervention specialist

  • Carole Hicks - high school, cook/satellite server

  • Liberty Lutes - high school, art teacher

  • Sydney Shadbolt - high school, intervention specialist

  • Kate Smith - high school, math teacher

  • Jay (Jeff) Vitallo - high school, intervention specialist

  • Torri Young - high school, family and consumer science

  • Laurie Sizemore - transportation, supervisor

  • Cassidy Honour - district, school psychologist

  • Jamaul Pearson - district, store keeper delivery

  • Kathryn Smith - district, speech-language pathologist

New equipment: Before the end of 2022, the district hopes to move to a 1-1 Chromebook model ratio throughout all the schools.

New building/renovations: Phase one of the two-phase HVAC renovation project at Edgewood Middle School was completed with phase two planned for next summer.

Back to School events:

  • Cornerstone Elementary

    • Back-to-school picnic - Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m.

    • Open house (grades 1 through 4) - Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.

    • Kindergarten ice cream social - Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.

  • Melrose Elementary

    • Open house (grades 1 - 4) - Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.

    • Kindergarten ice cream social - Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.

  • Parkview Elementary

    • Open house (grades 1 - 4) - Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.

    • Kindergarten ice cream social - Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.

  • Kean Elementary

    • Open house (grades 1 - 4) - Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.

    • Kindergarten ice cream social - Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.

  • Edgewood Middle

    • Fifth-grade open house - Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m.

    • Open house (grades 6 & 7) - Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

  • Wooster High School

    • Open house (grades 8 - 12) - Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

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This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Here's what's new in Wooster City Schools for the 2022-'23 school year