Linton-Stockton school trustees approve several sponsors, coaches

Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees approved a long list of athletic and extracurricular appointments for the forthcoming 2012-13 school year and beyond.

Superintendent Nick Karazsia requested school trustees approve a list five pages long of new and returning sponsors. The board complied, voting 4-0 for approval. Trustee John D. Preble was absent from Monday's meeting.

Some vacancies remain, and will be filled later in the year, per the discussion.

Among the athletic department appointments:

* Shauna Kendall will continue as cheerleading sponsor.

* Joey Hart will remain boys varsity basketball coach through 2013.

* Noah Hawkins will remain boys assistant varsity basketball coach.

* Kyle Delph will be replaced by Chris Kosiac as freshman basketball coach.

* Brad McKinney will remain as girls varsity basketball coach through 2014.

* Chaz Hendrix will remain girls assistant varsity coach.

* Steve Weber will remain head football coach through 2014.

* Michael Hayden will remain first assistant football coach.

* Mark Gennicks will remain second assistant football coach.

* Brian Oliver will remain third assistant football coach.

* Joe Lorig will remain fourth assistant football coach.

* Aaron Lynn will remain boys and girls head track coach through 2014.

* Brian Oliver will remain boys and girls assistant track coach.

* Jeff Franklin will remain boys cross country coach.

* While David Wence served as girls cross country coach this past year, no coach was recommended in Monday's proposal.

* While Derek Bradbury served as boys golf coach this past year, no coach was specifically recommended in Monday's proposal.

* Chaz Hendrix will continue as girls golf coach through 2014.

* Brad McKinney will continue as boys tennis coach through 2014.

* Nathan Skinner is presently girls tennis coach but no coach has been nominated in the list presented Monday.

* Matt Fougerousse is presently boys varsity baseball coach but no coach has been nominated in the list presented Monday.

* Kevin Allen is presently boys junior varsity baseball coach but no coach has been nominated in the list presented Monday.

* Ruan Fougerousse is presently girls varsity softball coach but no coach has been nominated in the list presented Monday.

* Chris Followell is presently girls assistant varsity softball coach but no coach has been nominated in the list presented Monday.

* Jill Fougerousse will continue as varsity volleyball coach.

* Jaqui Suthard will remain as junior varsity volleyball coach.

* While Megan Barnes served this year as freshman volleyball coach, no coach was nominated for that post as yet on the list of approved appointments.

* Steve Weber will remain weightlifting coach.

In the elementary school, trustees also approved the following extracurricular athletic positions:

* Bart Berns and Cain Cooksey will remain as athletic directors and elementary basketball coordinators.

* Darren Woodward will remain as the boys 5th grade basketball coach.

* Jared Chambers will remain as the boys 6th grade basketball coach.

* Holly Kirk will remain as the girls 5th and 6th grade basketball coach.

In the elementary school, trustees also approved the following extracurricular activity recommendations:

* Karman Albright will replace Belinda Fonderhide as curriculum/grade chair for kindergarten.

* Crystal Hazelwood will continue as curriculum/grade chair for first grade.

* Danielle Goodman will continue as curriculum/grade chair for second grade.

* Lori Markle will continue as curriculum/grade chair for third grade.

* Jen Le Dune will continue as curriculum/grade chair for fourth grade.

* Mary Ann Witty will continue as curriculum/grade chair for fifth grade.

* Nichole Hughes will continue as categorical curriculum/grade chair.

* Marc Wright will continue as safety supervisor.

* Karman Albright will continue to advise the yearbook.

* Leslie Cooprider will continue to advise student council.

* Science, Engineering and Elementary Kids (S.E.E.K.) will continue to be advised by Susan Anderson and Stephanie Wasnidge.

* Nichole Hughes will remain the math bowl sponsor.

* The School Improvement Committee will continue to be composed of Della Dale, D'Lee Sipes, Dara Pilant, Angela Colliver and Bart Wade. The committee has a single empty seat at present.

For the middle school extracurricular activities, trustees approved the following sponsors:

* Instructional leaders will remain Barbara Kirkman, Julie Shock, Gene Hall and Pam Puckett.

* Kirkman will also remain student council and yearbook sponsor.

* Kimberly Porter will continue as Library Club sponsor. She will also remain as academic coach and as the Academic Club sponsor.

* Aaron Lynn will continue as Science Club sponsor.

* Hobie Harrison will continue as ASAI Club sponsor.

* Stefanie Ball will continue as Junior Civitan Club sponsor.

* Christy Lehman will continue as Junior Miner Kadets sponsor.

* Harrison, Kirkman and Kelly Lannan will remain as the three members of the School Improvement Committee.

In Linton-Stockton High School, trustees approved the following extracurricular appointments:

* Cheryl Ash, Chantel Carpenter, Debbie Harding, Michael Puckett and Krystal Kirschner will remain as department heads.

* Puckett will continue as K-12 music chairperson and as the advisor to the marching and pep bands.

* Ford and Janis Bond will be succeeded as student council advisors by Holly Kirk and Krystal Kirschner.

* Senior and junior class sponsors will remain Mike Riggleman and Darren Clayton.

* Sophomore class sponsors will remain Rebecca Miller and Jessi Stanton.

* Freshman class sponsors will remain Janis Bond and Debbie Harding.

* Britney Lynn will continue as sponsor of the yearbook and the varsity Miner Kadets.

* Chandra Breneman will continue as Miner Flag Corps sponsor.

* Rita Cox will continue as Miner Rifle Corps sponsor.

* Brian Oliver will continue as industrial arts sponsor.

* Students Against Drunk Driving (S.A.D.D.) and Tri Hi Y has an opening for a sponsor.

* Debbie Harding will continue to sponsor Taste of FACS.

* Chantel Carpenter will continue to sponsor the lettermen and letterwomen.

* Bianca Tolbert will continue to sponsor the Spanish Club.

* Kim Haldeman will continue to sponsor the Business Club.

* Britney Lynn will continue to sponsor the German Club.

* Mike Riggleman will continue to sponsor the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

* Ford Bond will continue as sponsor of the History Club.

* Mike Riggleman and Krystal Kirschner will continue to sponsor the National Honor Society (NHS).

* Becky Miller will continue to sponsor Junior Civitan.

* Brian Oliver will continue to sponsor the Industrial Arts Club.

* Kim Hill will continue to sponsor the FFA.

* Wyatt Legrand, departing after this year, will be replaced as Art Club sponsor by Erin Henderson.

* Shauna Kendall will continue to sponsor the Pep Club.

* Samantha Writtenhouse and Amy Wadhwan will continue to serve as directors for the Fine Arts Performance Club.

* Writtenhouse will also continue to serve as vocal director.

* Michael Puckett will continue to serve as musical director.

* Wyatt LeGrand will be replaced by Erin Henderson as art director.

* Janis Bond and Chantel Carpenter will continue as Greene County and state academic coaches.

* Cheryl Ash, Chantel Carpenter, Mike Riggleman, Mike Hayden, Brad McKinney, Joan Warrick, Debbie Harding and Britney Lynn will all return as members of the school improvement committee.

* High school guidance counselor Mike Perigo was also named as a returning member, but his retirement was approved as a late addition to Monday evening's agenda by school trustees.

* There is presently an opening for Jets sponsor.