Ninth Grade Academy

Resource Teacher/Team Leader: Mr. Shawn Krasa

Phone: 301-649-8185

The staff members of the Ninth Grade Academy look forward to working collaboratively with ninth grade students and parents during the 2009-2010 school year. Ninth grade is an important year for all students and begins the four year sequence of building the necessary skills to be best prepared for a college/post-secondary program. Ms. Linda Wolf will be the Ninth Grade Administrator, Ms. Shawn Krasa will be the Ninth Grade Academy Resource Teacher, and Ms. Cynthia Purich and Mr. Todd Stickler will be the Ninth Grade Counselors.

Ninth Grade Academy Team

Team Member	Position
Ms. Kayra Alvarado	Foreign Language Teacher
Ms. Amanda Barrett	Fine Arts Teacher
Mrs. Jamie Bisset	Law Teacher
Mr. Mark Brown	Social Studies Teacher
Mr. Dennis Harris	Physical Education Teacher/Department Chair
Mr. Shawn Krasa	Ninth Grade Academy Resource Teacher
Ms. Laura Pudleiner	Read 180 Teacher
Mrs. Cynthia Purich	Guidance Counselor
Ms. Kathryn Richey	ESOL Teacher
Mr. Lloyd Shockley	Science Teacher
Mr. Todd Stickler	Guidance Counselor
Ms. Pamela Tyler	Technology Education Teacher
Ms. Ashley Washington	English Teacher
Mr. W. David Wilkerson	Algebra Team Teacher

Important Dates To Mark On Your Calendars

Early Release Day	November 25, 2009
Second Marking Period Interim	November 30, 2009
Semester Exams	January 15 - 22, 2010
End of Second Marking Period	January 22, 2010
Third Marking Period Begins	January 26, 2010
Report Cards Distributed	February 3, 2010
Early Release Day	February 26, 2010
End of Third Marking Period	March 26, 2010
Fourth Marking Period Begins	April 7, 2010
Final Exams	June 11-16, 2010
End of Fourth Marking Period (Last Day of School)	June 16, 2010