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AVID 6, 7, and 8
Nyleah Barreto
ELA 6/ Read 180/ AVID
nbarreto5@hemetusd.org
Celene Batrez-Scott
PE/ AVID 6 Teacher
cbatrezscott@hemetusd.org
Jennifer Brown
ELA 8/ AVID 7
jbrown3@hemetusd.org
Richard Chhunry
PE/ AVID 8 Teacher
rchhunry@hemetusd.org
Melissa Vara
Math/ Science/ AVID 6 Teacher
mvara@hemetusd.org
Administration
Tara Andreassen
Assistant Principal
tandreassen@hemetusd.org
Gayle Carpenter
Principal
gcarpenter@hemetusd.org
Robert Poe
Assistant Principal
rpoe@hemetusd.org
Association of the Student Body
Robyn Huff
ASB Bookkeeper
rhuff@hemetusd.org
Delaney McGinley
Math/ Science 6 Teacher
dmcingley@hemetusd.org
Choir
Georgia McQuade
Choir Teacher
gmcquade@hemetusd.org
Concert, Jazz, and Cadet Band Club
Joel Bergey
Band Teacher
jbergey@hemetusd.org
Counseling
Maedi Alvarado
Counselor
malvarado1@hemetusd.org
Maria Cruz
PBIS
mcruz@hemetusd.org
Sam Perkins
Counselor M-Z
sperkins@hemetusd.org
ELA
LaJoni Austin
ELA 8/ PLUS
laustin@hemetusd.org
Nyleah Barreto
ELA 6/ Read 180/ AVID
nbarreto5@hemetusd.org
Jennifer Brown
ELA 8/ AVID 7
jbrown3@hemetusd.org
Stephanie Pierson
ELA 6/7 Teacher
spierson@hemetusd.org
Kylie Salcedo
ELA/ Social Studies 6 Teacher
ksalcedo@hemetusd.org
Hailey Sandoval
ELA 7 Teacher
hsandoval1@hemetusd.org
Christy Tilley
ELA/ Social Studies 6 Teacher
ctilley@hemetusd.org
ELD
Baylei Harbour-Ward
ELD 6-8
bharbour@hemetusd.org
Jeremey Jaureguy
New Comers /SPANISH
jjaureguy@hemetusd.org
Cesar Padilla
ELD/ Read 180 Teacher
cpadilla@hemetusd.org
Fine Arts/Electives
Joel Bergey
Band Teacher
jbergey@hemetusd.org
Victoria Espinoza
ART Teacher
vespinoza@hemetusd.org
Jeremey Jaureguy
New Comers /SPANISH
jjaureguy@hemetusd.org
Kat Leisten
CTE Exploration
kleisten@hemetusd.org
Georgia McQuade
Choir Teacher
gmcquade@hemetusd.org
Health Tech
Emilia Chavez
Health Technician
echavez@hemetusd.org
Math
Cameron Bunton
Math/ Science 6 Teacher
cbunton@hemetusd.org
Bart Kennedy
Instructional Coach/ Math 7 Teacher
bkennedy@hemetusd.org
Zyad Maluf
Math 7 Teacher
zmaluf@hemetusd.org
Delaney McGinley
Math/ Science 6 Teacher
dmcingley@hemetusd.org
Adriana Romo-Hernandez
Math 8/ Algebra 1 Teacher
aromo1@hemetusd.org
Tony Smith
Math/Science 6 Teacher
dsmith@hemetusd.org
Dane Thomas
Math 7/8 Teacher
dthomas3@hemetusd.org
Melissa Vara
Math/ Science/ AVID 6 Teacher
mvara@hemetusd.org
Office Staff
Alicia Alfaro
Attendance
Dana Christian
Office Manager
dchristian@hemetusd.org
Natalia Espinoza
Family and Community Outreach Liaison
nespinoza@hemetusd.org
Claranne Horler
Library Technician
chorler@hemetusd.org
Stephanie Quintero
Clerk III
Renee Rodriguez
Secretary II
lrodriguez4@hemetusd.org
PE
Celene Batrez-Scott
PE/ AVID 6 Teacher
cbatrezscott@hemetusd.org
Richard Chhunry
PE/ AVID 8 Teacher
rchhunry@hemetusd.org
Sundie Garrison
PE Teacher
sgarrison@hemetusd.org
Lucas Knight
PE Teacher
lknight@hemetusd.org
Read 180
Nyleah Barreto
ELA 6/ Read 180/ AVID
nbarreto5@hemetusd.org
Cesar Padilla
ELD/ Read 180 Teacher
cpadilla@hemetusd.org
Rina Simmons
Literary Specialist
rsimmons@hemetusd.org
Science
Cameron Bunton
Math/ Science 6 Teacher
cbunton@hemetusd.org
Stephanie Dondanville
Science 6/8 Teacher
sdondanville@hemetusd.org
John Grubb
Science 7/8 Teacher
jgrubb@hemetusd.org
Delaney McGinley
Math/ Science 6 Teacher
dmcingley@hemetusd.org
Joshua Morrow
Science 7 Teacher
jmorrow@hemetusd.org
Tony Smith
Math/Science 6 Teacher
dsmith@hemetusd.org
Melissa Vara
Math/ Science/ AVID 6 Teacher
mvara@hemetusd.org
Social Studies
Michael Armstrong
Social Studies 6/7 Teacher
marmstrong@hemetusd.org
Nicholas Geurds
Social Studies 7 Teacher
ngeurds@hemetusd.org
Christopher Rodriguez
Social Studies 6/8 Teacher
crodriguez2@hemetusd.org
Kylie Salcedo
ELA/ Social Studies 6 Teacher
ksalcedo@hemetusd.org
Amy Sheppeard
Social Studies 8 Teacher
asheppeard@hemetusd.org
Christy Tilley
ELA/ Social Studies 6 Teacher
ctilley@hemetusd.org
Special Education
Samantha Galindo
Special Education Teacher
sgalindo@hemetusd.org
Jean-Claude Jones
Special Education Teacher
jjones2@hemetusd.org
Laurie Markley
Special Education Teacher
lmarkley@hemetusd.org
Cynthia Munoz
Special Education Teacher
cmunoz1@hemetusd.org
Angel Ortiz
Special Education Teacher
aortiz4@hemetusd.org
Haley Palacios
Special Education Teacher
hpalacios@hemetusd.org
Tracy Weber
Special Education Teacher
tweber@hemetusd.org
Heather Wible
Special Education Teacher
hwible@hemetusd.org
Student Support Services
Amanda Deatherage
ATS Teacher
adeatherage@hemetusd.org
Caroline Seedorf
Speech and Language Therapist
cseedorf@hemetusd.org
Jeremy Warren
Psychologist
jwarren@hemetusd.org
