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Meet our team

Middle School Staff

Wisconsin Virtual Academy's (WIVA's) middle school teachers enjoy teaching and are excited to make this a great year for your student.

  

Middle School Teachers

          

 

Jennifer Andersen

Math Teacher

Grade 6

jandersen@wivcs.org

 

Brigette Banaszak

Math Teacher

Grade 8

bbanaszak@wivcs.org

 

Michelle Coleman

Humanities Teacher

Grade 7

mcoleman@wivcs.org

 

Misty Drake

Math Teacher

Grade 7

mdrake@wivcs.org

    

               

 

Katie Drucker

Science Teacher

Grade 7

kdrucker@wivcs.org

 

Abby Gonzo

Humanities Teacher

Grade 6

agonzo@wivcs.org

 

Rhett Hanson

Science Teacher

Grade 8

rhanson@wivcs.org

 

Rachel Knuese

English Teacher

Grade 8

rknuese@wivcs.org

     

               

 

Sara Krueger

Math Teacher

Grade 8

skrueger@wivcs.org

 

Hillary Marek

English Teacher

Grade 7

hmarek@wivcs.org

 

Emily Mayer

Science Teacher

Grade 6

emayer@wivcs.org

 

Tori Myhre

Math Teacher

Grade 8

tmyhre@wivcs.org

        

               

 

Sarah Pulvermacher

Social Studies Teacher

Grade 7

spulvermacher@wivcs.org

 

Emma Sasser

Science Teacher

Grade 6

esasser@wivcs.org

 

Karen Schwaab

Math Teacher

Grade 6

kschwaab@wivcs.org

 

Shayne Sims

Science Teacher

Grade 8

ssims@wivcs.org

           

               

 

Shannon Skoglund

English Teacher

Grade 8

sskoglund@wivcs.org

 

Erica Smith

English Teacher

Grade 7

esmith@wivcs.org

 

Olivia Viets

Social Studies Teacher

Grade 8

oviets@wivcs.org

 

James Ward

Social Studies Teacher

Grade 8

jward@wivcs.org

          

             

Middle School Counselors & Student Engagement Mentors

             

 

Melissa Kress

Counselor

Grades 7-8

mekress@wivcs.org

 

Michelle Pliml

Counselor

Grades 4-6

mpliml@wivcs.org

 

Erin Wermiling

Student Engagement Mentor

Grade 7-8

ewermiling@wivcs.org

         

             

Middle School Support Staff

             

 

Holly Knudtson

MTSS Coordinator

Grades K-8

hknudtson@wivcs.org

 

Tara Koch

MTSS Interventionist

Grades K-8

tkoch@wivcs.org

 

Kassandra Locken

MTSS Interventionist

Grades K-8

klocken@wivcs.org

 

Jade Loehe

MTSS Interventionist

Grades K-8

jloehe@wivcs.org

               

               

 

Crystal Sandman

Reading Specialist

Grades K-8

csandman@wivcs.org

               

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