McCarthy, Martin
Principal
Staff Directory
Administration
Murphy, Suzi
Assistant Principal
Romero-Brugger, Carrie
Assistant Principal
Pentzer, Sarah
Dean of Students
Office
Vega Bradley, Suzanne
Office Manager
Baldwin, Jessica
Secretary
Wamsley, Laura
Registrar
Enriquez, Brenda
Clerk
Kindergarten
Brown, Carrie
Kindergarten Teacher
Laidley, Katie
Kindergarten Teacher
1st Grade
Bertolozzi, Carrie
1st Grade Teacher
Cabibbo, Brittany
1st Grade Teacher
2nd Grade
Carlson, Maureen
2nd Grade Teacher
3rd Grade
Klaiber, Sarah
3rd Grade Teacher
Newton, Elysia
3rd Grade Teacher
Roberts, Santhia
3rd Grade Teacher
4th Grade
Calus, Rachel
4th Grade Teacher
Calus, Cory
4th Grade Teacher
Challman, Rachel
4th Grade Teacher
5th Grade
Andrews, Danielle
5th Grade Teacher
Middle School
Oliver, Jonathan
6th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Gardner, Rachel
6th Grade Math Teacher
Overton, Andrea
6th Grade Math Teacher
Welcome to STEM Launch! I am very excited to get to meet all of our students and families and work with you over the course of the upcoming year. I’d like to join my team in taking a moment to tell you a little about myself.
This will be my 9th year as a classroom teacher in Adams 12 but I knew I wanted to...
Mr. Kawalec began teachig in 1998. In 2005 he moved to Colorado to work as a reading interventionist. He moved to STEM Launch in 2016 where he enjoys teching 7th grade. Mr. Kawalec also facilitates running club and takes a group of students to run the Bolder Boulder.
Please check out Mr. Kawalec's 7th grade...
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Kawalec, Tara
7th Grade Science Teacher
Singleton, Mandi
7th Grade Science Teacher
Cabibbo, Michael
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Doyle, Alison
8th Grade Math Teacher
Younkerman, Ryan
8th Grade Science Teacher
English, Nathan
8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
I am so grateful to be here working with such great students, parents, and staff. This is my seventeenth year teaching in Adams 12 and my sixth year at STEM Launch. I am a Colorado native and a proud graduate of Arvada West High School. I graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a degree in...
Additional Teachers
Hi, I'm the Digital Literacy Teacher Librarian here at STEM Launch. I absolutely love my job. I work with teachers, students, and parents not only in the library but also to help build literacy skills of all kinds! Ms. Tangled (aka Mrs. McMurtry) and I work hard together to make the library a place you want to be...
Meis, Barbara
Engineering Teacher , K-5 Elective Teacher
Welcome to Kindergarten through 5th grade art! My name is Ms. Tipton and while I enjoy ceramics, drawing, jewelry-making, and painting in my own time, getting my students inspired and passionate about their own ideas is my main drive in life! I truly love teaching art at a STEM school given that students receive a...
DeHerrera, Jeremy
P.E. Teacher , K-5 Elective Teacher
Gilchrist, Justin
P.E. Teacher , 6th - 8th Elective Teacher
My name is Anna Bowes and this is my second year teaching music at STEM Launch! I am excited to immerse students in an interactive music class where we get to learn to participate in music in a wide variety of ways; singing, playing, dancing, and creating. I recieved my Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education...
Hannah Ressler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Instrumental Music Education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2015. Prior to becoming the Director of Bands at STEM Launch, Ms. Ressler was the Assistant Director of Bands at Lafayette High School in Lafayette, LA for two years. During her time at...
Hanssen, Evelyn
ELL Teacher
O'Rourke, Cathy
ELL Teacher
Page, Marti
ELL Teacher
Harding, Deborah
Technology Teacher , 6th - 8th Elective Teacher
Please feel to email me at har020421@adams12.org if you need to contact me. Here you will find my Computer Science Website and check out the Family MakersSpace Website.
DeGarde, Divya
Learning Specialist
Mitchum, Jennifer
Learning Specialist
Smith, Kathryne
Learning Specialist
Williams, Carrie
Learning Specialist
Support Staff
Figueroa, Jackie
Family Liaison
Hello! My name is Jackie and I am the bilingual Family Outreach Liaison here at STEM.
I am a proud Adams 12 graduate. I attended Thornton Middle and Thornton High, and have lived in Thornton for the last 18 years so I'm very well acquainted with the community. When I'm not at work, I spend my time playing the...
As a STEM Coordinator, Kate has the privilege of making connections with our industry partners to help bring learning to life for our students. Prior to this role, she taught third grade at STEM Magnet Lab School where she was a PEBC Classroom Lab Host and Champion Educator for Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots. She...
Koehn, Nicole
School Resource Office
Welcome back STEM Launch Students! This is my third year at STEM as the 8th grade school counselor. I am excited to continue working with all of our middle school students supporting them academically, socially, and with their career planning.
Kinderknecht, Cynthia
Counselor
Paul-Divine, Carla
Counselor
McMurtry, Lanine
Media Clerk
My name is Lanine McMurtry, but our students call me Ms. Tangled. When I first started working for Adams 12 I was a substitute Paraprofessional, and I visited a lot of different schools. The one thing that followed me to each school, however, were the whispers from students saying "It's Tangled! It's Rapunzel!" I...
Sherman, Melissa
BASE Director
Hello, my name is Melissa Sherman. I am the current BASE Site Director here at Stem Launch. The last 2 years I worked as the Director over at North Mor Elementary. Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to having your child/children in the BASE Program.
Britton, Jeanne
Health Aide
Ziolo, Tamara
Technology Support
Luoma, Julie
Instructional Coach
DeVries, Jack
Security
Richards, Jason
Security
Nutrition
Prickett, Flo
Nutrition Staff
Custodial
Avila, Maria
Custodial Staff
Loftesness, Tyler
Custodial Staff