Specialists

Catherine Balog
​PE Teacher

My favorite:
  • Color: Blue
  • Treat or Snack Food: Anything that isn't chocolate! 
  • Drink: water
  • Flowers/Plants: house plants
  • I like to shop at: Dick’s, Target
  • I enjoy eating out at: Modern Market, Mexica
  • My favorite coffee shop is:  Starbucks
  • My hobbies/interests include: Hiking with my family and dog. Running, mountain biking, skiing, surfing, tennis, golf, anything outside!
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: Sierra Club
  • Gifts of time that I would like to receive: Helping out with 100 mile club!

Anna Freeman
Art Teacher

My favorite:
  • Colors: Blue, silver
  • Treat or Snack Food: Chocolate
  • Drinks: Herbal Tea, Chai
  • Flower/Plant:  Any!
  • I like to shop at: Target, Anthropologie, Whole Foods, Barnes & Noble, REI
  • I enjoy eating out at: Noodles, Basil Flats, Proto's, Panera, anything fancy
  • My favorite coffee shop is: IntaJuice instead!
  • My hobbies/interests include: knitting & sewing, reading, anything outdoors
  • I am a fan of: Niwot
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: Any, especially for children, animals or the environment
  • Things that would make my classroom better are: Books about artists, books for kids on how to draw, disinfecting wipes, boxes of kleenex
  • Gifts of time that I would appreciate are: Help with taking photos of student art and posting them to Artsonia- I have an ipad for the classroom that makes it easy

Brenda Gilson
Literacy Teacher

My Favorite:
  • Color: Red
  • Treat or Snack Food: Raspberries/Peaches
  • Drink: coffee
  • Flower/Plant: all!
  • I like to shop at: Marshall's
  • I enjoy eating out at: Rosalie's Pizza in Longmont
  • My favorite coffee shop is: Vic’s Coffee Shop
  • My hobbies/interests include: I love road biking, swimming, hiking, walking on the beach, and reading.  I absolutely love to bake and bead also.
  • I am a fan of: Red Sox
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
  • Gifts of time that I would appreciate are: Any!​

Alicia Keon
Specialist 

My favorite:
  • Color: Green
  • Treat/Snack: chocolate, nuts
  • Drink: Diet Coke
  • Flower/Plant: Any
  • I like to shop at: Target, Kohl’s, Amazon, JCPenneys
  • I enjoy eating out at: Red Robin, Chik-Fil-A, Chipotle, Oskar Blues
  • My favorite coffee shop: Starbucks
  • My hobbies/interests: Reading, Movies
  • I collect: Willow Tree Figurines
  • A charity/cause I support is: Breast Cancer
  • Some things that would make my classroom better include: Hand Sanitizer, Tissues
  • Gifts of time that I would like to recieve include: Dusting/Cleaning the classroom with Clorox wipes.

Abigail Madry
Music Teacher

  • Color: Turquoise 
  • Treat or Snack Food: Cookies or trail mix
  • Drink: Vanilla Latte
  • Flower/Plant: tulips
  • I like to shop at: rei 
  • I enjoy eating out at: West Flanders (Boulder)
  • My favorite coffee shop is: Ozo
  • My hobbies/interests include: running,hiking, skiing, reading 
  • I am a fan of: Classical music and Broadway 
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: MESA
  • Things that would make my classroom better are: storage bins/small baskets, dry erase markers
  • Gifts of time that I would appreciate are: an hour to run outside!
  • I really like: Coffee and dark chocolate 
  • Anything else you would like to add!

Matthew Moore-Kochlacs
Tech Para

My favorite:
  • Color: Blue 
  • Treat or Snack Food: Beef Jerky
  • Drink: Sobe (all of them)
  • Flower/Plant: herb or spice plants
  • I like to shop at: Amazon or B&H 
  • I enjoy eating out at: California Pizza Kitchen
  • My favorite coffee shop is: all of them
  • My hobbies/interests include: Film Production, Digital Art, Mountain Biking, 3d Printing, and LEGOs.
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: Anyone in the community going through hard times.
  • Gifts of time that I would appreciate are: Parents willing to present cool tech things they do at work or home.

Bethany Richards
​School Counselor

My favorite:
  • Color:  Blue/Green
  • Treat or Snack Food: Bobo's Bars/RX Bars, Fruit
  • Drink: La Croix
  • Flower/Plant: All flowers/I love plants that are resilient (I am working on my green thumb)
  • I like to shop at: Whole Foods/REI/Marshall's
  • I enjoy eating out at: Kitchen Next Door
  • My favorite coffee shop is: Ozo
  • My hobbies/interests include:  Trail running, reading, biking, walking, camping
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: Boulder County AIDS Project/ Boulder Shelter for the Homeless

Dinah Sherwood
Library Teacher

My favorite:
  • Color: Red
  • Treat/Snack Food: Nuts, Granola Bars
  • Drink: Chai Tea
  • Flower/Plant: I love all plants.
  • I like to shop at: Target,  Macy's
  • I enjoy eating out at: The Pumphouse
  • My favorite coffee shop is: Ziggi’s
  • My hobbies/interests include: Reading, Gardening
  • A charity/cause I support is: Cancer
  • Some things that would make my classroom better include: Paper! Kleenex! New Books!
  • Gifts of time that I would like to receive include: library volunteers! 
  • Things I would prefer not to receive: I am not good with scents (candles, etc). I don’t use any petroleum-based products on my skin. Thank you so much!

Barb VanWinkle
Academic Challenge

My favorite:
  • Color: Rainbow
  • Treat or Snack Food: Trail Mix, Chocolate
  • Drink: All kinds of drinks
  • Flower/Plant:  All types
  • I like to shop at:  REI, McGuckins, Murdocks
  • I enjoy eating out at: all types!
  • My favorite coffee shop is:  all types nearby!
  • My hobbies/interests include: Outdoor activities: hiking, skiing, gardening, biking, camping, horseback riding, boating... Concerts, Broadway shows, Cirque du Soleil, movies, live music...
  • I collect: Cool rock samples and interesting pieces of driftwood
  • I am a fan of: Broncos, Avalanche, Tennis
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: OUR Center, Humane Society, Greenwood Wildlife Rehab.
  • Gifts of time that I would appreciate are: Grading papers
  • I have a LOT of coffee mugs! Don’t need any more :-)