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School staff additions for new year
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Joining the teams at the elementary and middle school level in the Escalon Unified School District this school year are, from left, Sarah Pantoja, Farmington, fourth grade teacher; Katie Prewitt, Van Allen, fourth grade; Geraldine Pelayo, Collegeville, Special Education/Intervention; Jamie Krawchuk, Farmington, TK-Kindergarten; Sofia Corona, Collegeville, third grade; Robyn Chase, Speech Language Pathologist, Collegeville and Dent; Emanuel Areias, Farmington, fifth grade; Emily Farris, Speech Language Pathologist, Dent and El Portal. Marg Jackson/The Times

A number of new teachers and support specialists have been added to the staff for the Escalon Unified School District for the 2024-25 school year. With newcomers on several campuses, the areas of expertise range from high school English to art, Special Education to elementary teachers. The staffers gathered on the high school campus Thursday, Aug. 1 for orientation and team building.

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Middle and high school staff members new to the Escalon Unified School District this year include, in front from left, Elijah Marquez, El Portal, fifth/sixth grade; Matt Schwarzentraub, Escalon High School, math; Priscilla Stevenson, El Portal, art; Melissa Mizell, El Portal, sixth grade; Emme Altamirano, Escalon High School, English; Mallory Brenner, Escalon High School, welding/fabrication; Bryan Hellwig, El Portal, English. Back row from left, Matt Corgiat, El Portal, seventh/eighth grade math; Ryan Weaver, El Portal, history; Jonathan Moules, Escalon High School, Ag science/mechanics; David Collinsworth, El Portal, Special Education. Marg Jackson/The Times