Faculty Spotlight / Karlee Gull

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Mrs. Gull is a 2nd grade teacher at Mapleton elementary.  She enjoys snowboarding, dancing, and cooking.  Her favorite children's book is anything by Patricia Polacco. She and her husband Tanner have a baby girl named Mallie.  Mrs. Gull has a twin Sister.  Her favorite vacation was to Lake Powell and she would love to travel to Hawaii.  She enjoys working at the school because of the wonderful students, and the faculty is amazing too!

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Rachel Groberg

Faculty Spotlight / Courtney Curtis

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Mr. Curtis is a 3rd Grade teacher at Mapleton Elementary.  He enjoys drawing, singing, doing yard work, and computers.  His favorite children's book is "Box Car Children" by Gertrude Chandler Warner.  He was raised in a family of six, with one older brother and two younger sisters.  His favorite vacation was to Washington D.C. and New York City, and he would love to go on a cruise around the world.  He enjoys working at the school with all of the staff and teachers, the great kids and parents too!

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Isaac Northcutt

Orchestra Assembly

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Our 6th graders that participated in Orchestra this year, directed by Jessica Knight, performed at an assembly for the whole school on Friday, May 13.  They have all worked so hard this year, and did a wonderful job performing for the school.  We are thankful for Mrs. Knight in sharing her talent each year with out students.

Faculty Spotlight / Shannon Bennett

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Mrs. Bennett is a counselor at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys running, going on vacation, organizing and spending time with her 4 kids.  Her favorite children's book is "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst.  She and her husband have four children ages six to twelve.  Her favorite vacation was to Disneyland, and she would love to travel to Paris.  She enjoys working at the school because she loves to see the best in students, and to work with wonderful people.

Faculty Spotlight / Chaille McMaster

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Mrs. McMaster is a 4th grade teacher at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys dancing, hiking and camping, boating, fishing, sleeping and eating.  Her favorite children's book is "Any Dr. Suess" by Theodore Suess Geisel.  She is married to Zack and they are expecting their first child.  Her favorite vacation was to the Caribbean Islands, and she would love to travel to Thailand.  She enjoys working at the school because she loves the students and faculty, and the beautiful city of Mapleton.

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Kara Jensen

Faculty Spotlight / Boni Palfreyman

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Mrs. Palfreyman is a special education technician at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys horseback riding, going to movies, and being outside.  Her favorite children's book is "Winnie the Pooh" by A.A. Milne.  She and her husband have three children.  Her favorite vacation was to Jackson, Wyoming and she would love to travel to Italy.  She enjoys working at the school because the kids are great and all the teachers are wonderful.

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Jane Standifird

Faculty Spotlight / Machelle Suyak

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Mrs. Suyak is a lunch lady at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys sewing, quilting, and making cookies.  Her favorite children's book is "The Little Red Hen".  She grew up as the middle child of nine kids, and she has six children and six grandchildren of her own.  Her favorite vacation was to Disneyland with her family, and she would love to travel to Disneyworld. She enjoys working at the school because of the wonderful ladies she works with, and seeing the kids faces and smiles as they say thank you for lunch.

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Rachel Groberg

Faculty Spotlight / Melissa Naylor

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Ms. Naylor is a 3rd grade teacher at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys doing puzzles, collecting children's books, and reading.  Her favorite children's book is "The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle" by Avi.  She grew up in a family of six in Mapleton, and she has one son.  Her favorite vacation was to Mexico, where she slept on the beach, and she would love to go to any tropical island.  She enjoys working at the school because she works with a lot of friends, and it is fun to teach at the elementary school that she went to as a kid.

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Taylar Parry

Hatching Chicks

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Mrs. Harward came in to read a book about chickens to Mrs. Barth's 2nd grade class.  They have baby chicks hatching in class this week.  The first one hatched today, and the class is very excited!

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Katie Barth