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Administration Team
GREG LAMP
Assistant Principal
glamp@bousd.us
CARLOS PENILLA
Counselor - 7th Grade
cpenilla@bousd.us
DR. KRISTIN RISBERG
Principal
krisberg@bousd.us
714-990-7835
BETZAIRA RUIZ
Counselor - 8th Grade
betzaira.ruiz@bousd.us
Electives Department
SHAUN AUSMUS
English 8, Drama
sausmus@bousd.us
GLENDA BARTELL
Director of Instrumental Music, Fine Arts Department Chair
gbartell@bousd.us
ELISE BOWLES
Futures Teacher
ebowles@bousd.us
GINA DAUPHIN
World History 7, Financial Literacy
gdauphin@bousd.us
JOSHUA FEDERWISCH
Science 7/8, AVID 8, Department Chair
jfederwisch@bousd.us
MARIA GONZALEZ
English Lit. 7, ELD
mgonzalez@bousd.us
MOLLY GOOCH
Choir Director
mgooch@bousd.us
SCOTT JOHNSON
Math 7, Geometry, Robotics, Competition Robotics, Department Chair, & Site Tech Rep
sjohnson@bousd.us
JUDI LEAFDALE-OAKLEY
Teacher Special Education
jleafdale-oakley@bousd.us
EUNICE LEE
Korean, Bobcat Academy
eunice.lee@bousd.us
CHELSEA NASITKA
English 7, Speech and Debate, & Bobcat Academy
cnasitka@bousd.us
DEREK ORDLOCK
Teacher Secondary, Department Chair
dordlock@bousd.us
DENISE PALCZEWSKI
Spanish, English 8, EL Coordinator, NJHS Advisor
dpalczewski@bousd.us
JENNIFER SAMPSON
World History 7, Greek Mythology, Department Chair
jsampson@bousd.us
ANGELA SHIN
Art Teacher
ashin@bousd.us
ALISA SMITH
Science 8, Bobcat Academy, & Athletics Director
asmith@bousd.us
JEFF SNYDER
Math 8, Algebra 1, Design and Model, & Engineering - Math Counts
jsnyder@bousd.us
TERI SYCK
Teacher Secondary, Department Chair
tsyck@bousd.us
RENE VELA
Digital Photo, BCTV
rene.vela@bousd.us
JOHN-DAVID WILLIAMS
English Lit 8, Bobcat Academy
jwilliams@bousd.us
English Department
SHAUN AUSMUS
English 8, Drama
sausmus@bousd.us
CATHLEEN BOTT
Teacher Secondary
cbott@bousd.us
MARIA GONZALEZ
English Lit. 7, ELD
mgonzalez@bousd.us
CHELSEA NASITKA
English 7, Speech and Debate, & Bobcat Academy
cnasitka@bousd.us
DENISE PALCZEWSKI
Spanish, English 8, EL Coordinator, NJHS Advisor
dpalczewski@bousd.us
TERI SYCK
Teacher Secondary, Department Chair
tsyck@bousd.us
JOHN-DAVID WILLIAMS
English Lit 8, Bobcat Academy
jwilliams@bousd.us
History Department
GINA DAUPHIN
World History 7, Financial Literacy
gdauphin@bousd.us
BROCK LEWIS
Teacher Secondary
blewis@bousd.us
DAVID MORRILL
Teacher Secondary
dmorrill@bousd.us
JENNIFER SAMPSON
World History 7, Greek Mythology, Department Chair
jsampson@bousd.us
GUSTAVO TRUJILLO
Teacher Secondary
gtrujillo@bousd.us
Independent Study
MATTHEW SWINDLE
mswindle@bousd.us
Library Media Center
FRANCIA VARGAS
Librarian, Media Technician
francia.vargas@bousd.us
Math Department
SCOTT JOHNSON
Math 7, Geometry, Robotics, Competition Robotics, Department Chair, & Site Tech Rep
sjohnson@bousd.us
JENNY KIM
Math 7, Math 7/8, Bobcat Academy Teacher
jmkim@bousd.us
MIKE KNAUS
Algebra 1
mknaus@bousd.us
DUY LE
Computer Science & Math 7
dle@bousd.us
PAUL RIVERA
Math 8, Algebra 1
privera@bousd.us
JEFF SNYDER
Math 8, Algebra 1, Design and Model, & Engineering - Math Counts
jsnyder@bousd.us
JENNY STONE
Math 7/8 Accelerated, Math 8
jstone@bousd.us
JOHN THORSEN
Education Specialist, Coach
jthorsen@bousd.us
Physical Education Department
KASIA GIVENROD
Adapted Physical Education Specialist
kgivenrod@bousd.us
JEFFREY MILLER
Physical Education Teacher, Department Chair
jmiller@bousd.us
NANCY SMITH
PE Teacher
nsmith@bousd.us
BOB TERRY
Physical Education
bterry@bousd.us
ROP
CODY HOUSTON
BITA
cody.houston@bousd.us
ANISSA PADILLA
Medical Careers
anissa.padilla@bousd.us
Science Department
CHERISE CATOLICO
Science 8, Science Olympiad
cherise.catolico@bousd.us
JOSHUA FEDERWISCH
Science 7/8, AVID 8, Department Chair
jfederwisch@bousd.us
CORY FURROW
Science 8, Marine Biology
cory.furrow@bousd.us
SUZAN HAZARD
Science 7/8
shazard@bousd.us
ALISA SMITH
Science 8, Bobcat Academy, & Athletics Director
asmith@bousd.us
JOHN THORSEN
Education Specialist, Coach
jthorsen@bousd.us
COLIN WOODWARD
Science Teacher
cwoodward@bousd.us
Special Education Department
JAYME BARR
Education Specialist
jbarr@bousd.us
TRACY CHASE
Education Specialist
tchase@bousd.us
LYNN FINZEL
Teacher Special Education
lfinzel@bousd.us
KASIA GIVENROD
Adapted Physical Education Specialist
kgivenrod@bousd.us
ANGELA HOBBY
Education Specialist
ahobby@bousd.us
JUDI LEAFDALE-OAKLEY
Teacher Special Education
jleafdale-oakley@bousd.us
TRINA STARKE
Spec Ed Speech Therapist
tstarke@bousd.us
JOHN THORSEN
Education Specialist, Coach
jthorsen@bousd.us
Support Staff
KINDRA HOUSTON
School Support Secretary II/Attendance & ASB Secretary
khouston@bousd.us
(714) 990-7500 ext. 7358
LEANN KIRKHAM
Health Clerk
leann.kirkham@bousd.us
(714) 990-7500 ext. 7351
JOYCE KWON
School Support Secretary II/Guidance - Registrar
JKWON@BOUSD.US
(714) 990-7500 ext. 7353
CHARLOTTE MARTINEZ
Administrative Assistant to the Principal
cmartinez@bousd.us
(714) 990-7835
RACHEL MILLER
Psychologist
rmiller@bousd.us
MARIA SANDOVAL
Support Secretary I/Front Office
maria.sandoval@bousd.us
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