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Faculty and Staff

WASHINGTON SCHOOL DIRECTORY 

~ RESOURCES~

Chris Chaffinch

Head of School

[email protected] 

Sarah Kaplan

Secondary Principal

Director of Curriculum

[email protected] 

Nan Johnson

Lower School Principal 

[email protected] 

Todd Lott

Dean of Students

Football Coach

[email protected] 

Hunter Palasini

Athletic Director

Baseball Coach

[email protected] 

Tammye Pittman

Head of School Administrative Asst

[email protected]

Debbie Harris

Secondary School Administrative Asst

[email protected]

Templete Hughes

College Counselor

[email protected] 

Tracy Signa

Athletic and Counselor Assistant

[email protected] 

Gay Smith

Director of Development

Alumni Relations 

[email protected] 

Ellen Clements

Director of Marketing  and Admissions

[email protected] 

Amy Howe

Accounting

[email protected] 

Sheron Burford

Accounting Assistant

Director of Janitorial Services

[email protected] 

Chris Ball

Director of Building and Maintenance

[email protected] 



 

CONTACTS



 

Head of School (662) 334-4096

Upper School Office (662) 332-0908

Lower School Office (662) 332-0786

Counselor’s Office (662) 335-3239

Athletic Office (662) 335-6094

Band Room (662) 335-0584

Business Office (662) 335-0583

Grill (662) 332-2011

 





UPPER SCHOOL

 

STEM DEPARTMENT

~MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY~

Tracy Chandler

Math Dept. Chair

HS Math Teacher

[email protected] 

Laura Bell

            HS Math Teacher

Wednesday Make-Up Test

[email protected] 

Burt Flanagan

Director of IT

MS Math Teacher

HS Computers Teacher

Field Coach

[email protected] 

PatMarie Clinkscales

MS/HS Math Teacher

Support Services MS/HS

[email protected] 



~SCIENCE~

Kevin Carlisle

Science Dept. Chair

HS Science Teacher

Detention Teacher

[email protected] 

Sarah Mitchell

HS Science

[email protected] 

Hannah Bariola

MS Science

Girls PE Instructor 

Weight Training 

[email protected] 

Shannon Sipes

MS Science Teacher

MS Department Chair

[email protected] 




 

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT

~ENGLISH~

Frankie England

Humanities Chair 

HS English Teacher

[email protected] 

Mimi Dorman

MS English teacher

[email protected] 

Kori Thigpen

Senior Sponsor

HS English Teacher

[email protected] 

Edward Terry

MS/HS English Teacher 

Speech Instructor

[email protected] 



~HISTORY~

Todd Lott

Dean of Students

Economics/College and Career

Head Football Coach

Athletic Periods

[email protected] 

Jack Suddoth

MS/HS History Teacher

JV Football

Boys Track 

Athletic Periods 

[email protected] 

Jud Thigpen

HS History Teacher 

Softball Head Coach

Baseball Asst. Coach

[email protected] 

Mike McLendon

HS History Teacher

Asst. Football

Asst. Track

[email protected] 

Yvette McPherson

MS History Teacher 

[email protected] 



 

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

~ART, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, MUSIC, DRAMA~

Sara Wilkerson

Drama Director 

Art Appreciation

[email protected] 

Dawn Carlisle

Fine Arts Chair

Band Director 

HS Computers

[email protected] 

Kayla Walker

HS Spanish Teacher

[email protected] 

Madelyne Johnson

6th/7th Grade Spanish

[email protected] 

Anne Bush

MS Art

Lower School Support Services 

[email protected] 

Aimee Washington

8th Grade Cultural Spanish

MS/US Remediation

[email protected] 

James Clifton

9th Grade Art

[email protected] 

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

 

Charles Rhodes

Boys PE Instructor

Head Coach Varsity Boys Basketball

[email protected] 

Sarita Cooper-White

Lower School PE 

Head Coach Varsity/JV Girls Basketball 

[email protected]

Hannah Bariola

Girls PE Instructor

[email protected] 



PROGRAM SPONSORS


Tracy Chandler

HS Student Council 

Chick-Fil-A Leadership 

[email protected] 

Mimi Dorman 

MS Student Council Sponsor

[email protected] 

Kayla Walker

Fellowship of 

Christian Students

EF Tours 

Senior Sponsor 

[email protected] 

Laura Bell

Mu Alpha Theta

[email protected] 

Frankie England

Beta Club 

Jr. Sponsor 

[email protected] 

Templete Hughes

Jr. Sponsor

[email protected] 

Yvette McPherson

Rho Kappa

[email protected] 

Kevin Carlisle

HS Stem Team Sponsor

[email protected] 

Ginger Chaffinch

Yearbook Sponsor

[email protected] 

Sara Wilkerson

Senior Sponsor 

Drama Club Sponsor

[email protected] 

Kori Thigpen 

Senior Sponsor

[email protected] 

Gay Smith

Rotary Interact Sponsor

[email protected] 

Shannon Sipes

MS Stem Sponsor

5th/6th Transition Program Sponsor

[email protected] 

SUPPORT SERVICES and REMEDIATION

~UPPER AND LOWER SCHOOLS~

Cameryn Burch

Dyslexia Therapist

Support Services Director

[email protected] 

Pat Marie Clinkscales

Support Services/Remediation  Coordinator Upper School

[email protected]  

Anne Bush

Support Services Assistant Lower School

[email protected] 

Ginger Chaffinch

Remedial Services Assistant Upper School Librarian 

MS Computers

[email protected] 

Aimee Washington 

Remedial Services Assistant Upper School

[email protected] 

LOWER SCHOOL

FACULTY AND STAFF

Nan Johnson

Lower School Principal

[email protected]

Marissa Watson

PK-3 Teacher

[email protected] 

Michelle Jones

PK-4 Teacher

[email protected] 

Bethany Dobbins

PK-3 and PK-4 Assistant

[email protected] 

Lora Glover

K5-A Teacher

[email protected] 

Becky Signa

K5-A Assistant

[email protected]

Makayla Whitt

1-A Teacher 

[email protected] 

Madeline Mount

1-B Teacher 

[email protected] 

Taylor Kelly

1-C Teacher

[email protected] 

Kelli Branton

2-A Teacher

[email protected] 

Marla Bell

2-B Teacher

[email protected] 

Katie Lyons 

3-A Teacher

[email protected] 

Kate Hitt

3-B Teacher

[email protected] 

Misty Morlino

4-A Teacher (English)

[email protected] 

Peyton Palasini

4-B Teacher (Reading)

[email protected] 

Amy Lauren Maranto

5-A Teacher (Math)

[email protected] 

Whitney Pearson

5-B Teacher (Science)

[email protected] 

Jenna Peyton

STEM LAB 

[email protected] 

Aimee Washington 

Art 

[email protected]  

Sarah Lou Moose

Music

[email protected] 

Madalyne Johnson

Spanish

[email protected]

Melody Thornton

Librarian

[email protected] 

Rosemary Jenkins

Library Assistant 

[email protected] 



MAINTENANCE AND OTHER

STAFF

Chris Ball

Grounds Director

[email protected] 

Jimmy Flanagan

Building/Grounds

[email protected] 

Sheron Burford

Director of Janitorial Services

[email protected] 

Monique Alexander

Janitorial Staff

 

Rhonda Cole

Janitorial Staff

 

Dorothy Edwards

Janitorial Staff

 

Gloria Gordon

Janitorial Staff

 

Tracy Maxwell

Janitorial Staff

 

Kenny Woods

Maintenance

 

Austin Kelly

Maintenance

Asst. Baseball Coach

 

Demetrius Swilley

Asst. Football Coach

 

AFTER SCHOOL CARE

STAFF

Sarah Lou Moose

Director

[email protected]  

Margaret Kingdom

After School Care

 


LEXINGTON INDEPENDENTS

GRILL STAFF

Jeanette Edwards

Grill Manager

[email protected]

Margaret Kingdom

Grill Staff

 

Barbara McKnight

Grill Staff