HEADING OUT ON NEW ADVENTURES

SCHOOL PHOTO OF MARY PAT HANSON; PROVIDED BY SCHOOL

Mary Pat Hanson is retiring after 37 years of teaching at Clear Creek Amana. She plans to travel a lot more and to maybe sub in the fall of next year she would also like to continue with glassworks and make her own projects and also teaching adult classes.

SCHOOL PHOTO OF BRYN HAYES; PHOTO PROVIDED BY SCHOOL

Bryn Hayes is retiring after the end of the school year. She plans to travel and spend time with her family and her friends.

SCHOOL PHOTO OF MEGAN MILLER; PROVIDED BY SCHOOL

Megan Miller plans to move closer to her family in Illinois. She'll be teaching and coaching at Geneseo high school. 

SCHOOL PHOTO OF JONNA PAULSON; PROVIDED BY SCHOOL

Jonna Paulson is going to be moving to Tiffin elementary school to teach kindergarten and 1st grade ELL (english language learners).

SCHOOL PHOTO OF RYAN PAULSON; PHOTO PROVIDED BY SCHOOL

Ryan Paulson will be filling the role of Principal at the new 4th and 5th grade elementary school in Coralville. 

A Final Goodbye

Mark Moody has been teaching for 32 years -- 19 of those years have been spent in the Clear Creek Amana School District. During a final interview with Mr. Moody I quickly realized that he has had many accomplishments throughout his career in education. 

PRINCIPAL MARK MOODY; PHOTO BY ELLA STINEMAN

One of the first things that he shared about was growth. Mr. Moody shared that he was focused on the growth of the school throughout his time as principal. Moody is so proud of how much more diverse the school has become since he started working here. He went on to share about how proud he is of the staff here at the high school. Moody explained, “I feel like they all use a mindset everyday to help students in any way they can.” He was even a little emotional when she talked about how “loving and family oriented” the staff is towards one another. 

Additionally, he talked very highly about the recent musical of the Wizard of Oz, and all the improvements of the fine arts programs. He is also happy to see things like Peer to Peer, the Unified Field Day happenings, and the general support and volunteering that occurs throughout the year. Finally, Mr. Moody shared that, “he doesn't really have a set plan for after this school year ends, but he wants to spend a lot of time with his family and kinda unplug.”