New Staff Members Start the School Year

Students arriving at NHS for the first day of school.

Students arriving at NHS for the first day of school.

Every year at Northern High School, along with the class of new freshmen, new teachers, staff members and administrators join the staff at NHS.

Mr. Darren DeMeio is the new head football coach. He also teaches Math Analysis, Algebra II, and Financial Literacy. “I used to teach at St. Mary’s Ryken,” he said. Another new teacher at Northern is Mr. Patrick Kiley, who teaches Composition and Rhetoric, Yearbook and Journalism. Kiley said, “It’s [the move to Northern] been great. I like my classes, and I like my coworkers. I’m looking forward to being in a smaller school.” He came to NHS from South River High School where he also advised the yearbook.

New Principal Mr. Kevin Howard

New Principal Mr. Kevin Howard

Not only do we have new teachers but we have new staff members as well. Ms. Lisa Doolan was at Plum Point Middle before she came to Northern to become the ISS Instructor. “I came to Northern because I wanted to be in the high school environment,” she said. Northern has a new financial secretary, Ms. Tami Miller. She used to do the same job at Huntingtown. “I’m excited to get to know the staff and the students. It’s good to be a part of this experience,” she said.

New physics teacher Mr. Brian Himes

New physics teacher Mr. Brian Himes

“The teachers, the students, and the administration of Northern welcomed me with open arms,” said Kiley. Help make the new Northern staff feel welcome when you meet them in the building.

New Northern Staff Members:

Kevin Howard, Principal
Mark Whidden, Ninth Grade Vice Principal
Krystal Butler, Science
Lisa Davis, English
Darren DeMeio, Math/Business, Football Coach

New math/business teacher Mr. Darren DiMeio

New math/business teacher Mr. Darren DiMeio

Christopher Donohue, Social Studies/ Theatre
Charity Harbeck, Media Specialist
Brian Himes, Physics
Virginia Hoffman, Math
Patrick Kiley, Journalism/ English
Amber Slack, Social Studies
Tami Miller, Financial Secretary
Lisa Doolan, ISS Instructor
Melissa Aspinall, Cafeteria
Rodney Jones, Building Service Worker

–Erika Baxa, Claire Gautrois, & Skylar Mealing, The Patriot Press 

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