Meet Our Team!

Here at Hixson, we are a family! Every person on our team is an essential part of what makes Hixson a great place to be! Read below to learn about what each person does and how they can assist you.

Dr. Lee has a lengthy list of responsibilities as principal at Hixson, some of which include teacher recruitment and development, building community partnerships, and fundraising. Dr. Lee is passionate about creating an equitable learning environment for all students and is a strong, albeit caring leader for all of us here at Hixson.

Dr. Lee is available to support you in any way. Please reach out to her or any of the grade level principals if you have any questions.

Dr. Vogt is responsible for overseeing the academic achievement, development, and discipline of students in the 8th grade at Hixson. She also supervises and evaluates the staff and faculty at Hixson. Dr. Vogt assists with organizing parent/teacher conferences and oversees after school activities.

Please contact Dr. Vogt if you need assistance with:

• 8th grade student concerns
  
• 8th grade event details
• 8th grade procedures
• 8th grade schedules

Mr. Hazelton oversees the development, academic achievement, and discipline of 7th grade students at Hixson. He is also responsible for supervising and evaluating staff members at Hixson. Coordinating emergency drills, managing work orders for the building, and organizing picture day are all part of his responsibilities as well.

Please contact Mr. Hazelton if you need assistance with:

• 7th grade student concerns
• 7th grade event details
• 7th grade procedures
• 7th grade schedules

Mrs. Dutch oversees special education programming at Hixson. She assists with the recruitment, assessment and selection of special education teacher-level and paraprofessional staff as well as program development.

Mrs. Dutch supports teachers with the following things:

• Teacher development
• IEPs
• SSD Co-teaching
• Accommodations
• Modifications
• Inclusion

Ms. Edwards is Dr. Lee's secretary. She is responsible for making sure that important events are placed on the school calendar. She is also in charge of local bus passes and any use of premise requests. Ms. Edwards oversees purchase orders for Hixson and helps Dr. Lee with fundraising.

Please contact Ms. Edwards if you need help with any of the following things:

• Fundraising
• Budget
• Bus Payments and passes
• Scheduling calendar events/meetings
• Field trip payments
• Use of premise requests
• Principal support

Mrs. Banks is responsible for student attendance records and overall student records. She also oversees VICC transportation and supports the counselors.

Please contact Mrs. Banks if you need help with any of the following things:

• Copies of student records or updating student/parent information in SIS
• Registration
• Student attendance
• VICC Transportation
• Counselor support

Mrs. Cetro oversees visitor and volunteer sign-in and organizes field trip forms and payments. She supports the assistant principals by assisting with discipline.

Please contact Mrs. Cetro if you need help with any of the following things:

• Visitor or volunteer sign in
• Volunteer registration questions
• Field trip forms
• Communications
• After school programs
• Assistant principal support

The counselors here at Hixson are responsible for helping students with schedule changes. They work with students and families on any academic, social, or family issues and provide any necessary resources. The counselors also teach guidance lessons on topics including bullying, diversity, and career exploration. Mrs. Peterson will support students as well as counseling programs at the building level.

Please contact Mrs Bodi if you need help with the following for your 7th grade student or Mr. Pelloquin if you need help with the following for your 8th grade student.

• Schedule changes
• Guidance with academic, social, or family issues
• Resources for your family
• Mediating conflict between students

Mrs. Price will be supporting the counseling team and the library. She is an integral member of the student support team.

Nurse Hensley helps to promote a healthy lifestyle for the students at Hixson, as well as provides care when needed. Immunization records should be directed to her attention. She also administers any daily medication to students.

Mrs. Tumminello is the library media specialist at Hixson. She is responsible for making sure the library is in order so that students and teachers are easily able to find the resources they need. She also teaches lessons to students about a variety of topics including digital citizenship to research skills.

Mrs. Nahmensen assists Mrs. Tumminello in the library. She is available to answer any questions or support you in navigating our library.

Mr. Heisel supports the staff at Hixson with any technology needs. He coordinates service for all technology repairs and maintains the daily use of chromebooks in the classroom. He is also responsible for maintaining the copy machines and assisting students and teachers with any audio/visual projects.

Mrs. Teter assists Mr. Heisel with maintaining the technology at Hixson. She is available to answer any of your technology questions.