Academic Support
Step 1: Talk to your Teacher(s)
6TH GRADE TEACHERS' EMAILS
Dan Dexter (ELA/Social Studies) ddexter@gusdschools.org
Libby Baird (ELA/Social Studies) lbaird@gusdschools.org
Allison Rich (Math) arich@gusdschools.org
Tawnya Deeths (Science) tdeeths@gusdschools.org
Chandra Colley (ELA/Math) ccolley@gusdschools.org
7TH GRADE TEACHERS' EMAILS
Julia Garson (ELA/Accelerated ELA) jgarson@grav.k12.ca.us
Jackie Jex-Lewis (Math/Accelerated Math) jjexlewis@grav.k12.ca.us
Kelly Sporrer (Science) ksporrer@grav.k12.ca.us
Sergio Blanco (Science) sblanco@grav.k12.ca.us
Colleen Clements (Social Studies) cclements@grav.k12.ca.us
Chandra Colley (ELA/Math) ccolley@gusdschools.org
8TH GRADE TEACHERS' EMAILS
Jennifer Freese (ELA) jfreese@gusdschools.org
Rachel Wittenberg (Math) rwittenberg@gusdschools.org
David Cole (Social Studies) dcole@gusdschools.org
Blanco (Science) sblanco@gusdschools.org
Sporrer (Accl ELA/Accl Math/Science) ksporrer@gusdschools.org
Chandra Colley (ELA/Math) ccolley@gusdschools.org
PE TEACHERS' EMAILS
ELECTIVE TEACHERS' EMAILS
Wheel 1
Colleen Clements cclements@gusdschools.org
Art Appreciation
Dan Dexter ddexter@gusdschools.org
Creative Writing
Rachel Wittenberg rwittenberg@gusdschools.org
Coding
Wheel 2
David Cole dcole@gusdschools.org
Journalism
John Collins jcollins@gusdschools.org
Maker Lab/Engineering
Brandon Leong bleong@gusdschools.org
Video Production
Matthew McDowell mmcdowell@gusdschools.org
Video Production
Year-Long Electives
Libby Baird lbaird@gusdschools.org
7th/8th Grade Leadership
Kathleen Byrne kbyrne@gusdschools.org
Spanish 1, 2, & 3
John Collins jcollins@gusdschools.org
Drama; Advanced Maker/Engineering/Lego Robotics
Brandon Leong bleong@gusdschools.org
Advanced Video Production
Nick Pulley npulley@gusdschools.org
Blue Band, Gold Band, Hawk Band
Allison Rich arich@gusdschools.org
6th Grade Leadership
Rachel Wittenberg rwittenberg@gusdschools.org
Advanced Coding
Directed/Wellness Studies
Chandra Colley ccolley@gusdschools.org
Academic Support
Tawnya Deeths tdeeths@gusdschools.org
6th Grade Directed Studies
Julia Reed jreed@gusdschools.org
Wellness Studies
Jennifer Freese jfreese@gusdschools.org
7th/8th grade Directed Studies
Kelly Sporrer ksporrer@gusdschools.org
7th/8th grade Directed Studies
Rachel Wittenberg rwittenberg@gusdschools.org
7th/8th grade Directed Studies
Other Good Emails to Know
Will Deeths wdeeths@gusdschools.org
Principal of HMS
Sam Cole scole@gusdschools.org
School Counselor
Jerie Parks jparks@gusdschools.org
Front Office
Lisa Benz lbenz@gusdschools.org
Back Office
Step 2: Reach out to your School Counselor or to local resources!