Faculty
2019-2020
Administrators
Holly McNutt is the Principal of Hefner Middle School. Holly was a classroom teacher for 17 years with Moore Public Schools joining Putnam City Schools in 2014 as an administrative intern at Harvest Hills and James L. Dennis Elementary schools. She served as assistant principal at James L. Capps Middle School for two years. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Oklahoma City University and a Masters in Educational Leadership from Oklahoma State University. She has a son who is a freshman at OU and a daughter who is a freshman in high school. This summer she will have been married 21 years. hmcnutt@putnamcityschools.org
Kara Walk is the 7th grade assistant principal at Hefner Middle School. This year will be her 12th year in Putnam City Schools. She began her career as a teacher and coach in Texas in 2003. Her career in Putnam City began at Capps Middle School as an English teacher and coach in 2005, where she taught for 7 years. She comes to Hefner this year after spending a year at Mayfield Middle School. Her previous administrative experience includes working as an assistant principal at Webster (OKC), Western Oaks MS/ES, and Cooper. She is a proud graduate of Piedmont High School. Her degrees include a Bachelor’s of Arts in English from Northeastern State University in 2002 and a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2012. She is currently a graduate student working towards a doctorate in educational leadership at The University of Oklahoma. She has two four-legged children, Boomer, a Yorkie, and Scout, a rescued beagle/dachshund mix. kwalk@putnamcityschools.org
Jana Johnston is our 6th grade principal. She started her teaching career in 2001 in Irving, Texas where she taught for a total of 5 years, in both elementary and middle school. Jana then moved to the Washington D.C. area and taught there for 6 years. She is a graduate of Putnam City West, and was so excited to return home to teach for this district. She taught at Central Elementary for 1 year and then Kirkland Elementary for 3 years before moving into administration. She was at Western Oaks Middle School and Kenneth Cooper Middle School before coming to Hefner. She completed her Bachelor’s in Education at Southern Nazarene University, a Master’s in Reading Curriculum and Instruction at Grand Canyon University, and a Master’s in Education Administration at Lamar University. She has two little boys and has been married for 10 years. janaj@putnamcityschools.org
Stacey Calton is 8th grade vice principal. She started her teaching career in 1993 at Putnam City High School, where she taught 9th and 10th grade English to both on-level and honors students for 18 years. She then became an instructional coach at Mayfield Middle School and taught one year at Putnam City West before moving into administration. She was assigned to Kenneth Cooper Middle School and Putnam City Academy before coming to Hefner. She is a graduate of Western Heights High School and lives in the Oklahoma City area. She completed both her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary English Education and her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is also a National Board certified teacher in Adolescent and Young Adult English Language Arts. She has one adult daughter. scalton@putnamcityschools.org
Counselors
Kathy Winham is Hefner’s 8th grade school counselor. She joined the counseling staff at Hefner in 2014 after working at Putnam City Academy as an ELSE counselor (2012-2014). Prior to working at Putnam City Schools, Mrs. Winham was a Business Instructor at Canadian Valley Technology Center. She completed her Bachelor’s in Psychology at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and her Master’s in School Counseling at the University of Central Oklahoma in 2012. Kathy married her husband, Dan in 1981. They have two sons, one “daughter-in-love” and one grandson, Range. kwinham@putnamcityschools.org
Craig Smith is Hefner’s 7th Grade counselor. This is his 19th year in education and his 7thyear at Hefner. Craig received his bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant and received his master from the University of Central Oklahoma. Craig is married to his wife Jennifer and they have two kids, Grant and Parke. craigs@putnamcityschools.org
Kim Hoppers is Hefner’s 6th grade school counselor. She is new to Hefner this year and is excited to be working with middle school students. Mrs. Hoppers received her Bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State and her Master’s degree at the University of Central Oklahoma. She has been married for eighteen years, and she and her husband have four children that keep them busy. khoppers@putnamcityschools.org
Teachers
Support Staff
| Alley, Sarah | Attendance Secretary | saraha@putnamcityschools.org |
| Bryant, Stan | Site Tech | sbryant@putnamcityschools.org |
| Leep, Maggie | Financial Secretary | mleep@putnnamcityschools.org |
| Ramsey, Marisa | Principal's Secretary | mramsey@putnamcityschools.org |
| Robinson, Gail | Registrar | grobinson@putnamcityschools.org |
| Thompson, Kris | Media Center Secretary | krist@putnamcityschools.org |
| Weinmann, Stacy | Receptionist | sweinmann@putnamcityschools.org |
| Wise, Kassi | Nurse | kassiw@putnamcityschools.org |
Teacher Assistants
| Benton, Becky | rebeccab@putnamcityschools.org |
| Boyles, R.B. | rbroyles@putnamcityschools.org |
| Buckles, Kylie | kbuckles@putnamcityschools.org |
| Delgado, Tori | tdelgado@putnamcityschools.org |
| Galbraith, Pennie | pgalbraith@putnamcityschools.org |
| Ivey, Wanda | wivey@putnamcityschools.org |
| Khatoon, Ayesha | akhatoon@putnamcityschools.org |
| Laskowsky, Cynthia | claskowsky@putnamcityschools.org |
| Overall, Aleshia | aoverall@putnamcityschools.org |
| Showalter, Caleb | cshowalter@putnamcityschools.org |
| Smith, Parke | parkesmith@putnamcityschools.org |
| Tabers, Tanya | ttabers@putnamcityschools.org |
Teacher of the Year
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HEFNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
2019-2020
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Michele Carnott has been a classroom teacher for 20 years with Putnam City Public Schools. All her years of teaching have been at Hefner Middle School. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cameron University and a Masters in Education from University of Central Oklahoma. She has twin boys who are sixth graders at Hefner this year. Michele has been married 17 years.
Teams
6th Grade
Team 6A
Social Studies - Justin Stevenson
Science - Carrie Fasching
English - Mickala Davison
Math - Anysia Neal
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Team 6B
Social Studies - Brandon Parker
Science - Kim Jarvis
English - Whitney Bailey-Stewart
Math - Robin Cooper
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Team 6C
Social Studies - Christie Owdetallah
Science - Rickey Lewis
English - Lauren Barton
Math - Jan Sands
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Team 6D
Social Studies - Jamie Pritchett
Science - Kristine Rodriguez
English - Lauren Pruiti
Math - Cassidy Wion
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7th Grade
Team 7A
Social Studies - Doug Brown
Science - Ryan Fair
English - Tiffany Dorris
Math - Nathan Fawver
Team 7B
Social Studies - John Tautfest
Science - Kathryn Starling
English - Nicole Walk
Math - Sarah Noon
Team 7C
Social Studies - Derrick Herrington
Science - Randie Bass
English - Vee Croy
Math - Anne Ostercamp
8th Grade
Team 8A
Social Studies - Cara Raney
Science - Deanna Ferland
English - Jessica Laverty
Math - Shane Aveni
Team 8B
Social Studies - Jacqueline Hansen
Science - Patrick Orth
English - Carolyn Clements
Math - Karen Gault
Team 8C
Social Studies - Glenda Coleman
Science - Cara Knipe
English - Cathy Herman
Math - Elbert Jones