Principal: Todd Murphy
email: tmurphy@polkschools.org
Assistant Principal: Adam Dedmon
email: adedmon@polkschools.org
Polk County Middle School Main Office: 828-894-2215
6th Grade Team East
| Donna Hall-Team Leader | ELA | dhall@polkschools.org | Mrs. Hall’s Website |
| Jaime Graber | Math | jgraber@polkschools.org | Mrs. Graber’s Website |
| Jessica May | Social Studies | jmay@polkschools.org | Ms. May’s Website |
| John Ruth | Science | jruth@polkschools.org | Mr. Ruth’s Website |
6th Grade Team West
| Paula Brown-Team Leader | Social Studies | pbrown@polkschools.org | Mrs. Brown’s Website |
| Matthew Gratz | Science | mgratz@polkschools.org | |
| Amy Emery | Math | aemery@polkschools.org | |
| Julie Miller | ELA | juliemiller@polkschools.org | |
| Olivia Evans | Curriculum Support | oevans@polkschools.org |
6th Grade Special Services
| Jeanne Ferran | Accelerated ELA | jferran@polkschools.org | Ms. Ferran’s Website |
| Rechel Harris | Exceptional Children/Curriculum Support | rharris@polkschools.org | |
| Kasey Thompson | Exceptional Children-Assistant | kthompson@polkschools.org | |
| Jamie Weathers | Exceptional Children/Curriculum Support | jweathers@polkschools.org |
7th Grade Team East
| Lori Byars | ELA | lbyars@polkschools.org | |
| Rachael Karpinski | Science | rkarpinski@polkschools.org | |
| Shannon Hopper | Math | shopper@polkschools.org | Mrs. Hopper’s Website |
| Casey McCall | Social Studies | cmccall@polkschools.org |
7th Grade Team West
| Kathryn Patterson-Team Leader | ELA | kpatterson@polkschools.org | Ms. Patterson’s Website |
| Stacy Evans | Science | stacyevans@polkschools.org | |
| Lisa Obermiller | Math | lobermiller@polkschools.org | |
| Alston Rikard | Social Studies | arikard@polkschools.org | |
| Lucy Steppe | Curriculum Support | lsteppe@polkschools.org | Mrs. Steppe’s Website |
7th Grade Special Services
| Jeanne Ferran | Accelerated ELA | jferran@polkschools.org | Ms. Ferran’s Website |
| Rechel Harris | Exceptional Children/Curriculum Support | rharris@polkschools.org | |
| Kasey Thompson | Exceptional Children-Assistant | kthompson@polkschools.org | |
| Jamie Weathers | Exceptional Children/Curriculum Support | jweathers@polkschools.org |
8th Grade Team East
| Stephanie Luedi-Team Leader | Science | sluedi@polkschools.org | Ms. Luedi’s Website |
| Nancy Higgins | Math | nhiggins@polkschools.org | Mrs. Higgins’ Website |
| Charlotte Grabman | ELA | cgrabman@polkschools.org | |
| Tony McMinn | Social Studies | tmcminn@polkschools.org | |
| Joanna Figart | Curriculum Support | jfigart@polkschools.org | Mrs. Figart’s Website |
8th Grade Team West
| Dianne Holt-Team Leader | Math | dholt@polkschools.org | Mrs. Holt’s Website |
| Eric Eaton | Social Studies | eeaton@polkschools.org | Mr. Eaton’s Website |
| Elisa Flynn | Science | eflynn@polkschools.org | Mrs. Flynn’s Website |
| Stephanie Champion | ELA | schampion@polkschools.org | Mrs. Champion’s Website |
8th Grade Special Services
| Jeanne Ferran | Accelerated ELA | jferran@polkschools.org | Mrs. Ferran’s Website |
| Rechel Harris | Exceptional Children/Curriculum Support | rharris@polkschools.org | |
| Kasey Thompson | Exceptional Children-Assistant | kthompson@polkschools.org | |
| Jamie Weathers | Exceptional Children/Curriculum Support | jweathers@polkschools.org |
Exploratory/Wheel Teachers 6,7,8
| Kimberley Benson | Band | kbenson@polkschools.org | Mrs. Benson’s Website |
| Lennox Charles | Health/PE | lcharles@polkschools.org | |
| Deanna Durham | Technology | ddurham@polkschools.org | |
| Cindy Dusenbury | Technology | cdusenbury@polkschools.org | |
| Ethan Edwards | Health/PE | eedwards@polkschools.org | Mr. Edwards’ Website |
| Sarah Fulton | Spanish | sfulton@polkschools.org | |
| Michelle Fagan | Health/PE | mfagan@polkschools.org | Mrs. Fagan’s Website |
| Cole Kittredge | Chorus | ckittredge@polkschools.org | |
| Leslie Rhinehart | STEM | lrhinehart@polkschools.org | |
| Jennifer Taylor | Life Skills | jtaylor@polkschools.org | Mrs. Taylor’s Website |
| Josh Trejo | Art | jtrejo@polkschools.org |
School Support Staff
| Sherrie Huffman | Counselor | shuffman@polkschools.org | Student Services/Guidance Website |
| Crystal Lawter | School Secretary | clawter@polkschools.org | |
| Kim McIntyre | Data Manager | kmcintyre@polkschools.org | |
| Beverly Logan | School Nurse | blogan@polkschools.org | |
| Langlee Rogers | Counselor | lrogers@polkschools.org | Student Services/Guidance Website |
| Linda Sage | Counselor | lsage@polkschools.org | Student Services/Guidance Website |
| Laura Smith | Media Specialist | lsmith@polkschools.org | Mrs. Smith- Media Center Page |
| Maria Llanos | ESL | mllanos@polkschools.org |
