Leigh Munson, Principal Biography

Jena Martin, Asst. Principal Biography

Front Office

Debbie Bishop, Bookkeeper Biography

Cathy Walker, Secretary Biography

Support Staff

Tina Allen, Media Specialist Biography

Lisa Attaway, Psychologist Biography

Chrystie Barrett, EIP
Biography

Brenda Boutte, Speech
Biography

Michele Edwards, Parapro Biography

Deshawn Fincher, Parapro Biography

Misty Markland,
Instructional Coach
Biography

Cynthia Kendall, Perm. Sub Biography

Karen Lewis, EIP
Biography

Tim Manley, PE
Biography

Judy Massengale, ASP Biography

Vicky Bell, Art
Biography

 Mary Provost, Counselor Biography

Alice Thompson, ETSS Biography

Pauline Threlkeld, REACH
Biography

Demetrice Webb, Occupational Therapy
Biography

Anne Welch,
Physical Therapy
Biography

Carol Winkles, Parapro

Shannon Hopkins, Resource 

 Pre-K

  Lisa Bourque          and         Angela Sawyer
Biography                                           Biography

  Donna Roycroft       and       Theresa Shelnutt
Biography                                           Biography

Karen Etheridge      and          Kathy Rivers

Biography                                           Biography

Juanita Pope              and         Margaret Seldon Biography                                   Biography   

Jenny Walker          and              Traci Gabriel 
   Biography                                 Biography

Shannon Wood        and           Debra Bridges
 Biography                                Biography 

Alyson Biles 
Biography

April Boyles
Biography

Rhonda Keller
Biography

Laura Pittman
Biography

Dorothy Cannin
Biography

Contrell Middlebrooks
Biography

Alicia Futral
Biography

Susan Tillman
Biography

Paula Church
Biography

Tammy Eason
Biography

April Deleshaw Biography

Tammy Tooley
Biography

Patty Burks
Biography

Catherine Cathey
Biography

Brendan Shaner
Biography

Dee Sluk
Biography

Kathy Holmes
Biography

Debra Jordan
Biography

Gloria Smoot
Biography

Ella Mae Hill, Maxine Sumlin, Tonya Bryant, and Rena Adams

Cafeteria Staff

Margaret Bell, Elaine Hardy, Bessie Watson (manager), Tammy Devlin, Darlene Byrd, and Diana Pressley

Front Row – Cathy Jones (35-06), Nancy Singleton (151-99), Saundra Kellum (90-11), Mary Jane Storey (73-09), and Jessica Smith (138-99); Back Row – Angie Hanvey (98-98), Jim Garver (81-96), Carl Powell (10-04), Jimmy Evans (84-96), Roy Watson (122-99), and Janie Thompson (69-94)

Leigh Munson is the principal of Eastside.  She has worked in the Coweta County School System since 1988, when she began teaching second grade.  She is married to Stanley Munson, and they have one daughter, Lindsay.  As a family, they love to go camping and fishing.  They often take their canoe with them wherever they travel.  If you visit her office, you can see pictures of everyone in her family, including their cat, Tootsie!

As a third generation educator, she has seen many changes in schools and the curriculum.  Through the years, however, one thing has remained the same:  students are eager to learn new concepts.  In our wonderful community of Eastside, we have an endless love of children.  We set high expectations for our students, as we are constantly reminded that they will one day be the leaders of our world.

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Jena Martin is the assistant principal of Eastside.  She has been in education for over 20 years. Her teaching experience has been in 4th - 7th grades both in Coweta County and Colorado before coming to Eastside in 2007 as assistant principal.  She enjoys reading, traveling, and walking her golden retriever, Brandee. 

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Debbie Bishop is the bookkeeper at Eastside.  She joined the “Eastside Bobcat Spirit and Indian Pride” family in 1991.  Her children and now her grandchildren are Bobcats too.

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Cathy Walker began working at Eastside in 1996.  She has been a teacher’s assistant in Pre-K and first grade before becoming the school secretary.  She lives in Senoia.  She is married to Jamie Walker and they have three sons, Tim, Matt, and Phillip.

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Tina Allen has been an educator since 1992 and has been the media specialist at Eastside since 2003.  She loves to read and enjoys sharing good books with students.  She has degrees from the University of Georgia and the University of West Georgia.  She lives in Newnan with her husband Eric and their two children.

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Lisa Attaway started working as a school psychologist in Coweta County during 2003. Previously she worked in the mental health field for Central State Hospital and as a consultant for various agencies for the State of Georgia since 1991. She graduated from Georgia College and Georgia State University.

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Chrystie Barrett has been employed at Eastside Elementary School since 1999.  While at Eastside, she has taught fourth and second grades and is presently teaching in the Early Intervention Program.  She has been in teaching for over twenty years, working in various states as her family has relocated for her husband’s job.  She is married to Kevin and they have three grown children.  They have one grandchild (and hopefully more to come).

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Brenda Boutte has been a Speech-Language Pathologist employed in the educational setting for over 15 years.  She lives in Newnan.  She has three grandchildren that attend a public school in Coweta County.

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Michele Edwards has worked at Eastside for four years.  She lives in Senoia with her husband Jason and children, Jake and Kelsie.

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Deshawn Fincher

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Jackie Hendrix is known as Mrs. Jackie by Eastside’s children.  She has worked at Eastside for over 10 years.  Her goal at Eastside is to connect with the children so they feel secure and confident while learning our school curriculum.  She feels very fortunate to have the opportunity to work as a Teacher’s Assistant again this year.

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Misty Markland has been a teacher at Eastside for over 10 years.  She has taught 3rd grade for most of that time.  Her family includes her husband, Jason and her son, Logan.  They enjoy spending time outside, especially at the lake on long weekends.

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Cynthia Kendall

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Karen Lewis has been in education for over 20 years.  She has taught in Cobb, Clayton and Coweta Counties as a Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classroom teacher.  She is presently an Early Intervention (EIP) Teacher (K-3) at Eastside.  She lives in Fayetteville with her husband Gary.

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Tim Manley has been an educator in Coweta County for over 8 years, teaching physical education.  He lives with his wife and daughter.

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Judy Massengale

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Nancy Piedt 

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Mary Provost has been an educator in Coweta County since 1988.  She has served as school counselor here at Eastside since 1995.  She resides in Senoia with her husband Dan.  They have three grown children: Andrew, Jenny, and Lisa. Their two grandsons are Cody and Kieran.

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Julie Ruttinger has been a special education teacher for over twenty years.  She lives in Sharpsburg with her husband (Randy) and two daughters (Beth and Renee').

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John Shapley has been a music educator for over 20 years in Florida and Georgia.  He maintains a private teaching music studio in Peachtree City, instructing students of all ages.  He specializes in woodwinds and jazz, leading the South Atlanta Youth Jazz Orchestra for high school students. He also gives instruction in brass, orchestral strings, percussion, voice, piano, guitar, music theory and technology.  He performs professionally as a saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist as well as offers other professional music services such as recording, jingle writing, composition and arranging.  He lives in Peachtree City with his two daughters Rachel and Danielle.

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Geanie Stroble says that teaching is such an honor for her.  She has had the pleasure of teaching children since the early 1970’s.  She has experienced many changes and challenges in the education field.  Seeing children turn into responsible and productive adults is such a joy and reward.  Currently, she is teaching interrelated resource, supporting children that have challenges with reading, math, and written ability.  She has been married for over 35 years.  She and her husband have three grown, married children and three precious grandchildren.

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Alice Thompson is happily married with two grown children, Oliva and Brian.  She loves animals with an emphasis on dogs.  She has worked in various capacities for Coweta County School System for nearly 20 years.  She enjoys watching softball.  She loves her job and watching the changing faces every year.

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Pauline Threlkeld has been a teacher of young children for over 20 years and in Coweta County since 2001.  She has taught 6^th grade, 3^rd grade, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1^st grade, and 2^nd grade.  Her current assignment is in Gifted Education.  She lives in Sharpsburg with her husband (Rolf) and they have two grown children (Crystal and Ben).

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Demetrice Webb

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Anne Welch has been a practicing pediatric physical therapist for over thirty-four years and has spent the last twenty-four years serving special needs students within Coweta County Schools. She and her husband Rob live in Peachtree City and have two grown children, David and Jane.

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Lisa Bourque has taught Pre-K for over 20 years and she has loved every minute of it!  She believes that teaching Pre-K is a wonderful opportunity to work with young children and see how excited and eager they are to learn.  She moved to Coweta County several years ago and now lives in Senoia with her husband and two children.  She loves reading, knitting and gardening.

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Angie Sawyer has been at Eastside for 14 years in Pre-K.  Prior to that she owned and directed a day care center for 10 years.  She and her husband Buz have two sons, Trey and Ryan, and two granddaughters, Elena and Kristin.

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Donna Roycroft moved to Georgia in 2005 and has been a teacher here in Coweta County since then, teaching 1st grade, kindergarten, and Pre-K.  She lives in Newnan with her son, Quinn, and several pets.

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Theresa Shelnutt lives in Sharpsburg with her husband Donnie.  They have two children, Troy and his wife Courtney, and Tracie and her husband David.  She has two granddaughters, Lyla and Amanda.

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Karen Etheridge has been an educator since 1994.  Her teaching experiences include 4th grade, 1st grade, and kindergarten.  Kindergarten is her favorite!  She has two wonderful sons, and a very supportive husband.

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Debra Bridges has been at Eastside since 2001.  She has the pleasure of working in kindergarten with Mrs. Etheridge.  She lives in Sharpsburg with her husband Charles, and her two children, Jennifer and Chase.

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Jackie Hendrix is known as Mrs. Jackie by Eastside’s children.  She has worked at Eastside for over 10 years.  Her goal at Eastside is to connect with the children so they feel secure and confident while learning our school curriculum.  She feels very fortunate to have the opportunity to work as a Teacher’s Assistant again this year. 

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Juanita Pope has been an educator in Coweta County for over 20 years teaching kindergarten.  She lives in Newnan.  She has two daughters, Lisa and Katie.

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Margaret Seldon lives in Sharpsburg with her husband Stanley and her four children Crystal, Casey, Christopher and Caleb.  She taught Art at Eastside for the last eleven years.  She attends Brewton-Parker Christian College part-time, working on her last year.

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Jenny Walker has been in education for 16 years, six years here at Eastside.  She loves teaching kindergarten.  She lives in Sharpsburg with her husband.  She has two sons, Seth and Jacob.

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Traci Gabriel has been at Eastside for 6 years. She lives in Senoia with her husband Randy and their 3 sons, Zach, Drew, and Jake.

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Shannon Wood has been an educator here at Eastside since 2003.  She graduated from Jacksonville State University in Alabama with a degree in Early Childhood Education and Physical Education.  She continued her education at West Georgia receiving a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education in 2009.  She resides in Senoia with her husband (Scott) and two children, Daylee and Coleman.

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Kathy Rivers has been working at Eastside Elementary for over 10 years as a kindergarten paraprofessional.  She is married to Farron Rivers and they have two daughters, Kayla and Kelsey.  Their family also includes 4 dogs, Peety, Dixie, Reno and Ellie.  She loves to read, hike, camp, swim, water ski, cookouts, and most of all spending time with her wonderful family!

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Alyson Biles has been an educator for over 12 years and all of those years have been spent teaching first grade here at Eastside Elementary.  She has wanted to be a teacher since she was a little girl in first grade!  She and her husband Jeff have a horse farm that includes a variety of other animals too.  She loves to spend time working with her animals, making cards, and traveling with her husband.

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April Boyles started teaching in January 2002 in Clayton County and moved here to Eastside in August 2005.  She lives in Senoia with her husband and 2 children.

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Rhonda Keller has been an educator for almost 20 years.  She has taught almost 10 years in first grade here at Eastside.  She lives in Tyrone with her husband (Ken).  She has a daughter (Brittney) in college.

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Laura Pittman has worked for the state of Georgia for 20 years.  Twelve of those years were spent in Clayton County Schools and the last eight have been in Coweta County Schools.  She earned her Early Childhood Degree at Mercer University.  She is married to Curtis and they reside in Gay.  She has an adventurous spirit and loves white water rafting, salt-water fishing, snorkeling, hiking, horseback riding, and shopping. 

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Dorothy Cannin loves being an educator.  She has taught over 10 years and has taught Middle Grades, 4^th grade, 5^th grade, Title One, Computer Lab, and 2^nd grade.  Second grade is wonderful and she loves working with young readers.  She recently completed her Master’s degree from Lesley University in Reading and Literacy.  She and her husband Joe live in Senoia.  They have two kitties, and a dog, Mr. Quinn.  Their children are grown and both of them live in North Carolina.  When she was younger she worked in business and helped run service companies.  She believes she is very fortunate to always have worked in jobs that she loved and felt made a difference.  She enjoys singing and dancing, rock hunting, embroidery and gardening.

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Contrell Middlebrooks is a native of Senoia.  She had the wonderful opportunity of attending Eastside from the first to fifth grade.  She is a graduate of West Georgia College and Central Michigan University.  She has been a second grade teacher at Eastside since 1996.  Integrity, professionalism, commitment, and dedication are some of the character strengths she brings into the classroom setting on a daily basis. Teaching is more than a career to her; it is her life’s calling.  She is thankful for the opportunity to serve the children and parents in this community.

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Alicia Futral loves teaching here at Eastside.  She has enjoyed teaching for over 15 years in two schools.  She has lived in Senoia only a few years with her husband (Tommy) and their two children (Laine and Will).

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Susan Tillman has been an educator in Coweta County for over 20 years at Eastside teaching 2nd and 4th grades.  She lives in Fayetteville with her husband Jim.

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Paula Church has been teaching at Eastside since 1996.  She spent the first five years teaching second grade and then looped to third grade with her second grade class.  She loved third grade so much that she decided to stay.  She is married and has one daughter.  She loves animals, especially cats.  She also loves to shop and spend time near the water, either a lake or beach, anytime she has a chance.

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Tammy Eason has been an educator in Coweta County since 1997.  She began teaching 4th and 5th grades at Newnan Crossing from 1997-1999.  She was a stay at home mom for five years.  When both of her children were school age, she returned to teaching at Eastside in 2004 and has been teaching third grade ever since.  She lives in Senoia with her husband (Scott), son (Nick), and daughter (Alayna).

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April Deleshaw has a B.S. in middle grades education from the University of West Georgia.  She resides in Coweta County with her husband (Jason), their two boys (Jake and Jackson), and their daughter (Jordan). She has worked with children for nine years and loves teaching.

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Tammy Tooley is a teacher of ALP (Awesome Little People).  She also teaches 3^rd grade.  She was born in Hahira, Georgia, graduated from Lowndes High School and Valdosta State University.  Mrs. Tooley is a mother, wife and great friend.  She enjoys swimming, reading, church, and spending time with her family. Her favorite bible verse is the 23^rd Psalms.  Mrs. Tooley has been an educator for over 20 years and loves it.  She lives in Newnan and is married to John.  She has two loving children, Rachel and Jeremy.

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Patty Burks has been an educator in Coweta County for over 11 years, teaching 4^th grade.  She lives in Fayette County with her husband (Joe) and her children (Joey, Carrie, and Nikki).

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Catherine Cathey began teaching in Louisiana in middle school.  After teaching three years, she and her husband, Dale, moved to Sharpsburg.  After moving to Coweta County she began teaching at Eastside.  She started in fifth grade until she found her home in fourth grade.  She has three children:   two girls, Madison and Paige, as well as one boy, Garrett.

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Brendan Shaner began teaching in 2002.  He has spent his whole career here at Eastside teaching 4th and 5th grades.  He lives in Newnan with his wife, Jenna, who is also a teacher.  They have a son named Jack.

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Dee Sluk grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and married her husband Ray in 1978.  During his career, they lived in various cities in the states and overseas in such places as Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong, and Mexico City.  They have three lovely daughters and a son-in-law, and a special granddaughter born in January 2010.  She has taught in a kindergarten classroom, fourth grade general classroom, fourth grade gifted classroom, first grade, and is presently teaching fifth grade.  Her background includes a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood, Master of Education degree focused in Reading and Literacy, and an Education Specialist Degree in leadership.  She is certified in teaching ESOL and Gifted students.

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Kathy Holmes has 3 adult children, and 1 child in college.  She has 6 grandchildren so far!  She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Elementary Education from the University of West Florida.  Beginning her career in Florida, Ms. Holmes now has over 30 years of teaching experience in grades 1-6.  She loves her students, and her greatest reward is to see face of a child when they “get it!”

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Debra Jordan has been an educator for over 5 years, teaching 1^st grade, 2^nd grade, and 5^th grade.  She resides in Alvaton with her husband Darnell and their two daughters, Denetria and Destinee.

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Gloria Smoot has been an educator for over 25 years in the 5^th grade here at Eastside Elementary in the Coweta County School System.  She received her Ed.S. degree from the University of West Georgia.  She is certified to teach grades 4-8 with concentrations in the areas of Math, Science, Social Studies, Language, and Reading.  She enjoys working with her students and thinks of Eastside as her home.

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