Becky Karsies joins the Grand Haven School District with 28 years of experience in special education of all ages, her career inspired by her interactions with the visually impaired in her own high school...

How long have you been working in schools? Just over a year. I had been working in a factory for 30+ years and I wanted to try something new. I had an opportunity to work at a private school for autistic...

Amanda Commons, a Teaching Assistant for Severe Multiple Impairment, is one of the new faces this year at the high school. Special Education has always been something she’s wanted to pursue. How long...

Leslie Smies is our school's newest intensive resource teacher. She supports students with different gifts and abilities in her classroom, helping them to become the best versions of themselves. Favorite...

Who is your favorite musical artist? Tom Lehrer and also Jimmy Buffet. What is your pet peeve? Students not putting phones in the cell phone caddy. What are you doing when you are out of school? Out...

Emily Savalox is the newest Spanish teacher at Grand Haven High School. While she has been teaching Spanish at Lakeshore for the last four years, this is her first year teaching at the High School at the...

Amy Jeltema is the school’s newest research  room teacher. Residing in room 1108, education has always been on her mind. How long have you been teaching/working in schools? So I graduated from...

Grand Haven High School warmly welcomes its newest teaching assistant, Dustin Parlin, a former United States Army soldier. His love for history and skills in leading others brings a new perspective to...

Jeremy Kleine Deters is a new teaching assistant working around the school. He’s currently serving in the National Guard and has been in various other positions such as working as a diesel mechanic....

Deputy Zach Martinie has recently been assigned to work in GHHS. He can be seen holding the doors open on most mornings before school and occasionally in the halls. Who is your favorite musical artist? Zach...

Jessica Hauser-Brydon is the school's newest social worker. She provides social counseling for students at the high school with the last names S-Z. She works in the student services department with the...

What brought you to Grand Haven? I’m from West Michigan originally, from Montague. We used to live in Denver and we wanted to be closer to home. When I saw there was an opening here, Grand Haven’s...