District Admin. & Staff: Middle School Staff: Guidance & Special Services

WMS Guidance & Special Education Staff

December 20, 2007

Barb Chall
Speech & Language Therapy
In Education since: 1974
Hometown: Austin, Minnesota
Bachelors: 1974, University of Minnesota at Mankato
Masters: 1976, University Minnesota at St. Cloud
Favorite Books
"I love to read and don't have a favorite book."
Favorite Movie
"Camelot"
Interesting Facts: "My favorite sport is snow skiing, and I also love to watch my daughter compete in horse shows."

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Ann Egr
Middle School Guidance Counselor
Teacher Since: 1990
Hometown: Wahoo
Bachelors: 1999, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Masters: 2006, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Favorite Books
Little Black, A Pony by Walter Farley (children's book)
Favorite Movies
"The Notebook"
Interesting Facts: "I lived in New Zealand."
Words of Wisdom: "My father always told me . . . you get more bees with honey than you do with vinegar. So in other words . . . Nice Matters!"

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Sarah Harris
Middle School Special Education
Teacher Since: 2004
Hometown: Pawnee City, NE
Bachelors: 2001, Peru State College
Masters: in progress, Peru State College
Favorite Books
"Any book I am reading with my daughter."
Favorite Movies
"Shag"
"Steel Magnolias"
Interesting Facts: "I have a daughter Lillian. I enjoy golfing, swimming, spending time with family and friends, and I work part-time at Frontier Harley Davidson in Lincoln."

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Mary Horsham
Level II Special Education
Teacher Since: 1971 ("I started the self-contained special education program at Wahoo Public Schools in 1975. When I first started I worked with all students birth to 21 at the elementary building in Wahoo.")
Hometown: Juniata, NE ("I was a member of the last graduating class at Juniata High School, which became Adams Central.")
Bachelors: 1971, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Masters: 1977, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Interesting Facts: "I was named the Association for Retarded Citizens Teacher of the Year in the 1970's. This has always held a special place in my heart since I was nominated by the parents I worked with. I had many of my first students for 18 years and some of them still call me and remind me that their birthdays are coming! I have been married for 39 years to John Horsham, who taught at Wahoo Middle School for 36 years before his retirement. We have three daughters that graduated from Wahoo High School. Two daughters are now teachers and the other daughter is married to a teacher. We have nine grandchildren, five of which live in Wahoo. I enjoy my job and have many special memories of all the students and parents I have worked with over the last 36 years."
Favorite Quote: "When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping!"

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Jennifer Johnson
School Psychologist
School Psychologist Since: 2006
Hometown: Madison, South Dakota
Bachelors: 2002, Midland Lutheran College
Masters: 2004, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Educational Specialist: 2006, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Favorite Books
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Favorite Movies
"Elf"
"Sweet Home Alabama"
"The Wizard of Oz"
Interesting Facts: "I spent the entire summer with my grandparents."

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Shelley Maass
Director of Special Education Services
Teacher Since: 1994
Hometown: West Point, NE
Bachelors: 1992, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Masters: 1994, University of Nebraska at Kearney; 2006, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Favorite Books
"I love to read and will read anything!"
Favorite Movies
"Indiana Jones"
"Shrek"
"Hoosiers"
Interesting Facts: "I attended elementary/middle school in Brooks, Alberta, Canada. I have lived in Wahoo longer than I have lived anywhere else - 13 years! I love to fish!"
Favorite Quote: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." --Theodore Roosevelt

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David Privett
District Media Specialist
Teacher Since: 1994
Hometown: Fremont, NE
Bachelors: 1994, Wayne State College
Masters: 2005, Peru State College
Media Endorsement: 2008, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Favorite Books
The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Favorite Movies
"The Untouchables"
"The Green Mile"
"O Brother Where Art Thou"
"Dead Poets Society"
Interesting Facts: "I once had a VERY close encounter with a rattlesnake (unknowingly) while working on a friend's ranch at the bottom of a canyon in the middle of New Mexico (ie; nature called!). Thank goodness it had just started to rain, so the snake didn't seem to notice!"

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Mary Specht
District Nurse
Nurse Since: 1970
Hometown: Cedar Bluffs, NE
Registered Nurse: 1969, St. Elizabeth School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 1994, Midland Lutheran College (Fremont, NE)
Favorite Books
any Nancy Drew mystery
Favorite Movies
"Titanic"
"Lion King"
Interesting Fact: "I have eight lovely grandchildren."
Favorite Quote: "Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic." --Source Unknown