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Administration
Ginger L. Blackmon, Ed.D.	Rebecca Midles	Laura Hilger
Roxy Menadelook	Jan Snoderly

Ginger L. Blackmon ED.D.
Principal
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What personal characteristics define an excellent administrator?

I believe that an excellent administrator is defined by the connection between his/her words and actions. School administrators must possess the skills to motivate a vast array of people towards a common purpose, that of educating children. The ability to motivate people comes through building a collaborative culture around teaching and learning. A collaborative culture requires an environment where ideas and input are encouraged from all levels of the system, including students, parents and community.

Rebecca Midles
Associate Principal
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
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Rebecca Midles has been involved with Highland Tech High School since the opening. Her hope and desire is for students to gain the tools and confidence to achieve a life that is not shaped by limitations, but is instead defined by the pursuit of personal interests and acquisition of personal goals.

Laura Hilger
Associate Principal Intern
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Laura began her love for teaching at the young age of 18 when she taught a tap class in Athens, Georgia as a summer job, and since then, has enjoyed every inch of the path in teaching. With degrees from the University of Georgia, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and the University of Alaska-Anchorage, she can still say with confidence that her best teachers are her students. She hopes to pass onto her students that expression is the key to life, whether that is through writing, reading, drawing, or drumming. In the end, if we are practicing expression, we are learning about ourselves, and influencing the world around us. It is also her hope that Highland Tech becomes a systemic model for educational reform because when the system is broken, the system must evolve. Outside of teaching and practicing Language Arts, she enjoys travel, skiing, biking, exercising, and hanging with her cat Misty.

Roxy Menadelook
Outreach Coordinator
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Background Experience
Roxy was born and raised in Juneau, graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School and began her professional career in business. Attending Northwestern College in Minnesota, then the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kenai and Southeast, and the University of Phoenix On-Line, she focused on education, business law and business administration, complimenting her experience working for the Alaska Department of Labor – Commissioner’s Office, the Alaska Public Employees’ Association, VECO Oil Company, LGL Ecological Research, the University of Alaska, and the Alaska Department of Labor.

In 1986, Roxy served as a K-12 music teacher for the Kenai School District and continued teaching at Tustumena Elementary School for Grades 3-6 Math. Working as Program Manager for the Alaska Staff Development Network in Juneau for more than 13 years, she planned and conducted hundreds of programs yearly for teachers, principals, aides, and superintendents throughout Alaska. As director of several live national television broadcasts, she worked as a team to provide the latest in educational research to numerous partners. In a four-year program that compared educational systems internationally, Roxy coordinated and conducted numerous educational exchanges with European countries. In 2003, she helped set up the new educational coalition, the “Re-Inventing Schools Coalition” for more than 16 districts in Alaska undergoing system change. Roxy is a graduate of UofA – Kenai. Her business and education background, along with “Rural Alaska” experience brings a unique perspective to system change for Alaskan school districts. Her passion is ensuring that all kids receive the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Jan Snoderly
Administrative Assistant
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Mrs. Snoderly is the lifeline of the school. We are blessed by her talents and memory. She has been married for thirty years and has five children.

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