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Foss High School

Contact

Main Office Phone

253-571-7300

Email Addresses

foss@tacoma.k12.wa.us

FossAttendance@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Administrators

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Pham, Andrea	Principal	apham@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7358	Incoming Principal's message
Kilcup, Mark	Assistant Principal, IB Coordinator	mkilcup@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7358	Kilcup website
Kagochi, Travor	Admin Intern & Science Teacher	tkagoch@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7435
Langton, Tashi	Admin Intern & Science Teacher	tlangto@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7371
Anonymous Tip Line			253-571-7449

Office Staff

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Bales, Jessie	Office Manager	jbales1@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7318
Klein, Brenda	Data Specialist, Registrar, & Records Requests	bklein@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7428
Terry, Samara	Attendance	sterry@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7316

Counseling

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Klein, Brenda	Data Specialist, Registrar, & Records Requests	bklein@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7428	Become a Daffodil Princess at Foss
Megerth, Molly	Counselor (class of 2025 & 27)	mmegert@tacoma.K12.wa.us	253-571-7418
Ownbey, Tanja	Instructional Coach	townbey@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7459	Ownbey website
Tulupan, Chelsea	Counselor (class of 2026 & 28)	ctulupa2@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7429	Talupan website

Athletics & ASB

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Reed, Shiante	Athletic Director	sreed2@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7425	SPSL website
Bailey, Jake	ASB, Physics, UAV Flight	lbailey1@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7361
Bales, Jessie	Office Manager, Assistant AD	jbales1@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7318

Community Partners

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Bigelow, Cady	College Success Foundation	cbigelo@tacoma.k12.wa.us	206-451-0100	Cady's Corner
Downs, Danielle	Treehouse Foster Care Support	ddowns@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7324	Treehouse website
Hem, Sinuon	Asian Pacific Culture	Sinoun@asiapacificculturalcenter.org	253-383-3900	Asia PCC
Leines, Elizabeth	Indian Education (Thursdays)	eleines@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7418	TPS Indian Ed.
Jacquez, Michael	MDC Upward Bound Math Science	mjacquez@mdc-hope.org	253-290-9741	MDC Upward Bound
Smith, Kayana	MDC Upward Bound	ksmith@mdc-hope.org	253-344-0977	MDC Upward Bound
Walker, Deborah	TRIO Talent Search	dwalker@tacomacc.edu	253-460-4340	TRiO website

Student Services

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Alden, Nicole	LRC Math	nalden@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7458	Alden website
Falconer, Allyson	ACCESS Program, Dept. Co-chair	afalcon@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7448	ACCESS website
Galvon, Sonya	Speech Language Pathologist	sgalvon@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7329
Green, Stefan	LRC Math	sgreen4@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7355
Marie, Tasa	LRC English	tmarie@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7351
Murnen, Anna	ACCESS, Dept. Co-chair	amurnen@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7416	Murnen website
Naccarato-Gomez, Erienne	LRC Math	ENaccar@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7315	Naccarato website
Rearick, Beth	Psychologist	erearic@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7430
Von Reuden, Lisa	RISE	evonrue@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7347

Health Room

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Borsuk, Mariya	School Nurse, Thu, Fri, & alt Wednesdays	mborsuk@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7343	Health Room
Kingston, Leslie	Assistant Nurse, Mon, Tue, & alt Wednesdays	lkingst@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7343

Teachers

Career & Technical Ed (C.T.E.)

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Boutell, Jennifer	IB Digital Societies (Comp Sci), Business & Marketing, Student Store	jboutel@tacoma.K12.wa.us	253-571-7462
Bailey, Jake	Aviation, IB Physics, ASB	lbailey1@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7361	Bailey website
Baker, Ken	Wood Tech	kbaker@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7422	Baker website
Hall, Dylan	Health	dhall2@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7332
Parks, Sgt. Joey	AFJROTC	jparks@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7382	AFJROTC website
Ruiz, Lt. Col. Ruiz	AFJROTC	lruiz2@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7421	AFJROTC website
Spray, Camron	Dept. Chair, Broadcasting, & Film Production	cspray@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7372	Spray website
Geissler, Katie	ProStart Culinary Arts	kgeissl@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7410
Winchell, Stephanie	Athletic Medicine	swinche@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7330	Winchell website

Individuals and Societies (Social Studies)

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Boutell, Jennifer	IB Digital Societies (Comp Sci), Business & Marketing, Student Store	jboutel@tacoma.K12.wa.us	253-571-7462
Bogatay, Michael	World History, US History, Contemporary World	mbogata@tacoma.K12.wa.us	253-571-7328
Piontek, Quinn	AP World History, Geometry	qpionte@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7375
Ptolemy, Jeff	IB History of the Americas, Civics, Contemporary World Problems, Dept. Chair	jptolem@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7321	Ptolemy website
Flores, Monica	English & History	mflores3@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7360

Language & Literature (English)

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Farver, Courtney	English 9, English 10, IB English 11	cfarver2@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7370	Farver website
Hasted, Julie	Bridge to College English 10, AP English	jhasted@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7439	Hasted website
Marie, Tasa	LRC English	tmarie@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7351	Marie website
Naccarato-Gomez, Erienne	LRC English	ENaccar@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7315	Naccarato website
Thomas, Jamie	IB English 11 & 12, Dept. Chair	jthomas3@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7345	Thomas website
Flores, Monica	English & History	mflores3@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7360

Language Acquisition (World Languages)

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Draper, Breanna	French, IB French	bdraper@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7437	Draper website
Havens, Katie	Spanish, IB Spanish, IB CAS Coordinator, Dept Chair	khavens@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7409	Havens website
Lin, Zhen	ML, Chinese, IB Chinese	zlin@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7373	Lin Website

Librarian

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Fullerton, Sean	Librarian, IB TOK, EE Coordinator, Webmaster	sfuller@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7401	Fullerton website

Math

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Alden, Nicole	LRC Math	nalden@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7358	Alden website
Green, Stefan	LRC Math	sgreen4@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7355
Kurimura, Yachiyo	Geometry, Algebra 2, Bridge to College Math	ykurimu@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7383	Kurimura website
Piontek, Quinn	AP World History, Geometry	qpionte@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7375
Yuong, Robert	Algebra 2, IB Calculus	ryuong@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7313	Yuong website

Music

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Wagner, Dean	Band, Choir, Orchestra & Guitar	dwagner@tacoma.K12.wa.us	253-571-7344	Wagner website

P.E.

Sciences

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Bailey, Jake	Physics, ASB, & UAV Flight	lbailey1@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7361	Bailey website
English, Taj	Chemistry	tenglis@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7436
Kagochi, Travor	IB Biology,	tkagoch@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7435	Kagochi website
Langton, Tashi	Biology, IB Biology, Dept. Chair	tlangto@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7371	Langton website

Student Services

New Panel

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Website
Alden, Nicole	LRC Math	nalden@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7458	Alden website
Falconer, Allyson	ACCESS Program, Dept. Co-chair	afalcon@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7448	ACCESS website
Galvon, Sonya	Speech Language Pathologist	sgalvon@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7329
Green, Stefan	LRC Math	sgreen4@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7355
Marie, Tasa	LRC English	tmarie@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7351
Murnen, Anna	ACCESS, Dept. Co-chair	amurnen@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7416	Murnen website
Naccarato-Gomez, Erienne	LRC Math	ENaccar@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7315	Naccarato website
Rearick, Beth	Psychologist	erearic@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7430
Von Reuden, Lisa	RISE	evonrue@tacoma.k12.wa.us	253-571-7347

Attendance

To excuse a student's absence, please email or call our attendance secretary.

Samara Terry
Attendance Secretary
253-571-7316
sterry@tacoma.k12.wa.us

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