- MACCRAY Public Schools
- High School Teachers
High School Teachers
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Al Reszel
Special Education
Al Reszel- Special Education Teacher
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Alecia Hansen
Agriculture
Alecia Hansen- Agricultural Teacher
Hello! I am Alecia Hansen, one of the two agricultural teachers here at MACCRAY. I am originally from Hutchinson. I graduated from SDSU in 2020 with my undergrad in Agriculture Education. GO JACKS! I also am an advisor for the MACCRAY FFA Chapter.
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Amy Luoma
Spanish
Amy Luoma- Spanish Teacher
Hi! My name is Profe Luoma. I am starting my 1st year at MACCRAY. I have taught online Spanish for the last 15 years. I have my M.A. in Education from Hamline University in St. Paul and love to speak Spanish. I love to travel to California to use my Spanish! I love spending time with my family and my lovely rough collie, Ollie.
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Andrea Lewandowski
English
Andrea Lewandowski- English Teacher
Hello, hello! I'm Ms. L, and I teach 10th grade English, British Literature, Creative Writing, Academic Writing, and the college English courses. This will be my fourth year at MACCRAY. Prior to teaching here, I taught in Eden Prairie for five years and Japan for two years. よろしくお願いします!
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Ben Johnson
Agriculture
Ben Johnson- Agriculture Teacher
My name is Ben Johnson, I teach Agriculture and help run the FFA Program at MACCRAY. I enjoy helping students to grow their leadership skills and to explore possible career pathways. Prior to teaching, I spent over 14 years in the Dairy Industry and a couple of years working with juvenile delinquents. I enjoy the outdoors and spending time with my wife and kids.
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Bryce Olson
Math
Bryce Olson- Math Teacher
My name is Bryce Olson, and I teach high school mathematics. I will be beginning my 10th year of teaching at MACCRAY. I graduated from the University of Minnesota - Duluth, and then earned my Master's Degree from Southwest Minnesota State University. My wife Jessica is also a teacher at MACCRAY, and we have a wonderful daughter, Brynlee.
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Carrie Cronen
History
Carrie Cronen- History Teacher
My name is Carrie Cronen and I am part of the last graduating class of Maynard. After college I married and moved back to Clara City. I have 3 adult children, 2 of which have moved back to the area. I will be starting my 28th year of teaching, 23 of them have been at MACCRAY.
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Christian Thoen
History
Chistian Thoen- History Teacher
I'm Christian Thoen from Dawson, MN. I did my undergraduate at Gustavus Adolphus College where I studied Secondary Education - Social Studies. When I'm not in the classroom you can find me outside either biking, running, hiking, playing golf, or rock climbing.
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Cole Christopher
Physical Education
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James Scheevel
Special Education
James Scheevel- High School Special Education Teacher
Hello, my name is James (Jamie) Scheevel (Skay-vel) and I am a Special Education teacher. I grew up in the New London Spicer area. My wife and I now live in Willmar. We have two daughters, Josselyn and Jilonnie.
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Jasmine Goblish
Art
Jasmine Goblish- Art Teacher
Hey, I’m Jasmine! I teach art for middle school and high school. Alongside teaching, I enjoy watching sports, being creative, and helping my family on the farm. From time-to-time, you may see me helping out at a variety of extra-curricular activities as well.
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Jim Trulock
AD/Drivers Ed
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Joel Gronseth
Band
Joel Gronseth- Band Teacher
This is my eleventh year at MACCRAY. I grew up on a dairy farm near Sunburg and graduated from KMS high school. Before teaching at MACCRAY I taught band for 15 years in Toledo, OH. I am VERY excited for the new/remodeled building which will mean 6th grade band every day--oh and then there is the new PERFORMING ARTS CENTER! So much excitement at MACCRAY!
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Josie Donner
English
Josie Donner- English Teacher
Hello! I teach high school English, including 9th grade composition/literature, American Literature, Composition, Film Studies, Novel, and MACCRAY Media. I am the Yearbook advisor and the high school Student Council advisor. Originally I am from St. James, but Clara City is now my home, as I married a local, Paul. We have two young children, Joseph and Oliver.
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Laura Streich
Math
Laura Streich- Math Teacher
Hello, my name is Laura Streich, high school math teacher for MACCRAY. I enjoy empowering students to see the patterns and the creative side of math and demonstrating that everyone is a math person. In my spare time I like to bead, paint, crochet, and spend time with my family. I look forward to teaming up with families and students at MACCRAY!
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Leanne Carmany
Science
Leanne Carmany- Science Teacher
I'm Leanne Carmany and I teach Life Science, Biology, Anatomy and College Biology. I also advise our Youth Eco Solutions (YES!) group activities.
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Lucas Ford
Music
Lucas Ford- Music Teacher
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Monica Lewison
Science
Monica Lewison- Science Teacher
Hello! I am Mrs. Lewison and this is my first year teaching middle/high school science at MACCRAY! This year, I will be teaching Earth Science, Integrated Science, and Chemistry. I want all my students to learn how science is an important part of their day-to-day life and leave my room with a curiosity to keep exploring the work around them. Outside of school, I enjoy playing with my daughter, hiking, biking, kayaking, and craft projects.
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Nicolle Erickson
Special Education
Nicolle Erickson- Special Education Teacher
Nikki lives in Willmar with her husband, Kelley and her kids, Oliver and Fiona. She has been teaching in some capacity for over two decades. Nikki loves doing anything creative, active and learning new things. She is originally from Eastern Minnesota.
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Rhonda Pieper
Business
Rhonda Pieper- Business Teacher
I am Rhonda Pieper. I am the Business Teacher for 7th - 12th grade students. I am located in the High school area, room 139.
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Sonja Stark
EL Coordinator
Sonja Stark- District EL Coordinator
"I am excited to be the K-12 Multilanguage Coordinator here at MACCRAY. In addition to my love of teaching, I also love all animals, motorcycling, great food, and good belly laughs.
Aa eoch sia chuu fengen!
¡Encantada de conocerte!