Yosemite High hires

new administrators, teachers

 

Yosemite High School has added several new teachers and two administrators to its staff this year. The following is an overview of the new administrators and teachers and their professional backgrounds.

Tom Fiormonti is the new assistant principal and athletic director. He fills the assistant principal post left vacant by Randy Haggard’s move to be the principal at Coarsegold Elementary.

 Mr. Fiormonti comes from Monache High School in Porterville where he was co-chair of the business department and associated student body advisor and a coach. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Fresno; a master’s degree in business administration from CSUF; and an administrative credential from Fresno Pacific University.

Albert Nocciolo is the new special education coordinator and resource teacher. He comes from El Dorado High School in Placerville where he was principal. He has a bachelor’s degree from University of California at Los Angeles and a master’s from California Lutheran College.

Daniel Barnett is a physics and chemistry teacher, coming from North Carolina. He previously worked as an engineer.  He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lawrence Technological Uni­versity in Michigan. His teaching certificate is from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Phillip Branstetter will teach safety education. His bachelor’s degree is in history from New Mexico State Uni­versity, Las Cruces. He has a social studies credential.

Carlotta Hurst, coming from Vacaville Unified School District, teaches instrumental music. Her bachelors in music education is from CSU Chico and her masters in instrumental conducting was earned from CSU Sacramento.

Debora Miller is a resource teacher in English. She most recently as a resource/inclusion specialist at Central Elementary in Belmont. Her bachelor’s in behavioral science and her master’s degree in instructional leadership are from National University. She holds a special education credential from CSUF.

Dana Minard is a resource teacher. He comes from Greenfield High School in Greenfield where he taught resource/special education. He holds a bachelor’s in speech communication from CSUF and a multi-subject credential from CSU Monterey Bay, a moderate/severe certificate from San Jose State University and a  mild/moderate special education certificate from CSUMB.

Tony Mowrer teaches choral music. He most recently was a professor of music and chair of the Division of Liberal Arts at Rochester College in Michigan.

He holds a bachelor’s in music from Lubbock Christian Uni­versity in Texas; a master’s in music history from West Ches­ter University in Penn­sylvania; and a doctorate in music education from Temple University in Pennsylvania.

Lars Thorson will teach drama. At Huntington Middle School in San Marino he taught English, drama and physical education to sixth- and seventh-graders. His bachelor’s is from Emerson College in theater arts and creative writing. His master’s in theater arts was earned at Columbia University; his credential is from UCLA.

Amy Weigel will teach English and yearbook. She comes from Santa Cruz High School where she was an English teacher.

Her bachelor’s in English is from St. Mary's College of California, and her master’s in education is from University of California at Santa Cruz. She has studied 19th century English literature at San Francisco State University.