Who’s Making A Difference in March 2024


It’s time to celebrate the students and staff who did an outstanding job of displaying the core Waukee CSD values in March! Please take a minute to read through the list of amazing nominees, and then watch the March Making a Difference video to see their reactions!

March Making a Difference Nominees

  • Lesley Christiansen – Mental Health Coordinator/District Office
  • Nahel Hasan – Family Support Specialist/District Office
  • Nick Tschudin – IT/Eason & Prairieview
  • Melina Mena-Davis – Teacher/Northwest High School
  • Tara Rechkemmer – Teacher & Librarian/Northwest High School
  • Elizabeth Reels – Teacher/Northwest High School & Timberline
  • Parjanya Manchikanti – Student/Prairieview
  • Andrew Mayes – Teacher/Prairieview
  • Susan Westbay – Student/Prairieview
  • Saily Bah – Student/Radiant Elementary
  • Annie Brummel – Teacher/Radiant Elementary
  • Joe Burch – Teacher/Shuler Elementary
  • Lin Smith – Special Ed Associate/Shuler Elementary
  • Maggie Burns-Fess  – Teacher/South Middle School
  • Dani Franklin-Printy – Teacher/South Middle School
  • Kathy Fuller – Teacher/South Middle School
  • Melissa Grimm – Teacher/South Middle School
  • Joanna Huisman – Teacher/South Middle School
  • Lindsey Marshall-Vollstedt – Teacher/South Middle School
  • Galia Martinez-Negrete – Student/South Middle School
  • Katie Teff – Teacher/South Middle School
  • Clay Young – Assistant Principal/South Middle School
  • Caleb Hales – Assistant Principal/Trailridge
  • Jennifer Merk – AEA/Trailridge
  • Adam Shockey – Principal/Trailridge
  • Joni Gilchrist – Teacher/Walnut Hills
  • John Kennedy – Special Ed Associate/Walnut Hills
  • Tony Dam – Teacher/Waukee High School
  • Jeff Knutson – Teacher/Waukee High School
  • Cheri Olerich – Special Ed Associate/Waukee Middle School

Congratulations to all of our amazing nominees! Any staff member or student may nominate another staff member or student by filling out a form on the Waukee CSD intranet. Once there, scroll down until you see the green bar.