Name: Carly Truex

Birthday: January 4th 

Grade Teaching/Department: EC TA

My Family: My husband, Danny and our 2 pugs!

Military:~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies:~

Books/Authors: Kristin Hannah, any thrillers.

Candy: Brookshire chocolate covered SLPs, gummy worms, Reese’s

Coffee order: Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew (Pumpkin cream cold brew in the fall)

Collect anything:

Color: Pink

Dessert: Chocolate chip cookies

Disney Character:

Drink: Green tea, diet coke

Flower: Hydrangeas, tulips

Hobbies: Pure Barre, reading, walks with my pugs

Holiday: Halloween

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Clean smelling

Magazine: Vogue

Movies: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Notebook

Music:~`

Pets: Pugs

Restaurant: Chick-fil-a, Cava

Season: Fall

Snack: Salt and vinegar chips, anything spicy! (takis, etc)

Sonic Drink: Cherry Limeade

Sports Team: TN Vols

Store for yourself: Sephora, Ulta, Barnes and Noble, Target

Television Show: Friends

Vacation Spot: Isle of Palms, SC

What do you do to relax: Take my dogs on walks, bubble baths

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: My husband and I went to Greece on our honeymon this summer! I would love to go back.

Our classroom could always use more?:

 

Name: Sarah Malugin

Birthday: September 8th 

Grade Teaching/Department: EARLY CHILDHOOD TA

My Family: 1 SON

Military: NO

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: NO

Books/Authors: FICTION BOOKS

Candy: TWIX

Coffee order: MCDONALDS FRAPPE

Collect anything: SHOES

Color: RED

Dessert: CUPCAKES

Disney Character: Eeyore

Drink: DR PEPPER

Flower: SUNFLOWER

Hobbies: PAINTING POTTERY

Holiday: THANKSGIVING

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: CANDLES ANY SCENT

Magazine: do they even still have magazines??

Movies: comedy

Music: country

Pets: cats

Restaurant: Italian

Season: summer

Snack: Cheez its

Sonic Drink: lemon/berry nerd slush

Sports Team: vols

Store for yourself: dollar general

Television Show: reality

Vacation Spot: beach

What do you do to relax: read

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: somewhere tropical

Our classroom could always use more?: snacks

 

Name: Sara Mackey

Birthday: April 6th

Grade Teaching/ Department: Para for EC

My family: Family of 3 

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: None

Books/Authors: George RR Martin

Candy: White chocolate covered pretzels

Coffee/Tea: Caramel Latte

Color: Baby Blue

Collect anything: ~

Dessert: Publix Cake and Key Lime Pie

Disney Character: Cinderella

Drink: Water

Flower: All of them

Hobbies: House plants, yoga, kayaking

Holiday: Christmas and Halloween

Lotion/Fragrance/Candles:

Magazine:~

Movies: Comedy

Music: All kinds

Pets: Dogs and cats

Restaurants: Sushi

Season: Fall

Snack: Tomato and cottage cheese

Soda/Drink: Ocean water

Sports team: Titans and Vols

Store for yourself: Kroger

Television show: HBO

Vacation spot: Beach

What do you do to relax: Yoga and baths

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Disney World

Our classroom could always use more?:

 

Name: Olivia Liv Lucas

Birthday: September 3rd

Grade Teaching/Department: Early Childhood OT

My Family:~

Military:~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: nope

Books/Authors: Classics

Candy: Anything Sour

Coffee order: Hot Latte

Collect anything:~

Color: Dark Green

Dessert: Brownies

Disney Character:

Drink:~

Flower: Craspedia

Hobbies: Reading, Running, Hiking and Knitting

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Illume Terra Tobacc Candle

Magazine:~

Movies:~

Music:~

Pets: Pavlov (puppy)

Restaurant: First Watch

Season: Autumn

Snack: Dried fruits

Sonic Drink:~

Sports Team:~

Store for yourself: Target

Television Show:

Vacation Spot:

What do you do to relax:~

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?:

Our classroom could always use more?: Laminating Sheets

 

Name: Karen Trifilio

Birthday: June 18th

Grade Teaching/Department: OT Early childhood

My Family: Husband, 11 year old twin girls and 13 year old girl (all my kids will be in middles school this year)

Military: n/a

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: none

Books/Authors: suspense novels

Candy: Reuse’s, Tru Fru, sour patch kids

Coffee order: iced caramel macchiato

Collect anything: pens

Color: Purple or blue

Dessert: Vanilla cupcakes, cheesecake

Disney Character: Goofy

Drink: Diet Pepsi

Flower: Daisy or sunflower

Hobbies: spending times with my kids, swimming

Holiday: Christmas, 4th of July

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: floral fragrances

Magazine:

Movies: comedies and suspense

Music: country

Pets: golden retriever puppy (1 year and a half)

Restaurant: Viking pizza ,any Mexican restaurants, Chicken salad chic, chic fil a, chipotle, beef a roo

Season: summer and fall

Snack: pretzels, popcorn, cheese and crackers

Sonic Drink: strawberry lemonade, diet coke

Sports Team: Chicago cubs, bears, and Blackhawks

Store for yourself: target, bath and body works, kohls

Television Show: Ginny and Georgia, the Pitt, America’s got talent

Vacation Spot: beach, head home to Chicago

What do you do to relax: read, watch tv, spend time with my kids

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: all inclusive resort

Our classroom could always use more?: fidgets, sensory toys

 

Name: Ann Matanakilagi

Birthday: January 27th 

Grade Teaching/Department: ESL K-5

My Family: Family of 5

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: NO

Books/Authors: mystery, romance, Brene Brown

Candy: chocolate or gummies

Coffee order: I don’t drink coffee

Collect anything: no

Color: blue

Dessert: chocolate

Disney Character: Moana

Drink: Coke

Flower: Sunflower

Hobbies: reading, baking, traveling

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: vanilla

Magazine: n/a

Movies: Remember the Titans, Pride & Prejudice

Music: country

Pets: 2 Shih tzus- Shine and Shadow

Restaurant: Chic-fil-a, Costa Vida, Sonic, Texas Roadhouse

Season: Fall

Snack: trail mix

Sonic Drink: Coke

Sports Team: Vols

Store for yourself: Target

Television Show: true-crime

Vacation Spot: beach

What do you do to relax: paint, read, bake

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: A tour of the 7 wonders of the world

Our classroom could always use more?: dry erase markers

Name: Aylene Hamaoui

Birthday: April 19th

Grade teaching for the 2025/2026 school year: Teacher Assistant- General Education

My Family: We are a family of 5. We have 2 dogs, 2 cats, a snale, a lizard and a turtles. 

Military: NA

Dietary Restrictions/Allergies: No

Books/Authors: anything good mystery, keeps you guessing

Candy: Skor, Sweet and salty

Color: Lavendar

Collect Anything: Pens, stationary

Dessert: Strawberries, Raspberry with dark chocolate

Disney Character: Goofy

Drink: HOT~ Chai Tea Latte 

Flower: Tullips

Hobbies: Arts N crafts, reading going to the beach and CrossFit

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Lotions/Fragrance/Candles: Love them all

Magazine: People

Movies: Love lots

Music: Love lots

Pets: Dogs

Restaurant : lots of favorites

Season: Winter and Spring

Snack: Salty and Sweet

Sonic Drink:

Sports Team: Steelers

Store for yourself: Target, HomeGoods

Television Show: Chicago PD, Chicago Fire

Vacation: BEACH!

What do you do to relax: CrossFit, Beach, Read

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? All over the world

Our classroom could always use more?

Name: Kristi Ellison

Birthday: October 2nd

Grade Teaching/Department: SSS Lead

My Family: Family of 4 and 2 dogs 

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: No

Books/Authors: eclectic tastes; listen to a lot of audio books

Candy: no thanks

Coffee order: black coffee

Collect anything: ~

Color: green and blue

Dessert: Chocolate Cake

Disney Character: ~

Drink: Coffee, regular Coke, or water

Flower: ~

Hobbies: reading, listening to pod casts, walking my dogs

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: vanilla, sugar cookie, lemon, coconut

Magazine: ~

Movies: ~

Music: varied

Pets: Ellie and Jethro

Restaurant: Tito’s and Aubrey’s

Season: Summer

Snack: Snickers bar

Sonic Drink: ~

Sports Team: Volunteers and Titans

Store for yourself: Amazon

Television Show: ~

Vacation Spot: I would like to continue going to places out west.

What do you do to relax: dining with friends/family or massage

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Greece and Italy

Our classroom could always use more?: Paper towels, disinfecting wipes, wet wipes, Kleenex

 

Name: Abby Clinkenbeard

Birthday: November 14th 

Grade Teaching/Department: Early Childhood Teacher

My Family: 2 brothers , 1 half sister

Military: n/a

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: no

Books/Authors: self-help, Christianity

Candy: sour patch kids

Coffee order: venti iced brown sugar oak milk shaken expresso w/ brown sugar cold foam

Collect anything: no

Color: hot pink, light blue, lavender

Dessert: chocolate chip cookies, carrot cake

Disney Character: Minnie Mouse

Drink: Alani nutrition – except the shaved ice flavor

Flower: Daisy

Hobbies: plane spotting, church, hanging out with family and friends

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: vanilla, fruity scents

Magazine: n/a

Movies: The Chosen

Music: Christian Pop, Pop

Pets: I have a mini golden doodle named Finley 🙂

Restaurant: Chick-Fil-A

Season: Fall

Snack: Cheez Its

Sonic Drink: Large Dr. Pepper w/ sweet cream and vanilla

Sports Team: Titans

Store for yourself: Target or Lululemon

Television Show: n/a

Vacation Spot: beach

What do you do to relax: go outside in the morning to read the Bible

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Paris or Italy

Our classroom could always use more?: Lysol spray, markers, crayons, Velcro strips/dots

 

Name: Jessica Frias

Birthday: January 6

Grade Teaching/Department: Library Asst

My Family: ~

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: None

Books/Authors: Inspirational, true stories made into books

Candy: Trollies, dark chocolate with nuts, chocolate covered fruit

Coffee order: Frappuccino’s mocha, java chip

Collect anything: Beach decor

Color: Blue

Dessert: Anything chocolate, banana pudding

Disney Character: Not Disney, Pochacco and Snoopy

Drink: Ginger Ale, smoothies

Flower: Hydrangeas

Hobbies: Journaling, reading, Zumba

Holiday: All

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Non

Magazine: HGTV, National Geographic, Travel

Movies: Inspirational true stories

Music: 80s

Pets: Dogs

Restaurant: McAllister’s, Vikings, Fulin’s, Tropical Smoothie, Jamba juice

Season: Fall

Snack: Sea salt chips, spicy chips, nuts, pita chips

Sonic Drink: Peach sweet tea

Sports Team: Warriors, 49ers

Store for yourself: Marshall’s, Ross, Old Navy

Television Show: The Chosen

Vacation Spot: Beach

What do you do to relax: Read, walk, Zumba

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Israel, National Parks, Italy, Austria

Our classroom could always use more?: Tissues, bookmarks, post its,