O’Rourke Middle School Main Office
173 Lakehill Road
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
Main Office: 518-399-9141, ext. 84000 Fax: 518-384-2588
Attendance Office: 518-399-9141, ext. 84002
Principal: Colleen Wolff
Phone: 518-399-9141, ext. 84001 | cwolff@bhbl.org
Assistant Principal: Nancy Pearse
Phone: 518-399-9141, ext. 84000 | npearse@bhbl.org
Attendance Office: Vivian Perry (AM) and Joelle Brady (PM)
Phone: 518-399-9141, ext. 84002 | oms@bhbl.org
Principal’s Secretary: Judy Doepel
Phone:518-399-91411, ext. 84001 | jdoepel@bhbl.org
Main Office Secretaries: Susan Schwarting (AM) and Joelle Brady (PM)
Phone: 518-399-9141, ext. 84000 and ext. 84002 | oms@bhbl.org
Librarian: Doug Carlton
Phone: 518-399-9141, ext. 84306 | dcarlton@bhbl.org | Library Website
Guidance Office: 518.399.9141, ext. 84040
Social Workers/Counselor: Kelly Fisher
Phones: (Kelly) ext. 84031 | ext. 84037
kfisher@bhbl.org |
Psychologist: Jackie Somerville
Phone:518-399-9141, ext. 84039 | jsomerville@bhbl.org
Nurse: Courtney Powers
Phone:518-399-9141, ext. 84035 | cpowers@bhbl.org
Middle School Teaching Directory & Websites
6th Grade Teachers
Shauna Bryk, Literature/Social Studies | sbryk@bhbl.org
Sue Cifaratta, Math/Science | scifaratta@bhbl.org
Lisa Febraio, Math/Literature/Social Studies | lfebraio@bhbl.org
Monica Hills, Literature/Social Studies | mhills@bhbl.org | Mrs. Hills’ Website
Lauren Mattison, English/Literature/Social Studies | lmattison@bhbl.org
Peter North, English/Math/Science | pnorth@bhbl.org
Cheryl Rasmussen, English/Literature | crasmussen@bhbl.org
Kristin Trapini, Math/Science | ktrapini@bhbl.org
Valerie Wadsworth, English/Literature | vwadsworth@bhbl.org
Dolores Weaver, Math/Science/Social Studies | dweaver@bhbl.org
7th Grade Teams
Team 7-1: Mr. Ahern, Mrs. Brunson, Mr. Hanlon, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Kersch, Mrs. Kibler, Mr. Mascelli, Mrs. McCarthy,
Mrs. Moynihan [TEAM 7-1 WEBSITE]
Team 7-2: Mr. Duell, Miss Gestwick, Mr. Hanlon, Mrs. Johnson, Ms. King, Mrs. LaRosa
8th Grade Teams
Spartan 1: Mr. Devine, Mrs. Duell, Mrs. McDonnell, Mr. Metz, Mr. Morocco, Mr. Tarlo, Mrs. Brunson
Spartan 2: Mr. Long, Mrs. McDonnell, Mrs. McFarland, Mr. Morocco, Mrs. Sprenger, Mrs. Tezanos
Spartan 3: Mr. Antoski, Mrs. Capobianco, Mrs. Crowley, Mr. Lombardi, Mrs. McDaid, Mrs. Ronca, Mrs. Brunsin
Mrs. Weber, Mr. Yager [SPARTAN-2 TEAM WEBSITE]
English Language Arts
Melinda Crowley | mcrowley@bhbl.org | Mrs. Crowley’s Website
Eric Devine | edevine@bhbl.org
Sue LaRosa | slarosa@bhbl.org | Mrs. LaRosa’s Website
Laurie McFarland | lmcfarland@bhbl.org
Michele Moynihan | mmoynihan@bhbl.org
Math
Susan Gestwick | sgestwick@bhbl.org | Miss Gestwick’s Website
Kodi Kibler | kkibler@bhbl.org | Mrs. Kibler’s Website
Tom Metz | tmetz@bhbl.org
Dana Ronca | dronca@bhbl.org | Mrs. Ronca’s Website
Karen Tezanos | ktezanos@bhbl.org | Mrs. Tezanos’ Website
Science
Katie Duell | kduell@bhbl.org | Mrs. Duell’s Website
Rob Duell | rduell@bhbl.org
Kevin Long | klong@bhbl.org | Mr. Long’s Website
Tracy McCarthy | tmccarthy@bhbl.org
Julie McDaid | jmcdaid@bhbl.org | Mrs. McDaid’s Website
Social Studies
Kevin Ahern | kahern@bhbl.org
John Antoski | jantoski@bhbl.org
Kim Sprenger | ksprenger@bhbl.org
Carmen Tarlo | ctarlo@bhbl.org | Mr. Tarlo’s Website
Health
Lindsay Armbruster | larmbruster@bhbl.org
Nathan Chin | nchin@bhbl.org
Art
Regina Capobianco | rcapobianco@bhbl.org
Star Gaworecki | sgaworecki@bhbl.org
Lisa Johnson | ljohnson@bhbl.org
Penny McDonnell | pmcdonnell@bhbl.org
World Language
Suzanne Rayome, World Language Department Head, French | srayome@bhbl.org
Julie DeMarco, Spanish | jdemarco@bhbl.org
Jennifer Dinkel, Spanish | jdinkel@bhbl.org
Lauren Kirkwood, French | lkirkwood@bhbl.org
Caitlin Nirsberger, French | cnirsberger@bhbl.org
Tiffany Phelps, German | tphelps@bhbl.org
Ester Salasoo, ENL Teacher | esalasoo@bhbl.org
Leejun Taylor, Mandarin | ltaylor@bhbl.org
Joseph VanGelder, German | jvangelder@bhbl.org
Vicki Tremper, French |vtremper@bhbl.org
Physical Education
Gary Bynon | gbynon@bhbl.org
Colleen Froschauer | cfroschauer@bhbl.org
Geoff Leggieri | gleggieri@bhbl.org
Technology
Ed Hanlon | ehanlon@bhbl.org
Margaret Kelliher | mkelliher@bhbl.org
Christopher Lombardi | clombardi@bhbl.org
Nick Morocco | nmorocco@bhbl.org
Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS)
Melissa Capobianco | mcapobianco@bhbl.org
Mauranda Comley | mcomley@bhbl.org
Nicole Passante | npassante@bhbl.org
Music
Wayne Costner, Music & Chorus | wcostner@bhbl.org
Susan Rask, Band | srask@bhbl.org | Mrs. Rask’s Website
Rob Soricelli, Music & Chorus | rsoricelli@bhbl.org
Brian Tetlak, Band | btetlak@bhbl.org
Heather Walker, Orchestra | hwalker@bhbl.org
Special Education (SPED) & Skills
Kevin Crampton | kcrampton@bhbl.org
Carrie Giufre | cgiufre@bhbl.org
Karen Kersch | kkersch@bhbl.org
Kerstin King | kaking@bhbl.org
Michelle Martin | mmartin@bhbl.org
Matthew Mascelli | mmascelli@bhbl.org
Kim Ward | kward@bhbl.org | Miss Ward’s Website
Jaclyn Weber | jweber@bhbl.org | Mrs. Weber’s Website
Bryan Yager | byager@bhbl.org
Kim Brunson |kbrunson@bhbl.org
Brett Adams | |badams@bhbl.org
Support Staff – Teacher Aides & Assistants, Clerks & Monitors
Melissa Armstrong | marmstrong@bhbl.org
Judy Bloomer | jbloomer@bhbl.org
Kelly Chila | kchila@bhbl.org
Laura Coniglione | lconiglione@bhbl.org
Jalena Davis, Cafeteria Supervisor | jdavis@bhbl.org
Ruth Felano | rfelano@bhbl.org
Patty Henderson | phenderson@bhbl.org
Catherine Jensen | cjensen@bhbl.org
Suzanne Lovejoy | slovejoy@bhbl.org
John Marine | jmarine@bhbl.org
Dianna Marshall | dimarshall@bhbl.org
Cindy Pape | cpape@bhbl.org
Lisa Porter | lporter@bhbl.org
Shirley Seefeld | sseefeld@bhbl.org
Jennifer Sutliff | jsutliff@bhbl.org
Michelle Turnbull | mturnbull@bhbl.org
Karin Wallimann | kwallimann@bhbl.org
Brian Brink, Head Custodian | bbrink@bhbl.org
Emily Shultes | eshultes@bhbl.org