I am Jay Tapia the principal of Severance Middle School. This is my 14 year in education. I grew up in Pueblo and attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley on a football scholarship where I earned a degree in Finance and General Business. After school I worked for ITT Financial Services and Sherwin- Williams as a manager. I went back to UNC and earned my elementary teaching license and a masters degree in Elementary Education. I taught 4th and 5th grade for seven years before going into administration. I moved from elementary to the middle school level where I was an assistant principal at John Evans Middle School for two years and Windsor Middle School for two. We have an outstanding staff here at SMS and the best students in the country. I look forward to working with our students every day.
Mr. Oleskevich is the Dean of Students at Severance Middle School. "Mr. O", as most students call him, loves his position because it allows him to interact with students of all grade levels. The Dean position is not just a disciplinarian; it is also a position from which Mr. O can support student academics, the building of social skills as well as serving as a conduit between parents and school. Mr. Oleskevich has been working in the Weld RE-4 School District for over 10 years. He has a BS in psychology with a minor in political science from Colorado State University. Mr. Oleskevich teaches 6th Grade Social Studies in addition to his role as Dean of Students.
This is Ms. Donahoo’s fifth year in the Windsor School District. She spent four glorious years at Windsor Middle School as a School Counselor and Coach. She is currently the School Counselor and Coach at Severance Middle School.
Ann Donahoo grew up in Cortez, Colorado near the four corners area, where her grandmother and parents still resides. After graduating High School from Montezuma Cortez High School, she went to Fort Lewis College and received a Bachelor of Art degree in Sociology. After completing her degree she moved to New York and truly enjoyed exploring the East Coast. In 2001 she moved to Denver and decided to pursue a degree in counseling. Once in Denver she began attendance at the University of Northern Colorado (Denver Campus). In 2005, she received a Masters degree in both School Counseling and Community Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy.
In her free time she enjoys playing sports, especially volleyball. Ann spends the majority of her free time with friends and traveling to new places. She really enjoys reading (obsessed with the Twilight series), music, concerts, and movies.
Mr. Lobmeyer is the Athletic Director as well as the Visual Art and Industrial Arts instructor at Severance Middle School. With the opening of SMS he transferred from Windsor Middle School where he spent fourteen years as the Visual Arts instructor, and football and wrestling coach. Prior to teaching at WMS he was the Visual Art Instructor at Fort Morgan Middle School. Where he also coached football and wrestling.
He studied Art in Vienna and loves to travel to Europe. He has been taking middle school students to Europe since 1996 and will be leading a group this year as well.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Education from Colorado State University and a Masters Degree from Walden University.
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