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8th Grade

Eighth Grade Curriculum

Blue Team

Brent Lackas
Brent.Lackas@wayzataschools.org

Polly Laugen
Polly.Laugen@wayzataschools.org

Tony Williams
Tony.Williams@wayzataschools.org

Jenn Reidy
Jennifer.Reidy@wayzataschools.org

Jamal Clarke
Jamal.Clarke@wayzataschools.org

Gold Team

Chad Bartels
Chad.Bartels@wayzataschools.org

Anna Casper
Anna.Caspar@wayzataschools.org

Kristi Johnson
Kristi.Johnson@wayzataschools.org

Audrey Ryberg
Audrey.Ryberg@wayzataschools.org

Kiran Zaman
Kiran.Zaman@wayzataschools.org

Sara Gimse
Sara.Gimse@wayzataschools.org

Green Team

Ruth Basant
Ruth.Basant@wayzataschools.org

Molly Davin
Molly.Davin@wayzataschools.org

Brian Deeney
Brian.Deeney@wayzataschools.org

Kate Thomas
Kate.Thomas@wayzataschools.org

Sara Gimse
Sara.Gimse@wayzataschools.org

Kiran Zaman
Kiran.Zaman@wayzataschools.org

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