Welcome New Staff

A Dilly Dipper is someone who works at Dairy Queen who dips the ice cream in chocolate.  Mrs. Patricia Kolias, new English teacher, was once a Dairy Queen employee and bring much of her Ohio upbringing to the classroom. Kolias lived in Ohio and taught for 9 years at Canton McKinley High School before she applied to FCPS. She had heard great things about the staff and students here at Linganore, and is looking ...

This story is part of Lancer Media’s fall series welcoming new staff.  We enjoyed learning about many teachers but apologize that we were unable to cover every new teacher.   She obsesses over Pretty Little Liars, lives for trips to the movie theater, and only wants the chewiest, gooiest chocolate chip cookies. Interestingly enough, she is not a student; she is Mrs. Samira Diggs, the newest Ameri...

This story is part of Lancer Media’s fall series welcoming new staff.  We enjoyed learning about many teachers but apologize that we were unable to cover every new teacher.   Mr. Christopher Bittner: A glutton for punishment or a sweet fit? Assistant principal Bittner is one of the three administrators and ten teachers starting fresh at Linganore in 2016. The one thing that can be used to brib...

Mr. Jesse Bortner is one of the 243 new teachers that Frederick County Public Schools hired this year. Bortner is an ambitious, young, motivated teacher who is currently teaching English 10. He is originally from York, Pennsylvania. He attended Mount Aloysius College, majoring in English and Secondary Education. Bortner enjoys activities such as lifting weights and running. He also loves to play...

This story is part of Lancer Media’s fall series welcoming new staff.  We enjoyed learning about many teachers but apologize that we were unable to cover every new teacher. Amber McCauley has been working at FCPS schools for 12 years. She begins her second year at LHS teaching Fundamentals of Chemistry and Physics of Earth and Space. She has more than classroom experience.  In high school, Mc...

This story is part of Lancer Media’s fall series welcoming new staff.  We enjoyed learning about many teachers but apologize that we were unable to cover every new teacher. Mr. James Jensen teaches Modern World History and AP World History and has a passion for farming. He raises chickens, goats, turkeys, ducks and dogs. “My dog just had puppies. If I seemed tired the other day it was because ...

This story is part of Lancer Media’s fall series welcoming new staff.  We enjoyed learning about many teachers but apologize that we were unable to cover every new teacher.   Ms. Nancy Doll has been an administrator for 20 years in Frederick County Public Schools. While she has never been a Lancer before, many students have experienced her leadership. Doll wants to promote student success ...

“When I was a kid I wanted to be a pilot.” Mr. Matthew Kronk, one of four new English teachers, likes to consider himself an adventurer even if he hasn't traveled much. From delivering papers to working in a steel mill, he seems to have tried many job and career paths.   Why choose education? Growing up, Kronk never really thought about being a teacher. He spent two years at California Universi...

Drama and dance are two skills added to Mrs. Angela Smithhisler's "history record." Smithhisler returns to Linganore for her first full year of teaching both history and the fine arts. In the 2015-16 school year, she taught history classes in the spring semester and will continue for the first semester this year and then move into the performing arts hallway for the remainder of the year to teach ...