The new USD 428 teacher class of 2017-18 includes Alden Adams, Helping Hands Preschool; Kylie Birney, Abigail Rodriguez and Tina Vondracek, Lincoln; Brandi Boese, Andrea Ingram and Gail Skalla, Eisenhower; Rhonda Geisler, Riley; Molly Burger, Jefferson; Marlene Regehr and Darla Saindon, Park; Jennifer Christiansen, Jennifer Demaree, Destiny Denney, Jason Drouillard, Courtney Maska, Tyler Rydman and Brian Williams, Great Bend Middle School; Linsey Van Ornum, Jennifer Hopkins, Courtney True, Karla Martinez and Sheri Heilman, Great Bend High School; Liz Gruis, BCSS Ellinwood; and Michaela Heitschmidt, speech language pathologist.