New staff for a new school year at NCPC

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM

By Lori R. Brown, Communications Department, North Central Parke Schools

front- Marci Graves, Vincent Eldred, Alexa Gilman; middle- Travis Hart, and Noah Guerra; back- Anna Lorenze

With the start of the 2025-26 school year, North Central Parke Community Schools welcomed several new staff members.

New to Parke Heritage High School are Vincent Eldred- language arts teacher and Travis Hart- automotive technology teacher. Noah Guerra will be teaching band and choir at both Parke Heritage High School and Parke Heritage Middle School.

At Parke Heritage Middle School, Anna Lorenze joins the special services staff and will also be teaching reading literature. Alexa Gilman will be teaching the computer science and art class at both Rockville Elementary and Turkey Run Elementary Schools. Marci Graves will be teaching the three-year-old preschool class at Turkey Run Elementary School as well as serving as the preschool coordinator.

New instructional assistants are Bethany Frink, Whitney Scott, and Amanda Phillips. Joining the custodial staff are Michelle Smith and Jessica Wolford. New bus route drivers are Dawn Crowder, Tiffany Trissel, and Porshe Shaw.