Mrs. Weninger has been at WMS since 2000. Before that, she taught Biology
at the high school and Laboratory Science at Manor College in Jenkintown.
Mrs. Weninger received her B.S. in Medical Technology from the University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia and her M.A. in Secondary Education from La
Salle. When she is not teaching, Mrs. Weninger enjoys spending time with
her husband Mark, daughter Rachel, and her dog Nittany.
Mr. Hartman lives in Bucks County, PA. He is married and has one child -
Thomas who is nine years old. He has taught at the Middle School for the
last seven years. Mr. Hartman Has a B.A. in English/Communications and a
M.A. in Education. He is also the head coach of the Middle School Girls
Soccer and Softball teams along with coaching the Varsity Girls High School
Basketball team.
Ms. Test has lived in Virginia, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Mexico.
She is married and has two kids - 13 and 16 years old. She
moved here from Albuquerque in 2002, where she taught bilingual 7th grade
Latin American and New Mexican history and culture for 10 years
at John Adams Middle School. She earned an M.A. in Latin American Studies
from the University of New Mexico and a B.A. in Latin American Studies from
Central Connecticut State University.
This is Ms. Spall's second year in the Wissahickon School District. She
has a B.S. from Temple University in Secondary Education-English. Before
joining the Wissahickon School District, she taught English in two
Philadelphia Charter high schools as well as was a Title I Reading teacher
at St. Gabriel's Hall in Audobon,PA. She is currently taking graduate
classes at Cabrini College to obtain a Master's degree in Education with a
Principal certification. She
will graduate December 2009. Travel is Ms. Spall's passion!!! She leaves the
country every year on a
different adventure. In addition to travel, her other passions are cooking &
shopping.
She lives in a neighboring district with her family and two dogs, Dutchess &
Samson.
Ms. Briggs has been teaching at WMS since 1994. She has worked with all grade
levels throughout that time and is pleased to be a member of the Spartans
team. Ms. Briggs earned a B.S. in Special Education at Gwynedd-
Mercy College and an M. Ed. in Special Education at Beaver College (Arcadia
University). Ms. Briggs continues her affiliation with Arcadia as an adjunct
professor. When not teaching, Ms. Briggs enjoys reading and spending time with
family, friends, and her book club.
This is Mr. Deckebach's 17th year teaching, 4th at WMS, and 2nd with the
mighty Spartans. Mr. D is also the MathCounts coach at WMS and has had the
good fortune of having students excel at Chapter, State, and National
MathCounts Competitions. Mr. D earned his B.S. (and first teaching
certificate) from Eastern Michigan University and his Master's degree in
Mathematics Education from Arcadia University. His post-graduate work is
on-going and this past summer he took a course in learning how to work with a
program called Geometer's Sketchpad that he plans to introduce to his students
this year. Mr. D is the proud husband of Shady Grove Reading Specialist, Mrs.
Deckebach, and has a 9th grade son and 2nd grade daughter in the Abington
School District. Between family and school he finds time to devote to
running, weight lifting, and his true passion --- attending live music concerts.
