With the many changes coming to middle school in the 24-25 year, all the teams at Mears will be reconfigured with the addition of teams for our new 6th graders.
Team Echo
Eighth Grade
Echo glacier is located 32 miles north of Juneau.
Team color: HOT PINK
Deanna James - Language Arts
Kehle Middleton - Math
Ben Armentrout - Science
Nick Middleton - Social Studies
Teresa Harrison - Counselor
Team Surprise
Seventh Grade
Surprise glacier is located 17.6 miles from Whittier.
Team color: BLUE
Lisa Peckham - Language Arts
Lauren Hundrup - Math
Joanna Hubbard - Science
Holly Roberts - Social Studies
Brittany Hallis - Counselor
Kim Caetano - Collaborator
Team Taku
Taku glacier is 22 miles north, northeast of Juneau.
Team color: TEAL
Julie Gregory - Life Skills teacher
Christine Kurth - Teaching Assistant
Jenn O'Neil - Teaching Assistant
Jackie Dunn - Teaching Assistant
Team Muir
Eighth Grade
Muir glacier is located in Glacier Bay National Park.
Team color: YELLOW
Mia Daniel - Language Arts
Grapes Pascual - Math
Stephen Peterson - Science
Chris Buchanan - Social Studies
Kodi Oakes - Collaborator
Teresa Harrison - Counselor
Team Blackstone
Seventh Grade
Blackstone glacier is located 3 miles from Whittier.
Team color: JADE
Romelyn Taray - Language Arts
Roxanne Demoss - Math
Holly Barclay - Social Studies
Elizabeth Gustafson - Science
Kay Schuster - Collaborator
Brittany Hallis - Counselor
Team Deadman
Deadman glacier is located on the Kenai Peninsula near Portage.
Team color: CAMO
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Dennis Sorenson - Physical Education
Kaitlin Mason - Physical Education
Team Raven
Seventh & Eighth Grade
Raven glacier is located near Girdwood. You can get to Raven glacier from the Crow Pass Trail.
Team color: BLACK
Matthew Bennice - Language Arts
Dwane Anderson- Science
October Davis - Social Studies
Tara Bivins - Math
Teresa Harrison - Counselor 8th
Brittany Hallis - Counselor 7th
Team Explorer
Explorer glacier is approximately 2 miles from the Begich Boggs Visitor Center in Portage.
Team color: TIE DYE
ELECTIVES
Kat Crumm - Art
Tyler Beardsley - Principles of Design and Modeling
Joshua Perry - Computer Tech/Video Production
Cindy Trawicki - Family Consumer Science
Cari McCubrey - Choir
Matthew O'Connor - Orchestra
Jason Edwards - Band & Jazz Band
Leslie Hannam - Health
Team Harvard
Harvard glacier is 40.3 miles northwest of Valdez.