The Foxes Den

Listen in as Melinda Hafenrichter, Principal at Yorkville Grade School, discusses the motto of her school and what it means to staff, students, and parents. Hear about where her love of teaching comes from, what she would change if she had to do it all over again, and how many state championships she won as a middle school athlete.  

Listen in as Melinda Lasky, Director of Student Services, and Emma McGuire, Assistant Director of Student Services for Yorkville District 115 discuss the types of support District 115 offers the students and staff. Hear what special education means to them, the most challenging and rewarding aspects of their roles, and why that one student always stays with them. 

Listen in as Yorkville Middle School 8th Grade Students, Makayla Bryant, Reese Benjamin and Jaydin Kimont, discuss their thoughts about being freshmen in high school next year. Hear what activities they enjoy outside of class, the advice they would give to the incoming 7th grade class, and what grade they would give to the food in the school lunch program.  

Listen in as Cory Mehnert, Early Childhood Coordinator, discusses the time she spent 5 months as an exchange student in Uruguay. Hear about the A-Ha moment in becoming an early childhood teacher, what advice she would give her 17-year-old self, and the one thing she asked for most while living in another country.

Listen in as Dr. David Travis, Principal of Yorkville High School, discusses the most challenging and most rewarding aspects of being a High School Principal. Hear about the path he took in becoming a teacher, who is that one student he remembers most and why, and the fall he took before joining the Air Force.

Listen in as Steph McHugh, Yorkville District Book Ambassador, discusses where her love of books come from, her favorite camp in all the world, and what her classroom library looked like when she was a teacher. Hear how she searches out book stores across the globe, and what she can tell us about the secret society of the Book Ninjas.

Listen in as Yorkville High School Student Council President, Annie Wolf, and Vice President, Makenna Edwards discuss why Student Council is so important to them. Hear what it was like planning all the events during Homecoming week, what they do to get away from the everyday grind of being a high school student, and what they wish they knew as freshman to make the experience even sweeter.

Listen in as Dan McGuire, Head Coach of the Varsity Football team and Assistant Athletic Director at Yorkville School District 115, discusses the importance of the Homecoming Football Game, and how his coaching styles has changed over the years. Hear what led him to go into education, and his new found love of grilled peanut butter sandwiches.

Listen in as Chris Muth, Special Education Teacher and Head Coach for the Girls and Boys XC team, discusses his coaching philosophies and how they have changed over the years. Hear why Coach Muth compares the XC season to the Christmas Holidays, the reason he became a special education teacher, and what musical instrument gave him the best chance at a college scholarship. 

Listen in as Dr. Lynn Burks, Board of Education President, discusses the path she took to become the Board of Education President for the Yorkville School District. Hear why Dr. Burks loves the combination of learning and travel, why financial literacy should be part of the everyday life balance, and where she would ski if given the perfect day.