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Coach Kosark is entering his second year working with the Waynesville Middle School Track and Field program. He also spent previous years coaching boys basketball and track and field for The School District of Washington . Coach Kosark works in the Waynesville Middle School teaching 8th grade United State History.

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Hello, my name is Charlene Foote.  I am from and now living in Laquey, MO.  This is my 24th year working with the Waynesville School District teaching Physical Education.  I have coached middle school volleyball for 24 years and middle school track for 23 years.  I graduated from Laquey High School and then onto college at School of the Ozarks (now College of the Ozarks) and received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree and later completed my Master’s Degree in Education from Lindenwood University.  I have one daughter, Lela and one nephew, Matthew and now the proud grandmother of Tatum Nicole (Lela's) and Theodore Alva (Matt's).

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Josh Mize will be entering his 5th season as a middle school assistant track coach. He coached throws for three seasons and is currently the distance and pole vault coach for 7th and 8th grade boys and girls. As a former Waynesville graduate and Tiger athlete he understands the strong tradition of building quality student athletes within our programs and hopes to motivate those who train under him to be a positive player on the team, in the classroom, and around the community.

 Coach Mize holds a Bachelors of Education with an emphasis in Social Studies from the University of Missouri: Columbia. He will be teaching American Government and Sociology, as well as serving in the role of Assistant Director of Student Activities, at the high school. He previously taught 9 years of 8th Grade U.S. History at the middle school.

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Hello, my name is Alyssa Manning and this will be my 2^nd year coaching throws at Waynesville Middle School. I previously coached throws in my hometown of Sacramento, CA, and overall this is my 11th year involved in track and field. I began my track career in high school, as a 3-time league champion in the shot and disc, and state qualifier my senior year. I then went on to compete on the NCAA Division 1 indoor and outdoor track teams at UC Santa Barbara. From these experiences, I understand the significance of, and work to build foundational skills with student athletes at the middle school level that will carry them through the rest of their track careers.  

Currently, I am beginning by 2nd year teaching 9^th grade English Language Arts at Waynesville High School. I earned my Bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara, majoring in English and History, and my Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Texas, Arlington.