High School Administration Office
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Mrs. Patricia Sholar- High School Principal
Patricia Sholar received her Bachelor's Degree from Oklahoma State University, her Master's Degree from Northeastern OSU, her Principal's Certification from the University of Oklahoma, her Superintendent's Certification and her Post Graduate from Tulsa University. Mrs. Sholar's teaching career was in middle school, elementary school, and high school. She was a Superintendent of Schools in several districts for fifteen years and was Assistant State Superintendent of Education for the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Mrs. Sholar was honored and recognized by the Oklahoma Legislative House of Representatives as "One of Oklahoma's Finest Superintendents" and was appointed by the Governor to the Oklahoma Interagency Commission for Children, the Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention, the State Board of School Improvement where she served as Chairperson, the Textbook Task Force and the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Commission. She also received the Governor's Award for Academic Excellence for Innovative Educational Programs. Her service included serving on the State Interagency Council for Sooner SUCCESS, and the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, the State Superintendent's Advisory Board among many others. She was the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors for the OSSAA (Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association).
Among her community service, she has been involved in Leadership Oklahoma since 1996, the Academy for State Goals, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni, the Oklahoma State University Alumni, the Posse Club and many church activities.
She is married to Bob Sholar and they have spent many years traveling. They spent five months in Yellowstone National Park in their RV living in the grizzly bear corridor, enjoying the wild animals, the thermal areas, and being involved in studying the wolves of Yellowstone. They have four children: Bret Sholar who is with the Oklahoma Department of Mines and lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and three daughters; Curt Sholar who is an attorney with the United States Department of Interior in Billings Montana and lives in Laurel Montana with his wife, daughter and two sons; Susan Sholar Hanny who is on staff in the College of Education at Western State College in Gunnison Colorado where she lives with her husband and two sons; and daughter Sarah Sholar Landry who is the At-Risk Coordinator for Hinsdale County Public Health and is a Dental Assistant and lives in Lake City Colorado with her two sons.
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Mr. David Swisher- High School Assistant Principal
David Swisher has been in education for seventeen years. He graduated from Sonoma State University in Northern California where he received a BA in Physical Education and a California Teaching Credential. He also, completed his Masters Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2007. David taught both Physical Education and Mathematics at the middle school and high school levels and also coached baseball and football and is currently a school administrator.
David also worked as an administrator for the Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Home for three years. His position consisted of assuring that all standards met and surpassed state and national guidelines.
Mr. Swisher has been married for 27 years to his lovely wife Karen. Karen is a fourth year Oncology Fellow at Oklahoma University Health Science Center. He and his wife have two children, Lucas who is seventeen and Joshua who is six years old.
David and Karen breed and show Finish Spitz dog's better known as "Finikies". Finkies are the national dog of Finland and are bred for hunting small game and they make wonderful family pets.
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Mrs. Linda Marshall- High School Counselor
Linda Marshall has been in education for twenty-six years. She graduated from Seminole State College with and Associate Degree and East Central University Degree with a Bachelor's Degree in secondary education majoring in Chemistry and Biology. She graduated in the top ten students of her graduating class. Linda has taught Chemistry, Biology, Zoology, Anatomy, Physical Science and Earth Science. She received her Master's Degree from East Central University in Secondary Education and continued on to get her K-12 Counseling Certification. Linda is also certified as an Elementary Principal.
Ms. Marshall was named Teacher of the Year at Butner, Seminole County Teacher of the Year, Seminole Educator of the Month, Okemah High School Teacher of the Year, and was selected to Who's Who. She is married to Trey Holmes who is an accountant at UniMark in Edmond. She has two grown sons Shane, who is assistant Chief of Police in Seminole, OK and Darrin who works as an IT specialist in Huntsville, Alabama. Linda has five delightful grandsons.
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Ms. Dana Hall- High School Virtual Program Counselor
Dana Hall grew up in Newcastle and has lived in Oklahoma all her life. She is a graduate of Oklahoma City Community College with a degree in Child Development as well as Family and Consumer Science degree from East Central University. Dana has worked with children for many years throughout her career and enjoys working at ASTEC.
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Ms. Kristi Kime- High School Secretary/Registrar
Kristi Kime has worked for the Oklahoma State Department of Education and for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation. After 27 years of service to the State of Oklahoma, she retired in December of 2008.
Ms. Kime has two children, three grandchildren, and is expecting a new grandchild in October. In her free time she loves watching her kids play soccer, traveling, reading, and watching movies. She is half Scottish, and has started lessons in learning to play the bagpipes. Her goal is to play with the Oklahoma Scottish Pipes and Drums band very soon.
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Mr. James Pierce- High School Custodian
James Pierce was head custodian for Oklahoma City Schools for twenty-four years. This will be his tenth year at ASTEC. He and his wife have been married for thiryt-nine years and have three children. He loves watching sporting events and is an avid football fan.
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