Although 10 area school districts will have competitive races for their school boards, four don’t have enough candidates to fill the open seats, and five others have just enough.
In its Sunday edition, the Northwest Herald ran a list of candidates for area school boards. The list was not complete in part because of district offices being closed over the holiday. Following is a complete list of all the candidates who have filed petitions for the April 9 election.
On the ballot
(i) indicates incumbents
Listed in alphabetical order
Nippersink School District 2
Four openings:
Sharon Bianchini (i)
Dawn Heaney
Gary Kriz
Pierre Langlois (i)
Fox River Grove School Dist. 3
Four openings:
Timothy Hatfield
Michael Olencheck
Stephen Pickering (i)
Patrick Riley
Patrick Wall
Johnsburg School District 12
Four openings:
Karen M. Baird (i)
Gary S. Barla (i)
Jason Blumenthal
Linda Kvidera-Murphy
Thomas Low (i)
Michelle Martin (i)
Thomas J. Oeffling
McHenry Elementary School District 15
Four four-year terms:
Amanda Geyer
Patrick Miller (i)
Ted Pillow (i)
Kim Qualls (i)
Erik Sivertsen
One two-year term:
John O’Neill (i)
Riley School District 18
Four openings:
Tim Aubry (i)
Anita Mitchell (i)
Dawn Northcutt (i)
Alden-Hebron School District 19
Four openings:
Andy Madsen (i)
Chris Olson (i)
Sue Walters (i)
Cary School District 26
Four openings:
Christopher Christensen
Jennifer Crick
Scott Epstein
Josh Howell
Chris Jenner (i)
Julie Jette (i)
Floyd Myers (i)
Bruce Ritter
Bradley Slavik
Harrison School District 36
Three four-year terms:
Mellady S. Ahrens
Jeremy Bersie
Angela A. Hartfield
Karen M. Maye
Mark Nothdorf (i)
One two-year term:
Michael Jackiw (i)
Ronald J. Wenk
Prairie Grove School District 46
Four openings:
Laura Barker
John Bowman
Laura Domoto (i)
Charlotte Kremer (i)
Anna Olas
Margaret Ponga
Rick Salvo
Crystal Lake School District 47
Four openings:
Betsy Les
Jeff Mason (i)
Eileen Palsgrove
Donna Ricci
Rob Routzahn (i)
Ruth Scifo (i)
Harvard School District 50
Four openings:
Diana Bird (i)
Richard D. Crosby
Samuel Finfrock
Steve Garrels
Rebecca Klein (i)
Dennis Reilly
Richard F. Stoxen (i)
Marengo Community High School District 154
Four openings:
Jerald W. Darlington, Jr. (i)
Linda Dujmovich (i)
Scott Fillmore
Jodie Kanaly
Todd Volkening (i)
Community High School District 155
Four openings:
Gary Oberg (i)
Dave Secrest (i)
Ann Somers (i)
Ted Wagner (i)
McHenry High School District 156
Four openings:
Donald Cichoski
Ronald Fischer
Gary Kinshofer
Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157
One two-year term:
No candidate
Four four-year terms:
Michelle Graham (i)
John Schleibinger (i)
David Thomas (i)
Consolidated School Dist. 158
Four openings:
Donald Drzal (i)
Michael Fleck
Kimberly Skaja (i)
Paul Troy (i)
Marengo-Union Elementary School District 165
One two-year term:
Thomas Dujmovich (i)
Four four-year terms:
Megan Lopez
Tony Villarreal (i)
Gregory Wright (i)
John Wyrostek (i)
Woodstock School District 200
One two-year term:
David Shinherr (i)
Four four-year terms:
Carl Gilmore
Camille Goodwin (i)
Katherine Lechner (i)
Paul J. Meyer (i)
Bill Nattress
Michael Wellwerts
Community Unit School District 300
Three openings:
David Alessio (i)
Kathleen Burley
Anne Miller (i)
What happens to the empty spots: If the empty slots aren’t filled by write-in candidates, the newly elected boards will appoint someone to fill the seat. To register as a write-in candidate, residents must file a notarized declaration of intent with the McHenry County Clerk’s Office by Feb. 7. Forms are available at the clerk’s office, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock. For information, call 815-334-4242.
• Reporter Chelsea McDougall contributed to this story.
