Toni Theisen is the World Languages and Cultures department chair. She is also the Thompson School District World Languages and Cultures curriculum representative.

Courses: French I, French II, French III, French IV, IB French III, IB Prep French I, IB Prep French II.

Ana Rojas-Rymes

Ana Royas-Rymes teaches upper level Spanish classes, including classes that can receive college credit.

Education:

Courses: Spanish II// Spanish III//Spanish IV

Bio: Kendra Omlid lived in Germany with a host family for a year in high school and later studied abroad at the University of Hamburg for a semester. She also organized and led seminars for high school exchange students in Germany . She is a co-sponsor of the LHS International Club.

Education:

- B.A., Germanic Studies, Economics, and International Affairs, University of Colorado at Boulder

- Study Abroad: Universitat Hamburg

Courses: German I, German II, German III, German IV, IB Lang B German IV

Genie Rys

Bio: Genie Rys lived in Spain for two years and returns to Spain when possible. She has taught Spanish at kindergarten through college levels as well as ESL at the high school level. She has two college-age daughters and likes to run, hike, and travel.

Education:

Bio: Deanna K. Dykstra earned her B.A. and M.A. in Spanish from CSU. She taught at South Dakota State University for 5 years before moving back to Colorado.

Ms. Dykstra traveled to Bolivia in the summer of 2007 where she boated on the highest navegable lake in the world, ate llama and picked coffee. In October 2007, she co-presented 2 papers at the National Indian Education Association's annual conference in Honolulu. In spring 2007, she and Ms. Rys presented a session on using storyboards in the language classroom at the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers' Conference.

Ms. Dykstra is a fourth-generation Coloradoan. She and her family also own a toffee company in Fort Collins, which occupies some her freetime in the fall. Her son Jacob helps more with the business than she does!

Ms. Dykstra is advisor to the Knitting Club .

Courses: Spanish II, Pre-IB Spanish II, and IB Spanish III

Bio: “Profe” Parks has lived in Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain. He has taught Spanish, English, and French at high school, junior high, and to adult learners. Before that, he led bicycle tours throughout Europe and the American West. He is very pleased to be teaching here at LHS, as he is passionate about Spanish and engaging the minds of high school learners. He is also the Chess Club sponsor.
Education: M.A. –Masters of Educational Leadership
CSU – Project Promise XVII
B.A. – Spanish Language, Literature and Cultures CSU
B.A. – Environmental Studies, CU

Find out more information about Profe Parks' Spanish classes.

Courses: Spanish I

Biography Pending

Courses: Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish II.