Staff Member Introduction
High School & Middle School

Meet Ms. Ashley Hughes

Hello, everyone! My name is Ashley Hughes, and this marks my 17th year as an English Teacher. Lake Superior State University is where I earned my bachelor's degree while I played four years of softball, which is still a sport that keeps me quite occupied all summer and fall long. I was born and raised in Gladstone, MI, from where I've most recently moved and spent the duration of my teaching career at Gladstone Junior High School. Last year, I was able to jump back up to the high school level, and I'm looking forward to continuing that path here at WIC in this area of the U.P. 

All Middle and High School Staff Introductions

  • Meet Mr. Cade Contreras

    Hi, my name is Cade Contreras and I am the new 6th grade Social Studies teacher at West Iron County. I am from the Munising area and have always had a passion for social studies and teaching. I graduated from Munising High School in 2018 …

  • Meet Mr. Grant Papineau

    My name is Grant Papineau, and I am the current Middle School Social Studies Teacher here at West Iron County Public Schools. I graduated in the Spring of 2023 from Central Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in Social …

  • Meet Mr. Jeff Swenski

    Jeff Swenski has been a teacher at West Iron County Schools for 19 years. When Jeff was a student at West Iron in the Building Trades program, his goal was to return one day as the instructor for the program. He attened Gogebic Comminty …

  • Meet Mrs. Tammie Carr

    Mrs. Carr was born and raised in Hillsdale, MI. After graduation she attended Eastern Michigan University and earned a Bachelor Degree in Music Education.She earned her Masters in Education from Northern Michigan University.  Mrs. Carr was …

  • Meet Mr. Chris Soha

    Hi. My name is Chris Soha, a math teacher here at West Iron. I currently teach Algebra thru Calculus; and have taught just about every high school math class in my 28 plus years of teaching. Although I graduated from the University of …

  • Meet Mr. Jesse Casari

    My name is Jesse Casari and I grew up in Hamilton Lakes, MI., and graduated from Norway High School. After graduating from High School I enlisted in the Army and spent over 20 years at various locations across the U.S. and in multiple …

  • Meet Eve Swanson

    My family moved to Iron River from Florence, Wisconsin when I was in 2 nd grade. I have been a life time resident of Iron River ever since. This is my 34th year employed at West Iron County Public Schools. When I first started I worked at …

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