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Menahga board finalizes 2026–27 coaching and staff hires, rejects two coach appointments
Summary
The board approved numerous coaching and staff hires for 2026–27, including varsity and junior-high positions, but voted to not approve Assistant Football Coach Kris Koll (unanimous) and Volunteer Football Coach Justin Brown (4–2).
The Menahga Public School District board approved a slate of hires for the 2026–27 school year covering football, volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, basketball, wrestling, and a Student Support Coordinator. Notable approvals recorded in the minutes include Head Boys Basketball Coach Cory Kapphahn (step 10), Head Girls Basketball Coach Cody Pulju (step 10), Assistant Cross Country Coach Nicole Oyster (step 10), and Student Support Coordinator Baileigh Baumgart.
Two staffing items failed: the board voted unanimously to not approve Assistant Football Coach Kris Koll, and later voted 4–2 to not approve Volunteer Football Coach Justin Brown (Sara Makela and Katie Howard voted against the disapproval). The minutes list step placements for many hires (for example, Justin Gonska, Assistant Football Coach, step 1).
