8th Grade students are grouped into four cohorts — East, North, South, West — each with its own homeroom, bell schedule, and room rotation. Find your student’s cohort below for their daily schedule and teacher contacts. All teachers can also be reached through the Team page or the general front office at ecmsgoffice@ecsonline.org.
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8th Grade Staff Directory
Full instructional team for 8th Grade, including paraeducators and support staff who work across all four cohorts.
- Alicia Navia — 8th Grade Math
- Tabitha Matthews — 8th Grade History
- Hunter Canedy — 8th Grade English
- Isabella Wahbeh — 8th Grade English
- Buncha Laohapanich — 8th Grade Science
- Paula Watts — 8th Grade Education Specialist
- Alejandra Camarena — Lead Paraeducator
- Cristal Castaneda — Paraeducator and Campus Support
- Gabriel Loyola — Paraeducator
East Cohort
Cohort teachers
- Hunter Canedy — ELA
- Isabella Wahbeh — ELA
- Alicia Navia — Advisory, Algebra
- Buncha Laohapanich — Science
- Tabitha Matthews — History
- Paula Watts — Education Specialist
- Alejandra Camarena — Lead Paraeducator
- Cristal Castaneda — Paraeducator and Campus Support
- Gabriel Loyola — Paraeducator
- Whitney Nunn — Games & Movement
- Mindy Sandoval — College Readiness
Semester 1 Bell Schedule
Monday — East Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:55 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 8:58-9:52 | Algebra | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 9:55-10:50 | Advisory | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 10:50-11:05 | Recess | ||
| 11:08-12:02 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | Classroom: West |
| 12:05-1:00 | History | Tabitha Matthews | Classroom: South |
| 1:00pm | Dismissal |
Tuesday & Thursday — East Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | G40/ELD | Tue Buncha Laohapanich; Thu Tabitha Matthews | Classroom: Tue West / Thu South |
| 8:45-9:44 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 9:47-10:45 | Algebra | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | Games & Movement | Whitney Nunn | Classroom: MPR |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-3:15 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |
Wednesday & Friday — East Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | Advisory | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 8:45-9:44 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 9:47-10:45 | Algebra | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | College Readiness | Mindy Sandoval | Classroom: West |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-3:15 | History | Tabitha Matthews | |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |
North Cohort
Cohort teachers
- Tabitha Matthews — History
- Buncha Laohapanich — Science
- Hunter Canedy — Advisory, ELA
- Isabella Wahbeh — ELA
- Alicia Navia — Math
- Paula Watts — Education Specialist
- Alejandra Camarena — Lead Paraeducator
- Cristal Castaneda — Paraeducator and Campus Support
- Gabriel Loyola — Paraeducator
- Whitney Nunn — Games & Movement
- Mindy Sandoval — College Readiness
Semester 1 Bell Schedule
Monday — North Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:55 | History | Tabitha Matthews | Classroom: South |
| 8:58-9:52 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | Classroom: West |
| 9:55-10:50 | Advisory | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 10:50-11:05 | Recess | ||
| 11:08-12:02 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 12:05-1:00 | Math | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 1:00pm | Dismissal |
Tuesday & Thursday — North Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | G40/ELD | Tue Alicia Navia; Thu Hunter Canedy | Classroom: Tue East / Thu North |
| 8:45-10:45 | History | Tabitha Matthews | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | College Readiness | Mindy Sandoval | Classroom: West |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-2:14 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 2:17-3:15 | Math | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |
Wednesday & Friday — North Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | Advisory | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 8:45-10:45 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | Games & Movement | Whitney Nunn | Classroom: MPR |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-2:14 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 2:17-3:15 | Math | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |
South Cohort
Cohort teachers
- Buncha Laohapanich — Science
- Tabitha Matthews — Advisory, History
- Alicia Navia — Math
- Hunter Canedy — ELA
- Isabella Wahbeh — ELA
- Paula Watts — Education Specialist
- Alejandra Camarena — Lead Paraeducator
- Cristal Castaneda — Paraeducator and Campus Support
- Gabriel Loyola — Paraeducator
- Michelle Bradford — Green Ambassadors
- Sarah Burger — Handwork
Semester 1 Bell Schedule
Monday — South Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:55 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | Classroom: West |
| 8:58-9:52 | History | Tabitha Matthews | Classroom: South |
| 9:55-10:50 | Advisory | Tabitha Matthews | Classroom: South |
| 10:50-11:05 | Recess | ||
| 11:08-12:02 | Math | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 12:05-1:00 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 1:00pm | Dismissal |
Tuesday & Thursday — South Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | G40/ELD | Tue Hunter Canedy; Thu Alicia Navia | Classroom: Tue North / Thu East |
| 8:45-10:45 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | Green Ambassadors | Michelle Bradford | Classroom: East |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-2:14 | Math | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 2:17-3:15 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |
Wednesday & Friday — South Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | Advisory | Tabitha Matthews | Classroom: South |
| 8:45-10:45 | History | Tabitha Matthews | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | Handwork | Sarah Burger | Classroom: Estrella |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-2:14 | Math | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 2:17-3:15 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |
West Cohort
Cohort teachers
- Alicia Navia — Algebra
- Hunter Canedy — ELA
- Isabella Wahbeh — ELA
- Buncha Laohapanich — Advisory, Science
- Tabitha Matthews — History
- Paula Watts — Education Specialist
- Alejandra Camarena — Lead Paraeducator
- Cristal Castaneda — Paraeducator and Campus Support
- Gabriel Loyola — Paraeducator
- Michelle Bradford — Green Ambassadors
- Sarah Burger — Handwork
Semester 1 Bell Schedule
Monday — West Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:55 | Algebra | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 8:58-9:52 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 9:55-10:50 | Advisory | Buncha Laohapanich | Classroom: West |
| 10:50-11:05 | Recess | ||
| 11:08-12:02 | History | Tabitha Matthews | Classroom: South |
| 12:05-1:00 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | Classroom: West |
| 1:00pm | Dismissal |
Tuesday & Thursday — West Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | G40/ELD | Tue Tabitha Matthews; Thu Buncha Laohapanich | Classroom: Tue South / Thu West |
| 8:45-9:44 | Algebra | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 9:47-10:45 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | Handwork | Sarah Burger | Classroom: Estrella |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-3:15 | History | Tabitha Matthews | |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |
Wednesday & Friday — West Cohort
| Time | Class | Teacher | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:42 | Advisory | Buncha Laohapanich | Classroom: West |
| 8:45-9:44 | Algebra | Alicia Navia | Classroom: East |
| 9:47-10:45 | ELA | Hunter Canedy | Classroom: North |
| 10:45-11:00 | Recess | ||
| 11:03-12:32 | Green Ambassadors | Michelle Bradford | Classroom: East |
| 12:32-1:12 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-3:15 | Science | Buncha Laohapanich | |
| 3:15pm | Dismissal |