Achieving our full potential.
Exploratory Staff
Music
Elaine Kellogg
Email: EJKellogg@usd232.org
Hello! I am excited for my 30th year in education, and my 16th year as the music teacher here at Riverview! After graduating from Louisiana State University, my teaching career began in my hometown of Lakeland, Florida. After teaching there for 9 years, I moved to the Kansas City area in 2002 and spent 5 years at Sylvan, where I was a reading/math teacher and then a Director of Education. I missed being in the music classroom, and when the opportunity arose at RE, I jumped! I have loved making music with our amazing students ever since! I have a daughter who grew up in our De Soto schools, including RE, and is now majoring in music education at KU! This is going to be another great year of learning and growing through music and I can’t wait to see and hear what our amazing musicians have to share!
Technology
Traci Seyb
Email: TSeyb@usd232.org
Hello! My name is Traci Seyb and I’m the technology teacher at Riverview. My husband and I live in the Riverview area and both of our children attended Riverview years ago. One is thriving in Boston after receiving a finance degree from Kansas State and the other at Pitt State studying Construction Management. I’m heading into my 30th year of teaching this year. I graduated from Kansas State University eons ago and started my teaching career in Wichita with fifth grade. We then moved to the North East corner of the state and I taught in Lawrence as a multi age teacher and a Literacy Learning Coach for several years. We moved to Shawnee when our daughter was in preschool and I decided I wanted to teach in the same district as my children. I taught fifth grade at Clear Creek for a couple of years and then when Riverview opened; I transferred over and taught fifth grade at Riverview. I was really excited to teach at Riverview because our school was one of the first to get one to one computers as a pilot that year. I jumped in as the tech teacher my second year here and have been loving it ever since. In my free time I enjoy traveling, volunteering, gardening and exploring trails with our sweet dog.
Physical Education
Trisha Terada
Email: TTERADA@usd232.org
Hi! I'm so excited to be entering my 12th year in education and my 4th year here at Riverview. After teaching 5th grade for the past three years, I'm thrilled to be in the gym full-time as the PE teacher. I love helping students stay active, build confidence, and grow through movement, teamwork, and fun.
I earned my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education while playing competitive volleyball at Bethel College and later received my Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix.
My husband Kaz and I have been married for 18 years and live in western Shawnee with our two boys, Kasen (8th grade) and Jaden (4th grade). As a family, we enjoy cooking together, traveling, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, cheering on our boys in sports, and taking care of our many animals including chickens, sheep, a snake named Bali, and our three French Bulldogs: Momo, Cha Cha, and Coco.
I'm proud to be a part of such an amazing school community and can't wait for a fun and active year ahead!!
Library
Justina Mollach
Email: justina.mollach@usd232.org
Hello! I'm Justina Mollach, your friendly school librarian who loves helping students find books they’ll love and spark their curiosity through stories, technology, and creative learning.. I’m passionate about making the library a cozy and welcoming space where every child feels excited to learn and be themselves. I was delighted to attend the University of Kansas for my undergraduate (Rock Chalk!) and received my Master's Degree in Library and Information Sciences at Emporia State University. Over the past 10 years I’ve taught library classes from youngest Pre-K learners all the way to college age students and I’m excited to get back to my favorite age group of elementary!
Art
Elizabeth Pursell
Email: EPursell@usd232.org
Ms. Pursell has taught Art at Riverview Elementary since 2018. She received her BS in Education, specializing in Art Education from Tyler School of Art, at Temple University in Philadelphia. Ms. Pursell experienced her practicum in inner City Philadelphia and her student teaching in Bucks County, PA. Her educational philosophy is teaching to the whole child. A world traveler, Ms. Pursell is passionate about emphasizing cross-curricular and multi-cultural content. Currently, Ms. Pursell is pursuing her Masters in Studio Art and resides in the district with her family and a large, lovable dog.
