WELCOME TO THE ADMIN TEAM CHIP ELFERING: WSD would like to welcome Chip Elfering to our Admin Team! Chip is the new Morris Schott STEAM Elementary principal starting in the 2023-2024 school year. Get to know him by reading a little bit about him below:
Chip has been a coach and an educator! Here are some of his experience:
7th Grade Language Arts and History STEM teacher from 2006-2013
2012 Co-teacher of the year award from Mid-Columbia STEM Foundation
2013-2015 English Language Development (ELD) Instructional Coach/Athletic Director
2015-2020 Assistant Principal Pasco High School
2020-2022 Principal of Mark Twain Elementary
2022-2023 Head of Academics at North Star Christian Academy (MN)
2006-2013 South Ridge High School Boys Varsity Soccer Coach
2004-2007 & 2009-2015 Richland High School Girls Assistant Soccer Coach
2007-2009 South Ridge High School Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach
2008-2013 Ochoa Middle School Girls Basketball Coach
From Chip!
Your "Why" for the upcoming school year
Students and Staff, building relationships, and seeing others succeed.
Why Mattawa?
Small town, family atmosphere where long-lasting relationships have been made. I really enjoyed my time here when going through the interview process. I felt at home and excited to learn from everyone that currently lives in Mattawa and works in the Wahluke School District.
Fun Facts #1
My wife and I are high school sweethearts, we met when I was 17 and she was 16.
Fun Facts #2
I won a State Championship in Football and Soccer my senior year of high school at Pasco High School.
What else should we know about you?
My wife and I have been married for 21 years this June. We have three kids, our oldest son Caleb (18 years old), he is a hockey player and will graduate in two weeks. Next year he will be moving on to Junior Hockey. Our second son Drayson (14 years old), he is a wrestler and was able to be a varsity wrestler in Minnesota as an 8th grader. He will be in 9th grade next year. Our daughter, Kearyn (13 years old), is a soccer player, and next year will be in 8th grade.
Chip will be on campus , if you see him on campus make sure to say Hey!