Coaches

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Jessica Chapman

Assistant Coach

This is Mrs. Chapman’s 16th year teaching at Vernon Hills High School; she has proudly coached the math team all 16 years. Mrs. Chapman will be helping prepare the team for the state competition beginning in January. This year, she is teaching Geometry and PAWS! When not at school, Mrs. Chapman enjoys spending time traveling with her husband and two kids.

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Jared Gustafson

Assistant Coach

This is Mr. Gustafson's first year coaching Math Team and 4th year teaching at Vernon Hills High School. This year, he is teaching Algebra 1, Geometry, and is a Numeracy interventionist. Mr. Gustafson also is the head coach of the girls Track and Field team. He has been married for 5 years and enjoys photography and being outdoors in his free time.

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Alex Joe

Assistant Coach

This 2022-2023 school year will be Mr. Joe's 5th year teaching at Vernon Hills High School, 15th overall. He is teaching Precalculus and Intermediate Algebra 2 this year. Prior to his arrival at VHHS, he taught 8th grade at Lincoln Hall Middle School for three years. He also taught at Champaign Central High School for seven years while occasionally helping out with their Math Team. Mr. Joe is married to his wife Amy, and they have two beautiful daughters, Anna (6 years old) and Abby (5 in November). In his free time, Mr. Joe enjoys spending time with his family and playing/watching sports. Go Cougars!

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Steven Korney

Head Coach

This is Mr. Korney's 17th year coaching Math Team and 19th year teaching at Vernon Hills High School.  He teaches Algebra I.  He also coached softball at VHHS for 10 years.  Mr. Korney is married to Mrs. Korney and they have 5 children: Jacob (14), Madelyn (11), Charlotte (9), Taylor (4) and Jude (2). In his free time, Mr. Korney likes spending time with his family and playing/watching sports.

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Jen Tye

This is Ms. Tye's 26th year teaching in District 128 and her 31st year teaching overall. Ms. Tye was a Math Team coach for 11 years at the start of her career, and then returned again last school year. She currently teaches Algebra 2/Trigonometry Honors and Algebra 1. Ms. Tye has 3 children: Nicole ( 18 ), Kylie ( 18 ), & Hailey ( 15 ). In her free time, Ms. Tye loves to travel, run, bike, pretty much anything outdoors.