"Hello! My name is Lydia Huninghake (he-knee-hawk) and this year will start my 15th year of teaching with USD 383. I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education through Kansas State University while graduating with my Masters degree in Adaptive Special Education K-12 through Emporia State University. My role with MVA is to case manage students with exceptionalities along with instruct and organize our MTSS intervention courses.

My experience working in the Special Education world has taught me how to build relationships with students and teachers so we can work together to achieve emotional and academic goals. Virtual teaching has been a wonderful opportunity for families to support their students in collaboration with our team alongside them. I truly appreciate the ability to stay involved with helping our families, show student progress and push students to think about future goals.

My family and I live in Frankfort, Kansas on our family farm. Bryce, my husband, is a local farmer and we share three wonderful children together, Retley, Ellie and Perry. In our spare time, you can find us enjoying the outdoors, being on the farm, catching toads in our sand pile, spending time with our families and attending K-State football games in the fall.

Welcome to MVA - truly a great place to be. Game on!"