Head Athletic Trainer

Taylor is the Head Athletic Trainer at Owyhee High School. 2024-2025 marks her 12th year as a Certified & Licensed Athletic Trainer, as well as 10th year as a teacher/concurrent credit instructor. She teaches Sports Medicine II and III for concurrent credit through Boise State and also serves as a preceptor for their Master of Athletic Training program students. Within her building, Taylor leads her students as a HOSA Advisor and was recently named Idaho's Outstanding HOSA Leader of the Year for 2024. Currently, she serves as the Representative for Rehabilitation Services and Public Safety on the West Ada Advisory Council and is a member of Owyhee's AVID Site Team.

 Originally from Southern California, Taylor grew up dancing and taught dance classes throughout college. She went to Chapman University where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training with a minor in Integrated Educational Studies. She spent her college summers traveling around the Pacific Northwest as a UCA Instructor, and eventually as an athletic trainer for Varsity Event Administration. She continued her education at Boise State where she served as the athletic trainer for Volleyball, Sand Volleyball and Men's Tennis while earning her Master of Kinesiology in Athletic Leadership. From there, Taylor began her high school teaching career at Mountain View and was there for 6 years before moving to Owyhee when it opened. Her husband, Pete, now teaches Business/Marketing classes at Owyhee too. Together, they have a son (4), daughter (2) and golden retriever (6). When the Clark Family isn't at Owyhee, you can find them exploring all the splash pads and trampoline parks throughout the Treasure Valley. 

Contact information: clark.taylor@westada.org

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Rachel is an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Owyhee High School and teaches Health Professions and Sports Medicine III. 2024-2025 is her 2nd year teaching at Owyhee and 1st year back in the Athletic Training room (after being at home with her little girls). She is an advisor for the HOSA club (Future Health Professionals) and the Concessions Manager for the high school.

Rachel studied Athletic Training at the University of Utah and was the head Athletic Trainer for 5 years at Hunter High School in the Salt Lake City area before moving to Idaho with her family 2 years ago. She grew up playing sports and has always had a passion for helping people, so Athletic Training was her perfect pathway. She served an LDS mission to New Zealand, was Athletic Training Student of the Year, and the graduation speaker for the College of Health in 2017. Rachel has been married to Keith Manis for 7 years. They have a 4-year-old daughter, Kennedy; and 2-year-old daughter, McKinley; and are expecting a son in February 2025.

Contact Information: manis.rachel@westada.org

Directing/Team Physician

Contact Information: Dr. Derek Kunz, MD Saint Alphonsus

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