P.E. Teacher
Michael Shanahan, Augustinian Volunteer
Degrees: BS in Finance and Economics
Teaching Experience: First year
" The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra"
Kindergarten Teacher
Erica Stevens
Degrees: BA in Diversified Liberal Arts w/ Elementary Education, Teaching credentials, MA in Reading (in process)
Teaching Experience: 3 years
Specialties in early elementary, reading/language arts instruction
"Keep it Simple" :-)
First Grade Teacher
Mary B. Monroe
Degrees: BS in Elementary Education
Teaching Experience: 40 years
Specialties in elementary education
"If there is a will, there is a way" and "Keep trying to succeed"
Second Grade Teacher
Celeste Cesena
Degrees: BA in Applied Arts and Sciences with multiple subject clear credential
Teaching Experience: 16 years
Specialties in working with children and preparing for sacraments
"Follow the Golden Rule"
Third Grade Teacher
Katie Crampton
Degrees: BA/BS
Teaching Experience: 2 years
Specialties in Human Development
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted" - Aesop
Fourth Grade Teacher
Molly Bennett
Degrees: BA in Liberal Studies with a minor in English
Teaching Experience: 6 years
Specialties in tutoring
"Build a dream and the dream will build you" - Robert H. Schuller
Fifth Grade Teacher
Elena Cala
Degrees: BS in Elementary Education, MS in Curriculum and Instruction, MS in Educational Administration
Teaching Experience: 18 years
Specialties: Permanent New York State Teaching Credential (Preschool-Grade 12), Clear California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, Clear California CLAD Certification, Administrative Services Credential, Certification to Teach English as a Second Language from the University of Notre Dame
“Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.” From Desiderata - by Max Ehrmann
Sixth Grade Teacher
Peter Minton
Degrees: BA in Asian Studies
Teaching Experience: 13 years
Specialties in social studies, science, and religion
"Academics is not only mastering of content, but mastery of how to learn"
Seventh Grade Teacher
Sarah Horton
Degrees: BA in English and Education; Masters in Teaching Reading
Teaching Experience: 3 years
"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket" - Chinese Proverb
Eighth Grade Teacher
Melissa Alegre
Degrees: BA in Liberal Studies with a specialization in math; MA in Teaching with a specialization in Educational Technology
Teaching Experience: 7 years
Specialties in Math
"Go down deep enough into anything and you will find mathematics" -Dean Schlicter
Middle School Math Teacher/Science Lab Teacher
Ramona Lapid
Degrees: BA in Liberal Studies and MS in Educational Technology
Teaching Experience: 17 years
Specialties in computer applications, math, and reading
"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much" -Mother Teresa
Music Teacher and Jr. High Youth Ministry Coordinator
David Adam Stevens
Degrees: BA in Theology
Teaching Experience: 3 years
Specialties in Music
"God alone is enough"
Extended Care Director
Pamela Davis
Degrees: BA in Business and Merchandising, CBEST and CPR certified
Teaching Experience: 11 years
Specialties in Sewing, craft making, and working with children
"The Lord blessed me with one child of my own but provides me with 200 more to care for and guide daily"