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Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Mrs. Mitchell Text Box: Mrs. Mitchell is married to Thomas Mitchell, who is the pastor of the Praise Cathedral Church of God (headquarters in Cleveland, TN), where she attends church with her two sons. She is active in her local church where she teaches Sunday School and Children’s Church. Having received her B.A. in Elementary Education (K-6) from Southwestern College in 2007, she also recently earned an added endorsement to teach English/Language Arts for middle school (through 8th grade). Mrs. Mitchell says she enjoys teaching at the middle school level because “…most of the time, my students get my jokes! On a more serious note, I enjoy seeing them fulfill the high expectations I hold for them. Knowing that I have a part in equipping them to be the best they can be and helping them to prepare for the rest of their lives is a very rewarding experience for me!” For fun, Mrs. Mitchell enjoys spending time with her family, working in her flower garden, going camping, and reading a good novel. Text Box: Miss Sewell Text Box: Miss Sewell is the third grade teacher at Wellington Christian Academy. She grew up in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She has two sisters, Andrea (Mrs. Dome) and Misty. She has one three-year old niece, Annalee, who she enjoys spending time with very much. She attends church at Pioneer Christian Church in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Miss Sewell received a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Oklahoma State University, and she has a Kansas teaching license in Elementary Education. She knew from a very young age that she wanted to become a teacher some day. As a teenager, her experience working with children helped her to realize how much she enjoyed working with children. She knew that working in the field of education would give her the opportunity to influence the lives of young people. She likes teaching third graders because they are lots of fun! Outside of school, Miss Sewell’s favorite thing to do is to travel to new places and meet new people. She also enjoys hiking and camping. Text Box: Mrs. Townsend is the first grade teacher at Wellington Christian Academy. She grew up in Cheney, Kansas. She has two younger sisters, Nicole and Tasha. Even as a child she knew she wanted to be a teacher. She would play “teacher” with her sister as much as possible. Mrs. Townsend attended Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas where she received her bachelors degree in Elementary Education in December 2008. She is so excited to start her teacher career at WCA. Her and her husband attend the Untied Methodist Church in Cheney. She loves traveling and spending as much time as she can with her family. Text Box: Ms. Darla Text Box: Ms. Darla is the preschool teacher here at WCA. She is married to Nick and they have 2 daughters. The oldest daughter is a sophomore at Wichita State University and the youngest is a junior at Wellington High. She is a member of the First Christian Church in Wellington. Her church activities include Deaconess, 1st grade teacher on Wednesday nights, education committee co-chair, singing in the choir and in a group called ‘Joyful Noise’, and attending church camp with the high school in the summer. Fun things she does are: riding 4-wheelers, reading, yoga and singing. She has a BS in education with an Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education endorsement. Ms. Darla loves preschoolers and she is amazed every day at the ideas they have and how they carry them out. She believes watching a child experiment, problem solve, and express themselves to get something accomplished has to be one of the best parts of her job. Text Box: Mrs. Townsend Text Box: Mr. Tedder Text Box: Mr. Tedder is the Math and Science instructor at WCA. He is married and has three sons. He received his BA in Elementary Education from Southwestern College; Middle School Math and Science Endorsements. Mr. Tedder felt called to education because God has blessed him with certain gifts, and it is his duty and responsibility to use those gifts. He finds students fascinating, and enjoys the subjects he teaches. Preparing students for high school and beyond is very important and rewarding to him. For fun, he likes to spend time with his family; which usually involves swimming, playing football and basketball, running or working out. If he is to tired to play outside, he enjoys watching movies, reading and playing video games. Mr. Tedder is also the Cross Country Coach. Text Box: Mrs. Bassford Text Box: Mrs. Bassford teaches the fourth grade class. She is married and her husband is self-employed in Wellington. They have three daughters. Their oldest daughter lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their middle daughter lives in Dallas, Texas, and their youngest is in college at Washburn in Topeka. They are active in the First Christian Church where this year, she is chairing the World Outreach Committee. She started her undergraduate work in Independence, Kansas and finished at Pittsburg State College in Pittsburg, Kansas. She received her Masters Degree from Southwestern College of Winfield. She always knew she was going to be a teacher and has taught fourth graders for 35 years. She likes teaching fourth grade because, “The fourth grade is a year for challenges and independence-it’s a great age”. Her favorite things to do (besides teach fourth graders) is read, yard work and travel-she loves to travel! Text Box: Mrs. Skupa Text Box: Mrs. Skupa is the kindergarten teacher. She envisioned herself as a teacher from a young age, and has a deep passion for helping children learn and grow academically, socially, and spiritually. Mrs. Skupa enjoys teaching her kindergarteners to read and write. Her education includes a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education from Bethany College. Because of her love of reading, she attended Emporia State University and obtained a Masters degree in Library Science with an emphasis in School Library Media. She enjoys organizing the school library and looks forward to teaching information skills to K-7th grade students In her spare time, Mrs. Skupa enjoys walking, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Skupa and her husband live near Wellington in the country and attend St. John’s Lutheran Church Text Box: Mrs. Stephen Text Box: Mrs. Stephen teaches Physical Education at WCA. She received her BA in Pre K- 12 Physical Education from Wichita State University; where she was also a member of the WSU women’s track and field team. She decided to teach physical education because growing up she was always very active and enjoyed her physical education classes. She wants to share her enthusiasm with children.  Teaching student’s ways to lead a healthy and active lifestyle is very important and rewarding to her. In her spare time, Mrs. Stephen enjoys walking with friends, and spending time with her husband and family.  Mrs. Stephen and her husband live in Wichita and attend St. Catherine of Siena Church. Text Box: Mrs. Meeker Text Box: Mrs. Meeker is the second grade teacher. She is married and has two dogs. She and here husband live in Wellington and attend church at the First United Methodist Church. They are part of the Pathfinders Sunday school class and also help with the high school youth group. She attended Wichita State University where she earned a bachelors degree in Sports Administration with a minor in Spanish in 2005. She recently earned a second bachelors degree from WSU in Elementary Education in 2009. All of her life she had been interested in being a teacher and she truly feels at home in the classroom and at WCA. She believes second grade is a great age to teach and she especially loves the enthusiasm that the students display everyday. When she is not teaching she enjoys spending time with her family, sewing and photography. Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Mrs. Myers is the principal at Wellington Christian Academy. She has been at WCA since it was founded in 2003. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Wichita State University, her Masters in Education from Southwestern College and her leadership education at Baker’s University. Mrs. Myers holds a Kansas professional license from the KS State Board of Education for elementary K-9 and building leadership PreK-12. Mrs. Myers has presented at the National School Board Conference in Denver and Atlanta and also at MACE. She is married has two daughters, two son-in-laws and three grandchildren. She is a member at the Wellington Calvary Lutheran Church. Text Box: Mrs. Myers

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