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| Erica Smith |
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"At
WCA, we can direct students to the greatest Teacher
of all! It is a privelege, and a ministry
I am thankful to be called to."
Charm is deceptive
and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is
to be praised. Proverbs 31:30
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| Pre-Kindergarten
Teacher |
Education:
| Crown College, Family/Child Development
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| Experience: 2 years
EMail: esmith
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Church:
Church
of God of Prophecy, Zion IL |
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Teacher |
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| 1st Grade
Teacher |
| Education:
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"Trust in the Lord with
all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all
your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6
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| 2nd Grade
Teacher |
Education:
| University of Illinois, B.A. |
| Trinity International University |
| Teacher Certification |
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| Experience: 4
years
EMail: sthomas |
| Church: First Corinthians Baptist
Church |
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"I encourage each child
to realize how important they are to the Lord. Learning should
be a joy for every student, and each child should feel success
in the classroom."
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| 3rd Grade
Teacher |
Education:
| Northwestern College, IA, B.A.
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| IL Teacher Certification |
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| Experience: 23 years
EMail: gjackson |
| Church: Lakeview Missionary Church,
Zion |
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Jean
Ptasienski
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| 4th Grade
Teacher |
| Education:
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| Experience:
Email: |
Church:
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| Karen Carr |
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"Jesus told His disciples
to let the children come to Him, and not to hinder them, for
the kindgom of heaven belongs to such as these. And He took
the children in his arms, put His hands on them and blessed
them" |
| 5th Grade
Teacher |
Education:
| BS Counseling from Grace College in Winona Lake, IN:
BS Nursing from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN:
Currently working on MAED from University of Phoenix |
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| Experience: 7 years
EMail: kcarr |
| Church: Living
Waters Assembly of God, Grayslake, IL |
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"My commitment
is to serving God by doing all I can to facilitate my students'
growth in education and in their knowledge of and relationship
with Jesus Christ. (Romans 12:1-2)"
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| 6th Grade |
Education:
| Trinity International University B.A. Elementary Education |
| Christian Ministries |
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| Experience: 2 years
EMail: agustine
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| Church: Village Church of Lincolnshire,
Lincolnshire IL |
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| Christopher Cayari |
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Music |
| Education:
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| Experience: EMail:
ccayari |
| Church:
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| Vickie L. Flemming |
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"We have seen but a small
part of His works, and there remain many mysteries greater
still", Ecc. 43-32.
"It is
exciting to be in a school where we can give glory to God
for what He has created and to use what we have learned
in science to better represent Christ to the world."
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Elem Phys ed.
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Education:
| B.A. Psychology - Eastern Nazaene College |
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EMail: vflemming |
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| Experience:
Physical Therapy Aide, Exercise Instructor |
| Church:
Mundelein Church of the Nazarene, Mundelein IL |
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7 - 12th Spanish
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| Education:
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| Experience:
3 years |
| Church:
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"The purpose of education
is to help develop a student to think for himself and to make
wise spiritual, home and community decisions. A thoughtful person
with spiritual eyes begins to see the possibilities around him
or her"
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| H.S. Science, Logic,
Earth Science |
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Education:
| Moody Bible Institute, IL |
| Michigan State University, MI, B.A. |
| Trinity Divinity School, IL M.A. |
| IL Teacher Certification, ACSI Certification |
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| Experience: 20
years
EMail: mnaegele |
| Church: Waukegan Presbyterian Church |
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Christine Joung |
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| Junior High
Reading & Library Sciences |
| Education:
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| Experience:
EMail:cjoung |
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"My goal is to continually present students
with occasions to recognize God's truth in literature, compositions,
and writing, so that their love for God and their understanding
of his grace and compassion will grow, their Christian worldview
will strengthen, and their desire to share the Good News will
multiply"
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Education: Trinity International
University,
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| B.A: Secondary Education and English |
| B.A: English Literature |
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| Experience: 2 years
EMail: nboudreau
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| Church: Vineyard Community Church, Evanston
IL |
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| Douglas Hobbie |
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"I want my students
to see the whole truth, that is, to see how everything they
experience fits into God's purposes for human history. I believe
a Christian school allows that to be done: that is why being
a part of a christian school is so exciting."
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| High School
Tech Coordinator and Social Studies |
Education:
| Indiana Wesleyan University, IN, B.A. |
| University of Illinois, M.A. |
| IL Teacher Certification |
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| Experience: 27 Years
EMail: dhobbie |
| Church: Wesley Free Methodist Church,
Zion IL |
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"Serving Christ through
excellence in instrumental music. I want my students to learn
that being a Christian is about relationship with Christ, and
music can be an integral part of that relationship."
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| Band |
Education:
| VanderCook College of Music, BMED |
| IL Teacher Certification |
| Continuing education hours in Woodwinds,
Percussion, Jazz, Grief/counseling, Recognizing sexual
abuse, and Self Esteem issues in childhood. |
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| Experience: 15 Years
Email: kkurtz |
| Church: Chain of Lakes Community
Bible Church, Antioch IL |
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"I Encourage my students
to develop their artistic abilities through a variety of media,
methods and techniques. We have fun in our art classes by being
creative, using god's gifts of expression."
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| Elementary,
Junior High, High School Art, Yearbook Photography |
Education:
| .Cornerstone College, MI, B.A. |
| Calvin College, MI, B.S. |
| IL Teacher Certification |
| A.C.S.I. Teacher Certification |
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| Experience: 11 Years Art, 4 years
classroom
EMail: tkrass |
| Church: Bonnie Brook Baptist Church |
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"Education is not so
much about filling a bucket as it is about lighting a fire.
If students want to learn, they will succeed. Pass the matches,
please. And by the way, we will try to fill the bucket with
some good stuff too."
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| Junior High
and High School Bible |
Education:
| Eastern Nazarene College, B.S. Physics |
| Trinity International University,
50+ hours |
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| Experience: 6
years
EMail: kflemming |
| Church: Mundelein Church of the
Nazarene, Mundelein IL |
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| Denise Schlappi |
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"Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those
who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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| Director
of Administration |
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| Church: Living Waters Assembly of God, Grayslake,
IL |
| Peggy Kraus |
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"But,
seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these
things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry
about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each
day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:33-34
“I feel very
blessed to be a part of the team here at Westlake and am excited
to see the plans God has for the students, families, and staff
here”. |
| Office Administrator |
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| Experience: 6 years
EMail: pkraus |
Church:
Living Waters Assembly of God, Grayslake, IL
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| Tony Jao |
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Your
love has captured me!
Your
grace has set me free!
Your
life, the air I breathe!
Be
glorified in me!
-
Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio
I
am excited that God has brought me to Westlake Christian Academy.
My hope and prayer is that that He would use my gifts and
talents to help glorify His name!
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| Business
Manager |
| Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachlor of Science
in Business Administration
Major in Accounting |
| Experience: years
EMail: tjao |
| Church: The Chapel, Grayslake,
IL |
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