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KINDERGARTEN
Susan Ouellette received her BA Degree in Liberal
Studies/Elementary Education at Loyola Marymount University. Susan has taught
kindergarten for twenty years in Los Angeles, CA and Roswell, GA. Susan’s
teaching methods support the view of developmental education by matching
instructional methods and materials to children’s development - intellectual,
emotional, social, and physical. Susan is a trained Gesell examiner and
administers the Gesell Developmental Assessment to determine a child’s
developmental readiness to sustain emotionally, socially, physically, as well
as intellectually in a classroom environment. Susan’s desire to help children
struggling to learn led her to the National Institute for Learning
Disabilities. This is a unique program that provides direct and focused
stimulation in areas of weakness in perception and cognition. Susan is a
trained therapist working with elementary students in the NILD educational
therapy program. Presently Susan is a part time educational therapist working
at a Christian school and tutors for several home school families. Susan
attends Stonecreek Church. She lives in Canton with her husband Eric and three
sons.
GRADE 1
Terry Thompson
GRADE 2
Kay Wagner earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Winthrop University. She has taught elementary school for 17 years and was a stay at home mom in the middle of her teaching career.
She taught second grade for eight years at Fellowship Christian School. Kay and her husband reside in Lawrenceville and are both active in their church, Crabapple First Baptist Church. They have two grown sons.
GRADE 3
Ruthie Norton is a native of West Palm Beach, Florida, and received her BA degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1997.
After marrying John, her high school sweetheart, and moving to Fort Worth, Texas, she spent three years teaching Kindergarten. She served on the Curriculum Planning Committee, and also as the designated special needs teacher for the Kindergarten grade level.
Wanting to put her college minor to use, she spent the next two years teaching Spanish at the middle school level. During this time, she also served as the ESOL teacher for students with limited English proficiency and as a translator for parents of these students during ESOL meetings.
During her last year of teaching, her son Ethan was born, and she was thrilled to stay home full-time after finishing that school year. She still has a desire to use her gift for teaching, so for the past four years, she has been tutoring students one-on-one in all subjects and at various grade levels, including college.
This has been extremely rewarding for her as it allows her to stay home with her son and still help students achieve academic success while also developing in them a new love for learning. Her family moved to Buford, GA, in August of 2006, and she began teaching for Veritas.
She is also an online tutor, which allows her to teach math and reading to students in grades 3-12 from all over the country. She enjoys reading and spending time outdoors with her family.
GRADE 4
Sheila Cash currently resides in Roswell , GA with her husband, Herb.
They have three grown children and one grandson. She received her Bachelor's
degree at The University of Alabama in Birmingham . She was a stay at home mom
before entering the teaching profession. She has taught 4th grade in Alabama
and 5th grade at Fellowship Christian School in Roswell . She and her husband
attend Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. She joined the Veritas staff in the fall
of 2004.
GRADE 5
Crista Walton
GRADE 6
Paula Nix taught special education for 7 years before staying at home for a year with her daughter. She was led back into teaching at Veritas because of their commitment to educating students from a Christian world view, and assisting parents in raising up a biblically minded generation.
She lives in Canton with her husband, Spencer, daughter, Piper, and another daughter that will soon join the family, Haddyn. The Nix’s are part of a church plant in Canton called Isaac’s Keep, where Paula’s husband is the preaching elder.
GRADES 7 & 8
Molly Powell teaches 7th-8th grade English at the Alpharetta and Woodstock campuses of Veritas. She received her B.A. in Education from Covenant College in 2002. She taught 6th grade for 4 years at Perimeter Christian School in Duluth. Molly is excited to share her love of literature with her students. As a homeschool graduate, Molly brings a special understanding of home schooling families. She enjoys working with parents as they educate their children, especially at Veritas where the Christian world view is presented unabashedly. Molly and her husband are very active in their church, Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian, where she plays the piano and teaches Sunday School.
Kathy Dietz teaches 7th-8th grade History at Veritas this year, her fifth year of teaching at the school. Kathy graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mercer University in Atlanta with a B.A. in English Education and taught 8th-10th grade English at
Mount Vernon Christian Academy in Atlanta for five years. She home schooled both of her sons through high school (with much help and support from Veritas), and they are both now in college.
Kathy’s older son was a student in the very first Veritas class ten years ago. Kathy served on the board of the Perimeter Christian School Homeschool Satellite Program for two years, assisting Carol Dolan with interviewing, setting guidelines, and planning events.
Kathy and her husband, Michael, served on the Veritas board for three years. The Dietz family has lived in Duluth for the past twenty-two years, and they are members of Sugarloaf Community Church, where Kathy works with the youth and teaches a High School Girls’ Sunday school class.
Their family also hosts a weekly Bible study for high school juniors and seniors in their home. Kathy genuinely loves young people and enjoys spending time with them.
One of her greatest passions is challenging the next generation to be Christian thinkers who can clearly and intelligently articulate their faith to a lost world.
GRADES 9-12
Chad Bennett is a native of Griffin, GA, and a 2003 graduate of Berry College, where he majored in Religion and Philosophy, with a minor in Psychology. While at Berry, Chad served on the leadership teams for both Campus Outreach and the Berry College Republicans. An avid reader, Chad has a great interest in classical literature, theology, and golf. Chad is an active member of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church. After teaching with Veritas, Chad plans to attend Westminster Seminary to prepare for a career in missions.
Anna Wells will teach high school and 7th–8th grade English classes. Mrs. Wells has 9 years of teaching experience at Eastside Christian and Fellowship Christian Academy. She is very excited about the opportunity to explore classical literature with your students. With her expertise, she brings a solid grammar and writing discipline to our program.
Sondra Sparks received her BA degree in Drama from the University of California at San Bernardino, and her Master of Arts in Education from Oglethorpe University, Atlanta. For the past twelve years, Sondra has taught sixth-eighth grades at Perimeter Christian School in Duluth, Georgia. For the past seven years, she has primarily taught English at Perimeter. Sondra also has nine years of teaching experience in California, where she taught high school drama and speech, and all subjects in sixth grade.
She comes to Veritas with a total of twenty-one years of teaching experience and a love for teaching students how to write and appreciate literature. Sondra and her husband Terry, have a love for missions, having served on Campus Crusade for Christ for eighteen years. They attend Genesis Bible Church in Dunwoody, and are involved in leading a home fellowship. Terry and Sondra have three daughters and two grandsons.
MATH
GRADES 1 & 3
Jennie Ortega
GRADES 2 & 4
Kay Wagner. See bio above.
GRADES 5 & 6, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Pre-Calculus
Bob Edwards graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1969. Upon graduation he went into the military for two years as Army lieutenant (field artillery). After completing his service requirement, Bob started his professional career working for several chemical companies. During his 33 years in the industry, Bob held positions in technical service, marketing and sales management.
He retired in 2005, and has worked since as a math teacher and tutor, specializing in all high school math courses. Bob is married with three grown daughters, one of whom is married.
GRADE 7, Geometry, Algebra II
Ken Edwards
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