Classrooms
Raquel Arvizu (Grades K-2)
- Education: Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, Southern Adventist University
- Professional Endorsements: Completed NCATE, State of Tennessee and SDA Approved Elementary (K-8 Licensure), standard certification.
- What I like most about teaching: To me, there is no better way of being part of the future than being involved in teaching. I see it as the ultimate way of shaping the future through educating the young. The process of caring, transfer of knowledge and being responsible for young minds is very important to me. Seeing the students grow is a motivation to my work and their success is my success too. It comes with great joy to mold young minds to become great people in society by achieving their goals and fulfilling their dreams.
Classroom Website: http://worldofk-2.weebly.com
Marcia Moore (Grades 3-5)
- Education: Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, Andrews University
- Years of Teaching: 25 in Adventist elementary schools, 1 in public school
- Professional Endorsements: Standard Certification, Elementary, all subjects K-8
- Why I Love Teaching: The students make it all worthwhile: watching the joy on their faces when they have mastered a difficult skill, learned something new and how amazingly wonderful our Lord is.
- Favorite Hobbies: Gardening, crafting, scrapbooking, cooking, reading
Interests I would like to pursue: Drawing & painting; especially painting murals - Special Joys: My three sons: Brian, Bradley and Kevin
- Favorite Bible Verse: "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." --Romans 8:38 & 39
Jill Simon (Grades 6-8)
- Education: MA English, BA English with secondary education; minors in art and religion from Andrews University
- Favorite Hobbies: Drawing, cross-stitch, and baking
- Professional Endorsements: History
- Why I Love Teaching: There is no greater joy than watching young people grow and learn. Added to that, I get to share Jesus!
- Special Joys: My husband Matthew and my two daughters Madison and Natalie
- Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take."
John Elenich (Grades 9-10)
Education: Master of Arts Degree from Nova Southeastern University with a concentration in K-12 Technology Integration.
Certification in Secondary Education from Saginaw Valley State University with endorsements in mathematics and computer science
Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan with endorsements in business administration
Certification in Secondary Education from Saginaw Valley State University with endorsements in mathematics and computer science
Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan with endorsements in business administration
- If I Were Not Teaching? If I were not teaching, I would be learning.
- Special Joys: My wife TyAnn and my daughter Lila
- Why I Love Teaching: I love teaching, because teaching possesses the opportunity to inspire students, not only academically, but personally as well. Teaching touches the lives of students, helping them making connections that will last a lifetime.
- Favorite Bible Verse: James 1:5 " If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." Wisdom is seeing things through God's point of view. He promises to give this to us if we ask and I want to see things and people how He sees them and not how I see them.