Our Team

Justin Lewis

PRINCIPAL
About: Justin is married to Jamie and they have 4 sons/2 daughter-in-laws. They have a dog named Boone and some horses.
Hobbies: HUGE Kentucky Basketball fan, camping, hunting, fishing, coaching baseball.
Favorite Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26: Anyone who wishes to be my disciple, must deny himself, pick up his cross daily and follow me.
Favorite person in the bible: John the Apostle
Movie/Food/Vacation Spot: Star Wars (the old ones), Biscuits & Gravy with a slab of bacon, Fort Wilderness campground.
Movie Quote: “Never tell me the odds” - Han Solo - Star Wars
“Didn’t put enough dirt down, saw it right off.” Bear Claw to Jeremiah Johnson
Bucket list: watch a game at Fenway Park, talk to Peter/Paul in heaven, see the Museum of the Bible in DC.
Tami Clay

Kindergarten Teacher & Assistant Director
Favorite Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:5-9
Favorite person in the Bible: Jesus, Joseph-son of Jacob.
Hobbies: Reading, crochet, knitting, quilting, bike riding.
Movie/Food/Vacation: Read Window, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Steak Dinner, Grand Tetons or wherever my family is.
Movie Quote: “Dang it!” Kip from Napoleon Dynamite
“You never really understand a person until your consider things from his point of view. Sir? until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” - Atticus Finch
Bucket List: Norway
Susan Sherwood

Preschool Teacher 3 year old class
Favorite Scripture: Be still and know that I am God.
Favorite Person in the Bible: Mary-Jesus’s mother. I aspire to be the Lord’s handmaid and welcome God’s will: “may it be done unto me according to your word.
Hobbies: Theology, British Murder mysteries, travel, spending time with family, chickens and dogs.
Movie/Food/Vacation: Shadowlands, Spaghetti Carbonara, Outer Banks - NC.
Movie Quote: You are not our King! We didn’t vote for you! - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Bucket List: Space and Heaven. I’ve done the rest already.
Savannaha Love

Preschool Teacher 3 & 4 year old class
Angela Robinette

Preschool Teacher 2 & 3 year old class
Favorite Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11
Favorite person in the Bible: Esther
Hobbies: Anything crafts, I love reading and cooking, but my passion is baking.
Movie/Food/Vacation: Beauty & the Beast, Fettuccini Alfredo, anywhere with water.
Movie Quote: I want so much more from this provincial life. - Beauty and the Beast
Bucket List: Italy, Disney World, Israel
Melissa Scharberg

Preschool Teacher Pre-Kindergarten Prep Class
Favorite Scripture: Psalms 37:4 Take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Favorite person in the Bible: Ruth
Hobbies: Being a mom to my 3 children is what I honor and cherish. I love being in the kitchen preparing for my family. I enjoy creating beautiful spaces. Homemaking brings me great humbleness, enjoyment, happiness and comfort. I am a huge fan of essential oils and I also enjoy photography.
Movie/Food/Vacation: LIttle House on the Prairie, Tacos.
Movie Quote: “Home is the nicest word there is.”
Bucket List: Mission Trips
Jodie Atwood

Teacher 1st & 2nd Grade
Favorite Scripture: Joshua 24:15 “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.”
Favorite person in the Bible: Ruth
Hobbies: Crochet, Gardening.
Movie/Food/Vacation: No favorite movie, but loves Mexican food, vacation spot in the mountains.
Movie Quote: “Alrighty then” - Jim Carrey Pet Detective.
Bucket List: Ireland
Morgan Pebbles

Teacher 2nd Grade
Emilie Morgan

3rd & 4th Grade Teacher
Favorite Scripture: Ephesians 6:13
Favorite person in the Bible: The Apostle Peter
Hobbies: Reading, crafting, editing books for my cousin.
Movies/Food/Vacation: Spaceballs the Motion Picture, Tortellini soup my dad makes, Costa Rica.
Movie Quote: “I lost! I lost? I’m not supposed to lose. Let me see the script.” Robin Hood - Men in tights.
Bucket List: New Zealand to see the Hobbit Holes
Beverley Leeper

Teacher 5th & 6th Grade
Favorite Scripture: Psalm 84:2
Favorite person in the Bible: Job because of his example to surrender to the Father.
Hobbies: Making wreaths and doing Bible studies. Sharing the Hebrew culture and word meaning.
Movie/Food/Vacation: Fiddler on the Roof, Spaghetti w/ Alfredo Sauce and French Bread. I enjoy Gatlinburg, TN in the Smokey Mountains.
Movie Quote: I’ll be back!
Bucket List: The Ark
Janet Hildebrand

Teacher 6th-8th Grade Language Arts & Financial Lit 7th-8th Grade Math
Shiloh Esterline

Teacher 6th Grade Math & 6th-8th Grade Science
Jerry Leeper

Music and History Teacher
Hunter Haberstock

Administrative Assistant & Marketing Specialist
Favorite Scripture: Ephesians 2:10
Favorite person in the Bible: Jesus, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, backpacking, crochet, & travel.
Movie/Food/Vacation: Lord of the Rings, crispy chicken, and traveling to different National Parks with my husband.
Movie Quote: “That there is some good in this world Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.” - Samewise Gamgee - Lord of the Rings
Bucket List: New Zealand
Whitney Knutson

Recess Monitor & Playground Enthusiast
Jenny Clay

Librarian
Lylah Clay

Executive Janitorial Engineer
Favorite Scripture: Esther 4:14 “For perhaps this is the moment for which you were created.”
Favorite Person in the Bible: Moses
Hobbies: Making jewelry, reading, calligraphy and hiking.
Movies/Food/Vacation: Star Wars and Tron Legacy/Applesauce/Arizona
Movie Quote: “What is your positive opinion on the save the sea otter movement?”
Bucket List: Cage diving with Sharks, paraglide in Africa, Surf in Austrailia, Hike and fish in Alaska and Snowboard in the Netherlands. Would love to star in a Star Wars Movie!
Mandy Carroll

Middle School PE
Sarah Derico

Art Teacher