Faith Christian School Meet Our Teachers

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Meet our new Spanish Teacher, who says she appreciates Faith Christian School students' eagerness to learn, saying, "they are engaged, participative, and have a well-developed phonetic ability, which is essential for learning a new language."

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VICKI SCHEMM

Originally from Georgia, where she and her husband first met, Vicki has been a Faith Christian School parent for several years. She now joins Mrs. Glaze's Junior Kindergarten class.

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EMMIE LO

Meet our new Latin teacher: Emmie Lo who also loves to read and write fiction and poetry, travel and experience new places and new things, long walks and deep conversations, plays piano and guitar by ear, sings and writes songs.

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WHITNEY BRANNEN

Meet our new Junior Kindergarten teacher who has previously been a parent and substitute teacher in our Faith Christian School community.

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KARA CAMPBELL

Meet our new Kindergarten teacher, who grew up in Roanoke County, taught in Bedford County for 10 years, and in Roanoke County for 1 year, and now joins Faith Christian School!

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SAMI CLAYMAN

Meet our new art teacher: Sami Clayman, a Roanoke native and mother of two boys at Faith Christian School who is always inspired by God's creation.

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TESS JONES

Meet Tess Jones, who was one of the first Lower School teachers, later became Head of Lower School, and is now Associate Head of School. This year, she's enjoying the challenge of establishing the Study Skills class for 6th graders.

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ANNA MILLIRONES

Anna Millirones, originally from England, looks forward to joining the community at Faith Christian School and leading 3-12th grade in theatre.

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LAUREN BAGGETT

Lauren Baggett, School Nurse since 2020, shares how it was her children's teachers at Faith Christian School that made them fall in love with this school.

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PAIGE HENNEN

Meet Paige Hennen, who used to feel certain something special was going on at FCS when she drove by...and now she's jumping in to join our community!

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KRISTAN BROWN

Featuring Kristan Brown, who started as an Upper School Math teacher in 2014, transitioned to the Head of Lower School in 2018, and currently serves as the Divisions Head, leading Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools.

Leslie Fitzgerald | FCS Meet Our Teachers

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LESLIE FITZGERALD

Meet Leslie Fitzgerald, a Roanoke native who has taught for 17 years in elementary school. She and her family are looking forward to the Christ-centered atmosphere at FCS.

Sarah Graninger | Latin, 6th-9th Grade at Faith Christian School

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SARAH GRANINGER

A former graduate of Faith Christian School is returning to teach Latin to 6-9th graders and to inspire them the way she was inspired.

Wendy Steele | Middle School Humanities at Faith Christian School

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WENDY STEELE

Meet Wendy Steele, our new Middle School Humanities teacher, who was recently relocated to Roanoke through her husband's job.

Angie Wolpert | 4th Grade Teacher at Faith Christian School

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ANGIE WOLPERT

Featuring Angie Wolpert (4th Grade Teacher) who feels God has called her to teach children good things and to point them to Christ in all they do.

Dolph Painter | College Algebra, Logic, & Thesis Teacher at Faith Christian School

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DOLPH PAINTER

Featuring Dolph Painter, who teaches College Algebra, Logic, and Thesis, and loves that Faith Christian School encourages teachers to think outside the box and try new approaches.