Mrs. Dunlap

• ldunlap@kingswayschool.org

Lee Ann Dunlap is a 1st grade teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from school was her 4th grade teacher and Indiana History. "We went to Metamora on a field trip and rode through the locks on the canal.  I thought that was the best field trip EVER!"

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Miami University of Ohio

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1994
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Renshaw

• brenshaw@kingswayschool.org

Becky Renshaw is a 1st grade teacher at KCS. When she was in the 5^th grade, she told her teacher Mrs. Thompson that she wanted to be a teacher..."she turned and looked at me and told me that I would be a great one!  I never wanted to be anything else since."

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education and Bible from Kentucky Christian University
• M.Ed. from Indiana Wesleyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1995
• 18 years in the classroom

Mrs. L. Smith

• lsmith@kingswayschool.org

Laura Smith is a 1st grade teacher at KCS.  Her favorite memory from her school days is when her class went to a one-room schoolhouse for Indiana history class.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education & Bible from Kentucky Christian University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2010
• 8 years in the classroom

Mrs. Desormeaux

• tdesormeaux@kingswayschool.org

Tara Desormeaux is a 1st grade Paraprofessional at KCS. Her favorite part of working at KCS is working with the kids.

Her favorite school memory was traveling to California for the national cheerleading competition her senior year of high school.

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2009

Mrs. Bailey

• bbailey@kingswayschool.org

Becky Bailey is a 2nd grade teacher at KCS.  Her favorite part about school when she was growing up was participating in music, sports, drama, and art.

Education

• B.S. in Education from Northern Illinois University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2008
• 10 years in the classroom

Mrs. Davis

• jdavis@kingswayschool.org

Julie Davis is a 2nd grade teacher at KCS. She always enjoyed teachers who made learning fun.  She especially remembers those teachers who made her feel loved and encouraged her even when things were a struggle.  In high school, she had a teacher that took extra time to support her in studying for tests even though she really didn’t have to do it.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2005
• 10 years in the classroom

Mrs. Pelley

• cpelley@kingswayschool.org

Cindy Pelley is a 2nd grade teacher at KCS. Her school memories include a 6^th grade field trip to Springfield, IL to learn about Abraham Lincoln.

Education

• B.S. from Ball State University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2000
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Page

• apage@kingswayschool.org

Angie Page is a 2nd grade Paraprofessional at KCS.

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2012

Mrs. Englert

• eenglert@kingswayschool.org

Emily Englert is a 3rd grade teacher at KCS. Her favorite school memory is learning her multiplication facts. She and her classmates could earn pieces of an ice cream sundae for each test they passed.  When they passed all of their multiplication timed tests, they got to have an ice cream sundae party.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Ball State University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2008
• 5 years in the classroom

Mrs. Fortune

• dfortune@kingswayschool.org

Deborah Fortune is a 3rd grade teacher at KCS.  Her favorite school memory is being a traffic crossing guard in sixth grade.  It made her feel so important to help the other students cross the street safely.  Of course, one of the best things about doing this job was the reward of getting to go to McCormick's Creek State Park.

Education

• B.S. in Counseling from IUPUI
• M.S. in Education from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• 24 years in the classroom

Mrs. Hess

• ahess@kingswayschool.org

April Hess is a 3rd grade teacher at KCS. Her favorite school memory was the Field Day she had in sixth grade at her principal's farm.  She learned how to row a boat for the first time on his pond.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University
• Endorsement in Kindergarten

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• 20 years in the classroom

Mrs. Shelton

• mailto:mshelton@kingswayschool.org

Monica Shelton is a 3rd grade paraprofessional at KCS.

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011

Mrs. Radcliffe

• kradcliffe@kingswayschool.org

Katie Radcliffe is a 4th grade teacher at KCS.  Her favorite school memory in her own words is:

"It’s hard to choose my favorite memory from my school days.  I could talk about winning the science fair in 8^th grade.  I could talk about my first ever Bible class when I came to Kingsway and how I thought that Letters was a book in the Bible.   I think my greatest memory from school was the last day of my eighth grade year at Kingsway.  I had only been a Kingsway student for a year, but that’s all it took to change my heart.  I was baptized in front of my entire class with my two wonderful friends."

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• 2 years in the classroom

Ms. Martin

• mmartin@kingswayschool.org

Monique Martin is a 4th grade teacher at KCS. One of her favorite memories is from high school. She was a procrastinator and had left an important economics project to be completed the night before it was due. To her dismay, she realized she had nothing at home with which to color her project. Living on an island without the benefits of 24-hour convenience stores did not allow her the freedom to venture to the nearest Wal-Mart for supplies. Therefore, she had to be creative with the materials she used. "Needless to say, the next day in class, my teacher was not thrilled that I had chosen to paint my project with my sister’s various shades of fingernail polish."

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Lee University
• M.S. in School Administration from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2008
• 20 years in the classroom

Mrs. Crist

• ccrist@kingswayschool.org

Carri Crist is a 4th grade Paraprofessional at KCS.

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011

Mrs. Lake

• tlake@kingswayschool.org

Tammy Lake is a 5th grade teacher at KCS. One of her favorite memories from school is winning a fundraising competition and getting a bubble gum machine with a phone.

Education

• B.S. from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2008
• 12 years in the classroom

Mrs. McNeff

• amcneff@kingswayschool.org

Amy McNeff is a 5th grade teacher at KCS.  Her favorite memory from her school days is from her senior year - taking lunches with her Bible teacher.

Education 

• B.S. in Elementary Education from University of Indianapolis

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• 2 years in the classroom

Mrs. Nolan

• snolan@kingswayschool.org

Stacy Nolan is a 5th grade teacher at KCS.  Her favorite school memories come from her days as a student at KCS.  She loved climbing trees at recess and feeding Mrs. Trout's tarantulas in 5th grade.

Education

• B.A. from Anderson University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2000
• 17 years in the classroom

Mrs. Fishburn

• rfishburn@kingswayschool.org

Renee Fishburn is the Bible teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS, returning to the classroom after four years of serving as KCS Middle School Principal.  Both of her favorite school memories come from third grade.  Her third grade teacher read “Charlotte’s Web” orally to the class and she became a book lover.  The same teacher also taught her how to put on her coat without it attacking her!

Education

• B.S. in Education and Bible from Johnson Bible College
• Master of Education from Indiana Weslyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1989
• 17 years in the classroom
• 5 years in adminstration

Mrs. Randall

• arandall@kingswayschool.org

Angelique Randall is the Language Arts teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from school is that her high school trigonometry teacher never gave up on her, even when she gave up on herself (and Math).  He helped her to see the big picture and is why she decided she wanted to make a difference in a child’s life, also.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana University
• M.Ed. from Indiana Wesleyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2002
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Boda

• pboda@kingswayschool.org

Patti Boda is a middle school math teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from her very small high school was when their football team went undefeated her senior year. They celebrated every week! She enjoys keeping in touch with quite a few of those friends today.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University
• M.S. in Education from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2007
• 41 years in the classroom

Mrs. Conger

• hconger@kingswayschool.org

Heidi Conger is the reading teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from high school is each and every class period spent with her AP English class and her teacher, Mr. Allen.  From Beowulf to The Grapes of Wrath to Julius Caesar, he made everything fun and interesting.  He taught a love of language and reading and understanding.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary English Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2006
• 6 years in the classroom

Mrs. Dugger

• jdugger@kingswayschool.org

Jade Dugger is a middle school science teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory is from high school when she was waking up early to shoot 100 free throws with her teammates before school each morning.  The hard work they put in led to back-to-back state finals appearances in Illinois.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• First year in the classroom

Mr. Scoville

• rscoville@kingswayschool.org

Rod Scoville is a middle school history teacher at KCS. His favorite memory from his days in school is his favorite class - lunch - and having the cooking ladies make him a special order of carrots to go with his lunch.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2004
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Fishburn

• rfishburn@kingswayschool.org

Renee Fishburn is the Bible teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS, returning to the classroom after four years of serving as KCS Middle School Principal.  Both of her favorite school memories come from third grade.  Her third grade teacher read “Charlotte’s Web” orally to the class and she became a book lover.  The same teacher also taught her how to put on her coat without it attacking her!

Education

• B.S. in Education and Bible from Johnson Bible College
• Master of Education from Indiana Weslyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1989
• 17 years in the classroom
• 5 years in adminstration

Mrs. Randall

• arandall@kingswayschool.org

Angelique Randall is the Language Arts teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from school is that her high school trigonometry teacher never gave up on her, even when she gave up on herself (and Math).  He helped her to see the big picture and is why she decided she wanted to make a difference in a child’s life, also.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana University
• M.Ed. from Indiana Wesleyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2002
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Boda

• pboda@kingswayschool.org

Patti Boda is a middle school math teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from her very small high school was when their football team went undefeated her senior year. They celebrated every week! She enjoys keeping in touch with quite a few of those friends today.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University
• M.S. in Education from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2007
• 41 years in the classroom

Mrs. Conger

• hconger@kingswayschool.org

Heidi Conger is the reading teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from high school is each and every class period spent with her AP English class and her teacher, Mr. Allen.  From Beowulf to The Grapes of Wrath to Julius Caesar, he made everything fun and interesting.  He taught a love of language and reading and understanding.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary English Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2006
• 6 years in the classroom

Mrs. Dugger

• jdugger@kingswayschool.org

Jade Dugger is a middle school science teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory is from high school when she was waking up early to shoot 100 free throws with her teammates before school each morning.  The hard work they put in led to back-to-back state finals appearances in Illinois.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• First year in the classroom

Mr. Scoville

• rscoville@kingswayschool.org

Rod Scoville is a middle school history teacher at KCS. His favorite memory from his days in school is his favorite class - lunch - and having the cooking ladies make him a special order of carrots to go with his lunch.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2004
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Fishburn

• rfishburn@kingswayschool.org

Renee Fishburn is the Bible teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS, returning to the classroom after four years of serving as KCS Middle School Principal.  Both of her favorite school memories come from third grade.  Her third grade teacher read “Charlotte’s Web” orally to the class and she became a book lover.  The same teacher also taught her how to put on her coat without it attacking her!

Education

• B.S. in Education and Bible from Johnson Bible College
• Master of Education from Indiana Weslyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1989
• 17 years in the classroom
• 5 years in adminstration

Mrs. Randall

• arandall@kingswayschool.org

Angelique Randall is the Language Arts teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from school is that her high school trigonometry teacher never gave up on her, even when she gave up on herself (and Math).  He helped her to see the big picture and is why she decided she wanted to make a difference in a child’s life, also.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana University
• M.Ed. from Indiana Wesleyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2002
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Boda

• pboda@kingswayschool.org

Patti Boda is a middle school math teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from her very small high school was when their football team went undefeated her senior year. They celebrated every week! She enjoys keeping in touch with quite a few of those friends today.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University
• M.S. in Education from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2007
• 41 years in the classroom

Mrs. Conger

• hconger@kingswayschool.org

Heidi Conger is the reading teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from high school is each and every class period spent with her AP English class and her teacher, Mr. Allen.  From Beowulf to The Grapes of Wrath to Julius Caesar, he made everything fun and interesting.  He taught a love of language and reading and understanding.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary English Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2006
• 6 years in the classroom

Mrs. Dugger

• jdugger@kingswayschool.org

Jade Dugger is a middle school science teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory is from high school when she was waking up early to shoot 100 free throws with her teammates before school each morning.  The hard work they put in led to back-to-back state finals appearances in Illinois.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• First year in the classroom

Mr. Scoville

• rscoville@kingswayschool.org

Rod Scoville is a middle school history teacher at KCS. His favorite memory from his days in school is his favorite class - lunch - and having the cooking ladies make him a special order of carrots to go with his lunch.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2004
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Fishburn

• rfishburn@kingswayschool.org

Renee Fishburn is the Bible teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS, returning to the classroom after four years of serving as KCS Middle School Principal.  Both of her favorite school memories come from third grade.  Her third grade teacher read “Charlotte’s Web” orally to the class and she became a book lover.  The same teacher also taught her how to put on her coat without it attacking her!

Education

• B.S. in Education and Bible from Johnson Bible College
• Master of Education from Indiana Weslyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1989
• 17 years in the classroom
• 5 years in adminstration

Mrs. Randall

• arandall@kingswayschool.org

Angelique Randall is the Language Arts teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from school is that her high school trigonometry teacher never gave up on her, even when she gave up on herself (and Math).  He helped her to see the big picture and is why she decided she wanted to make a difference in a child’s life, also.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana University
• M.Ed. from Indiana Wesleyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2002
• 14 years in the classroom

Mrs. Boda

• pboda@kingswayschool.org

Patti Boda is a middle school math teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from her very small high school was when their football team went undefeated her senior year. They celebrated every week! She enjoys keeping in touch with quite a few of those friends today.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University
• M.S. in Education from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2007
• 41 years in the classroom

Mrs. Conger

• hconger@kingswayschool.org

Heidi Conger is the reading teacher for grades 6-8 at KCS. Her favorite memory from high school is each and every class period spent with her AP English class and her teacher, Mr. Allen.  From Beowulf to The Grapes of Wrath to Julius Caesar, he made everything fun and interesting.  He taught a love of language and reading and understanding.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary English Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2006
• 6 years in the classroom

Mrs. Dugger

• jdugger@kingswayschool.org

Jade Dugger is a middle school science teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory is from high school when she was waking up early to shoot 100 free throws with her teammates before school each morning.  The hard work they put in led to back-to-back state finals appearances in Illinois.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• First year in the classroom

Mr. Scoville

• rscoville@kingswayschool.org

Rod Scoville is a middle school history teacher at KCS. His favorite memory from his days in school is his favorite class - lunch - and having the cooking ladies make him a special order of carrots to go with his lunch.

Education

• B.S. in Secondary Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2004
• 14 years in the classroom

Mr. Van Curen

• jvancuren@kingswayschool.org

Mr. Van Curen is the Guidance Counselor at KCS.  His favorite memory from his childhood school days is his 5th grade teacher, Mr. Carpenter, who used to read to his class after recess.

Education

• B.S. in Bible with a minor in Communications from Kentucky Christian College
• Master of Ministry from Kentucky Christian University
• M.A. in Pastoral Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary
• Teacher Certification from Madonna University

Experience

• Joined the KCS Staff in 2007
• 22 years counseling experience
• 6 years in school counseling

Mrs. Brown

• lbrown@kingswayschool.org

Lynne Brown is a kindergarten teacher at KCS.  Her favorite school memory is when her second grade teacher taught her to braid by making a class braided rug.

Education

• B.A. in Elementary Education from Concordia University

Experience

• Joined the KCS Staff in 2007
• 11 years in the classroom

Mrs. Clark

• jclark@kingswayschool.org

Jenni Clark is a kindergarten teacher at KCS. Her favorite part about her job is that she gets to incorporate Jesus into everything she does!  Her favorite memory is telling her third grade teacher, Mrs. Modesitt, that she wanted to be a teacher.  Her teacher handed her the teacher’s edition for Math and English and told her to prepare tomorrow’s lesson.  She came in the next day and taught her class a lesson on prepositions and 2-digit addition.  Her teacher said she did a very good job!

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2010

Mrs. Gurley

• cgurley@kingswayschool.org

Charma Gurley is a kindergarten teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from school is when her 4th grade teacher read “The Bobsey Twins” chapter books to her class after recess everyday.

Education

• B.A. in Psychology with minors in Elementary Education and Business from Milligan College
• M.S. from Butler University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1977
• 25 years in the classrooom

Mrs. Smarrella

• ksmarrella@kingswayschool.org

Kerrie Smarrella is a kindergarten teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from school is when her 2^nd grade teacher was pulling down the map and fell off a chair into the trashcan!

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Greenville College

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2010
• 20 years in the classroom

Mrs. M. Smith

• msmith@kingswayschool.org

Maria Smith is a kindergarten teacher at KCS.  Her favorite school memory is her high school senior trip to Washington, D.C.  She and her three best friends had a blast - but she is not sure everyone else around them appreciated their enthusiasm!

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education and Bible from Kentucky Christian University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1991
• 12 years in the classroom

Mrs. Atwood

• gatwood@kingswayschool.org

Gina Atwood is a Kindergarten Paraprofessional at KCS. One of her favorite parts of her job is getting great hugs from the students and getting to watch them grow up.

Her favorite memory from school was any time one of her teachers would read a book to the class.

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2001

Mrs. Diaz

• bdiaz@kingswayschool.org

Betsy Diaz is a kindergarten paraprofessional at KCS.

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011

Mrs. Dodson

• gdodson@kingswayschool.org

Gina Dodson is a kindergarten paraprofessional at KCS. 

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2012

Mrs. Shields

• kshields@kingswayschool.org

Krista Shields is the Media Specialist at Kingsway Christian School. Her favorite memory from her days in school came from her time spent in the library. The librarian, who was also her aunt, always read the best stories.

Education

• B.S. in Teacher Education and Biblical Studies from Kentucky Christian College
• M.A. in Library Science from Indiana University

 Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1992
• 11 years in the classroom

Miss Walters

Phyllis Walters is a volunteer Librarian at KCS. Her favorite memory from school is when she was chosen as the best candidate for the Future Teachers Club during her senior year.

Education

• B.S. in Language Arts and Speech from Indiana State University
• M.S. in Speech from Indiana State University
• Library Licensure from Butler University

Experience

• Joined the KCS family in 1990 when she retired from public high school
• 53 years experience in the classroom

Mrs. Roberts

• nurse@kingswayschool.org

Lori Roberts serves as a nurse at KCS.  Her favorite memory from her school days is when she knocked Sister Anne-Regina's habit off her head by accident while they were playing soccer at recess!

Education

• R.N. from Lutheran College of Fort Wayne

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2006
• 20 years nursing experience

Mrs. Wall

• nurse@kingswayschool.org

Jennifer Wall serves as a nurse at KCS.  Her favorite memory from her school days was when she played "Fonzie" from Happy Days in the school play.  She enjoys her job because she loves being with children and the fun staff at KCS!

Education

• B.S. in Nursing from Purdue University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2005
• 11 years nursing experience

Mrs. Hughes

• bhughes@kingswayschool.org

Betty Hughes is currently the Office Manager at KCS, joining us in 1984. She counts it a blessing to be able to be a part of Kingsway Christian School.  When she was young, she would play “secretary” all the time so she loves most of the things she gets to do in her job. She especially enjoys organizing so things run smoothly in the office and the school.

One of her favorite teen memories is dancing to the music of the Beatles with her cousin in her big kitchen.

Mrs. Reed

• marreed@kingswayschool.org

Marcie Reed is the Admissions Coordinator for KCS.  She joined the KCS staff in 2001.  Her favorite part about her job is meeting with new prospective families because she enjoys sharing with them information about Kingsway and showing them around the school. 

Her favorite school memory is difficult to choose because she loved school and enjoyed all her years.

Mrs. J. Smith

• jsmith@kingswayschool.org

Jennifer Smith joined the KCS staff this year as an Administrative Assistant and is the Main Office Receptionist at KCS. 

Mrs. Winely

• bwinely@kingswayschool.org

Beth Winely serves as an Administrative Assistant and the Middle School Office Receptionist at KCS.  She joined our staff in 2004.

Her favorite memory from her school days is being a part of the marching band where she played trumpet.  (She even learned how to play bagpipes!)

The best part about her job is that she is blessed to be doing what God has called her to do at KCS.

Mrs. Graham

• dgraham@kingswayschool.org

Danna Graham is an Administrative Assistant at KCS.  She started in 2008.  Her favorite thing about her job is helping the parents.

• tgreen@kingswayschool.org

Teresa Green is the Staff Accountant at KCS. 

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2012

Mrs. Heuss

• jheuss@kingswayschool.org

Judy Heuss is a permanent substitute teacher for KCS. Her favorite part of her job is getting to know the students and the office staff and learning how each teacher teaches. She loves the “God moments” when she can interject the truth of God into whatever she is teaching.

Her favorite school memory is from 3^rd grade when she did a science fair project about the circulatory system.  "I did it all by myself and created a heart with valves all out of paper.  It didn’t look very fancy and I was sure that I wouldn’t get a blue ribbon but I was very proud that I didn’t have any help.  To my surprise, I DID get a blue ribbon and I was so happy!  My mom and dad were so proud of me and they even took a picture of me with my ribbon and project."

Mrs. Howell

• mhowell@kingswayschool.org

Melynda Howell is the Lunch Coordinator at KCS. She loves her job because of the people she works with every day, the friends she has made and, of course, the kids.  She served as a volunteer since 1993 and was hired as a staff member in 2000.

Miss Shelley

• snotter@kingswayschool.org

Shelley Notter is the Preschool Director for KCS. Her favorite memories from her days in school were about her first grade teacher Mrs. Grayson. She had couches in the reading corner and allowed her students to wear slippers while they read!  She had animals of all kinds that they took turns taking home each weekend, and she made every student feel loved and important.

Education

• B.A. in Elementary Education and Bible from Kentucky Christian College
• M.A. in Early Childhood Education from East Tennessee State University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2009
• 8 years in the classroom

Miss Beth

Beth Tichenor is a preschool teacher for the 3 and 4 year olds at KCS. Her favorite school memory was in 6th grade when her oldest brother and his wife had a baby.  No one else her age had a niece and she thought that was pretty cool!

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from Liberty University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2010
• 2 years in the classroom

Miss Stacey

Stacey Whitesell is a preschool teacher for the 3 and 4 year olds at KCS.  She will always remember her 1st grade teacher, Mr. Lowe.  He influenced her to become a teacher.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary & Early Childhood Education from Indiana State University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2010
• 4 years in the classroom

Miss Nikki

Nikki Solomon is a preschool teacher for the 3 year olds at KCS.  When she was a child, she loved her class field trips to the Indianapolis Children's Museum.  She loved them so much that she even worked at the museum for a few years!

Education

• B.A. in Biology from Franklin College
• Master of Health Administration from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2010
• This is her first year in the classroom!

Miss Erin

Erin Miller is a preschool teacher at KCS.

Education

• More details coming soon!

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• 8 years in the classroom

Miss Angela

Angela Tucker is a preschool teacher at KCS. 

Education

• More details coming soon!

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2011

Mrs. Brock

• jbrock@kingswayschool.org

Jenna Brock is an art teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from school was in 6^th grade when she and her classmates had the opportunity to throw water balloons at the principal during field day.

Education

• B.A. in Visual Art Education from Ball State University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2008
• 5 years in the classroom

Mr. Laninga

• rlaninga@kingswayschool.org

Richard Laninga is the Athletic Director and is a physical education teacher at KCS. His best memories of school were of running track and cross country.

Education

• B.S. in Physical Education from Dordt College

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2005
• 10 years in the classroom

Mrs. Able

• rable@kingswayschool.org

Ronda Able is a physical education teacher at KCS. A favorite school memory from her childhood is of her 4^th grade teacher, Mrs. Gallaway.  She had previously been a member of the Peace Corp and had lived in Guatemala.  During the school year Mrs. Gallaway shared the language of the country and made the idea of serving others sound like such a wonderful adventure.

Education

• B.S.S.Ed. in Physical Education and Health from Taylor University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2003
• 19 years in the classroom

Mrs. Holsapple

• cholsapple@kingswayschool.org

Carolyn Holsapple is a choir and music teacher at KCS. Her favorite memory from her school years was when her high school choir traveled to St. Louis for a festival and fun at Six Flags. She came home with a huge stuffed bear that someone had won for her!

Education

• Bachelor of Music Education/Choral-General K-12 from Indiana University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2006
• 17 years in the classroom
• 10 years in a private studio

Mrs. Roth

• hroth@kingswayschool.org

Heather Roth is a band and music teacher at KCS.  Her favorite school memory is when she was in marching band her senior year and her band made it to the state finals for the first time.  She still remembers the excitement she felt as they performed and the fact that her younger brother lost his shoe on the 50 yard line.  Mrs. Roth says, "To this day when I hear Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” it brings a smile to my face."

Education

• B.S. in Music Education from Butler University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 1999
• 13 years in the classroom

Mr. Guess

Harry Guess is the Technology Director at KCS. 

• hguess@kingswayschool.org

Education

• B.A. in Pre Seminary from Southeastern Bible College
• Mathematics major from the University of Montevallo
• M.Ed. in Curriculum/Instruction: Technology from Grand Canyon University
• Certificate in Computer Applications from the Antelope Valley College
  
  Experience
• Joined the KCS staff in 2011
• 41 years in Christian school education

Mr. Brinker

• dbrinker@kingswayschool.org

Dale Brinker is our Technology Assistant at KCS. His favorite memories of high school include the multiple "hi-jinks" of the drumline.

Education

• B.S. in Music Business from Indiana State University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2010
• First year in the classroom

Mrs. Dean

• ndean@kingswayschool.org

Noelle Dean is the Instructional Coach at KCS. Here is her favorite memory from school: "My favorite memory is that of my 5th grade teacher from right here at KCS! Mrs. Trout was one of those teachers who had high expectations that you didn’t want to disappoint, but all the while you knew she genuinely loved you. She used to call us her little “punkins.” She would always have Jolly Ranchers for us to enjoy while learning. I remember that she would take small groups of us out to get a coke so that she could spend time getting to know us better outside of the classroom. Mrs. Trout is one of the main reasons that I am a teacher today!"

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education with Emphasis in Bible from Kentucky Christian University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2004
• 9 years in the classroom

Mrs. Threlkeld

• dthrelkeld@kingswayschool.org

Darcey Threlkeld is the Response to Intervention (RTI) Coach at KCS. One of her favorite memories from school is when her principal would run kickball tourneys at recess between the grade levels. He was the all-time pitcher! It was very fun!

Education

• Summit Christian College
• Indiana Wesleyan University

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2009
• 18 years in the classroom

Mrs. Amber Roth

Amber Roth is our Resource Specialist at KCS through Avon Schools.  Her favorite school memory is her many wonderful teachers that really took the time to get to know her and the sports/extra-curricular activities were definitely some of her best memories throughout school.

Education

• B.S. in Elementary Education from IUPUI
• Dual license in Special Education from IUPUI

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2012
• 2 years in the classroom

Miss Dunham

• vdunham@kingswayschool.org

Vanessa Dunham is the RTI Assistant at KCS.  Her favorite school memory is from 2nd grade when her teacher told her, that even at a young age, she knew she would become a teacher when she grew up.

Miss Dunham's favorite part about her job is working with the kids!

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2012

Mrs. Baldwin

• lbaldwin@kingswayschool.org

Lynette Baldwin is a Spanish teacher at KCS.  Her favorite memory from her days in school is when she sang the solo for her high school choir Christmas concert.  She sang the first verse of "O Holy Night."  It was magical then and is still her favorite Christmas carol.

Education

• B.A. in Journalism with a minor in Spanish & Religious Studies from Butler University

Experience

• Joined KCS staff in 2010
• 4 years in the classroom

Mrs. Badami

• dbadami@kingswayschool.org

Dalea Badami is the Assistant Athletic Director at KCS. Her favorite part of her job is getting to know the kids and their different personalities and hearing their stories and their views. 

Her favorite school memory is when she was a senior in high school, she was a teacher's aide for Mrs. Bucy's kindergarten at Kingsway.  She remembers sitting and reading with the children.  The day before the kindergarteners graduated she read "Oh, the Places You Will Go" by Dr. Seuss.  It is still one of her favorite children's books to this day.

Experience

• Joined the KCS staff in 2006

Mrs. Buescher

mbuescher@kingswayschool.org

Maria Buescher is a Middle School Paraprofessional at KCS.  Her favorite school memory is from her sophomore year of high school.  There was a new teacher at school who offered a creative writing class.  He encouraged her to dig deep inside when writing, to try out many different writing styles and to keep at it.  Since then she have “placed” in writing competitions and has had a few pieces published as well as writing part of a Sunday School curriculum.

She thinks the best part about of working at KCS is getting to know the students and loving them as Jesus would.

Experience

• Joined the KCS Staff in 2011