- March 29, 2016
- Blog / Middle School Teacher Spotlights / News / Teacher Spotlights
- Evie Fordham
Teacher Spotlight: Wendy Willis
By Evie Fordham Wendy Willis teaches middle school science courses Engineering and Forensics at Wake Christian Academy. She has two bachelor’s degrees, one in Agricultural Engineering and the other in Science Education, from North Carolina State University. Mrs. Willis first felt the rewards of educating others while in college. “While I was… working on […]
- March 22, 2016
- Blog / Elementary Teacher Spotlights / News / Teacher Spotlights
- Evie Fordham
Teacher Spotlight: Kellie Fowler
By Evie Fordham Second grade teacher Kellie Fowler attended Wake Christian Academy for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Now she loves to guide her young pupils on the “journey of learning” in the same hallways and classrooms she used to frequent. “I love kids, and especially the age of second grade,” she said, “I taught […]
- March 15, 2016
- Blog / High School Teacher Spotlights / News / Teacher Spotlights
- Evie Fordham
Teacher Spotlight: Lauren Chriscoe
By Evie Fordham Foreign Language Department Chair Lauren Chriscoe teaches Wake Christian Academy’s upper level Spanish courses. She found her calling after teaching English to schoolchildren in Costa Rica during her junior year at Wheaton College. “For them, English was not just another subject, it was a way to perhaps leave a cycle of poverty,” […]
- March 10, 2016
- Alumni Spotlights / Blog / News
Alumni Leadership Speaker Series – Donna Lane and Barrett Martin
Donna Lane and Dr. Barrett Martin speak at our Alumni Leadership Speaker Series By: Geneva Collins We gathered together on a windy Thursday in February to hear what alumni Donna Lane and Dr. Barrett Martin had to share with us. Mrs. Lane spoke first about her career in nursing. […]
- March 8, 2016
- Blog / Elementary Teacher Spotlights / News / Teacher Spotlights
- Evie Fordham
Teacher Spotlight: Lalea Evans
By Evie Fordham Elementary computer teacher Lalea Evans always knew that she wanted to be a teacher. “I’m a servant at heart, and teaching is one of my gifts,” she said, “It was a natural path for me.” Mrs. Evans teaches Wake Christian Academy’s second through fifth graders. She instructs them in basic Internet […]
- March 8, 2016
- Alumni Spotlights / Blog / News
Alumni Leadership Speaker Series – Tony Gilliam
Tony Gilliam Speaks at Alumni Leadership Speaker Series By: Geneva Collins “Appreciate where you’re at.” That was alumnus Tony Gilliam’s message last Thursday as he kicked off the Alumni Series. Gilliam is quite accomplished as a sports announcer, starting in the pro wrestling ring and more recently announcing for the Carolina Panthers and the Hurricanes […]
- March 3, 2016
- Blog / Elementary Student Spotlights / News / Student Spotlights
Kindergarten Students Learn the Mexican Hat Dance
Students in Senora Jones’ kindergarten classes always have fun learning while singing songs in Spanish. By midway through the year, the young students have learned many songs, rhymes and movements. They stay engaged while delighting in singing with their “profesora” and responding to her directions given “en espanol.” During this particular lesson, Mrs. Scott’s kindergarten class had […]
- March 3, 2016
- Blog / Elementary Student Spotlights / News / Student Spotlights
Does first grade like green eggs and ham?
We are celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday this week in the Primary Building! Mrs. Dramis asked her students if they liked green eggs and ham… Would they eat them in a boat? Would they eat them with a goat? Would they eat the in the rain? In the dark? On a train? In a car? Or, in a […]
- March 2, 2016
- Blog / Elementary Student Spotlights / News / Student Spotlights
Fifth Grade CODING Contest Results!
Starting the first week of December, Mrs. Evans’ fifth-grade computer class began a Computer Science Foundations unit, including learning to write some code. The fifth-graders participated in the worldwide Hour of Code event December 7-13, 2015. They went on to compete in a 9-weeks line of code race against the other fifth-grade homerooms at Wake Christian Academy. At […]