Teacher Spotlight: Lynne Moody

By Evie Fordham     Fifth grade Language Arts teacher Lynne Moody was drawn at a young age to the subject she teaches. “I have always loved Language Arts and diagramming,” she explained, “In elementary school, I could not wait for my teacher to tell us to take out our language books.  I love spelling […]

Faculty Spotlight: Patricia Mooney

By Evie Fordham   Media Center specialist Patricia Mooney has served the middle and high school students of Wake Christian Academy for what will be seven years now, helping them grow into ravenous readers and lifelong learners.Mrs. Mooney earned a degree in Speech/Elementary Education from the State University of New York in New Paltz, New […]

Teacher Spotlight: Victoria Weinner

by Rebecca Baker Victoria Weinner, Girls’ Physical Education and Health Teacher, grew up in a Christian school and was greatly impacted by the teachers she had. She remembers, “It was my desire to be able to impact others the way my teachers had influenced me.” As a seventh grader she felt God calling her to […]

Teacher Spotlight: Cindy Davis

By Evie Fordham   High school computer teacher Cindy Davis loves to help her students learn new concepts and embrace their talents. She was inspired to be a teacher by her younger brother, who had special needs. “I was seven when he was born, so he was like a real-life baby doll for me to […]

Faculty Spotlight: Amy Sauls

Lead Media Specialist, Amy Sauls, has been at Wake Christian Academy “literally half my life,” as she put it! Amy attended Wake Christian from first through twelfth grade (there was no kindergarten offered at the time), and earned her bachelor’s in Home Economics from Bob Jones University. She worked a few different jobs, and after […]

Teacher Spotlight: Rachael Dramis

By Evie Fordham   First grade teacher Rachael Dramis entered her alma mater, Liberty University, not knowing she would exit with a teaching degree, but today, she’s glad she did. “I know the Lord called me to this ministry,” she recounted, “I actually had other plans when I began college, but the Lord directed my […]

Teacher Spotlight: Sonya Massengill

By Evie Fordham   English department head Sonya Massengill, who received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, English Education, from NC State University, teaches junior and senior English classes and enjoys it immensely. “Teaching allowed me to balance family and career — and spend my days immersed in subjects that I love,” she elaborated, adding, […]

Teacher Spotlight: Gayle Davis

By Evie Fordham   Art teacher Gayle Davis may have one of the most fun jobs at Wake Christian Academy. She has taught art at the school for over ten years, and on her teacher webpage she states that she has “learned so much from the students and the art that they produce. Each one […]

Teacher Spotlight: Norma Fincher

By Senior Evie Fordham   Music teacher Norma Fincher has instructed at Wake Christian Academy for twenty-six years. She received her bachelor’s degree in Religion and Biblical Education from Luther Rice College and Seminary in Georgia. Currently, she is the general music teacher for grades K-5 and the strings orchestra director for grades 4-12. She […]

Teacher Spotlight: Becki Buffaloe

By Senior Evie Fordham   High school social studies department head Becki Buffaloe, who teaches U.S. History, Current Events, and Bible, can’t remember a time in her life when she didn’t want to be a teacher, as she even loved playing “school” as child and started babysitting at age nine. In her thirty-three years of […]

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