Meet the Teachers

Check out our hard working staff and see what their favorite things are!

Our Teachers have been working on Amazon Wish Lists if you would like to donate to their classrooms. Check back through out the School Year to see what items are appreciated. Please see the red links beside each teacher below. Thank you for supporting our school!

Bonita Pringle
Preschool

Favorite Quote:
 “All you need us love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles Schulz
Favorite Food: Shrimp
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite App: Facebook
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Terri East
Kindergarten

Favorite Quote:
“Holding on to her last bit of hope, she gathered herself together and prepared her heart for the bravest journey she would ever take. The journey back to herself.”
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite App: Facebook
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Karen Garris
1st Grade

Favorite Quote:
“It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness.” – James Barrie
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite App: Facebook 
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Charlotte Costello
2nd Grade

Favorite Quote:
“The only way out is through.” – J.K. Rowling
Favorite Food: Good ole fashioned cheeseburger
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite App: Facebook Messenger

Bonita Lovette
3rd Grade

Favorite Quote:
“Measure the size of our obstacles against the size of our God.”
Favorite Food: Chick-fil-A
Favorite Color: Lavender
Favorite App: Google Earth

Fawn Byrd
4th Grade

Favorite Quote:
“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of faith is to see what you believe.” – Max Lucado
Favorite Food: Asparagus
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite App: Google

Vicky Baysden
5th Grade

Assistant Principal Lower School

Favorite Quote:
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
Favorite Food: Japanese, Thai, Mexican
Favorite Color: Pastels
Favorite App: Bible

Jillian Garris
6th Grade Homeroom

Favorite Quote:
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino
Favorite Food: Spaghetti
Favorite Color: Purple 
Favorite App: Snapchat 
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Brittney Hammock
7/8th Grade Homeroom

Favorite Quote:
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Favorite Food: All things southern…& tacos
Favorite Color: Blush Pink & Navy
Favorite App: Instagram
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Peter Layton
9th Grade Homeroom

Favorite Quote:
“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” – Will Rogers
Favorite Food: BBQ Ribs
Favorite Color: Orange 
Favorite App: Ole Miss sports

Guillermo Guarachi Rojas
10th Grade Homeroom

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Rick Hammock
11/12th Grade Homeroom

Favorite Quote:
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility, consider others as being better than yourself.”
– Philippians 2:3 
Favorite Food: Grilled barbecued chicken
Favorite Color: Gold
Favorite App: Bible
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Jennie Wenk
Art

Favorite Quote:
“I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid” – C. Monet
Favorite Food: Breakfast foods
Favorite Color: All of the hues between blue and green
Favorite App: Phone app

Brenda Funderburk
Librarian

Favorite Quote:
“Nothing is impossible with God and the impossible is nothing to God.” – Rod Parsley
Favorite Food: Spaghetti
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite App: Cookie Jam
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Dr. Donnie Lovette
Administrator

Favorite Quote:
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne
Favorite Food: Roast beef and mashed potatoes
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite App: YouVersion Bible

Rev. Stephen Hopkins
Choir Director

Favorite Quote:
“We shall fight them on the beaches…we shall never surrender!!!” – Winston Churchill 
Favorite Food: Apple pie and ice cream 
Favorite Color: Green 
Favorite App: Telegram

Migdalia Hanson
Administrative Assistant

Favorite Quote:
“The Christian life is like a rose that blossoms and spreads aroma in the midst of a thousand thorns.” – Christian Nepali Family VOM
Favorite Food: Blue crabs
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite App: Rumble

Jessica Lovette
Financial Secretary

Favorite Quote:
“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – Winnie the Pooh
Favorite Food: Cheeseburger
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite App: Camera