I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Math Education from Calvin College in 2003 and began teaching math at South Christian that fall. I later received my Master’s degree in Math education from Western Michigan University. I married Kyle in 2004 and we have been blessed with three children: Caleb, Joselyn and Kendall. We now spend most of our time away from work together as a family playing outdoors, reading books, and keeping up with the kids’ school activities and sports games and practices. I also enjoy running or biking for occasional moments of quiet, outdoor activity.

I graduated from Calvin College with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Religion. After graduating from Calvin, I taught for five years in St. Louis, Missouri where I earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Maryville University. I have been teaching math courses and coaching basketball since moving back to Grand Rapids in 1999. I have been married to my wife Laura since 1995. Together we have three children – Jake, Sam, and Josie. We love hanging out together and being active/exercising, water-skiing, playing/watching sports. We also enjoy lots of reading.

I graduated from Calvin College in 1991 with a Bachelors in Mathematics and a minor in Biology. I earned my Masters in Education from Grand Valley State University in 2000. I taught in Salt Lake City, Utah for three years before returning to West Michigan. My husband Arden is a civil engineer with the City of Grand Rapids. We have been blessed with two great kids, Jillian and Isaac.They both graduated from South.  I enjoy running, biking, baking, and spending time with my family.

I received my B.A. from Calvin College and my M.A.T. from Grand Valley State University. As a teacher, I spent my first nine years teaching English at Plymouth Christian High School, and I have been at South Christian since then. I also coached the mens’ tennis team at Cornerstone University for five years, but when I began teaching at South Christian, I made the transition to coaching the boys varsity tennis team here. I am married to Laura who serves as a chaplain at multiple businesses through Marketplace Chaplains, and we have three children. As a family we love to camp, bike, and play board games together. My personal hobbies include tennis, golf and reading.

I graduated from Calvin College in 2004 with a teaching degree in both Math and Spanish. I later earned a master’s degree in education leadership from Grand Valley State University. I taught Spanish for one year at Valley Christian School in Cerritos, CA and taught math for nine years at Grand Rapids Christian. Thus far I have taught Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Algebra, Algebra 2, Geometry, FST and pre-Calculus. I am married to my wonderful wife Kelly and we have 3 boys who attend Dutton Christian. My family was blessed to bring home my youngest son Jerome from the Philippines during the summer of 2015.

I received my BA in music education from Calvin College and taught at West Side Christian for 5 years; directing 3 bands and teaching music education classes. I started at South Christian as a paraprofessional in January of 2005, was hired as head of the resource room in 2009 and received my Masters Degree in Learning Disabilities from Calvin College in 2010. I am married to Keith Sikkema who is a RN at the Ionia Correctional Facility. We have 3 grown children, all of whom are married, and 10 grandchildren. In my free time, I am passionate about spending time with my grandchildren; I also love to read, garden, sew, and decorate.

Teaching art to young people, to me, is a marvelous way to fill a day. Students enrich my life incredibly! How amazing is it that God placed me on this path in the late months of my sophomore year at Calvin College. There, an exceptional art professor instilled in us a love for creating with a spirit of grace and vigor. Because of the influence of this dynamic person, I graduated from Calvin College with a degree in Art Education in 1987. After teaching in Pennsylvania for three years, getting married, and moving back to Michigan, I was offered a position to teach at South Christian in 1991. In those early years, I earned my Master’s degree in Curriculum Studies, and since then I have taken various art classes including a handful at Ox-Bow, an extension of the Art Institute of Chicago. Every experience of learning has been an opportunity to grow in my knowledge of how to take the best care of my students. My dearest hope is to teach art in such a way that they can visualize how they have personally been endowed with God-given creativity. That creativity is a gift to cultivate, whether it is to make beautiful pieces of art or to solve problems in a complex world. May we bring glory to God in that endeavor!

I graduated from Calvin College in 2002 and since then have taken many course in my field at Western Michigan University. While growing up, my educational experience was very positive. I was blessed with wonderful teachers in my life and I always knew I wanted to serve by being in the field of education. As long as I would be working with students it didn’t matter what I would be doing, but my two favorite subjects were Phys Ed and Psychology, so it seemed obvious to major and minor in those two fields. My husband Tony and I have three children and we attend Caledonia CRC. I enjoy being with my family and friends, participating in triathlons, and doing crafts.

I am a proud graduate of Hope College where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education while majoring in Social Studies and minoring in Physical Education. While I thought I was going to be a high school teacher and coach until my retirement, the Lord had a different plan for me. I started my professional career at Hope as the Assistant Event Manager at the DeVos Fieldhouse as well as serving on Hope’s football staff as an assistant coach.  Also during this time, I attended Western Michigan University as a graduate student where I received a Master’s Degree in Sports Management. Soon after graduation in 2011, I spent 18 months as the Athletic Director at Fowlerville High School then joined the South Christian community and served as the school’s Athletic Director from 2013-2020.  In the fall of 2020, I had the privilege of heading back into the classroom to join the Physical Education department.  I also serve as a varsity assistant coach on the Sailor football staff. My wife, Kelly, and our children, Kenlee, Gracyn, Decker, and Parker are so thankful to be a part of the wonderful community here at South Christian.

I graduated from University of Michigan in 2008 with a BA in Secondary Education specializing in History and Political Science. In 2010, I deployed to Iraq with the Michigan National Guard as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After a year of service I returned home and married my wife, Leanne.  Shortly after this, we moved to Arizona where I taught History at a boarding school. We spent three years at The Orme School, which was located in the high desert region in northern AZ (directly between Phoenix and Flagstaff).  I was hired by South Christian in 2014 and we have enjoyed making our home back in Grand Rapids.  I was raised in Grand Rapids where my Christian community was vital in shaping my life as a disciple.  I hope to succeed as an educator in promoting continued discipleship for young men and women in this community. We live in Cutlerville and have two children, David and Annaliese, who attend Legacy Christian.