Specials Teachers
ART - Rene SchweterDegree: Art, Austin Community College Years Teaching: 24 years Church Affiliation: The Fellowship, Round Rock I love to teach art. It is so satisfying to have a child come to art saying, “I don’t know how to draw” and watch them gain confidence and realize “I can draw.” I love watching the creativity unfold. |
CHOIR - Eileen CurtisDegree: B.A., Music, Ioma Nazarene University Years Teaching: 18 years Church Affiliation: Central Baptist Church, Round Rock I have always known that I wanted to do something involving kids and music and so being a music teacher fit the bill just perfectly. There's nothing like letting loose and belting out silly songs or songs of worship with a room full of kids! I love everything about teaching music and my favorite RRCA tradition is the Kindergarten graduation musical. I am always so proud to watch them up on stage on performance night! |
CHOIR - Kristi RoarkDegree: B.A., Music Education, Lamar University Years Teaching: 11 years Church Affiliation: New Life Church, Austin I love the moments when my students are performing and they make that connection with the audience that causes an explosion of musical magic. These are the moments when you see clearly what a treasure our Creator gave us in the gift of song. |
DISCOVERY/Secondary Math - Andrea CermakDegree: Bachelor of Education, University of Michigan Years Teaching: 20 years Church Affiliation: St. Williams Catholic Church, Round Rock I believe all students have the ability to succeed and love to help them reach their full potential. I strive to provide opportunities for students to explore and discover new concepts and ideas with actively engaging hands on experiences. |
DISCOVERY - Melinda SmithDegree: B.S., Elementary Education/Early Childhood/Reading, Texas Christian Unversity Years Teaching: 26 years Church Affiliation: First Baptist Church, Round Rock I love teaching because it is what I have known God called me to do since I was little. I love the interaction with the children and watching the excitement in their eyes as they learn and master new concepts. It is different every day and full of challenges as I find ways to present material in new ways or to reach the child that does not understand. |
DISCOVERY - Joselyn CervantesDegree: B.S., Family/Consumer Sciences: Family & Child Development, Texas State University Years of Teaching: 5.5 years Church Affiliation: City View, Austin My favorite subject to teach is Bible. I love the Lord and how alive and active His word is! I find great joy in bringing it to life and watching the sparkle in a child's eye when they connect with it! |
DRAMA - Debbie DeanYears Teaching: 23 years Church Affiliation: Central Baptist Church, Round Rock I love teaching. It is so rewarding to participate in those moments when a student “gets it” and discovers there is a whole lot more they can accomplish than they ever thought possible. I love the critical thinking and problem solving skills students learn when they take a script and translate it into a finished production. |
LIBRARY - Jennifer MayoDegree: Elementary Ed., Texas A&M Years Teaching: 8 years Church Affiliation: First Baptist Church, Georgetown My favorite subject to teach is reading. I love to see children put sounds together to form words and turn words into sentences. Solving the puzzle of reading is so empowering for students and allows them to learn anything. |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Barachel TonerDegree: B.S., Sports Medicine, University Mary Hardin Baylor Years in Education: 11 years Church Affiliation: The Fellowship, Round Rock I love teaching Physical Education because I have the privilege of getting the kids to exercise and learn about the body and health. |
ELEMENTARY SPANISH - Peggy FranklinYears in Education: 10 years Church Affiliation: First Baptist Georgetown My favorite tradition at RRCA is graduation. It is such a beautiful and meaningful ceremony. Seeing all the parents pray with their graduates and give them a spiritual blessing is so unique and represents so well the heart of our school. |
ELEMENTARY SCIENCE- Sharee DeFrieseDegree: B.S. in Agricultural Development, Texas A&M Years in Education: 14 years Church Affiliation: Celebration I enjoy learning from all different types of learners that I encounter year after year. No child is exactly the same and it is amazing to see how God created us all so uniquely. I love seeing that moment when a child understands fully a concept you have taught them and their face lights up with such joy and excitement! |