Faculty
- Bible
- English
- Math
- Social Studies
- Science
- Foreign Language
- Fine Arts/Technology
- P.E.
- Media Center
- Support
Bible Department |
Mark Rickman
Teacher and Middle School
Dean of Students
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Physical Education, University of Central Florida |
| Graduate Degree: |
University of New England (Currently Enrolled) |
| Education Experience: |
First year at FCS, Twenty years total |
| Church Home: |
First Baptist Church of Woodstock |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and gave His life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 |
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| What I enjoy most: |
One of the things I enjoy most is seeing boys and girls start out at one point in elementary school and then see how they grow and mature in their relationship with the Lord. It is a true blessing to have the opportunity to be used by God to influence these boys and girls. God has a plan for each of their lives and it is exciting to see that plan unveil. |
| Courses: |
Bible 6 |
| Email: |
mark.rickman@fcspaladins.org |
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Lisa Wright
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Physical Education and Health, University of Houston |
| Education Experience: |
Eight years at FCS, thirteen years total |
| Church Home: |
North Point Community Church |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 |
| What I enjoy most: |
My favorite part of teaching and coaching is the relationships I am able to build with the students. |
| Courses: |
Bible 6 |
| Email: |
lisa.wright@fcspaladins.org |
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Jeff Valerioti
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.B.A. Finance, University of Florida |
| Graduate Degree: |
M.A. Theological Studies, Liberty University |
| Education Experience: |
First year at FCS, Eight years total |
| Church Home: |
TBA |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
“For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 |
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| What I enjoy most: |
Seeing students fall in love with their Savior through studying His Living Word keeps my passion for teaching fresh and new each school year. Shepherding His kids in the classroom is my joy, my privilege, and my calling as I seek to serve my God and my King. |
| Courses: |
Bible 7, Bible 8 |
| Email: |
jeff.valerioti@fcspaladins.org |
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English Department |
Kelly Ashton
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. English Language Arts Education, Auburn University |
| Education Experience: |
One year at FCS, two years total |
| Church Home: |
Atlanta Westside |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. Psalm 96:2-3
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| What I enjoy most: |
It is most rewarding to watch students learn and grow in their relationship with the Lord.
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| Courses: |
English 8 |
| Email: |
kelly.ashton@fcspaladins.org |
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Kathy Lavery
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Education, Eastern Illinois University |
| Education Experience: |
Two years at FCS, eight years total |
| Church Home: |
Town Lake Community Church |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5 |
| What I enjoy most: |
I believe that what students experience in the classroom should be challenging, valuable, and to His glory. However, I believe that what they do to glorify Him outside of my room is what matters most. I enjoy teaching most when I build a relationship with my students and teach them to believe in themselves.
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| Courses: |
English 6, English 7 |
| Email: |
kathy.lavery@fcspaladins.org |
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Math Department |
Christy Bell
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.A. Business Administration/Accounting, Georgia Southern University |
| Graduate Degree: |
M.Ed. Middle Grades Education, Mercer University |
| Education Experience: |
Three years at FCS, ten years total |
| Church Home: |
Fellowship Bible Church |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16 |
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| What I enjoy most: |
I enjoy the students, and the opportunity that I have to interact with them. Middle school students are so much fun! They are energetic and full of excitement about life and eager to learn more about themselves and their world. It is an honor to be able to play a part in their learning and discovery about who they are in Christ. I count it a privilege and a responsibility to partner with the parents to "train them up in the way they should go so that when they are old they will not depart from it”. Proverbs 22:6. |
| Courses: |
Math 7, Pre-Algebra |
| Email: |
christy.bell@fcspaladins.org |
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Beth Cookston
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.A. Mathematics and Physics, Agnes Scott College |
| Graduate Degree: |
M.B.A. Management, Georgia State University |
| Education Experience: |
Two years at FCS, three years total |
| Church Home: |
North Point Community Church |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 |
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| What I enjoy most: |
I enjoy teaching students about how miraculous God made mathematics in our world and how the concepts that we study tie together so perfectly. It blesses me to see a student suddenly “get” a solution to a problem and thereby become far more confident and proficient in math. |
| Courses: |
Math 6, Math 7 |
| Email: |
beth.cookston@fcspaladins.org |
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Social Studies Department |
Jonathan Fickley
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.A. History, Bryan College |
| Graduate Degree: |
M.A. Biblical Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary; additional graduate work in Ancient History and Biblical Archaeology, Jerusalem University College; additional work in Anthropology and Archeology from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| Education Experience: |
Two years at FCS, four years total |
| Church Home: |
Fellowship Bible CHurch |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40 |
| What I enjoy most: |
I enjoy getting students excited about our history. God has blessed our country and it is because we really believe “In God We Trust”. I want students to leave my class liking history and knowing that history is not all about some list of dates; God is at work and it is demonstrated through our history. |
| Courses: |
History 7, History 8 |
| Email: |
jonathan.fickley@fcspaladins.org |
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Donald Joyce
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
TBA |
| Graduate Degree: |
TBA |
| Education Experience: |
First year at FCS |
| Church Home: |
TBA |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
TBA |
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| What I enjoy most: |
TBA |
| Courses: |
History 6 |
| Email: |
donald.joyce@fcspaladins.org |
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Science Department |
Wayne Munch
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B. S. Biology, Wofford College |
| Graduate Degree: |
M. Ed. Science, Georgia Southern University |
| Education Experience: |
First year at FCS, thirty-six years total |
| Church Home: |
TBA |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor. Galations 6:6 |
| What I enjoy most: |
Coaching, teaching, learning, competing |
| Courses: |
Science 6 |
| Email: |
wayne.munch@fcspaladins.org |
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Tammy Williamson
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Business Administration, University of Florida and B.S. Middle Grades Education: certification in science and math, Kennesaw State University |
| Education Experience: |
Seven years at FCS, eight years total |
| Church Home: |
Fellowship Bible Church |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 |
| What I enjoy most: |
The most rewarding part of teaching to me is watching students get excited about science and see God’s fingerprints in all of creation. My desire is that students would know without a doubt that He exists and science shouts as a testimony of His glory. Second, I believe that education is the vehicle that equips students with the knowledge and discipline they need to fulfill their own calling and purpose for which God planned in advance. Middle school is about students taking ownership of their learning so that they can be ready for that calling. |
| Courses: |
Science 7, Science 8 |
| Email: |
tammy.williamson@fcspaladins.org |
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Foreign Language Department |
Christie Oliver
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.A. Spanish, Berry College |
| Education Experience: |
Seven years at FCS |
| Church Home: |
Dayspring Church of Woodstock |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 |
| What I enjoy most: |
Nothing brings me greater joy at school than when my students are excited and enthusiastic about Spanish. I strive for my students to gain a deeper understanding of the Spanish culture, to be loving and accepting of all people and cultures, and to share their love of Christ with the world. |
| Courses: |
Spanish |
| Email: |
christie.oliver@fcspaladins.org |
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Fine Arts/Technology Department |
Kirk Bullington
Music Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.A. Music Theory and Composition, Ouachita Baptist University |
| Graduate Degree: |
M. Mus. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Professional Certifications: |
Christian Life Coach |
Education Experience: |
Six years at FCS, nine years total |
| Church Home: |
First Baptist Church of Woodstock |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 |
| What I enjoy most: |
Personal interaction with the students is what I enjoy most about teaching. All of my life, I have been a Minister of Music and Youth at heart, and I enjoy the privilege of serving the Fellowship Christian School family in and out of the classroom. |
| Courses: |
Music 8 |
| Email: |
kirk.bullington@fcspaladins.org |
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Cindy Hart
Yearbook Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.A. Business Education, Lenoir Rhyne University |
| Education Experience: |
Nine years at FCS, Fifteen years total |
| Church Home: |
Fellowship Bible Church |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 |
| What I enjoy most: |
Seeing students use creativity with technology is pure joy! |
| Courses: |
Yearbook |
| Email: |
cindy.hart@fcspaladins.org |
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Trip Hughes
Art Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.A. Psychology, Auburn University |
| Education Experience: |
One year at FCS, twelve years total |
| Church Home: |
Cherokee Presbyterian Church |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: "For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 8:35-39 |
| What I enjoy most: |
I enjoy building a relational ministry with the students that I teach, using a passion for fine arts as a vehicle for interaction. All of the world around us is inspired and given life by God. I attempt to show students, not only how that impacts how we approach Art, but how we live our lives as part of God's creative handiwork. |
| Courses: |
Art 6, Art 7, Art 8 |
| Email: |
trip.hughes@fcspaladins.org |
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Wayne Rasku
Computer Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Business, Nova SE University |
| Graduate Degree: |
M.S. Educational Technology, Nova SE University |
| Education Experience: |
Four years at FCS, seventeen years total |
| Church Home: |
Fellowship Bible Church |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 |
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| What I enjoy most: |
It is most enjoyable for me when students tell me what they accomplished with the skills and concepts they learned from my teaching. |
| Courses: |
Computer 6, Computer 7, Computer 8 |
| Email: |
wayne.rasku@fcspaladins.org |
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Brent Whiten
Music Teacher
MS Band Director
Praise Team Director
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B. Mus. Music Performance, Valdosta State University |
| Education Experience: |
Five years at FCS, Seven years total |
| Church Home: |
North River Church of Christ |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 |
| What I enjoy most: |
I enjoy getting to be around spiritual men and women while I work. I love the fact that I get to pray with my students. |
| Courses: |
Music 6, Band 6, Band 7 |
| Email: |
brent.whiten@fcspaladins.org |
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Physical Education Department |
Brad Welty
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Physical Education, Lee University |
| Education Experience: |
Four years at FCS, Fifteen years total |
| Church Home: |
First Baptist Church of Woodstock |
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 |
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| What I enjoy most: |
I enjoy the opportunity to work with young people and have an impact on their lives. Your work day is never the same and I enjoy the energy and enthusiasm they bring to their days and mine. The biggest thing I would like a student to learn from me is to love Jesus and to do their very best in all things. I would like them to learn to not measure success by the world’s standards, but rather by God’s. |
| Courses: |
PE 6, PE 7, PE 8 |
| Email: |
brad.welty@fcspaladins.org |
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Lisa Wright
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Physical Education and Health, University of Houston |
| Education Experience: |
Eight years at FCS, thirteen years total |
| Church Home: |
North Point Community Church |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 |
| What I enjoy most: |
My favorite part of teaching and coaching is the relationships I am able to build with the students. |
| Courses: |
PE 6, PE 7, PE 8 |
| Email: |
lisa.wright@fcspaladins.org |
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Media Center |
TBA
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
TBA |
| Graduate Degree: |
TBA |
| Education Experience: |
TBA |
| Church Home: |
TBA |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
TBA |
| What I enjoy most: |
TBA |
| Email: |
TBA |
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TBA
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
TBA |
| Education Experience: |
TBA |
| Church Home: |
TBA |
| Favorite Bible Verse: |
TBA |
| What I enjoy most: |
TBA |
| Email: |
TBA |
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Educational Support |
Cheri Albright
Teacher
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| Undergraduate Degree: |
B.S. Elementary and Special Education, Western Michigan University |
| Graduate Degree: |
M. Ed., Georgia State University |
| Education Experience: |
One year at FCS, eight years total |
| Church Home: |
North Point Community Church
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| Favorite Bible Verse: |
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. John 6:33-34 |
| What I enjoy most: |
I look forward to coming to work each day for the opportunity to be with Fellowship Christian School's children. I love to be able to offer them new skills to strengthen their learning and each day I leave with the encouragement that they give me through their laughs and smiles. |
| Email: |
cheri.albright@fcspaladins.org |
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