Dear parents:
- As some of you heard, Mrs. Jen Weatherman, our 1st grade teacher, moved to Georgia last week after her husband was offered a transfer in early June. We wish her and her family well!
- Mrs. Virginie Peebler, our long time piano instructor and recent middle school French instructor, is relocating to Columbia, Missouri as her husband becomes the director of a new Social Security office site.
- Our new 1st grade teacher recently relocated to the sunny climate of Wichita when her husband accepted a position at Hawker Beechcraft. Mrs. Beth Ann Ladwig has lived in Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee as part of an Air Force family. A graduate of Murray State University in 2001, her background in jazz, tap, and ballet allowed her to operate a dance studio for a number of years. She transitioned to elementary school teaching and recently completed her MAT (Masters in Teaching) at Lee University (Church of God-Cleveland, TN)
- Our new 3rd grade teacher is originally from Abilene, KS and completed her BA degree in elementary ed with a minor in special education from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Wisconsin. Having spent some time teaching conversational English in China, Lacey Steffen enjoys volleyball and basketball and will begin coaching -- after she completes the plans for her upcoming wedding in October!
- Our newest addition to the upper campus Language Arts staff is Mrs. Christina Whitmer. She is a current parent of two children who attend BLS. After graduating with a BA degree in Elementary Education-Language Arts from Emporia State University in 1991, she taught in Illinois and Wichita for a number of years. She is completing her MA degree in Curriculum & Instruction from WSU with her thesis: Promoting Student Self-Reliance in the Classroom. Mrs. Whitmer attends Westlink Community Church.
Thank you for keeping our new, returning, and former staff members in your prayers!
