|
MGCS STAFF | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL | |
 |
Director Stan Frank was born in Texas and educated in France, England, USA, and Zimbabwe. His undergraduate degrees in psychology and Bible were conferred by Crowley’s Ridge College (Arkansas) and Abilene Christian University (Texas) and his postgraduate degree from the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe. He has served as missionary in England and Zimbabwe for seven and fourteen years respectively. While on the mission field he supported himself and his family by teaching in both government and private schools, where he also served as Senior Master and Deputy Headmaster. Mr. Frank and his family moved to Georgia in December 2001, and in the fall of 2002 he was hired as Assistant Director of MGCS. He has been Chief Administrator and Director since 2003, and is overseeing all aspects of MGCS life while seeking a principal. His wife, Lindy, is a teacher in our upper school, and they have three young Warriors who attend MGCS.” |
 |
Accounts Manager Bettie NeSmith our bookkeeper since March 2007, was born in Alabama but moved to Macon and attended Crandall Business College and Macon Junior College. She and her husband, Charles, have four children and five grandchildren, and together, she and Charles have owned and operated two businesses. She loves working with fellow Christians at MGCS. Her goal is to make a difference in the lives of the precious children that attend school here and to have them see Christ living in her. |
 |
Administrative Assistant Fay Trask worked for Bibb County public schools for 23 years in the transportation department as a route supervisor and driver trainer for school buses. She was certified by Georgia State Patrol as a 3rd party examiner for Bibb County public schools. She enjoys being around children, and in the hub of office duties. Fay has been married for 34 years, has two children and seven grandchildren. One grandchild will be a Warrior this school term. |
 |
Part-time Administrative Assistant Faye McGreggor has been the Administrative Assistant for Thomaston Road Church of Christ since 1980 and has had an equally long association with MGCS. Faye has studied Early Childhood Growth and Development at Central Georgia Tech. and has taken courses in Early Childhood Education at Macon State. She has served the school in the past in the varied capacities of Extended Care Supervisor, Extended Care Director, and Preschool Director. Now she is the Chorus Director and part-time Administrative Assistant, and she is also very involved with the Parents, Teachers, & Friends Association (PTFA) of our school. Faye has lived in the Macon area all her life, and she and her husband, Ray, have two daughters (one of whom graduated from MGCS some years ago), one granddaughter, and three grandsons. |
| PRESCHOOL PERSONNEL | |
 |
Extended Care Supervisor/K3 Teacher Mrs. Starr Joyner, an MGCS graduate, received her training at Central Georgia Tech. She joined the MGCS staff in 2001 as a teachers’ aide but was promoted to teacher in 2005. Under her gentle but firm guidance, Starr enjoys watching the children grow and learn positive attitudes towards school and God. She and her husband Josh are expecting their first baby in August 2008. |
 |
K5 Teacher Miss Abramovitz has traveled the world as an Air Force “Brat.” After leaving Okinawa, Japan, in 1993, her family returned to the USA and moved to Georgia. Jenny completed her BA in Early Childhood Education and teacher certification at Wesleyan College in 2006. In August 2008, she completed her Master of Education degree in Instructional Technology from Georgia College and State University. She says that she enjoys teaching at MGCS because “I love the Christian atmosphere, and everyone I work with is a delight to be around. There is nowhere else I would rather be; MGCS is my second family.” |
 |
Preschool Paraprofessional Terrie Purser has blessed MGCS children since 1986, our longest serving employee. She uses her storytelling and artistic gifts to teach Bible to the little ones and art to elementary students. Her loving heart makes her a wonderful caregiver for our youngest Warriors. She says she loves working in a “good Christian environment where she can pray, study and teach the Bible.” |
 |
Preschool Paraprofessional Jessica Herndon brings youthful enthusiasm and an impressive work ethic as our youngest staff member. She “loves working with the children” and that the staff “are a pleasure to work with.” |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERSONNEL | |
 |
Kindergarten Paraprofessional Linda Calhoun came to MGCS in 2006 to support and serve our kindergarten class after retiring from twenty-nine years of service to Sears. She has been married to her husband Walter for forty-one years, and they have one daughter and four grandchildren. Both Linda and Walter are unfailing and valuable supporters of our school, and Walter serves as PTFA president this year. |
 |
First Grade Teacher Stephanie Price has been with MGCS since 2001. She has been a first grade teacher for over ten years but is also currently teaching French in our high school. Stephanie received both her Bachelor of Arts (major in Early Childhood Education and a minor in French) and Master of Arts (major in middle grades math and science) from Wesleyan College in Macon. She has also recently completed a Master of Education degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in reading instruction from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Stephanie says that her mother, eighth grade teacher and Assistant Principal at St. Peter Claver, is her example of diligence and dedication. When asked what she likes most about working at MGCS, she said, “It is an honor to be trusted with the precious students I teach each day! It is awesome to think that I can have a positive influence in this aspect of their lives.” |
 |
Second Grade Teacher Melanie Turner and her husband George are a well-traveled pair who bring much culture and experience to MGCS. Melanie received her BA in elementary education from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and her ESOL certificate from Seattle Pacific University. She has lived and taught in Oklahoma, Georgia, England, and as far afield as Turkey. She returned to MGCS in August 2008 having taught here from 1994-1998 as well. |
 |
Third Grade Teacher Regina Senter was born in Waynesboro, Tennessee. She finished high school and junior college in Fulton, Mississippi. Mrs. Senter married her high school sweetheart, Joe Senter, and they transferred to Mississippi State University when she received her B.A. in education in 1975. She taught eleven 11 years at Evergreen Baptist Christian School in Warner Robins, 5 years at Gilead Christian Academy, and is now with us at Middle Georgia Christian School. She and her husband have 1 son and 3 daughters and 10 grandchildren. Mrs. Senter says that teaching is her ministry and that God isn’t finished with her yet. |
 |
Fourth Grade Teacher Rhonda Hanchett is a south Florida native who received her education (BA in elementary education) at Florida Atlantic University and is certified for preschool through 8th grades in both Florida and Georgia. She has taught a variety of grades during her six years of teaching, and she is currently in her third year at MGCS. Rhonda likes the friendly, family atmosphere at MGCS where she finds the small classes allow her to give one-on-one attention to her students. Her son, Kaden, attends MGCS too. |
 |
Fifth Grade Teacher Doug Wallen This is Doug’s first year as a teacher at MGCS. He worked for the past 27 years as a Casework Supervisor at Bibb County DFCS. He graduated from David Lipscomb College (now University) in June of 1979 with a BS in Psychology. He is the father of a daughter and son as well as being the Grandfather of two beautiful girls. He enjoys teaching in a Christian setting and hopes to be a positive example to his students. |
 |
Sixth Grade Teacher Letitia Daly came to MGCS in August of 2004 after twelve years in the public school system in Nashville, Tennessee. Letitia attended three years at Florida A & M University, but obtained her degree in Behavioral Science from Trevecca Nazarene University, where she also attended the graduate MAT program. She has three sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter in Tennessee. Letitia says that she loves having the opportunity at MGCS of guiding her students spiritually as well as academically. She likes the peaceful Christian environment here, and she really loves her students! Not surprisingly, they love her back! |
| Elementary Paraprofessional Mercedes Hitchcock began her work here at MGCS in November 2003 when she enrolled her daughter, Lauren, in the first grade class. Mercedes is a Georgia native and attended St. Leo College. She is married to Glenn, a favorite speaker at MGCS chapel services. She can be found in any hallway, classroom, or office, and everyone wonders what we would do without her. She is an invaluable aide not only to elementary teachers but also to anyone who asks her for help. What she likes about MGCS is the Christian atmosphere along with the personal attention given to each student. |
 |
Computer Technology Teacher
Frank Cochran is just about everyone’s favorite teacher at MGCS. All students from kindergarten up escape normal class routine once a week to go to Mr. Cochran’s lab for an hour or so of “fun” education! Frank moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, when it was a one-traffic-light town with a drugstore and soda fountain above the jailhouse. After high school he moved to a chicken farm in Commerce (“my mother must have known every chicken recipe in the world”) before studying at Georgia College and Univeristy. There he gained a BS in Sociology/Psychology and an M.Ed. in Instructional technology. He has received an award in Quantitative Research for the in-depth study of the correlation between hand guns and gun crimes and has completed two internships in behavioral modification at Central State Hospital in Hardwick, Georgia. Frank and his wife, Holly, have two sons, Greg and Chris, a graduate of our middle school some years ago. Frank likes the small classes at MGCS, as well as the Christian atmosphere among students, staff, and parents. |
 |
Physical Education Teacher Heather Senter comes to MGCS from Virginia Brach, VA where she taught spin classes and fitness classes for five years. Prior to having her four great kids, she taught third grade in Columbia South Carolina where she graduated with a Bible and Elementary Education degree from Columbia Int’l University. Heather is happily married to her husband of 15 years and loves cycling, baking, drama and encouraging people to be active and healthy. |
| MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL PERSONNEL | |
 |
Language Arts/Latin/Mathematics Teacher Lindy Frank a native Zimbabwean, taught language arts and mathematics in high schools in Zimbabwe before moving first to England, then to the USA. Lindy has a BA in English with a minor in French from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, an MA degree in English from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and a Masters in Education from the University of Brighton in West Sussex, England. She is married to our Director and they have three children attending MGCS. She loves that as teachers “we are compelled to teach the love of Christ and his way of living in addition to academics.” That, in addition to the small classes of amazing students, makes MGCS the perfect place for her family. |
 |
Science/Speech Teacher Andrea Bivins came to MGCS in 2007 after a number of years in both public and private schools. She has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Mercer University, and she is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Education, specializing in 6th-12th science, from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah. Andrea is married to David, and they have two children who attend MGCS. Her favorite thing about MGCS is the close family feeling between faculty, parents, and students. “It is unlike anywhere else I have taught.” |
|
|
French Teacher Stephanie Price (see First Grade) |
 |
Bible Rob Robinson has been the minister for the Thomaston Rd. Church of Christ since 1992. He is also the 7th and 8th grade Bible teacher for MGCS as well as a member of our Board of Directors. He and his wife, Marcia, have two grown children and a baby granddaughter. Rob says that what he likes most about working here at MGCS is being with the junior high students and helping them learn to love God. |
|
|
Bible Stan Frank (see Administration) |
|
|
Art Appreciation Teacher Heather Senter (see her bio under P.E. Coach) |
|
| Computer Technology Teacher Frank Cochran (see Elementary Personnel) |
|
| Chorus Instructor Faye McGreggor (see Administration) |
| CUSTODIAL STAFF | |
| Custodian Johnny Chatman was born in Rome, Georgia, and completed his BA in Mass Communication at Shorter College in Rome. He has been in Macon for fifteen years and has worked for MGCS for five years. He has also worked part-time for Fox 24 since 1996. Johnny and his wife, Kim, have a son, Connor, and a daughter, Kayleigh, who is enrolled at MGCS. Johnny says that MGCS is “good for the kids.” |