Dear WA Community, 

As we plan ahead for next year we are very excited to announce some changes that will help our students, parents and Kingdom workers at WA. We have been prayerfully reviewing our needs to better serve and educate our students and serve their families, as well as our faculty and staff. Given our student enrollment growth and the needs of our students, we will be adding a middle school principal to oversee the needs of our 6th through 8th grade students.

Diane Showalter, who has been serving as our lower school assistant principal for this year, will become our middle school principal starting with the 2012-2013 school year. She will oversee and serve the middle school (6th through 8th grade) students and their families, as well as the middle school faculty and staff. Mrs. Showalter has twenty-two years of experience in education. She has served as a teacher, team leader, assistant principal and principal, during her years as an educator (please see Diane's professional bio below).  Mrs. Showalter will be located in the upper school office area-beginning next year.

Tracey Wood, who is currently serving WA as a lower school teacher, will become the assistant principal in the Lower School-beginning next year. Mrs. Wood will continue as our lower school teacher for the remainder of this school year. Mrs. Wood has served as a teacher at WA for seventeen years. Mrs. Wood will work with Mrs. Becky Myers, our lower school principal, and Mrs. Kristi Scallin, our lower school enrichment education coordinator, to oversee the lower school students, faculty and staff next year. (please see Tracey's professional bio below).

Mike Critch, who is currently serving as our upper school (6th through 12th grade) principal, will serve as the high school principal and oversee the 9th through 12th grade students, faculty and staff next year. Christine Englert, who is currently serving as the upper school (6th through 12th grade) counselor, will serve as the high school counselor (9th-12th grade students). Mrs. Bevill, will continue to serve as the middle school counselor. Jason Beaupied, will continue to serve as our Spiritual Life Director for 6th through 12th grade.

We are very excited about these WA employee promotions and the positive impact these Kingdom workers will have on our students and school ministry. Beginning next year, we will be positioned to better serve the educational needs of our students, as well as their families and our faculty and staff in all three school divisions at WA.

Lower School Leadership Team (preschool through 5th grade)
Becky Myers, Principal
Tracey Wood, Assistant Principal
Kristi Scallin, Director of Student Support, Coordinator of Enrichment Programs

Middle School Leadership Team (6th through 8th grade)
Diane Showalter, Principal
Laura Bevill, Counselor

High School Leadership Team (9th through 12th grade)
Mike Critch, Principal
Christine Englert, Counselor

Student Services Team (6th through 12th grade needs)
Sharon Curlee, College Planning and Placement
Jenny Hoover, Registrar, Testing Coordinator, Academic Advisor

Please join me in congratulating Mrs. Showalter and Mrs. Wood, please and pray for them as they prepare for these new opportunities to serve God and shepherd His people at WA next year.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information about these exciting changes at WA.

Blessings to you and your family in the Name of Jesus Christ,
leo

Leo Orsino  

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