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Derrick Clay - Physical Education, Football, and Track
Derrick was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and raised in Macon, GA. He attended Northeast High School, where he was offered scholarships in football, basketball, and track. He accepted a football scholarship to Georgia Southern, where he played linebacker. He graduated with a degree in Child and Family Development and worked at Bulloch Academy for nine years, coaching middle school and varsity football, basketball, track, and teaching physical education.
Rebecca Durham - 7th Grade Science
Becky has returned to the Heritage faculty after taking a few years off to start a family. She received a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State College, a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Oglethorpe University, and a Master of Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia. She taught in Atlanta for several years prior to joining Heritage the first time in 2004 as 7th grade science teacher.
Jennifer Hill - Third Grade
Jenny is a graduate of Florida International University and is an experienced third and fourth grade teacher. She has taught both in an independent school in Miami and in the public system in Florida and in Coweta County. Jennifer and her husband, Todd, are residents of Sharpsburg and have two children.
LaToya Johnson - U.S. History
LaToya graduated from Georgia State University and is a native of Newnan. For several years, she has been a popular substitute teacher at Heritage, with both the students and the faculty, and we are thrilled to have her join us on a permanent basis as an upper school U.S. History teacher.
Kevin Prisant - 7th Grade Geography and Head Football Coach
Kevin earned his Master's in School Administration from the University of North Carolina. He has been coaching for eight years and was most recently offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Randolph Southern. In addition to his strong coaching experience and weight training qualifications, he is well-educated and has a wide range of teaching experience in a variety of grade levels and a number of subjects.
Elizabeth Zhao - Mandarin Chinese
Elizabeth received a Bachelor of Arts in English Education from Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China. She has taught Chinese language and culture at Kennesaw State University and Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy, where she was awarded two Certificates of Appreciation for excellent teaching. We are excited to have her join us and start the Heritage Mandarin Chinese program.
In addition to the above teachers, we are also pleased to announce two new members of our Athletic Department, Amber Arnold and Hollie Vann. Amber is joining us as Athletic Trainer. She most recently held the same position at Flint River. Hollie is our new Varsity Girls' Basketball Coach. She graduated from LaGrange College where she played basketball and lacrosse. She has coaching experience at the AAU level.
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