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DIRECTOR / Grades 9-12
Sherry Camp - Mrs. Sherry H. Camp has been affiliated with Veritas Classical Schools since 2004, and is presently directing the Veritas McDonough campus and Veritas Peachtree City campus. She graduated from William Jennings Bryan College in 1974 with a major in elementary education and minors in Bible, psychology and music. She won Student Teacher of the Year at Bryan and has earned Teacher of the Year honors at every school where she was employed, including Heiskell School, DeKalb Christian School, and Landmark Christian School. While teaching in Fayette County she was selected in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" as one of the nation's most respected. She is married with five grown children who were mostly home-educated. Her three daughters are married, and she and husband Dan four grandchildren so far. She graduated from Colson's intensive biblical worldview program, Centurions, in January, 2008, and is involved in masters completion/doctoral studies through Oxford Graduate School. Mrs. Camp is a tutor, mentor, discipler, and an inspiration to those around her. She and her family are involved in the Crosspoint Community Church, PTC.
GRADES 7-8 Humanities
Lindsey Lech - God has opened the door for Lindsey Lech to teach middle school humanities this year at Veritas. Having been home-schooled herself, Lindsey is looking forward to teaching and participating in assisting parents in the home-schooling process. She has been happily married to husband Jon for seven years and has a son, Jonathan, who will be two in October. Lindsey and Jon are expecting their second son this January. Lindsey is a graduate of Columbus State University with a B.S. in Sociology and a minor in secondary education (fall ’08). She will begin graduate school in 2009 to receive her Masters in Education. Lindsey and her family reside in Columbus Georgia.
GRADES 5-6 Humanities/Grades 4-8 Math
Marielle Hersey - Marielle Hersey is a Christian who loves the Lord above all else. A former engineer, technical training consultant, web designer, technical writer and photography business owner, she left her career to stay home with her children and has been home-schooling the last 8 years. A native of Switzerland, she is a freelance photographer and a speaker to Mother of Preschoolers (MOPS), Hearts at Home Conferences and other moms' groups.
Marielle lived in various European countries throughout her school years. She completed her college education in the US where she received a Masters in Education (MA) from the University of Michigan as well as a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Baker University. She currently works part time preparing high school juniors and seniors in preparing for both the SAT verbal and math. Marielle is a certified teacher.
GRADES 3-4 Humanities
Melinda Jackson - The Lord has led Melinda back to classical teaching after teaching first grade at Newnan Classical School eight years ago. She is very excited to have the privilege of teaching 3rd/4th grade at Veritas this coming school year. Melinda graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1997 with a Bachelors of Science in Occupational Therapy. She has been in practice as a pediatric occupational therapist (OT) since 1998, serving as a full-time pediatric OT in the Fayetteville outpatient clinic for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta from 1998 - 2002. Melinda has also worked for the international missions agency, Operation Mobilization, in Tyrone. After taking time off to raise her two young daughters, Melinda returned to the workforce part-time as the school occupational therapist for the Odyssey School in Newnan in 2007. Being in the school environment reawakened Melinda's calling to teach. She is returning to the classroom to teach for Veritas and to homeschool her daughter Megan. Melinda loves reading, worshiping the Lord with other believers, discipling other women and teenage girls, exercising, and working within the children's ministry at her church. She lives in Newnan with her husband Lewis and their daughters, Megan and Abby, who are seven and four. They are active members of the First United Methodist Church of Newnan and the Atlanta South Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis communities.
GRADES Elementary Science
Mandy Smith - Mandy graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. She taught high school Biology and Physical Science in DeKalb County. She is in love with her husband Karl, her stepdaughter Vanessa, and son Troy who was born 10/22/09. Mandy works part-time at Zoo Atlanta as an Overnight Education Instructor because she loves animals almost to a fault. She is grateful to God for giving her the opportunity to stay in touch with the educational community by teaching Science for Veritas while taking care of her children.
GRADES 9-12 Humanities
Rev. Matthew Robert Means - Matthew is a graduate of Valdosta State University with a Bachelor in Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies. He also has a Masters of Arts in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the pastor of South Point Church PCA in McDonough, GA, and the father of four. He has been teaching at Veritas Classical School for the last three years.
GRADES 9-12 Humanities
Lorey Wetmiller - Mrs. Wetmiller was homeschooled the majority of her education. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Atlanta Christian College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Counseling and Human Relations. She taught humanities to 9th through 12th grade students at the Campus, in Peachtree City while achieving her undergraduate. She loves literature and reading. She has been married for 5 years and her husband and her love traveling. They spent the this past Summer in Haiti doing relief work. They attend Crosspoint Community Church and work with the youth there.
GRADES 9-12 - Biology
Rhonda Johnson - Rhonda Johnson will be teaching high school science. Rhonda has a degree in Cytology with a minor in Biology from the Medical University of S.C. She also has an associates degree in Histology and is a registered Histology Tech. She is currently working part time as a Cytologist in the laboratory at St. Joseph's Hospital. Rhonda has taught science and Spanish to many other students in a co-op setting and has home-schooled her 3 children from the start. Rhonda is very excited about teaching for Veritas and is thankful to God for the opportunity.
GRADES 9-12 - Physical Science
Jeremy Noonan -
GRADES 9-12 - Math
Lesli O’Neill - Although born, raised and educated in Idaho, Lesli has been a resident of Georgia for 15 years. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education (emphasis in mathematics and humanities) from Idaho State University and has taught off and on for the past 21 years in every grade, K-8, except second. How did she miss second grade?
Her husband and her celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary in October; they have three girls: Jessica, 25; Alex, 17; and Kate, 13. Jessica, who graducated from Kennesaw State University with a degree in Communications, lives in Kennesaw; Alex is a senior this year at East Coweta High School; Kat is an 8th grader at Lee Middle School.
Lesli’s favorite subject, both to learn and teach is math/algebra. She struggles with mathematics during junior high (middle school), experiencing what many young people do in math: the ‘I-don’t-get-it’ blues! She persevered and worked very hard and heard an audible ‘click’ when the math light bulb went on during her College algebra and Trig class. It was amazing! She had finally crossed over into that abstract understanding of algebra. She feels that every student will eventually experience that ‘click’, also! They are all different and they learn at different paces. That knowledge is how she gears her classes and designs the pace of teaching.
Lesli is excited for the experience of teaching with the Veritas Classical School this year.
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