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Of all the many reasons why your child should be at Our Savior’s,

eighteen of them are at the head of our classrooms.

Our faculty are among the most dedicated, caring and enthusiastic teachers of any educational facility, and an integral part of why we are a

U.S. Department of Education “No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.”

Wes graduated from Northern Arizona University with a B.S. in Mathematics. He is fluent in Spanish having spent some of his college days studying in Mexico. He also teaches our fifth grade pre-algebra class. Wes has been at Our Savior's since September of 2003. Church members at Our Savior's know him as “Director of Youth and Family Ministry.” Our students know him as “Señor Wes.”

“Mr. Bob” is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He holds degrees in Music Education and Audio Recording. Bob teaches and performs music at Our Savior's Lutheran Church and School. He gives private music lessons and performs and records throughout the USA. Mr. Levesque has been at Our Savior's School for thirteen years.

Mrs. Skipper has served as music director of Our Savior's Church for over 20 years and taught for the school since 1997. In addition to being in education Mrs. Skipper is a Board Certified Music Therapist. She believes that music allows children to grow academically, spiritually and developmentally.

Patrick majored in Communication Arts at Saddleback College and Fine Arts at U.C. Irvine, with minors in Anthropology and Oceanography. Since 1983 he has been a cinematographer for various networks including ESPN, Discovery and National Geographic. Patrick helped build our school's telephone and computer network, and has maintained our computer systems since 1997. He has taught for Saddleback College, The American Heart Association, The L.A. County Underwater Unit, and is now in his fifth year teaching here at Our Savior's.

Mrs. Brown received her B. A. in Business Economics from U.C. Santa Barbara, and a teaching credential from Cal State Fullerton. She believes in the importance of life-long learning and promotes this concept in her classroom. Karen teaches that every child can succeed, and works to actively engage each and every child at his/her level. She has been at OSLS for seven years. Mrs. Brown hosts our after school study hall.

Mrs. V has 5 years teaching experience with children grades 1-10. A mother of three, she is returning to the classroom after a two-year hiatus with her two young daughters. A graduate of San Clemente High School, Katrina received her B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Religious Studies, and a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Masters in Education from Vanguard University of Southern California. Katrina loves the outdoors, surfing, playing guitar, and photography. and is looking forward to life here with her new family at Our Savior’s.

Terrie graduated from Concordia University with a Liberal Arts Degree in 2004. She was a substitute teacher for us while she completed her credentialing program at Concordia. Terrie taught one of our second grade classes her first two years at Our Savior’s, then last year she taught third grade, and for this year she is teaching fourth grade. Terrie came to us because she wanted to work in a school “where God, Jesus and prayer” were a part of the everyday program.

Barbara graduated with a B.A. from San Diego State University, and earned her Cleared California Teaching Credential after completing classes at Concordia University. She has received training from the following: Project Wild, Project Wet, Jr. Great Books, and the National Writing Project. She has been at Our Savior's for eleven out of the twelve years she has been teaching. For the past six years she has also led our Character Council.

Lynn began teaching for Our Savior's in September of 2004. She went into teaching because she “wanted to make a difference in the lives of children.” Lynn completed her requirements for the California Credentialing Program at Concordia University. She recently applied for and received a Founder's Grant from ELEA, and also her Masters in Education

Mrs. Moore graduated from California State University Fullerton and has been teaching for seven years at OSLS. Jane has a CLAD emphasis on her California Credential. She recently completed the Reading Instruction Certificate program requiring 45 hours of specific instruction in the area of literacy.

Jill graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Education. She received her California Teacher's Credential from the University of California, Irvine. This is Jill's tenth year at Our Savior's. She enjoys literature, travel, art, music, playing the piano and basketball. In addition to teaching at OSLS, Jill writes our articles for the Sun Post Newspaper.

Erin returned to school after a career in business and obtained her CLAD Teaching Credential at Cal State University San Marcos. She is a dedicated teacher and mother of two daughters who also attended Our Savior’s. Erin has been teaching at Our Savior's for nine years and enjoys traveling and reading in her spare time.

Julianne received her degree in Primary Education from San Diego State University. She was a substitute teacher for seven years with the Capistrano Unified School District and the Santa Clara Unified School District. She also subbed at Our Savior's for three of those years, taking over one of our full-time kindergarten teaching positions in May of 2006.

Peggy graduated from Loyola Marymount University. She holds a California Life Credential for grades K-12. Prior to coming to OSLS Mrs. Griffin taught first grade for four years. She has been teaching at Our Savior's since September of 1995. Mrs. Griffin enjoys teaching reading and math.

Now in her ninth year of teaching, Jamie returned to us two years ago in her seventh year, which previously included two years of service here at Our Savior's. She attended Saddleback Community College, and received her CEC certificate from the State of California. She also works in the Sunday School program at Pacific Coast Church.

April has been teaching pre-school for fifteen years. The last nine of those years she has taught at OSLS. April completed her Early Education Certificate at Fullerton Community College. She is currently completing her AA in Human Development. Miss Riebau also teaches our afternoon pre-school enrichment class.

Mrs. Brown graduated from Fullerton Community College with an A.A. Degree in Early Childhood Education. After raising her family, she returned to teaching young children. With a love for the Lord and literature, she has found a perfect professional match at Our Savior's. She has taught here for thirteen years.