Middle School Teachers

If there is any one resource that defines a great school, it is a quality teaching staff. Since RMCA’s teachers are committed to the spiritual, academic, physical, and social development of each child, they model the virtues they teach. Faculty members are selected on the basis of their love for God and their love for children. They are trained, experienced professionals with a solemn understanding of their role as the authority in the classroom.

  • All staff are committed Christians who attend a variety of churches within the community
  • From the energy of first-year teachers to the experience of 20-year veterans, staff members model academic and moral excellence
  • All classroom teachers have college degrees and professional training
  • Qualified specialists teach art, music, and physical education
  • Teachers are required to pursue ongoing education to continue growing and learning along with their students

Debbie Esterline , 6th Grade Science and Math Teacher
Mrs. Esterline joined the RMCA staff in 2003. She has many years’ experience in engineering, and holds a Bachelors’ degree in Bioengineering from Texas A&M University. She has also been involved in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, home schooled her own children for five years, and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Israel, and Russia. She lived most of her life in Texas and California, but moved to Lafayette in 1998, where she, her husband Rick, and their three daughters attend Agape Bible Church in Northglenn.

 

Corey Piper, 6th Grade History and English Teacher
Mr. Corey Piper began teaching sixth grade at RMCA in August 2004. He holds a BA in Elementary Education (K-8) with a minor in English Literature, and taught 7th to 10th grade for 7 years at Christian schools in Washington state and Colorado. He has also trained and worked as a youth pastor, and served in Turkey with Campus Crusade. Mr. Piper and his wife, Beth, have two daughters, and they attend Rocky Mountain Christian Church.
 

Connie Nourse, 7th/8th Grade Science and Math Teacher
Connie Nourse is a middle school math and science teacher who came to RMCA in 2007 after sixteen years of Christian school teaching in grades 3 to 8 in central Florida. Ms. Nourse has also started student ministries, taught Sunday school, and coached a variety of boys’ and girls’ sports teams, as well as serving as Athletic Director and Middle School Coordinator. She was born in Ohio and lived in Michigan, Massachusetts, and Florida, and holds a BS in K-8 Education from Milligan College. She and her adopted son currently live in Boulder.
 

Jan Johnson, 8th English and History, 6th-8th Drama Teacher
Mrs. Jan Johnson came to RMCA in 2004, and teaches eighth grade English Literature and History. She holds a BA in English from UCLA, and has taught a variety of Middle and High School English courses for over twelve years. She and her husband live in Longmont, and attend Calvary Church in Longmont.
 

Cindy Houghton , MA, 5th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Cindy Houghton, who began teaching fifth grade at RMCA in 2005, holds Bachelor’s and a Master’s degrees in Elementary Education from the University of New Mexico. She has taught and substituted for kindergarten through twelfth grade in public and Christian schools for many years. Mrs. Houghton has led Bible studies, MOPS, Sunday school classes, children’s groups, and children’s choir, and has gone on several mission trips. She and her husband have three children who attend RMCA. They live in Longmont, and Rocky Mountain Christian Church is their church home.
 

Sue Stagnitti, MA, 7th English and 7th/8th Spanish Teacher

Mrs. Stagnitti taught sixth grade language arts at RMCA from 2002-2004, then took two years away from teaching. She returned in the fall of 2006 to teach 7th and 8th grade Spanish and 7th grade English. She holds a Masters’ in Education, and has taught English as a Second Language, French, English, and Literature to various grade levels, as well as volunteering extensively for organizations such as the OUR Center in Longmont and Meals on Wheels. She also worked for 2 years at the United Nations. She hails from the east coast, moving to Colorado in 2000 with her husband, George, and their three children, one of whom attends RMCA. The Stagnittis are members of Rocky Mountain Christian Church.

 

Marty Smith, MEd, 7th/8th Mathematics Teacher

Mrs. Marty Smith started at RMCA in the fall of 2006, teaching two levels of 7th and 8th grade math. She holds a Master’s degree in Math Education, as well as six years of Christian school teaching experience in 7th through 12th grades. Mrs. Smith hails from Michigan, but has lived in Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming for many years, and has traveled extensively on international missions trips. She and her husband have five children, and attend Grace Evangelical Free Church in Longmont.

 

Tracey Lawrence, PhD candidate, 7th/8th Logic & Apologetics Teacher

Mrs. Tracey Lawrence holds a B.S. in Christian Education from Manhattan Christian College and a Master's in Theology and Christian Education from Oral Roberts University, and recently defended her dissertation for her PhD at Oxford. She is a published author and collaborative writer, primarily in the areas of Bible study, church history, and Christian worldview. She has also worked as an editor, researcher, manager, and teacher. Mrs. Lawrence grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She and her husband, Noel, live in Brighton, attend Rocky Mountain Christian Church, and have one son who was adopted from Taiwan and attends RMCA.

 

Patty Killeen, Art Teacher
Mrs. Killeen has been an RMCA parent and preschool teacher for many years, and currently teaches Art for 1st—8th grades. She and her husband, Michael, have three sons, two of whom attend RMCA. She began teaching art in 2004, and is pursuing a degree in Art Education. Mrs. Killeen and her family live in Longmont and attend Rocky Mountain Christian Church.

 

Norm Haubert, MS, Physical Education Teacher

Mr. Haubert retired after teaching for 32 years in the public schools, and transitioned to teaching part-time at RMCA in 2005. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado, a Master of Science degree from the University of Colorado, and has earned the endorsement required for an elementary school principal. He is the father and stepfather of six grown children. Together, he and his wife, Cindy, lead the Truth Project Christian Worldview series and a Grief Share support group at their home church, Rocky Mountain Christian Church.

 

Byron Dudrey, MM, Choir Director
Mr. Dudrey came on board at RMCA in 2003 to develop the band and choir programs. He currently directs the choirs for 5th - 8th grades. Mr. Dudrey brings to this position a degree in Vocal Performance and a Master’s in Double Bass Performance. He teaches Bass at the Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts in Lafayette, and he is also the Instrumental Music Pastor at Rocky Mountain Christian Church. He and his wife, Marie, have three children, all students at RMCA.
 

Bill Wilkinson, Band Director
Mr. Wilkinson has been involved in church music since he was in high school. He currently plays in the band and orchestra at his home church, Rocky Mountain Christian Church, and has played in various musical groups over the years, including a group that played for President Nixon! Mr. Wilkinson has taught music and band, mostly at the secondary level, for over thirty years, most recently at Silver Creek High School in Longmont. He holds a BS in Music Education, as well as having completed graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University. At RMCA, Mr. Wilkinson joined the RMCA staff in 2003 to direct Beginning, Intermediate, and Jazz Bands for students in 5th—8th grades.
 

Sarah Overturf, Media Specialist
In the spring of 2007, Mrs. Overturf became the RMCA Media Specialist. She holds a BA in English from Arizona State University, and is also a writer, with work published in Focus on the Family Magazine and in women’s and family Bibles, devotional magazines, and Bible studies. Mrs. Overturf was born in Idaho, raised in Utah, and also lived in Arizona before settling in Colorado. She volunteers in Sunday school at Rocky Mountain Christian Church, which she has attended for 12 years. She and her husband, Neil, have three children who attend RMCA.
 

 

 

 

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