Archive for January 2016
Cindy Fields | Health Coordinator
Cindy has been serving as CCA’s Health Coordinator since 2001. Her medical background began in respiratory therapy and as an EMS volunteer. During her hospital work, she met her husband Tim and they were married in 1984. They moved to Texas and there she worked respiratory therapy and began taking classes for Ministry and Emergency Medical Training. After…
Read MoreCraig Barney | 5th-8th Band
Mr. Barney brings the world of instruments to life. His enthusiasm for music and ability to connect with students make him an effective member of the CCA faculty. He is also the middle school assistant boys’ basketball coach. Email Craig Barney at cbarney@ccalions.org
Read MoreMaeEtta Brenner | Kindergarten Aide
MaeEtta has served as a kindergarten aide for 8 years at CCA and feels blessed to be a part of that team. She has been married to her husband Brad for 28 years and they have two children. Bethany attended CCA and is a senior at KSTATE and Joshua is an 8th grade student at CCA.
Read MoreLeAnn Burdick | Library-Media Specialist
LeAnn Burdick is currently in her 6th year. She feels blessed to be able to combine her passion for books and Christian education. She also teaches Kindergarten Technology. LeAnn grew up in South Dakota and attended earned an Associate degree at North Dakota State College of Science. She then attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee,…
Read MoreLeslie Busenitz | Fourth Grade
Leslie Busenitz grew up in Protection, Kansas, and attended Trinity International University, where she received a B.A. in Elementary Education. While teaching 5th grade in the Augusta school district, she earned her Master’s Degree as a Reading Specialist from Fort Hays State University. After three years of teaching, God called her to move to Thailand…
Read MoreTed Busenitz | Bible, Middle School
Ted Busenitz graduated from Berean Academy then Calvary Bible College with a dual major in Education and Advanced Biblical Studies. From there he taught at a school for missionary kids in the Philippines for two years before moving back to teach at a Wichita area school. He and his wife, Leslie, are both enjoying teaching at…
Read MoreDavid Crow | Physical Education
David Crow is a graduate of Wichita State University and spent eleven years working in the Wichita Public Schools before coming to CCA. Mr. Crow has been the Physical Education teacher for the elementary and middle school physical education programs for twenty-four years. Personal Philosophy of Education: “I believe that Christian Education is what we…
Read MoreDarla Hedstrom | Fifth Grade
Mrs. Hedstrom grew up in Mulvane, Kansas. She graduated from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Elementary Education. After several years of being a stay at home mom, a door opened at Central Christian Academy Preschool where she taught for 6 years. God then led her to teach at CCA. She loves teaching in…
Read MoreJennifer Hollinger | Kindergarten
Mrs. Hollinger grew up in Wichita, Kansas and attended Friends University, where she received a B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in Special Education in 1991. She spent 10 years teaching kindergarten in the Wichita Public Schools. During that time she taught in Inclusion classrooms and also “looped” 3 years taking her kindergarteners to…
Read MoreTara Kater | Ninth Grade English
After teaching middle school language arts at CCA for fourteen years, Tara Kater moves to the high school faculty as the ninth grade English and Honors English instructor. Tara graduated from Friends University in 1990 with a B.S. in Elementary Education. Tara and her husband, Darin, are strong proponents of Christian education, having two daughters…
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