Woodcrest Baptist Academy

Woodcrest Baptist Academy Faculty

Elementary School
Mrs. Valerie Towberman

Mrs. Valerie Towberman - K4

Mrs. Towberman attended Northland Baptist Bible College in Dunbar, Wisconsin. This is her third year teaching at Woodcrest Baptist Academy.

Miss Sandi Scholze

Miss Sandi Scholze - K5

Miss Scholze received her degree from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College in Owatonna, Minnesota. She has been teaching a total of 30 years, and has been teaching at Woodcrest Baptist Academy for 23 of those years.

Mrs. Suzanne Walters

Mrs. Suzanne Walters - 1st Grade

Mrs. Walters attended Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota. She has been teaching a total of 7 years, and this is her fifth year teaching at Woodcrest Baptist Academy.

Mrs. MaryAnn Keister

Mrs. MaryAnn Keister - 2nd Grade

Mrs. Keister graduated from Northland Baptist Bible College in Dunbar, Wisconsin. She has been teaching for 9 years, and has taught at Woodcrest Baptist Academy for 6 years.

Miss Marcy Chilcote

Miss Marcy Chilcote - 3rd Grade

Miss Chilcote received her degree from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College in Owatonna, Minnesota. She has been teaching for 21 years, and all of those years have been spent at Woodcrest Baptist Academy.

Mrs. Jewell Butler

Mrs. Jewell Butler - 4th Grade

Mrs. Butler attended Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin. All 10 years of her teaching career have been spent at Woodcrest Baptist Academy.

Mrs. Julie Hanks

Mrs. Julie Hanks - 5th-6th Grade

Mrs. Hanks attended Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin. She has been teaching a total of 32 years, and has been teaching at Woodcrest Baptist Academy for 11 years.

Junior - Senior High School
Mr. Dave Martens

Mr. Dave Martens - 7th-8th Science, 7th Math, 9th-10th Science

Mr. Martens received his undergraduate degree from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin. He also received his Master of Divinity degree from Central Seminary in Plymouth, Minnesota. He has been teaching for 9 years, and has taught at Woodcrest Baptist Academy for 6 years.

Mr. Scott Halsey

Mr. Scott Halsey - 9th-12th History, 9th-10th English

Mr. Halsey attended Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin. He has been teaching for 21 years, and has spent his entire teaching career at Woodcrest Baptist Academy.

Miss Rebecca Hanks

Miss Rebecca Hanks - 8th Math, 10th Algebra II, 11th-12th Advanced Math, 11th-12th English

Miss Hanks received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Crown Christian College in Powell, Tennessee. She has been teaching for 9 years, and has taught at Woodcrest Baptist Academy for 5 years.

Mr. Loren Isaacs

Mr. Loren Isaacs - Administrator, 9th Algebra I, 11th-12th Chemsitry,

Mr. Isaacs received his undergraduate degree from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin. He also received his graduate degree from Tri-City Bible College in Kansas City, Kansas. He has been teaching for a total of 27 years, and has spent his entire teaching career at Woodcrest Baptist Academy.

Mr. Josh Halloran

Mr. Josh Halloran - Jr. High History and English

Josh Halloran graduated from Pillsbury Baptist Bible college in 2006. He did his student teaching with us in the spring of 2006. This will be his first fulltime teaching assignment.

Music
Miss Teresa Herbert

Miss Teresa Herbert - Music and Band

Theresa graduated from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in 2005, and received a Masters in French Horn from the University of Minnesota in 2007. This is Teresa's second year of teaching.

Support Staff
Mrs. Kelly Halsey

Mrs. Kelly Halsey - Office

Mrs. Halsey is a graduate of Maranatha Baptist Bible College. She taught in the Academy for 7 years. She has been serving as the school secretary for 13 years.

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he
is old he will not depart from it" Proverbs 22:6