Elementary Faculty Secondary Faculty Auxiliary Staff

Elementary Faculty

Teresa Wilson

Pre-Kindergarten 3

Years teaching: 10th

Years at HCA:  4th

 

B.A. in Special Education from the University of Southern Florida

Loretta Davis

Pre-Kindergarten 4

 

Years teaching: 12th

Years at HCA:  6th

 

CDA from Polk Community College

Shirley Carson

Kindergarten

 

Years teaching: 36th

Years at HCA:  28th

 

Business Certificate from Lakeland Business Institute

Bible Certificate from Florida Baptist

CDA from Polk Community College

Kimberly Lanz

First Grade

 

Years teaching: 15th

Years at HCA:  10th

 

B.S. in Elementary Education from Faith Baptist Bible College

 

TBA

Second Grade

 

Years teaching:

Years at HCA: 

 

Degree

Marcella Deckard

Third Grade

 

Years teaching: 22nd

Years at HCA:  16th

 

Associate degree in Child Care Development from Landmark Baptist College

Rebecca James

Fourth Grade

 

Years teaching: 8th

Years at HCA:  6th

 

Associate degree in Christian Education from Kentucky Mountain Bible Institute

 

Jennifer Williams

Fifth Grade

 

Years teaching:

Years at HCA:  1st

 

Degree

Rebecca Vegter

Sixth Grade

 

Years teaching: 5th

Years at HCA:  5th

 

B.S. in Elementary Education from Pensacola Christian College

 

Secondary Faculty

Sheri Alcala

History, Government/Economics

 

Years teaching: 6th

Years at HCA:  6th

 

B.A. in Speech, M.A. in Speech from the University of Tennessee

Stace Alcala

Bible, Biology, Anatomy

 

Years teaching: 22nd

Years at HCA:  7th

 

B.S. in Education from the University of Tennessee, M.S. in Administration from Pensacola Christian College

10 year instructor and research associate in forensic anthropology at the University of Indianapolis.  2004 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year

Beth Carr

Bible, 7 Science, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Logic elective

 

Years teaching: 12th

Years at HCA:  4th

 

B.A. in Psychology from Grand Rapids Baptist College, Education certificate from University of South Florida

 

2002 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, 2003 Longhorn’s Teacher of the Quarter for Innovative Ideas, 2004 Teacher-to-Teacher Developer Award for Polk Education Foundation, 2004 Washington Mutual grant recipient

Mark Deckard

Bible, History

 

Years teaching: 15th

Years at HCA:  14th

 

B.A. in Christian Missions from Landmark Baptist College

Milanie Leonard

7 Math, 8 Science, J.H. PE

 

Years teaching: 8th

Years at HCA:  3rd

 

B.S. in Composite Science Education from Bob Jones University

Jeremy Pletcher

Bible, Algebra II, Geometry, Advanced Math, Computer, Physics, Chemistry, Yearbook

 

Years teaching: 9th

Years at HCA:  6th

 

B.S. in Mathematics Education, B.S. in Science Education from Pensacola Christian College

 

Math textbook checker for Pearson Publishing Company

James Schick

Bible, Geography, Life Management, History

 

Years teaching: 5th

Years at HCA:  5th

 

B.A. in Pastoral Ministry from Pensacola Christian College, M.Div. from Pensacola Theological Seminary

Karen Wiggins

English

 

Years teaching: 25th

Years at HCA:  4th

 

B.S. PCT from Bob Jones University

 

Auxiliary Staff

James Carson

Custodian

 

Years at HCA:  19th

Angie Hall

Office Assistant

 

Years at HCA:  6th

 

Valerie Kirkland

Lunchroom, Extended Care

 

Years at HCA: 

 

Jack Krick

Lunchroom

 

Years at HCA:  2nd

Michelle Pletcher

Office Assistant

 

Years at HCA:  5th

Andrea Schick

Office Assistant

 

Years at HCA:  4th

Maria Terry

Elementary P.E., Lunchroom, Elementary Spanish

 

Years teaching: 4th

Years at HCA:  5th


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