I realized while writing the other day that it may look like
StarShine only has one school in Phoenix. Actually,
there are two StarShine Schools in Phoenix; StarShine Academy – Creative Community
on 35th Street and McDowell and StarShine Academy – St. John on 42nd
Avenue and Union Hills.
StarShine Academy – St.
John is a smaller version of the StarShine Academy – Creative Community. The school is filled with great
students, dedicated teachers and supportive parents. This year most of the high
school students will be graduating. Many of these students have spent their
entire high school career at StarShine and some of the students enrolled as 7th
and 8th graders.
StarShine Academy – St. John has three full-time teachers along
with several part-time teachers who fill in or who work at both campuses. I’d
like to introduce you to these three teachers.
Andy Klunk
This is Andy’s second year at StarShine. He teaches high
school and is the Assistant Headmaster at the school. Andy is very good at
juggling multiple tasks while still providing a solid education for the high
school students.
Crystal Price
Crystal teaches 2nd through 8th grade. Crystal
has taught at StarShine for 5 or 6 years. She has an amazing ability to individualize
instruction, teach teamwork and provide a strong academic foundation.
Renee Pass
Renee teaches the younger students, grades kindergarten and first. I was visiting the campus on Thursday of last
week and watched all of her students walk out to the playground. They were
quiet and walked in a straight line, and every one of her students gave me a
smile and wave as they walked by the office.
Thanks, StarShine
Academy – St. John for your dedication and hard work!
If you’d like to learn
more about the StarShine Schools, you’ll want to read:
