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Mario Kirkendall teaches in Extended Day at Lotspeich. Mario earned his B.S. in Physical Education from Miami University (OH). He organized a summer program at the Children’s Home of Cincinnati, has worked as an athletic trainer, and coached the eighth grade boys basketball team at Sycamore Community School. He has been a student teacher at Bridgeport Elementary and Loveland Middle Schools. Yu-Chun Lin teaches Chinese at Upper School. Yu-Chun earned her B.A. in Chinese Literature from National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, and her M.B.A. from Wesleyan College. She was a Chinese instructor at Wesleyan College and taught at Middle Georgia Chinese School. Kristina O’Connor teaches eighth and ninth grade Algebra. Kristina has a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Kentucky. She has been tutoring students privately and at Huntington Learning Center in math and in preparation for the ACT/SAT.
Ken Revell teaches eighth grade Science. Ken earned his B.S. in Mathematical Physics from Appalachian State University and his M.S. in Crop and Soils Environmental Science from Virginia Tech. He taught at Virginia Tech and St. Catherine’s School, where he also coached rock climbing, canoeing and orienteering. Grant Reynolds teaches
Physical Education at Lotspeich. Grant received his B.S. in Health and Physical Education at Kennesaw State University. He is the pitching instructor at DNA Sports Center, was the volunteer pitching coach at Wheaton College, taught at L.A. Ainger Middle School in FL, and played for the Oakland A’s minor league affiliates.
Sarah (Kiki) Scavo has been teaching in
Extended Day at Lotspeich since January, 2012, and is a teacher for our new Beginnings program. She received her B.S. in Education from Ohio University. In addition to Seven Hills, Kiki has worked at The Gardner School and was a student teacher at both The Plains Elementary and Ohio University Child Development Center.
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Emily Stettler teaches
sixth grade English. Emily returns to Seven Hills after having taught sixth grade math here several years ago. She received her B.S. in Mathematics and Elementary Education and her M.Ed. in Elementary Education (grades first through eighth) from The Ohio State University. Emily has also taught at Champion Middle School in Columbus.
Katie Swinford teaches seventh grade Latin
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and, at Upper, Ancient and Medieval History. Katie has her B.A. in Classics and Classical Humanities from the University of Wisconsin and her M.A. in Classics from the University of Cincinnati. During her time at UC, Katie spent a summer at the American Academy in Rome. She has tutored high school students in Latin, taught Latin at UC, and taught Field Excavation Methods in Greece.
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