This is Mrs. Burton’s 17th year at PCCS. Before becoming Administrator, she taught almost every grade at PCCS, and previously taught at Stockton for 11 years. She earned her Bachelors of Education from SBU and a Masters of Administration from William Woods University. She and her husband, Chad, have 4 children and 5 grandchildren. She loves antiquing with her husband and spending time with family. Their favorite place to unwind is Miramar Beach, Florida.

Ms. Judy Miller has a Bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Education from Southwest Baptist University. She is starting her 9th year at PCCS. Ms. Miller also works part time at the Polk County Library. In her spare time, she enjoys crafting, reading, playing cards and spending time with her mom and 2 dogs.

This is Mrs. Malone’s 17th year teaching at PCCS. She previously taught while on the mission field in Japan. She has a Bachelor’s in Art Education K-12 and a Masters in Religious Education. Mrs. Malone and her husband, Kelly, have two children. Mrs. Malone enjoys travel and sightseeing, painting and photography and spending time with her family.

This is Mrs. Osborn’s third year teaching at PCCS. She received her bachelors degree in Elementary Education and is certified birth through sixth grade. She has previously taught third grade at Dadeville. She has been married to her husband, Jacoby, for nine years and they have three beautiful daughters. In Mrs. Osborn’s free time she enjoys reading, baking, and spending time with her family.

Mrs. Gray is in her 11th year teaching at PCCS. She earned a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Missouri Valley College and a Masters Degree in Athletic and Activities Administration from William Woods College. Mrs. Gray and her husband, Brian, have 2 children. As a family, they enjoy volunteering at churching, coaching and playing sports.

Mrs. Walker is in her 13 year teaching at PCCS. She has an Early Childhood and Elementary Education degree. She and her husband have four children. In her free time, she enjoys watching her children play sports, spending time with her family, reading, walking/hiking, as well as going trail riding on her horse Levi.

This is Miss Shaw’s first year teaching at PCCS. She attends SBU and will graduate this December with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. In her free time, she loves getting to be with her friends and family! She loves to play games, sports, and being outdoors going on walks.

Miss. Whistance is a local who graduated from Halfway, received her BS from MSU, and her Master’s from GCU.  When not teaching she enjoys spending time with her family.  One of her favorites is going on Caffeine Crawls.  She also loves to read, take photos, and play with her dogs.

This is Mrs. Rhodes second year teaching at PCCS. She earned her bachelors and masters from Southwest Baptist University. She and her husband have two kids and two dogs. Mrs. Rhodes loves to spend time with her family and make cards.

Mrs. Shelenhamer has taught at PCCS for 12 years. She has previously taught in St. Louis and Bolivar schools. After earning her master’s, she enjoyed teaching graduate classes before returning to elementary education. She and her husband Jody, have three children and one grandchild. In her free time, Mrs. Shelenhamer enjoys crafting and spending time with her family.

This is Mrs. Wilkinson’s first year teaching at PCCS. She has received an Associates Degree in Elementary Education and will graduate this December with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. She is recently married to her husband, Cody and loves playing board games and volleyball with her friends.

Mrs. Caldwell is starting her eighth year teaching at PCCS. She has a Masters in Education from Lancaster Bible College and has previously taught 3rd through 6th grade at various schools. Her husband, Chad teaches art at SBU and pastors Mount Olive Baptist Church. They have 2 children. In her free time, Mrs. Caldwell loves scrapbooking, reading, camping and playing games with her family.

This is Mrs. Graves second year teaching at PCCS. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University and a Masters in Gifted Education from Drury University. Mrs. Graves previously taught Middle School in Crocker, Camdenton and Strafford, Missouri. She and her husband, Keith, have three children and two grandsons. In her free time, Mrs. Graves loves to read science fiction and fantasy, shop, roller skate and play games with her family.

Amanda Wright is currently in her sixth year teaching at PCCS. She completed her degree in Elementary Education from Southwest Baptist University in 2004. Amanda taught kindergarten for two years at West Plains Elementary School and six years at Blue Ridge Elementary School in Columbia, Missouri. Amanda is married to Nate, who is the Division Head & Associate Professor of Business at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar. Nate Wright is also the School Board President for PCCS. The Wrights are blessed to have two sons and attend Crossway Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri.

Mrs. Franse is starting her second year here at PCCS and her 10th year teaching overall. She previously at Buffalo Prairie Middle School. She has a Bachelors in Middle School Mathematics Education, and a Master’s and Specialist’s in Educational Administration. Mrs. Franse and her husband, Steven, have been married for 11 years. We have 2 children, 1 dog, 6 chickens, and 9 ducks. She loves to sew, quilt, embroidery, crochet and to be outside in my garden, planting flowers and watching them bloom all summer long.

Mrs. Patterson has taught three years at PCCS. She has degrees in Biology and Chemistry. She loves to run and read. Though not necessarily at the same time!

Mrs. Roller has been teaching at PCCS for 3 years. graduated from SBU with a degree in Middle School Education with an emphasis in Language Arts and Social Studies and previously taught Middle School English in public school for 8 years. She and her husband Jim, have 3 sons and a daughter. Mrs. Roller loves to go camping with her family, hang out in the hammock in the backyard, and read for fun when she has the extra time.

This is Mrs. Anderson’s first year teaching at PCCS. She has a Bachelor of Science in Music (Opera Theatre), and is certified as a Group Exercise Instructor. Over the years she has directed plays, musicals and choirs for adults and children and is actively involved in leadership with the Children’s Choir at her church. While she is originally from Australia and also spent significant time living in Asia, she, her husband, Chad, and their two children moved to Missouri in 2014. Her favorite hobbies involve art, music, or movement! She loves decorating, making artwork, gravel biking, lifting weights, and singing.

This is Mr. Caddy’s first year teaching at PCCS. He has a Master of Divinity and previsouly taught at SBU and Headington Hill Classical Academy. He enjoys painting and sculpting in his free time.

This is Ms. Keeney’s ninth year teaching at PCCS. She serves as the specials teacher for Computer Keyboarding. A proud mother of 2 daughters, she is also the proud “Grammy” of 3 grandsons. Ms. Keeney accepted Christ as her Savior as a young girl. Ms. Keeney loves each and every one of the students at PCCS. Her greatest passion is to partner with parents, caregivers and other teachers to help the students grow to know Christ and His love for them, and to see them grow in their daily walk with Him.

This is Mr. Larimer’s 3rd year at PCCS. I attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois for computer science before joining the US Army. After his service, he continued working with computers while working in Emergency Communications. His primary teaching experience is teaching and certifying adults to be 911 operators in Missouri on behalf of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials. He has also done extensive teaching Foster and Adoptive parents over his years as a Foster/Adoptive parent and an advocate. He and his wife have four daughters. He loves spending time with his family, computers (specifically software), camping, photography and videography, mountains and enjoying the beauty of the world the Lord has made.

This is Mrs. Powell’s first year at PCCS, but far from her first year of teaching. She recieved her Bachelor’s from SBU and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Colorado. She has taught across Missouri, Kansas and Colorado before retiring from Bolivar after 33 years of teaching. She and her husband have one son and enjoy traveling in their RV. Mrs. Powell enjoys playing guitar and singing, gardening and spending time with her family.

Mrs. Sterling has been with PCCS for three years. She previously taught preschool at Graceland Early Childhood in Rogersville, Missouri. She has been married for twelve years and has three fantastic children. She and her family enjoy doing all the outside activities and lots and lots of gardening in the summer. They are very active in our church where she currently serve as worship leader and children’s worship leader on Wednesdays.

Mr. Stewart is in his first year teaching at PCCS and has years of experience in carpentry and basic construction. In his free time, he enjoys playing cards and games with his family, golfing, carpentry, and duck hunting.