| Beth Franklin |
| Email: beth.franklin@whheprep.org |
| Beth Franklin has been married to Philip Franklin for 23 years (this year in December). They have three children: Pierce, who will be 18 in October, Perry, age 13, and Braeleigh, age 10. Her children attend school in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, which is also where her husband is a Pre-Calculus teacher and a football and golf coach.
Beth has a Bachelor of Science degree in Educational Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A & M University with a specialization in English. She taught in public schools for 20 years before she “retired” to give her own children more attention. She has taught every subject to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in three different school districts: Channelview Independent School District, Pasadena Independent School District, and Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.
Beth and her family are very active at their church, Jersey Village Church of Christ, where she and her husband both teach Bible class for part of the year, among other activities as well. When not busy with church activities, the Franklins are busy following high school sports being played by Pierce or being coached by Philip. They manage to fit in golf for Braeleigh and singing in The Houston Choral Society for Beth and Pierce.
Beth enjoyed her two years out of the classroom but enjoyed even more the opportunity to teach science at PREP, which she has done now for 3 years. Out of all of the subjects that can be taught, she finds science to be the most interesting. She always strives to instill a love for science in all of her students. |
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| Cynthia Young |
| Email: cynthia.young@whheprep.org |
| I’m a retired general practitioner who has been teaching math and science at New Covenant Christian Academy (1995 through 2000), HomeEdPlus ( Sept. 2000 – May 2008) and The Light House Education Center ( Sept. 2001 - Present). This will be my third year teaching at PREP.
I received my BS and MS degrees in biochemistry from Mississippi State University and have a MD degree from U.T. Medical School in Houston. When my children became school age, I quit full time practice to become active in Christian education. Since I was personally home schooled by my parents and do not have a high school diploma, MSU admitted me solely on my entrance level exam scores and the presentation of the curriculum my parents used.
I accepted Christ into my life at the age of fourteen and believe that the Bible is a testimony of God and that it is the ultimate source of knowledge I teach all my courses from a Biblical perspective.
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| Deb Greco |
| Email: deb.greco@whheprep.org |
| Mrs. Greco has a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Systems from Grove City College. Following college she received her secondary math teaching credentials through courses at Buffalo State College. After teaching and tutoring in the public schools for three years, she became a stay at home mom. She now homeschools her four children and is actively involved at Christ Church in Katy where her husband is the senior pastor. This will be her third year teaching math at PREP. |
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| Gloria Smith |
| Email: gloria.smith@whheprep.org |
| I have taught Elementary Spanish at PREP for 9 years and Junior High for 5 years. I have also taught at Home Ed Plus for the past 8 years. The Light House in Magnolia is another location that I teach. Spanish is my first language. I have been an active member at Jersey Village Baptist Church for 14 years and have taught Mission Friends for 11 years. I am now a new member at Kingsland Baptist Church and have started teaching Team Kids. I have helped at an Apartment Ministry for about 12 years. Vacation Bible School has been the biggest highlight of my summers since 1995, where I am able to share God's Love with the Hispanic children in that area. Teaching others to speak Spanish is just one more way to teach them to tell others about Christ's Love. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 34 years and God blessed us with two great children. Jessica is 25 and Moses is 12. |
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| Grace Cooper |
| Email: grace.cooper@whheprep.org |
| Mrs. Cooper just completed 17 years as a homeschool mom last May when her son, the youngest of her two children, graduated from home. Her daughter also graduated from home and is now married and living in Houston. This will be Grace's 15th year teaching Spanish in the homeschool community. She grew up with Spanish as her first language, took it in high school and tested out of it at UT-Austin. She tries to teach Spanish with a missionary emphasis, because she knows first hand the difference a bilingual person can make in reaching the lost for Christ. She is pleased that a small percentage of her former students report they decided to minor in Spanish as well as many other students report gaining college credit through placement tests. She loves teaching the middle school and high school students the community has entrusted to her and hopes they develop a life long reason for using the language. Grace and her family are members of Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, Texas.
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| Jan Snow |
| Email: jan.snow@whheprep.org |
| Jan Snow has a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Chemistry from Texas Tech University. This is the fifteenth year she will teach homeschool classes. Jan has four children, three are married and one is presently in college. She home educated her children for 18 years. Jan lives with her husband in the Cypress area and attends Cypress Bible Church. For more information about Mrs. Snow’s science classes with P.R.E.P. you may visit her website. http//:www.hsscience.com |
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| Jennifer Jones |
| Email: jennifer.jones@whheprep.org |
| Jennifer Jones has homeschooled for 16 years. She has tutored math privately and taught Andrew Pudewa’s “Excellence in Writing” to homeschooled elementary students. This will be her 5th year teaching Latin, a “self-taught” language (with the help of her on-line tutors) she fell in love with after discovering its unique connectedness to the English language. Jennifer and family live in NW Houston and have three children, two of whom are grown and on their own. |
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| Jill Burnside |
| Email: jill.burnside@whheprep.org |
| Jill Burnside has a Bachelors of Science degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University (Whoop!). Her training and experience have developed in her a love for math and science and a desire to help students pursue them with excellence. She has been a homeschooling parent for twelve years, and this will be her second year to teach mathematics with PREP. She and her husband have three children and are homeschooling the younger two. They live in Katy and are active members of Kingsland Baptist Church where they teach Sunday school in the junior high department. |
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| Jnell Comparin |
| Email: jnell.comparin@whheprep.org |
| Jnell Comparin began working in fine arts when she was a child. She holds a BA in Commercial Arts. She has taught art to children and adults for twenty years. She also paints commissioned work frequently. This will be her thirteenth year teaching in the homeschool community with WHHE PREP. She lives is Spring Branch with her husband, two young daughters and son, and they are members of Houston's Second Baptist Church. |
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| Juli Dalton |
| Email: juli.dalton@whheprep.org |
| Juli Dalton holds a Bachelor of Arts in History, with a minor in English, from Texas A&M University. She also holds a Secondary Teacher's Certificate in the same two fields. During the 2005-2006 school year, Juli was fortunate to be able to spend a year apprenticing with Andrew Kern in The Lost Tools of Writing. For the past 19 years, Juli has homeschooled her four children: one graduated from Texas A&M in 2009, one is currently enrolled at Texas A&M, and one is still in high school. In addition, she has taught much of the Rhetoric history in a Tapestry of Grace co-op for the past six years. From 2004-2006, Juli taught History and Language Arts part-time at Covenant Academy, a Classical Christian school, and in 2006-2007, taught writing and grammar there, while helping to develop Covenant's Language Arts program. Juli spent the last three years teaching PREP classes and other writing classes. The Daltons attend Hempstead Bible Fellowship. |
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| Karen C |
| Email: karen@whheprep.org |
| Karen is a certified American Sign Language teacher, and is a native Houstonian. She has been working with the Deaf as well as teaching those who want to work with the Deaf since 1986. She has a M.S. degree in Deaf Education, B.S. in Child & Family Services, and is a BEI state certified interpreter Level II. Karen has taught ASL as a foreign language to home school students for five (5) yrs., taught ASL in the public schools for three (3) yrs., taught ASL on a part-time basis at a college interpreter training program, freelance interpreted for five (5) yrs., taught Deaf Education for four (4) yrs, worked as a houseparent "dorm mom" at a residential school for the Deaf, and been a missionary with the Deaf (All team members were Deaf. She was the only hearing member.) In 2003, she resigned as a public school teacher to start her company, Hands Uplifted, to teach home school students how to sign and interact with the Deaf (learning not only their language, but also some of their culture values). Although Karen does not personally have children, if she did, she would definitely home school them. HANDS UPLIFTED web: www.handsuplifted.com email: karen@handsuplifted.com |
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| Luann Wheeler |
| Email: luannw_texas@yahoo.com |
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| Mary Ellen Tharp |
| Email: bitterlight@consolidated.net |
| Mary Ellen Tharp graduated from Baylor University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a Kindergarten endorsement, and an Associate Degree in Guidance Counseling. She taught in Humble Independent School District for 3 years and in Cypress Fairbanks for 3 years.
Mrs. Tharp taught her 3 children at home from grades K-12. She has a married daughter who is in nursing school in Maryland, a son going to the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, and a daughter entering Bryan College in Dayton, TN this fall. Her husband, Ben, is a veterinarian in Houston.
Currently Mrs. Tharp, though intermittently, is pursuing a Certificate of Biblical Counseling. She counsels through her church’s counseling ministry, and teaches in their women’s ministry and in the children’s ministry.
Mrs. Tharp looks forward to giving back to the homeschooling community by teaching in various areas now that her children are away from home.
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| Nicole Dayton |
| Email: nicole.dayton@whheprep.org |
| Nicole Dayton has loved Speech ever since a wonderful Speech teacher nurtured and encouraged her to overcome her fears and venture out of her comfort zone. She considers it a God-given privilege to work with your children in helping them to find enjoyment and confidence in the public speaking and performance realm. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education- Communications, Theatre, and English. Nicole taught public school at the junior high and high school level for six years, with five of them teaching speech/theatre in the Cy-Fair School district. Teaching your children at PREP has been a rewarding experience that she anticipates with great eagerness every year. She has two daughters and a wonderful husband and feels very blessed to be a home schooling mom. |
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| Peggy Clark |
| Email: peggy.clark@whheprep.org |
This year marks the beginning of Peggy’s 17th year of homeschooling three children. Her eldest is a graduate of Oral Roberts University , her second plans on attending ministry school, and the youngest plans to keep her company for the next few years. Although this will be her first year to teach at PREP, she has experience teaching homeschoolers in several writing and literature co-ops. She has enjoyed seeing her students graduate to college, using their writing skills to pursue their dreams. She hopes to inspire her PREP students to fulfill their potential in the same way.
In college, Peggy’s love for science and art led her into the field of Medical Illustration—but the haunting smell of formaldehyde caused her to take a different route—she could handle most anything but that! Therefore, she will use these skills—minus the smell—to offer a fun and exciting two-year (4th-5th grade) introductory class. As a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University , she loves children’s literature, writing, science and art. Peggy and her family are members of Encourager Church .
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| Renee Mathis |
| Email: renee.mathis@whheprep.org |
| Renee Mathis is beginning her 20th year of homeschooling. Three children are still at home and the oldest two are married. She and her husband are both on the WHHE Board of Directors and she works during the summer at The Homeschool Store. She attended both University of Arizona and University of Houston and has a love for literature and learning. Writing in all its forms is a passion and she hopes to see her students experience the joy of authorship. This will be her 10th year to teach at PREP. Renee and her family are members of Christ Church (PCA) in Katy. Her website: www.mrsmathis.com |
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| Stephanie Frederick |
| Email: stephanie.frederick@whheprep.org |
| Stephanie Frederick has a B.S in Ed. Degree from Southwest Texas State University with teaching credentials in mathematics and psychology. She taught in the public school system for 7 years, and then remained home to be a homemaker and a mom. Stephanie has taught in the PREP program for 8 years. She and her husband, Dale, a public school teacher, have 4 sons, two in high school and two in college. The Frederick family attends Cypress Bible Church. |
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| Susan Money |
| Email: susan.money@whheprep.org |
| Susan Money earned her B.S. in Education from Northern Arizona University. She taught Language Arts and U.S. History in Cy-Fair I.S.D. for seven and one half years. Susan began home schooling in 1990. Both of her children are now home school graduates. In 1995, she began teaching a writing class in her home. Currently, she offers four different classes in two locations. The Money family attends Metropolitan Baptist Church where Susan is the librarian.
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