Name: Amada Clemente

Position: Preschool Director 

Years at HCS: 1st Year

High School Attended: Hanford High School

College(s) attended and degree received: Fresno Pacific University

Hobbies: Photography,spending time with my family.

Name: Mrs. Jeanne Bommelje

Position: 1st Grade Teacher

Years at HCS: 1st Year (Although I attended Hanford Christian as a child from 1st-8th grade!)

High School Attended: Hanford High School

College(s) attended and degree received: Dordt College: BA in Elementary Education Minor in Special Ed.
University of La Verne: MA in School Counseling

Hobbies: Playing with my grandchildren, cross-stitching, and reading.

Name: Margaret De Valois

Position:Junior High Science, Math and Athletics-8th Grade Homeroom

Years at HCS: 1977-Present

High School Attended: Lynden Christian- Lynden, WA

College(s) attended and degree received: B.A. from Dordt College. C.A. and W.A. credential from Western Washington University. Additional coursework from Fresno Pacific and Fresno State

Hobbies: Hiking, Gardening, Reading, Sports and Outdoor Activities

Name: Claire Noland

Position:Kindergarten Teacher

Years at HCS: First year but have been a reading specialist and classroom teacher in the public school system for 14 years.

High School Attended: Mayfield High School in Pasadena

College(s) attended and degree received: UC Santa Barbara - BA in Geography
USC - Masters in Library and Information Science
Fresno Pacific University - California Multiple Subject Credential
Reading Specialist Credential .

Hobbies: Spending time with my family, traveling, reading, Bible study, and walking in the country with my dogs.

Name: Monique Ouwinga

Position:Principal

Years at HCS: 1st Year

High School Attended: Central Valley Christian High School - Visalia

College(s) attended and degree received: B.A. from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
M.A. from National - Louis University, Lisle, IL
M.A. from Concordia University, River Forest, IL (in process)

Hobbies: Hobbies: Books, Nature, Music and Travel

Name: Mrs. Shelly Tos

Position: 1st Grade Teacher

Years at HCS: 2007-Present

High School Attended: n/a

College(s) attended and degree received:Fresno Pacific University with a major in Liberal Studies

Hobbies: n/a

Name: Martje Kesting

Position: 4th Grade Teacher

Years at HCS: 1977- Present

High School Attended: Escondido Union High School

College(s) attended and degree received: Dordt College B.A., Fresno Pacific

Hobbies: Reading, Needlework, Listening to Music

Name: Mr. Chad Fakkema

Position: Junior High Teacher-7th Grade Homeroom

Years at HCS: 2009- Present

High School Attended: Ontario Christian High School, Ontario CA

College(s) attended and degree received: Trinity Christian College- B.A.

Hobbies: Soccer, English Premier League, Hiking, Cliff Jumping, Surfing, Skateboarding, Reading, History Channel

Name: Miss Kellie Terpstra

Position: 5th & 6th Grade Teacher

Years at HCS: 2009-Present

High School Attended: Ripon Christian High School

College(s) attended and degree received:North Western- B.A.

Hobbies: TBA

Name: Mrs. Debbie Ginn

Position: Secretary

Years at HCS: April 2010-Present

High School Attended: Clayton Valley High School, Concord CA

College(s) attended and degree received: College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA

Hobbies: Family, Genealogy, Reading, Photography and Travel

Name: Diana Schmidt

Position: Kindergarten Teacher

Years at HCS: 2002-Present

High School Attended: Quartz Hill High School- Lancaster, CA

College(s) attended and degree received: California Polytechnic University, B.A. Fresno State University- Teachers Credential

Hobbies: Drawing, Volleyball, Gardening, Camping

Name: Marlene Vander Moren

Position: 2nd Grade Teacher

Years at HCS: 31 Years

High School Attended: Valley Christian High School- Bellflower

College(s) attended and degree received: Dordt College- B.A.

Hobbies: Gardening, Reading, Sewing, Baking, Singing

Name: LuJean Verhoven

Position: 3rd Grade Teacher

Years at HCS: 1993-Present

High School Attended: Hancock High

College(s) attended and degree received: Dordt College- B.A. in Elementary Education

Hobbies: Music, Sports, Reading, Outdoor Activities

Name: Jan Visser

Position: Resource Aide

Years at HCS: 9Years

High School Attended: Immanuel High School

College(s) attended and degree received: Kings River Community College

Hobbies: Gardening and Reading

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