Logos Secondary School Faculty

The qualities we look for in our secondary (7th-12th grades), i.e. our logic and rhetoric teachers, are somewhat different than the ones we look for in our grammar (elementary) level teachers. Obviously they all must share the fundamentals: a life of love for and obedience to God the Father through Jesus Christ; a love for children, a love for the knowledge they daily impart, and an evident ability to instruct.

Beyond those aspects, the unique qualities we look for in our secondary school teachers include:

Understanding, loving, and teaching to the characteristics and frames of young adults, recognizing the unique aspects of both genders.
An eager grasp of the necessary logic and rhetoric teaching methods and the reasons for them.
A passion for and ability to practically apply those particular methods, while constantly seeking to improve upon them, for the sake of the students’ understanding.
The understanding and ability to appropriately help these older students practice self-control.
Regularly and naturally point the students to biblical principles within the discipline being taught.
An eagerness to constantly increase their own understanding of their particular disciplines, as well as a willingness to expand their knowledge to hitherto unexplored fields of knowledge.

At Logos, God has blessed us with a very mature, experienced group of secondary school teachers who exemplify the above qualities. They share a collegial view of teaching, encouraging and challenging each other in their own learning and teaching. We hire teachers in their field(s) of strength, vs. hiring a teacher just to fill a full-time position, regardless of his abilities or background in all required fields.

By God’s grace, as you can see below, we have a secondary staff that represents not only many years of teaching experience, but also teachers who are parents and even grandparents themselves. This last aspect is a very valuable qualification due to the wisdom that godly parenting brings to teaching.

If you are able to visit Logos School, we hope you have the pleasure of meeting these folks:

John Carnahan: 7th Math, 8th Algebra, 12th Rhetoric, Senior Advisor, Activities Director; since 1996.
Tim Griffith: 10th Honors Latin.
Trude Marston: 7th Old Testament, 10th Interpretation, 11th Classical Literature, 12th British Literature; here since 1991.
Jim Nance: 8th Logic, 11th Rhetoric, 11th Doctrine, 12th Calculus, 12th Physics, Senior Internship; teacher since 1990.
Wes Struble: 7th Earth Science, 9th Basic Science, 10th Biology, 11th Chemistry, various science electives; Science teacher since 1993.
Rusty Olps: JH Boys PE, 8th grade New Testament; 9th grade Church History; 10th Grade War Between the States; 11th Grade Functions; 12th Grade Civics. Started teaching at Logos School in 2006.
Marty Becktell: 7th US History, 11th Classical History.
Allie Bradley: 7th Latin, 8th Latin.
Carla Courtney: 9th Eurpoean History.
Loren Euhus: Apologetics.
Donna Grauke: Drama.
Joanna Gray: American Liturature.
Kate Henreckson: 7th English, 8th English, 8th World Geography, North West History, 9th European Liturature, Annual Elective.
Gwen Spencer: Junior High girls PE
Jesse Sumptor: 9th Latin, 10th Latin, 12th Greek.
Tom Garfield: Principal, Art elective, 10th grade Modern US History.