Staff

Description                

Teaching Experience (years):

·         15 years 4^th through 8^th grade teacher

·         2 years administrator

·         6 years Federal Programs  (Teacher Quality and No Child Left Behind)

Education:

·         Undergraduate degree at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

·         Masters of Public School Administration at UAA, Anchorage, AK

Philosophy / Approach to Teaching:

Teaching can be an isolated profession. As principal of Lumen Christi High School, my goal is to create a community of teachers, who collaborate in creating lesson plans, work together on teaching strategies to increase student learning, and continues to grow professionally through study groups, interactive classes, and mentoring.

Ms. Brewer has over 15 years of teaching experience and has been with LCHS since its beginnings. She earned her qualifications in Biochemistry at Fort Lewis College in Colorado, in Education at Alaska Pacific University and is a Highly Qualified teacher in Biology.
She views teaching as a two-way activity and it should involve both students and teacher. Learning needs to be as much experience as possible in a structured and safe environment.
In addition to teaching, Debbie is also the State Ed. Advisor for D.A.R.E.  Alaska. In summer she enjoys teaching a summer Forensic Science Camp that is sponsored by FOAST.

• Biology
• Physics
• Forensic Science
• Geometry

• Senior Advisor
• Student Council Co-Advisor
• Academic Counselor

Michael Bauzon 

907-245-9231 ext. 520,
Direct:  907-273-1520

Biography:
Michael Bauzon moved to Alaska in 2005 and finished his B.S. in Mathematics at UAA in 2007 where he has tutored math at the Learning Resources Center Math Lab. He also has tutored privately for several years. Mr. Bauzon's interest in mathematics and teaching made him pursue graduate studies and he received his M.A. in teaching from UAS in 2009 . Michael has worked with middle school, high school, and college students who have wide ranges of learning capabilities.  Mr. Bauzon started teaching at Lumen Christi with the 2007-08 school year. First he taught a single class, Trigonometry, but since then he has returned as a full time high school math and chemistry teacher. His philosophy for teaching math was developed over years of working one-on-one with various students, including some with learning disabilities. In addition to educational philosophies of progressivism, essentialism, and theories developed from Bloom and Gardener, one of Mr. Bauzon’s personal philosophies and goals in teaching math is to remove the fear that often accompanies learning these subjects.  

• Algebra I and II
• Trigonometry
• Pre-Calculus
• Pre-Algebra
• Chemistry

• Student Council Co-Advisor
• Discipline Counselor
• 9th Grade Advisor

We have hired Mrs. Caitlin Towry for the social studies position; she received her Master in Teaching from Whitworth University in Spokane and her undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon. More information is forthcoming

James DeCrane

• Spanish I and II
• The Bible
• Geography current events
• Honors Film

• Yearbook advisor
• 8th grade advisor
  

We have hired Alison Mitchell for math and science.  She has a Master of Arts in Ecology from the University of Colorado and a bachelor of science in biology with a minor in chemistry from the University of Vermont. More information forthcoming

Robert McMorrow

• Church History

• St. Benedict's Youth Advisor

Antje Carlson, Ph.D.

907-245-9231

Biography:
Antje Carlson has over 10 years of teaching experience in a variety of educational settings, including at the university. She is about to conclude her first year at Lumen Christi. She earned her master's degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage and completed her doctoral studies at Union Institute and University in Cincinnati, OH. Her academic interest is in the area of language learning and she strongly believes in a simple, yet elegant and eloquent use of any language. Through her belief in lifelong learning, cultural understanding, and critically reflective-thinking, Mrs. Carlson strives to prepare her students for college and beyond. In addition to teaching English at LCHS, Dr. Carlson also convenes adult German classes in the evenings at the school. She is a founding member of a public charter school, Rilke Schule German School of Arts and Sciences, a K-8 German immersion school in Anchorage.
Born in Germany, Antje grew up in Germany and Austria but has called Alaska home since 1994. When she is not in the classroom, she, her husband Martin and their two adopted German Shorthair Pointers Merry (Christmas) and Taig can be found on camping grounds and hiking trails throughout our majestic state. Around August you can also catch Mrs. Carlson collecting wild mushrooms. Antje is a ferocious reader, passionate cook, amateur photographer, and avid Nordic walker.

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Speech
• Composition
• Essentials of English
• Mythology

• LCHS website maintenance

Stacy Ruebelmann

• Language Arts, 7th grade
• Mat, 7th grade
• Morals and Ethics
• Theology, 7th and 8th grade

• Drama Director
• 7th grade advisor