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HEAD OF SCHOOL - TAMMI PETERS
Mrs. Tammi Peters is a co-founder and has been the Head of School of FCS since its inception in 1986. Originally from California, she attended Southern California College, now Vanguard University, where she received a BA in English Education and teaching credentials. She moved to Fayetteville not long after with her husband because of the military. After the birth of her first daughter Erin, she began to consider Christian school opportunities in Fayetteville. Desiring a non-denominational and developmental program that was not available in Fayetteville, she co-founded such a pre-school program. As her daughter grew so did the growing number of parents wanting to enroll their own children in the school. In 1990 the founders recognized that God was growing the school and the decision was made to develop the school into to a full-fledged Christian school that would reach out to the area's Christian families. Godly men and women from other churches were invited to be part of the school’s first school board to help fulfill this vision. The school continues to grow and has reached enrollment capacity of 650 students. Over 400 students have graduated from FCS since 1994.
Mrs. Peters has her Masters of Education and Administration. Her two daughters, Erin and Lindsay are now grown. Erin earned her Doctors of Physical Therapy from UNC and Lindsay is a licensed cosmetologist. She and her husband Col. Rick Peters now live with their two dogs Scottie and Max and are enjoying the empty nest.
Mrs. Peters loves to remind people that her life's verse is Corinthians 1:25-31 because it shows us that God can take any person with a willing heart and work through them to accomplish His calling in their life. She is thankful and humbled that God allowed her to be part of the establishment of Fayetteville Christian School.
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HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
LYNN ATCHLEY
Mrs. Lynn Atchley is the high school principal at Fayetteville Christian School. A native of Cumberland County, Mrs. Atchley graduated from Cape Fear High School. She received a BA in English from UNC-Greensboro and a Master’s in English Education from UNC-Pembroke. She and her husband, Sam, have two daughters, Katie and Sarah, both FCS graduates. Katie earned a BA in English from UNC-Chapel Hill and is married to Japheth Barkman, also an alumnus of FCS. They live in Virginia where Japheth serves in the army. Sarah is a senior at North Carolina State University and is majoring in social work.
Mrs. Atchley taught at Seventy-First Senior High School before coming to FCS in 1990. Since 1990, she has taught English in Grades 7-12 and, for the past eight years, has served as the principal of the high school in addition to teaching senior English and college English through the Huskins program.
Mrs. Atchley has seen the middle and senior high school grow from forty-two students in Grades 7-9 during her first year at FCS to over three hundred-fifty students this year. She considers it an honor to work at FCS and to be a part of its ministry. She is proud of the academic reputation that FCS has but, more importantly, of the mission to train students to live their lives with a Biblical worldview where Christ is the center of all.
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JUNIOR HIGH/ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
NANCY GOLSTEYN
Mrs. Nancy Golsteyn joined FCS as the Principal of PreK-8th grade in the spring of 2007. Raised in a northern suburb of Chicago, she received a BS in Elementary Education from Northern Illinois University. Her husband Jerry’s NFL career and an opportunity to be near extended family moved them to Central Florida where they raised two children-Mathew, a captain in the US Army Special Forces, and Ruth, a LT in the NC National Guard and a senior at UNCP. While in Florida, Nancy earned her MA in Education with a K-12 certification. She taught in a private Christian school, served as an educational therapist in private practice with a Christian psychologist, and later and became the associate director of a private preparatory school. A leading from the Lord, along with a desire to be supportive of their son’s family during multiple deployments, brought Jerry and Nancy to Fayetteville in 2004. Jerry is currently the Area Director for the South Region of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. They have two grandchildren-Susi, a seventh grader at FCS, and two year old Joshua. Nancy considers the call to FCS a tremendous blessing in her life and shares the vision to assist families in the raising of children with a biblical worldview to build and serve the Kingdom of God.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and me when you seek me with all your heart."
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ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR
DIANN HOCKENBERRY
Diann’s love for children and her desire to impact their lives with the love of God, led her to serve at FCS in 2005. Originally from Oviedo, FL she finished one year of college before marrying Dale, a soldier in the United States Army. She has followed him around the world, eventually bringing them to Ft. Bragg, NC in 1999. They have four children: Dale, who graduated from FCS in 2006, is currently enrolled in the Police Academy and hopes to pursue a career in Law Enforcement; Jaci, who graduated in 2008, is currently attending Coastal Carolina University and hopes to receive a degree in education; Emily and Mary currently attend FCS.
Diann has balanced being a stay at home mother, an avid volunteer, and a working professional as her children have grown. She has gained invaluable experience through her many years as a volunteer in various settings. She has been a room mom, a team mom, a den leader in scouting, an active member of the PTA, serving one year as PTA president, children’s church director, FCS school board member, and a Family Readiness Group leader for the military. She also has been a Real Estate Broker, in good standing, for the last four years here in the Fayetteville area, while simultaneously substitute teaching at FCS.
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17
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FINANCE DIRECTOR
MELISSA CLARK
Melissa Clark has been the Finance Administrator for Fayetteville Christian School since 2006. Born in Alabama and raised in Texas, she attended Texas A & M University where she received BA’s in Accounting and Business Analysis. She moved to San Antonio to work for USAA before marrying into the military and moving to Ft. Lewis, Washington where Andrew was born. After brief stays in Stafford, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina, Kevin was born in Houston and then the family came to Fayetteville. Deciding that public education was not satisfactory as the boys finished elementary school, the Clarks enrolled at FCS in 2005. Besides the Christian education, the family was attracted to the nurturing environment exhibited by both the staff and the student body as Kevin has a diagnosis of Aspergers. Melissa was just “retiring” after over six years as the bookkeeper at Fayetteville Christian Church when the position at FCS became available.
Melissa enjoys working in such close proximity to her sons and their friends. Andrew is a high school freshman at FCS and is involved with Drumline, Yearbook, Quiz Bowl and mentoring. Kevin is finishing his last year of junior high and is involved in Cross Country, Chorus, and Geography Bee. She and her sons enjoy NASCAR, traveling and camping with their retriever, Aggie.
Ms. Clark has always tried to live by the verse in Micah 6:8 – “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” As her life took a turn and she became part of the FCS family, she has been encouraged and challenged by Ephesians 3:20 that tells her to call on “Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.”
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TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
CINDY TREVINO
Cindy Trevino is the Technology and Student Activities Director for Fayetteville Christian School. She received her MA in Computer Resources and Information Technology from Webster University. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, she moved to Fayetteville with her husband Wally Trevino, Jr. and first child Bianca from Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992. Her son Wally, III was born in November of 1992 at Womack Army Medical Center. She and her husband were seeking Christian education for their daughter and God led them to Fayetteville Christian in 1993 for Bianca’s kindergarten year. The whole family fell in love with the school and has been here ever since. Bianca graduated in 2007 and is pursuing an engineering degree at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Wally, III is presently a sophomore at Fayetteville Christian and aspires to attend NCSU or University of Texas in 2011.
Cindy began working at FCS nine years ago as the high school Spanish teacher and then segued into her current position after convincing Mrs Peters that the school needed a technology department. Our technology department at FCS has grown and now consists of a staff of four, 160 computers, two servers, and two computer labs which house twenty-five computers each. The Lord has truly blessed our department with talented staff, a supportive faculty, and an administrator that was progressive and desired growth.
Cindy’s position as Student Activities Director allows her to have time with the students that she loves so much. She values the opportunity to serve them in this role. It allows her to meet with them one or one or in groups for activities such as Spiritual Mentoring, Spiritual Emphasis, Camp Dixie back to school retreat, class trips, Sandblast, and the list goes on… Mrs. Trevino feels that this is the better half of her job. Impacting lives for the Kingdom of God is after all why we are all at FCS. Matthew 28: 16-20 calls us all into ministry and assures us that he will equip us to do the job!
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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
SHANE WALLACE
Mr. Shane Wallace has been the Athletic Director at FCS since 2003. Originally from Alabama, he attended The University of North Alabama on an athletic scholarship in football. After lettering two seasons in football, he left UNA and joined the U.S. Army. He served for four years including tours during operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield. After leaving the U.S. Army and the birth of his daughter Emily Shae, He began feeling the Lord was calling him into full-time ministry. He completed his BS in Exercise Physiology and Chemistry from East Carolina University in 1996 and was ordained and licensed in the gospel of Jesus Christ in 1997. He has served in numerous churches as a Youth Pastor as well as Athletic Director at another Christian school before joining the FCS family.
Shane has been married to Tracie Wallace since 8/8/88. They have three living children, Elam (17), Whitney (14), Shane Hays Jr. (3) and two, Emily Shae (3/9/92 – 6-2-97) and Faith (6-1-97 – 6-1-97) who have gone to live with Jesus.
Mr. Wallace’s favorite verse is Hebrews 11:1, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.”
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GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
HERBERT AYERS
Mr. Herbert Ayars has been at FCS for 15 years. Before FCS, he retired from the US Army (20 years) and from Cumberland County Public Schools (25 years). While in the army, he and his family lived in Taiwan and also in Iran. While in the Cumberland County School system, Mr. Ayars taught children with special needs and also served as a guidance counselor at Cape Fear Senior High School.
Mr. Ayars has been a tremendous blessing to our graduates. He has helped secure scholarships on average of $500,000 per class each year. In the last 15 years of his service over $8,000,000 has been offered to our 407 graduates.
Mr. Ayars and Sylvia, his wife of 54 years, have two children and two grandchildren. His son is a teacher, and his daughter is a counselor at Cape Fear Senior High School. Mr. Ayars’ favorite Bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11: “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.’”
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The FCS Board of Directors
Joey VanDeusen-President
Steve Ginn-Vice President
Rick Eubanks
Kellie Tomita
Garry Winebarger
Kathryn Perez
Wade Fowler
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