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    Joshua Simmons
    Head of School of Rhetoric
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    Josh has been at Regents in a variety of capacities since 2006. Originally from the Houston area, he attended Grove City College and Westminster Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania before returning to Texas. He and his wife Erin have been married for 21 years and have three children together, the oldest of which just graduated from high school. Josh enjoys reading, hiking, and playing and watching soccer.
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    Sandra Schinetsky
    SOR Math
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    Sandy Schinetsky just finished her 3rd year teaching at Regents School of Austin and her 10th year of teaching overall. She earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Louisiana State University and taught in Louisiana public schools before moving to Texas. She currently teaches Algebra I, Geometry and Pre-Calculus; however, in the past she has taught 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade math. She was named Teacher of the Year in 2011 at her school in Louisiana and was a finalist for District Teacher of the Year. Although she loved teaching students in Louisiana, she chose to move to Ann Arbor Michigan to work in the Athletic Department at the University of Michigan as their Tutor Coordinator for student-athletes. When she became pregnant, she and her husband decided to move to Texas to be closer to family, and that is when she discovered and fell in love with the classical Christian community through Regents School of Austin. After teaching in a classical Christian school, she knows she would never be able to teach in any other environment, and she thanks God daily for the opportunity to discuss her Christian faith with her students daily in the mathematics classroom.

    Mrs. Schinetsky is an avid NFL and college football fan where she roots for the New Orleans Saints and the LSU Tigers. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her daughter, Sophia ('35). She and her husband enjoy working out together along with eating fabulous Austin cuisine. She considers it such a blessing that she can be a part of this Regents Community. Mrs. Schinetsky feels that her spiritual life has grown exponentially since teaching here because of all the amazing teachers, parents and students God has placed in her life.
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    Taylor Schumpert
    SOR Humanities Teacher
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    Taylor grew up in the Appalachian foothills of Chattanooga, TN. Surrounded by a family of believers, he came to know Christ more fully as a high school student through the youth ministry of Lookout Mt. Presbyterian Church and the thoughtful influence of his McCallie School teachers.

    Taylor went on to graduate with Honors from Wake Forest University, earning a degree in Philosophy. His undergraduate studies have shaped him to appreciate and employ the fundamentals of reason--in service of Biblical Truth--as an important foundation for making sense of the world, past and present. While at Wake, he served on the leadership and worship teams with Reformed University Fellowship and spent a summer as a counselor at Alpine Camp for Boys.

    Taylor has since completed the Trinity Fellows program in Charlottesville, VA and worked in the private sector before coming to Regents as a teacher. He looks forward to the privilege of guiding students in gospel-formed academic excellence and intellectual curiosity as they lay their foundation to become thorough and careful thinkers, keen listeners, and influential communicators. Taylor loves to fly fish, develop as a musician (guitar & banjo), and finds any opportunity he can to delve into a well-written book and discuss it at length with good company. He has been deeply influenced by the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Leo Tolstoy, and C.S. Lewis, and his favorite books are Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, East of Eden, and The Abolition of Man.
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    Earl Snyder
    SOR Teacher
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    Sarah Stennett
    SOR French
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    Sarah grew up in Colorado where the purple mountain majesty takes your breath away daily. After attending a Christian liberal arts university in Oklahoma, she returned to Colorado to work as a high school French teacher. In 2003, Sarah married her best friend, Rob, and they began their journey of life together which has now included welcoming four beautiful daughters. Sarah was blessed to attend graduate school through New York University in Paris before her girls came along. Sarah began her relationship with the French language in a middle school language exploration class, continued to learn the language basics throughout high school, and went on to pursue acquisition as a French major in college, including a semester of studying in the south of France. The missions trips to France and Haiti opened Sarah's eyes and heart to the Francophone people in ways a classroom never could. Not only does Sarah's love for the language drive her instruction, but also her heart for communicating the love of God with those who speak French.

    When she's not teaching, Sarah loves to bake delicious desserts. Sarah also enjoys cooking healthy food (probably to bring balance considering the yummy sweets she makes). Time spent creating in the kitchen is one of Sarah's favorite things to share with her daughters.
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    Derrick Stewart
    SOR History
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    Derrick moved to Texas with his wife after completing seminary in South Carolina. He has been in education for over 15 years. Derrick has taught every grade from 6th-12th. History has been his main subject area, with a couple of years teaching math. His experience has been in public and private schools as well as teaching at an international school in Germany. Derrick has stepped outside of the classroom as an IB coordinator and assistant principal. However, his passion is being in the classroom and pouring into the students. He loves being a parent and teacher at Regents where He is able to connect the content to God’s greater story.
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