Ava Cunningham has been homeschooled since the 3rd grade and is currently enrolled at OCCC to earn a degree as a physical therapist assistant. A violinist for 7 years, president of homeschool honor society, and athlete, Ava loves being busy. She was a competitive gymnast, competitive dancer, cheerleader, judoka, and coach. She loves playing different sports and working out, and is excited to start her sports and physical education classes in the fall.​ Ava is currently teaching/coaching all ages at a private gym in Moore, Oklahoma.

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Dr. Scott Filleman is a nationally recognized educator turned published aviation safety data scientist. His primary work involves biometrics and applied statistics to improve flight safety, but also preaches and tunes pianos. Scott previously worked in a wide range of fields including shipping and logistics, park and recreation operations, construction, pharmacy, and managing Chick-Fil-A restaurants, making him qualified to answer math questions like “when will I ever use this?” He is a recognized expert in Trinidadian steelpan music, enjoys puzzles, appreciates sunflowers, prefers Tanzania peaberry coffee, and boasts hundreds of consecutive 5-star reviews at the Walmart self-checkout. He is married to Dara, the best wife anyone could ever hope for, and they have four children aged 21 to 13, whom they (mostly Dara) homeschooled for 12 years.

     Sheila is a graduate of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, where she received a Bachelor Science in Psychology.  She also holds an American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter certification from Kansas. She began learning ASL in 1974 and received her first certification while living in Chattanooga, TN, in 1979, passing the national boards in 1980. Over the years she has taught countless ASL courses and interpreted for deaf students in public schools. Her ASL students learn Deaf culture and how to communicate using ASL. Her passions are her husband Bob, her four children and twelve grandchildren, music, storm watching and the occasional Air Show.

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     Kari has a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from The University of Oklahoma. She has taught for twelve years various science and Bible classes from elementary age through high school. She has a passion to teach God’s Word, as well as God’s design of all life to her students. Her prayer is that her students would know that every detail of God’s design is purposeful and matters. Kari and her husband have been married for twenty years and have three children whom they homeschool.  She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and all things coffee.

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     George Knapp received a Bachelor of Science Education from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2000 and has taught at the junior high and high school level. George has fourteen years experience and is currently a bivocational church pastor. This fall will be his second year at Excel. He wants his students to not only learn science but have a love for the subject. He is married and has four children. He really enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time.

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      Debbie is a veteran teacher who received her bachelors of arts in Spanish and History from Central State University and has taught Spanish for over 25 years.  Debbie homeschooled her 3 children from 1st through 12 grades and taught at Excel in its early years, as well as the COHE Co-op before going on to teach at a private Christian school for an additional 12 years.  Debbie loves instilling her love of the Spanish language and culture into young students.  She enjoys traveling to historical sites, watching murder mysteries, junk-shopping, and especially spending time with her children, their spouses, and her 8 month-old grandson.​​​​​​​​​​​​​

     Kristin has a bachelor’s degree in education and has taught for the last 27 years in multiple settings including private, public, homeschool and ACT workshops. She enjoys helping students learn strategies and techniques to improve test scores and prepare each student for a successful college experience. 

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     Teresa has worked in print, sales and NIE for 10 years in newspapers in Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma. She worked as a paraprofessional for 6 years in Oklahoma before adopting her youngest son. They have homeschooled for 10 years. Her goal is to preserve the memories of the school year while inspiring students’ creativity in photography and graphic design by creating a yearbook. Fostering individual strengths and building skills to work together to complete projects while exploring new tools to accomplish goals. Teresa is married to Kevin and they enjoy camping, gardening and playing games. She enjoys reading and sewing.

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     Charlotte trained extensively under a local Oklahoma artist and is a homeschool graduate.  She has tutored for the last ten years, and this will be her third year teaching at Excel.  Charlotte’s joy is to teach students to observe God’s artistry in nature and use that to create their own works of art.  Besides painting animals, both real and fictional, she enjoys video gaming with her husband, Justin, and trying new restaurants.

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     Melody has a bachelor's degree from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Texas. She is passionate about teaching and has taught a variety of classes to home school students for the past twenty years. Spending time with her four adult kids and granddaughter bring her abundant joy. Melody's favorite hobbies are throwing parties, playing the piano, reading, and watching live theatre.

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      Text or call Mrs. Jene' Olsson to obtain an enrollment packet--(405) 317-0600​.