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Elisa Carlson

Head of School

Elisa Carlson has an Master's of Science degree and is the head of school at Centra...

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Melissa Phillips

Lead Principal

Mrs. Phillips moved to Central Oregon with her family in 2004 from California where the...

Directors

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Brian Delamarter

Athletic Director/PE/Health

Mr. Delamarter is married with two adult children that both graduated from CCS. Th...

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Natalie Farstvedt

Director of Accounting

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Diane Hannay

Director of Curriculum and Instruction/Instructional Coach

Mrs. Hannay has worked in Christian education for over 30 years in Ohio, New York,...

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Karrie Johnson

Dean of Students/Science

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Holly Mahnke

Director of Admissions

Mrs. Mahnke married her husband in 1992, and they began their lives together ...

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Mariah McTeer

Director of Early Education

After marrying her husband Chadd in 2017, they decided to travel to some special a...

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Mike Polk

Campus Project Manager

Mr. Polk has a Bachelor's degree in Community Service and a Master's of Arts in...

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Shannon Polk

Director of Development and Communications

Mrs. Polk has a Bachelor's of Business Administration and an M.B.A.  She is a ...

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Aimee Tawzer

Director of Formational Learning/English Department Head

Mrs. Tawzer is married to her high school sweetheart, Brad, and has lived in Centr...

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Jeff Whitney

Campus Chaplain

Chaplain Jeff and his wife Darla, have 5 children and 5 grandchildren who all live with...

Early Education

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Barby Martin

Preschool

Mrs. Martin and her husband have 4 grown children and have lived in Central Oregon...

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Lee Ann Urbach

Preschool Assistant

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Kittie Mahnke

Prekindergarten

Miss Kittie has a Bachelor's degree from San Diego Christian College.  She was...

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Janace Clark

Prekindergarten

Ms. Clark has taught preschool for the past eight years. She believes that Go...

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Cherie Phillips

Prekindergarten

Mrs. Phillips moved to Central Oregon in 2005 after graduating from Western Oregon Univ...

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Nathalie Reese

Prekindergarten Assistant

Miss Reese grew up in Central Oregon and began her journey at CCS as a student. The Lor...

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Mariah McTeer

Director of Early Education

After marrying her husband Chadd in 2017, they decided to travel to some special a...

Elementary

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Keri Rocco

Kindergarten

Mrs. Rocco has been teaching kindergarten at CCS since the very first year we had a kin...

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Kate Delgado

Kindergarten

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Julie Moore

1st grade

Mrs. Moore moved to Central Oregon six years ago with her husband and three kids. They ...

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Lindsey Fineran

2nd grade

After receiving a degree in Travel and Tourism, Mrs. Fineran traveled the world, pursui...

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April Wenger

2nd grade

Mrs. Wenger has been married to her high school sweetheart for 17 years and has twin bo...

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Amanda Peterson

3rd grade

Mrs. Peterson has lived in Central Oregon with her husband and children for 10 years. &...

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Danielle Biever

4th grade

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Stephanie Hentze

4th and 5th grade Math and Science

After finishing her undergraduate degree, Mrs. Hentze taught 5th and 6th grad...

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Megan Terpstra

5th grade

Ms. Terpstra and her husband moved to Redmond last spring after spending a year tr...

Middle School

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Rachel van Baggen

English Language Arts/Bible/Social Studies

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Morgan Atchley

Social Studies

Mrs. Atchley and her husband have lived in Central Oregon for the past seven years, and...

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Brandi Cokenour

Math/Science

The most wonderful thing about being a Christian is personally experiencing the co...

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Oni Epley

Bible

Mrs. Epley moved from Alaska to Central Oregon with her three children, (one who recent...

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Blake Fehly

Bible

Mr. Fehly was born and raised in Oregon and has spent most of his life in Central Orego...

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Megan McKim

Student Life Coordinator/Electives

Miss McKim was born and raised in Bend, Oregon and grew up in a Christian community. &n...

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Keri Jo Raz

Math

Mrs. Raz and her husband Marty raised their three children in Sisters and the Portland ...

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Becky Robinson

Math/Science

Mrs. Robinson moved to Central Oregon in 2020 after living in NW Oregon her entire life...

High School

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Mindy Breit

Math/Science/High School Guidance Counselor

Mrs. Breit was born and raised in Central Oregon. She and her husband in Redmond a...

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Stacie Elliott

Math/Science

Mrs. Elliott joins our secondary staff with 15 years of teaching experience. She earned...

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Dan Epley

PE/Math

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Blake Fehly

Bible

Mr. Fehly was born and raised in Oregon and has spent most of his life in Central Orego...

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Devan Ferrell

Elementary Receptionist/Marketing

Mrs. Ferrell brings 10 years of marketing experience to CCS and will be serving in our ...

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Karrie Johnson

Dean of Students/Science

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Kristina Kuk

Spanish

Mrs. Kuk lives in Prineville with her husband Kody, dog named Ella, and a cat named Apo...

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Megan McKim

Student Life Coordinator/Electives

Miss McKim was born and raised in Bend, Oregon and grew up in a Christian community. &n...

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Keri Jo Raz

Math

Mrs. Raz and her husband Marty raised their three children in Sisters and the Portland ...

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Bobbi Sloan

Social Studies

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Aimee Tawzer

Director of Formational Learning/English Department Head

Mrs. Tawzer is married to her high school sweetheart, Brad, and has lived in Centr...

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Alexa Tawzer

English

Ms. Tawzer is a native Oregonian who was born in Portland and moved with her family to ...

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Jeff Whitney

Campus Chaplain

Chaplain Jeff and his wife Darla, have 5 children and 5 grandchildren who all live with...

Specialties

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Cynthia Allbee

Learning Services

Mrs. Allbee has been an educator in various capacities for 15 years. She has&...

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Audrey Blomgren

3rd grade Math/Library/STEM

Mrs. Blomgren is married and has four children at CCS.  Their family moved to...

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Brian Delamarter

Athletic Director/PE/Health

Mr. Delamarter is married with two adult children that both graduated from CCS. Th...

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Dan Epley

PE/Math

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James Knox

Artist in Residence - Middle and High School Choir

Mr. Knox is an American Composer and current Professor of Music at Central Oregon ...

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Megan McCook

Speech Pathologist

Mrs. McCook is married with three daughters who have all attended CCS. She has liv...

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Suzy Morelli

Learning Services

Mrs. Morelli has 4 amazing adult children and 9 grandchildren. After homeschooling...

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Kelsey Polk

Coordinator and Support Specialist

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Kacey Reese

Student Learning Services

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Kelley Reynolds

Christian Character Education

Mrs. Reynolds moved to Central Oregron with her husband and three boys 20 years ago. Sh...

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Lyndie Vaccaro

Art

Mrs. Vaccaro has been married to her husband, Vito, for 23 years. They h...

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Luke Valenti

Music and Theater Arts

Mr. Valenti was raised in Central Oregon and graduated from CCS in 2004. After living i...

Support Staff

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Devan Ferrell

Elementary Receptionist/Marketing

Mrs. Ferrell brings 10 years of marketing experience to CCS and will be serving in our ...

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Lisa Gilbert

Secondary Receptionist

Mrs. Gilbert and her husband have lived in the Sisters area for over 20 years. They hav...

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Pam Leeper

Custodian

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Sabur Schotborgh

Hot Lunch

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Kaira Squier

After School Care

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Lori Tritto

Hot Lunch Assistant

Upcoming Events

October 13

School Spirit Week

Start: Oct 13, 2025 8:00 AM End: Oct 17, 2025 3:00 PM

Multi-Day Event

October 17
October 18

CCS Harvest Run

10:45 AM - 1:00 PM

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NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

Central Christian School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, tuition grant program, and athletic and other school-administered programs.