Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily lives and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom. ~ President John F. Kennedy
Old Testament Survey A & B, Computer, Pre-Algebra, SAT Prep, Sr. Physics
J. Arnold was homeschooled through junior and senior high and has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of North Florida. He has tutored privately and through various homeschool groups since 2002. J. also serves as youth director at his home church in St. Augustine, teaching students from kindergarten through senior high. He and his wife, Sheri, love living at the beach with their daughter, Mara-Jade, and their son, Liam.
Laurie has a BA in Mathematics Education from the University of South Florida. She has been teaching high school, tutoring, and working with home-schooled students for over 16 years. She is a returning teacher with PEP and brings a love for teenagers and a clarity of explanation for difficult topics to the classroom. She helps out at her church by keeping the books and playing the piano, along with her daughter who plays the guitar.
David Burke has been the pastor at Ortega Presbyterian Church (PCA) for the past 14 years. He has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University and a Masters of Divinity from Reformed Presbyterian Theolgical Seminary in Pittsburgh. David and his wife Vickie are avid homeschool supporters. They successfully homeschooled their four children, who are now adults. David and Vickie are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren. David has a pastor's heart and thoroughly enjoys teaching people of all ages.
Vickie Burke started teaching during her high school years on mission trips where she taught in a VBS setting, and continues to devote much time to teaching children about the God of the Bible. While a university student in Kansas, she taught Bible studies, wrote and edited her college newspaper, and was graduated with a degree in English literature. She has taught high school English in public and private Christian schools, journalism at the college level, was director of education at Hosanna House here in Jacksonville, led afterschool Bible clubs through the YMCA in Clay County and Duval County, home schooled her own children, and tutored homeschoolers for other families. Vickie is the wife of pastor David Burke, and helps out with kids’ and women’s ministry, music and clerical work at our church, and is grandmother to six. She has enjoyed teaching Logic and Composition and Literature (Core B) this year at PEP. In Logic she shows the importance of edifying speech and clear thinking skills, and in composition and literature some of the great masterpieces of literature such as Pilgrim’s Progress and The Hound of the Baskervilles, then good writing in response.
Rhetoric, Composition & Lit I, Western Thought I, II, III, Latin I & II
Dan Clay has a B.A. in History and Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of South Carolina. He also has a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. Dan is the Associate Pastor at Ortega Presbyterian Church. This will be his fifth year teaching at PEP. His wife Amy is the Jacksonville site administrator. They have homeschooled their children now for eleven years.
Chorus, Drama, Public Speaking, Art & Music Appreciation
Luann Eiginger has a Bachelor’s of Music Education from Samford University and a Master’s of Music Education from Indiana University. She has been involved in the performing arts for many years and has experience in speaking before groups of all sizes. She is currently working at First Baptist Church as an accompanist and a piano teacher in the Performing Arts Center. Her desire in teaching at PEP is to instill a love for the Lord through the study of fine arts and communication.
Ann Hinkle has a passion for teaching. She graduated from Florida State University with a degree in English, minor in Art. She loves students and loves both writing and literature. She brings her wonderful energy and knowledge to our students.
Western Thought I, Government and Economics, Logic, Earth & Space Science
Mr. Hough has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and American Government from North Carolina State University. He has recently finished a four year tour in the US Navy where he served as Navigator and Assistant Training Officer. During his service, Mr. Hough also served as Education Services Officer and assisted sailors in gaining college credits and degrees. His passion and unique experience allows him to teach government from a different perspective. He also serves as Youth Director for his home church, Sunrise Community Church in Atlantic Beach. Mr. Hough married the love of his life, Morgan, in December of 2010.
Mrs. Jones has a love of kids and teaching and brings great excitement and energy to the classroom. Since receiving her BS in Education/Math & Hard Science from the University of Mobile she has taught many subjects and ages. She loves bringing life to difficult subjects and helping her students begin to see how science is God's handiwork. This is Mrs. Jones second year with PEP. Before that she was the Honors and AP Physics teacher at Providence School of Jacksonville. Susan has been married to Lt. Col. B. Scott Jones of the US Army for 24 years and they have been blessed with four children, Mallary, Scotty, Christina and Gracie. They are members of First Baptist Church where Susan enjoys participating in the music ministry.
Mishell Larmond has a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Taylor University. She also has a Masters of International Relations from Alliant International University. Her love for the Lord, for students and for the world enables her to bring the subjects of Geography and History alive. Her husband, Sean, was career military and retired to Jacksonville in 2010. They have three lovely children.
American History, Ancient History, Medieval-Early Modern History, Modern History
Heidi Manzone has a B.A. in History/Literature from the University of North Florida and a Masters in British History from UNF. She has been teaching history for over 10 years at the University of North Florida. She imparts knowledge and a deep love of history to her students.
Life Science, Earth & Space Science, Biology, Ecology/Marine Biology, Conceptual Physics
Joanne Mastronicola brings 20 years experience to PEP. Science and Math are areas she loves and has taught for the last 11 years in co-ops. She is the author of Piecing Together the High School Puzzle. She served on the board of Eunice Christian School for ten years. She is currently working on her MBA at the University of North Florida.
Nanette Pinto graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. in Spanish and Portugese and studied abroad at the University of San Pablo. She has spent years teaching language to children and adults. Her enthusiasm is contagious and she loves to teach students about loving God in another language.
Geography, Old Testament Survey, Spanish I, Algebra I
Dabney Scott has a B.S. from University of Memphis in Microbiology. She has tutored for thirty years and has been teaching high school Bible, Math and Spanish at a classical Christian school for over ten years. She has six children who were adopted from Mexico and Moldova, two of whom will be attending PEP this year. Mrs Scott is passionate about spreading the gospel through missions and has led over twenty short term mission trips to Mexico, Honduras and Haiti. She finds great joy in teaching students how all knowledge points us back to our creator, the Lord Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of our faith.
Composition & American Literature (Core C), Composition & Ancient Literature (Core D), Rhetoric & Lit. II (Core F)
Courtney Towe loves books and writing! After receiving her BA in English and Political Science from the University of North Florida, she taught ninth grade English in the Duval County Public Schools. Courtney has loved teaching literature from a Christian perspective this year at PEP. She has a love for God’s Word and enjoys passing that passion on to others. Courtney is married with two beautiful little girls.
Kiki West graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.In 1993, she completed her education by earning a Master of Arts in Teaching from the College of Charleston in South Carolina.She has 18 years of teaching experience, five as a public school teacher and 13 as a home educator of her four children.Her oldest son graduates from high school this spring after spending three years in the PEP program.Additionally, Kiki volunteers as a teacher in the middle school ministry at First Baptist Church and serves as the Commissioner for Lighthouse Lacrosse Foundation, which sponsors and co-ordinates club lacrosse in Jacksonville.She has been married to LCDR Edward West, U.S. Navy, for 21 years.
Composition & World Literature (Core A), Composition and Ancient Literature (Core D), Spanish II
Ashley Workman is an eternal student who loves writing, literature and the Spanish language. She received her BA in English with a Spanish minor from the University of North Florida. Her love for teaching began when she was a teen on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic, and since has continued to share her passion for the Lord through teaching. She has tutored privately and taught Spanish at a small private school. She has been married since 2006. She is thrilled to be a part of PEP.
Jacksonville 
Starting Points, Government & Economics
Composition & World Literature (Core A)
