About Us

Saint John’s School was started 40 years ago by members of Saint John Orthodox Cathedral. Since then it has grown to become a school of 100 students and a staff of 20.

Below you will see our current staff.
Following this you will find our “Core Values.” We encourage you to read these as they reflect the ideas that drive our actions and decisions. They also express our educational philosophy with which everything we do aligns.

At the very end of this page you will see pictures of Saint John Orthodox Cathedral and a link to its website.

St. John’s School Staff

  • Betsy Dunaway

    Administrator, 5th/6th

  • Kali Macalino

    Office Manager

  • Janet Hawi

    Bookkeeper

  • Rachel Rasic

    Preschool 1

  • Kathleen Sorenson

    Preschool 2

  • Michelle Mellor

    Preschool 2

  • Mary Curry

    Preschool & Kindergarten

  • Genevieve Maurits

    Kindergarten

  • Lori Mellor

    First

  • Laura Sasala

    Second

  • Clara Saxe

    Third

  • Khafani Abel

    Fourth, Tech

  • Kati Rehm

    5th/6th, Art

  • Rebecca Raso

    Junior High

  • Doreen Dougherty

    Resource

  • Joe Dunham

    4th-6th Math

Employment Opportunities

We often have employment opportunities, both part-time and full-time. We have a tradition of experienced teachers mentoring others who want to become part of our team.

Our Core Values

Nurturing Community - Our administration, our teachers, and our clergy are a close-knit team that support each other and our students. This teamwork makes us a nurturing community that addresses each student personally and gives individual attention to each one’s needs.

Orthodox Christian Ethos – The Orthodox Christian Faith inspires us to have an ethos of respect, love, patience, honesty, and forgiveness. Our goal is that others will see God’s love through us. We respect the beliefs of others and do not expect them to adopt our Orthodox Christian Faith.

Strong Academics – We want our students to excel in reading, writing, math, science and social studies, which requires that we balance each day with study, imagination, and physical activity. We also want them to learn to think critically and to express their ideas.

Freedom, Curiosity, and Creativity – Our School encourages these traits in our staff and our students, and believes a good education requires a variety of methods, experiences, and settings.

Respect – Our School expects classrooms to be well-managed and our students to be well-behaved. Respect is shown through kindness, listening to others, and following instructions. Our teachers treat their students with respect and in turn expect the same from them.

Safe Environment - We want our School to have an environment that is safe, where childhood innocence is protected, without racial, social or economic distinctions.

Core Values in Action

Saint John Orthodox Cathedral

Our Cathedral and our School are named after Saint John the Evangelist, who wrote the Gospel of John and three Epistles in the New Testament. He was the youngest of Jesus disciples. He is pictured in the icon below in his older years as he received the inspiration to write his Gospel.