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Red Hill Lutheran School is an outreach ministry of Red Hill Lutheran Church, founded in 1961. Located in Tustin, CA, RHLS was recently awarded as a National Blue Ribbon School, voted Best Faith-Based Elementary and Junior High School in Orange County, and has had several teachers win Top 25 Teachers of Orange County.
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Red Hill Lutheran School’s purpose is to “Equip Hearts and Minds for Christ.” We are committed to developing spiritually guided, outstanding scholars, able and talented, responsible citizen students. You are invited to take a tour of our campus to see if RHLS is the right fit for your child and your family.
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Student enjoyment is a high priority at RHLS, where teachers continually work to foster attention, curiosity, interest, and passion in our students in order to motivate them to learn and grow. While the community has many highly rated schools in close proximity, parents choose Red Hill Lutheran School for all it has to offer.
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Accredited through WASC and NLSA, the elementary and middle school program offer a standards-based, biblically integrated curriculum in the content areas of Bible, history/social studies, science, language arts, and mathematics. Additionally, students attend specialty classes with dedicated teachers who instruct in the areas of music, Spanish, STEAM, performing arts, technology, and physical education.
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Our full-day preschool program begins at age 3 and continues through Transitional Kindergarten. With 5 day, 3 day or 2 day options, your child will learn and grow through a meaningful, skill-building, hands-on curriculum, taught from a Christian perspective and is integrated with biblical truths and principals. Child Care License #300600825
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K-8 students are taught through a Bible-based, well balanced education, promoting academic, spiritual, social, physical and creative development. Students also enjoy enrichment learning activities in specialty classes that include STEM, Spanish, instrumental and choral music, performing arts, physical education, and more for Middle School.
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Christine Aguilar
1st Grade Teacher
caguilar@redhillschool.org
Melissa Bermudez
Tiny Tots Teacher
mbermudez@redhillschool.org
Diana Blocker
Spanish Teacher
dblocker@redhillschool.org
Melissa Bower
K-2 Teacher Aide
mbower@redhillschool.org
Ryan Braze
P. E. Teacher & Athletic Director
rbraze@redhillschool.org
Dave Brenner
7th-8th Grade History and Psychology Teacher
dbrenner@redhillschool.org
Sara Bridgman
7th-8th Grade Science and 3D Printing Teacher
sbridgman@redhillschool.org
Seth Britton
Senior Pastor
sbritton@redhillchurch.org
Lori Browne
Director of Admissions
lbrowne@redhillschool.org
Sarah Butron
Church and School Accountant
sbutron@redhillchurch.org
Talene Campbell
6th Grade Language Arts Teacher
tcampbell@redhillschool.org
Kathleen Castro
Kindergarten Teacher
kcastro@redhillschool.org
Carla Chun
Resource and Art Teacher
cchun@redhillschool.org
Kaitlyn Clark
Preschool Instructional Assistant
kclark@redhillschool.org
Sheree Cornelio
Preschool Daycare & Instructional Assistant
scornelio@redhillschool.org
Isaiah Coughran
Middle School Praise Band Teacher
icoughran@redhillschool.org
Paola Crose
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
pcrose@redhillschool.org
Elizabeth Crow
MTSS Coordinator
ecrow@redhillschool.org
Bailey Darley
6th-8th Grade Bible and Preschool Music Teacher
bdarley@redhillschool.org
John Dovenmuehler
4th Grade Teacher
jdoven@redhillschool.org
Sheila Dovenmuehler
4th Grade Teacher
sdoven@redhillschool.org
Caroline Elias
School Office Manager
celias@redhillschool.org
Angel Estrada
Head Custodian
aestrada@redhillschool.org
Mia Gendreau
5th Grade Teacher
mgendreau@redhillschool.org
Susan Glenane
Kindergarten Teacher
sglenane@redhillschool.org
Janette Gomez
Kindergarten Teacher
jgomez@redhillschool.org
Alexis Grant
5th Grade Teacher
agrant@redhillschool.org
Kristin Hallett
K-2 Teacher Aide
khallett@redhillschool.org
Colette Hammer
3rd Grade Teacher
chammer@redhillschool.org
Kylie Hammer
School Communications Coordinator
khammer@redhillschool.org
Jamie Hernandez
1st Grade Teacher
jhernandez@redhillschool.org
Jessica Hickey
Preschool Director
jhickey@redhillschool.org
Ben Hunter
Instrumental Music Teacher and Specialty Lead
bhunter@redhillschool.org
Melanie Irwin
Reading Specialist
mirwin@redhillschool.org
Lalia Jones
MTSS & Teacher Aid
laliajones@redhillschool.org
Linda Jones
Tiny Tots Teacher
ljones@redhillschool.org
Lady Lopez
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
llopez@redhillschool.org
Kelly Luu
Advanced Math Teacher
kluu@redhillschool.org
Christina Mannix
K-2 Teacher Aide
cmannix@redhillschool.org
Paul Marquardt
Principal
pmarquardt@redhillschool.org
Stacey Martinez
K-2 Teacher Aide
smartinez@redhillschool.org
Kristin Moon
Preschool Instructional Assistant and Afternoon Day Care
kmoon@redhillschool.org
Will Nomura
3-5 Teacher Aide
wnomura@redhillschool.org
Deana Occhipinti
Performing Arts, Drama, and ASB Teacher
docchipinti@redhillschool.org
Jon Ornelas
7th-8th Grade STEM and Industrial Arts Teacher
jornelas@redhillschool.org
Leslie Osorio
Pre-K Teacher
losorio@redhillschool.org
Jessica Parks
P.E. Assistant & Girl's Athletics
jparks@redhillschool.org
Maggie Radmacher
Registrar & Data Base Administrator
mradmacher@redhillschool.org
Wendy Rawalt
Pre-K Teacher
wrawalt@redhillschool.org
Emily Rayburn
School Nurse
erayburn@redhillschool.org
Tim Renden
6th Grade Math and Science and Flight and Space Teacher
trenden@redhillschool.org
Noah Rivera
Praise Band Assistant and 3-5 Teacher Aide
nrivera@redhillschool.org
Tim Rivera
Student Ministry Coordinator
trivera@redhillchurch.org
Anwar Rodriguez
K-6 Grade STEM Teacher
arodriguez@redhillschool.org
Luciana Sanchez
Pre-K Teacher
Lsanchez@redhillschool.org
Elizabeth Siegel
6th Grade History & Servant Leadership Teacher
esiegel@redhillschool.org
Chloe Simpson
K-2 Teacher Aide
csimpson@redhillschool.org
Matthew Smith
7th-8th Grade Math and Robotics Teacher
msmith@redhillschool.org
Beth Stoffregen
Preschool and Children's Ministry Director
beths@redhillchurch.org
Lisa Tarkoff
Assistant Principal and 7th-8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
ltarkoff@redhillschool.org
Cyndi Tully
Church and School HR Administrator
ctully@redhillchurch.org
Daniel Ujifusa
Choral & Classroom Music Teacher
dujifusa@redhillschool.org
Keri Walden
2nd Grade Teacher
kwalden@redhillschool.org
Liz Weber
Office Program Coordinator
lweber@redhillschool.org
Valerie Wilson
3rd Grade Teacher
vwilson@redhillschool.org
Dawn Wright
2nd Grade Teacher
dwright@redhillschool.org
JJ Zapata
School Nurse
jzapata@redhillschool.org
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