Mr. Zickafoose is from Chillicothe, Ohio, and graduated from Huntington High School in 1995 as Salutatorian. 

Mr. Zickafoose received his Bachelor of Science in Sports Sciences degree with a major of Sports Industry Management from Ohio University- Athens. He also earned his Master of Physical Education degree with a major in Athletic Administration and Coaching from Ohio University-Athens.

After receiving his degrees, Mr. Zickafoose spent five years working for Champs Sports of Foot Locker, Inc, as a field executive.

Following his time with Champs Sports, Mr. Zickafoose was the Elementary Physical Education teacher at Westbury Christian School in Houston, Texas. He also coached basketball, golf, and volleyball at WCS. In 2005, he was the Assistant Coach on the TAPPS 5A State Championship Boys Basketball team that finished the year 34-6.

Mr. Zickafoose then, with his wife, Kendra, served as house parents at Albuquerque Christian Children’s Home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Zickafoose family is in their fifth year of serving as house parents at Mid-Western Children’s Home in Pleasant Plain, Ohio. In their role as house parents they have had a total of 40+ foster children.

The 2012 school year marks the 7th year Mr. Zickafoose has served in the educational field. Mr. Zickafoose has spent the past five years at Village Christian School, with the past three years serving as Principal, and two years prior as Athletic Director and Physical Education/ Health teacher.

Mr. Zickafoose has been married to his wife, Kendra, for eight years. They have three children.

Mrs. Clancy graduated cum laude from Harding University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She completed coursework for Special Education at Ohio Valley University. She has been an Intervention Specialist at Village for three years. She has three children, one of whom is a special education student that inspired her to become an Intervention Specialist.

Mr. Mount teaches Social Studies at VCS. This is his second year at Village Christian. Mr. Mount received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Harding University, with a state licensure.

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Mrs. Cockerham is an instructional aid at Village Christian School. She assists in English and this is her third year at VCS. She is helping her students learn about verbs, pronouns, and how these parts of speech are used in sentences.

Mr. Powell is from New Richmond, Ohio but graduated from high school in Senegal, West Africa. Mr. Powell received his Bachelor of Science in Education, with a focus on Language Arts, in the spring of 2008. Upon graduation, Mr. Powell completed a full year internship at Glen Este High School .

Following this internship, Mr. Powell began working at Village Christian School . This is his fourth year teaching and his third year at Village. Mr. Powell will soon be working on his master's degree. 

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Mrs. Lori Payne received her Bachelor of Science degree in Math/Physical Science Secondary Education from Morehead State University in Morehead, KY and her Master of Education Degree in Administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. 

Additionally Mrs. Payne has completed coursework  to serve as a school principal through Xavier University.

The 2010-2011 school year marks Mrs. Payne’s 17th year of teaching, her fourth year as math teacher at Village Christian School, and her firth year as an administrator.  She has also taught middle school and high school math and science in Kentucky and Texas.

Mrs. Payne has been married to her husband, Gene, for 15 years, and they have one son, Elijah and a dog named Lady.

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Mrs. Sargent is from Parkersburg, West Virginia. After high school, she joined the Navy and traveled all over the Middle East. She worked as an English teacher in Japan for three years. She graduated from Ohio Valley University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Secondary General Science and minor in Biology. Mrs. Sargent is currently working on her Master's with Governor's University.

Mrs. Sargent is married to Toby, who is a Marine. The two share three daughters, Emily, Abigale and Georgia.

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