Stories
Tara Terwilliger
New Faculty Story
Tara shares that “I am the oldest of 16 children and was raised on a farm in Slippery Rock, PA. I had an amazing childhood! I also enjoy working with my husband restoring old, rundown buildings and bringing life back into them and I'm in a Christian band called Lifegate.”
The Dittmer/Marnik Family
New Family Story
One of their family friends attended PCS long ago. Before coming to PCS, their daughter attended school at the Seneca Valley School District. When asked why they chose PCS they replied, “We want Lexus to grow in her relationship with the Lord and be surrounded by like-minded people....
The Daugherty Family
New Family Story
When asked why they chose PCS they replied, “The pandemic shut-downs gave our family a chance to stop, evaluate, and plan how we wanted to move forward. While our oldest daughter is thriving at public school, our youngest was not and needed a more supportive and loving environment
The Isherwood Family
New Family Story
Shelley Isherwood has decided to send her Fifth grader to PCS this fall! We’re so happy to have them as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you!
The Burr Family
New Family Story
Gretchen attended PCS for her entire schooling and graduated from PCS in 2001. She became reacquainted with PCS through Facebook posts and a few other PCS families. Before coming to PCS, their children attended school in the Seneca Valley School district.
The Richardson Family
New Family Story
When asked how their experience at PCS has been different from past schools they answered, “In public school, our kids were not welcomed to read their Bible in the classroom or talk to their friends about God. At PCS, our kids are constantly encouraged to learn more about God in each subject.
The Lewis Family
New Family Story
Diana Lewis and Douglas Flickinger have decided to send their third grader to PCS this fall! We’re so happy to have them as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what they had to share about their story.
They heard about PCS from their friends the Lyndon Family. Before coming to PCS, Diana’s daughter and Douglas’ step daughter, Addison, attended Grove City Academy for some time and was homeschooled for a while.
The Fetherlin Family
New Family Story
David and Debra Fetherlin have decided to send their third, sixth, and eighth graders to PCS this fall! We’re so happy to have them as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what they had to share about their story.
The Lewis Family
New Family Story
Shawn and Amanda Lewis have decided to send their fourth and ninth graders to PCS this fall! We’re so happy to have them as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what they had to share about their story.
They found out about PCS from friends. Before coming to PCS, their sons attended school at the Seneca Valley School District. They chose PCS because they wanted a Christian and private education for their children.
Jodi Shockey
New Faculty Story
Our new High School Bible, Geography, English, and Business Teacher, Jodi Shockey, is a PCS alumni from the class of 1987! We’re so happy to have her back on our Warrior team. We asked her to answer some questions about herself to share with you!
Both of Jodi’s kids graduated from PCS (Hannah Sloboda, '14 and Andrew Sloboda '16); her brother (Daryl Shockey) also graduated here '96, and his daughter is in first grade. Jodi also coached volleyball at PCS a number of years ago. Jodi started school here in 7th grade.
The Wrbas Family
New Family Story
Dawn Wrbas has decided to send her fifth grader to PCS this fall! We’re so happy to have them as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what they had to share about their story.
The Cokain Family
New Faculty Story
Our new High School Civics and Computer teacher this year, Chris Cokain, found out about PCS from the job posting! We’re so happy to have him as part of our Warrior team. We asked him to answer some questions about himself to share with you!
The Cox Family
New Family Story
Heather and David Cox have decided to send their Kindergartener and third grader to PCS this fall! We’re so happy to have them as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what they had to share about their story.
The Elmer Family
New Faculty Story
Our new High School Science teacher this year, Erin Elmer, is also a new PCS mom of four! We’re so happy to have her as part of our Warrior team. We asked her to answer some questions about herself to share with you!
Erin attended PCS herself as a student! She also attended college at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA. Before teaching at PCS, she taught at St. Stephens Lutheran Academy and was a substitute for Seneca Valley School District.
The Johnson Family
New Faculty Story
Our new receptionist this year, Andrea Johnson, is also a PCS mom of five! We’re so happy to have her as part of our Warrior staff team. We asked her to answer some questions about herself to share with you!
Andrea got her B.A. from Grove City College. She worked as a stay-at-home mom to her five children for the last 13 years and loved it. Before that she was a legal secretary and receptionist.
The Shockey Family
New Family Story
Daryl is a PCS alumni from the graduating class of 1996. Daryl’s sister, Jodi Shockey, and her two children also attended PCS. Jodi started teaching at PCS this fall, as a teacher in our High School. We’re so glad to have her back!
The Boyle Family
New Family Story
Daniel and Deena Boyle have decided to send their Kindergartener to PCS this fall! We’re so happy to have them as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what they had to share about their PCS story.
Haller Family
Faculty Story
Michael and Ronee Haller’s family have been a part of the Warrior Family for 14 years! We’re so happy to have them involved as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what Ronee had to share about her PCS story.
Marshall Family
Family Story
Mark and Debbie Marshall’s family joined the Warrior Family in 2005, and their oldest son graduated in 2019, and they have a son in High school and a son in Middle school still. We’re so happy to have them involved as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what Debbie had to share about her PCS story.
Beardsley Family
Family Story
Rick and Susie Beardsley’s family joined the Warrior Family in 2012, and their son graduated in 2015 and their daughter graduated in 2016! We’re so happy to still have them involved as part of the Warrior Family, and we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what Susie had to share about her PCS story.
Czifra Family
Family Story
David and Julie Czifra’s family has been a part of the Warrior Family for 6 years! We’re so happy to have them, we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what Julie had to share about her PCS story.
Wise Family
Family Story
Elaine and Brad Wise’s family has been a part of the Warrior Family for 23 years! Their son Ryan is now a High School/College Bible and American Literature teacher at PCS, who has three sons of his own attending PCS! We’re so happy to have them, we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what Elaine had to share about her PCS story.
Peterson Family
Family Story
Heather and Jeremy Peterson’s family has been a part of the Warrior Family for 2 years! We’re so happy to have them, we wanted to share their story with you! We asked them to answer some questions about their experience at PCS, and this is what they had to say about their story.
Spiker-Stepleton Family
Family Story
Two last names can be a little confusing, right? We are a blended family made up of Jeff and Amanda and kids: Annabele Spiker, Riley Spiker and Bryson Stepleton. We (Amanda and Jeff) were married in 2011, and live in New Castle, PA.