Alliance for Catholic Education
Corpus Christi
Life in the City
Corpus Christi is close to Padre Island, which can provide a peaceful break after a long day or on the weekend. There are also ample opportunities to watch sports, including the Hooks (AA baseball) and the Corpus Christi Ice Rays (hockey). It is quite a diverse city with a military presence, large Hispanic community, oil and energy industry professionals, and “may be the only city in Texas where cowboys and surfers live harmoniously." It is also home to some of the top high school baseball talent in the entire country.
ACE Corpus Christi
Nathan Hershberger
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
3rd Grade
Owen Linczer
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
2nd Grade
Sofia McGuiness
St. Anthony
4th Grade
Kaiya Paula
Bishop Garriga
MS Math
Lauryn Sweeney
St. Anthony
MS Social Studies
Hometown
Winchester, VA
Undergraduate Institution
University of Virginia
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Psychology
What are you most looking forward to most as an ACE teacher this year?
I cannot wait to get to know each of my students, and see how they can grow into the best version of themselves throughout the year.
Hometown
South Bend, IN
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Theology
Minor: Business Economics
What are you most looking forward to most as an ACE teacher this year?
I am greatly looking forward to coming to know each one of my students gifts, talents, and struggles and to foster them to be strong learners in this formational time in their academic journeys. Walking my 2nd grade students through the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion will be a true culmination of my theology collegiate studies.
Hometown
Long Beach, CA
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Psychology & Spanish
Minor: Education, Schooling, and Society
What is one of your favorite memories from your first year in ACE Teaching Fellows?
One of my favorite memories from this year was the last day of school with my students. We had a big class party and shared our favorite memories from the year. It was such a special day to have fun, reflect, and celebrate on our amazing year together!
Hometown
Tewksbury, MA
Undergraduate Institution
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Accounting
What is the one thing that you love most about your ACE school? Why?
I love our weekly school Masses on Wednesday. These Masses were with the high school next door to us, so our students got to walk along their role models and come together to pause in the middle of our hectic weeks to worship as a community.
Hometown
Cypress, CA
Undergraduate Institution
Fordham University
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: International Political Economy & Theology
Concentration: American Catholic Studies
Why did you say "yes" to serving as a Catholic school educator through ACE Teaching Fellows?
I said "yes" to serving as a Catholic school educator to be formed as a person who can truly live for and with others. I feel that ACE’s pillars of teaching, community, and spirituality will teach me how to be a person of solidarity and push my heart to love more expansively.