Alliance for Catholic Education
Phoenix
Life in the City
Phoenix is just hours from countless breathtaking parks (Grand Canyon and Sedona to name a few). Though most people think Arizona is just a desert, we’ve got quite the varied geography. From waterfalls and pine forests to mountains and lots of cacti—we’ve got it all. Even when it is a temperate 70 in the city, there is great skiing just two hours away in Flagstaff. To top it all off, it averages 306 sunny days a year!
ACE Phoenix
Lincoln Bargender
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
MS Language Arts
Meghan Figueras
Bourgade
HS Science
Lydia Heinen
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
MS Math
Stephen Kurt
St. Vincent de Paul
MS Social Studies
Eliana Temeles
St. John Vianney
MS Science
Hometown
Caledonia, WI
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Philosophy and German
Minor: Constitutional Studies
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I want to make a difference in the lives of my students and help them to grow as young people.
Hometown
Annapolis, MD
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Biological Sciences and Theology
Hometown
Madison, WI
Undergraduate Institution
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Mathematics and Psychology
Minor: Physics
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I said "yes" to ACE because of my call to know, love, and serve Christ in the classroom! I am excited for the opportunity to help form students academically and spiritually while myself receiving a strong education and joining a community of educators.
Hometown
Canton, MI
Undergraduate Institution
Michigan State University
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Social Science Education and Arts and Humanities
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I said yes to serving in Catholic Schools through ACE because I wanted to be able to bring Christ in the classroom and show Christ's love to students through the lens of Social Studies.
Hometown
Granger, IN
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior
If you had to pick just one word to describe your ACE experience so far, what would it be?
Fulfilling. ACE has been one of the busiest, craziest, and hardest experiences of my life, but it also has been the most joyful and meaningful.