Elementary Teachers

Meet our Elementary Core Teachers

June Hobbs, Kindergarten

Mrs. Hobbs graduated from the University of Texas with a BS in Education. She is certified in both elementary and special education.

After graduation from college, Mrs. Hobbs worked for several years in special education classes serving both emotionally and physically handicapped students. Once starting a family, she became a stay at home mom. When her own children grew to school age, God led her to homeschool them through high school. As the first child headed for college, she began teaching Kindergarten at Covenant Classical School in Fort Worth. She joined CLPS as a Kindergarten teacher in 2001.

Mrs. Hobbs has been married to Brent Hobbs since 1981 and is now enjoying being a grandma to 6 grandchildren. She is a long time member of Hope Church and serves in the children's ministry there. When there is any time left for hobbies, she loves to quilt.

Abigail Cooner, Kindergarten

Mrs. Cooner graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Early Childhood through 6th Grade Teaching certification. She is also certified in English as a Second Language and spent time teaching abroad in Mexico and London.

Mrs. Cooner has experience teaching in Head Start, Kindergarten, and Second Grade. She taught most recently and in FWISD for two years before joining CLPS in 2018.

Mrs. Cooner and her husband got married in 2015 and moved to Fort Worth. They are involved with the young adult and children’s ministry at Antioch Community Church. While they don’t have any kids yet, they love playing outside with their Black Lab and German Shepherd. They also enjoy reading (especially LotR and Harry Potter) and playing tennis.

Lisa Ernest, Kindergarten

Mrs. Ernest graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science in Education in May of 1990, taught for six years for FWISD, and invested 19 years homeschooling her three children. The knowledge she gained homeschooling far exceeded anything she had learned anywhere else.

Her family came to CLPS when her oldest son was in fifth grade and her middle daughter was in third (2008). Over time, the Ernests took more and more classes and enjoyed the fellowship and the comradery that CLPS offers. She began teaching Art 1 in 2017.

Mrs. Ernest met her husband, Phil, at the University of Oklahoma. Before they married, they and a group of around ten others, moved to Fort Worth to be a part of Hope Church, where they are still members. They were married in 1993 and have three children. Ryan and Anna have both graduated from CLPS and Rosalie attends elementary school at CLPS.

April Smith, First Grade

Mrs. Smith graduated from Texas Womens University with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education.

Mrs. Smith taught 2nd grade in the Crowley ISD for 5 years, then became a Reading Specialist in the Everman ISD for 1 year. After having children and staying home for 12 years, she began teaching First Grade at CLPS in 2016.

Mrs. Smith is the wife of Larry Smith, and has three children: Connor, Cason, & Jocelyn. She is an active member of her church, serving as the 5th & 6th grade girls Sunday School teacher. When she is not teaching, some of Mrs. Smith's hobbies include time at the lake, camping, spending time with friends, bargain shopping and flea markets!

Marcy Lacy, First Grade

Mrs. Lacy graduated from Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She is certified in Elementary Education (Pre K-6), Early Childhood, and English as a Second Language.

Mrs. Lacy taught 2nd Grade in Arlington ISD for six years and K-6th Spanish at a private school in Arlington for four years before becoming a stay-at-home mom. She has enjoyed teaching at home through the university model since her oldest child started kindergarten in 2012, and she is so excited to join CLPS as a First Grade teacher in 2019.

Mrs. Lacy lives in Burleson with her husband Clint and their five kids. They attend Living Church in Mansfield. Some of her hobbies are digital scrapbooking, taking road trips with family, and organizing all the things.

Jenn Pope, Second Grade

Mrs. Pope studied education at TCU and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Development and Family Studies from UNT. Mrs. Pope is certified in elementary education (K-4), Special Education (K-12), and English as a Second Language.

Mrs. Pope joined the staff of CLPS in 2016 after teaching 11 years in public education. She has experience working with all primary grades, special education, and ESL students. Mrs. Pope most loves teaching Second Grade at CLPS.

Mrs. Pope lives in Burleson with her husband and four children and attends 7 City Church in Fort Worth. Her husband Andrew is also an educator. They enjoy spending time at the ballpark, trying new restaurants, listening to live music, and participating in their church small group.

Camille Johanson, Third Grade & Art

Mrs. Johanson received a B.S. in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. She is certified in ESL, Reading, and Gifted and Talented.

She always wanted to teach young children, and has been teaching for more than twenty years. She began teaching at CLPS in 2009 after teaching at various private and public schools in Texas and New York. In her words, "CLPS has blessed my family in so many ways. I enjoy being a part of this ministry."

She has been married to Roger Johanson since 1998. She has three children, one who graduated from CLPS and one who still attends.

She grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and our family currently lives in Crowley, Texas. She enjoy spending time with her family, friends and various pets.

Brook Campbell, Fourth Grade & Drama

Mrs. Campbell graduated from Texas Wesleyan University with a degree in Elementary Education (1-8) with a specialization in Theatre. She has completed course work from TWU and SMU in philosophy for children and gifted education.

Mrs. Campbell began working at CLPS in 2017 after retiring from 29 years in the Mansfield ISD where she taught grades 1-4 and was a gifted and talented specialist and a curriculum writer and trainer.

Mrs. Campbell has been married to her high school sweetheart since 1988. She and her husband have raised three delightful young men Cody, Luke and Samuel. Mrs. Campbell is a partner at Hulen Street Church where she and her husband share in the children's ministry.

Cindy Hartwell, Fifth Grade

and Mrs. Hartwell has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Elementary Education with a year of graduate work at Southwestern Seminary.

She has taught fifth grade at CLPS since 2007. Before that she taught at Grace Prep for two years after homeschooling her three children for 17 years. Previous to that she taught various grades in Florida, Idaho, and India.

Cindy has attended Hope Church in Ft. Worth for 27 years where she has worked in children's ministry. She and her husband Lee have three grown children and three dogs, Arthur,Eowyn, and Zeus.

Emily Scheffler, Fifth Grade

Emily Scheffler received her BA in elementary education from Dallas Baptist University in 2001. She has classically educated her children at home from K-6th before enrolling the two oldest at CLPS for 7th-12th grade. Emily has taught all four of her children Latin using Memoria Press curriculum and is currently homeschooling her younger two children 4th and 5th grade.

Mrs. Scheffler has been a part of the Christian Life Preparatory School teaching team since 2016.

Angie Lewis, Sixth Grade English & Math

Mrs. Lewis received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Recreation with an emphasis in Therapeutics from the University of Oklahoma.

Mrs. Lewis began teaching 6th grade at CLPS in 2011. She considers it a privilege and honor to work with the students, families and staff at CLPS.

Mrs. Lewis is married to Jim, an application engineer, and has 3 grown children who graduated from a University Model school. During her summer break, she loves to wade fish in Rockport, Texas.

Sharon Amberger, Sixth Grade History

Mrs. Amberger graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a degree in History and a minor in Biblical Studies.

Mrs. Amberger has been the Youth and Government adviser since the fall of 2011 and has taught World History/AP World History since the fall of 2017.

Mrs. Amberger, along with her family has attended Christ Chapel Bible Church since 1998. She has been a 4th Grade Girls Sunday School teacher, 5th/6th Girls Small group leader, 7th/8th Girls Small Group Leader and High School Girls Small Group leader. She enjoys scrap booking, spending time with family, hiking, biking, swimming. She and her husband Brad have three children, Joe, Ryan and Sarah. Joe graduated from CLPS in 2014, followed by Ryan in 2017. Sarah is part of the CLPS class of 2020.

Kaycie Wallace, Sixth Grade Science

Mrs. Wallace graduated from University of Texas at Arlington with a B.S. in Biology. After graduating she went to work in the Oil and Natural Gas Industry for 9 and a half years where she gained invaluable experience in the field of environmental engineering. Currently, she is working on certification through ACSI. She has been teaching at CLPS since 2017.

Mrs. Wallace and her husband have two children, Parker and Conner. They have attended Hulen Street Church in Fort Worth since 2005 years and have love to see the church grow and change so much over the years saying, "we have a big heart for our church family!"

On a typical weekend the Wallaces like to have friends and family over for dinner and play dates in their home. They also like to find new adventures around Fort Worth and typically can be found working on one or more home improvement projects. Mrs. Wallace's hobbies with her family include finding new restaurants, attending car shows with her husband, riding our bikes on the trinity trails, the Fort Worth Zoo and Museum of Science and History.

Meet our Elementary Elective Teachers

Cassie Nickle, PE

Lydia Laughbaum, Art

Mrs. Laughbaum received a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Howard Payne University and a Master's degree in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Seminary.

Prior to having children, Mrs. Laughbaum taught four years of third grade in the public school system. Her children started at CLPS during their elementary years and both graduated from this school. When her oldest child started college, Mrs. Laughbaum began working at CLPS as the assistant to the elementary art teacher.

She and her family are members of Hope Church in Fort Worth where she has worked with the children's ministry for almost 30 years. Her two children, Rebekah and Timothy, are currently in college. She enjoys cooking and gardening and occasionally finds the time to read a good mystery!

Jessica Solomon, Drama

Mrs. Solomon attended Oral Roberts University and studied public relations. She has been teaching theater, dance, and has been giving vocal lessons since 2000.

Mrs. Solomon has been teaching Drama at CLPS since 2017.

Mrs. Solomon and her husband have four children; all of them attend CLPS. She serves in ministry alongside her husband who is the Worship & Creative Arts Pastor of Christ Church Fort Worth. Her passion is spending time with her family, teaching all areas of the arts, leading worship, and loving people.