I am thrilled to be a part of the Crosshill team! I was born and raised in Oregon. When I was 17 my family moved to Illinois which is where I met my husband. We have been married since 2009. We have two children, Sophia and Lincoln. We moved back to Oregon in 2015 and love this beautiful state! We attend Outward Church where my husband helps lead worship. We have been a part of the Crosshill community since my daughter started preschool in 2016. I enjoy camping, baking, worship music, and time with friends and family, and have recently become an indoor plant enthusiast. God has given me a love and passion for children. I have served in children’s ministry for years, and I am excited to bring that experience to the Crosshill community. I love that discipleship is a top priority at Crosshill and look forward to being a part of a discipling environment.
Our family has had the privilege of being part of the CCS community since 2014. I love leading kindergarten in worship and helping them learn and grow. I attended George Fox University and got my Bachelor's degree and met my husband, Bret, in a doubles tennis match with friends. We both still love each other and sports to this day! We were married right out of college and have 3 amazing boys. I led worship at Gateway Foursquare for 7 years and still attend and lead worship there from time to time. We fell in love with Crosshill after coming to the Open House. When we heard the school's mission of discipleship, we were sold immediately! I love to see that our mission is still constantly upheld and improved upon. I am constantly humbled and grateful for God's good and perfect gifts in my life, including Crosshill Christian!
I was born and raised in Oklahoma! I received my bachelor’s in Elementary Ed at the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner)! I then did a summer internship at a YoungLife camp in Arizona, where I met my husband, Reid. We eventually moved back to Salem (his hometown) when we were pregnant with our first. We have 3 littles: Charlie, Paul, and Ellie. Charlie had been going to a different preschool when he was 2, and they accidentally gave away his spot for the 3’s, and I was devastated. At the last minute we were looking for a school for him, and God opened the door wide open, as Charlie was able to get the final spot in the 3’s class at Crosshill. We immediately fell in love and are so thankful for the events that led us to this school. Before moving to Oregon I worked at various Christians schools and public schools with infants through Kindergarten, and Kindergarten has always been my passion. When I heard they were hiring for Kindergarten, I knew I couldn’t pass it up, as it was God’s perfect timing for our family.
I am so blessed to be a part of the Crosshill Christian School team. I love working with the Early Education Department! We have an amazing group that encourages each other daily. I’ve felt like the Lord has given me the ability to connect with little ones, and they bless me in return! Before working here I stayed at home with my 2 daughters, Emma & Claire. My girls love CCS so much, we’ve been a part of the CCS community since 2017! I look forward to serving the teachers and students in whatever way is necessary to help aid in their education and love of Jesus Christ.
It has been an honor to be part of the Crosshill community for many years. I can say with confidence (and due to experience) that there is no place like home! I'm thrilled to be teaching and working alongside this amazing team.
I've always loved working with kids of all ages, and find humor and joy in their various stages of development. I learn SO much every year I work with young students. I wish I would remember to keep a journal of the hilarious things they say - it would be a top seller! They keep me on my toes and keep me humble! I recently decided to become what I like to refer to as "pro-aging" and let my gray hair grow out... a precious 5-year-old told me this when he first saw me, "Wow, Ms. Metzger! You look SO much older than the last time I saw you!" And a 4th-grade student said, "You look older than my mom now, and she's 58!" ... hahaha! Kids say the darndest things.
I love baking, sewing, drinking coffee, studying the Bible and Apologetics, hanging out with my 3 sweet kids Sailor, Jude & Finley, snuggling with our puppy, and dreaming of being an author and/or owning a Bed & Breakfast someday. I've been teaching & aiding in Preschool/Kindergarten for 6+ years now and think it's the best job ever. I've always loved people, connecting with them, encouraging & uplifting them, and seeing the Lord move in the messy, challenging lives we lead here on Earth. I believe the Lord has an incredible story of redemption for each and every one of us if we will submit our lives to Him. I am living proof of this, my friends!
In the winter of 2011, my husband Tyler and I were searching for a private school to send our incoming kindergartener to for one year. We visited Crosshill’s Open House night and we knew we had found our son’s school for his first year! Our plan was to attend for one year because we couldn’t afford for all three of our boys to attend on one income. Thankfully, God’s plans were much bigger! My husband got involved in the basketball program that year, providing little by little for us to keep our three boys in school. Four years later, I took the job as kindergarten teacher at Crosshill and the rest is history! Every day I have the privilege of pointing little hearts to Jesus! I am so thankful to be a part of the Crosshill community as both a mom and teacher. God has blessed me with such amazing relationships here that I wouldn’t have known otherwise. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education in 2003 from George Fox University, and my Master’s Degree in Education from Walden University in 2010. I currently hold a Professional Teaching Licence in the state of Oregon.
Hi there, I’m Mrs. B, and I am so excited to work with your kiddos this year! One of the many things that drew me to Crosshill is the emphasis on discipleship and caring for students’ hearts. Over and over again in scripture we see the Lord’s passionate pursuit of people’s hearts, and I feel so blessed to be a part of a team that is committed to doing the same for His kingdom. I have almost fifteen years of experience working with kids through teaching and camp ministry. My husband John and I met at Canyonview Camp in Silverton where we both shared a love for God and teaching kids about Him and His word. We live in Salem with two sweet little ferrets named Goldberry and Digory who sometimes make appearances in the classroom to help teach science, friendship, and responsibility. Nothing makes me feel more alive than being outdoors, sitting in the sun, walking among trees, swimming in lakes and rivers, and looking at stars. In my free time, I enjoy working with my hands to create useful things. I like knitting, sewing, and cross-stitching, as well as playing music on the piano, guitar, and ukulele.
I feel so blessed to be a part of Crosshill Christian School! I started as a substitute in November of 2022, and finished out the school year teaching KEP. I greatly appreciate the sweet and welcoming Christian spirit of the staff at Crosshill.
I was born and raised in Oregon and have lived in Salem since 1984. My husband and I have four grown married daughters and ten grandchildren. My favorite thing to do in my free time is spend time with my grandchildren! I also enjoy studying the Bible, hiking, and gardening. My husband and I attend Salem Baptist Church and are involved in teaching in the Junior Church Ministry.
I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Education at Joshua Baptist Bible Institute in 2019.
I have loved working with children pretty much my whole life, as a parent, daycare provider, Sunday School teacher, and as a Christian school teacher since 2002. Children are such a blessing from God, and it is my desire that I would be a good influence in their lives for God. Discipling them to put their trust in Jesus and to make wise, Biblical choices.
My husband and I have been married since 1999. We have four kids, two girls and two boys with thirteen years between the oldest and youngest. We attend First Baptist Church of Salem. For as long as I can remember, my passion has been for children and families. After college at George Fox University, this passion led me to social work of various kinds. My desire was to make a lasting and positive impact on the families I served. When my husband and I had our first child, that passion naturally shifted to our own children. Then, when it was time for school, we discerned that the wise choice was to become a part of the Crosshill community. We were thrilled that a school would partner with us in raising our children in godliness and grace. We now have three children who attend Crosshill and one who will make her debut in a couple years. It brings me great joy to come alongside so many parents as they disciple their children. With ACSI certification, I continue to learn new and excellent ways to implement discipleship in the classroom that not only benefits my students, but also their families. I am so blessed to be able to live out my passion for children and families at home as well as at work!
I come from a family of teachers who love the Lord and live to serve Him missionally, and my passion for education has paralleled this love for God from a young age. My husband and I are newlyweds living locally (I grew up in Camas Valley, OR, and he grew up here in Salem), and feel truly called to the positions we are in now to serve the Lord together through building up the next generation of followers of Christ. I took a gap term during my last year at Umpqua Community College to teach English at two schools in India. During this trip, I applied to Western Oregon University’s ED program from my cell phone in the Himalayan mountains. God opened doors for me from there, which led me to move to Monmouth in 2018, and ultimately led me to Church on the Hill and the Crosshill community. This journey to Crosshill has been years in the making for me, and I am so humbled and blessed to see God’s work in the community and the hearts of children and young adults on a daily basis. I am passionate about the model of discipleship that Jesus left to the early church, and I am so blessed to walk alongside many families in the discipleship of the next generation.
I felt God’s call on my heart to work with children from a very young age. Even as an elementary student (just down the freeway in Albany Public Schools) I was often dreaming up ways I could make my own future classroom a safe, nurturing place to be for all kids. I met my future husband, Ryan, my first week of college at Western Oregon University. We married in 1998 and I graduated a year later with a BS in Developmental Psychology. Still believing that my ministry calling was in the elementary classroom, I earned my Masters in Teaching from George Fox University in 2002. Soon after, I began teaching part-time in the Salem area and had my two oldest sons. Though I believed from the start that God had called me into teaching to be the light of Jesus to His children in a dark world, I had not considered doing so at a Christian school until I began to realize my own children’s need for Christian education at a school where their discipleship would be the top priority. I began to look into Crosshill Christian for both my kids’ benefit, and my own teaching career, and then watched as God “moved mountains” in our lives to get us all there in a very short time. All three of my sons now attend Crosshill and I am so thankful for the nurturing, Gospel-based atmosphere they are receiving through their formative years at Crosshill. (Our family now attends and serves at Church on the Hill as well.) I know that all children, even “church kids”, need a strong spiritual foundation and I feel both blessed and humbled that God has called me to be an ambassador of His grace as I teach at Crosshill and partner with parents in discipling His children.
I have always loved learning and being in the classroom. From an early age, I knew that I wanted to work in a school. I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Alaska Anchorage. While there, I was part of the ministry Campus Crusade for Christ. I met my future husband on a mission trip and eventually moved down to Oregon to marry him and attend Willamette University. I received my Master of Arts in Teaching and taught 3rd grade for 7 years for Salem-Keizer Public Schools. Once we had our son and daughter, I had the privilege of being a stay-at-home mom for 7 years. Throughout all of these years, my husband and I served in the children's ministry at our church. Knowing what a blessing it was to share the gospel with students each week, I began to ask God where He wanted me to work after my children were in school full-time. My children started attending Crosshill's preschool in 2019. Whenever I walk through the halls of Crosshill, I am filled with joy--hearing and seeing discipleship in action. God led me to apply for a teaching position at Crosshill, and I am so thankful that I now get to teach and disciple students here!
My time at Crosshill began when I was only 5 years old. When I was in kindergarten, I remember writing down that I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I would have never guessed that I’d be fulfilling that dream in the very same place it began. I graduated from Crosshill in 2019 after attending the school since Kindergarten. I then attended Corban University and graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 2023.
I know I am right where God wants me. Crosshill has impacted my life in more ways than I can count. The community and relationships that come out of Crosshill are long lasting. I am still connected with many people who I went to school with, and they are some of my most treasured friendships. I was blessed with teachers who were invested deeply in not only my education, but in my walk with Jesus. I am so excited to continue to be a part of the community and be a part of discipling students in the same place I was discipled.
My story as a teacher begins with an amazing role model, my mother. She faithfully served God as a Christian School teacher for about 25 years, and I followed in her footsteps. I graduated from LIFE Pacific College in 1999, and began teaching that fall. I followed God’s call on my life. For the next 7 years, I taught 3rd or 4th grade. I stopped teaching when my first daughter, Victoria, was born. She came into this world with a genetic disability that causes her to fight daily emotional and physical battles; in God’s strength she has become Victorious! Just after Hannah was born, I received an opportunity to join a church plant in Keizer as a children’s ministry director. So we moved from Southern California to Oregon. Later, I was introduced to Crosshill Christian School through a service at Church on the Hill. I knew deep in my heart that God was calling me to this school. When my youngest, Abigail, was ready for kindergarten, God opened a place for me here. He is always so faithful to guide and direct our life as we listen to His calling. Being a teacher is truly one of my greatest joys, and I am beyond thankful God has given me the opportunity to teach at Crosshill.
God's way of creating a calling on one's life, to love Him, serve Him, and share the gospel with others, is quite the adventure! The opportunities that Crosshill offers teachers, families, and students to grow in discipleship and ministry opportunities while knowing Christ more, is an ultimate opportunity! God called me to Crosshill after earning a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies 1997 and a M.A.T. in Teaching in 1998 from George Fox University, holding licensure from the state of Oregon. Currently, I am blessed to teach 6th graders, orchestrate the instrumental band program, and coach varsity soccer at Crosshill. It is a thrill to work along with my wife, Megan, and have my two children attend Crosshill! Outside of school, my family enjoys hiking, camping, kayaking, and soccer! God wired teaching into my DNA and seeing people discover Christ is the greatest adventure!
My husband and I met when we were in middle school and got married in 2007. I graduated from Corban College with my Bachelors in Education in 2008 and quickly moved into my first year of teaching for Salem-Keizer public schools. After 4 years of teaching, I had my first daughter, Hayley, in 2012. I became a stay-at-home mom at that time, and I loved every minute of it. The Lord was teaching me to serve and be content in a whole new way. After sending Hayley to Crosshill for 2 years, I was sold on the community and model of discipleship. My second daughter Teagan had finally started school and a job opened up at Crosshill in the Lord’s perfect timing. I was excited to be back in teaching and elated at the opportunity to teach and be able to pray with the kids. It truly is the perfect combination for discipleship. Our family has been immeasurably blessed by this community and we are thankful that all two of our children can grow here.
When I drove our daughters’ to school on their first day at Crosshill, Indie entering third grade and Finley entering first, I instantly fell in love with how the school and staff radiated the joy and love of Jesus. I graduated from OSU with my Masters in Early Childhood Development in 2005. From there I began to work as a Pre-K teacher at a local preschool for the next 15 years, where I focused on art and learning the passion of teaching. I also met my husband, Casey, started a photography business, got our chocolate lab, and had our two gorgeous girls. In 2020 God decided to mix everything up. His timing and plan were humorous and unexpected. He took all of my passions and joys and brought me to Crosshill, the school that I instantly fell in love with. To connect our creative God and the inner desire to create in a child is one of my greatest passions. I am blessed and beyond excited for what is to come.
