Published: August 11, 2008 12:38 pm         

CCS Science program receives makeover

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Along with the growth at Community Christian School has come a clean up and re-painting of the high school building.

As part of the clean up, science teacher Brooke Stanford has prepared the science lab.

CCS Administrator Karen Horton said, “The students of the junior high have been able to use the lab in a limited way in the past years, but having a high school level Chemistry class again will be so gratifying.”

CCS has enjoyed an excellent science lab, especially considering the smaller size of the school. Stanford is looking is anticipating using the lab, built when the second building was added to the school in 1993.

The daughter of Rick and Ginger Stanford, Brooke and her family moved to Mineral Wells in 1985.

Always a dedicated student, she has also had a keen interest in ocean life. After graduating Mineral Wells High School in 1999, Brooke started classes at Weatherford College. After completing her associate’s degree, she attended Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. Upon completion of her bachelor’s degree, she stayed in Corpus Christi to complete the requirements for her master’s in Marine Biology.

She returned to Mineral Wells and has been available to teach while she awaits the opportunity of a research trip to Africa. She will be conducting research with whale sharks off the western coast of Mozambique.

Currently she serves at Community Christian School teaching both junior and senior high courses. She teaches multiple subjects very well, but her first love is science. This year’s chemistry class has grown with the opening of the CCS high school classes to home-school families wanting to benefit from the expertise necessary for the more advanced classes. “Although it is an excellent facility, the size of the lab does restrict class size to 16,” said CCS Assistant Administrator Doug Jefferson.

Stanford is an active member of Well of Life Church and enjoys scuba diving and other water sports as well as many other outdoor activities.