Julie Sanchez married her husband, Patrick in 1986. They have three daughters: Gabrielle, Arianna and Alassaundra.  They also have three "doggie daughters:" Maddie, Eloise & Danke. Julie attended Illinois Central College and also took courses at Eastern Washington University.  The Sanchez family moved from Illinois to California in 2003 to accept the Music Pastor position at Calvary Temple Church.  Julie was privileged to teach music at CTCS for two years prior to accepting the position of Kindergarten teacher.  In her spare time, Julie is blessed to enjoy the laughter and comedy her family calls “home.”  She also assists Patrick in music ministry, enjoys the adventure of the Bay Area, watches old musicals and listens to loads of jazz!

Leslie married Jim Stilwell in 1991 and they have two boys, Zach and Spencer.  Zach graduated from CTCS and Spencer is a present student here.  Leslie attended Biola University in Southern California and graduated from Chapman University in Concord.  She also holds a teaching credential with the Association of Christian Schools International.  She has coached girls basketball at three different schools, including CTCS.  Before joining our fulltime teaching staff in 2004, Leslie served at CTCS as a teacher’s aide and P.E. teacher.  In her free time, she enjoys cheering on UCLA and the Sacramento Kings!

Linda Sadler is married to Ron and they have three children: Amanda, Jordyn, and Travis.  She began teaching at CTCS in 1973, its first year of inception.  Linda continued teaching first grade here for many years.  She went on to teach third grade for two years at the Christian school where her own children attended high school before returning to CTCS.  She holds a Lifetime Teaching Credential with the state of California and is excited about preparing students for their academic future.  Linda’s heart is in the area of Language Arts and she looks forward to helping students grow in this area.

Vawn Fishbaugh grew up in the Bay Area and attended Alhambra High School. She received her Bachelor of arts degree from Cal State Hayward and she holds a teaching credential from the Association of Christian Schools International.  Vawn worked for many years as an interpreter / tutor for the deaf in the Mt Diablo Unified School District.  She has taught at CTCS since 2000, both in elementary and jr. high school.  She is married to Steve and they have 6 kids.  The youngest, Joey, attends CTCS.  Vawn loves music, drama, reading, sign language, and other people- especially kids!

Cherilyn Arendsee began attending the youth group here at Calvary Temple at the age of 13. She then went on to graduate from Carondelet High School in 2004. Cherilyn then went to UC Irvine where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and her Master’s degree in Teaching. She has also studied abroad in Spain on various occasions. She holds a California multiple-subject teaching credential with bilingual certification. She also holds certification through ACSI. We were blessed to have Cherilyn join the CTCS teaching team in 2009. In her spare time, Cherilyn enjoys running.  She has competed in half marathons, which helps her to be a huge encouragement to her students in completing difficult goals set before them.