Our Class Picture 2018-2019                                               2019-2020

Meet our High School Teachers 2023-2024

Mrs. Denise Woltering, American Literature and Public Speaking/Debate—  Mrs. Woltering is a graduate of Christendom College and majored in History and French.  She then went to St. Louis University where she received her Master’s in Modern European History.  Mrs. Woltering taught at Holy Family Academy for ten years, five of which she was Academic Dean.  She has taught high school history, French, and directed several plays.  She was on the Board of Directors at Lyceum Catholic Community in Cincinnati, Ohio for three years and taught Ancient History.  Mrs. Woltering is very excited to teach World History II and British Literature to our students.

Mrs. Melinda Melia, English 9, 10, 11— Mrs. Melia graduated in January of 1981 with a BS in Criminology from the University of Albuquerque (at the time it was a Catholic liberal arts college), and her teaching certification in 2001.   She worked seven years for Mesa Public Schools , two years as a 5th grade teacher and five years as the coordinator and teacher for the Title One math program at Sandra Day O’Connor Elementary School in Mesa, AZ. In 2008, Mrs. Melia became a middle school teacher at St.
Timothy Catholic School in Mesa, AZ, teaching science (first year), religion and writing for 6th, 7th and 8th grade until she retired in 2014. Mrs. Melia was the teacher sponsor for the National Junior Honor Society for two years. She returned as a long and short term substitute teacher for the Diocese of Phoenix until 2019. Mrs. Melia is looking forward to teaching High School English and writing to the high school class this school year!

Mr. Tim Mooney–American History  Mr. Mooney grew up in Delaware, received his BS in Asian Studies from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his MA in Anglo-American Colonial History, and traveled extensively while serving first as an officer in the Air Force, where he soloed a jet, and then as a Cryptologic Officer in the Navy.  He has completed Montessori training to work with children from age 3 -12, has taught Euclidean Geometry for Culpeper H.S., and U.S. and World History for the College of Southern Maryland.  His favorite subjects are History, French, and Algebra/Geometry.  Mr. Mooney likes historical costume, and is fine-tuning his outfits as a Roman centurion, a Knight-Hospitaller during the Crusades, and as a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary period.  He has ridden as a cavalry officer in a Texas reenactment unit, though he is not riding now; and he is currently working on a book about his father’s miraculous deliverances from death as a fighter pilot in France and Southern Germany during the closing months of World War II.  He and his wife now run a small, year-round Montessori microschool in Bealeton, and belong to St. John’s Parish in Warrenton.

Mrs. Amy Storey–Biology  Mrs. Storey homeschooled her children for 20 years. She has always loved learning and teaching all subjects, especially music, piano, art, and science. In college,  Mrs. Storey was a Nursing major, as biology and chemistry were her favorite subjects, and became an RN.  She has taught in homeschool co-ops for 11 years, seven of them being with Catholic Schoolhouse, and was the Director of Catholic Schoolhouse for 5 years.  She has enjoyed teaching groups of students in her home, as well as tutoring one-on-one.   Mrs. Storey looks forward to another year in the classroom.

Mrs. Sandy Kelly–Chemistry (2024-2025)  Mrs. Kelly has a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Geneva College. She has taught chemistry at the college level and has taught chemistry to home school high school students for over fifteen years, both in co-ops and in private homes. She also does private tutoring in chemistry for students in all types of schools. She and her husband homeschooled their now 33-year-old son, who has two degrees from George Mason University and is working for a large information technology services company. Mrs. Kelly and her husband are members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Manassas.

High School Yearly Rotation for Future Planning:  (Each year has two dual tracks, choose 1 class per category.)

Repeat cycle, choosing alternative course not taken in dual track

We look forward to providing outstanding Catholic classes and fellowship for our high schoolers!  Thank you for sharing your students with us.

In Christ through Mary,

The WS High School Team