GRADES 5-6
Paula McGinty lives in the Bolingbroke community outside of Macon. She is married to Robert McGinty and has two daughters, Erica and Rachel. She attended Georgia College after high school and earned a degree in Business Administration. Because of her love for children, she went back to college and earned a degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg. She taught for several years in the kindergarten program of Siloam Christian School in Easley, SC. Paula has worked with homeschool students as a teacher and a tester. As a registered tester with Bob Jones, she was responsible for giving standardized tests to groups of home schoolers while living in Stockbridge, GA. She also served as secretary for the Trinity Home Education Association in Stockbridge, Georgia until 1999. Paula and her husband moved back to the Macon area in 1999 to be closer to family. She has been home schooling her two daughters since 1995 and her oldest daughter Erica was accepted to Valdosta State University. Paula is continuing to educate her other daughter Rachel, who is currently in the humanities program with Veritas at the Macon, GA campus. Paula believes that children should have a firm foundation before they reach high school and works with the parents in building this firm foundation. Paula and her family are active members of Mabel White Memorial Baptist Church.
GRADES 7-12
Gary Sagnibene is a native of Macon, Georgia. He is a graduate of Mercer University (BA Christianity & History) and Reformed Theological Seminary (M Div Biblical Studies). He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of America, and serves on the staff of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Warner Robins, and the Korean Presbyterian Church in Macon. Gary teaches Bible and Greek II to grades 7-12.
Scarlett Sullivan is married to Scott and the mother of Dayne, Elias, Saige and Nolan. She attends First Evangelical Church where she is a member of the choir, a youth counselor, and a Sunday School teacher. She attended Auburn University and majored in Public Administration with a minor in Political Science. She credits her high school history teacher with her love for the subject. My teacher imparted her never ending desire to know more and grow from that knowledge. Mrs. Sullivan hopes to do the same for her students at Veritas. History is an alive and rich subject that should never be a boring set of names and dates to be memorized. All things historical have an impact on the American way of life today. We can learn from our mistakes, and those of others, and we can build on the successes of the past. Mrs. Sullivan enjoys teaching immensely. It is one of the few occupations that offers so much reward in seeing the success of the students.
Donna Thornton graduated with a B.A. in Education from Mercer University and a Masters of Education from Augusta State College (now University). She lived in Georgia, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and Virginia during her husband’s 29 year Air Force career. After teaching in public schools in Macon and Augusta for six years and in a private school in Miami, FL for one year, Donna home schooled her own children for a total of 14 years. Her son, Matthew, graduated from Patrick Henry College and her daughter attends Middle Georgia Technical College. She and her husband are the grandparents of Autumn, the daughter of their son and his wife, Katie. The Thorntons are members of Harvest Methodist Church in Warner Robins. In her spare time, Donna enjoys her numerous pets, many types of paper crafts and learning to sew. GRADES 9-12 Tabitha Horton joined the Veritas Academy Faculty in 2008, and is currently teaching biology, anatomy and chemistry to grades 9-12. She earned her B.S. in Biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to teaching, she worked in paper testing and analysis at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology in Atlanta. Tabitha has lived in the central Georgia area for almost five years, and is a native of Savannah, Georgia. She and her husband, Brian, have a daughter, Victoria, and a son, Henry. Tabitha and her family are active members of First Baptist Church in Gray. Gary Sagnibene. See bio above. Scarlett Sullivan. See bio above. Bob Watson After his discharge from the Navy in 1978, Bob attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Pre-Law. In 1985, Bob graduated from Mercer University with a J.D. While teaching English and History at Central Fellowship Christian Academy, Bob attended summer classes at Bob Jones University and received a M.Ed. in English in 1994. Later Bob taught literature and philosophy at Middle Georgia College in Cochran. Bob is the General Editor of Smarr Publishers, LLC, a company dedicated to developing literature and rhetorical studies predominately for home schools. In addition to nearly 90 study guides for classical literature, and developing eight high school English courses, Bob has authored several books including A Guide to Critical Writing, Grammar, and Style, A Research Project in Ten Lessons, The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Poetic Version, and the popular defense for classical education, Critique of Pure Education: A Philosophy for the Home Educator.
Bob Watson After his discharge from the Navy in 1978, Bob attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Pre-Law. In 1985, Bob graduated from Mercer University with a J.D. While teaching English and History at Central Fellowship Christian Academy, Bob attended summer classes at Bob Jones University and received a M.Ed. in English in 1994. Later Bob taught literature and philosophy at Middle Georgia College in Cochran. Bob is the General Editor of Smarr Publishers, LLC, a company dedicated to developing literature and rhetorical studies predominately for home schools. In addition to nearly 90 study guides for classical literature, and developing eight high school English courses, Bob has authored several books including A Guide to Critical Writing, Grammar, and Style, A Research Project in Ten Lessons, The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Poetic Version, and the popular defense for classical education, Critique of Pure Education: A Philosophy for the Home Educator.