Middle School Faculty

Middle School Course of Instruction*

• The basic program in grades six through eight shall include religion, mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, fine arts, physical education, health, and safety.
• Use of technology should be integrated into the instructional program.
• Inclusion of foreign language is recommended, but optional.

Carol Mackey,  English and Language Arts My name is Carol Mackey, and I received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Eastern Illinois University and continue to enhance my education by taking graduate courses and attending seminars. I have taught in high school and later found my "calling" teaching middle school. After taking a hiatus to raise my children, I returned as a teacher's aide for five years, gaining years of classroom experience from kindergarten to high school. This is currently my twenty-fourth year of teaching, fourteen years of which have been at St. Bernadette Catholic School, where I continue to enjoy teaching because of the strong feeling of community and the small classroom size that allows teachers to provide students with more individual attention. My husband Tom and I have been married for thirty-eight years, and we have three grown children and three grandchildren.

Mary Beth Sullivan,  Math and Science My name is Mary Beth Sullivan, and I received my Bachelor of Science in Biology and am currently in the Biology Masters Program at CU Boulder. I have been teaching for eight years, and this is my first year at St. Bernadette Catholic School. I grew up in Northwest Indiana, and I am a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan. I have been married twent-five years to my husband Ron, and we have three children, ages sixteen, nineteen, and twenty-two. I love teaching at St. Bernadette because the students are so well-behaved and truly want to learn.

Marla Hart,  Religion and Social Studies My name is Marla Hart, and I am a native of Colorado. I graduated from Metropolitan State College with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a minor in Psychology. I am married and have two children. I have worked at St. Bernadette Catholic School for the past four years and in Religious Education in the Archdiocese for about fifteen years. I enjoy teaching at St. Bernadette because I can share my passion for the Holy Catholic Church and my love of Jesus Christ with others.