By: Asha Gandreti ’25
Fueling the Future: How Global Learning is Transforming Pine Crest Classrooms
Topics: Innovation, Faculty, Design Thinking, Academics, Giving, The Magazine, 2025
Pine Crest School Faculty Engage in Specialized VR Training
Over the summer, Pine Crest School faculty had the opportunity to participate in specialized professional development workshops in virtual reality (VR).
A Life in Music and Education: Mr. Antoine Khouri
Mr. Antoine Khouri, Orchestra Director on the Fort Lauderdale campus, has loved music since he was a child. His parents and grandparents encouraged him to sing in his church’s choir and begin learning the piano at five years old, with his mother as his teacher.
Topics: Faculty, Fine Arts, The Magazine, 2024
Coming into her eighth year of teaching at Pine Crest, Jordanna Court ’12 says she didn’t know what she wanted to do after graduating from college.
Get To Know Fort Lauderdale Faculty Giving Chair Patty Gómez
Patty Gómez is the Chair of the World Languages Department and has been teaching at Pine Crest for 10 years. A former materials science engineer, Patty says that teaching is what she was meant to do.
Mr. Scott Wing ’13H, a longtime Pine Crest School community member, passed away on July 3, 2024. Mr. Wing was a former Head of Middle School and Head of School on the Boca Raton campus, spouse of an Upper School math instructor, parent and grandparent of Pine Crest alumnae and honorary alumnus of the Class of 2013. He joined Pine Crest in 1986 and retired in 2014
Topics: Alumni Newsletter, Alumni, Faculty
Topics: Upper School, Faculty, Academics, 2024
Fostering Connections: Meet Middle School Teacher Mrs. Debbie Gibson
Fostering connections is what Middle School English Teacher Mrs. Debbie Gibson enjoys most about working students.
Topics: Faculty, Middle School, 2024
A Q&A With Middle School Math Teacher Ms. Stephanie Jean-Philippe
Topics: Faculty, Middle School, Robotics, 2024
A Lifetime of Smiles: Shawna Wanland Retires from Pine Crest After 24 Years
Any Pine Crest student who has matriculated through pre-kindergarten on the Boca Raton campus in the last 20 years would likely recognize the words “pre-k” and “Ms. Wanland” as synonymous, with many recalling her friendly nature, bright smile, and warm hugs. As a member of the spirited, experienced, and enthusiastic pre-kindergarten team on the Boca campus, Ms. Shawna Wanland has retired from Pine Crest School after 24 years of service.
Topics: Lower School, Faculty, 2023
Recognizing Pine Crest School Coach Eileen Pliske
Since joining the Pine Crest School community in 2006, Coach Eileen Pliske, Middle School Athletic Director on the Fort Lauderdale campus, led the varsity girls lacrosse program to 13 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) district championships and two regional championship titles. To speak only about the titles she has as a coach would diminish the impact she has had on student-athletes throughout her time here.
Glen Pierson ’23H Retires from Pine Crest after 29 Years of Service
Glen Pierson ’23H, Assistant Head of Upper School and Dean of Students will retire this summer from Pine Crest School after 29 years. GP, as he is affectionately known by the students, began his career at Pine Crest in the Upper School science department as a chemistry teacher, although teaching was not always on Mr. Pierson’s radar.
Topics: Upper School, Athletics, Alumni, Faculty, Academics, 2023
Topics: Upper School, Alumni, Faculty, 2023
Topics: Athletics, Faculty, Middle School, 2023
Topics: Upper School, Faculty, Academics
Watching Pine Crest Students Grow, From the First Day to the Last: Lisa Weihe
For 37 years, Mrs. Lisa Weihe has been driving the same route from home to Pine Crest School. A beloved pre-kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Weihe began her tenure when her eldest daughter started pre-kindergarten in 1985.
Topics: Lower School, Faculty, Pre-kindergarten, 2022
Mrs. Janice Reich: A Teaching Career in Service and Gratitude
Mrs. Janice Reich may not have taken a traditional path into teaching third grade on Pine Crest’s Boca Raton campus, but it is one that is unique and marked by true dedication and service. Born, raised, and educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Reich attended Temple University where she majored in accounting as an undergraduate.
Topics: Lower School, Faculty, Academics, 2022
Mr. Kenneth Ashjian: Positivity In and Out of the Classroom
Topics: Faculty, Middle School, 2022
From the Newsroom to Classroom: Mrs. Jaimee Rashbaum
Topics: Upper School, Faculty, Academics, Digital Media Production, Social and Emotional Learning, 2022
A Passion for Learning and Leading: Mrs. Francine Savoca
Topics: Lower School, Faculty, 2022