Area: 2nd Grade
Name: Connie Long
Title: 2nd Grade Instructor
Email: clong@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3104 Areas:
Title: 2nd Grade Instructor
Email: clong@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3104 Areas:
Mrs. Long holds a B.S. in Elementary Education and a M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Pembroke State University (UNC-Pembroke). She taught for two years at ASSETS School in Honolulu, HI before moving to Roberson County, where she served for 31 years as a teacher at Pembroke Elementary School. Mrs. Long’s daughter,Taylor, is currently an Upper School student at the Academy.
Name: Kristin Reeder
Title: Science Instructor
Email: kreeder@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3404 Areas:
Title: Science Instructor
Email: kreeder@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3404 Areas:
Mrs. Reeder holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Campbell University and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Kansas State University. She has been teaching since 2008.
Name: Laura Harsant Reeves
Title: Art Instructor
Email: lreeves@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3401 Areas:
Title: Art Instructor
Email: lreeves@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3401 Areas:
After studying Foundations and Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design for two years, Mrs. Reeves earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Painting and Drawing from East Carolina University, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Art Education from UNC-Pembroke. She teaches Art to grades Pre-K through 7th grade. She has been teaching since 2005, and she has been at the Academy since 2014. Mrs. Reeves is also the co-founder of Care’s Coasters, an active art-based charity in memory of her twin sister Caroline, as well as illustrator of the independently published Tristan Trapp book series, authored by Martha Goetz. She is a member of SCBWI Carolinas Chapter (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators). Mrs. Reeves is also the acolyte director at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Reeves’ websites:
Name: Debi Smith
Title: Chair, Technology Department and Technology Instructor
Email: dsmith@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3403 Areas:
Title: Chair, Technology Department and Technology Instructor
Email: dsmith@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3403 Areas:
Mrs. Smith holds a B.S. from Methodist University. She has served the Academy since 1990.
Name: Brenda Thomas
Title: 2nd Grade Instructor
Email: bthomas@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3111 Areas:
Title: 2nd Grade Instructor
Email: bthomas@fayacademy.org
Phone: 910-868-5131, ext. 3111 Areas:
Mrs.Thomas holds a B.A. from UNC-Greensboro. She teaches one of the two 2nd grade classes. Mrs. Thomas has served the Academy since 2005 and has been an educator since 1974.