About The Teachers

A Chesapeake native and proud Great Bridge Wildcat, Joanna Seagle Rinehart holds a B. S in 

Sociology from O.D.U., and worked as a social worker at Norfolk Social Services. She has done 

graduate studies  at  V.C.U., N.S.U.,  and O.D.U., completing an M.S.Ed. in Education with 

specialty in reading from ODU.  She and her husband are members of Christ and St. Luke's 

Episcopal Church in Norfolk.  In addition to teaching, Joanna is a YMCA-certified water aerobics 

instructor as well as being a classically trained soprano, a founding member of both the Virginia

 Chorale and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and has performed in New York, London,

 and Edinburgh.

She is married and has one son who resides in North Carolina with his wife, son, and daughter.

Mission For The Class

Besides Christian development and academic excellence, it is the mission of this class

to develop the following skills for successful living:

D--Decision Making: independent thinking and decision making based on doing what is right

according to Christian principles

O--Organization: being careful of the material resources we have been given and using them wisely

and efficiently

T--Time Management: being good stewards of the time God gives us

S--Self-discipline: developing behavior based on Christian ethics, internal motivation, 

and a sense of responsibility rather than externally based rewards or punishments