Junior High Leader Bios

…Mark Scheid, 8th grade Leader… Mark was born in Ohio and

grew up in Indiana. When

he was in Junior High, he

made the National Babe

Ruth Baseball League Hall of

Fame and played the

trombone- what a combo!

He currently works for SPX

Corporation as Regional

Sales Manager for Western

US & Canada and lives in

Laguna Beach. Mark has

been at SCPC for about 5

years and has mainly

been involved in worship

on Sunday mornings…until

now. If you are lucky, he

will teach you how to

cook hamburgers and

hotdogs on the car engine

while driving.

Random facts:

1. Mark was born with three holes in his heart. (I think it was so the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

could live there forever. Or…he’s a very good bowler)

2. Mark’s favorite sandwich when he was in Junior High? Fried bologna w/ american cheese.

Mmhmhm….

3. Mark’s favorite childhood Saturday cartoon? "Johnny Quest" Check out Old School Jonny

Quest here

…Steve Gilbertson, 8th grade Leader… Steve was born in Minnesota and was led to CA when he went to seminary in the Bay Area to

become a Lutheran Pastor. Being a Pastor actually

brought him down to San Clemente when he led Our

Savior’s Lutheran in South San Clemente. Steve is married

to a beautiful woman named Anne (for almost 30 years

now) and they have 3 sons together. Steve loves hockey,

eh?, and will occasionally “check” 8th grade boys into the

boards if they aren’t looking. Steve will be co-leading our

Parent Fellowship on Sunday mornings, 9-10AM with Katie

Mann.

Random Facts:

1. Steve grew up in a house with one black and white TV with no remote control. Does that

blow your mind?!?!

2. Steve proposed to his wife after knowing her for 30 days! Further mind blowage.

3. Steve’s favorite teams are the Vikings and Twins from Minnesota. Someone please where a

Green Bay shirt to TNT and blow his mind.

…Sheila Cedervall, 7th grade Leader… Sheila was born in Pennsylvania and found her way out to San Clemente in 1997. That’s about as

long as our Junior Highers have been alive! Sheila and her husband, Clark, are deacons at

SCPC. She was a Sunday School teacher for some time- she even taught some of the Junior

Highers when they were 2 and 3 years old. She’s a pro at handbells. If you have a set, she will

rock your world. Sheila currently owns a company called EcoStrategies. She is a LEED (Leaders in

Energy Efficient Design) Accredited Professional. LEEDs specialize in sustainable building

practices including converting homes and businesses to renewable energy. Translation: she

takes care of God’s creation.

Random Facts:

1. Sheila’s favorite sport is swimming (probably

because it's the only sport I've ever done). She swims 3-4

times a week at Ole Hanson Swim Club. Don't ask her to

run, especially long distances!

2. Sheila’s nickname from childhood is "Lady Stick",

having something to do with being really skinny and having

the maiden name "Stuchell".

3. When Sheila was six she almost burned down her

house on Christmas Day by leaving her new Susie Homemaker oven plugged in. The

smell of melting plastic from her room was the only thing that saved her family. Who

knew it was heated with a light bulb?

…Alina Reynolds, 8th grade leader… Alina has been at SCPC since 2007 and recently became a member in 2009. She’s helped in

the nursery, with MOPS, and with the communion team. She has also helped out with baking

cookies for Sunday. She eats too much of the dough, so she’s trying to cut back. She is a

psychologist working on an early childhood teaching credential. Alina had many fond

memories of Junior High and she’ll admit a few painful ones too (boo teenage angst!). She had

amazing mentors during that time, her Junior High youth pastor and his wife, Brian and Lori Cress.

Because of this, she can’t wait to share her life with Junior Highers.

Random Facts:

1. Alina is quite an acrobat- when she was in Junior

High she would perform stunts on the back of

galloping horses.

2. Until 8th grade, Alina’s favorite clothes were her

brother’s hand-me-downs. Hey, they were

comfortable!

3. Alina loves reading. When she was in Junior High

she was reading J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and

Madeline L’Engle. Hear that book worms? You got a mentor!

…Lauren Ferdig, 7th grade Leader… Lauren has been attending SCPC since 2006. During that

time, she has been a leader with Youth Club (Elementary),

LightForce (Preteen) and now Junior High. She was

involved in the High School Ministry while at SCHS and was

a part of the leadership team that helped plan missions

and events. She has been a camp counselor at Forest

Home for SCPC. She went to Indian Village, Adventure

Mountain and Creekside for the past three years. She

worked as a counselor and photographer at Emerald Cove Day Camp this past Summer. EC

Day Camp is an affiliate of the summer camp our Jr. High and High School attend. This past

spring she graduated from SCHS. She is now attending Saddleback College, working toward her

GE req’s. She spends her time reading classic novels, playing with her dog, Caesar, learning

more about photography, listening to classical music, collecting movie soundtracks and figuring

out ways to travel the world.

Random Facts:

1. Her favorite movies as a kid were Lion King and Hook (Good show, Peter, I mean Lauren).

2. She’s a huge fan of youth ministry games. Her favorite? Sardines. That’s not the eating

fish from a can kind, it’s the reverse hide and seek kind.

3. Lauren has been with her group of 7th graders since they were in elementary school. She

looks forward to being with them through High School. Go class of 2016!

…Greir Lee-Thorp, 7th grade leader… Greir (his full first name is actually Greirson) is studying

computer maintenance repair at saddleback. He also runs a

business that does computer repair and web development. Greir

has been at SCPC for 10 years. He has served in the nursery, Youth

Club, and Lightforce. Oh and in case you didn’t already know,

he’s been one of the church’s tech junkies for some time now. He

even ran our CD copying ministry!

Random Facts:

1. Greir can pull a computer apart and put it back together in

10 min

2. He sang in a choir in Junior High (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So Cool!)

3. He hates cashews (it’s a strong word, but very accurate for

his disdain of this nut)

…Lauren Wright, 7th grade leader… Lauren has been at SCPC since she was a wee tot. She

was baptized here and was part of all the youth programs

all the way through High School. She began serving at

SCPC in the youth programs in 5th grade (!!!). Right now

she goes to Saddleback College to fulfill her general ed.

req. and works at Rubio’s.

Random Facts:

1. Lauren is horribly afraid of the dark. Hey, you keep

the lights on!

2. She gets scared that there are animals on the ground that might bite her. Not afraid of

Junior High students that bite, though.

3. She hopes to someday open a bakery.

…Mark Dupree, Parent Partner…