The South Christian Podcast

S2 Episode 7 - Brittany Troeger

Our final new teacher introduction for the 25-26 school year is Mrs. Brittany Troeger, who joined our Spanish department in the fall. Brittany talks about her path to becoming a teacher, which led her from a west Michigan upbringing to a number of years teaching in Honduras and Brazil before coming back home, and eventually to SCHS.

S2 Episode 6 - Jess Hollenbach

Welcome back to the South Christian Podcast! In this episode, the first of 2026, we interview Jess Hollenbach, our new choir director. Jess talks about how she knew she wanted to be a music teacher, how Covid changed the way she thought about faith, and how excited she is to be joining the SCHS Community.

S2 Episode 5 - Anna Van Elderen

🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭 Now that we've got the seals out of the way, allow us to introduce you to Anna Van Elderen, who joins the South Christian staff this year as a first-year science teacher. She shares her story of transferring to South for her senior (Covid) year of high school, and how, after college, she has found her way back to SCHS, first as a student teacher and now as a full teacher in our science department.

S2 Episode 4 - Anna Alkema

On this edition of the South Christian Podcast, we talk with new Math teacher Anna Alkema, who was a long-term sub last year at South Christian and this year takes on the position full-time. Anna shares how she ended up at SCHS, her top three board/card games for family entertainment, and, of course, sends a shout-out to her mom, who is a phenomenal woman.

S2 Episode 3 - Amanda Van Holland

Welcome back to the SC Podcast Season 2, where we're in the process of introducing you to our new staff members for the 2025-26 school year. In this episode we meet Amanda Van Holland, who joins the counseling office this year after a move from Texas. Amanda shares a bit about her journey from being a Navy kid who moved around a lot, how she ended up at Dordt College, and how she and her young family have now ended up setting down some roots in West Michigan.