Chad Graeber, Secondary Dean of Students

Chad graduated from Manchester Academy before receiving his B.A. in English and a minor in psychology from Belhaven University. He also completed his M.A. in Theological Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary. He has done extensive graduate work in Marriage and Family Therapy from RTS and in operatic vocal performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC, and from New York University in Manhattan. Mr. Graeber has taught English, French, Creative Writing, Speech, Music Appreciation, and Journalism at Manchester for twelve out of the last seventeen years. He has also directed seven musicals with the MA Drama Department, including Lil’ Abner, Anything Goes, 42^nd Street, Annie Get Your Gun, Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, The Sound of Music, and Carousel. He was the WLBT-Channel 3 Sunshine Teacher of the Week (2007-2008), was nominated for Secondary Teacher of the Year in the MAIS (2011-2012), and was named MA’s Secondary Teacher of the Year for the 2011-2012 year. Mr. Graeber has performed professionally several times with the Mississippi Opera and released a solo album of sacred songs, hymns, and spirituals (But This I Know) in 2008. In his spare time he enjoys weightlifting and fitness training, being an amateur movie critic, and showing Mr. Dendy how to dress properly. He is a proud uncle of five nephews and nieces. 

Tracy Fouche, Elementary Principal