Mr. Gossage enters his 26th year at Roosevelt Charter Academy. Coach Gossage was born and raised in Colorado Springs. He attended Coronado High School and upon graduation went to Fort Lewis College. Mr. Gossage is married to Rebecca Gossage, and has two children, Nick and Taylor.
My name is Sharis Gish and I have been at Roosevelt Charter Academy for 25 years. I started at RCA as a Special Education teacher and did that for four years before becoming one of the Physical Education teachers.
I have two children ages 18 and 14. In my free time I spend lots of hours in the gym watching our kids play basketball and volleyball. I enjoy camping and riding four wheelers with my family and friends in the beautiful Colorado mountains. I also have two black Labradors that are our furry four legged kids.
My other hobbies would include scrapbooking, gardening and yard work and running.
My name is Kim Panek. I am a science teacher at RCA. I am in my 10th year of teaching, seven of which have been at RCA. I have two daughters, one in college and one getting ready to graduate from high school. I have two cats at home. In my spare time I enjoy reading, going to the mountains, and camping.
I have been at Roosevelt Charter Academy since 2015 as the Technology/Computer teacher. I am originally from North Dakota and have taught on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar Montana as well as in Harrison School District 2 here in Colorado Springs. The best part of teaching in the Computer Lab at Roosevelt is not only do I have most of the students in class, I get to watch the students grow and learn by using technology!
nsturdivant@rca-csprings.org
My name is Nicole Sturdivant and this is my first year teaching at Roosevelt Charter Academy. I'm originally from upstate NY and made the move to Colorado Springs just a couple weeks before the school year started. I attended Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY for my bachelor's degree in Music Education, then Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA for my masters degree in French Horn performance. I am so excited to begin my career as an educator at RCA! I love the students and watching them grow in music! While I'm not teaching or practicing the French horn I love hiking, traveling, baking, and writing.
nstuehm@rca-csprings.org
My name is Nicole Stuehm. I am the Art teacher at RCA. This school year will be my 8th year of teaching, and my second at RCA. I am so excited to be able to get to work with all of the students at RCA this year and I cannot wait to see all of the wonderful things that they will create! Outside of school I love to bake and spend time with my friends and family.
