ICS October 2023 Employee Spotlight

Congratulations, Mrs. Schumacher, ICS high school faculty and high school lead teacher

How long have you been at ICS and what do you do?

I have been at ICS since 2015. I am currently enjoying my 9th year of teaching at ICS!

What brought you to ICS?

I had been familiar with ICS since we moved to Utah in 2011, and I expressed to a friend that I would love to teach here if a high school English position was ever available. I got a text from that friend (a then employee) in June of 2015 about a position that had just become available. God’s timing was perfect as usual, and I am so grateful for that friend!

What is one encouraging thing that has happened at school recently that you'd like to share?

An event that I find so encouraging every year is high school retreat at Big Canyon Ranch. It takes so much hard work and planning from student council, and I love watching how God works everything together for a meaningful retreat. Watching our high school students worship, play, take advantage of the beautiful outdoor setting, and just be together is the highlight of my school year. God always does big things in that place. It’s a huge blessing and huge encouragement to me! 

What is your deep hope for your students and/or our school this year?

My deep hope for my students is to recognize, within the struggle that our world groans under, the gracious gifts that God has placed in our lives and to desire and discover how to best use these gifts in order to endure and then thrive in our identities as Christ followers.