Mr. Cory Landrum

Mr. Cory Landrum began teaching Latin at FGR in 2019, and it was the school’s Catholic nature and mission that originally drew him. He always wanted to serve God through education, and he recounts that, “when the opportunity came up, I jumped at it. This is pretty much a dream job for me.” Mr. Landrum knew from a young age that he wanted to teach, and he credits his grade school teachers for showing him the mission of a good instructor. The Latin teacher believes that “language is a pathway to understanding and accessing another culture’s worldview.” His love for Latin is tied to a desire to understand other cultures and ideas, and in particular, early Christian theology and philosophy. For this reason, Mr. Landrum’s favorite lesson plans interweave philosophy with the Latin the high schoolers learn. Incorporating philosophy in Latin class also helps students “to think critically not only about their faith in the context of reason, but also the world at large.”

Mrs. Mary Jo Davis

For Mrs. Mary Jo Davis, there’s not enough time in the day to spend learning about math and how to teach it. The instructor’s continuous search for new ways to teach math coheres with her staunch belief in lifelong learning. For her personal finance class, Mrs. Davis asks her students to read a nonfiction book alongside their other homework. To illustrate why she does this, she cites Dave Ramsey, who “says that millionaires read a nonfiction book a month,” and she insists that “nonfiction books are key to getting yourself thinking and changing your mind,” in order to broaden and expand it. Mrs. Davis’s favorite part of teaching is sharing her “enthusiasm for the beauty of mathematics” and witnessing her students make connections for the first time.

Mrs. Terese Gibb

Mrs. Terese Gibb is the teacher she wants her own children to have, because she has the same goals and desires for her students as she does for her own children. A theology teacher at Father Gabriel Richard High School since 2024, Mrs. Gibb brings a love for her faith, for teaching, and for her students to her classroom. She fell in love with St. Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day in 1997 and later his Theology of the Body which she has studied ever since. From her own experience, she realizes that formation is so key to helping students grow in their love of God and of the faith and wants to provide that formation for all students. It is vital to her that every interaction she has with each student is one of love. She asks for the supernatural grace to love her students, and they have a deep place in her heart. She begins each semester by praying over her class lists and praying for each student by name individually. Mrs. Gibb feels privileged to teach FGR’s senior theology students and to have an impact on them at this pivotal point in their educational and faith journey.