Mr. Richey holds a BA in Music Education and a MA in Conducting and is certified to teach music K-12. His first teaching position was at the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey. Mr. Richey joined the Navy in 1981 and earned his wings as a Navy Aviator in 1983. He spent most of his Navy career flying helicopters. Additionally, he served in staff assignments in Washington, DC and Germany, and command assignments in Corpus Christi TX, New Orleans, LA, and Bremerton, WA. After retirement from the Navy, Mr. Richey served briefly as a substitute Music Teacher at Resurrection Catholic School and Sacred Heart Catholic School in Jacksonville. He began teaching music at St Paul’s in January 2012. Mr. Richey is also the Music Teacher and Band Director and Resurrection Catholic School. He, and his wife Ginny, have a daughter who attends Paxon and son who attend Resurrection.

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Ms. Maria Garcia Tetlow is currently the Spanish teacher for St. Paul’s Catholic School Avondale-Riverside and St. Paul’s Catholic School Beaches.  Ms. Garcia Tetlow has served the Diocese of St. Augustine for 28 years and began as substitute Spanish teacher in 1990. In 1994, she developed the Spanish program for St. Paul’s Catholic School Beaches for grades K-8; St. Paul’s Avondale-Riverside from 1994-95; and Holy Spirit Catholic School from 1995-96.  Ms. Garcia-Tetlow  teaches CCD Religious Education to third graders.
She has served as Eucharistic Minister for 23 years.
 
Ms. Garcia Tetlow possesses a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of North Florida and a Bachelor of Science in World Language and Literature in Spanish from Excelsior College New York.  She is a member of the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida (FFLA) and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).
 
Serving St. Paul’s Avondale-Riverside has been one of Ms. Garcia Tetlow’s most rewarding experiences with students who have developed into strong citizens and contributors to society.  Ms. Garcia Tetlow is proud to return to St. Paul’s Avondale-Riverside and is passionate about sharing her love of Spanish with students.