A message from Ms. Crystal Thigpen | Upper Grade History & Music
cpoholka@carolinasda.org
She grew up in New York and studied at Andrews University where she earned her Bachelor's in History and her MAT in Elementary Education. From an early age she knew that she wanted to work with children but it was not until she answered the call to teach that she finally felt she had found where God desired her to be. She taught second grade at VOICE charter School in Queens, NY from 2016 until 2021. She has been at ACA Raleigh since 2021.