
Meet Our Team
Principal & K-3rd Grade
Meet Ms. Riza Estores
Principal & K-3 Teacher
Ms. Riza has been teaching young learners since 2006, bringing over 18 years of experience and passion to the classroom. She spent 12 of those years teaching in South Korea, where she developed her energetic teaching style and love for working with children from diverse backgrounds.
For the past two years, Ms. Riza has served as the Grades 1-2 teacher at Scappoose Adventist School. Now in her third year, she has stepped into the role of principal while continuing to teach K-3. Her passion for teaching, storytelling, and nurturing young minds shines through in everything she does.
Despite her busy schedule, Ms. Riza finds joy in serving the Lord through her work at SAS. She is dedicated to helping each child grow academically, spiritually, and emotionally, and she considers it a blessing to be part of their learning journey.
1st-2nd Grade
Ms. Riza has been teaching young learners since 2006. She loves kids and has been known for being a fun and creative teacher. She spent 12 years teaching and studying in South Korea where she was able to finish two Master’s degrees. She has one semester left until she will graduate from her doctorate. Ms. Riza spent years studying the use of role plays among young learners and her textbook proposal won in the final presentation of curriculum development course, which was judged by prestigious Korean authors and publishers.
Aside from teaching; she loves reading, playing the piano, cooking, storytelling and writing!
Kindergarten
My name is Jessica Bright. I am the new Kindergarten teacher for this new year cycle, and I am very happy to join this team and can’t wait to meet each one of the children. I have been teaching for a little over 8 years.
I enjoy the Kindergarten level because I can encourage the children to love learning. Building the foundation of their education is essential to a more vigorous learning journey, and I hope with God’s help, I can contribute to that. I am multilingual (English, Spanish, French) and I love singing a lot in my class. I really hope this year we can make the best of every opportunity and that our children can reach many milestones.
Meet Our Staff
Antonee Leo Aguilar, MDiv
Pastor & Chaplain
Pastor Antonee is the Pastor for Scappoose-St. Helens & Vernonia Seventh Day Adventist Churches.
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Pastor Aguilar leads the school through chapel services every Friday. Parents and families are encouraged to join us as we sing wonderful songs, explore the Bible, and hear uplifting messages that inspire us to trust and have faith in God.
Pastor Antonee's favorite verse reminds us that God loves everyone. “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
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