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ABOUT ZETEO ACADEMY
Seeking, Perusing, Endeavoring, and Striving Together
After college training, homeschooling my children, and a decade of teaching and writing high school equivalency curriculum at Amarillo College, I fell in love with all things "education."
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Zeteo is being built with that experience and love. With the help other homeschool veteran instructors, my priority is to help your child love learning.
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Zeteo is the Greek word for seeking, pursuing, endeavoring, striving. I invite your family to come do that with us.
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Founder and Homeschool Mom,
Maricruz Boothby
KAREN LARSEN
Math Instructor
Having grown up with an interest in mathematics, Karen Larsen received her high school education in advanced math courses to the level of AP Calculus. She continued to pursue her academic passion by earning her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from The University of Texas at San Antonio. For a time, Karen instructed as a teaching assistant for College Algebra at Palo Alto College in San Antonio.
Following service in the U.S. Air Force, Karen turned her focus to her own six boys and homeschooled all of them from preschool through high school graduation. Her homeschooling experience spans nearly twenty-five years and includes instruction with all levels of Saxon Math as well as special-needs math education using Semple Math.
Mrs. Larsen is a lifetime member of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and a twenty-year member of the Texas Home School Coalition (THSC). She has held board positions with various homeschool support groups across the state, most recently serving as the treasurer of the Panhandle Christian Home Educators Association (PCHEA). Additionally, Karen is the proprietor of Mathematics Advanced Tutoring for Homeschoolers, LLC.
She has been married to her husband Stephen, a disabled veteran, for nearly thirty years.
KATHERINE SALAS
Language Instructor
Katherine Salas is a proud resident of Amarillo, Texas, who has cherished 17 years of marriage with her devoted husband, Leon Salas, a dedicated police officer. Together, they lovingly raise their five daughters.
Katherine's dedication to education led her to pursue and successfully graduate from West Texas A&M in 2018. As a homeschooling parent, she finds fulfillment in nurturing her daughters' educational paths.
Katherine relishes spending time with her family, engaging in long walks, picnics, and board game sessions, and she also cherishes cozy movie nights together. During her personal time, she embraces the thrill of being an armchair detective and finds solace in the pages of a good book.
STORMIE ALLARD
Fiber Arts Instructor
Stormie Allard is an Amarillo native who learned to knit and crochet in her old age, and in so doing found the hobbies of her heart.Â
She hopes to share the joy of the fiber arts with as many interested people as possible. She creates and sells items for commission.Â
Stormie also has experience teaching middle- and high school-aged students in the public school system.
MICHELLE WYRICK
Sewing Instructor
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Michelle Wyrick was born and raised in California but married a Texan and so came to this great state.
She is a homeschool veteran. She taught three kids kindergarten through high school graduation. She also taught in a co-op string while her kids were in high school. There she taught IEW and chemistry.
She started sewing in grade school, learning from her mother, school but is mostly self taught. Costumes are her passion but she also sews for her grand children, quilts, crafts and scrapbooks. She also crochets.
MARICRUZ BOOTHBY
Founder & Director
Maricruz is a wife to Reverend Jeremy Boothby, and she homeschool mom of 13 years (and starting all over again.) Her spicy and amazing children are Adam-Abel, 26, Emma, 19, and Vos, 3 years old.
She holds two teaching certifications in Texas: 4-8 Generalist and 8-12 Social Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from WTAMU.
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She was a math and language instructor for Amarillo College's Adult Education and Literacy Department (AEL) form 2013 to 2023 and was a high school equivalency curriculum specialist form 2015-2023. She founded Zeteo Academy in 2020 and remains the Director as she is currently serving as a 6th grade math teacher with Amarillo ISD.
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She has also previously had the pleasure of serving the Amarillo homeschooling community as board member for the Panhandle Christian Home Educators Association (PCHEA) and the Amarillo Flames Activities Association.
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While she has a teaching assignment with the local school district, she is still here to serve her instructors and your family!
STATEMENT OF FAITH
As administrator of Zeteo Academy, I Maricruz Boothby, believe it is important to inform students and parents of my faith and any ministry intentions I have for my school.Â
I am a Protestant Christian who believes in the Trinity; one God who exists eternally in three persons God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I believe in the virgin birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the atonement/propitiation of the sins of His people. I believe in the second coming of Christ. I believe that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God and consists of the Old and New Testaments.Â
The primary focus of Zeteo classes will be to teach the subject offered, not to indoctrinate students into the Christian faith. However, because I believe I am called to do all things for the Glory of God, I, and any future staff, may refer to the Christian faith in class, social media, and correspondence.
I intend to minister to my students by caring for their whole wellbeing with the love of Christ.Â
I do not require that students or parents share in the Christian faith. However, all students and parents must understand that I, and all staff, will lead all students in word and deed according to the Christian faith and its principals.