Our staff makes a difference
Current World Language instructors
Ms. Tara Neldon, Spanish,Â
Ms. Holly Lecakes-Jones, SPN
Ms Kimberly Rizzo, Chairperson
Ms. Melva Músico, SPN (retired 6/2019)
Ms Jacqueline Wight-Crivello, French
Ms. EstefanÃa Sevilla, SPN
Ms. Melanie Knoy, German
Mr. Erik MartÃn, SPNÂ
Ms. Devin Ludwig, SPN and AVID
Mr. Dominick Spylios, SPN and AVID
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Founding Members 1991
(Holly Lecakes-Jones), Barbara Weigan-Ix, Vicki Broughton (chairperson), Vincent Vitale, Lori Horner, Alex Fousek, (Kimberly Schultz-Rizzo), Rita Hubbard, and Nancy Hewitt
Retired teachers:
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Vicki Broughton
Nancy Hewitt
Alex Fousek
Vincent Vitale
Barbara Weigand-Ix
Marianne Girdner
Lori Horner
Rita Hubbard
Melva Músico (spring 2019)
Meet The World Language Instructors
Holly Lecakes-Jones
Spanish Teacher
Teaching at RBHS since 1991 Profe L-J was honored to be RBHS Teacher of the Year 2011. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and a Master's in Linguistics from Cal State Long Beach. She holds credentials in Spanish and English as a Second Language. She is passionate about teaching culture along with language. She loves to travel, read and cook. She is very proud parent to three RBHS graduates: Kate 2004, Devin 2016 and Alina 2018.
Kimberly Rizzo
Spanish Teacher
Profe Rizzo has taught at RBHS since 1991. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language from San Diego State and a Master of Arts in Education from Chapman University. Mrs. Rizzo completed two years study abroad in Spain- Gap year of high school and Junior year of University. Her passions are: travel, hosting exchange programs from RBHS to Basque Country, Spain and helping feed the less fortunate.
Mrs. Rizzo will have three RBHS graduates: Patxi 2018, Nikolas 2019, and Amaia 2020. She has been a Bronco since 1991.
Tara Neldon
Spanish teacher
Profe Neldon has a passion for culture. Her degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Arts in teaching. She studied at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico and has been fortunate to spend extended periods of time experiencing the cultures of Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia. Her focus is promoting a love of language, travel, and helping students maintain a healthy balance in life.
French teacher
Ms. Wight-Crivello completed her studies at the University of Arizona with a BA in French and a MA in English Language and Linguistics. She attended Laval University in Quebec City during her undergraduate work and completed her teaching credential at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. She has taught both French and ESL. Ms. Wight-Crivello has a joie de vivre par excellence and this shows through her many and diverse hobbies: knitting, spinning, weaving, bee keeping, gardening, and adventuring. She leads her students of French on a voyage fantastique of discovery."
Spanish teacher
AP Spanish Language
Profe Sevilla grew up in Madrid, Spain. She has an undergraduate degree in Philology (Language structure, history, and linguistics), has a Master's of Arts Degree in Education and her California teaching credential is in Spanish. She has been teaching at RBHS since 2007. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and five-year-old daughter.
Melanie Knoy
German Teacher
Frau Knoy grew up in Hannover, Germany. She moved to the United States to attend college. She has her Bacherlor's of Arts degree in English. She holds two Master's of Arts degrees. Her first MA is in ESL from Northern Arizona University and her second MA in Linguistics from the University of Victoria, Canada. Frau Knoy enjoys the outdoors: camping, running, hiking and gardening.
Erik MartÃn
Spanish teacher
Profe MartÃn was a mortgage banker, a dolphin trainer at Sea World, and a private tutor before becoming a teacher. He loves to travel and has been fortunate to live in Australia, Czech Republic, and Spain.Through his Zen approach to learning Spanish Profe MartÃn has been expertly preparing students to succeed. Mr. MartÃn received his BA from UCSD in 1997 with a pre-med minor and is currently working toward a MA in Educational Leadership. Sr. MartÃn is multi-faceted as he is credentialed to teach: Science, Spanish, Social Science, and Mathematics. Mr. MartÃn, an avid surfer, can be found among the waves at his favorite surf spot. A class with Sr. MartÃn is a way for students to meditate on the Tao of Spanish. Señor makes sure that students have the tools to learn language as well as have  the tools to live life to its fullest.
Devin Ludwig
Spanish teacher
Profe Ludwig brings her language learning experience from Argentina and Spain. She has been a camp counselor, world traveler, and has taught English to students in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She has a BA from the University of San Diego, from San Diego State University-California State University
San Diego State University-California State University she earned a TESL Certificate
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Dominick Spylios
