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Matt VanderArk

Upper School Principal

Year I began working at SCS: 2009-2012, 2022

Education: B.A. Dordt University

Hometown: Mount Vernon, WA

Hobbies: Fishing, camping, shooting, baseball, basketball

Favorite spot on campus: Main building, front office, where my mom’s workstation is. (That’s where you can find the peppermints).

Household makeup: Matt and his wife, Andrea, have three children: Kaia, Jaxon, and Quinn.

These are a few of my favorite things!