Beyond the Bell (BTB)
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The Arts enhance our lives and connect students to history, culture, creative thinking, and the goodness and beauty of God. They nurture the imagination, intellect, and cognitive development. The arts, are integral to the kind of education, human experience, and spiritual growth that we want our students to have at Saint Paul Catholic School.
Through the Beyond the Bell (BTB) program, students are able to explore the Visual Arts – painting, drawing, crafting; Performing Arts – music, dance, theater; and Life Skills such as gardening, coding, and sewing. Each student is able to progress at their own pace with the goal of mastery. BTB is held after school and the schedule of classes changes each quarter to allow students to continue their exploration or investigate something new and different. |
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Meet our BTB Instructors
Jordan Amburn
Jordan Amburn has been singing and performing for as long as he can remember! Jordan joined the top tier competitive ensemble of his high school choral program his sophomore year. He was selected for the North Carolina Music Educator's Association's NC High School Honors Chorus his junior, and senior year when was ranked in the top 5 tenors in the state. While in high school he was trained by the late Julliard and UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, Laurence Stith. Upon graduating, he attended the Fletcher School of Music at East Carolina University as a music education/voice major.
He was selected for a masterclass with Ariana Debose of Hamilton (Broadway), Netflix's The Prom, and the upcoming release of Stephen Spielberg's West Side Story. Jordan was also selected as a spotlight performer in a masterclass with Franc D'Ambrosio who held the title of "The World's Longest Running Phantom" in Phantom of the Opera (Broadway & International) for over a decade. D'Ambrosio also voiced the iconic theme song "Speak Softly Love" from The Godfather III, where he portrayed the role of Anthony Corleone.
Jordan currently serves as the president of Elysian Players, a new performing arts organization in Carteret County. He has been an active member of the New Ben and Carteret theatrical community for the past 10 years as a performer, director, musical director, and choreographer. You may have seen his work in Les Misérables (Rivertowne Players), Stephen Sondheim's Company (Rivertowne Players), Jekyll & Hyde (Rivertowne Players), My Fair Lady (NBCT), Aida (NBCT), Hello Dolly! (CCT & Rivertowne Players), and more. He is currently working on a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Elysian Players), and will be opening his production of Ragtime (LCC) in the summer of 2022!
Jordan and his wife, Rachel, serve as the music ministers of their church, Harvest Church in Newport, NC!
Jordan Amburn has been singing and performing for as long as he can remember! Jordan joined the top tier competitive ensemble of his high school choral program his sophomore year. He was selected for the North Carolina Music Educator's Association's NC High School Honors Chorus his junior, and senior year when was ranked in the top 5 tenors in the state. While in high school he was trained by the late Julliard and UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, Laurence Stith. Upon graduating, he attended the Fletcher School of Music at East Carolina University as a music education/voice major.
He was selected for a masterclass with Ariana Debose of Hamilton (Broadway), Netflix's The Prom, and the upcoming release of Stephen Spielberg's West Side Story. Jordan was also selected as a spotlight performer in a masterclass with Franc D'Ambrosio who held the title of "The World's Longest Running Phantom" in Phantom of the Opera (Broadway & International) for over a decade. D'Ambrosio also voiced the iconic theme song "Speak Softly Love" from The Godfather III, where he portrayed the role of Anthony Corleone.
Jordan currently serves as the president of Elysian Players, a new performing arts organization in Carteret County. He has been an active member of the New Ben and Carteret theatrical community for the past 10 years as a performer, director, musical director, and choreographer. You may have seen his work in Les Misérables (Rivertowne Players), Stephen Sondheim's Company (Rivertowne Players), Jekyll & Hyde (Rivertowne Players), My Fair Lady (NBCT), Aida (NBCT), Hello Dolly! (CCT & Rivertowne Players), and more. He is currently working on a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Elysian Players), and will be opening his production of Ragtime (LCC) in the summer of 2022!
Jordan and his wife, Rachel, serve as the music ministers of their church, Harvest Church in Newport, NC!
Kara Sabatella
Kara holds a B.A. Psychology, as well as an A.A. in Visual Fine Art. She has worked with children for 30 years in various capacities including daycare, special needs facilities, juvenile psychiatric hospitals, She has also worked as a catholic catechism instructor, and has 20 years experience as an art teacher in several Catholic schools (in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Ct and Raleigh, NC). She has been a summer camp art instructor for six summers including the most recent summer at SPCS.
Kara holds a B.A. Psychology, as well as an A.A. in Visual Fine Art. She has worked with children for 30 years in various capacities including daycare, special needs facilities, juvenile psychiatric hospitals, She has also worked as a catholic catechism instructor, and has 20 years experience as an art teacher in several Catholic schools (in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Ct and Raleigh, NC). She has been a summer camp art instructor for six summers including the most recent summer at SPCS.
Susan Timco
Sewing has continued to be a rewarding and cost effective part of my life for over 50 years. It all began when my dear mother taught my sister and I to sew while in elementary school. We would sew dress up clothes for holidays, and family get togethers. We would also sew clothing for dolls to be given to poor children through the Good Fellows organization. I learned how to do more intricate sewing techniques while attending Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Once married, all my children's garments were handmade. Throughout my 41 years of marriage, I continue to make my own clothes. Today, I enjoy sewing for our home and family.
Sewing has continued to be a rewarding and cost effective part of my life for over 50 years. It all began when my dear mother taught my sister and I to sew while in elementary school. We would sew dress up clothes for holidays, and family get togethers. We would also sew clothing for dolls to be given to poor children through the Good Fellows organization. I learned how to do more intricate sewing techniques while attending Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Once married, all my children's garments were handmade. Throughout my 41 years of marriage, I continue to make my own clothes. Today, I enjoy sewing for our home and family.