Pitt County Schools has three Adapted Physical Educators, Jonathan Wells, Michele Mazey, and Paige Arp. Each of them bring unique characteristics to the program, and works diligently to provide APE to students with special needs in the district.
Michele Mazey
Jonathan Wells
Paige Arp
Team Bio
Michele Mazey
Michele Mazey received her undergraduate degree from Gardner-Webb University and her MAEd in Physical Education from East Carolina University. In 2010, Michele began teaching Adapted PE for Pitt County Schools and in 2013 she became lead APE teacher. In 2019 Michele was recognized at the Pitt County School Board meeting as the PCS Physical Education Teacher of the Year. She also received the ECU Health and Human Performance Outstanding Alumni award for 2019 and the Servant's Heart award from the Winterville Civitan Club. Michele is certified in CPR, First Aid, Water Safety Instruction, Adapted Aquatics, and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention. Michele volunteers with Awaken Coffee Lives of Purpose, Special Olympics, Exceptional Community Baseball League (ECBL), CoopStrong, DanceAbility, Covenant Special Needs Prom and she teaches adaptive swimming lessons.
Jonathan Wells
Jonathan is an alumni of East Carolina University where he received a degree in Recreational Therapy in 2008. He began teaching Adapted PE for Pitt County Schools in 2010. Jonathan has a creative vision with his students. He is a strong teacher and enjoys time with his students almost as much as his students love him! Jonathan is well respected in the Adapted PE community and is a strong contributor to the APE team. Jonathan is certified Adapted Physical Educator. He is also certified in CPR, First Aid, Water Safety Instruction, Adapted Aquatics and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention A and B.
Paige Arp
Paige is an alumni of East Carolina University where she received her bachelor of science and Masters degrees in Health and Physical Education. While she was at ECU she played collegiate softball for the Pirates. Paige has been teaching Physical Education in Pitt County for 14 years. She is a compassionate and caring teacher. Paige loves to help all students reach their potential in physical activity and has a passion to help students achieve their goals no matter how big or small. We welcome Paige to the team for the 2023-2024 school year.