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When Rick Yost moved his family to Fredericksburg in 1991 to take a job in leadership for Leggett
Department Stores (now Belk), he figured he'd live here for about two or three years before moving
on to somewhere else.
But the experiences that his children, his wife, and he himself have had with Fredericksburg
Christian School (FCS) over the past 31 years fueled the growth of deep roots in a community he
now calls home.
At the end of this school year, Yost will retire after 25 years at FCS and 18 years as the school's
superintendent, passing the baton to Dr. Heather Lee. Lee has served as assistant superintendent
since 2020, but just like Yost, she has FCS founders, the late Gary and Andy Foss, to thank for her
career in Christian education.
This is only the second time in FCS's 43-year history that the superintendent position has turned
over. Gary Foss led the school from 1979 until Yost took the helm in 2004. And both Yost and Lee
credit the Fosses with mentoring them and instilling in them what it means to lead a successful
Christian school.
Because of this continuity, Yost and Lee speak of the upcoming transition not with apprehension or
worry, but with pride and comfort that this school has been able to serve more families each year
with a high-quality Christian-rooted education by remaining true to the values under which it was
founded in 1979.
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