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Fr. Peter Richards, Pastor
I grew up near Biwabik, MN next to Lake Eshquaguma. I am the youngest of fourteen children. I enjoy golfing in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter. I went to college at St. John University in Collegeville and I went to St. Paul Seminary.
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Fr. Nathaniel Meyers, Associate Pastor
I was born in St. Paul, MN and lived there with my parents and older sister, Liz, until we moved to the northern suburbs when I was ten. As a newly ordained priest, my favorite aspect about the vocation is that it gives me the opportunity to visit the sick, administer the sacraments, and constantly meet new people. I look forward to teaching in St. Michael's faith formation programs, spending time in the school and preparing engaged couples for marriage. When I am not working, I enjoy writing, reading, watching and making movies, and spending time with friends.
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Jennifer Haller, Principal
My husband, Mark, and I have lived in Albertville for nearly 20 years and have three children. Mark and our three children have all attended St. Michael Catholic School. I have a BA degree in Elementary Education from St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict, a MS degree in Curriculum and Instruction from St. Cloud State University and K-12 Administrative Licensure from St. Mary’s University. In my free time I enjoy watching my children in their various sports and activities, flower gardening in the summer and snowshoeing in the winter. Our family enjoys camping and playing cards and board games.I have been the principal at St. Michael Catholic School for a total of seven years. I have taught primary and intermediate grades in Monticello, high school in St. Michael-Albertville, and served as a Curriculum and Staff Development Coordinator. In addition, I have been a national consultant on curriculum and school improvement topics and served as an adjunct professor at Hamline University.
I have attended and taught in both Catholic and public schools. Clearly, Catholic Schools are mission driven. We are called to be the light of Christ to all in all that we do. Serving StMCS as principal, it is a privilege to lead our school in fulfilling the mission, “Living for Christ and Learning for Life”.
Email Me: jhaller@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Principal's Perspective
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John Bonham, Parish Administrator
I am married and have two children. I have lived in 7 states and 3 years in Germany. Prior to working at St. Michael, I was an army officer and worked in a variety of engineering, operations and general manager positions. I have a Masters in degree in Engineering. I attended a Catholic school 12 of my 18 years of schooling. In my free time, I enjoy scuba diving, fishing, hunting, aviation and Harley riding. It is a great privilege to be part of the administrative support for an organization like St. Michael Catholic School. |
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| Classroom Teachers |
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Mary Berscheit, Kindergarten
I am married and have one daughter, who is a student at StMCS. I received a BA from the Univeristy of Minnesota-Morris, and have earned additional graduate credits through Hamline. I enjoy reading, baking, scrapbooking, bike riding and traveling. I have been at StMCS for nine years. I taught kindergarten for 18 years in both public and Catholic schools before coming to St. Michael Catholic School.
Email Me: mberscheit@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Berscheit's Kindergarten
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Peggy Ostman, Kindergarten
I am married and have two sons. Both of my sons attended St. Michael Catholic School. I received my elementary education and information media degree from St. Cloud State University. I have taught first grade at StMCS and am excited to teach kindergarten this year. I enjoy canoeing, reading, crafts, gardening and scrapbooking. I have taught at StMCS for 16 years. I love the sense of community, the opportunities for prayer in our school that include praying as a staff, in our classrooms and at Weekly Welcome and Worship with the children.
Email Me: postman@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Ostman's Kindergarten
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Lisa Meyer, First Grade
I am married to my husband Justin and we have a son. I received my BS degree from St. Cloud State University and my MA degree from St. Thomas. In my free time I like to read, go to my parent’s cabin, and go for walks. This is my 4th year at STMCS. I taught 8 years at Sts Peter and Paul in Loretto. I love teaching in a Catholic school! I enjoy how Catholic school teaching allows me to share my faith with young children. Not only do I guide them in their relationship with Jesus but the students also help me grow closer to Jesus everyday.
Email Me: lmeyer@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Meyer's First Grade
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Maria Miller, First Grade
I am married and we have 3 children. I received my BS from The University Of Minnesota. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, listening to music, playing piano, watching movies, sports and outside activities. This is my 8th year teaching at St. Michael Catholic School. I have also been a parent of children attending StMCS since 2004. I taught reading support and second grade here at StMCS and first and second grade in Tracy, Minnesota. The Catholic Schools I attended grades K-12 had a great influence on me and my faith journey. I enjoy teaching in them because I get to share and live the Catholic faith with others.
Email Me: mmiller@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Miller's First Grade
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Lynn Johnson, Second Grade
My husband Nate and I live in Rogers with our dog, Wrigley. In my free time, I enjoy volleyball, hiking, scrapbooking, traveling and sports. I received my BA from Bemidji State University and completed my MA degree through St. Mary's University. This is my 14th year teaching at St. Michael Catholic School. I have taught kindergarten, first and second grade. I spent my elementary years attending Catholic School, so I know StMCS is the place for me. Teaching the Sacraments to second graders is one of the most rewarding parts of my job.
Email Me: ljohnson@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Johnson's Second Grade
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Eileen Nygard, Second Grade
My husband Paul and I live in Rogers with our 3 children. I received my BS in Elementary Education with a minor in Early Childhood Education from St. Cloud State University. I am currently working on my Masters of Reading Education K-12 through the University of St. Thomas Murray Institute. I will complete this program the summer of 2011. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my extended family and friends. I also enjoy reading and working out. I would love to find more free time to get back into scrapbooking. This is my fourth year at St. Michael Catholic School. I taught Kindergarten my first two years and moved to 2nd grade in the fall of 2009. Previously, I taught Kindergarten at St. Bartholomew Catholic School in Wayzata and also at the Academy of Sts. Peter and Paul in Loretto, MN. I had such fond memories of attending Catholic schools, and I knew that I wanted to teach in a Catholic school as well. The reason I love teaching in a Catholic school is that I love sharing my faith with my students and helping them deepen their relationship with Jesus.
Email Me: enygard@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Nygard's Second Grade
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Carol Dorland, Third Grade
I am married and we have 4 children, 3 daughters and a son. I earned my B.S. degree from Southwest State Minnesota. I earned my M.S. degree from Winona State University. In my free time, I like to scrapbook and kayak. This will be my 13th year of teaching at STMCS. I have also taught 1st grade in Rochester, MN., 2nd grade in San Antonio, TX and 5th grade at Mary Queen of Peace in Rogers, MN.
Email Me: cdorland@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Dorland's Third Grade
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Gina Olson, Third Grade
I received my BA from the College of Saint Benedict. I am currently working on my MA through Saint Mary’s University. I enjoy spending time with my parents and my younger sister, Marie. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, cooking, working out, and reading. This is my 6th year at StMCS.
Email Me: golson@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Ms. Olson's Third Grade
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Rebecca Aschenbeck, Fourth Grade
I am married and I have 1 daughter. I received my BA in education from The College of Saint Benedict. I love to read and go for walks with my family. This is my 6th year at St. Michael Catholic School. I also worked in several classrooms as a teaching assistant and long term substitute teacher at The Blake School in Wayzata, MN. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to share my faith as a part of my life everyday. I attended Catholic school from Kindergarten through college, and following college I briefly taught in public school. These experiences helped me to realize what an incredible blessing it is to share my faith.
Email me: raschenbeck@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Aschenbeck's Fourth Grade
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Molly Lindenfelser, Fourth Grade
I grew up in St. Michael. I am married and have 4 wonderful children, 3 daughters and a son. I received my degree from the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN. In my free time, I enjoy singing for church and weddings, flower gardening, reading, scrapbooking, watching softball games, and going to the lake with my family. I began teaching at St. Michael Catholic School fourteen years ago, and I took one year off after the birth of our youngest child. I am proud to say that I attended STMCS from first through sixth grade during my elementary years. Before teaching in St. Michael, I taught fourth grade for 3 years at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Buffalo, MN.
Email Me: mlindenfelser@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Lindenfelser's Third Grade |
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Kristina Sharpe, Fourth Grade
I live with my husband Lenny, and our two dogs Bentley and Barkley. I received my BA in English at Buffalo State College, and I received my MA in Education at Canisius College. In my free time I enjoy reading, writing, and spending time with my husband and friends.This will be my 6th year at StMCS. I taught fourth and fifth grade for two years at an elementary school in Maryland.
Email Me: ksharpe@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Sharpe's Fourth Grade
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Carrie Berning, Social Studies
I attended St. Michael Catholic School through 6th grade. I am married and have three children. I earned my BA from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. In my free time I enjoy my children and their activities. If there is remaining time, I love to read, scrapbook and camp. I have been a parent of children attending StMCS since 2001. During this time I have filled many roles as StMCS on Home & School and a member of the EAC. While working at StMCS, I have worked as a kindergarten para-professional and an office para-professional. Currently I am starting my third year as a teacher. I have also taught at Fairmont High School for a year and I taught nine years at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Email Me: cberning@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Berning's Sixth Grade Class
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Angela Cina, Math
I live with my husband, Joe, and our two daughters. I received my B.A. from the College of St. Benedict and my Masters in Education from the University of St. Thomas.Currently I am working toward a Certificate for Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of St. Thomas. I enjoy spending time with family, running, traveling, and reading. This is my eighth year at StMCS.
Email Me: acina@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Cina's Sixth Grade Class |
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Leah Perish, Language Arts/Religion
My family includes my wonderful parents, brothers, sister, sisters-in-law nieces, and nephew. I received my BA from the University of Minnesota, Morris, and I received my MA from St. Mary’s University. I enjoy spending time with friends and family, reading, cooking, listening to music, and watching the Twins. This is my 11th year at St. Michael Catholic School. Prior to teaching at St. Michael Catholic School, I taught at St. Mary’s Catholic School in New Trier. I attended Catholic school as a child and feel blessed to be teaching at St. Michael Catholic School where I can share my Catholic faith with our students.
Email Me: lperish@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Ms. Perish's Fifth Grade Class
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Brenna Rattai, Science
My husband and I have two children, a son and a daughter. I recieved my BS in Elementary Education as well as my M.Ed from the University of MN-Twin Cities. In my free time, I like to read, watch movies, spend time with my family, jog and kickbox. This is my fifth year at StMCS. I have also taught in Hopkins and Monticello. I enjoy teaching in a Catholic school because it allows me to incorporate faith in God into every area of my life. I feel at home at StMCS because we pray in school and we attend Mass together as a school community each week.
Email Me: brattai@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Rattai's Kindergarten
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Anna Tangen, Language Arts/Religion
I live with my husband Nick and 3 sons. I received my BA from the College of St. Benedict and my MA from the St. Mary’s University. In my free time I enjoy scrapbooking, stamping, and spending time with my family. I have been at StMCS for 9 years. I attended Catholic elementary school and Catholic college. I love teaching in a Catholic school because I am able to share everything I enjoyed in a Catholic elementary school with my students.
Email Me: atangen@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Ms. Tangen's Webpage
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Mike Bloberger, Physical Education
I am married and have two adult children and one grandson. I received my BA from Augsburg College. In my free time I enjoy golf, reading and spending time with family. I have taught at St. Michael Catholic School for 23 years.
Email Me: mbloberger@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mr. Bloberger's Physical Education
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Sharon House, Librarian
I am married and have three sons. I have a B.S. from State University of New York at Buffalo and a M.S. from The Ohio State University, both degrees are in Chemistry I enjoy reading, scrapbooking and other crafts, sports and spending time with my family. This will be my 11th year as a school parent, 7th year subbing and third year as the librarian. I taught chemistry lab and recitation as a teaching assistant at OSU and I have taught chemistry at Columbus State Community College and The Ohio State University. I attended Catholic school through 8th grade. I am active in the parish as a reader, working the festival and as a member of a bible study group.
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Amy Huberty, Technology
I am married and have three children. I received my BA from the University of Northern Iowa and my MA from the College of St. Marys. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, working out and spending time with family. This is my 11th year at StMCS as the technology specialist. I also taught 4th grade at Annunciation School. I have many fond memories of attending a Catholic school and I enjoy seeing the students here at StMCS grow in their faith.
Email Me: ahuberty@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Huberty's Technology Classes
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Joanna Padden, Music
I grew up in Waverly, MN in a musical family with 2 brothers and 1 sister. I received my B.A. in K-12 Music Education from the College of St. Benedict and received my M.E.D. in Teaching and Learning from St. Mary’s University. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, reading, volleyball, yoga, swing and salsa dancing. This is my 9th year at StMCS. I previously taught K-8 music and art at St. Joachim Catholic School, Philadelphia, PA as a volunteer through Americorps.
Email Me: jpadden@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Ms. Padden's Music Classes
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Tomas Rodriguez, Spanish
Email Me: trodriguez@stmcatholicschool.org
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Karen Trudeau, Primary Reading Support
I am married and I have 2 boys. I have a B.S. from U MASS Amherst, a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Illinois State, a Master’s from St. Mary’s, and my Reading License from Hamline University. In my free time, I enjoy movies, TV, taking classes, running/walking and reading. This is my 9th year. I have taught 1st grade, Kindergarten, Special Education and preschool. I have taught in 4 states. I like teaching at the Catholic School because of the support I get from my friends and the school families.
Email Me: ktrudeau@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Ms. Trudeau's Primary Reading Support
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Kim Winans, Intermediate Reading Support
I am married and have four children, two boys and two girls. My two oldest children are alumni of StMCS. I received my BS with a minor in Special Education from Mankato State University. In my free time, I enjoy gardening, scrapbooking, reading, fishing and spending time with my children. This is my 6th year teaching at StMCS. I have also taught in Minneapolis and Delano.
Email Me: kwinans@stmcatholicschool.org
My Webpage: Mrs. Winans Intermediate Reading Support
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Shelly Barthel
I have lived in St. Michael my whole life. I am married and we have four children, one daughter and three sons. All of my children have attended or are attending StMCS. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, going up north, reading, walking, and bird watching. This is my 9th year at St. Michael Catholic School.
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Angie Breen
I am married with 3 children. I received my BA at The College of St. Benedict. I have a Sociology degree with a concentration in Family Studies. My free time is mostly spent with family and friends. I spend many hours watching our kids play sports and getting them to all of their activities. I also love to scrapbook and to read if time allows. This will be my 5th year at StMCS. I was a Toddler and Preschool teacher for 6 years and the director of a child care center for 4 years before moving to St. Michael.
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Sarah Duerr
I was born and raised in St. Michael. I am married and we have 4 children, who all attend StMCS. In my free time, I enjoy camping and hiking with my family, attending my children's activities, and reading. I attended St. Michael Catholic School as a child, along with all of my siblings and enjoy being here to share the days with my children.
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Cheryl Lenneman
I was born and raised in St. Michael, Minnesota. I am married to and we have three children. I enjoy reading, cross-stitching, and going on walks. This will be my 14th year at this school. I also attended StMCS as a child. I enjoy being a member of St. Michael Parish and enjoy helping out where I can.
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Angie Mahoney
My husband, Mark, and I live in Rockford with our 3 children, who all attend StMCS. We also have a white Lab/Border Collie puppy, Izzy. My family and I are new to the school and parish community. I received my B.A. from St. Mary's University. I enjoy running, scrapbooking and stamping. I like that I have the opportunity to see children growing every day in their faith and academics. Working here has also allowed my family to become fully immersed in our new school and parish.
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Jean Maurer
I am the widowed mom of four grown children (three sons and one daughter) and grandma of two grandsons and two granddaughters. I attended St. Cloud State University. I love spending time with my family and also enjoy reading, sewing, baking and stamping.I’ve been a volunteer at StMCS since my own children were students here, and have worked as a para for about 18 years . I have been a CCD teacher for many years. We examined both the Catholic and public school when our children were ready for school. We chose St. Michael Catholic School for our children because it offered a strong academic education within a setting that could include moral guidance, sharing of faith, positive role models, and small classes where everyone knew and cared for each child. It felt like an extension of my own family. The teachers, families and friends we came to know through this school have stayed connected far beyond their school years. Each of my children went forward from StMCS very well prepared for all that would lie ahead.
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Staff
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Mike Bertek
I am married. I have two daughters and one son. I enjoy watching sports, traveling and spending time with my kids.
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Donna Bergstrom, School Nurse
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Jane Daleiden, Head Cook
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Barb Jesser, Office
I live with my husband and daughter and have a son in college. Both of my children are graduates of StMCS. I enjoy reading, baking, fishing and spending time with my family at the cabin. This is my 9th year at StMCS.
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Tamara Kiddoo, Cook's Assistant
I am married and have two sons. This is my third year working in the kitchen at St. Michael Catholic School and I have also been a volunteer for many years. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, gardening and spending time with my family.
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Amanda Lenneman, Kids Club Assistant |
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JoMarie Mavencamp, Cook |
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Melissa Schlafke, Kids Club Coordinator, Middle Level Dean of Students, 7th Grade Math
My husband Adam and I live in Montrose with our daughter. I received my BS in education from UW River Falls. I love to spend time with family and friends grilling out, bike riding, and scrapbooking. This is my 2nd year at StMCS. My prior experience includes teaching 6th grade math, 4th grade and all other grades while substitute teaching for the last three years. I attended Catholic school from Kindergarten through 8th grade and am very blessed to be able to live out my faith and my passion in the same setting. It is the best of both worlds!
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Tricia Stahlmann, Office
My husband and I have one daughter, who in high school. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with family and reading. I have worked at StMCS for eight years. My daughter is alumni at StMCS and even though I am not a parent at the school, I am blessed to be part of this faith-filled community.
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Dewey Vetsch, Maintenance
I am married and have 3 children. This is my third year at St. Michael Catholic School. In my free time, I enjoy watching sports and golfing. I also enjoy spending time with my family.
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Tracy Wettschreck, Cook's Assistant
I am married and have two children. My son is an alum of StMCS and my daughter is in third grade. This will be my third year at StMCS.
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