St. Paul Lutheran School Faculty

Mrs. Tanya Fraser
Preschool
Education: Graduated from Southeast Community College with an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. I worked as a Preschool aid prior to being at Stay-at-home-mom. My husband Tyler and I have been members of the West Point community since 2010. Our family has had a wonderful experience at St. Paul Lutheran School; our daughters as students and Tyler and I as parents. I am excited to get the opportunity this year to experience St. Paul as a staff member in the preschool classroom. Mrs. Fraser has worked at St. Paul Lutheran since the fall of 2019.

Mrs. Fraser's favorite Bible verse:

2 Timothy 1:7 King James Version (KJV)

7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Food = Fruit & junk food :)
Favorite Color = Shades of Blue
If you could go anywhere.... Anywhere I can drive and not fly :)
Favorite Song = "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me
Hobbies? = Baking and being with my family
What's something most people don't know about you?
I love looking at old houses. I love looking at them online and visiting historical museums and homes.
Favorite Books = My girls and I love reading together the "Little House on the Prairie" books.

Miss Emily Muench
Kindergarten and 1st Grade Teacher
Visit her classroom blog: http://msmuench.weebly.com
Education: Graduated from Concordia University, Seward, NE in May 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Special Education. Nebraska Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education, K-8, and Special Education, K-12. Has been at St. Paul Lutheran since fall of 2016.
Email: emuench@stpaulwpne.org

Miss Muench's favorite Bible verse:

Isaiah 41:10 New International Version (NIV)

10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Food = Pizza or anything with Noodles :)
Favorite Color = Pink
If you could go anywhere... I'd like to go visit where my ancestors came from in Germany.
Favorite Sports Teams = Nebraska Huskers
Favorite Song = "I
What's something most people don't know about you?
I'm a
Favorite Books = The
Tell me about your pet. = I

Mrs. Jill Recker
Transitional Kindergarten
Morning Christian Fitness Director
Education: Graduated 2016 with a Bachelor of Science. Previously she has worked for 4 years as an aide in Elementary Education. Mrs. Recker has worked at St. Paul Lutheran since the fall of 2017.

Mrs. Recker's favorite Bible verse:

1 Peter 1:22 New International Version (NIV)
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.[a]

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Food = Filet & Loaded Baked Potato with green onions &
a Salad with Ranch
Favorite Color = Green
If you could go anywhere.... Hawaii
Favorite Sports Teams = It's a tie Huskers football & Cubs baseball
Favorite Song = There's so many, but I really like jamming out to Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone."
What's something most people don't know about you?
I've played rec softball for over 20 years.

Mrs. Morgan Jacobsen
Early Childhood Education Director:
Preschool & Transitional Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Education: Graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in December of 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Birth to 3rd Grade. She has been teaching at St. Paul since fall of 2016.
Email: mjacobsen@stpaulwpne.org

Mrs. Jacobsen's favorite Bible verse:

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 New International Version (NIV)A Time for Everything3 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:  2     a time to be born and a time to die,  a time to plant and a time to uproot,  3     a time to kill and a time to heal,  a time to tear down and a time to build,
4     a time to weep and a time to laugh,  a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,  a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6     a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8     a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Food = Prime Rib & Mashed Potatoes... and Cheetos!
Favorite Color = Pink & Sparkles
If you could go anywhere.... Greece
Favorite Sports Teams = Huskers of course
Favorite Song = Eagles Wings
What's something most people don't know about you?
When I was 11, my dance company and myself danced at Disney World.
Tell me about your pet. = Charli is a dog. Remi is a hunting dog.

Mrs. Rhonda Henschen
2nd & 3rd Grade Teacher
Education: Graduated from Northern State University in December 1999 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. She completed her Early Childhood endorsement in May 2007 and her Lutheran colloquy in November 2011. Mrs.Henschen obtained her Nebraska teaching certificate in July 2018. She has been at St. Paul since fall of 2018.
Email: rhenschen@stpaulwpne.org

Mrs. Henschen's favorite Bible verse:

1 Thessalonians 4:16 New International Version (NIV)16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Food = Twist Ice Cream Cones, Strawberries, Butter,
and Italian Ice... or maybe there's such a thing as "Strawberry Butter Italian Ice" Not sure.... better ask.....
Favorite Color = Green
If you could go anywhere.... To my Parent's Farm
Favorite Sports Teams = Dallas Cowboys
Favorite Song = "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me
What's something most people don't know about you?
I have never played an instrument in a band.
Favorite Books = anything, James Patterson

Mrs. Tammy Schroeder
4th & 5th Grade Teacher
Co-Head Teacher/Administrator
Visit her classroom's blog: http://thelearningnook.wordpress.com/
Education: Graduated from Concordia University, Seward, NE with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary/Early Childhood with a minor in English. Holds a Nebraska Teaching Certificate in Elementary K-8. Taught in Madison, NE for 10 years. Has been at St. Paul Lutheran since 1999.
Awarded: K-12 LCMS Teacher of the Year Oct 2017
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEARNING NOOK BLOG.
Email: tschroeder@stpaulwpne.org

Mrs. Schroeder's favorite Bible verse:

Psalm 46:10 New International Version (NIV)
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Food = Cheese Pizza
Favorite Color = Purple
If you could go anywhere.... to the Beach! I just love it there.
Favorite Sports Teams = Dallas Cowboys
Favorite Song = This changes often... "Is He Worthy?" by Chris Tomlin
What's new with you? I recently took up knitting. I'm still learning.
Favorite Books = "Jane Austen is my favorite author and I read "Pride and Prejudice" is my favorite book. I read it at least once a year.

Mrs. Colleen Brockmann
6th, 7th & 8th Grade Teacher
Technology Coordinator
Co-Head Teacher/Administrator
Education: Graduated from College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE in 1991 with a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Completed Colloquy in 2003 from Concordia University, Seward, NE. She holds a Nebraska Teaching Certificate in Elementary and Early Childhood Education K-8.Taught at Zion Lutheran School, Bancroft, NE for 8 years. Has been teaching at St. Paul Lutheran since 2003.
Email: cdbrockmann@stpaulwpne.org

Mrs. Brockmann's favorite Bible verse:

Ephesians 2:8-9 New Living Translation (NLT)

8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Hobby= Reading & Golf
Favorite Color = Red and Purple
If you could go anywhere.... Australia
Favorite Sports Teams = Huskers
Favorite Song = "Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns and "So Long Self" by Mercy Me
Favorite Books = "The Giving Tree" and "Ferdinand"
Tell me about your pets. = I have a class pet snake. April is a Western Hognose snake who's about a 2 years old. I also have 11 farm cats and 5 kittens.

Mrs. Dana Meiergerd
School Secretary
Education: Graduated from Buena Vista University, 2002. She has studied abroad in both Japan and Germany. Mrs. Meiergerd has worked at St. Paul Lutheran since the fall of 2013.
Email: stpaulschool@stpaulwpne.org

Mrs. Meiergerd's favorite Bible verse:

Romans 12:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Romans 5:1-5 New International Version (NIV)
Peace and Hope5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Teacher Tidbits:
Favorite Food = Anything my mom makes. But if I have to pick...
Marinated Pork Chops, Meatloaf, Almonds, Coffee, Soup (any), Starburst candy, Apples, Milk Chocolate, more Coffee....
Favorite Color = I love bright colors. Pinks, Greens, & Yellows
If you could go anywhere.... It's not where I'd go but, who I'd go with. I'd pick my family and just get in the car and go!
Favorite Sports Teams = I tend to root for the underdogs in any given sport.
Favorite Song = "Down to the River to Pray" by Allison Krauss, and "You Say" by Lauren Diagle
Favorite Books = So many! I love books like some people love candy. My favorite children's book is Steven Kellogg "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash." My most recent favorite book is, "Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women."
Pets? = My home is kind of a zoo... There's 2 turtles, 1 guard dog who's all bark and no bite, 1 fluffy dog who could be confused for a mop, 2-3 cats they are free range, and 2 bucket calves that are great at mowing the yard.

Mrs. Alicia Moyer
Music Theory Teacher
Education: Mrs. Moyer leads music theory classes Kindergarten through 8th grade at St. Paul Lutheran School. She was blessed to attend a Lutheran grade school and a Lutheran high school. She has over 20 years experience in music. In her church, she has lead both Sunday School classes and directed their music program. In addition she has played the organ and participated in her church choir. She is looking forward to sharing her passion for music and continuing to be apart of the Lutheran school system.