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Mrs.
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Cathy Dreyer grew up in Huber
Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a B.S.
in Nursing. She was commissioned an officer in the The United States Army
and was stationed in Berlin, Germany with she witnessed the fall of the
Berlin Wall. She is married to Phil and has three children. In her free time, she enjoys reading,
knitting, logic puzzles, attending her children's athletic events and spending time
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Mrs. Threm |
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Linda Threm graduation from
McAuley High School and earned a Bachelor in Business Administration with a
double major in Marketing and Quantitative Analysis from the University of
Cincinnati. She is married to Bob and has four children, one at
McAuley and the other three here at St. John's. Outside of
school you can find her at Shopping Cent$, in the car shuffling her children
around, or attending her children's sports, drama, or music events!
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Rev. Timothy S. Kallaher
was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1946. He was ordained by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in
1972. He earned a Masters Degree in Theology from the Athenaeum and a Masters Degree in
Latin from Xavier University. His first assignment was as temporary chaplain at Mercy
Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. He taught at Elder High School for five years and was
an associate at Our Lady of Victory in Delhi. He taught for five years in the college
seminary. In 1982 he became full-time associate at St. Albert the Great in Kettering,
Ohio. He became pastor of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in Dayton, Ohio in 1986. In
1998 he was appointed pastor of St. John's. |
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Hummel is beginning her 13th year as a nurse in the school setting, her
5th at St. Johns.
Mrs. Hummel has many years of hospital nursing behind her as well. She
received her nursing degree from the University of Cincinnati. She has
3 children and 3 grandchildren. Mrs. Hummel enjoys being with her
family (esp. the grandbabies), reading, and crocheting baby afghans.
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Mrs. Wuest |
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Mrs. Betsy
Wuest is the reading specialist at St. John's. This is Betsy's first year
and she is very happy to be here. Betsy grew up in Hamilton, Ohio and
graduated from Edgecliff College with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary
Education and went to Xavier University for her Masters in Education and
Reading Specialist. Betsy has previously taught at Assumption School, Our
Lady of Visitation, All Saints, and most recently at St. Ignatius. She has
two grown daughters and five dogs. In her spare time she likes to spend time
with her family and dogs, read, travel, and shop. |
Mrs. Chaifetz |
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Mrs. Lynn Chaifetz
is beginning her eleventh year at St. John's and is very happy to be here. She has two grown daughters and one
grandchild. She received her bachelor degree in Psychology at Washington University
and her Master's in Speech Therapy at the University of Cincinnati. She has been a
speech and language pathologist in a variety of settings for thirty years. When she
is not working she likes to be with her family, read, knit, watch old movies, and read. |
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Ms. Nunley |
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Ms. Nunley is
beginning her third year at St. John’s as school psychologist. She is a
native of Cincinnati and currently lives in Fairfield, Ohio. She completed
her Ed. S at Marshall University in South Charleston, West Virginia in
school psychology and has worked as a school psychologist in Arizona, Ohio,
and West Virginia. She has three grown children and five grandchildren. She
also loves art, reading, music, and yoga. |
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Mrs. Kemble |
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Beth Kemble
is the Intervention Specialist at St. John's. She grew up on the West
side, attended Mercy High School and received her Elementary and Special
Ed degrees from the University of Dayton. She received her Master’s in
Special Education from U.C. Beth taught at Anderson High School for
years then stayed home for five years with her children. She has four
girls from ages four to thirteen. She most recently taught at St.
Ignatius where she is a parishioner. Beth is involved with activities at
St. I's and in her "spare" time likes to coach soccer, read, and shop.
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Mrs. Eckes |
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Kathy Eckes is an Intervention
Specialist at St. John's. She graduated from McAuley High School. After
high school, she attended the University of Cincinnati graduating with a
B.S. in Special Education and a M.A. in Education. She went on to Butler
University and received a school psychology certification. She most
recently worked at St. Ignatius. She and her husband, Paul have
three children, Eric, Megan and Kara. All of them were graduates of St.
John's. Her favorite thing to do is spending time with her family,
especially going out to eat. |
Mrs. Kahny |
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Mrs. Jenny Kahny graduated from
McAuley High School and earned a Bachelor of Education degree from Miami
University. She previously taught first grade and seventh grade at St.
John's and this will be her sixth year teaching Preschool. She is excited to be here at St. John the
Baptist School. In her free time, she is very active in her parish,
St. James and she enjoys reading, playing indoor soccer, and
spending time with her husband, Neil , and their four children. |
Mrs. Wolf |
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Mrs. MaryAnn Wolf attended
Our Lady of Angels High School and the University of Cincinnati where she
received an Associate Degree in Science. She is married to Tom and has
two children, Bryan and Jonathan, who are graduates of St. John's.
Currently Mrs. Wolf is working in the preschool classroom as an aide.
In her spare time she loves to garden, walk her dog, and spend time with family and friends. |
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Mrs. Ferrier |
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Mrs. Moeller |
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Mrs. Borgman |
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Mrs. Borgman has taught at St. John the Baptist
for 17 years. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. She has completed graduate work
in Administration and Early Childhood Education at U.C. and Wright State University. Vicki
and her husband, Gerry, are active parishioners at St. John's and their 2 children are St. John alumni.
Mrs. Borgman likes to spend time with family and friends. She
volunteers as a "Cuddler" in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit of a local
hospital. |
Mrs. Hayes |
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Mrs. Hayes has been teaching
Kindergarten for twenty years. She earned her Bachelor Degree in Education from the
University of Cincinnati. She is a member of St. John's Parish with her husband Mike and
they have three children Aaron, Daniel and Bethany. Her favorite things to do are to spend
time with her family and sing. |
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Mrs. Sander |
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Mrs. Mindy Sander is in her
fifth year of teaching—this is her second year at St. John’s. She earned
her BA in Education at Miami University and her MA in Education, along with
a Reading Endorsement, from The College of Mount Saint Joseph. She and her
family are members of St. John’s Parish and she is very excited to be a part
of St. John’s School! Mrs. Sander loves spending time with her family (and
her very spoiled cat, Jersey), reading, running, and collecting recipes.
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Mrs. Sellers |
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This is Mrs. Sellers' eleventh year teaching and seventh year at St. John's. She grew up on the "West Side", and
attended St. Martin of Tours Elementary School and Mother of Mercy High School. Mrs.
Sellers graduated from the University of Dayton with her Bachelor of Science in Elementary
Education, in 1999. In her spare time she enjoys playing sports, playing cards,
cross-stitching, crossword puzzles, and spending time with her family. |
Mrs. Reder |
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Mrs. Erin Reder, a second
grade teacher, has been teaching at St. John the Baptist since the 2003/2004
school year. She and her family are members of St. John's Parish, and
she attended St. John's School. She received her Bachelor's degree in
Elementary Education at Hanover College. Erin received her Master's in
Reading Education from Xavier University in the summer of 2008. She
also has a Reading Endorsement for grades K-12. Mrs. Reder enjoys reading, running, and spending
time with family and friends. |
Mrs. Rapien |
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Norma Rapien was born and
raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Science
in Elementary Education Degree from Edgecliff College, which is now part of
Xavier University. She has been teaching second grade for twenty-six years,
twenty-two of those years have been at St.
John's. She currently resides in Green Township with her husband Gary, and her three
children. Teaching is her passion, and it is how she spends most of her time! Other
activities she enjoys include gardening, reading, hiking, and spending time with family
and friends. |
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Mrs. Peter |
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Mrs. Laura Peter is a
graduate of Catholic schools: All Saints, Ursuline, and Xavier University.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree in Education
with a concentration in Montessori. Mrs. Peter taught grades 1, 2, and 3
for two years in Montessori schools. This is her seventeenth year teaching
third grade in the Catholic schools. Mrs. Peter absolutely loves third
grade and is excited to be at St. John’s!
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Mrs. Zipperer |
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Pamela Zipperer has taught
at St. John's since the 1998/1999 school year. Her Education degree is from the
University of Cincinnati. She and her family are also parish members. She is
married to John and they have three sons. Zach and Christian attended St.
John's K-8 and now Zach is a senior at St. Louis University and Christian
is a senior at St. Xavier High School. Michael is a kindergartener at St.
John's this year, following in his brothers' footsteps! She and John enjoy watching their older
son's sporting events and keeping Michael out of trouble. |
Mrs. Shotwell |
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Elaine Shotwell received her undergraduate degree in Education from the
University of Cincinnati. She obtained her master's degree with a
certificate in Reading from Xavier University. She is in her 36th
year of teaching all at St. John's School. When she has time to relax, she likes to
spend time with her family and friends, read, walk, and play Scrabble on the computer. |
Mrs. Peters |
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Mrs. Shannon Peters, who teaches fourth grade, is currently in her twenty
first year of teaching and
tenth year at St. John the Baptist.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in Education at Thomas More College and
her Master of Arts in Education from Northern Kentucky University. She
is married to Dan and has two children. She has always taught at
Catholic schools, which demonstrates her commitment to Catholic education.
Her own children attend St. John which shows her commitment and confidence
in our school. |
Mrs. Schneider |
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Mrs. Brigid Schneider is in
her thirteenth year of teaching fifth grade at St. Johns. She received her degree in
Elementary Education from The University of Cincinnati. Mrs. Schneider and her husband
Carl have been married for 24 years. The have four children, Carl, Logan, Garrett
and Brianna. Mrs. Schneider is a resident of White Oak and a member of St. James
Parish. For relaxation, Mrs. Schneider likes to read, write, go to auctions and
spend time with her family. |
Mrs. Vest |
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This is Barb Vest's twenty-first
year at St. John's. She graduated from Badin High School in Hamilton. She
received her BA in education from Miami University. Mrs. Vest has a degree in
special education and in elementary education. |
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Mrs. McKendry |
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This is Vikki McKendry’s
first year at St. John’s and she is very excited to be here. Previously she
taught part-time at Our Lady of the Visitation School. She has a Bachelor’s
degree from the Union Institute and University, and a Master’s degree from
Miami University. She is married and has 2 daughters, one who is currently
attending St. John’s. To relax she loves to read, play board games and word
games, and spend time with her family. |
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Miss Lukey |
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Señorita
Anita Lukey is excited to be in her second year at St. John's teaching
Spanish to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. She previously taught for two years in
San Antonio, TX, with AmeriCorps. She is a native of Cincinnati and attended
Mount Notre Dame High School. She received her undergraduate and graduate
degrees from the University of Dayton in Spanish, Foreign Language Education
and Educational Leadership. She loves to read, travel, shop, play volleyball
and spend time with her nephews.
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Mr. Acito |
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Mr. Tony Acito enters into his fifteenth year of
teaching and first at St. John's. He will be teaching seventh and eighth
grade this year. Previously, he taught Senior English and Shakespeare at
Newport Central Catholic High School. He is a graduate of the College of
Mount St. Joseph with a BA in English and a History minor. Tony and his wife
Jenny have been married for ten years and have two daughters, Emily (6) and
Carly (4) and are members of St. Ignatius Parish. In his spare time, he
coaches the defensive line for the College of Mount. St. Joseph. |
Mrs. Haun |
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This is Donna Haun's eighteenth year at St. John's. A lifelong resident of Cincinnati, she graduated from
the University of Cincinnati with degrees in Dental Hygiene and, twenty years later,
Education. Mrs. Haun's favorite activities include reading, traveling, and
spending time with family and friends. |
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Mrs. Smith (Science) |
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Mrs. Chris Smith is in her twenty-fourth year of teaching, and her
seventeenth year of teaching science to St. John's
junior high students. She graduated from McAuley High School and earned a Bachelor
of Arts in Education from Xavier University. Mrs. Smith earned her Masters Degree
in the Art of Teaching from Marygrove College. In her free time, she enjoys
reading, boating, gardening, and spending time with family and friends. |
Mrs. Green |
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Mrs. Sharon Green, who currently teaches eighth grade at St. John's. She received
her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Ball State University in
Muncie, Indiana, her home state. She went on to get her Masters of
Education from Xavier University. She and her husband Mike, have two
sons, Chris and Jeff both John's alumni. In
her free time, she enjoys gardening, reading, attending her boys sporting events and
spending time with family and friends. |
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Mrs. Fay |
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This
is Mrs. Fay's sixth year teaching Physical. Education and her second year at
St. John's. She has earned Bachelor Degrees from the University of
Cincinnati in Health Promotion and Education and Northern Kentucky
University in Physical Education and Health. Mrs. Fay grew up on the West
Side, attending St. William Elementary and Seton High School. She has been
married to her husband Dan for seven years and they are expecting their
first child at the end of the 2009/2010 school year. Mrs. Fay enjoys
cheering on the Bearcats, playing volleyball, spending time with her family,
and crafting and making jewelry. |
Mrs. Donohue |
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Cathy Donohue has a BS and
a Master’s Degree in Experimental Psychology. She was a PhD candidate at
the University of Kentucky until she received her first “mom” degree. During
the past thirty years, she has taught Math in Ohio, Indiana and
Pennsylvania, where she was also certified to teach Science and Social
Studies. She has taught at Miami for the last ten years. She contributed to
the “National Right to Read” program, published an article on computer
learning, and piloted the University of Steubenville’s “Catholic Vision of
Love” curriculum. She holds an advanced certification as a Catechist in
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, and has worked to promote Life Issues by writing
legislation, lobbying, and serving as President of Indiana Citizens for
Life. She thanks God everyday for His gift to her of family. |
Mrs. Robbins |
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Mrs. Robbins has been teaching computer skills at St. John's since 1994. She
received her training for Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
FrontPage, and Publisher), NT Networking, Flash, Pinnacle Studio Plus,
Internet, Digital Photography and Basic Computer Repairs through Comp USA
computer training, Diamond Oaks, SOITA, and HCCA. Mrs. Robbins is married
and has three children and three grandchildren Her favorite pastimes
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reading and spending time with her grandchildren The Robbins family have been
members of St. John's Church since 1985. |
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Mrs. Neeley |
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This is Miss Kilgo's first year teaching music
at St. John's. She was a substitute teacher in several area schools after
she graduated from Miami University with her bachelor's degree in Music
Education. Miss Kilgo is very excited to be here this year, but when she's
not at school, she enjoys singing, reading, going to movies, and spending
time with her fiancé and family. |
Mrs. Smith (Art) |
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Mrs. Smith has been teaching for 10 years at St. John
School as a licensed visual arts teacher and completed her Masters in
Education several years ago. One of her favorite things to do is grade
student art work, since she gets to look at all the art work the school
children create. She says "looking at art is always good for the
soul!" Mrs. Smith also loves to camp, cook, feed carrots to Petey, her
horse, and meet with her church friends at bible study and at other
activities at Queen of Peace church in Millville. Mrs. Smith and husband
Scott have 4 children.
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Mrs. Howard |
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Mrs. Leigh Howard is the Aftercare Director at
St. John’s. She graduated from McAuley High School. Several years ago, she
completed her B.S. in Management and went on to complete her Masters in
Management/Human Resource Management. She and her husband Barry have two
children, Gabrielle and Madelynn. Gabby is currently in kindergarten at St.
John’s, and Maddie will hopefully start preschool at St. Johns in the next
couple of years. Leigh’s passion in life is spending quality time with her
family and helping those around her. |
Mr. Hasselbeck |
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This is Mr. Hasselbeck's
fourth year as Maintenance Supervisor. He recently graduated from Miami
University. He attended grade school here at St. John's and high school at
La Salle. With the exception of one year, he has worked in the maintenance
department every summer since he graduated from St. John' s. In his
spare time he likes to work on cars and trucks, cut grass and fix
things that are in need of repair. |
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Mrs. Hasselbeck |
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Mrs. Karen Hasselbeck
is in her twenty-first year at St. John's Cafeteria (twelve of which she has been manager). She attended St.
John's grade school and McAuley High School. She is married to Jerry and has 3 children
Holly, Heather, & Brad who are graduates of St. John's. In her spare time she loves to
cook, walk, read, garden, do word finds, and spend time with family and friends. |
Mrs. Knipper |
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Mrs. Claire Knipper
is in her seventeenth year at St. John's cafeteria (eleven years as assistant manager). She attended St.
John's, then graduated from Northwest High School. She is married to Steve Knipper. She has
two sons, Brad and Kevin. In her spare time she likes to read, cook, walk,
gardening, and do word searches. |
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