Mary Jo has a Masters of Education degree from UWSP. She worked for the D.C. Everest for 26 years as a special education teacher. Mary Jo is married to Bob and they have four children and nine grandchildren. Her grandchildren are fourth generation students at St. John School. She feels St. John School has a unique opportunity to spread the Gospel in the community. Being able to share that with children and families is such a blessing. Mrs. Prahl loves to bake and spend time with her family.
Angie has worked at St. John School for many years. Her husband and both of their children attended St. John School through 8th grade. She enjoys the student and public contact that occurs daily thru the school and church office. Her son, Jonathon works at as a Computer Engineer. Her daughter, Jessica works in Marketing and Communications. Angie’s husband Virgil works for River-view Construction. Angie is an avid gardener, enjoys bow hunting and fishing, watching Packer games and spending time with her husband, family and friends. Her husband Virgil is an avid trapper and hunter, master griller, and also enjoys fishing, Packer games and spending time with family and friends.
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Rebecca (or miss Becky as the kids call her) has worked at St.John as an extended care/teaching aid for 12 years and has enjoyed watching as the children grow in Christ. She loves to bring fun and exciting new experiences to the room to help the lead teacher . She works at Linetec full time and at St John on her days off. In her free time Rebecca enjoys coloring, craft projects from Pinterest, riding horses and cooking.
Mrs. Bangart has a Bachelor's degree from UW-Stevens Point. Every child is uniquely created by God and Mrs. Bangart loves sharing God's love with them and finding a way to inspire each child to be a lifelong learner. This is her seventeenth year teaching at St. John. She loves spending time with her children and their families which includes five grandchildren. Mrs. Bangart has operated a Management Intensive Grazing farm with her husband Rob since 1993. They raised registered Jersey cows and dairy farmed for fifteen years and now raise beef cattle. They have a dog and four horses.
Marcia Kohnert is the D. C. Everest 4K teacher. She loves building a bridge between her students' strengths and new learning and giving them many hands-on experiences. Prior to coming to St. John's, Ms. Kohnert taught in five other schools including two in the Everest district. When she's not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four kids. One thing she is looking forward to is enjoying the beautiful country setting with her students.
Tracy has a Bachelors degree from UW-Lacrosse. She started at St. John School in fall of 2007. She loves nothing more than watching the children grow; in their education, their friendships, and in their faith. Tracy has 2 boys; Keagen and Paxton . She also fosters rescue dogs; including 2 of her own Chloe and Poppy. As a family we love soccer and racing!
I grew up in Marathon, WI and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School as well as Marathon High School. I then got my bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a major in Middle Childhood-Early Education and a minor in English Education. I am excited to start my 7th year teaching and my first here at St. John’s. I enjoy camping, reading, traveling, and spending time with my family. I am married to my wonderful husband, Cole, and we have three children: Blake (4), Sawyer (3) and Nash (3). This summer, we did a lot of camping at Lake Nokomis and spent time with family.
Lorraine Humphrey was raised in the Chicago area. She moved to Wisconsin to be closer to her parents, who retired on a beautiful lake in Eagle River. She lives in Weston with her husband John and their cat. She loves to visit her two grown stepsons, Jay and Riley. Lorraine graduated from National Louis University with a Bachelor’s in elementary education. She later added a special education certification from University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. She’s taught various grades, as well as working in museum education, and health care. Lorraine has taught grades five through eight at St. John Lutheran Church and school since 2018. Her favorite parts of teaching at St. John are the family atmosphere and watching her young fifth graders grow and become more confident servants of our Lord, Jesus.
I have been blessed to be a part of LCMS ministries for the past 14 years. I received my bachelor’s degree from Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) in Secondary Education Broadfield Social Studies with a minor Theology in 2009. I went back to CUW for my master’s in educational administration, graduating in 2016. I also completed the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) School Leadership Development (SLED) program in 2017. I have taught in Lutheran schools in Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ, and Roseville, MN. I’ve also served as the Assistant Director of Education for Garuna Ministries, a Registered Service Organization (RSO) of the LCMS. I am married to my wonderful wife Emily, and we have two children. I am blessed to have been called to serve St. John Lutheran School as Principal. I look forward to the opportunity to share the love of Christ with the staff, students, and families at St. John.
Karen has been the Organist at St. John for 26 years. Before that she was the Organist for St. Paul Church in Birnamwood for 10 years. She is working toward her Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. Her son has worked many years for Auto Zone. Her daughter is a Home Ec teacher in Antigo. Karen loves music, the outdoors, woodworking and gardening. She is thankful for this opportunity to serve.
Welcome to St John Lutheran Church & School in the beautiful rural outskirts of Wausau in Central Wisconsin. Please come visit us, all are welcome in our community.