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| Craig Ernstmeyer | Administrator/Principal |
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Dr. Ernstmeyer is a 1996 Graduate of Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. He received his Masters Degree in 2002 and his doctorate from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2011. He has taught and coached at Lincoln Lutheran High School in Lincoln, NE and Lutheran South in St. Louis. He and his family are members of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. This is his ninth year at SLHS. |
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| Sam Sides | Activities Director, Girls Basketball |
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Mr. Sides is a 1973 graduate of Jackson High School and a 1978 graduate of Southeast Missouri State, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Education. He has taught at Leopold High School, Meadow Heights High School, and Jackson High School during his career. He is a member of First General Baptist Church in Jackson. This is his fifth year at SLHS. |
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| Judith Fuchs | Counselor, Psychology, Calculus |
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Ms. Fuchs is a 1988 graduate of Valparaiso University. She received a Masters Degree in Mathematics in 1993 and a Masters Degree in Counseling in 2000. She taught Mathematics and Old Testament for a number of years at Lutheran high schools in New York City and San Antonio, Texas. Ms. Fuchs is presently living in Cape Girardeau and is a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cape. This is her eighth year at SLHS. |
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| Rhonda Wessel | Director of Development |
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Mrs. Wessel is a 1978 graduate of Chaffee High School and a 1982 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Her career includes nearly 30 years of sales, marketing, event planning and fundraising experience in Southeast Missouri. She and her family are members of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape. This is her third year at SLHS. |
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Faculty |
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| Talitha Beaudean | Computers, Technology Director, Softball |
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Mrs. Beaudean is originally from Moberly, MO and is a 2004 graduate of Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education and received her Lutheran Colloquy from Concordia University-Nebraska in 2009. Mrs. Beaudean lives in Jackson and is a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville. This is her seventh year at SLHS. |
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| Amy Birk | Health, Physical Education, Attendance Coordinator |
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Mrs. Birk is originally from Bloomsdale, MO in Ste. Genevieve County. She is a 1990 graduate from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in education and received her Master of Arts in Teaching from Webster University in 1997. Prior to Saxony, she taught nine years in the Perryville School District and two years in the Advance School District. She is a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. This is her tenth year at SLHS. |
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| Larry Cleair | Math, Cross Country, Track |
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Mr. Cleair attended Illinois State University, Winona State University in Minnesota, and graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in Mathematics in 1975. Mr. Cleair married his wife, Bev, in 1977 and they moved to Cape Girardeau in 1978. They purchased their current farm residence near Gordonville in 1979. In 2000 Mr. Cleair went on to earn a Masters Degree in Mathematics from Southeast Missouri State . In the fall of 2003, he was led by God to Saxony where he teaches math and coaches. He is a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau where he currently serves as Chairman of the congregation. This is his ninth year at SLHS. |
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| Laura Hayden | Social Studies, Student Council Advisor |
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Ms. Hayden is a 2004 graduate of Concordia University, Seward. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education with a concentration in Social Sciences. She is originally from Ankeny, IA, but now lives in Perryville, MO, with her dog, Lucy. Ms. Hayden is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape. This is her eighth year at SLHS. |
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| Sally Lorenz | Language Arts, Publications |
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Mrs. Lorenz, a native of Sikeston, MO, graduated from the University of Mississippi cum laude with a major in secondary English and a minor in Reading. Prior to coming to Saxony, she taught Physical Education at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau, and served as a teacher's assistant at Cape Central Junior High School. Mrs. Lorenz is a member of LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau and resides in Cape with her husband and two sons. This is her thirteenth year at SLHS. |
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| Nicolai Love | Science, Academic Team |
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Mr. Love graduated college in Seward, Nebraska, majoring in Natural Science. His home town is also Seward. Mr. Love previously taught at Lutheran High in Little Rock, Arkansas. His wife Sarah and kids, Hannah and Martin, reside in Jackson and are members at St. Andrew Lutheran in Cape. This is his fourth year at SLHS. |
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| Verlin Mangels | Science, National Honor Society, Academic Team |
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Mr. Mangels graduated magna cum laude from Southeast Missouri State University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. He received his Master of Arts in Teaching with Academic Distinction from Southeast Missouri State in 1979 and his Lutheran Colloquy from Concordia University-Nebraska in 2007. He taught for five years at Oran, six years at St. Vincent in Perryville and worked for twenty years at Procter and Gamble before retiring in May 2005. He is a member at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. This is his eighth year at SLHS. |
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| Brenda Seyer | Art |
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Mrs. Seyer has a Bachelor of Science and Masters Degree in Art Education. In addition to teaching a number of classes at Saxony, she teaches private art lessons out of her home and is involved with the Art Co-Op, currently serving as their vice-president. Mrs. Seyer is also a free lance artist and exhibits her work monthly at the Arts Council Gallery. This is her thirteenth year at SLHS. |
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| Matt Simpson | Religion, Small Group Ministries, Drama Ministries |
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Mr. Simpson is a 2002 graduate of Concordia University in Seward, NE. He has a Bachelor of Science in Art Education and a minor in Theology. Before coming to Saxony, Mr. Simpson taught for two years at Heartland Lutheran School in Grand Island, NE. Mr. Simpson is a member at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. This is his eighth year at SLHS. |
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| Rachel Story | Spanish |
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Miss Story graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009 with a B.S. in Spanish Secondary Ed. and a minor in French. As part of her studies, she was an exchange student for one semester at ITESM in Querétaro, México. She has lived in Cape County all her life and attends New McKendree Methodist Church in Jackson. This is her third year at SLHS. |
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| Becky Wichern | Math, Cheerleading |
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Mrs. Wichern graduated from Southeast Missouri State with a Bachelor of Science in Math. Prior to coming to Saxony she taught math for five years at St. Vincent High School in Perryville. Mrs. Wichern is a member at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. This is her thirteenth year at SLHS. |
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| Cole Windler | Language Arts |
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Mr. Windler is originally from Nashville, IL, but moved to Cape Girardeau after high school to attend college at Southeast Missouri State University where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in History and English. In 2011, Mr. Windler earned his master's degree in English and Writing and received two years of teaching experience teaching college English as a graduate assistant. Mr. Windler currently resides in Cape Girardeau with his two dogs, Ike and Fiona, and is a member of Trinity-St. John Lutheran Church in Nashville, IL. This is his second year at SLHS. |
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| Tyson Wunderlich | Music |
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Mr. Wunderlich earned his bachelor's degree in piano performance from Southeast Missouri State University, a master's degree in wind conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and a teaching certificate from the State of Missouri. He also completed the Lutheran Colloquy in 2010. He directs the choral and instrumental ensembles at Saxony and at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Mr. Wunderlich continues to teach college courses in music for Mineral Area Community College and Southeast Missouri State University. Away from the school setting, Mr. Wunderlich directs the Perry County Lutheran Chorale and serves as organist at his home church, Trinity Lutheran in Altenburg. This is his seventh year at SLHS. |
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| Timothy Zum Hofe | Religion, Social Studies, Golf, Europe Trip Sponsor |
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Mr. Zum Hofe comes to Saxony from the twin cities of Minnesota. He attended college at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. At Concordia, Mr. Zum Hofe received his degree in Secondary Education with emphasis in History and Theology. Mr. Zum Hofe attends St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. This is his sixth year at SLHS. |
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Office Personnel |
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| Sarah Geringer | Receptionist
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Mrs. Geringer has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Covenant College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Illustration from Southeast Missouri State University. Before coming to Saxony, Mrs. Geringer worked as an event planner and graphic designer. She lives in Tilsit with her husband and three children, who attend St. Paul Lutheran School. There are members of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Geringer enjoys reading, writing, ,cooking, gardening, and all things creative, as well as volunteering at church. This is her first year at SLHS. |
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| Amelia Mansfield | Financial/Administrative Assistant |
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Ms. Mansfield is originally from Eureka, MO. She currently does the accounting and some secretarial work for Saxony. She is a 1989 graduate of Webster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Labor Relations with an emphasis in business and accounting. She moved to Cape Girardeau in 1992 with her late husband and four children. She is a very proud grandmother of twelve. This is her sixth year at SLHS. |
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Cooks |
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| Julie Hoffman | Head Cook |
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Mrs. Hoffman comes to us from Perryville, MO. She graduated from PHS and currently lives in Jackson with her husband, Wade, and their two children. Mrs. Hoffman's love for cooking was inspired by her mother, the head cook at Immanuel Lutheran School in Perryville. The tradition carries on with Mrs. Hoffman as Saxony's head cook. This is her eighth year at SLHS. |
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| Karen Huber | Assistant Cook |
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Mrs. Huber is a Perryville, MO native and a graduate of Perryville High School. She attended Metro Business College and earned a medical assistant degree. Mrs. Huber is a proud mother of three boys, Matthew, Chad, and Riley and is grateful to have been a stay-at-home mom while raising her boys. Also residing with her in Jackson, MO is her husband, John, and two golden retrievers, Molly and Sadie. This is her third year at SLHS. |
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Custodians |
Tom Blome |
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Pastoral Advisors |
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| Rev. Doug Breite |
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