Father Bob Lotz became temporary administrator at Blessed Trinity Parish February 1, 2007 and was appointed pastor of Blessed Trinity and Saint John Evangelist parishes June 19, 2007. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1973 and spent many years in special assignments in Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry throughout the archdiocese.

Principal - Jeanne Bitkers (jeanne@blessedtrinityparish.org)

This is my second year at St. Mary’s Catholic School and I’m delighted to be the principal and to have the opportunity to work with the outstanding and dedicated teachers and staff members as well as with the wonderful students and families here.  Prior to my coming to St. Mary’s I was the principal at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Plymouth.  Before that I served as a teacher, principal, director of elementary education and co-superintendent in the Sheboygan Area School District. I am also an adjunct instructor in the School of Education at Lakeland College in Sheboygan.

 I have a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Mount Mary College and a Masters degree from UW-Madison. I have also earned a Certificate in Lay Ministry from St. Francis Seminary and am currently enrolled in the Ph.D. Program at Cardinal Stritch University. I live in Kohler and am a member of St. Dominic Parish where I have been a trustee, chairperson of the Parish Council, volunteer coordinator of the Religious Education program.  I am currently a Lector, Eucharistic Minister and a member of various parish committees.

 I love working with students and their families as well as with teachers and school staff members, and I look forward to the challenges that will be faced, and the opportunities that will come, to share the message of Jesus and to help students grow in faith, knowledge and love at St. Mary School during the coming school year.   My door is always open.  Please stop and visit!

Secretary - Joyce Jentges (joyce@blessedtrinityparish.org)

Ms. Jentges has been the school secretary for eight years at St. Mary School. Some of the duties her position includes are: keeping track of student attendance, working with student files, Thursday Folders, being the student nurse and many other administrative and secretarial things on a daily basis. She has enjoyed watching the children grow up and enjoys a few opportunities to show them the wonders of the night sky. When she’s not working, she enjoys taking a telescope out to show people things like Saturn and is an active amateur astronomer. In December 2009, Ms. Jentges graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with and Area of Emphasis in Organizational Communication. She is a Wisconsin native, who resides in Port Washington.

Preschool - 8th Grade Teachers

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This is Mrs. Rekowski's third year teaching K-4/K-5 at St. Mary’s. Before she began teaching at St. Mary’s she was a teacher for ten years at Our Lady of the Lakes in Random Lake.  While there she taught kindergarten as well as preschool. Over those ten years she was able to help implement the full day kindergarten program.

Mrs. Rekowski earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lakeland College with majors in early childhood and elementary education.

She has a very basic philosophy that each child is created by God, that we are all unique and so too is our learning ability. She believes that her early childhood classroom shall be a safe place where children feel comfortable to use their creativity to learn and explore the world around them.  Her students do many hands on activities to help develop social skills as well as academic skills so that the children are able to move on to the next level with confidence.

Mrs. Mutsch, originally from Milwaukee, moved to Wisconsin Rapids in 1994, where she and her husband Jim and two sons lived for 7 years. While in Wisconsin Rapids, she worked for the Wisconsin Rapids Catholic School system as a Teacher's Assistant.  In 2002, Mrs. Mutsch and her family relocated to Howards Grove.  She worked at Kingdom Kids Preschool in Sheboygan and in 2002 she joined St. Mary School.

She has an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education from Lakeshore Technical College.  Mrs. Mutsch thoroughly enjoys working with the children and teachers at St. Mary School and feels God has truly blessed her with this opportunity.

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Ms. Gruber has been teaching for many years at St. Mary School.  During that time she has always taught at the 3rd and 4th grade level.

Ms. Gruber firmly believes that every child is unique with many gifts given to them by God.  As a teacher she feels it is her responsibility to help children nurture their talents as well as find ways to overcome their weaknesses.

Ms. Gruber's love for children is continued into the summer where she works as the playground Supervisor in the Sheboygan Public School Community Recreation Department.  In the Playground Program she oversees activities for 16 playground sites and supervises 32 young men and women seeking to become teachers.

In her spare time Ms. Gruber loves reading, gardening, sports, exercising, and spending time with her family and friends.

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Educating God's most precious gift, children, has been a passion of mine for a very long time. I come from a line of teachers having an older sister who was a teacher, an aunt as well as my father that was trained to be a teacher but never really had the opportunity to teach because he was called upon to help with the family farm. I grew up on a dairy farm in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin which was a century farm. I am a Valders High School graduate and received my Bachelors of Science in Education degree from Silver Lake College, Manitowoc. My husband is Mike Burkart, who hails from St. Nazianz, WI and is a retired Park Specialist for the City of New Holstein. We have two grown daughters; one in Ankeny, Iowa and the other in Waukesha, WI. I have several years experience in education in various levels with much of my experience being in Catholic Schools.

My favorite time of year is late spring and early summer because I love seeing God's creation waking up from its long winter's nap as well as enjoying the presence of the colors of nature returning and warmer temperatures. I enjoy gardening, mainly flower gardening, sewing, floral arranging, reading, travel and camping. Mike and I live in the home we built a number of years ago in rural New Holstein. An important part of our household are our two Shelties, Heidi and Ramsey. I am pleased to be a part of the St. Mary's School Family as well as being an important part of your children's lives.

Specialist Teachers

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Mr. Fink has been the Physical Education teacher at St. Mary's for the last 6 years.  He has a B.S. degree from Carthage College and a M.S. degree from Winona State.  He has coached and played almost every sport at every level.  Mr. Fink has taught physical education, History, Health, and weight training.  He has even taught teachers to be teachers as a professor at Carroll College.

Mr. Fink has been teaching for 45 years with stops in Hartford, Waukesha, (Carroll College) Sussex, and Sheboygan Falls.

He enjoys working with students of all ages.

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Roxanne Perronne is the music teacher at St. Mary School. Though this is her fifth year of teaching at St. Mary's, she has taught over 20 years in the Sheboygan Catholic schools.  

Mrs. Perronne is a graduate of Lakeland College, with Kodaly certification from Silver Lake College. She is certified to teach music in grades K-12.

She is a firm believer in the value of Catholic education and the values it imparts. Mrs. Perronne lives in Cleveland Wisconsin and has three grown children and two grandchildren.

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Josh Klopf is the new technology instructor at St. Mary School.  He is currently a student at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, and will be student teaching in Spring.  He is majoring in Early Childhood and Elementary Education with a Computer Education Minor. He is looking forward to a wonderful and fun filled year of learning.

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Bernie McKichan joins the staff of St. Mary's as Spanish instructor.  He retired after 33 years in the public schools, the last 32 in the School District of Sheboygan Falls.

Mr. McKichan earned his Bachelor's degrees in German and Spanish from the UW-Whitewater and a Master's degree in German Literature and Linguistics from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.  He taught both German and Spanish at the middle and high school levels.

In his spare time Mr. McKichan enjoys reading, music working with computers and riding his recumbent bicycle. He and his wife have two daughters, both of whom attend UW-Stevens Point.

 

St. Mary Child Care Staff

Child Care Director

Jeanne Bitkers

Diane Mutsch (mutschd@archmil.org)

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Coming Soon

Support Staff

Mr. Holden is the former Technology Instructor at St. Mary School.  He currently is at St. Mary School every other Wednesday to deal with any Technology issues that arise.  Mr. Holden is also at St. Mary School in a supervisory role to oversee the Technology Instructional program.

In addition to being the Technology Advisor at St. Mary School he teaches Technology to students in Grades K - 8 at Shepherd of the Hills School in Eden, Grades K - 4 at Divine Savior School in Kiel, and Grades K - 6 at Chilton Area Catholic School in Chilton.  

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