Principal Secretary Office/Health Para Guidance
Therese Nelson Ann Jorgensen Angela Butler Hello! My name is Therese Hello! My name is Ann Traci Gemberling Hello from the Health Office! Nelson and I am the principal Jorgensen. I am starting my 2nd I’m here to help your child with Hello! I am the new school at Heritage Elementary. I was year as the secretary at all matters concerning counselor for Heritage born and raised in Heritage. I am originally from medications at school, band Elementary. I am originally Davenport, IA and am the Dyersville, IA, home of the Field aids, maybe some “magic from Bellevue and have lived in youngest of 4 girls. I moved of Dreams, Ertl Toys and the St. the metro area my whole life. Saltines” or just a quiet place to Omaha to attend Francis Xavier Basilica. My We currently live in the Millard to rest and reset for a Creighton University where I husband Dean and I live in area. I attended the University successful day at school. of Nebraska- Omaha where I received my Bachelor’s Bennington with our 4 children. This will be my third year in the received my Bachelor’s Degree Degree in Elementary Donovan is our oldest and will health office at Heritage. My in Elementary Education with Education with a Special be a sophomore at the high first year at Heritage was spent an endorsement in special Education endorsement. I school, Cassidy will be in 7th education. I worked in Millard as a Kindergarten room para, worked as a resource teacher grade at the middle school, Public Schools as a special so I do have a soft spot for and CADRE associate in the Calvin will be in 4th grade and education teacher, as well as a those sweet Kindergarteners. Omaha Public Schools for 14 Vivian will be in 1st grade at kindergarten, second, and My husband, Terry and I have third grade teacher. While in years and then became a Heritage. I am very happy to be three Bennington Badgers. Our the classroom, I received my building principal for 4 years part of the Heritage Team! In my sons attend Bennington High Master’s Degree in School at a private school before I spare time I love watching my School and our “baby” is in Administration and then went moved to Bennington. During kids participate in their many back for my second Master’s fourth grade right here at that time, I earned my first activities and spending time with Degree in School Counseling. Heritage. Master’s Degree in Behavior family and friends. Being from Last year, I worked with In my free time, I love to sew for Papillion LaVista Community Disorders and then a Iowa I am also a huge Iowa fan. my daughter. I also love Schools as a K-6 School Master’s in Administration Go Hawks! I still cheer for the gardening and tending to my Counselor at a Title 1 building. and Supervision. My Huskers except when they play butterfly garden in my My husband, Kurt, and I have husband, Eric and I have 5 Iowa of course. We love to watch been married for 14 years and backyard. children Ashley, Emma and college football on Saturdays we have 4 children: Brody (13), I feel proud to both live and Alec (our twins!), Ian and Ty. during the fall and try to travel Carson (10), Emerson (6), and work in such a wonderful Their ages range from 24 to to a new division 1 stadium each Nolan (3). We have 2 dogs, Ruby school district. I’m here to help and Kinnick. We are big Iowa 10 years old! We also have year. I look forward to meeting your child have a successful Hawkeye fans! I love to travel, two beautiful grandchildren, all of you and your students. It’s school year, so if you have any spend time with my family, be Keyley, 3 and Kayden will be 1 going to be another great year! questions or concerns, please outdoors, hike, swim, and run. I in September! We added a love new challenges and don’t hesitate to reach out. cat to our family this year! meeting new people, so I am
Her name is Snickers and she excited to start my journey at and our dog Herbie, are still Heritage Elementary! I am always here for you and to getting acquainted. I am a support our students. Please huge Chicago Cubs and Iowa reach out to me with anything Hawkeyes fan and love that you may need! spending time with my family, traveling, working out, writing, and learning new things! I am always up for an adventure!! This will be my 9th year in Bennington, my 9th year at Heritage and I am looking forward to another great year as a Bennington Heritage Badger!
Kindergarten Kindergarten Kindergarten Kindergarten
Lisa Plourde Susan Allen Megan Schultz Alex Filipowicz Hello! My name is Lisa I grew up in Omaha, but Plourde. I was born and raised My name is Megan Schultz. I Hello! My name is Alex Filipowicz. moved to Fremont when I in Omaha, Nebraska. I teach Kindergarten here at I was born in Omaha but grew married my husband, Dirk, currently reside in Papillion. I Heritage Elementary. I was up in Missouri. I returned to who is a Fremont native. I received my Bachelor’s Degree born and raised in Omaha and Nebraska when I was in high have been living in Fremont in Elementary Education with a now live in Bennington. school. for almost twenty-seven concentration in Early years. Childhood Education from I am married and have three I graduated from Wayne State I graduated from the UNO. I received my Master’s in awesome little boys. Grady is 10 College with a degree in University of Nebr. at Omaha Curriculum & Instruction from years old, Easton is 7 years old, Elementary Education and an with B.S. in Elementary and Peru State College with a and Case is 2 years old. Early Childhood endorsement. Early Childhood Education Certificate in Technology in After my undergraduate and a Masters in Early 2019. I have taught I received my Bachelor’s program, I completed the CADRE Childhood Education. I Kindergarten for 9 years and Degree in Early Childhood program at UNO where I taught for 15 years at St. first grade for 4 years at a Education in May 2015 and my received my Master’s in James/Seton School in private school in Omaha. I Master’s degree in Curriculum Elementary Education and an Omaha. There I taught third also was a substitute teacher and Instruction in November English as a Second Language grade and first grade. Before for 5 years. 2016 from Peru State College. endorsement. I taught second coming to Bennington, grade in the Omaha Public eighteen years ago, I taught My husband Brian and I have 3 In my free time I enjoy watching Schools for three years. I am Kindergarten and a lovely teenage daughters, Husker football, our family excited to begin my second year combination 1, 2, 3 grade Julianne (21), Natalie (17), and loves everything baseball, and at Heritage teaching class in Washington, NE. I Allie (15). We also have an reading a good book. I am also Kindergarten. also taught pre-school at St. adorable but spoiled dog a big Minnesota Twins and
Patrick’s in Elkhorn for one (Cavapoo) named Rosie. Minnesota Vikings fan! In my free time, I like to hang out year. At Bennington, I taught with my friends and family, run, first grade and Kindergarten. In my spare time, I love This is my sixth year teaching travel, garden, complete craft I also do storytime at the spending time with my family, at Heritage. I love teaching projects, and spend time at the Keene Memorial Library on photography, shopping and and couldn't see myself doing lake or pool. Saturdays, play a clown for decorating. anything else! my parish festival, enjoy biking and gardening and This is my 2nd year teaching at going to fundraisers. Heritage. I love being a part of I also like to portray Mrs. Bennington Schools. I am so Fremont for John C. Fremont excited to meet my students Days. and watch them learn and grow this year!
1st Grade 1st Grade 1st Grade 1st Grade
Marisa Pace Rebecca Mergens Heather Tovey
Lori Jorn My family moved to Greetings! My name is Rebecca Hello! My name is Heather Bennington when I was in Hi! My name is Lori Jorn. I Mergens. I grew up in a small Tovey. I grew up in Fremont, second grade, and I was so grew up in Tarnov, Nebraska town Wooster, Ohio. I graduated Nebraska. When I was 16 I proud and excited to return to and attended school in a from Bluffton College, in moved to Murrieta, California. I my home after getting my small K-12 building in Bluffton, Ohio with a Special received a Bachelor of Arts Undergraduate Degree from Humphrey, NE.. I moved to Education degree as well as a degree in Liberal Studies with a UNL and Master’s Degree from Omaha after graduating degree in Elementary Education Multiple Subject Teaching UNO through the CADRE from a 2-year college in and Early Childhood Education. Credential from California State Program. My husband is the Columbus, NE. I attended I started teaching in Toledo in University, Long Beach. After band director at Omaha UNO for my Bachelor’s an all-day kindergarten with 34 graduation I taught First and Northwest High School and we degree and Master’s degree kindergarteners. My husband Second grade for Menifee love having similar work in Literacy. and I moved out here after 4 Union School District in schedules so we can spend a I happily spent the last 12 years and I taught for one year Menifee, CA. lot of time together. My years teaching 2nd grade at in an OPS Behavior Disorders teaching philosophy relies Picotte Elementary in OPS. classroom. Following that year, I In 2013, I moved to Bennington, heavily on relationship Fond memories were made moved to King Elementary in Nebraska to be closer to my building with students and with the students, families, OPS where I taught first grade family. My husband, Ryan and I research based teaching and staff I worked with. for 6 years. This is my 14th year are excited to be raising our practices. I truly believe that I am thrilled to be a with Bennington Public Schools, three children as Bennington kids need a lot of time to just Bennington Badger and I’m teaching both Kindergarten and Badgers. Our children are, be kids, and that guides a lot excited to teach 1st Grade! First Grade. My husband and I Braden (10), Peyton (8) and of the way I formulate my I live in Bennington with my have been married for almost 19 Kensington (5). I love spending lessons. In my free time I love husband and three children. years and have 2 beautiful time with my family, being to read chapter books and my Braxton is 8, Josie is 6 and children, Elizabeth (14), who will outdoors, reading, watching Bible, eat yummy food, and Hadley is 4. be a Freshman at Central High sport activities and running. spend time with my family and In my free time I enjoy School, and Isabella who is 13 friends playing board games. running and participating in and will be an 8th grader at This is my second year at Go Badgers! races around the Omaha Nathan Hale Middle School. We Heritage Elementary. I am community. I also enjoy also have 2 fur babies, Graycie, blessed to be teaching at biking ,playing volleyball, and our cat, and Tucker, our puppy. I Heritage Elementary. I love watching my kids play sports. love to take Tucker for walks and being a part of the Bader As a family we love pizza, snuggle the kitty. The two family! Go Badgers! movies, and outdoor however are not the best of adventures! I love being a friends. As a family we love to Mom and a teacher! I’m play board games and travel. I excited to be a Bennington love being a part of the Heritage Badger! Family!
2nd Grade 2nd Grade 2nd Grade 2nd Grade
Kiley Plourde Tricia Powell Meagan Ellsworth
Kinsey Munderloh My name is Kiley Plourde and I I am Tricia Powell and I’m Hi! My name is Meagan am a second grade teacher at excited to be teaching second Ellsworth and this is my first Hello everyone! I am Kinsey Munderloh and this will be Heritage. I was born in York, grade at Heritage! This will be year at Heritage teaching my 2nd year here at Heritage Nebraska. I am in my 14th year my second year at Heritage. I 2nd grade! I have a Master’s teaching 2nd grade!! I of teaching and my 12th year at previously spent 21 years of Teacher Education from graduated with my Bennington. I obtained my teaching various grade levels Eastern Oregon University bachelors in Elementary degree from Doane College K-6 and Special Education in and I also hold an Education with an with an endorsement in Early Fremont. I received my endorsement in ESL. I am a endorsement in STEM from Childhood Education. I undergraduate degree from Nebraska native, growing up UNO in 2019 and am taking completed my Master's degree Nebraska Wesleyan with in North Platte my whole life. I my last couple 0f classes for at Doane as well. I taught Degrees in Elementary and spent my first two years of my Master’s degree in second grade in Geneva, Special Education. I also teaching in Texas, then Curriculum and Instruction Nebraska for two years before received a Master’s Degree returned to Nebraska and from Northwest Missouri coming to Bennington. I live in from Doane in the area of spent 12 years in Millard. I State University. I live in Bennington with my husband Curriculum and Instruction. I have taught Kindergarten, Bennington with my dog and Chris and our sons, Landen have a younger brother who 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades. I we love to go on walks around the lake. When I am and Luke. When I’m not lives in Chicago. I live in spent the last two years as a not at school, I like to read, teaching, I enjoy reading Bennington with my husband stay at home mom. My watch movies, run, and books, watching movies, and Michael, my son Jace, and my husband, James is a spend time with friends and spending time with my dogs step-daughter Olivia.. My railroader, and we have been family. Molly and Fenway and cat Gus. husband is a Firefighter/EMT married for 12 years. We have for the Bennington Fire four kids who attend school Department and also works at in Millard-Jay (11), Luke (9), STRATCOM at Offutt Air Force Gwen (7) and Beau (5). We Base. My son Jace will be in also have two dogs, Chief first grade at Heritage this and Nadia, and one moody year! He loves movies, games, cat, Annacat Tigerlily. When I and dogs! Olivia attends am not teaching, I love to school in Papillion and is cook, write, exercise, spend active in ROTC. My hobbies time outside and watch my include Reading, Mixed Media kids play sports. art, spending time with my . friends and family, and
traveling. I am a HUGE dog lover. We have four dogs and foster for a local rescue where I also like to volunteer. We have fostered over 25 dogs. 3rd Grade 3rd Grade 3rd Grade 3rd Grade
Emily Kellner (Harrell) Nicole Rowe Lauren Houston Tara Camp Hello! My name is Emily Harrell I grew up in a small Western My name is Lauren Houston, I grew up in the small town of and I am from Wahoo, Nebraska. Iowa town called Soldier. I this is my first year teaching at Scribner NE. After I I first attended Northwest earned my Bachelor of Arts Bennington Public Schools. I graduated in December of 2019 graduated, I went to Wayne Missouri State University, then degree in 2006 from the State College and earned my transferred to the University of from the University of University of Northern Iowa Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). I degree in Elementary Nebraska Lincoln where I where I studied Elementary am currently working towards Education. After teaching a earned my degree in Elementary Education, Early Childhood a master’s degree with a year I returned to school and Education. Special Education, and concentration in improvement earned a Master's Degree in Reading Instruction. In 2017, I of instruction through UNO. Curriculum and Instruction I currently live in Weston, finished my Master's degree I have lived in Omaha my whole life. My family from WSC, after graduation I Nebraska with my fiance and from Morningside College with jumped back into school and dog. In September I will be consists of my fiancé, Austin, an emphasis in English as a and our dog Kirby. When I am earned my second Master’s getting married and changing Second Language. Before not at school, I enjoy spending degree in Elementary my name to Mrs. Kellner. This will coming to Heritage in 2015, I time with my family and Education with a be my second year teaching in taught kindergarten in Lenox, friends. I also enjoy running concentration in Early Bennington. When I am not at Iowa for eight years and 5-9 outside, baking, and reading new books. Childhood Education. This is school, I enjoy spending time ELL for a year in Cedar Rapids, my seventh year teaching with my family (especially my 5 I believe every student Iowa. I was married in June of has the right to not just an third grade in Bennington nieces and nephews), watching 2016 and we moved to education, but an education and my 16th year of teaching. movies, reading, and traveling. Bennington in the spring of that is MEANINGFUL. In our During my free time I enjoy 2017. We have a son named classroom, teachers and spending time with my 3 Sawyer who will turn one in students will work together to nieces and 2 nephews, August. In my free time I enjoy be REFLECTIVE of their work, create a POSITIVE mindset, reading, traveling, gardening, cooking, reading, traveling, and baking. and be MINDFUL of others. concerts, and watching college Collaboratively we will learn
football...Go Hawks!!!! together in a space that is WELCOMING TO EVERYONE.
4th Grade 4th Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade
Matt Gouldsmith Ashley Looper Karen Sorrows Alexis Ritzdorf
Hello! I was born and raised Hello! My name is Ashley. in Omaha and this will be my I grew up in Peoria, Illinois, and Hi! My name is Alexis Ritzdorf, Looper. I grew up on a farm in first year teaching at attended Illinois State and I am originally from Lincoln. Dorchester, Nebraska and Heritage.. At the end of last University. My undergrad I graduated from Northwest recently graduated from Peru year, I completed the degree is in Middle Level Accelerated Certification for Missouri State University with a State College. This is my Education, and my teaching Teachers (ACT) program at Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary second year teaching 4th experience consists of 8th UNO, which is a program that Education and a minor in Math grade. I am also working on my allows individuals to get their grade Algebra and 6th grade Education. I completed my master’s degree in Curriculum teaching certificates if they Math, ELA, and Social Studies. I Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. When I am not already have a degree in have also worked at a and Instruction through Doane at school, I enjoy spending another field. My Bachelor’s non-profit as their Education degree was in Emergency University. time with my daughter Coordinator for multiple Management and prior to Kennedy, crafting, and reading. programs. For the past ten starting the ACT program, I I previously was an Intervention years, I have been a worked for the brokerage teacher (K-5) for one semester firm T.D. Ameritrade and for stay-at-home-mom, but two and taught fourth grade for 5 the state of Nebraska at the years ago I began substitute years in Lincoln Public Schools. Nebraska Emergency teaching in Bennington This will be my sixth year Management Agency. This Schools. My husband Scott summer, I was able to teaching fourth grade, but my and I have been married for 14 complete my Master’s degree first year in Bennington. I will years and have two sons, in Elementary Education and also be an assistant coach for I’m looking forward to a great Andrew (10) and Isaac (8). We the Bennington high school girls school year! moved to Omaha in 2014, and tennis team this spring! I am it has quickly become ‘home.’ excited to be a Bennington Some of my favorite activities Badger! include reading, traveling,
visiting family, shopping, and My husband, Joe, and I will be family movie nights. I am moving from Lincoln to excited to be back teaching Bennington. We recently got a full-time, but even more miniature dachshund named excited to be a Badger! Frankie. In my free time, I enjoy
watching movies, playing tennis, going to concerts, and getting coffee or lunch with friends. 5th Grade 5th Grade 5th Grade Math Interventionist
Tarin Knapp Dawn Kucera Dana Crisman Jessica Ehlers
Hello! My name is Tarin Knapp. Hello! My name is Dawn Hello! My name is Dana Crisman. Hello! My name is Jessica This is my 2nd year teaching at Kucera. I was born and I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska Ehlers. I am the Math Heritage, and 13th year raised in Fremont, Nebraska. and have lived in Bennington for Interventionist at Heritage teaching overall. Prior to I earned my Bachelor’s 12 years. I have a Bachelor’s Elementary. This will be my coming to 5th grade in degree from Midland College. degree from UNO in Human third year in Bennington Public Bennington, I taught 4th grade I received my Master’s degree Resources and Family Science. I School, and my 13th year for 11 years. I grew up in in Curriculum and Instruction received my Master’s degree in teaching overall. I am Hastings, Nebraska and went from Wayne State College. Elementary Education in 2014. I originally from Lincoln and to Hastings College where I My husband and I live in am excited to start my 3rd year graduated with my Bachelors received my undergraduate Fremont. We have two as a 5th grade teacher at Degree from UNL. I also have degree in Elementary wonderful daughters and a Heritage Elementary! I am a Master’s Degree in Literacy Education and Special brand new granddaughter.. married to Todd and we have from UNO and one in Education. From there I Kara, my oldest, lives in two amazing daughters- Dylan Teaching, Learning, and received Master's degrees in Fremont with her husband, and Jordan. Jordan will start Teacher Education with a Curriculum and Instruction Dylan and their baby, her 3rd year of college this fall minor in Mathematics from from Doane, and Instructional Brecken. Haley, my other at the University of Nebraska UNL. I am married to Craig Technology from UNK. My daughter, is a teacher, too. Omaha where she is studying to who is a teacher for Elkhorn husband Jeff and I keep busy Haley is teaching in a sixth be a teacher. She is a barista at Public Schools and we have chasing our four kiddos - grade classroom in Fremont. Starbucks in her spare time. one daughter, Ella who will be Conner, Macy, Kale, and Ella. I have many hobbies, but I Dylan will be a junior at in fourth grade. I love to We love being outside - especially enjoy golfing with Bennington High School. She spend time watching Ella especially if the activity my husband. We also love to can often be found in our dance, cheering on the involves water, sports, or swim and boat. Many of my kitchen cooking a fabulous meal Huskers and Chicago Cubs, animals! In my free time I love weekends are spent hanging and is also on the Bennington traveling, and spending time to run, golf, and read. I'm out with my girls. Teaching is Dance Team. I love to cook (I with my friends and family. I thrilled to be part of the my passion! Working with collect cookbooks!), read, hang am proud to be a Bennington Badger family! children is one of my most out with our Bulldog, and travel- Badger! favorite things to do! I am so I love the beach and the very lucky to have a job that I mountains! I look forward to a love and work with such an great year at Heritage- Go incredible staff . I am proud Badgers! to be a Bennington Badger!
Library/Media Library/Lunch Para Art Physical Education/Health
Bethany Redlinger
Bart Miller Kayli Bighia My name is Bethany Kathy Knight Redlinger. I am the My name is Bart Miller. This is Hello! My name is Kayli Bighia. I library/media specialist at my fourth year within am the para in the library My journey in education Heritage. I love being able to Bennington Public Schools. I usually assisting Mrs. Redlinger! started in 1996 with Van Buren see each student weekly in am the physical education I also help out in the lunchroom Public Schools as a high school the library for story, checkout teacher here at Heritage everyday. This is my first year art teacher in Michigan. While and computer time! I am Elementary. I am in my 10th here at Heritage Elementary. there I taught a variety of proud to be part of year of teaching. My previous Before I came to Heritage, I was courses in the art department Bennington Public Schools! I teaching positions were in with Omaha Public Schools and also in drafting, math and am married to Josh and we South Sioux City Community Foundation working in the Pre-K physical education. I served on have two children who both Schools and Arlington Public program. I have worked in the school improvement attend Heritage, my son Schools. education field for as long as I committees, held a department Cooper and my daughter, I am originally from Vermillion, can remember and I absolutely chair position, and volunteered Dawsyn. We also have three SD. I attended the University love what I do. at numerous school events. I dogs Jade and Jersey and of South Dakota where I I graduated from MCC in 2019 was also the advisor of our large puppy Smalls. I graduated from in 2008 with a with my Liberal Arts degree. My yearbook photography, art love to read and spend time degree in Physical Education, plan is to finish my Bachelors and anime clubs. I coached with my family. Health Education, and degree in Psychology and then softball for eleven years and Coaching. I received my complete my Masters degree to women’s basketball for eight master’s degree in Education work as a highschool counselor years. I earned a master’s Administration from Concordia or school psychologist (I haven't degree in education in 2001. A University in 2012. quite decided yet). My boyfriend bachelor’s degree in art In addition to teaching I have a of four years and I have been education in 1996 and an associates degree in fine art in passion for coaching. I am working hard to achieve our BIG th currently in my 12 year of dreams! As I am studying at 1991. I played basketball and coaching. I have coached UNO, he also is at UNO softball in college on a full football, basketball, and track obtaining his degree in Health athletic scholarship. I at multiple levels. My current and Kinesiology with a graduated from Belleville High coaching positions within concentration in Exercise School in 1989 with a mindset Bennington Public Schools Science. to help others while using the includes, Middle School I was born and raised in Omaha, gifts I have been blessed with Football and High School Boys’ Nebraska and it is definitely in athleticism and creativity. I Basketball. In my free time I what I call home. Although I love left the state of Michigan after enjoy spending time with my city and peers, a desire of teaching high school art for 21 family and friends, mine has always been to settle years and moved to Nebraska. watching/playing sports, and down in a city that has warmer Since being in Nebraska I have fishing. weather (like North Carolina or come to love the winters here, My family and I currently Texas). For now, I am enjoying the amazing ability to be able reside in Bennington where we my time here in Nebraska and I to see for miles while standing in one spot (even at night), and have lived for 7 years. My wife will continue to explore new th Brooke is in her 7 year as a things and grow new the nice roads. Even though I teacher at Pine Creek relationships. am in the cornhusker state, I Elementary. We have two kids, I am so excited for this long still bleed amazin’ blue. This will our son Mason (7), and our journey ahead of me! be my third year teaching art at Heritage Elementary. daughter Joey-Kate (4). We are %100 a Badger Family!
Music/Band Music Spanish Spanish
Courtney Billesbach Kris Adeshina Elizabeth Schaffart
Hola! Soy Sra. Adeshina Hello! My name is Ms. Hello! My name is Elizabeth I graduated from UNK with a Elizabeth Martinez Billesbach and I am the music Schaffart, and I teach General teacher at Heritage. This is Music and 5th Grade Band at BA in Elementary Education my 9th year with Bennington Bennington Elementary, and I and Middle School Education ¡Hola!Hello! My name is Public Schools. Before also teach two sections of 3rd with endorsements in Spanish Elizabeth (Liz) Martinez. I was Grade General Music here at coming to Bennington I and Social Sciences. I also born in Rexburg, Idaho, and Heritage (Harrell and Rowe’s have a K-12 endorsement in have three beautiful children taught in Elgin, Nebraska at classes). This is my 13th year of English as a Second Language ages 10, 12, & 15. They attend Pope John and St. Boniface. I teaching, and I received my and a Masters in Curriculum grew up in Auburn NE, about undergraduate and master’s Bennington Elementary and 100 south of here-right in the degrees from UNL. I have been and Instruction. Bennington Middle School. I've I have missed you all and I SE corner. I was involved in married for 13 years to my had the privilege to teach choir, band, theater and husband, Bob, and have three can't wait to see you again! Spanish for all of our wonderful children. Anne and dance. After graduating I Bennington Public Elementary Claire are twins and are 4 ½, Schools for the past 8 years. I attended the University of and Ben is 5 months old. We can honestly say out of all my Nebraska at Omaha and love to travel, especially to received my Bachelors of Disney World! past job positions, teaching is Music in Music Education. what I absolutely love the most! Since then I have become I feel truly honored to be part fully certified in Orff of the education our Bennington students receive. Schulwerk and Kodaly. This Being able to introduce them December I will graduate with my Masters in Music to a second language, as well Education.! When I am not as other cultures, has by far teaching I enjoy spending been the most rewarding! time with my family-especially Muchas gracias, thank you for my nephews, crocheting, the opportunity to work with your children! crafting, baking and singing. Maintenance I most recently performed Beethoven’s 9th Symphony as a member of the choir with the Omaha Symphony-SUPER Awesome experience!
Chuck Matland
Mr. Matland is the go to man who helps run and fix things at Heritage. You will find Mr. Chuck as most kids call him in the cafeteria, moving the lawn and keeping our school in tip top shape. You will also find him fixing buses and keeping our fields and lawns throughout the district looking pristine. HAL Special Education Special Education Special Education Para
Cheri Anderson Abby Fitzgerald
Emily Weitzenkamp Christine Pohl Hello! My name is Cheri Hello! My name is Abby Anderson and I am the Special Fitzgerald and I am the High Hello! My name is Emily I am Christine Pohl and I am a Weitzenkamp. I can’t wait to Education teacher here at Ability Learning (HAL) Resource Paraprofessional at start the year as a new Special Heritage Elementary. This is my teacher at Heritage this year Heritage Elementary. I was at Education teacher at Heritage 21st year of teaching. I spent on Mondays and Bennington Elementary last Elementary. I am from the small the first 15 years of my Wednesdays. This is my 10th town of Oakland, Nebraska. I year. I have 2 kids. A daughter teaching career in Swanville, year teaching in Bennington. have three younger siblings that in 7th grade at the middle Minnesota and 3 years in the I am also the head 8th grade I love to chase around to their school and a son here at Millard district. I am originally volleyball coach. I have events, and a large family to Heritage in 3rd grade. . spend time with! I attended the from Little Falls, Minnesota coached volleyball at either University of Nebraska-Lincoln the high school or middle and graduated with my to pursue my Bachelors degree Bachelors degree in Special school for 8 of my 10 years at in Elementary and Special Education from St. Cloud State Bennington. I absolutely Education. adore teaching, coaching, University and my Masters and being a part of the I am new to living in the Omaha degree in Education from the Bennington community. The area, but when I am not at College of St. Catherine. school I love to explore and find fact that my third class will new fun places to eat and visit! I be graduating high school I am married to Carlton enjoy spending time with friends Anderson who is the pastor of this year and I have been and family, as well as curling up Ignition Church in Bennington. able to witness them grow with a good book or painting in and change is one of the my free time! I am so looking He also drives bus for BPS. We most rewarding things I have forward to becoming a part of have 4 wonderful experienced! Bennington is a the Badger family, and I can’t children-Jesse, Hannah, Taylor wait to see all of the new place that I certainly and Jaclyn. Jesse is a family experiences that this year will therapist in Missouri. Hannah consider home, and each bring! is an English teacher in and every student to walk through my doors becomes a Bangkok, Thailand. Taylor part of my ever growing works in the oil fields in North family. Dakota and our youngest, Jaclyn, just graduated from I am originally from a small UNO with a degree in town, Louisville, and love the Psychology.. She is currently small town “feel” of working for Autism Services in Bennington. I have one older Lincoln and is pursuing her brother who lives in Omaha Master’s degree. with his wife and my two nephews. In my spare time I like playing games with my family, watching I live in Omaha with my two Minnesota Vikings football and cats, Milo and Lola. babysitting children from our Gardening and working on church. As always, I am my house is how I spend most looking forward to another of my free time. I adore great year! :) traveling and exploring new places as well as going to concerts and spending time with family. Nature is my jam and you can find me hiking in the mountains in Estes Park any chance I get!
I am so stoked to begin this new adventure as a K-8 HAL teacher!
Speech Language School Psychologist Special Education Special Education Para Pathologist
Adam Sempek Katie Korth Cassandra Rawson Dzień dobry! My name is Adam Gaby Hoegermeyer Hello! My name is Katie Sempek, and I am one of My name is Cassandra Rawson Hello! This is my 1st year as a and I am a resource Korth. This is my 8th year as Bennington Public School a Speech Language special education teacher. I paraprofessional at Heritage Districts School Psychologists. student taught last fall at Pathologist in the district. I Elementary. This is my second This is my ninth year as a school Anchor Pointe and graduated year as a paraprofessional. grew up in Bennington and psychologist and my second from UNL in December. I am I have 3 children, 2 at the most of my family lives in the currently working on my year as a psychologist in middle school and a 3rd area. I went to high school in master’s degree through grader at Heritage. Blair, NE, attended Midland Bennington. Though my family CADRE. I grew up on a farm I have lived in Omaha most of Lutheran College and played and I have lived in Bennington near Hooper, NE. I have an my life, and have lived in the older sister who just got soccer, then transferred to for 15 years, I previously was a Bennington area for the last 6 married and a twin brother. In years. UNO for my undergraduate school psychologist for Gering my free time I love to spend Public Schools, and for degree in Exercise Science. I time with family and friends. I then changed majors and Educational Service Unit Two, am so excited to be a Badger received my Master’s in where I served Lyons-Decatur, this fall!! Speech Language Pathology Tekamah-Herman, and from UNO also. I am married Bancroft-Rosalie. I have an and have two kids, one in 10th Educational Specialist degree in and one in 7th. We are busy School Psychology, and a with soccer, football, and Doctorate in Educational horseback riding. When we Administration with an emphasis get a chance, we love going in Special Education, from UNO. to Kansas City to catch a My wife, Amy, and I have been soccer game. I am excited to start the year. Go Badgers! married for 14 years, and have four children: Sayge - 11; Rylyn - 8;
Quynn - 5; Breccan - 2. The
eldest will be starting at the Middle School, Rylyn will be in third grade at Heritage, Quynn
will be attending preschool with Hollie Ponce, and the lone boy will have mom to himself during the day. I, and my family, are very beholden to live, work, and play in Bennington. It is a prodigious district.
Kitchen Kitchen ELL Reading Specialist
Lisa Schonhoff Emily Panning
Karla Harvey Connie Anderson My name is Lisa Schonhoff. I Hello all! My name is Mrs. Emily
grew up in Wisconsin. I taught Panning and I will be one of the Hi My name is Connie Hello! My name is Karla Harvey. district Reading teachers at ESL in Asia for a year. I taught Anderson and I work in the I joined the Heritage Team in Heritage Elementary this year. 1st grade, 3rd grade, and ESL kitchen. This will be my 2019 and am the Head Cook in I’ve proudly taught in in Kansas City for over ten second year at Heritage and the cafeteria. I have worked in Bennington for 14 years and years. I have been a stay at have had the pleasure of love seeing the kids everyday. food service for 25+ years. home mom for the past six teaching in each of the My husband Tom and I I grew up in Fremont, Ne. years. I have a fourth grader, elementary buildings. I am a moved to Omaha from I have lived in Bennington for 12 very proud momma to four third grader, and Norfolk back in 2005. We have years and LOVE it! beautiful little girls ranging in kindergartener at Pine Creek 5 beautiful grown children My significant other and I have 4 age from preschool to sixth Elementary. I also have a 3 and 12 grandkids children…..Leylan(29) Heather(20) grade. My husband and I live year old attending preschool on a farm in the Hooper area Reggie Jr(19) and Ellie(12)...Oh where we are now living in his Kitchen and our cat Zulu. at Stonebridge Preschool while childhood home. I spend a lot In my spare time I like to watch I teach ELLs at all the schools in Bennington School District. I of time ubering my children to my husband and his band their various activities in my love reading, teaching, Crossfire Country Music. He is “free time,” using too much the lead singer and is super traveling, and spending time coffee creamer with a little bit good - just ask Mrs. Allen!! We with friends and family. I’m of coffee as my personal jet also have an RV, so we try to get looking forward to another fuel. I LOVE to read, am energized by 90’s music, like it out as much as we can. great year at Heritage Elementary. I plan to be there watching movies or old sitcoms Andy Frahm I am super excited to be working from my past life, and enjoy one or two mornings per week. here at Heritage! playing cards with our club of friends. It’s a pleasure to have Ambreen Kedwaii Kitchen the opportunity to be with you all this year. Cheers!
4-5 Reading Specialist
ELL Para Shannon Lutter Hello. My name is Ambreen Kedwaii, I assist Mrs. Schonhoff Hey…. and work with our lovely ELL I am Shannon Lutter born students districtwide. Pamela Rowley and raised in Nebraska. We Originally from Pakistan, I Hello! My name is Pamela moved to Omaha in 2001 from have been in Bennington Rowley, and I was born and community for 18 years. By we Houston with my husband and raised in the small town of I mean my husband, two two kids. It was a big change Pierce, NE. I earned my children and two dogs. Lily from brutal hot summer to Bachelor’s in Elementary below freezing temperatures and Buzz are both graduates Education from Wayne State here. I graduated from UNMC College and student taught in of BPS. Go Badgers! That with my Master’s degree in 5th grade at Millard Public would make my husband and Microbiology. I love travelling Schools. My first teaching I empty nesters. So we really and exploring places, and position was in 5th/ 6th grade spend most of our time with spend time with my family and with OPS while I went to school Annie (or Heinz 57 dog) and friends. I have been helping at UNO to earn my Master’s in the newest member to the ELL students for four years Literacy. During my 11 years at OPS, I also taught 6th grade at family Clyde our 12 week and greatly enjoying it. This is a middle school, where I Great Dane. my second year at Bennington specialized in Reading. and I look forward to a During my free time I love to wonderful year! spend time with family, especially my nieces, read for
my Book Club, and try new restaurants for Dinner Club. As much as I love to try new recipes and places around Omaha, I also have a passion for health and fitness and love to work out. I’m happy to be a part of the small community of BPS!