SCHOOL: Lutheran High School of St. Charles County

CLASSES: English Department: AP Literature, Symposium, & Publications

SCHOOL PHONE: 636-928-5100 x.101

About Me:

Teacher since 1981.
Degrees: 
B.S. Education -  Concordia University Seward, NE. 1977
Masters in Education. - University of Missouri, St. Louis , 1992
Chancellor's Certificate in Electronic Art and Publishing - University of
Missouri, 2004
At Lutheran High since fall of 1996.

MY SCHEDULE:   
Room 101 - Mrs. Staude
TERM 1 - 2011-2012
Courses:Symposium, Com 2, Publications

Block 1: COM 2
Block 2: Symposium
First Lunch
Block 3(odd days): Publications
Block 3(even days): Prep 
Block 4: COM 2

SEMESTER 2 - 2011-2012
Courses:Symposium,AP LIT Publications
Block 1: AP LIT
Block 2: Prep
First Lunch
Block 3(odd days): Publications
Block 3(even days): Prep 
Block 4: Symposium


EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENTS:  
Yearbook Advisor, Penning Paws Adviser, Photography Club
Advisor, Chapel Musician, Editor/Admin.for the LHS Facebook Page

Feel free to CONTACT ME during my prep periods if necessary:
School Phone #636-928-5100x.101 or via the email link on this 
website's home page.

Personal info:
Hobbies: Spoiling my 4 grandchildren whenever possible, travel, walking my
greyhound, reading, photography, computers (esp. Graphic design), wine-making,
theater, gardening, jogging,sailing, kayaking, swimming, x-country skiing,
knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, and sewing. 
I love word games... challenge me to Scrabble or Pathwords on Facebook... I
can't resist!

Fun facts: 
1. Mr. Staude and I own and operate a winery in Warrenton.
2. I have crossed the Atlantic 10 times.
3. I love noodles and butter.
4. I can almost NEVER pass a bookstore in a mall.
5. I was born the same year that Disneyland opened!
6. I share a birthday with a rather infamous person from history.
7. I have kept a journal (and now a blog) since I was 8 years old.
8. I am quite afraid of thunderstorms and open air high places. 
9. My favorite color is blue.
10. I own approx. 3,500 books not including the ones on my Kindle!

Mission For The Class

    In all my classes, my goal is for my students to view themselves as 
life-long learners. There's always more to discover both in life and in 
literature! Additionally, it is important not just to read reams of
literature, but to take time to ponder its meaning for us and our lives.
Writing can aid us in that reflection as we seek to understand and define our
world.
    As Christians, we strive daily to become the best that we can become in
whatever we seek to do in life. I will do my utmost to help the students in my
classroom learn to communicate well in today's world and to learn more about
that world from the literature we study together