Hi, my name is Maureen Van Becelaere. I am proud to say I have been in Catholic schools my entire life. I went to St. Elizabeth's grade school, St. Teresa's Academy, and I received my B.A. in Elementary Education from Benedictine College. I am beginning my 27th year teaching second graders here at Our Lady of the Presentation. Before coming to Presentation, I taught third grade for eleven years at Christ the King.

My husband Paul recently retired from the Sheet Metal industry. We have three wonderful children. Megan is a bank manager and she has given us two amazing grandchildren, Avery and Kason. They live just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. Derek is an attorney and works for the Surface Transportation Board in Washington D.C. Shawn lives in Kansas City and is an associate producer on the television broadcasts of the Kansas City Royals.

I love to spend time with my family and friends. I love to read and I love sports. I am a big fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, Sporting Kansas City, Kansas City Current, the Missouri Tigers, and the Presentation Panthers!

I love second graders and I am looking forward to another wonderful year here at Presentation!