My name is Donna McVey and I am the Middle School Social Studies teacher. 

Here's a little more about me:

I grew up in Midlothian, IL a South Suburb of Chicago.  I went to Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL graduating in 2003 with a BA in History and earning a Secondary Education Teaching Certificate for the State of Illinois.  At college, I met my future husband, Ian, who is from Alton, IL.  I returned home and taught at Bloom High School in Chicago Heights for 10 years, during which time I also earned a M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from NOVA Southeastern University, graduating in 2009.  Ian and I married in 2011. I moved to St. Louis at the close of the 2013-2014 school year.  After transferring my teaching certification to Missouri, I was a substitute teacher for two years before St. Gerard Majella found me in 2016. Our oldest son William was born earlier in 2016 and was joined by younger brother Charlie in 2019.  At our home, we have a pet cat named Smokey and I keep both a vegetable and butterfly garden.  

AT SGM: 

Student Council Advisor 

Safety Patrol Coordinator

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: Aldi, IKEA, The Chicago White Sox, gardening, sewing, baking, camping, spending time with my boys.