Mrs. Benthein

Hi! Welcome to the 2024/2025 School Year!

My name is Mrs. Mary (Casey)Benthein. My husband, Todd, and I just celebrated our 34th Anniversary. We have 4 children. Sarah is 31, calls San Diego home and is currently working as an oncology nurse for UCSD. Joe is 29, lives in San Diego and works as a software engineer with Qualcomm. Tom is 26 recently graduated with his Masters in Euphonium Preformance from University of Texas at Austin and is currently living in Denver. Dan is 24 and a graduate of UWEC, with a degree in social studies and political science. He is currently working for Community First Credit Union. We have a dog named Annie and a cat named Lucky. 

I am the 8th grade Religion and Media teacher. I graduated from Xavier in 1986 and UW Oshkosh in 1991 with a degree in Math and Computer Programming and certification to teach grades 7-12. I began my career teaching 7th and 8th grade at Seton Catholic Middle School in Menasha. When my first child was born, I stopped teaching at Seton. I spent the next 20 years taking care of children, my own and many others. I also volunteered at St Bernadette School and Church, teaching 7th grade Religious Education, and when my kids reached 6th grade I began volunteering at Xavier Middle School. This is my eleventh year teaching at XMS. I love spending time outdoors, running, biking, kayaking, boating, camping and walking. This summer I climbed a mountain in Colorado! I am super excited to begin the new school year.