Hi! Welcome to the 2023/2024 School Year!

My name is Mrs. Mary (Casey)Benthein. My husband, Todd, and I just celebrated our 33rd Anniversary. We have 4 children. Sarah is 30, calls San Diego home and is currently working as an oncology nurse for UCSD. Joe is 28, lives in San Diego and works as a software engineer with Qualcomm. Tom is 25, recently graduated with his Masters in Euphonium Preformance from University of Texas at Austin and is currently looking for a job in Denver. Dan is 23 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 English 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 tenth year teaching at XMS. I love spending time outdoors, running, biking, kayaking, boating, camping and walking.. I am super excited to begin the new school year.