Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Priester
Teacher in the Spotlight, Amy Priester – Early in my sophomore year of college, I realized that I was meant to teach science. At that point, I had already taken all my science classes and realized I missed not having any in my future. Well, that quickly changed, and after graduating from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, I have been teaching science to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students here at St. Jerome School. It has been a joy teaching here – not only working with wonderful people, but also seeing the students grow in their skills, knowledge, and faith, and watching many excel in high school and beyond! I am married and have been blessed with four sons, all who have graduated from St. Jerome and now are in college or high school.
6th-8th GRADES
As students transition into the junior high at St. Jerome, academic instruction becomes more rigorous and homework becomes more of a responsibility. Classes are taught departmentally, allowing students to experience the gifts of every teacher at a grade level, and teachers the opportunity to work with students in areas of particular interest and competence. With the cooperation of the public schools, we work toward our main academic goal of preparing our students for high school. We provide a curriculum, interwoven with our Catholic faith, which uses the Diocese of Madison’s Curriculum Standards as overall guidance. Our program not only results in well prepared students, but also many students have the opportunity to move into higher level science or math classes in their freshman year of high school. To compliment academic instruction, the subjects of art, music, and physical education are taught by specialized teachers.