Penny Marlette

Middle School Secretary

• Graduated from high school at W-SR and American Institute of Commerce in Cedar Falls in 1994.
• Started at W-SR in 1995.
• Enjoy walking, reading and spending time with my family.
• My family includes my husband, Kevin; my daughter Jen, her husband, Chris and their son, Boden.  My son, Nick, his wife, Carrie and their daughters, Ella and Rori, and a son due soon

Noel McMillin

Middle School Life & Physical Science

Chris Merkel

Middle School AEA 267

Chelsie Meyer

Middle School Art

Sarah O'Neill

Middle School Orchestra

• Elementary Education degree with a music minor from UNI in 2000.
• Taught elementary band and orchestra in Mason City for 5 years.
• Middle Level Educator Endorsement through Viterbo December 2009.
• Master of Education degree through Viterbo July 2010.
• Began teaching at WSR in 2005.
• Married to Bob with 2 sons: Jonathan (J.R.) and Samuel
• Hobbies include: being outdoors, gardening vegetables and flowers, canning, quilting, bargain shopping, musical adventures, and being with family/friends.
• Click here for the Middle School Orchestra page

Erika Ott

Middle School Grade 5

• Started Teaching in 1997
• Graduated from Wartburg College
• Before teaching, Ms. Ott sold insurance

Kathleen Petersen

Middle School Special Education

Kent Prescott

Middle School English

• Mr. Prescott started teaching in 1984.  He is kind of old!
• He came to W-SR Middle School in 1994.  That is getting to be a long time ago!
• Bachelor of Arts Degree English Literature and Criticism at Morningside College at Sioux City, IA, in 1984; Masters Degree in Secondary Education at Viterbo University at La Crosse, WI, in 1997; and Secondary Principal Coursework at Iowa State University in 2000-2002.
• Born September 20, 1960.
• Mr. Prescott and his wife Diane married on December 23, 1984. They have five children-- Jordan (22), Keri (19), Mason (15), Cole (13), and Emmalia (12); plus a toy American fox terrier, Zoey, and a cat, Punkin.
• His favorite hobby (more like an obsession) is following the Iowa Hawkeye football team, plus he enjoys officiating high school and college volleyball in the fall, basketball in the winter, and softball and baseball in the summer. He also enjoys making his world-famous homemade ice cream and chocolate chip cookies with his kids, playing cards, reading, and worshipping. More than anything, he enjoys spending time with his wife.
• Mr. Prescott became a teacher because a college professor, Dr. Hodge, opened the world of great literature and good writing.
• In the past 25 years, Coach Prescott has also coached various high school, Middle School, and college athletics teams in baseball, boys' basketball, volleyball and softball. He now enjoys coaching his children and their friends on youth sports teams as well as officiating with his oldest son, Jordan.
• In a previous life, Mr. Prescott's 1994 University of Okoboji Volleyball Club won the USA Volleyball National Championship for 18 and Under Girls in Austin, Texas. His 1992 Spencer High School volleyball team finished second to Dubuque Wahlert in the Iowa State Volleyball Tourney. He has had the privilege of coaching in five different state tournaments (baseball in 1985 and 1986, basketball in 1986, and volleyball in 1985 and 1992).
• Mr. Prescott enjoys being a part of the excellent school staff at W-SR Middle School. It is simply the best school at which he has taught, and the other two schools were really good! He is thankful that he lives in a country with unlimited freedoms and opportunities, and he is also thankful to live in a community that values freedom and education.
  

Bethany Rewerts

Middle School Special Education

Heather Robinson

Middle School Grade 6

Kevin Rohne

Middle School Special Education

• Began working at Waverly-Shell Rock during the 2007-08 school year.
• Began teaching during the 1998-99 school year. Previously taught in Waterloo, IA, Lake Mills, IA, and Saint Paul, Minnesota.
• Bachelor's degree from Wartburg College in 1998. Master's degree from Bethel College in 2002. Special education endorsement from Upper Iowa University in 2009.
• Married to wife Kodi since August 10, 2002. Father to three daughters: Lindee (2005), Jami (2007), and Jenna (2007).
• Interests include reading, running, biking, watching NFL football, major league baseball stadiums, camping, and spending time with family and friends.

Lindsay Schaapveld

Middle School Developmental Reading

• Graduated from Crestwood High School in 2002
• Graduated from Wartburg College in 2006
• Taught 7th reading/math in Ankeny, IA for 2 years
• Graduated with MA from Viterbo University in 2008
• Enjoy spending time with family and friends, watching the Food Network, working out, baking, and reading

Pam Schuh

Middle School Special Education Associate

Scott Severson

Middle School Science

• Started teaching in 1985
• Started teaching at Waverly-Shell Rock in 1989
• BS in Biology, Minor in Chemistry, Physics and Computer Sciences, Masters degree in Science Education
• Date of Birth: 5-24-63
• Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Woodworking
• Family: wife (Monica) and son (Ryan)

Matt Seward

Middle School Guidance

• Independence native and 1986 graduate
• Graduated from Buena Vista College 1990 (Go Beavers!) and Drake 2001
• Taught 6-8 social studies at Lynnville-Sully from 1992-1998.
• Taught one year of American history at W-SR Middle School.  I have been the guidance counselor since the fall of 1999.
• Wife Jennifer and four kids, Brandt (‘95), Ellie (’98), Jack (’00), and Emma (’03). 
• Coach 8th grade football.  Have in the past coached girls basketball, boys basketball, and track all at the Middle School. 
• Interests include golfing, watching movies, card club, playing with my children, family vacations and watching the Hawkeyes.
  

Erika Shanoff

Middle School Reading

Stacy Skinner

Middle School Lanuage Arts

Education:

• I am currently working on my Masters from Viterbo University.
• I received my BA in elementary and Middle school education from UNI in 2007.
• I received my AA in education from NIACC in 2005.
• I am originally from Osage, IA and graduated from Osage High School in 2003.

Involvement at W-SR:

• 7-8th grade language arts teacher on the DREAM team
• JJV and assistant varsity softball coach
• Co-teacher for the Middle School yearbook
• Officiating Middle School volleyball
• Bench worker at Middle School basketball games

About me:

• My husband and I were married on 6-7-08 in the middle of 2 tornadoes and 13 inches of rain.
• We live in the country near Janesville and have a spoiled puggle named Jayda and two horses, Princess and Frisco.
• My birthday is March 6th.
• Softball has been a part of my life since I was 6. I started playing in 2nd grade and continued through my graduation from NIACC, 2005; I began coaching for Osage in 2004.
• Hobbies: working with my horses, following the UNI football and basketball teams, playing catch, hiking, playing cards, umpiring softball, helping out on my family's farm near Osage (especially in the fall), scuba diving, cheering/crying for the Vikings, anything outdoors, reading, fishing, and traveling!

Shelby Soeder

Middle School Grade 6

John Souhrada

Middle School Mathematics

Education :

• High School Diploma from Riceville Community High School in 1996
• BA from Wartburg College in 2000, with a double major in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and a minor in Computer Science

Family :

• Wife - Samantha, Son - Austin, and Daughter - Lynston

Previous Teaching Experience :

• New Hampton High School 2000-2001
• Started teaching at W-SR: August 2001
• Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my family, boating trips, and coaching.

Jerrod Staack

Middle School Mathematics

• DOB: Jan. 19, 1969
• Started Teaching: 1991
• Interests/Hobbies: FAMILY!!! , fishing, boating, exercising, gardening, cutting/splitting/burning firewood
• Start Teaching at WSR: 1999
• Enjoy coaching football, wrestling, and track for the W-SR schools
• Why Teaching?: I love working with young adults; my father was a great role model (he was a teacher); some of my favorite people growing up were teachers, coaches, Sunday school teachers, pastors
• Honors: At Wartburg: 1st Team Academic All-American in football (football captain) in 1990 (9-1 record)
• Married my best friend who is also a teacher; I have four beautiful children that my life revolves around: Kaleb, Abbi, Jentry, and Jake.

Kari Staack

K-5 TAG

• Wartburg Graduate
• MA in education
• Married my best friend who is also a teacher
• I have four beautiful children that my life revolves around: Kaleb, Abbi, Jentry, and Jake.

Mariah Stauffer

Middle School Social Studies

• BA Secondary Education & English Literature -- Loras College 2006
•  Middle School Endorsement -- Viterbo University 2009

• Married to my best friend, Gabe, in June 2008

• Reading, Running, Traveling, spending time on the family farm in Wisconsin with my many siblings (seven) and many more nieces and nephews (25)

Nate Steege

Middle School Physical Education

• Born 10-04-1979
• Fredericksburg High School '98
• Wartburg College '02
• Head Varsity Boy's Basketball Coach- Waverly Shell Rock High School

Deb Stirling

Middle School Special Education

Kelly Sutton

Middle School Media Associate

• I started working for W-SR School in 1995 as a study hall supervisor at the High school and am currently working in the media center at the Middle School.
• I'm also employed at Meyer Pharmacy.
• Born and raised in Waverly, IA
• Graduated from WSR in 1983
• Married to Kevin Sutton, 1980 WSR Grad, since 1983
• 4 children, all WSR Grads;
  • Amber Sutton (Roger) Kobliska, 26, married 07/14/07, will graduate from U of I May 2011, is expecting their first child May 2011 and lives in Davenport
  • Wes Sutton, 26, in a relationship with Michlle Hall, Graduated from Iowa Central and works at Marks Auto, has a one-year old son, Parker
  • Taylor Sutton, 22, in a relationship with Rachel Hartz, Graduated from Wartburg College, 2010, Attens St. Louis University for Law
  • Jake Sutton, 21, Attends Hawkeye Community College
• My hobbies include camping, fishing, biking and hiking.
  

Penny Toay

Middle School Language Ars

• BA. English Education from the University of Northern Iowa

• Daughters- Meredith and Mara

• Spending time with my daughters, visiting family, reading, scrapbooking,  photography, watching movies, and listening to music

• Started Teaching : 1986
• Started W-SR : August 2005
• Columbus High School in Waterloo 1990-2005
• South Middle School in Downey, Ca 1986-1990
• Why Teaching: I have always wanted to teach. I love school and learning, and I want to be able to share that with the next generations.

Angela Wessel

Middle School Grade 5

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Northern Iowa
  • Elementary Education with a reading minor and middle school endorsement
  • Master's degree in 2002 from Viterbo University
• Prior teaching experience:
• 3/4 multiage teacher Hubbard-Radcliffe
• 4th grade teacher Hubbard-Radcliffe
• 9-12 title reading and math Hubbard-Radcliffe
• 1-4 grade title math Audubon
• Family:
• Husband, Greg and 4 children Allison, Madeline, Donovan, and Jonathan
• Hobbies:
  • reading
  • walking
  • playing with my children
  • traveling
  • painting
  • being outdoors
  • decorating

Karla Wheeler

Middle School Special Education Associate

Tammy Wheeler

Middle School Special Education Associate

Joyce Wilkins

Middle School Media Associate