Wahoo Elementary Kindergarten Teachers
Andrea (Voboril) Beaver
Kindergarten Teacher
Teacher Since: 2007
Hometown: Wahoo
Bachelors: 2006, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Masters: not yet!
Favorite Book(s):
Watership Down, Wuthering Heights, and the Harry Potter series
Favorite Movie(s):
Across the Universe, Newsies, Mary Poppins
Interesting Facts: "I love to ride on and drive motorcycles! My husband Jim and I have three dogs that we've adopted: an English Bulldog (Mojo), a boxer mix (Layla) and a dachshund (Sammy)."
Favorite Quote: "Everything you do in life will seem insignificant. But it's important that you do it." --Mahatma Gandhi
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Michelle Britton
Kindergarten Teacher
Teacher Since: 1998
Hometown: Columbus, NE
Bachelors: 1997, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Masters: 2002, Doane College
Favorite Books
Anything by James Patterson
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Favorite Movie
"St. Elmo's Fire"
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Elizabeth (McGill) Gregg
Kindergarten Teacher
Teacher Since: 2008
Hometown: Wahoo
Bachelors: 2007, Peru State College
Masters: n/a
Favorite Books
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Love You Forever
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Green Eggs and Ham
Favorite Movie
"Too many to name, but nothing scary!"
Favorite Quote: "Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear." AND "I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh, but I never knew look back on the laughs would make me cry."
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Judy Stukenholtz
Kindergarten Teacher
Teacher Since: Preschool - 1979; Kindergarten - 1997
Hometown: Gordon, NE
Bachelors: 1976, Kearney State College
Masters: 2005, Wayne State College
Favorite Books
Anything by John Grisham
Favorite Movie
"Chariots of Fire"
Interesting Facts: "I am full-blooded Lebanese and I love to cook and eat Lebanese foods. My philosophy is 'do unto others as you would have them do to you'."
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Kim Thrasher
Kindergarten Teacher
Teacher Since: 1991
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Bachelors: 1989, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Masters: 1998, Hamline University in St. Paul, MN
Favorite Book
"Nicholas Sparks is a favorite. Yes, I am a happily ever after sucker. Also, Smokey the Cowhorse (a classic) and the Bible--finally got it read and the stories are unbelievable!"
Favorite Movie
"If I laugh and cry it is a favorite! I love Miracle, Rudy, Cinderella Man, and Blindside."
Interesting Facts: "I have moved over 25 times. I met my husband in 7th grade. I still love Ho Ho's and Spaghetti O's."
Favorite Quotes:
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts." --C.S. Lewis
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers." --Dorothy Bernard
