The South Tama County School District welcomed 14 new staff members to the district for the 2018-19 school year. Featured today are four of those staff members including Morgan McFate, Sarah Klopping, Abbi Rust and Morgan Ives. See the Toledo Chronicle the is on stands today for more staff.

Name: Jessica Bohnstengel

Where are you from? La Porte City, Iowa

Number of years teaching: 1st year

Attended college at: University of Northern Iowa

Jessica Bohnstengel

Received degree in: Elementary Education, minor in K-8 Literacy

Classes you will be teaching: 5th grade

Married/Kids: N/A

Hobbies: Speech, softball, exploring National Parks

Comments: I am excited to put into practice all I have been trained and informed on, but especially to build relationships in this community and encourage your students as they find “success through character!”

Hannah Klaver

Name: Hannah Klaver

Where are you from? Kalona, Iowa

Number of years teaching: 6 years

Attended college at: William Penn University

Received degree in: Elementary Education

Allison Streck

Classes you will be teaching: Kindergarten

Married/Kids: my husband’s name is Bart Klaver. We have two kids Kalvin (3) and Cohen (1)

Hobbies: running, reading, cooking and spending time with my family

Comments: I want to make a difference in every single child that is in my class. I want the kiddos to feel loved and I want them to enjoy coming to school. I am so excited to be a part of this awesome school district and community.

Name: Allison Steck

Aly Kokjohn

Where are you from? West Des Moines, Iowa

Number of years teaching: 1st year

Attended college at: Warburg College

Received degree in: Elementary Education

Classes you will be teaching: 6th grade Math

Married/Kids: None

Hobbies: I absolutely love writing in my free time on top of playing with my dog, Lexie

Comments: My goals for this year along with learning consist of building strong relationships. STC from what I’ve seen has those strong relationships and is the perfect location for me to be close to family.

Name: Aly Kokjohn

Where are you from? Wilton, Iowa

Number of years teaching: new, para 3 years, substituted spring of 2018

Attended college at: UNI (Criminology) and Upper Iowa

Received degree in: Secondary social studies education

Classes you will be teaching: 6th grade social studies

Married/Kids: one child Lilian Kokjohn (3)

Hobbies: disc golf

Comments: I am excited to be a part of STC schools. Coming from a small community I look foward to all the things South Tama has to offer. Our children are our future and I am excited to have a positive impact moving forward.