Purposeful Play Approach!

Hello! My name is Molly and this is my first year teaching Kindergarten at St. Paul’s! I am from La Crosse, WI. I attended Onalaska Luther High School and then continued my education at Martin Luther College. At MLC I pursued a degree in Elementary Education. Ever since I was in Kindergarten, I knew I wanted to be a teacher! Throughout my college years, my love for teaching and working with children has continued to grow! I am so greatly looking forward to having my own classroom. I graduated from MLC with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and have obtained a Minnesota State Teaching License. As, I begin my first year of ministry, I hope to use the talents that God has given me to truly make a positive impact in the lives of my students and the congregation in which I serve. I pray that I will model the love my Savior through my words and actions each day, seizing every opportunity to tell little children more about Jesus. At MLC, I also met my husband, Nathan. We just got married this past June! He is heading into his second year at MLHS teaching Geography, World History, and Computer Applications to freshman and sophomores. We are so incredibly in awe of the ways in which God continues to bless us and carry out His plans for us each day. Outside of school, we enjoy traveling to new places, spending time with our families, cooking, hiking, and enjoying music together! We are so excited to move to the Howards Grove area and be members of the St. Paul’s congregation.

While the Wieting family is excited to get to know you, they would like to share a few things about themselves to help you get to know them. Michael grew up in Mishicot, WI, and attended Manitowoc Lutheran High School. After completing his education at Martin Luther College, he was assigned to Lincoln Heights Lutheran School in Des Moines, IA. MeLissa grew up in Mequon, WI, and attended Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School. After graduating from Martin Luther College her first assignment was to St. John’s Lutheran School in Victorville, CA. After a year of teaching, she married Michael in 1999 and taught with him in Des Moines. After serving in Des Moines, the Wieting family moved to Pardeeville, WI, and served at St. John’s Lutheran School from 2003-2017. They moved again in 2017 to Minocqua, WI, and served at Trinity Lutheran School. The family is now thrilled to continue their ministry at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Howards Grove. They eagerly await the first day of school and the opportunity to get to know all the little lambs of this congregation and their families. The Wietings have four children: Faith (age 23), Emma (age 22), Brett (age 19) and Brody (age 14). Faith is just recently married and will be traveling to Denver, CO, as her husband begins his vicar year. Emma is communications director and manager at Goldfish Swim School in the Milwaukee area. Brett is a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps. Brody will be a freshman at Manitowoc Lutheran High School this fall. Their family enjoys camping together and traveling adventures. They root for all Wisconsin sports teams: cheers are known to be heard by the neighbors during intense Packer games. They thank their new St. Paul’s family for the warm welcome they have received. Moving forward they ask you keep them, the faculty and the ministry of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School in your prayers. With God’s help, everyone’s efforts will be blessed. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11

Hi! My name is Emily Panzer. I graduated from MLC in 2021 where I was assigned to teach 5-6th grade and be Athletic Director at First German Lutheran School in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. I also married my husband Noah in the same year. He is currently serving at Trinity Lutheran in Kiel. After my one year assignment at First German, I decided to take some time off from teaching. I worked at an autism clinic and pursued my photography business. Shortly after being away from the classroom, I realized that I missed teaching. A teaching job was presented to me at Kiel Public Middle School in October of last year. I gladly accepted the position and spent the rest of the year teaching 7th grade math. My time at Kiel was a great learning experience, however, I missed teaching about Jesus. I was thrilled to receive the call at St. Paul’s Howards Grove. My husband and I currently live in Kiel and we have a rambunctious puppy named Badger. We enjoy time with family, fitness, photography, and coaching all sports.