Hope Lutheran High School

of the Winona, MN area

A High School of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Teachers Bio
Teachers of Hope Lutheran High School have an average of 17 years of teaching experience. Please Click the tabs below to learn more information about each individual teacher.
Shannon Bautch

Mrs. Bautch graduated from Winona State University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Education. She has taught at Hope for 5 years and has experienced an increase of her faith and desire to share God's love with the students. She

is licensed to teach business classes for grades 7 thru 12. Those classes include, but are not limited to: Business Law, Economics, Keyboarding, Office Skills, Accounting, Desktop Publishing, Word Processing, Computer Application, Business English, Government, Year Book, and Personal Finance. She has served the past few years as both the Student Council and Yearbook Advisor.

Shannon says, "I love seeing our students grow in their faith and become well educated young adults."

sbautch@hopelhs.org

 

Pastor Moore
Pastor Moore is the senior pastor of St. Martians Evangelical Lutheran Church. He is a teacher at Hope and has been teaching religion classes for two years. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music/English/Religion and Classical Languages from Concordia University in Boronxville, N.Y. He completed his Master of Divinity at Concordia Seminary. He has taught and lectured on Practical Theology, Evangelism and Missions, Confirmation and Religion at Salem Lutheran School and Grace Lutheran Chapel School of St. Louis, MO and the Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He is currently teaching Contemporary Issues in Christianity, Paradoxes in Scripture, Genesis, the Gospel of John to grades 11 & 12 and The Reading and Interpretation of Scriptures and This We Believe, Teach and Confess to grades 9 & 10.

pastormoore@stmartinswinona.org

Mr. Glen Going

Mr. Going is a graduate of Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science degree inSecondary Education while later obtaining his Masters in Education attending Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT. Glen has been teaching for over 30 years in various Lutheran high and elementary schools including Salt Lake City, UT, Richmond, VA, Racine, WI, Edina, MN and Hartland, WI. He has taught a wide variety of subjects such as Physical Science, Biology, Anatomy, Creation Science, Art and World History. Mr. Going also has experience in student government, yearbook, and counseling and has coached soccer, wrestling, football, and baseball. He has been with Hope LHS for three years and is happily married to wife Cheri' and have five wonderful children; Hannah, Grace, Caitlyn, Jonathan and Samantha.

ggoing@hopelhs.org

 

Mrs. Angie Meyer
Mrs. Angie Meyer graduated from Winona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education. Herexperience has taken her to Horicon High School in Horicon, Wisconsin where she taught as a teacher's assistant for five years before becoming a long term substitute teacher at Immanuel Lutheran school in Lewiston, MN before finally working at Hope LHS on a part time basis. She teaches 9th grade Health, 9/10 Physical Education, US History and Math. Angie is the head volleyball coach and assistant softball coach. She is also serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for Hope. She and her husband, Kevin have been married for 21 years and have two children, Felicia (12th) and Brady (9th)

ameyer@hopelhs.org

Mr. Steve Nehring

Mr. Steve Nehring joined Hope Lutheran this school year (2009-10) from St. Louis, MO. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Secondary Education with a minor in German. This Steve's first teaching experience and he has become quite the asset to Hope teaching 9th grade English/Composition, Speech, Advanced Writing, College Prep English, Geography and Multimedia/Technology. He has stepped right in helping in just about every extracurricular activity go on. He has been the assistant Varsity Girl's Volleyball Coach, Assistant Girl's Basketball Coach and was a valuable stage hand for the 2009 Fall Choir/Play. Steve is always available and either working with or just being friends with the students. He is also a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan. Glad to have you at Hope Steve.

snehring@hopelhs.org

Mrs. Tammy O'Laughlin

Mrs. O'Laughlin is a graduate of Concordia Teacher's College in Nebraska. She has a secondary education teaching degree with majors in mathematics and biology. Tammy taught 7-9 Math at St. John's Lutheran in Seward, NE and later overseas in Yokosuka, Japan teaching 7-12 Math at Kinnick High School. Currently she teaches Algebra I and II/Geometry, Advanced Mathematics, Pre-Calculus and Physics. She has 11 years of teaching experience in grades 7-12 and has been part of Hope’s teaching staff since its beginning in 2003. Tammy can also be found working as the head volleyball coach at St. Martin's Lutheran school.

tolaughlin@hopelhs.org

 

Mr. Larry Finke
Mr. Larry Finke has come back home, to Winona that is. As a former teacher of grades 4,5,9, Music and DCE at St. Martin's Lutheran School a few years back, Larry is now working with the staff of Hope. He received his Bachelor of Science in Education degree at Concordia Teachers College in Seward, NE and completed his Masters in Education at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. His teaching career has taken him to Greenfield, WI (Our Father's Lutheran School), Lester Prairie, MN (St. Paul's Lutheran Church), Janesville, WI (St. Paul's Lutheran School), Hamburg, MN (Emanuel Lutheran School) and Williston, ND (Williston State College). He has taught mainly in the elementary level prior to coming to Hope teaching classes to grades 1-9. Larry's passion is music and loves to be involved in every aspect possible. Whether teaching music classes, holding band and choir practices, Larry can always be found to have a jingle. His primary responsibility at Hope is teaching choir and is very anxious in getting a pep band started. Around Christmas time 2009, Larry worked with the choir students to put on a Madrigal Event at the school which included audience participation, a hoisting of the Wassail, costumes and signing by all. Larry would like you to know that he is the father of six, grandfather of three and husband of one. Welcome Larry.

finkelarry@gmail.com

 

Mr. Rocky Sancork
Rocky came to St. Martin's Lutheran School (Grades K-8) in 2001 where he has been teaching all subjects
to 5th grade as well as Physical Education to K-8. He graduated from Concordia St. Paul kicking off his
career as his wife (Deanna) and him took their first call to Ciezyn, Poland teaching English, Physical Education
and Health at LOTE Lutheran High School. Rocky also coached the boys High School Basketball team there.
A year later they answered a call to Austin, TX spending three years in the Lone Star state. Rocky has been
deeply involved and a huge supporter of Hope even prior to its start-up in 2005 working mainly as the Athletic
Director. Rocky and Deanna have five children from 9 to 1 years in age. Their family enjoys family time,
worship, farming, fishing, playing cards and a variety of sports.

rocky.sancork@stmartinswinona.org