Lexington Grade School Faculty

Meredith Beard
1st Grade

Education: BS Education Eastern Illinois University
Email: mbeard@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: horseback riding, photography, being outdoors, spending time with family and friends

Lucinda Kraft
1st Grade

Education: BA Illinois Wesleyan University, MS Nova Southeastern University
Email: lkraft@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Kraft's Page
Interests: reading, traveling, scrapbooking

Holly Burk
2nd Grade

Education: BA, Illinois Wesleyan University; MS, Illinois State University
Email: hburk@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Burk's Page
Interests: reading, cooking, decorating, time with my kids

Peggy Lahr
2nd Grade

Education: MS Reading
Email: plahr@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Lahr's Page
Interests: traveling with son's baseball team; collecting baseball memorabilia

Jenny Heitzmann
3rd Grade

Email: jheitzmann@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Heitzmann's Page

Jen Armstrong
3rd Grade

Education: BS in Marketing, ISU, BA in Elementary Education, Western Governors University
Email: jarmstrong@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Armstrong's Page
Interests: being outdoors, spending time with family and friends, reading, traveling

Nicole Christianson
4th Grade

Email: nchristianson@lexington.k12.il.us

Nannette Leake
4th Grade

Education: BS Education, MS Reading Illinois State University
Email: nleake@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Leake's Page
Interests: gardening, collecting baskets, traveling, listening to Peter and Jim Mayer`s music

Darrin Frye
5th Grade

Education: BS Elementary Education Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Email: dfrye@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Fifth Grade Page
Interests: church, family, sports

Nicki Frank
5th Grade

Education: Illinois Wesleyan University
Email: nfrank@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Fifth Grade Page
Interests: athletics, relaxing, shopping

Marisa Owens
6th Grade

Education: BA Education Illinois State University
Email: mowens@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: reading

Michelle Hayes
6th Grade

Education: BS Education Eastern Illinois University, MA St. Mary's College
Email: mhayes@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Hayes's Page
Interests: reading, piano, sports

Tyler Swearingen
6th Grade

Email: tswearingen@lexington.k12.il.us

Jan Heuer
Computer Lab

Education: BS Education Illinois State University
Email: jheuer@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Heuer's Page
Interests: time with family, traveling, geneology

Amy VanVleet
Early Childhood/ECE

Email: avanvleet@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. VanVleet's Page

Eleanor Hess
Elementary Music

Education: BS Music ISU
Email: ehess@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Hess's Web Page
Interests: family, music, art, scrapbooking

Royce Womack
Elementary Physical Education

Education: BS Murray State University
Email: rwomack@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: photography, videography, sports, pets, travel

Jill Watt
Kindergarten

Education: Illinois State University
Email: jwatt@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Watt's Page
Interests: my children's events, family time, reading

Jean Meiners
Learning Center

Education: BS, English and Library Science
Email: jmeiners@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: reading, embroidery, time with grandchildren

Linda Heintzman
Library Aide

Email: lheintzman@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: family, reading, geneology

Noma Simpson
Reading

Education: BS Biology; MA Early Childhood Ed.
Email: nsimpson@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Simpson's Page
Interests: reading, traveling with family

Kathy Brooks
RTI Coordinator

Education: BS Northern Illinois University, MS Illinois State University
Email: kbrooks@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Brooks's Page
Interests: gardening, humane society, writing children's books

Ashley Krippel
Special Education

Email: akrippel@lexington.k12.il.us

Jackie Kaiser
Special Education

Education: BS Special Education Western Illinois University
Email: jkaiser@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. Kaiser's Page
Interests: music, reading, horses, traveling

Sharon Goodwin
Special Education

Education: BS Education, Special Ed, EMH/LD Illinois State University
Email: sgoodwin@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Ms. Goodwin's Page
Interests: traveling, cooking, decorating, reading, flower gardening

Tara McGraw
Speech

Education: MS Communication Disorders& Sciences Eastern Illinois University
Email: tmcgraw@lexington.k12.il.us
Web Page: Mrs. McGraw's Page
Interests: reading, singing, attending college sports, E-bay

Wendy Ummel
Teacher Aide

Education: BS Social Work ISU; MSW University of Illinois
Email: wummel@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: family, church, running, sewing

Karen Edwards
Teacher Aide

Education: Parkland College; Illinois State
Email: kedwards@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: family, watching kids play sports, shopping

Sara Emberton
Teacher Aide

Web Page: Pre-K Page

Trish Pestka
Teacher Aide

Email: tpestka@lexington.k12.il.us

Peggy Huston
Teacher Aide

Email: phuston@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: family, traveling, long walks

Carla Finlen
Teacher Aide

Email: cfinlen@lexington.k12.il.us

Deb Sleep
Teacher Aide

Email: dsleep@lexington.k12.il.us

Melissa Sims
Teacher Aide

Email: msims@lexington.k12.il.us
Interests: running, watching my 3 children in sports, shopping,

Leesa Friedmansky
Teacher Aide