Mrs. Roten is the librarian/IT person at St. Vincent de Paul School and has been in that position since 1993.  She is a life-long parish member at St. Vincent de Paul, and is an alumna of both St. Vincent de Paul School and Bergan High School. Mrs. Roten uses her Catholic faith in the books that she chooses for the library and when choosing the activities she plans with the students during their library time. … Read Full Post

Miss Schwenger is a teacher in the 2nd grade at St. Vincent de Paul and has been an educator since 1996. She is a proud HAWKEYE, having earned her BA in Elementary Education from the University of Iowa. Miss Schwenger is a longtime Parish member at St. Vincent de Paul, and is an alumna both of St. Vincent de Paul School, and of Peoria Notre Dame High School. Miss Schwenger exercises her Catholic faith daily… Read Full Post

Mrs. Scudder is the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) teacher at St. Vincent de Paul School. She graduated from Eureka College in 2010, earning her BA in Elementary Education, with a specialization in Physical Science. Kaitlyn received her PMA in STEM Education from Bradley University in 2015. She is an alumnus of St. Patrick School and Washington Community High School, both in Washington. She is a parishioner at St. Vincent de Paul. As the… Read Full Post

Mrs. Smith is the St. Vincent art teacher for the Kindergarten through 8th grade and has been an educator since 2013.  She earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Art Education from Bradley University. Mrs. Smith exercises her Catholic faith daily in her classroom by starting every class with a prayer along with introducing a variety of religious art projects throughout the year.   Her favorite saint is St. Luke the Evangelist since he has painted many… Read Full Post

Ms. Spiller is a teacher in the 4th grade at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School and has been an educator since 2004 when she earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Bradley University. Ms. Spiller is a member of St. Philomena Parish and is an alumna of St. Thomas the Apostle School and Richwoods Community High School right here in Peoria. Ms. Spiller exercises her faith daily in her classroom in a… Read Full Post

Mrs. Svymbersky is a teacher’s aide in Mrs. Betts’ 3 year old Preschool class. She has been with St. Vincent de Paul Preschool since 2012. Mrs. Svymbersky was born and raised in Peoria. She has been married to her husband Andy since 1995 and they have 5 wonderful children and 1 awesome grandson. Thomas is her oldest and he is married to Caiti and they have one son, Colton. Next, are the twins, Jenna and… Read Full Post

Mrs. Winkler is the literature/vocabulary/spelling teacher for our middle school.  She has been teaching for over thirty years.  Mrs. Winkler is a proud graduate of Bradley University, Go Braves, where she received her BA in Elementary Education.  She also received her Master’s in Education from Aurora University.  Mrs. Winkler, her husband, Paul, and two boys are members of St. Vincent de Paul parish.  Both of her boys – John and Patrick, are proud graduates of… Read Full Post

Mrs. Woolley is an Aide at St. Vincent de Paul dividing her time between the Kindergarten classes and first grade.  She has worked at St. Vincent de Paul School since 1994. Mrs. Woolley is a graduate of St. Vincent de Paul School and Bergan High School.  Her family is among the founding members of our parish. Mrs. Woolley exercises her Catholic faith by regular Mass attendance and offering the Eucharist to others as a Eucharistic… Read Full Post