Lakeview Elementary School

Lakeview Classroom Teachers

Amy Broeker Kindergarten
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Amy Day Kindergarten
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Trisha Tylick Kindergarten
	My name is Trisha Tylick. This is my fourth year teaching kindergarten and I am very excited to join the team here at Lakeview. I grew up in a small town in Upstate NY with my mother and two younger siblings. Later I moved to Boston to study Math/Science and Elementary Education. After graduating I found a job teaching kindergarten and absolutely loved it! My husband and I moved out to Lincoln so he could pursue a new career working at BNSF. We are excited about this stage of our lives and look forward to our adventures here in Lincoln!
Sheryl Clark 1st Grade
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Connie Young 1st Grade
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Tara Zuspan 1st Grade
	Hello! I’m Mrs. Zuspan, one of the first grade teachers! This is my fourth year teaching at Lakeview. I recently got married, June 24th, to my husband Ryan. I enjoy reading books, traveling, playing with my cat Bailey, spending time with friends and family, and LOVE teaching first grade!!
Kelly Reineke 2nd Grade
	Greetings! My name is Kelly Reineke. This is my second year teaching second grade at Lakeview Elementary and my 8th year teaching at the primary level. My husband an I have been married for 5 years and we have a 2-1/2 year old son; Brendan and a new baby due October 1st. I love to spend time with my family and friends. Otherwise, I enjoy traveling, shopping, watching football, exercising and playing golf. I look forward to working with the wonderful students and families at Lakeview.
Diane Schneider 2nd Grade
	Greetings! My name is Diane Schneider. This is my 9th year at Lakeview teaching 2nd grade and my 23rd year as a teacher. My husband and I have been married for 17 years and we have two wonderful sons- Ben age 14 and Tom age 12. I love spending time with my family, camping and scrapbooking. I love working with children and enjoy watching them learn and grow.
Miranda Barth 3rd Grade
	Hello! My name is Miranda Barth. This is my second year teaching third grade here at Lakeview! I was born and raised here in Lincoln, NE. I have one sister who is four years younger than me and will be starting her second year of college this fall at UNL in secondary english education. My father is Controller and Vice President of accounting at Ameritas. My mother is a fifth grade teacher at Riley Elementary. I went to UNL and graduated with my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a concentration in Science. This fall I will be continuing work on my Master’s degree in Education, Teaching and Learning. I am very excited to be here and know that it’s going to be a great year!
Elizabeth Pruett 3rd Grade
	My name is Elizabeth Pruett. This will be my fifth year of teaching and I am very excited to join the Lakeview Staff and teach third grade. Prior to coming to Lakeview Elementary, I have spent the last four years teaching fifth grade in an elementary school in Grass Valley, California. I have experience in kindergarten through sixth grade classrooms. I am really looking forward to teaching third grade and learning about all of the wonderful opportunities that Lincoln Public Schools, and the city of Lincoln have to offer. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, reading, playing volleyball, and being outdoors. As a new member of the Lincoln community, I am also looking forward to attending Nebraska football games and being a Cornhusker fan!
Josh Fink 4th Grade
	My name is Josh Fink. This is my eighth year of teaching and my first year here at Lakeview. Prior to coming to Lakeview, I taught kindergarten for 7 years at Morton Elementary in the Millard Public Schools district. I am very excited to join this wonderful staff here at Lakeview. I am originally from Omaha and graduated from Westside High School in 1994. I then went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 1999. I have been married to my wife, Amanda for 2 years and we have a 9-month old son; Cooper and a two year old puppy, named Keith. In my spare time I enjoy hanging out with my family and friends. I am an avid sports fan and have season tickets to both Nebraska Football (I have only missed two home games since 1982) and Nebraska Baseball. I also enjoy following my favorite baseball team, the St. Louis Cardinals as well as playing fantasy football with my friends. I look forward to working with you and your children this year and beyond here at Lakeview!
Kathy Horejsi 4th Grade
	Ever since playing school on my back porch in 19something, I always knew teaching was going to be my passion. After graduating from UNL, I married my high school sweetheart, Tom. We lived in Lincoln for two years while I taught at Lakeview. After an opportunity to move to Washington State emerged, we decided with no children, it would be an adventure. I was fortunate to teach out there, and we were extremely lucky to have our daughter, JJ, born during Mt. St. Helen’s eruption. With family being a huge priority, we moved back to Nebraska to be near grandparents. After returning, to Lincoln, I began teaching at Elliott Elementary. During this time, we were lucky again because our son, Grant, was born. After seven years of teaching at Elliott Elementary, I was called back to Lakeview Elementary. The Lakeview Community is the best place in Lincoln, NE. The families and students are the epitome of what makes Lincoln the best place to live and teach.
Jean Heil 5th Grade
	Hello! My name is Jean Heil. This is my fourteenth year as an elementary school teacher and my second year teaching fifth grade here at Lakeview. My teaching experiences have spanned the grades from Kindergarten to developing a gifted program for an entire school district all the way through teaching high school English/Literature/Creative Writing. I have spent the majority of my years working in 4th ‚Äì 6th grades, my true “niche.” I have a passion for teaching and learning, and strive always to model successful life skills for my students. I have a Master’s degree in Education/Curriculum and Instruction . I enjoy reading, walking, scrapbooking, singing, playing my viola and spending time with my wonderful family. My husband, Jeff, is an amazing man whom I love and respect deeply. I have a handsome fifth-grader, Jamie, and an active and energetic first-grader, Jayson who attend Zeman Elementary, and a baby due at the end of this year. They are the joy of my life! My career objective is to create an environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and cooperation wherein each child can reach his/her optimum potential and develop a love for learning. I am looking forward to a great year!
Bryce Schwanke 5th Grade
	My name is Bryce Schwanke and this is my second year of teaching. I grew up in Fremont, NE, and completed my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Wayne State College. I married my college sweetheart, Ali, in November of 2003. After an amazing summer in Alaska we moved to Lincoln, and I began my teaching career at Lakeview Elementary. The first year was overwhelming and included the birth of a son, Caedmon, in March. Besides teaching I have a passion for leading a Men's Bible Study, hunting pheasants, salmon fishing, cooking wild game, playing baseball with my buddy Brock, and supporting my wife pursue the desires of her heart.

 

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