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Back To School Profile: Meet All Saints Teacher Sue Werdeo
Working in the same career field for nearly 40 years is quite an accomplishment.
But serving for 39 straight years as a teacher at the same school? Now that is a legacy.
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Sue Werdeo has been working at one of the Antigo Catholic schools for the past 39 years. She was hired at St. John’s, and after the consolidation, moved to All Saints.
“I love the family atmosphere here and the parent support,” she says. “And I love the freedom of putting God into lessons. I love that we can talk about God and pray during school.”
Mrs. Werdeo also loves the All Saints families. She loves the kids. She loves the school spirit and all her colleagues. And she loves teaching third grade.
“This is just, overall, a really great place to work,” says Mrs. Werdeo. “I love this age group of students. They just want to learn everything.”
Since the school’s name is All Saints, each classroom has a saint. Mrs. Werdeo chose St. Monica.
“She’s the patron saint of patience,” says Mrs. Werdeo. “That’s something that we certainly all need!”
Through the years, Mrs. Werdeo has worked alongside teachers who taught when she was in school. She’s also watched former students come back to teach at All Saints.
Mrs. Werdeo has seen many changes throughout the past 39 years. The biggest of all has been the technology changes. That was never more clear than the last school year when Mrs. Werdeo was teaching students who were in class and at home, all at the same time. Everyone made the best of it. But, Mrs. Werdeo, along with everyone else, is excited to have everyone back in the building for the 2021 to 2022 school year. And, to see everyone’s smiles, (hopefully) with no masks.
All Saints teacher Sue Werdeo with her husband, Mike.
There’s a special project that Mrs. Werdeo conducts each year. She calls it “warm fuzzies.” Students write down something nice about each student in class, and Mrs. Werdeo mails it to the students. She recently learned a current teacher still has her “warm fuzzies” from her third-grade year.
“Knowing that she still has that and looks at it made my whole year,” Mrs. Werdeo says.
Mrs. Werdeo grew up in Antigo and attended St. Mary’s School as a child. She is the youngest of six children and the only girl. Her parents owned a woodworking business, which was started by her grandfather. Mrs. Werdeo went on to get her teaching degree from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. She received her master’s degree from Viterbo University in Lacrosse.
Mrs. Werdeo and her husband, Mike, enjoy spending time with their dog, nicknamed Daffy. They also enjoy spending time at their cottage on Pickerel Lake.
Welcome back to all the All Saints students and teachers! Have a great school year!
— SUE WERDEO, ALL SAINTS TEACHER
