New Faculty — Alums Return to WLHS

This year we’ve added four talented professionals to our faculty.

Mrs. Meg (Raddant) Schuessler (’97) Art Instructor

When I was at Wisco, I spent many semesters in the ceramics room creating pieces and

developing a passion for art.

One of my teachers, Mr. Luedke,

Meg Schuessler encouraged me to pursue a career in art education and that’s what started me on my journey. When I graduated from the University of Wisconsin— Oshkosh, I wanted to be Ms. Bond when I “grew up.” It seems God planted that dream in my heart early on and here I am. (Bond was the long-time ceramics teacher who preceded Schuessler.)

Mrs. Lisa (Oakes) Uttech (’98) Choral Director and Fine Arts Instructor

My favorite memories of WLHS include attending chapel for the first time and hearing the entire student body singing together. My most cherished memory Lisa Uttech of WLHS, however, is when the A Cappella Choir came to sing at the funeral of my youngest sister, who at the time was a recent WLHS alum.

To me, that was the ultimate example of why WLHS exists – to guide students on their earthly journey

toward our heavenly home. I was deeply impacted by my own high school and college choir directors, and I pray I will have a similar lasting impact on my students.

Mrs. Lisa (Festerling) Rouse (’02) English Instructor

Going on Mission Trips to Mexico and Dominican Republic were life changing and shaped my personal drive to become a teacher. Teaching freshman Lisa Rouse English Foundations at WLHS feels like the perfect way to apply my previous experiences. The pandemic has created some additional learning obstacles for so many students. I have the privilege

of nurturing some of the most fragile learners and

I can’t wait to watch them grow. The incredible diversity at WLHS is beautiful. I know it makes our Father in heaven smile to see these young men and women living out love across differences that could divide.

Mr. Andrew Fink (‘15) Business Instructor

My favorite teacher was Mr. Gottschalk. He showed me how intuitive and fun math could be. Even more, the study habits

and problem-solving approaches I learned in his AP Calc BC class

Andrew Fink made my college math classes a breeze. At Wisco, I feel so fulfilled that I have the privilege to invest my time and energy into the next generation of Christian leaders who I know, in turn, will let their Christian light shine.

Mrs. Meg Schuessler teaches all three levels of Ceramics and Exploratory Art