To God the Glory! WLHS Grad Flourishing in the Classroom

“It’s my first class and we’ve progressed so much this year. I can’t believe it,” says Bausley. “My kids are one of the first COVID classes so, in addition to our regular lessons, we focus on team building and communication skills.”

To help her students in those important areas, Bausley has initiated fun learning exercises like a group building competition using marshmallows and toothpicks. Another time, her second graders measured cubes across the classroom but had to do the entire lesson without talking.

Becoming a teacher was something Heaven Bausley (’18) had thought about as a young child but, during high school, she began to consider other careers.

However, things changed her senior year when Bausley was encouraged to visit Martin Luther College (MLC).

“Mr. Bowe and Pastor Huebner saw something in me and encouraged me to think about teaching,” says Bausley. “I was comfortable being in my introverted shell so hearing that teaching would be a great career path was a bit intimidating at first but I decided to take a leap of faith and attend MLC."

Bausley, who graduated in May 2022 with a degree in elementary education, is now teaching second grade at Christ-St. Peter Lutheran School in Milwaukee and loves her “littles.”

“Heaven is an amazing teacher. Her passion for her students comes through in everything she does,” says Kim Fisher, East Campus principal, Christ-St. Peter Lutheran School. “During the first year, teachers often struggle with classroom management but that is truly one of Heaven's strengths. She sets her classroom expectations high and believes in her kids. Her students know she loves them and they rise to the challenge. She is such a blessing to the ministry here at CSP.”