Mr. Doug Jacoby
Principal

Mrs. Nicole Jetton
Day Care Director

Mrs. Jen Hoelzel
Grades 7 & 8

Mrs. Jill Hassemer
Language Arts

Mrs. Ruth Hagenow
Grades 5 & 6

Mrs. Karen Hansen
Grades 3 & 4

Mrs. Linda Derricks
Grades 1 & 2

Mrs. Christina Scholz
Kindergarten

Mrs. Angie Piepenburg
Preschool

Mrs. Tracy Klug
Teacher Aid



  









  

Mr. Doug Jacoby

Principal
Mr. Jacoby graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin in 1987 with a Degree in Lutheran Elementary Education and a Minor in Theological Languages. During college he was a three year letterman in football and led the Messengers for Christ group. Doug earned a Master's degree in Educational Administration from Illinois State University in 1997. Doug has served as an administrator in Lutheran schools for 18 years. He is beginning his twenty-eighth year in the ministry.

Mr. Jacoby is a member of Lutheran Education Association and School Choice Wisconsin. Doug was instrumental in leading St. John's Lutheran School in Portage to be a part of the State Voucher program. Doug is married to Kari Jacoby and has five children. Mr. Jacoby's oldest son David serves as pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church in Fitchburg, MA.

Mrs. Nicole Jetton

Day Care Director
 Hello, my name is Nicole Jetton and I am excited to be the Director of Zion Lutheran Church Child Care Center. I grew up here in Wayside and moved back to Wayside after graduating from college. I am a graduate of Wayside Zion Lutheran School and was also confirmed here. After Wayside school, I went on to graduate from Reedsville High School and then went on to earn my bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. I have a dual teaching license, one is for Elementary Education from PreK-3rd grade and the other is Early Childhood Special Education.

The Lord has blessed me in many ways throughout my life and I am thankful to live back in Wayside near the house that I grew up in. I am happily married to my wonderful husband Scott since 2002 and since then we have been blessed with two very busy boys, Braden in 2008 and Bryson in 2010. We are all members here at Zion Wayside and my two boys attend school here as well! Braden is in 2nd grade this year and Bryson is in Kindergarten. In our spare time we love to go camping, go boating and tubing, read books and play outside in the mud with our four wheelers (and Jeep)!!

I have worked in Special Education in Little Chute and Kaukauna for the last ten years, mainly in Early Childhood Special Education classrooms and truly enjoyed what I did for a living. This year, I received a call to become the director here at the daycare and I knew that it was a great fit for me! The Lord has answered my prayer to work near my family, my children's school, and continue to work with children throughout the day! I am excited for this new adventure and look forward to taking care and teaching  the children in the daycare about many things, including their Savior!

My favorite Bible passage is Mark 10:13-16: People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.



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Mrs. Jen Hoelzel

Grades 7 & 8
Jen grew up in the Wayside/Reedsville area, attended Zion Wayside School, and was confirmed at Zion. She graduated from Reedsville High School. Growing up, Jen always knew that she wanted to be a teacher. She attended Concordia University Wisconsin and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor's degree in Lutheran Secondary Education and Broad-Field Science with an emphasis in Biology. Her teaching ministry began with a Call to Mount Rainier Lutheran High School in Tacoma, WA, which was followed by a Call to Wolf River Lutheran High School in Shawano, WI. Jen joined the Zion family when she accepted a Call in 2008. She has really enjoyed her transition into teaching middle school and loves being at Zion Wayside! She teaches math, science, and is involved with the Raiders volleyball program.

She and her husband, Jacob, live in Neenah, WI. They enjoy going to Brewers games, taking walks at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, and spending time with their family, especially with their nieces and nephews. Jen also enjoys sports of all kinds and loves Scrabble and the Packers. Her confirmation verse was Psalm 91:11-12: "For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." This verse was, and still is, important to Jen because it reminds her that God is always there for us, to protect us and guide us.

Mrs. Jill Hassemer

Language Arts
Jill Hassemer graduated and was confirmed from Wayside in 1996. She has been a lifelong member of Zion. Jill graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin in 2004 with a Bachelor's degree in Lutheran Elementary Education. Her first Call was to St. Paul in Bonduel, WI. There she taught 8th grade for one year and 4th grade for two years.

Jill and her husband, Abe, have been married for 9 years. They have 3 children: Danielle, Amber, and Henry. They reside in Greenleaf, and enjoy the outdoors and taking care of their many animals.

Proverbs 3:5 has always been one of Jill's favorite Bible verses. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart."


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Mrs. Ruth Hagenow

Grades 5 & 6
Ruth Hagenow joined the Zion Staff after graduating from Concordia St. Paul, MN, in 1980. She grew up in Janesville, Minnesota.
​Mrs. Hagenow graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a second major in Physical Education and Coaching K-12. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Carl and two sons Andy and Dan. Playing guitar and photography are other favorite activities of hers. Her loyalty as a Viking Fan NEVER changes even though she lives and works with so many Packer fans!

In Proverbs 22:6, God tells us: "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart form it." Mrs. Hagenow has a passion to be the best servant of the Lord that she can be as she teaches the Kids of His Kingdom at Zion.

Mrs. Karen Hansen

Grades 3 & 4
Mrs. Karen Hansen grew up on a farm in Fremont, Wisconsin.  She graduated from Weyauwega - Fremont High School in 1991.  She graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin in December 1995 with a major in Elementary Education and minor in Psychology.  She did substitute teaching for 5 different schools until accepting a call to teach 3rd and 4th grade at  Zion Lutheran School Wayside in August 1996.  This is her 20th year teaching at Zion.  It has been pure joy to watch former students mature, pursue careers,  get married, have children, and having them bring their children back to attend Zion.
Karen lives in Wrightstown with her family.  The Lord has blessed her with 3 beautiful boys.  Nicholas 15, Nathan 12, and Lucas 8.  Karen enjoys spending time with her family fishing, running the boys to their athletic events, spending time outdoors, and visiting family in the country.  In her free moments, she enjoys reading the Bible/devotions, running, participating in 5K's, painting, knitting, baking, gardening, camping, camp fires, and taking the family dog, Buddy, on walks. 

There are many Bible verses that mean a lot to Karen.  One of her favorites is Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." This tells me that my life in in God's hands, it is good, and that He has my life planned out for me, even when bad things may come my way and I may have a bad day, I know that it is all part of God's plan and He will help me to learn and grow from it and make me a stronger person.  My hope is found in Him that He has my future planned out and it will be good! 


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Mrs. Linda Derricks

Grades 1 & 2
Mrs. Derricks has been teaching at Zion since 1999. She has also taught 1st and 2nd grade at St. Paul Lutheran Luxemburg for 3 years. She attended Zion as a child and has always had a special love for her church family. She graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin in 1984 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.

She has been married to her husband, Darwin since 1984. God has blessed them with 3 grown children; Elliot, Natalie and Ethan. They also have a daughter-in-law Serena, Elliot’s wife and the newest addition is a granddaughter, Lydia born in March 2015.

Mrs. Derricks feels privileged that God has called her to share the Good News of Jesus with her students everyday. Her greatest joy in teaching is when she sees her students grow in their love for Jesus. One of her favorite Bible verses is Ephesians 2:8. “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves- it is a gift from God, not by works lest any man should boast.” 

Mrs. Christina Scholz

Kindergarten
My name is Christina Scholz, I grew up in Palmyra, Missouri (Land of Mark Twain) a small town located about 2 hrs North of St. Louis, a town with a whopping 3,000 people.  I attended Zion Lutheran School, Pre-K through 8th grade.  It was during my time at Zion (2nd grade actually) that I knew I wanted to be a teacher.  I attended St. Paul’s Lutheran High School in Concordia, Missouri. This is the only Lutheran boarding high school within the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.  I lived on campus all four years and enjoyed the experience of living with friends during high school.  I graduated in ’93 and went to Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska.  I majored in Elementary Education with a minor in Geography and a Concentration in Early Childhood Education.  My senior year at Concordia, I piloted a student teaching program in Australia where I spent 12 weeks student teaching at Grace Lutheran Primary School in Queensland, Australia.  I taught in their Pre-K, 1st & 4th grade classes. Student teaching in Australia was a fantastic experience and I was grateful for the opportunity to serve God outside of the states.
After I graduated in ’97 I took my first and only Call to serve the wonderful congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church & School in Bend, Oregon.  I served as a teacher in 1st grade for 9 years and then taught 4th grade for one year before my husband relocated our family to Green Bay through a job transfer with the Sherwin-Williams Co.  While serving Trinity I have been working on my Master’s Degree in Curriculum Instruction and Design at Concordia University in Irvine California.

Once we were relocated to Green Bay, I then took a Call to serve at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church to be their preschool teacher and director from 2007-2015.  After serving their for 7 years, God Called me to Zion Lutheran School of Wayside to be their Kindergarten teacher in the Fall of 2015.

“Go and make Disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”   Matthew 28:19

I married my wonderful husband Nathan in ’99.  We were married in Palmyra, MO and were blessed to have 30 family and friends from Oregon fly out to be a part of the celebration.  We celebrated the birth of our first daughter Grace in ’00.  Grace is 15 and is a freshman at NEW Lutheran High School in Green Bay.  We were blessed a few years later with our second girl, Bailey who is in 7th grade at Trinity in Green Bay. In 2009 God blessed us with a boy, Gabe who is currently in my Kindergarten class.  Ethan our 4th came in 2012.  He is  a spunky 3 year old attending an in-home daycare.

I am delighted to be a part of Zion and I look forward to getting to know each of you.
Zion Lutheran Wayside