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About Our Faculty
All of our teachers are fully certified by the Ohio Department of Education and by the Diocese of Cleveland.
Auxiliary Staff ( funded by the State of Ohio)
As of 2009, Auxiliary Services have moved into our school building and are located in rooms 23 and 33.
Meet our faculty
Miss Anne Sweeney - Principal
Miss Menard - Kindergarten
Hello there, my name is Miss Menard and I am so excited to be teaching Kindergarten at St. Francis de Sales school in Parma, Ohio. I received my Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education with a reading endorsement from Baldwin Wallace College in 2006.This is my fourth year teaching at St. Francis de Sales!I am very blessed to have a wonderful family and two very playful dogs, Cooper and Tucker. I love movies, reading, and writing. My favorite place to go is Disney World!
Mrs. Yurko - Grade 1
Hi! I'm Mrs. Yurko and I teach first grade at St. Francis de Sales School. I have been teaching in the primary grades for 35 years. I have my Bachelor's Degree in Education and have some credits toward my Master's Degree. I am certified to teach in grades K-8. I also have reached Master Teacher status in religious education. I have two awesome children, Megan and Christopher. I have a dog, Sammy and a cat, Spencer. I live in Parma. When I'm not teaching, I enjoy cake decorating, reading, skiing, and needlepoint. I especially love to walk!
Mrs. Sykes - Grade 2
This is my first year at St. Francis de Sales School. I graduated with a B.A. degree in Elementary Education and Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders from Notre Dame College of Ohio. I started out teaching second grade at St. Richard School in North Olmsted and then I was a learning disability teacher with the Cleveland Public Schools. I also was a learning disability teacher at St. Gilbert School in Chicago. After moving back to Parma in 2001, I taught third grade at Holy Family School for five years. I have four children ages 15- 22. I am looking forward to teaching both the second and third grade here at St. Francis de Sales this year. Stop in and say hello, you are always welcome!
Mrs. Ketterick - Grade 3
This will be my 8th year teaching at SFDS. I taught kindergarten for three years, first grade for one year, and this will be my fourth year as a third grade teacher. I will be teaching your child Religion, Language Arts (Spelling/English/Handwriting), Math, and Social Studies this year. Mrs. Sykes (our new second grade teacher) will teach your child Reading, Science and Health. I am happily married with two children. My son Conor is in Mrs. Yurko's first grade class and my daughter Norah is three and likes to pretend she goes to school. I have a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. I will be returning to school to begin my Master's Program in January of 2010.
Mrs. Lillstrung - Grade 4
I have a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education (Kindergarten - Grade 8) and a Masters degree in Reading from Baldwin-Wallace College. I have eight full years of teaching experience. I taught second grade for seven years at St. Josaphat School. This is my second year as the fourth grade homeroom teacher at St. Francis de Sales. I am a member of the International Reading Association. I have also received the "Who's Who Among American Teachers" recognition in 2005 and 2006. This year I am teaching Reading, English, Spelling, Science, and Health to grades four and five. I am also teaching Handwriting and Art to the fourth grade.
Mrs. Tetlak - Grade 5
I am looking forward to working with your daughters and sons for the 2009/2010 school year. I am the 5th grade teacher and also teach Religion, Math and Social Studies to the 4th grade. I am a graduate of Cleveland State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree and also have a Master of Arts degree in Elementary Administration from Ursuline College. I have 27 years of educational experience. I taught for 17 years in grades 4-8. I was also a Catholic elementary school principal for 10 years. I have a Master Catechist certification from the Diocese of Cleveland.
When my school closed 2 years ago I acted on my desire to return to the classroom and found a wonderful new family at St. Francis de Sales. It is a true blessing to work with Miss Sweeney, the dedicated faculty and staff and the supportive students and families.
Miss McGuire - Grade 6
I grew up in West Park near Lakewood. I attended St. Clement School for elementary school, then attended Magnificat for high school. This is my fifth year of teaching. I can't believe how time flies! I graduated from Hiram College in 2005. Upon graduation, I moved to Louisville, Kentucky. I taught 8th grade Math there, both comprehensive and advanced students. I loved the city of Louisville and went back last year to attend the Kentucky Derby. In 2007, I moved back to Cleveland and took my position at SFDS. I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Math and English. I advise PA announcers here and co-sponsor Falcon Council. This summer, my second niece was born! I was also lucky enough to travel to Costa Rica, a beautiful country in Central America. Now I want to learn more Spanish, so I may be asking my students to teach me!
Miss Cleary - Grade 7
Welcome to another academic year at St. Francis de Sales School. I am Mrs. Cleary and this will be my fourth year at St. Francis de Sales. I am married to Mr. Patrick Cleary and we are the proud parents of four children, Patrick, Meghan, Mary Grace and Joe. In 1987, I graduated from Akron University with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology and a minor in Chemistry. In 2004, I graduated from Ursuline College with a Masters of Arts in Education. My Ohio licensure is for 4-9 Science/Social Studies. My goal in the classroom is provide an enriching environment directed toward the development and growth of each student and fostering a classroom atmosphere of critical thinking and concern for others.
Mrs. Cerny - Grade 8
Miss Bistak - Physical Education and Computers
Welcome back to another year at SFDS! My name is Miss Bistak and this is my second year at St. Francis. I went to Padua (Class of 01') and played fast pitch softball and basketball, while participating in other various school activities such as Kairos or being a school tour guide. For my undergrad, I attended Walsh University where I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Education with my concentration being Physical Education. I am currently attending Cleveland State University for my masters degree in School Health Education with licensure. Computer classes will be a very exciting time this year! The students will continue to practice typing skills as well as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Use of software programs will help with typing, reading, and math skills to name a few.
Miss Cole - Music
I graduated from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music/Degree in Music Education. I majored in Voice and minored in Piano. I have a second Major in Art History and a Minor in Studio Art. I have taught for many years in the public schools. This will be my ninth year at St. Francis de Sales School. I received special honors for working with children with special needs. I have also sung professionally for 10 years.
Miss Longinie - Spanish
It is my second year of teaching here at St. Francis de Sales where the students have the opportunity to begin their Foreign Language studies early. They will be rewarded with success if they work hard and try using their new language skills as often as possible. Spanish is fun!Elementary (1-8) License 9 years of experienceHigh School Spanish / French (7 - 12) License 15 years of experience
Mrs. Armstrong - School Secretary
Bryant & Stratton Business College - Secretarial Degree
Experience: 12 Years
Tenure at St. Francis de Sales: 2 Years
