Wohlwend's Kathy Rausch Remembered as Caring, Dedicated Teacher
Kathy Rausch may have only taught second grade at Wohlwend Elementary for a short time, but her impact on students, teachers and the community was deep.
As a brand new teacher at Wohlwend Elementary, Kathy Rausch turned her second grade classroom into a black-and-white polka dot spot. Her room has everything: polka dot pillows, polka dot homework bins, polka dot lockers, even polka dot paper clips. Now, at the start of the spring semester, there’s only one thing missing: Rausch. Rausch died Jan. 9, and while this was her first year on Wohlwend’s official staff, her legacy lives on in the students, teachers, parents and the community members who remember the bright, dedicated teacher. “She put her heart into her room, poured her heart into it, and they (her students) knew that,” said Katie Kalbfleisch, a second grade teacher at Wohlwend. “Reminders are all around them. Everywhere they look …
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nancy fletcher
9:26 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Our thoughts and prayers are with Ms Rausch family, friends, co-workers and students. What a tragedy. The Fletcher Family more ›