Hello, my name is Valerie McMeeken. I am very excited to be teaching Science at St. Mary’s. I earned a Bachelor of Science in English with minor in Biology from UW-Stevens Point, and a Master’s in Education from Western Governors University. I have been the school secretary at St. Joseph’s in Stratford and Holy Rosary in Medford. I have substitute taught in grades 3K-8th and finished my student teaching in April 2020 at Medford Area Public School. I live on a hobby farm near Stratford with my husband Tim and our children Sylvia and Daniel. We are actively involved with our children and their sports and the sportsmanship of showing our animals whether it be at the Wisconsin Valley Fair or a state show for our pigs, rabbits and chickens.  I am very passionate about education and instilling young minds with the love of learning within a faith-based educational environment.