NAME: Mrs. Claudia Staude

SCHOOL: Lutheran High School of St. Charles County

CLASSES: English Department: AP Literature, Symposium, & Publications

SCHOOL PHONE: 636-928-5100 x.101

About The Teacher

Teacher since 1981.
Degrees: 
B.S. Education -  Concordia University Seward, NE. 1977
Masters in Education. - University of Missouri, St. Louis , 1992
Chancellor's Certificate in Electronic Art and Publishing - University of
Missouri, 2004
At Lutheran High since fall of 1996.

MY SCHEDULE:   Room 101 - Mrs. Staude
SEMESTER 1 - 2008-09
Period 2: Com 2
Period 3: Symposium
Period 4: Prep
Period 5: AP Lit
First Lunch
Period 6: Symposium
Period 7: Symposium
Period 8: Publications

SEMESTER 2 - 2008-09
Period 2: 
Period 3: 
Period 4: 
Period 5A: 
2nd Lunch
Period 6: Prep
Period 7: 
Period 8: Publications


EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENTS:  
Yearbook Advisor, Penning Paws Adviser, Photography Club
Advisor, Thespian Coordinator, Chapel Musician, Editor/Designer of the
Lutheran High News (alumni newsletter).

Feel free to CONTACT ME during my prep periods if necessary:
School Phone #636-928-5100 x.101 or via the email link on this 
web site's home page.

Personal info:
Hobbies: Spoiling my 4 grandchildren whenever possible, travel, walking my
greyhound, reading, photography, computers (esp. Graphic design), wine-making,
theater, gardening, jogging,sailing, kayaking, swimming, x-country skiing,
knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, and sewing. 
I love word games... challenge me to Scrabble or Pathwords on Facebook... I
can't resist!

Fun facts: 
1. Mr. Staude and I own and operate a winery in Warrenton.
2. I have crossed the Atlantic 8 times.
3. I love noodles and butter.
4. I can almost NEVER pass a bookstore in a mall.
5. I was born the same year that Disneyland opened!
6. I share a birthday with a rather infamous person from history.
7. I have kept a journal since I was 8 years old.
8. I am somewhat afraid of thunderstorms. 
9. My favorite color is blue.
10. I own approx. 3,500 books.

Mission For The Class

    In all my classes, my goal is for my students to view themselves as 
life-long learners.  There's always more to discover both in life and in 
literature!  Additionally, it is important not just to read reams of
literature, but to 
take time to ponder its meaning for us and our lives. Writing can aid us in
that reflection 
as we seek to understand and define our world.
    As Christians, we strive daily to become the best that we can 
become in whatever we seek to do in life.  I will do my utmost to help the 
students in my classroom learn to communicate well in today's world 
and to learn more about that world from the literature we study together.