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Lutheran High Westland, MI Staff
Administrators
	Mr. Steven Schwecke (e-mail) Principal, M.A. Teaches Chemistry	Mr. Daniel Ramthun (e-mail) Assistant Principal , M.A. Chapel coordinator
	Mr. Timothy Gieschen (e-mail) Guidance Counselor, M.Ed Teaches Comp App & Adv Comp App National Honor Society advisor Technology coordinator	Mr. Michael Unger (e-mail) Athletic Director, M.Ed. Teaches Adv Alg, Trig/ Calc, and A P Calculus Coaches men's track
Office Staff
	Mrs. Michelle Walker (e-mail) Administrative Secretary	Mrs. Lisa Haller (e-mail) Athletic and Attendance Secretary
	Mrs. Shelly Bahr (e-mail) Part-time secretary	Mr. Randy Baldwin (e-mail) Custodian
Faculty
	Mr. Paul Gusé (e-mail) Health, Phys Ed, American Government, & U.S. History Coaches varsity football and softball BA from Concordia–Ann Arbor	Ms. Alissa Hall (e-mail) Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Physics Alissa received her degree from Hillsdale College and attends Holy Ghost Lutheran, Monroe.
	Mr. Nick Kwapis (e-mail) Yearbook, Band, Choir. Drama director, Religon 11/12 Nick received his degree from Concordia Mequon. He attends Our Savior Lutheran, Hartland.	Mrs. Michele Grogan (e-mail) Spanish, World Geography Michelle received her degree from Michigan State. She attends Trinity Lutheran, Utica.
	Mr. Ruth (e-mail) Religion 9 and 10 and Industrial Arts. Coaches Volleyball and Track	Mrs. Donna Strang (e-mail) English 9, Eng 11, Psychology S.A.D.D. advisor B.S. from Concordia, River Forest M.Ed. from Wayne State University
	Mr. Kevin Wade (e-mail) Biology, Adv Biology, and Env Science. Coaches volleyball and baseball BA from Concordia–Ann Arbor	Mr. Kent Weier (e-mail) Advanced Placement U.S. History, World History, and English 10 & 12. He received his M.A. from the University of Nevada and his M.Ed. from the University of Michigan	.
	Mrs. Fran Bachor Marketing	Brenda Belongia Art	.
	Rev. Richard Robinson Religion 11/12
Kitchen
	Mrs. Sharon Kelley (e-mail) Head cook	Mrs. Peg Refenes Cook

Previous Teachers

Rev. Joel R. Baseley taught German at Lutheran Westland in the 2001-2002 school year. In 1972-1973 he attended the University of Wisconsin (Madison) in the Honors Program / Pre Med. From 1973 through 1977 he attended Concordia Teacher's College in River Forest, Illinois, and attained the B.S. in Ed. degree. In 1979 he attained the M.S. in Chemistry from the University of North Dakota. Between 1980 and 1984 he held various positions: Instructor at Concordia University in River Forest, Associate Scientist / Organic Section Supervisor at Hazelton Environmental Services in Northbrook, Illinois, and Supervisor of Mass Spectral Analysis for Hazleton Laboratories America in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1988 he receive the M.Div. degree from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He was the pastor at All Saints Evangelical Lutheran Church in LaGrangeville, New York (1989-1994), before becoming the Associate Pastor at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dearborn. He translates German as an avocation, enjoys music, and has written articles for theological journals and presented papers at pastoral conferences. He is married and has three children.

	Brendan Knorp taught Choir, Band and Religion at LHW. He is currently director of music in Kirkwood Missouri. He and BrookeOrozco released a Christmas CD in 2006
Ms. Norlean Berndt taught Biology and Advanced Biology. She was a counselor, Student Council advisor; and member of the National Honor Society committee as well as the North Central Accreditation, Building, and Science committees. She earned a B.S. in Science and an M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling, and she has extensively studied biology, biochemistry, and science methods. Her home state is Minnesota. She taught forty years in Minnesota, Michigan, Hong Kong, Concordia—Ann Arbor, and Westland.
Ms. Born (e-mail) was the World Geography teacher. She was also in charge of Structured Learning Classes here at Westland and supervised the Structured Learning Classes at the other Lutheran high schools. Currently teaches at Lutheran North in Detroit
	Mr. Gerlach (e-mail) Art and Keyboarding M.A. Eastern Michigan University Student Council Advisor
	Mr. Andrew Hathikhanavala (e-mail) English 12, Choirs, Band, and Yearbook. BA from Concordia–Ann Arbor
	Ms. Kelly Nieman (e-mail) Spanish teacher Drama director BA from Concordia–Ann Arbor
Mrs. Renee Brenner taught Spanish 1, 2, and 3, as well as directed drama. She had a B.A. and was working on her Masters Degree at Wayne State University. She taught 8 years at LHWL. She also taught Spanish at Lutheran High School South via distance learning. Currently teaches at Saginaw Valley Lutheran High.
	Mr. David Brown (e-mail) taught Pre-Algebra and 9th grade Girls Physical Education at Lutheran Westland. He currently teaches Math at Lutheran High School South. He coached women's cross country and women's track. He attended high school at Lutheran North. He received his B.S. from Concordia, Seward, Nebraska, and his M.A. from Eastern Michigan University. He taught 14 years at Detroit Lutheran West and 10 years at Lutheran Westland.
Ms. Amy Eickmann taught Business Education and Yearbook. Her home town is St. Louis, Missouri. She received her B.A. from Concordia—Wisconsin in 1988, and her M.B.E. from Eastern Michigan in 1996. She taught from 1988-1991 at Suffolk Lutheran School in St. James, New York. She taught at Westland from 1991 through the spring of 2002.
	Mr. Ronald Gentz taught Algebra, Chemistry, and Geometry. He coached varsity women's basketball and varsity women's softball. B.S. from Michigan State University

Mrs. Jane Lienau taught German 1, 2, and 3, English 12, and Advance Placement English and also was the senior class advisor. She was raised in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin; she received her B.A. from Valparaiso and her M.A. from Eastern Michigan University. Her teaching experience included teaching at Lutheran East, West, Northwest, and Westland. Her husband and both children have graduated from Lutheran West.

Mr. Frank Ollinger taught Physics and Introduction to Physical Science. He received his B.S. in physics and his M.S. in mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri—Rolla. Prior to teaching at LHWL, Mr. Ollinger was an engineer at Ford Motor Company and McDonnell-Douglas Corporation (Boeing). His wife is a former teacher at LHWL and his four children are alumni.

Mr. Dennis Prechel was Lutheran Westland's Librarian. He also was the coordinator for Advanced Placement testing and the supervisor of the school's web site. He received an M.M. (University of Houston), M.A. (University of Houston), M.Ed. (University of Houston), and M.S.L.S. (Wayne State University). He came to the Detroit area in 1985 after working in Houston, Texas, for fourteen years. He has worked at Lutheran North, Northwest, and East as well as Lutheran High School Westland. He currently works at Lutheran High Northwest.
	Ms. Julie Twietmeyer taught Health, PE 9, and Women's PE 10-12. In addition, she coached freshman volleyball and JV basketball. She graduated from Hope College in 1999.
Mrs. Ruthann Wagner taught English 10 and all music classes (Mixed Chorus, Concert Choir, and Band) in the 2001-2002 school year . She received her B.M.Ed. and M.A. from Eastern Michigan University and has completed twenty hours toward a D.M.A. in choral conducting at Michigan State University. She has maintained a private music studio since 1978, taught at Belleville High School, held the position of Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church and Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Ypsilanti, and was a member of the faculty at Eastern Michigan University from 1992-2001. Mrs. Wagner has performed extensively throughout the tri-state area as soloist and conductor as well as in staged operatic performances. She is married to husband John and has two children, Phil (LHWL '97) and Elisabeth.

Previous Staff

	Mrs. Cheri Fish was the Athletic and Attendance Secretary. She and her husband Dale have two children, Sarah and Kathy, who both attended LHWL.
	Mrs. Janet Kasten was the Guidance Secretary. Her hometown is Chicago, Illinois. She lived thirty-one years in Wisconsin and has taught first grade and kindergarten. She attended Concordia College—Ann Arbor and graduated from Concordia University—River Forest. She loves crafts and reading. Her husband, Bob, was CCAA's Athletic Director. They have two daughters, Christa and Julie, and a son, Luke.
	Mrs. Radtke was one of the school's lunch ladies. She received her B.S. in Nutrition from Kent State University. She has worked over 25 years in Food Service. She came to LHWL in 1991. She received ServSafe Certification in 2003.
	Mrs. Rousseau worked numerous years since 1973 in the restaurant business; it has continued with her family. She started work here at Westland in 1999 as one of the lunch ladies.

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