Mrs. Colleen Mertz
Mrs. Mertz is the kindergarten teacher and has been teaching at Holy Name for 31 years. She has taught 4th, 5th, 6th and preschool.
Mrs. Mertz grew up in rural northeast Nebraska on a farm with two siblings. She attended UNL and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. She began her teaching career at Holy Name and then went on to get her Master’s degree in Elementary Education from UNO while attending classes in the evenings and summers.
Mrs. Mertz was nominated for Archdiocesan Teacher of the Year, which was a great honor. She has helped develop the Language Arts curriculum guidelines for the Archdiocese of Omaha Catholic Schools and continues to attend workshops and conferences to stay attuned with current academic practices.
When not teaching, Mrs. Mertz enjoys working at the new Century Link arena and the new Ameritrade ball park in the summer and evenings. She is married and is the proud mother of two grown children and a new daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Mertz takes great delight in watching her young students grow and succeed in so many new unfamiliar areas every day. They are little sponges soaking up everything presented to them and they make teaching a joy!
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Mrs. Mertz grew up in rural northeast Nebraska on a farm with two siblings. She attended UNL and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. She began her teaching career at Holy Name and then went on to get her Master’s degree in Elementary Education from UNO while attending classes in the evenings and summers.
Mrs. Mertz was nominated for Archdiocesan Teacher of the Year, which was a great honor. She has helped develop the Language Arts curriculum guidelines for the Archdiocese of Omaha Catholic Schools and continues to attend workshops and conferences to stay attuned with current academic practices.
When not teaching, Mrs. Mertz enjoys working at the new Century Link arena and the new Ameritrade ball park in the summer and evenings. She is married and is the proud mother of two grown children and a new daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Mertz takes great delight in watching her young students grow and succeed in so many new unfamiliar areas every day. They are little sponges soaking up everything presented to them and they make teaching a joy!
Contact Me: [email protected]