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Sacred heart school history
TEACHERS THROUGH THE YEARS
School Sister of Notre Dame (1878-1898):
Mother Caroline Fries
Sr Barnaba
Sr Clovis
Sr Ermenhilda
Sr Dagobertha
Sr Hanna
Sr Paladia
Sr Piatona Theissen
Sr Gregoria Bleckmane
Sr Ulfrieda Stern
Sr Merilla Zotz
Sisters of the Order of St Benedict (1898- 2005):
Sr Boniface Feldman (1898-1903)
Sr Annunciata Janeway (1898-1899)
Sr Mary Grace Jankosky (1898-1904)
Sr Agatha Giesler (1898-1903)
Sr Josephine Feldung (1898-1899)
Sr Scholastica Feldung (1898-1903)
Sr Cecilia Obergfel (1899)
Sr Mary (Staneslas) Donaghue (1899-1910)
Sr Benedicta Obergfel (1900-1901)
Mother Ottilia Haas (1902-1903)
Sr Magdalen Herzog (1905)
Sr Helen Hoch (1909-1910)
Sr Veronica Hirosch (1910 - 1915)
Sr Anastasia Ramsey (1910-1915)
Sr Adelaide Meyer (1917-1927)
Sr Camilla Hess (1918)
Sr Adelgunda Mulzer (1918-1950)
Sr Rita Obering (1918-1941)
Sr Baptista Wagner (1919-1921)
Sr Mary Bernard Geeck (1920-1952)
Sr Dorothy Flynn (1928-1932)
Sr Dolores Olbert (1925-1939)
Sr Marcella Wolf (1931-1958)
Sr Mary Catherine Flynn (1931)
Sr Wilhelmina Tomerlin (1931)
Sr Monica Vogt (1932)
Sr Mary Paul Gusmus (1937-1970)
Sr Felicitas Nemity (1940)
Sr Hedwig Hasenbein (1940-1941)
Sr Hildegarde Mulzer (1942-1952)
Sr Scholastica Warkman (1945)
Sr Mary Frances Crawford (1947-1954)
Sr Mary Michael Schall (1949)
Sr Mary Wilfrid Huettel (1949-1954)
Sr Mary James Karibo (1949)
Sr Miriam Gupton (1950-1959)
Sr Alice Marie Hoelscher (1951)
Sr Maria Mundi (1951)
Sr B Romine (1951)
Sr Eileen Gibbons (1952)
Sr Barbara True (1952)
Sr Celine Campbell (1955)
Sr Mary Stephen Fredrick (1955)
Sr Bridgit Wilder (1955-1958)
Sr Rosalia Reuter (1955-1958)
Sr Lucy Barrett (1955, 1970)
Sr Mary Martin Muller (1956)
Sr Mary Carol Bishop (1956)
Sr Maura Heinberg (1956-1957)
Sr Pauline Longo (1956-1957)
Sr Carmalita (1958-1959)
Sr Philmena Schmuck (1959-1961)
Sr Mary Agnes Geraldine (1959-1960)
Sr Mary Esther Cooley (1960)
Sr Placida Schaefers (1961-1962)
Sr Mary David Morris (1962-1963)
Sr Denise Kleeman (1963)
Sr Mary William Anderson (1963)
Sr Marie Felice Piazza (1964)
Sr Regina Campbell (1964-1970)
Sr Jeanette Eck (1965-1969)
Sr Barbara Roepke (1965-1999)
Sr Donna Bionco (1966)
Sr Michael Marie Murray (1967)
Sr Therese Soderlind (1969)
Sr Cornelia Beckman (1970)
Sr Bernadette Sachs (1970-1985)
Sr Francine Hasenbein (1970s-1980s)
Sr Mary Vincent Beckman (1986-1990)
Sr Mary Jude Clark (1986-1990)
Sr Karen Lortscher (1986-1991)
Sr Lynn McKenzie (1980s)
Sr Janet Marie Flemming (1980s)
Sr Mary Adrian McLean (1980s)
Sr Alice Roy (1980s)
Sr Mary Stella Williams (1986-1996)
Sr Claire Addamus (1988-1989)
Sr Lucy Simoneaux (1988-1990)
Sr Emilie Schmitt (1990-1991)
Sr Sara Aiden Burress (1990s)
Sr Tonette Sperando (2010-2018)
Others assigned to Sacred Heart School but dates are unavailable:
Sr Mary Charles Daly ( - )
Sr Agnes Joseph ( - )
Sr Angela Janeway ( - )
Sr Aloysia Ramsey ( - )
Sr Antoinette Priest ( - )
Sr Mary Joseph Tomerlin ( - )
Sr Coletta Riegal ( -)
Sr Mary Thomas ( - )
Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (2014- current):
Mother Mary Rose (2017-current)
Sr Mary Peter Julian Lawrence (2017-current)
Sr Mary Therese Lopez (2017-current)
Sr Adrienne (2018-current)
Sr Frances (2023?-current)
Sr Cherubim (2017-2026)
Sr Elizabeth (2017-2018)
Sr Genesis (2017-2019)
Sr Gianna (2020-current)
Sr Giles (2017-2019)
Sr Ursula (2017-currrent)
Lay Teachers:
Jackie Ceterowski (1962-1965)
Martha Ann Warnke (1965-2007)
Sharron Brownell (1965-1969)
Linda Pauli (1065-1969)
Carol Hasenbein (1965-1969)
Elaine Stancil (1965-1969)
Mary Agnes Geisen
Virginia MIsegades
Mrs. Brock (1970-1979)
Mrs. Fehrenkamp (1970-1979)
Mrs. Hilton (1970-1979)
Lois Burns (1978-1979)
Betsy McLeroy (1978-1986)
Jim Miller (1978-1986)
Carol Mize (1978-1986)
Kay Powell (1978-1987)
Jeannie Sarsfeild (1978-1979)
Martha Kinney Wells (1978-1982, 1990-2005)
Sara Bedard (1978-1982)
Linda James (1981-1982)
Carolyn Peinhardt (1982-1983)
Jennifer Hook (1982-1983)
Lantry Brandon (1982-1985)
Phillis Mangum (1985-1986)
Larraine Garza (1985-1987)
Debra Foots (1985-1986)
Shelia Downs (1985-1988)
Mary Mayo (1986-2012)
Betty Hauk (1986-1988)
Roberta Denton (1986-1990)
Shannon Knight (1987-1989)
Carol Collier (1987-1989)
Howard Denton (1988-1995)
Nancy Spurgreon (1989-1997)
Linda Earnest (1989-1993)
Shannon Bailey (1989-1997)
Tammy Waddle (1990-1992)
Barbara Ruffo (1991-2006)
Patti Hanes (1991-1996)
Jeaniece Slayton (1992-1993)
Shawna Norman (1992-present)
Mitch Morris (1993-1997)
Jennifer Grey (1995-2025)
Florence Lynch (1997-1998)
Tracy Holmes (1997-current)
Christy Ferguson (1997-1998)
Nannette Camp (1997-2007)
Jennifer (Woodard) Arndt (1997-current)
Sherrie Wise (1998-2001)
Nicky Taylor (1998-1999)
Lisa Jones (1998-1999)
Jody Stone (1999-2000, 2007-2009)
Terry Shuttleworth (1999-2000)
Cindy Norris (1999-2000)
Anne Miller (1999-2000)
Lori Ashbaugh (1999-2001)
Theresa Johnson (2000-2003)
Jessica Percle (2000-2002)
Phillis North (2001-2002)
Barbara Assell (2001-2004)
Mark Acocella (2001-2002)
Kelly Styles (2002-2003)
Misti Murphy (2002-2005)
Kellie Thompson (2003-current)
Lisa Rawlings (2004-2007)
Anne Phillips (2005-2007)
Sherrell Cochrane (2005-2006)
Monica Saxton (2006)
Nella McGraw (2006-2011)
Dana Conn (2008-current)
Kathy Chopin (2008-2013)
Jennifer Loring (2009-2018)
Glenda Gregory (2009-2010)
Ernest Hauk (2009-2016)
Rebbeka Whited (2010-2016)
Holly Winfrey (2010-current)
Lisa Bennett (2010-2016)
Susan Kraft (2011-2020)
Brandi Lumley (2013-2020)
Sarah Harper (2014-2016)
Barry Stoner (2016-2020)
Greg Hughes (2016-2018)
Erin Moriarty (2018-2019)
April Miller (2018-current)
Summer Moon (2019-2020)
Ashley Miles (2020-2021)
Keisha Harris (2020-current)
Kelly Gentry (2020-2021)
Maria Cipollari (2020-2021)
Pam Yates (2025-current)
Katie Paulino (2025-current)
Sara Morris (2025-current)
Schenaye Hopper (2025-current)
SCHOOL HISTORY
1878-1898
After the establishment of Sacred Heart Church in 1873 it is unknown if an actual school building existed until around 1877 when construction started which included a small convent for the Sisters from Notre Dame. On Dec 14, 1878 the sisters arrived from Milwaukee and began teaching on Dec 16th to both Catholic and non-Catholic children. the school was then called Mary Help School. By 1879 enrollment was at 100 students. On July 1, 1879 a construction of a new schoolhouse began, and by March 17, 1880 the building was completed and the Sisters moved into new quarters in the schoolhouse. Consistent with other records of this kind, the school building colored in pink in the picture below is the area that the Sisters lived.
The school grew so much that in 1889 construction started on a new and larger schoolhouse. It had three large classrooms, a cloak room and meeting room for church societies on the first floor with a large hall of exhibitions, concerts, and fairs on the upper floor. This new schoolhouse was blessed on Oct 27, 1889 at 3:30pm.
The nuns then occupied the old school and took in orphan girls or girls who lived a great distance from the school as boarders. It was then called Angels House.
For twenty years Sacred Heart School was staffed by the Notre Dame Sisters. in 1898 the sisters were called back to their motherhouse in Milwaukee. By this time many sisters had become ill and four had died. These sisters are buried in the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
From 1878- 1898, Sisters of Notre Dame, from Milwaukee, staffed the school:
Sister Clovis
Sister Ermenhilda
Sister Paladia
Sister Dagobertha
Sister Hanna
1898-1899
Before the Sister of Norte Dame left, Abbot Benedict and the St Bernard Monks began to look for another community of sisters to take over the school. He needed German speaking sisters since many of the Cullman residents were Germans. In September of 1898 five sisters from Holy Name Mother House in Florida arrived in Cullman. The Sisters took charge of the parochial school at Sacred Heart Parish.
A two-story brick structure next to the wooden parish church served as their home.
Teachers in 1898
Sr Boniface Feldman (Prioress)
Sr Annunciata Janeway
Sr Mary Grace Jankosky
Sr Agatha Giesler
Sr Josephine Feldung
Teachers in 1899
Sr Boniface Feldman (Prioress)
Sr Annunciata Janeway
Sr Mary Grace Jankosky
Sr Agatha Giesler
Sr Josephine Feldung
Ms Elizabeth Obergfel (Sr Cecilia)
Ms Anna Donaghue (Sr Mary Stanselas)
Ms Eva Feldung (Sr Scholastica)
1900-1905
In 1900 the school was a two story wooden structure with four classrooms on the first floor, and the parish hall on the second floor. Those that attended school prior to 1950 will remember this school and carrying coal from the coal bin beside the church to the coal stoves in the classrooms.
Angels House at this time was a furnished dormitory, dining, and recreation space for the few boarding students.
In the summer of 1902 the sisters changed the name of their Foundation from Mary Help to Sacred Heart.
In that year during a community retreat and election of the a new prioress, Angels House accommodated the overflow of sisters. Mother Ottilia because the first prioress of Sacred Heart Community on July 7, 1902.
Teachers in 1900
Sr Boniface Feldman (Prioress)
Sr Mary Grace Jankosky
Sr Agatha Giesler
Sr Benedicta (Cecilia Obergfel)
Teachers in 1901
Sr Mary Grace Jankosky (Prioress)
Sr Boniface Feldman
Sr Agatha Giesler
Sr Benedicta Obergfel
Sr Mary Donaghue
Sr Scholastica Feldung
Teachers from 1902 - 1905
Mother Ottilia Haas (Prioress)
Sr Mary Grace Jankosky
Sr Boniface Feldman
Sr Agatha Giesler
Sr Scholastica Feldung
Sr Magdalen Herzog
Others assigned to Sacred Heart School but dates are unavailable:
Sr Coletta Riegal
Sr Angela Janeway
Sr Aloysia Ramsey
Sr Antoinette Priest
Sr Mary Joseph Tomerlin
Secular Staff 1900-1902
Ms Julia Rasch (later Buffler) of St Florian
Ms Margaret Fossick of Sheffield
1906-1919
The school stayed in the same location on the block until it was relocated for the construction of the current church building.
By 1917 the second Sacred Heart church building had been demolished and the school had been expanded into the wooden “L” shaped school shown in the 1917 Sanborn map and photo from 1920s.
Teachers from 1906 - 1919
Sr Adelaide Meyer
Sr Helen Hoch
Sr Anastasia Ramsey
Sr Veronica Hirosch
Sr Dorothy Flynn
Sr Camilla Hess
Sr Rita Obering
Sr Adelgunda Mulzer
Sr Hildegarde Mulzer
Sr Baptista Wagner
1920-1929
Teachers from 1920- 1924
Sr Adelaide Meyer
Sr Mary Bernard Geeck
Sr Baptista Wagner
Sr Adelgunda Mulzer
Sr Dorothy Flynn
Teachers from 1925 - 1929
Sr Adelaide Meyer
Sr Dolores Olbert
Sr Dorothy Flynn
1930-1939
Teachers from 1930 - 1934
Sr Dorothy Flynn
Sr Mary Catherine Flynn
Sr Dolores Olbert
Sr Wilhelmina Tomerlin
Sr Mary Charles Daly
Sr Marcella Wolf
Sr Monica Vogt
Sr Adelgunda Mulzer
Sr Mary Wilfrid Huettel
Sr Mary Frances Crawford
Teachers from 1935 - 1939
Sr Mary Frances Crawford
Sr Mary Paul Gusmus
Sr Dolores Olbert
Sr Rosalia
1940-1949
Due to continued growth at the school, construction on what is the current schoolhouse began in April 13, 1947. This included demolition of the small on-site brick convent. The school was complete and operational on Dec 1, 1949 and on Dec 2nd, the Sisters and students began to move into the new school, bringing items from the old school over.
The outside walls of the new school was constructed with native sandstone quarried three miles from Cullman on a farm of the parishioner Matthew Laux. The school was built to match the Church in bother material and style. It included eight classrooms, music room, meeting room for organizations of the parish, a library, a nurses quarters, a lunchroom and a recreation area in the basement, and a convent on the top floor for the teaching Sisters.
Teachers from 1940 - 1944
Sr Mary Paul Gusmus
Sr Rita Obering
Sr Hedwig Hasenbein
Sr Felicitas Nemity
Sr Mary Bernard Geeck
Sr Marcella Wolf
Sr Hildegarde Mulzer
Teachers from 1945 - 1949
Sr Mary Paul Gusmus
Sr Hildegarde Mulzer
Sr Scholastica Warkman
Sr Mary Bernard Geeck
St Patricia Hitt
Sr Mary Frances Crawford
Sr Mary Wilfrid Huettel
Sr Mary James Karibo
Sr Camilla Hess
Sr Mary Michael Schall
1950-1959
The new stone school was completed in Dec 1949 and dedicated in 1950 during pastorate of Rev. Marion Schwallie, O.S.B. It was complete with a residence on the top floor for the Sisters that taught at the school. In later years, the Sisters moved back to Sacred Heart Convent and commuted to the school, and the upper floor was renovated to use for music and other needs of the school curriculum.
Principals from 1950 - 1959
Sr Mary Agnes Geraldine ( - )
Sr Mary Esther Cooley (1959-1960)
Teachers from 1950 - 1954
Sr Mary Frances Crawford
Sr Mary Wilfrid Huettel
Sr Hildegarde Mulzer
Sr Adelgunda Mulzer
Sr (Treasure) Gupton
Sr Anastasia RamseyS
Sr Maria Mundi
Sr Alice Marie Hoelscher
Sr Mary Bernard Geeck
Sr Bertha True
Sr Eileen Gibbons
Sr B Romine
Teachers from 1955 - 1959
Sr Mary Esther Cooley
Sr Mary Agnes Geraldine
Sr Rose Reuter
Sr Mary Stephen Fredrick
Sr Bridget Wilder
Sr Lucy Barrett
Sr Miriam Gupton
Sr Celine Campbell
Sr Maura Heinberg
Sr Mary Martin Muller
Sr Marcella Wolf
Sr Pauline Longo
Sr Mary Carol Bishop
Sr Carmalita
Sr Philomena Schmuck
Sr Mary Jude Clark
1960-1969
Principals from 1960 - 1969
Sr Mary Esther Cooley (1959-1960)
Sr Wilfrid Huettel (1960-1977?)
Teachers from 1960 - 1964
Sr Mary Agnes Geraldine
Sr Mary Jude Clark
Sr Philomena Schmuck
Sr Mary Esther Cooley
Sr Placida Schaefers
Sr Mary David Morris
Sr Denise Kleeman
Sr Mary William Anderson
Sr Rita Obering
Sr Mary Wilfrid Huettel
Sr Marie Felice Piazza
Sr Regina Campbell
Teachers from 1965 - 1969
Sr Mary Wilfrid Huettel
Sr Rita Obering
Sr Donna Bianco
Sr Jeanette Eck
Sr Regina Campbell
Sr Michael Marie Murray
Sr Therese Soderlind
Martha Anne Warnke
Linda Pauli
Elaine Stancil
Carol Hasenbein
Sharron Brownell
1970-1979
Principals from 1970 - 1979
Sr Mary Adrian McLean (1977?-1981)
Teachers from 1970 - 1979
Sr Mary Paul Gusmus
Sr Mary Adrian McLean
Sr Bernadette Sachs
Sr Cornelia Beckman
Sr Rita Obering
Sr Regina Campbell
Sr Lucy Barnett
Sr Agnes Joseph
Sr Mary Thomas
Mrs. Hilton (Kindergarten)
Mrs. Brock
Mrs. Fehrenkamp
Martha Anne Warnke
1980-1989
Principals from 1980 - 1989
Sr Mary Adrian McLean (197x-1981)
Jim Miller (1981-1984)
Carol Mize (1984-1986)
Sr Mary Jude Clark (1986-1997)
Teachers from 1980 - 1985
Sr Mary Adrian McLean
Sr Mary Paul Gusmus
Sr Bernadette Sachs
Sr Cornelia Beckman
Sr Rita Obering
Sr Regina Campbell
Sr Lucy Barnett
Sr Alice Roy
Jim Miller
Martha Anne Warnke
Lantry Brandon
Kay Powell
Teachers from 1986-1989
Sr Mary Jude Clark
Sr Mary Stella Williams
Sr Vincent Beckman
Sr Barbara Roepke
Sr Karen Lortscher
Sr Mary Wilfrid
Sr Lucy Simoneaux
Sr Claire Addamus
Martha Anne Warnke
Betsy McLeroy
Jim Miller
Carol Mize
Kay Powell
Lantry Brandon
Carol Mize
Martha Kinney Wells
Sara Bedard
Linda James
Carolyn Peinhardt
Jennifer Hook
Phillis Mangum
Larraine Garza
Debra Foots
Shelia Downs
Mary Mayo
Betty Hauk
Roberta Denton
Shannon Knight
Carol Collier
Howard Denton
Nancy Spurgreon
Linda Earnest
Shannon Bailey
1990-1999
Principals from 1990 - 1999
Sr Mary Jude Clark (1986-1997)
Sr Tonette Sperando (1997-1999)
Teachers from 1990-1994
Sr Mary Vincent Beckman
Sr Tonette Sperando
Sr Karen Ann Lortscher
Sr Mary Stella Williams
Sr Lucy Simoneaux
Sr Emilie Schmitt
Martha (Kinney) Wells
Martha Anne Warnke
Howard Denton
Patti Hanes
Barbara Ruffo
Shawna Norman
Shannon Bailey
Teachers from 1995-1999
Sr Karen Lortscher
St Tonette Sperando
Sr Mary Vincent Beckman
Sr Mary Stella
Martha Anne Warnke
Mary Mayo
Martha (Kinney) Wells
Sherrie Wise
Terry Shuttleworth
Cindy Morris
Lori Ashbough
Jody Stone
Barbara Ruffo
Tracey Holmes
Shawna Norman
Mary Mayo
MItch Morris
Nancy Spurgeon
Linda Earnest
Tammy Waddle
Anne Miller
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer (Woodard) Arndt
Lisa Jones
Nicky Taylor
Patti Hanes
Shannon Bailey
2000-2009
Until the 2007-2008 school year, Sacred Heart School taught students through the 8th grade. That school year the school changed to only teaching through the 6th grade.
Principals from 2000 - 2009
Sr Tonette Sperando (1997-2000)
Theresa Johnson (2000-2003)
Shawna Norman (2003-2009, 2018-present)
Ernest Hauk (2009-2015)
Teachers from 2000 - 2004
Sr Mary Jude Clark
Sr Bernadette Sachs
Sr tonette Sperando
Sr Therese Haydel
Nanette Camp
Barbara Ruffo
Jennifer Grey
Jessica Percle
Lori Ashbough
Martha (Kinney) Wells
Jennifer (Woodard) Arndt
Martha Anne Warnke
Teachers from 2005 - 2009
Sr Mary Jude Clark
Nanette Camp
Barbara Ruffo
Jennifer Grey
Jessica Percle
Lori Ashbough
Martha (Kinney) Wells
Jennifer (Woodard) Arndt
Martha Anne Warnke
Mary Mayo
Shawna Norman
Tracy Holmes
Misti Murphy
Kellie Thompson
Mary Mayo
Shawna Norman
Tracy Holmes
Sherrie Wise
Barbara Assell
Kelly Styles
Misti Murphy
Kellie Thompson
Lisa Rawlings
Lisa Rawlings
Anne Phillips
Nella McGraw
Jody Stone
Dana Conn
Kathy Chopin
Glenda Gregory
Jennifer Loring
2010-2019
Principals from 2010 - 2019
Ernest Hauk (2009-2016)
Greg Hughs (2016-2018)
Shawna Norman (2003-2009, 2018-present)
Teachers from 2010 - 2014
Mary Mayo
Kathy Chapin
Dana Conn
Shawna Norman
Tracy Holmes
Kellie Thompson
Jennifer Arndt
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Loring
Lisa Bennett
Rebecca Whited
Nella McGraw
Holly Winfrey
Susan Kraft
Brandi Lumley
Sarah Harper
Teachers from 2015 - 2019
Mother Mary Rose, LIHM
Sr Elizabeth, LIHM
Sr Genesis. LIHM
Sr Giles, LIHM
Sr Cherubim, LIHM
Sr Ursula. LIHM
St Juliane, LIHM
St Therese, LIHM
Sr Adrienne, LIHM
Dana Conn
Shawna Norman
Brandi Lumley
Tracy Holmes
Kellie Thompson
Jennifer Arndt
Jennifer Grey
Susan Kraft
Sarah Harper
Jennifer Loring
Lisa Bennett
Rebecca Whited
Barry Stoner
April Miller
Erin Moriarty
2020-2026
Principals from 2020 - 2026
Shawna Norman (2003-2009; 2018-present)
Teachers from 2020 - 2024
Mother Mary Rose
Sr Cherubim
Sr Ursula
Sr Gianna
Sr Adrienne
Sr Juliane
Sr Therese
Dana Conn
Jennifer Arndt
Jennifer Grey
Erin Moriarty
Pam Yates
Kellie Thompson
Schenaye Hopper
Teachers from 2025- present:
Mother Mary Rose
Sr Cherubim
Sr Francese
Sr Ursula
Sr Gianna
Sr Adrienne
Sr Juliane
Sr Therese
Jennifer Grey
Dana Conn (3K)
Jennifer Arndt (4K)
April Miller (5K)
Tracy Holmes
April Miller
Keisha Harris
Kelly Gentry
Maria Cipollari
Summer Moon
Holly Winfrey
Keisha Harris (1st)
Pam Yates (2nd)
Kellie Thompson (3rd)
Schenaye Hopper (4th)
Tracy Holmes (5th)
Sara Morris (6th)
Katie Paulino (Tech)
Holly Winfrey (PE/Health)


