Ms. Nicole Centgraf, Mrs. Deborah Tauschek, Mrs. Tricia Zahner - Teachers at Immanuel Lutheran School, Mayville, WI

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Home Doctrine Worship Day School Child Care Music Academy Missions Parish Music Youth Campus History Our Pastor Calendar Resources Location Contact Us Donate Links	Nicole Centgraf Nicole Centgraf serves as the lead teacher of our elementary school students. She teaches the Language Arts and Latin curriculum to all age levels and works with our other teachers and staff to ensure that our students are growing in all academic areas. Ms. Centgraf has a bachelor’s degree in Literature with a minor in Philosophy from Wisconsin Lutheran College. She previously taught literature and composition at Preca College in Korça, Albania, and also served as an ESL instructor in Tirana, Albania. In addition to her work in the field of education, Ms. Centgraf has been involved in business, agriculture and classical ballet. She is co-owner of Centgraf Farms which grows and markets produce to several award-winning restaurants in Milwaukee, via home delivery directly to consumers and through various Wisconsin farmer’s markets. Nicole has also been involved in various dance venues in Milwaukee and completed two years of the Merce Cunningham's Pre-Professional Dance Program in New York City. She practiced real estate in New York and in Wisconsin. Nicole has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church since 2015. Deborah Tauschek Deborah Tauschek serves as the Math teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School. She instructs all grade levels in the area of mathematics and also assists with science instruction. Mrs. Tauschek began her full-time teaching career as headmaster and teacher at Christ Lutheran Academy, a classical Lutheran school in Kenosha where she served for six years before moving to Texas. In Texas, Debi taught at Faith Lutheran School in Plano, Texas until moving back to Wisconsin in the summer of 2018. Mrs. Tauschek has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, and a master’s degree in education from Concordia University, Austin, TX. She is currently working on a Ph.D in Education with a focus on the instruction of mathematics via classical pedagogical methods. Mrs. Tauschek is a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and has served in our school since the summer of 2020. Tricia Zahner Tricia Zahner serves as the art and music teacher at Immanuel, instructing our day school students on two afternoons each week and also teaching private piano and organ lessons. Mrs. Zahner has a bachelor’s degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN with a dual major in Theater and English. She also had extensive musical training at Bethany including several years of organ instruction culminating in a senior recital. She received 11 years of private piano instruction and has taken voice and violin lessons. One of Tricia's piano teachers could trace her teaching lineage back to J.S. Bach. In college, she took courses in piano pedagogy and music theory. Mrs. Zahner teaches piano lessons to students of Immanuel, homeschool students, and others from the community. She has also taught community music classes for preschool age children. Tricia has sung in mixed and women’s choirs and in various theater productions. Tricia is also a skilled artist and enjoys working with our school students via a number of artistic mediums. Mrs. Zahner has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church since 2010 and has taught in our school since 2013.
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Nicole Centgraf

Nicole Centgraf serves as the lead teacher of our elementary school students. She teaches the Language Arts and Latin curriculum to all age levels and works with our other teachers and staff to ensure that our students are growing in all academic areas.

Ms. Centgraf has a bachelor’s degree in Literature with a minor in Philosophy from Wisconsin Lutheran College. She previously taught literature and composition at Preca College in Korça, Albania, and also served as an ESL instructor in Tirana, Albania.

In addition to her work in the field of education, Ms. Centgraf has been involved in business, agriculture and classical ballet. She is co-owner of Centgraf Farms which grows and markets produce to several award-winning restaurants in Milwaukee, via home delivery directly to consumers and through various Wisconsin farmer’s markets. Nicole has also been involved in various dance venues in Milwaukee and completed two years of the Merce Cunningham's Pre-Professional Dance Program in New York City. She practiced real estate in New York and in Wisconsin.

Nicole has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church since 2015.

Deborah Tauschek

Deborah Tauschek serves as the Math teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School. She instructs all grade levels in the area of mathematics and also assists with science instruction. Mrs. Tauschek began her full-time teaching career as headmaster and teacher at Christ Lutheran Academy, a classical Lutheran school in Kenosha where she served for six years before moving to Texas. In Texas, Debi taught at Faith Lutheran School in Plano, Texas until moving back to Wisconsin in the summer of 2018.

Mrs. Tauschek has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, and a master’s degree in education from Concordia University, Austin, TX. She is currently working on a Ph.D in Education with a focus on the instruction of mathematics via classical pedagogical methods.

Mrs. Tauschek is a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and has served in our school since the summer of 2020.

Tricia Zahner

Tricia Zahner serves as the art and music teacher at Immanuel, instructing our day school students on two afternoons each week and also teaching private piano and organ lessons.

Mrs. Zahner has a bachelor’s degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN with a dual major in Theater and English. She also had extensive musical training at Bethany including several years of organ instruction culminating in a senior recital. She received 11 years of private piano instruction and has taken voice and violin lessons. One of Tricia's piano teachers could trace her teaching lineage back to J.S. Bach. In college, she took courses in piano pedagogy and music theory. Mrs. Zahner teaches piano lessons to students of Immanuel, homeschool students, and others from the community. She has also taught community music classes for preschool age children. Tricia has sung in mixed and women’s choirs and in various theater productions.

Tricia is also a skilled artist and enjoys working with our school students via a number of artistic mediums.

Mrs. Zahner has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church since 2010 and has taught in our school since 2013.