"My son receives personalized attention and is always excited about what he learned in school each day,"
"Mrs. Lobeck understands boys and their need to play and move!"
“She is the kindest, sweetest teacher in the world.”
Mrs. Jane Lobeck-Kindergarten
Mrs. Lobeck discovered her love for teaching through the prompting of her mother. Upon graduating from Millersville University, she taught for the Donegal School District. After a number of years there, she took time off from her classroom career to raise her family. As her children grew, Mrs. Lobeck remained active in teaching through Sacred Heart Church, as a preschool Catechism teacher and mentoring home schooled children and their parents. Mrs. Lobeck came back into the classroom as a long term substitute before taking on the Kindergarten classroom full time. She has been a part of the Sacred Heart community since 1989. She believes the best part of teaching at Sacred Heart is the vibrant community.
Contact Mrs. Lobeck at jlobeck@sacredheartsch.org.
Click sites.google.com/sacredheartschlanc.org/kindergarten/home for the Kindergarten page.
Mrs. Julie Hartman-First Grade
Mrs. Hartman is a product of Catholic Education and was inspired by the Sisters when she was very young. She has known that she wanted to be a teacher since she was in the first grade.
Mrs. Hartman is a graduate of Penn State University and has a Master's degree in Elementary Education. She has taught first grade at Sacred Heart School since 1988. Prior to coming to Sacred Heart, Mrs. Hartman taught in Philadelphia, Virginia and Massachusetts. She has been teaching since 1979.
Mrs. Hartman loves children. One of her goals is to make her students feel good about themselves and to help them recognize how special they are. She helps her students to realize their God given talents and guides them in using them to the best of their ability. Her Christian values and love of teaching are evident when you enter her classroom.
Contact Mrs. Hartman at jhartman@sacredheartsch.org.
"Mrs. Hartman is gentle but, has a firm way with kids. She pulls out the best in them!"
Ms. Blair Lord: Second Grade
Ms. Lord is an alum of Catholic schools in New York and Rhode Island, and both her parents have been teachers. She cherishes a strong education and longs to see children of all ages reach their potential. During college, she stepped into instruction and leadership roles for several church-based children’s programs, including Sunday school, history, and the arts. She became an educator after graduating from Emerson College, Boston, with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Beginning as a writing and English tutor, she branched out to general subjects for elementary and middle school. Before moving to Lancaster, she worked in New York City as a private tutor, an after-school learning center teacher and director, and a substitute teacher at charter schools.
Ms. Lord loves living in Lancaster and being part of the Sacred Heart School community. She aspires for her students to find joy in their education through care, creativity, and community.
Mrs. Joanne Stengel: Third Grade Mornings
Mrs. Stengel was born and raised in Lancaster, PA. She attended Our Lady of the Angels and Lancaster Catholic High School. She graduated from Millersville University with a bachelors in Elementary Education. Mrs. Stengel taught 5th grade at her old alma mater, Our Lady of the Angels. She then moved to Winston Salem, NC with her husband where she taught 3rd grade and Kindergarten. After taking a break so she could raise her three boys, she is so excited to be teaching at Sacred Heart where her three boys are attending. It feels like home! In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and being active. Her happy place is the beach with a book in hand.
Contact Mrs. Stengel at: jstengel@sacredheartsch.org
Mrs. Jean Bertz: Third Grade Afternoons
Mrs. Bertz has been part of the Sacred Heart community for over 19 years as either a parent, volunteer, teacher's aide or teacher. She has lived in various places within the US, but has called Lancaster County home since 1985. An alum of Lancaster Catholic (Go Crusaders!), she graduated from Millersville University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary/Early Childhood Education. All of her elementary school teaching experience has occurred in schools that are part of the Diocese of Harrisburg.
When not teaching, you can find Mrs. Bertz spending time with her husband, Steve, their family and friends, at the Y or attending events at LCHS or SHS. She loves to travel (especially to various beach locations) and learn about God's creation. In fact, some day Mrs. Bertz hopes to convert a camper van and travel throughout North America! She is thrilled to be "team teaching" third grade with Mrs. Stengel!
Contact Mrs. Bertz at: jbertz@sacredheartsch.org
Mrs. Joan Tremblay - Fourth Grade
Mrs. Tremblay joined our Sacred Heart Faculty in August 2019. An experienced educator from the Philadelphia area, Mrs. Tremblay brings with her a love for reading and language arts, deep commitment to Catholic education, and a desire to build strong partnerships with our parents.
Fun Facts:
Many years ago, Mrs. Tremblay was a licensed practical nurse.
She loves to read plays by William Shakespeare.
Her favorite television show is Jeopardy.
Mrs. Tremblay's favorite candy is any kind of chocolate from the freezer.
Contact Mrs. Tremblay at: jtremblay@sacredheartsch.org
Click here: sites.google.com/sacredheartschlanc.org/fourthgrade/home for the 4th grade homepage.
"She has tapped into something that truly interested my child, and used that to engage him and further his education. His love for science and literature has grown so much in the two years he has been a part of the Sacred Heart family."
Mrs. Deb Edmiston - Fifth Grade
Mrs. Edmiston is impressed by the way children learn and amazed by their natural curiosity and sense of wonder at the world around them. As a teacher, she finds great excitement in playing a role in that process. After raising her own children, Mrs. Edmiston returned to college to get a degree in education. She attended Millersville University and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2007. She began at Sacred Heart that same year. The students, parents and faculty comprise a wonderful family where Christ is the center. Mrs. Edmiston’s goal is to enhance the development of the student as a whole - both spiritually and academically. Mrs. Edmiston earned an autism endorsement from Neumann University.
Contact Mrs. Edmiston at dedmiston@sacredheartsch.org.
Mrs. Shara Stetler - Sixth Grade
Mrs. Stetler always knew she wanted to be a teacher. She attended Sacred Heart School and Lancaster Catholic High School, encouraging her love of Catholic Education. After graduating from Millersville University, Mrs. Stetler’s first teaching position was right here at SHS, where she taught 7th and 8th grade Math and Science. With a desire to help all types of learners, she furthered her education and received a Special Education Degree from Messiah University.
Throughout her 21 year teaching career, she has taught Middle School Math in the School District of Lancaster and High School Math at a Correctional Education Facility, before returning to Sacred Heart last year to teach 5th grade.
When not teaching, she enjoys reading, doing puzzles, and playing games with her husband Matthew and daughter Payton, a 2023 graduate of Sacred Heart. Mrs. Stetler feels blessed to be able to return to her roots in Catholic Education and looks forward to sharing her love of teaching with her Middle School students.
Contact Mrs. Stetler at: sstetler@sacredheartsch.org.
"Miss Jackie is the perfect teacher to help bridge the kids from being 'little kids' to becoming 'big kids!'"
Ms. Jackie Muehleisen - Seventh Grade
Ms. Jackie is a Lancaster native and has been teaching at Sacred Heart since 1978. She has taught K-8 physical education, second grade, and is currently teaching Middle School Language Arts. Ms. Jackie received a Bachelor's degree in elementary education and a Master's degree in education from Millersville University. In May 2011, she was awarded the Diocesan Golden Apple Award for being a distinguished educator. Ms. Jackie has earned her autism endorsement from Neumann University.
Teaching is truly a vocation for Ms. Jackie. It is a calling to be a witness of her faith; to teach her students academically and also to enliven in them the Spirit of God through the help of God's grace, supporting parents, and encouraging colleagues...which is the community of Sacred Heart School.
Contact Ms. Jackie at msjackie@sacredheartsch.org.
Click to access the Middle School homework page: middleschoolhomeworkshs.sacredheartschlanc.org/home
Mrs. Judith DeVincenzo - Eighth Grade
Mrs. DeVincenzo came to Pennsylvania and thus Sacred Heart School from North Carolina where she was teaching middle school science. Mrs. DeVincenzo has a degree in Biology from Northland College, a small college in Wisconsin that focuses on Liberal Arts and Environmental Sciences. In addition, she is a certified and experienced computer application programmer and designer. As for her teaching career, Mrs. DeVincenzo has taught science to elementary, middle and high school students. She has also taught catechism to elementary and middle school students plus technology skills to preschool, elementary, middle school, high school and adult level students.
Her instructional skills extend beyond the classroom----- teaching animal husbandry for horses, dogs and cats! to middle school and high school level students. She has even worked at a zoo, aquarium, nature center and horse sanctuary. Mrs. DeVincenzo has a therapy dog named Hamilton, a tortoise named Ravioli and is the mother of 3 adopted children (all from different countries).
Mrs. DeVincenzo believes that teaching is a calling that gives her the greatest of challenges and the greatest feel of accomplishment. She is willing to try all aspects of teaching to help her students achieve literacy and is so excited to get started at Sacred Heart!.
Contact Mrs. DeVincenzo at jdevincenzo@sacredheartsch.org.
Click to access the Middle School Homework page: middleschoolhomeworkshs.sacredheartschlanc.org/home
Mrs. Maria Hayes- Instructional Support
Mrs. Hayes is pleased to be the Middle School Instructional Support teacher at Sacred Heart School. She has been a member of Sacred Heart Parish since 1976. Mrs. Hayes and her husband Michael have four grown children and eight grandchildren.
Mrs. Hayes graduated from Misericordia University with a BS in Elementary Education. She is certified in both regular education grades K-8 and special education grades K-12. She earned her Mater’s Equivalency and a Reading Specialist from Millersville University.
For twenty-five years Mrs. Hayes was a Learning Support teacher for the Penn Manor School District. She believes God has called her to now teach at the school her children graduated from. As the Instructional Support teacher, Mrs. Hayes teaches, grades and supports children who qualify for replacement services. These are students whose skills are below grade level for reading, language arts and/ or math. She provides support services for class work, testing and school projects for students who qualify for replacement and/ or support services. Mrs. Hayes also works closely with each student’s homeroom teacher to provide appropriate accommodations and modifications so that each student can do their best work. Contact Mrs. Hayes at: mhayes@sacredheartsch.org
Mrs. Sandra Carosella
Sandy Carosella is a native of Chicago, IL but has called Lancaster home for 15 years along with her husband, Jim, daughter, Kate, and son, Joe. She earned her BS in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and then spent 10 years working in industry. She earned her M Ed in Secondary Education from Xavier University and holds a certificate in secondary math. Mrs. Carosella is excited to be starting her third year at Sacred Heart of Jesus School, working part-time as the Advanced Math Teacher for 7th and 8th grade.
You can contact Mrs. Carosella at: scarosella@sacredheartsch.org
Mrs. Samantha Corvino- Art & Music
Mrs. Corvino began teaching at Sacred Heart in 2010 and is thrilled to be a part of our school community. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Art Education at Millersville University. Mrs. Corvino always liked being creative and knew that she wanted to be an art teacher when she met her first art teacher in the 4th grade.
She came to know Sacred Heart as a parent and her children have all attended SHS. Her favorite part of teaching is getting to know all of the students and fostering their value and confidence in their own individual creativity.
You can contact Mrs. Corvino at scorvino@sacredheartsch.org
Mrs. Rose Licht: IU 13 Reading Specialist
Mrs. Rose Licht is the reading/math specialist from IU 13. This will be her 1st year at Sacred Heart, but her 27th year as a teacher.
Before teaching for the IU, she taught in the Manheim Central School District for 19 years where she filled several different roles: special education teacher, 2nd grade teacher, 3rd grade teacher, math specialist, and reading specialist. From these experiences, she quickly found her passion for teaching reading and math.
She loves watching children’s faces light up as they unlock the code to being able to read new words, when they find a book that motivates them to want to read more, when they reach a goal in math, or when they find success after working so hard! She enjoys sharing her favorites with them, especially Dr. Seuss! She is excited to have this opportunity to get to know the students, families, and staff at Sacred Heart.
Mrs. Cindy Holden: Physical Education Teacher
Having volunteered with children over the years and being trained and licensed as a health and physical education teacher (K-12) from Penn State and PA respectively, Mrs. Holden always knew that she wanted to work more with children after having her son. She worked in corporate wellness and fitness at Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Warner Lambert in Lititz and Lancaster for 28 years.
After the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the time became right to work with children. Due to the pandemic, she had the opportunity to volunteer with children at the Dove Learning Pod at Grace Lutheran Church. This small learning environment was created due to the pandemic to assist School District of Lancaster children without home support or internet access. There, Mrs. Holden taught physical education to kindergarten through seventh graders. It was so fulfilling and rewarding to see the children enjoying movement through various locomotor games and relay races, modified soccer and flag football, dance, and parachute games. With no equipment or indoor space available, she used the field across the street for activity space and equipment she had at home.
Mrs. Holden feels so blessed to be working as a Physical Education teacher in the community in which she lives and to share her love of movement with the children at Sacred Heart School.