Hailee Anglin – Preschool 2-year old lead teacher

Hailee loves Jesus and working with children! She is very excited to be able to tell all her little students about the love of Jesus Christ. Her passions include music as she is the worship leader at the church she attends and worshiping Jesus with others is one of her favorite things in the world. She also loves to travel and her favorite place to travel is to Paraguay. She has been going there each summer since 2013 to partake in a medical mission trip in a rural area in the country.

Molly Baechle – Preschool 3-year old lead teacher

Molly comes to Zion with multiple years of experience teaching preschool, most recently in the Head Start Program, where she spent five years. She is very excited to join the Zion staff and work in a Christian school and meet the families of her students. In her free time, she enjoys crafting on her Silhouette machine, shopping and going to dirt races with her boyfriend. She loves Mexican food and has a passion for working with children.

Lynae Mathews – 4th Grade Teacher

Lynae is a graduate of McKendree College and also attended Zion Lutheran School as a student. She is excited to give back to the school she graduated from by teaching 4th grade this year. Prior to Zion, she taught for two years at a Lutheran school in Missouri. Lynae loves golf and has played golf her entire life. She also loves the St. Louis Blues and Cardinals and traveled Europe this summer with her sister.