Teachers
Ann Adams, English Teacher
"At Bryan I teach literature and writing courses, along with psychology. Both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees are from UNL. My hobbies include reading and gardening. I have three adult children, one granddaughter, one grandson, and a dog. Spending time with my family and attending sporting events take up any free time I have." Email Ann at aadams@lps.org
Scott Bendler, Social Studies Teacher
"I teach Introduction to Geography, World Geography, and Citizenship Issues. I work with voter registration at Bryan as well as coordinate the volunteer work students at Bryan do for Citizenship Issues. In my free time, I like to raise labrador retrievers and do indoor/outdoor gardening. I also enjoy spending time with my daughter and going to UN-L volleyball games. I'm originally from Lexington, NE. I've graduated from SCC-Lincoln, UN-L and am currently attending Nebraska Wesleyan." Email Scott at sbendler@lps.org
Roger Burris, NovaNet and Work Experience Teacher
Email Roger at rburris@lps.org
Jen Deets, Art Teacher
Jen Deets: teaches art and performance classes at the Bryan Community. Jen believes in smaller school learning communities and its ability to cater to students different learning styles. In addition to her teaching assignments at Bryan, Jen is the Bryan Art League Sponsor, a member of the SCIP team and coaches varsity softball at Lincoln Southwest High School. Email Jen at deetsj@lps.org
Jennifer Northhouse, Science Teacher
"At Bryan, I’d say I bring team spirit and unity, through sporting activities like volleyball or football or science activities like parachute drops or an archaeological dig in the “sand pile”. I am a huge proponent of working together to get the job done. Bryan has also been active in the area Great Amreican Heart Walk and I have been the coordinator for our school for the past three years. I am also an LEA representative.
I truly love being in the outdoors, especially on a cool fall evening, gazing at the stars. I also enjoy just about any sport and play volleyball year-round as well as an occasional golf game. My husband Jonathan and I recently moved into our first home which has been an awesome experience." Email Jennifer at jeschli@lps.org
Kelli King, Social Studies Teacher
Susie Larson, Computer Teacher
"I teach multimedia computer applications, work with yearbook staff to make the Bryan yearbook, help teachers integrate computer-use into their lessons, and trouble-shoot computer problems in the building. I'm married to Ted Larson, also a teacher in Lincoln Public Schools. We have two children, Uta and Thor. We enjoy spending time at home playing with our 2 dogs, Rosie and Lucy and our 2 pet rats. I also enjoy gardening, photography, art, and nature/ wildlife." Email Susie at slarson@lps.org
Cathy Maestas Graham, Math Teacher
"I am so excited to be teaching at Bryan! I love math and will have Algebra Ext. 1&2,, Algebra 1&2, and Geometry1 for the 2005-2006 school year. I enjoy spending time with my husband, Brad, and my dog Oscar. We love riding Brad's Harley Road Kind Classic, watching movies, and playing with Oscar, who is a very spoiled 5 year old white boxer! I also love working my Mary Kay business, listening to music, and singing at church--as well as having an occasional karaoke moment of fame ( : I attended LPS grades K-12 and graduated from UNL in 1995." Email Cathy at cmaestas@lps.org
Sara Meier, English Teacher
"I have taught English classes at Bryan for seven years. If I had to choose a favorite class out of those I teach, it would be Music Lyrics and Analysis because everyone likes music of some kind. It's a lot of fun to watch each other's opinions, views and preferences of different kinds of music change and grow. One thing that I love about teaching at Bryan is that I get to meet a lot of diverse people from all over Lincoln. Because of our ever-changing student population, my classes are never the same twice. Every student has different needs and I try to adapt our course objectives to fit those needs. I have to say I work with a very special group of individuals who all have one thing in common - helping Bryan students achieve and succeed. On my own time I like to read, swim, run and cook. I spend my summers and my free time with my own two children who are very busy with tennis, swimming, dance, t-ball, softball and various camps." Email Sara at meiers@lps.org
Cathy Rustermeier, Special Education/ Health Teacher
"I'm the orientation, p.e./ health, and special education teacher. I also work with the community building events and character education. I was born in Cleveland, OH. I moved back to Nebraska in 7th grade. After college, I taught in Phoenix, Arizona for 7 years. I moved back to Nebraska 7 years ago. I am married to Brad and we have 2 children, Adam and Ahna. I love being in and around water. I have had the privilege of traveling to many different places around the world. I love being a teacher here at Bryan." Email Cathy at cruster@lps.org
Sydney Tetrault, Literature/ Reading Teacher
"I teach a variety of literature classes as well as the developmental reading classes. AS part of my Literature of the Holocaust class, I take a group of students yearly to Washington, D.C. to experience the National Holocaust Museum. Part of my duties are also to represent Bryan at the Reading Facilitators meetings for the district. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, swimming, spending time with my family, and traveling to UNL gymnastics meets for my son. Stephan is 18 and a sophomore at UNL, my daughter Katie is 16 and a junior at Lincoln East. My husband Jacques teaches at Millard North High School." Email Sydney at stetrau@lps.org
Cheryl Wilkins, Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Cheryl teaches human behavior classes and parenting. She is married to Kevin and has 2 young sons, Miles and Cian. In her free time Cheryl enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with her family. Cheryl has taught at Bryan for over 12 years and is a great advocate for children and families. Email Cheryl at cwilkins@lps.org