1. Melissa Westhoff 4 th grade Festus Intermediate

2.  My name is Melissa Westhoff. I am married to a wonderful husband named Doug. We have 3 wonderful children. Our twins, Ryan and Hayley are 8 and attend Festus Elementary, and we have a son, Connor, who is 5 and will attend kindergarten at the Elementary.

3.  On our way home from Disney World this Summer,we picked up the newest addition to our family, Sadie.

6.  Graduated from St. Pius X High School 1989  Graduated Jefferson College 1991  Graduated from Missouri Baptist University 2008  My dream was to one day become a teacher. It just took 21 years of working at McDonald’s (17 of those years in management), a wonderful family, and hours of schooling to fulfill my dream. It finally came true in 2008.

7.  I did all of my student teaching here at Festus Intermediate.  My first year of teaching, I taught 5 th grade at Windsor Intermediate. I enjoyed it tremendously, but I am glad to be back with the Festus School District.  I am truly blessed to be in the position I am in as your child’s teacher. I promise to work with you and your child to make this a successful year.