Hi, my name is Karen Dexheimer.   I have been teaching second grade for the past 27 years at Germantown Hills School.  I am a native of the area.  I am thrilled to be teaching in the same district that I attended as a child.  I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Eureka College.  I received my Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Olivet Nazarene University.

My husband, Michael, and I are the proud parents of Kody and Kassidy.  Kody is 26 years old and lives and works in Collinsville, Illinois.  Kassidy is 21 years old and will be a senior at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville this fall.  My husband also works for the school district as the computer technician/software specialist.   The boys enjoy fishing, tennis, and bowling and girls enjoy shopping, cooking, and baking.  I also enjoying fitness classes such as Body Pump,  Body Flow, CXWorx, and Tone.

We also have a dachshund named Teddy B. that Kody gave me for my birthday in 2018.  Kody has his brother named Diggs.  Kody's girlfriend, McKenna, has his other brother named Ollie.

We welcomed Dexter, another dachshund on February 16, 2019...Kody strikes again.  He knows I can't say no.