2nd Grade Classrooms
Shelley Paige
2nd Grade Teacher
Shelley Paige is excited to be back at St. John’s this year teaching second grade. Mrs. Paige holds a B.S. in Foundations of Education and a Master’s in Elementary Education from the University of Minnesota. When she is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Barry, two teenage daughters, Brianna and Ayla, and Blue Heeler/Australian Shepherd mix, Starr. She also loves visiting her family in Door County, Wisconsin where she loves to be at the beach on Lake Michigan, take walks in the country, and bike around the county.
Betsey Krohn
2nd Grade Teacher
Betsey Krohn graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Elementary Education (grades 1-6) with a concentration in English Literature. She has been teaching since her college graduation in 1994. In those years, she has taught at Breck School, St. Paul Academy, Summit School, and in the Mounds View School District. She was fortunate enough to even spend part of a year teaching middle school math at St. John’s! Outside of teaching, she has been a high school swim coach for over 20 years with teams at The Blake School, Irondale High School, Roseville Area High School, and Cooper High School. When she is not at school or coaching, you can find her spending as much time as possible with her family. Her husband Scott is an art teacher and coach at Irondale High School, and he is in his 30th year. Her son Tyler (24) is a master scenic carpenter who builds sets at theaters around the Twin Cities. He is currently building the set for Once Upon a Mattress at Old Log Theater! Her daughter Lindsey (21) is a senior at St. Thomas University. She is majoring in Elementary Education. When Betsey is at home, you can find her curled up in a cozy chair with a cup of coffee reading stacks of non-fiction books. She and her husband also enjoy heading to the North Shore as often as possible for Lake Superior adventures. She looks forward to getting to knnow the school community and feels so blessed to be a part of St. John’s!