A few returning faces to OHS

Mr. Lebeda is back at OHS this year. When asked why he originally left OHS, it was revealed that he did not choose to leave. In order to fill a full time schedule he had to become an involuntary transfer to the middle school. Originally, Mr. Lebeda went to school for industrial technology, then he decided to change things up and worked in the food industry for 12 years. Eventually, he was given...

Returning teacher, Mr. Matt Olson, is glad to be back in Owatonna. After two years of teaching at Faribault High School, he is excited to get back to OHS. In 2014, Mr. Olson was a student teacher at OHS with Mr. Pierce. Now Mr. Olson is replacing Mr. Dickerman, due to his retirement. Before Mr. Olson became a teacher, he originally earned a Business Accountant degree from the UW Eau Claire. Then he...

Ms.Cassie Wipperfurth is from Cloquet, MN, and went to college at SMSU. Ms. Wipperfurth originally taught in Owatonna, but then she spent two years teaching in Faribault. In the past four years she has been teaching in both the ALC and the high school. Ms. Wipperfurth said this about why she came back to Owatonna, “The reason I keep returning to Owatonna is because I love the land, and Owatonna is...