Leisa Aanenson

I am Leisa Aanenson. I am very happy to be the third grade teacher this year.  This is my first year at St. Mary’s and my first year teaching third grade.  I am enjoying third grade and the students I teach. 

I graduated from the University of South Dakota and began my teaching career in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  After teaching there for ten years, I moved to Florida and taught in Orlando for five years before coming back to this area.  I really missed the change of seasons.  I taught in
South Dakota again for a number of  years before my husband’s job took us to Iowa.  I taught in Storm Lake, Iowa for four years at St. Mary’s Elementary and then my husband’s job brought us here to Worthington.  I have had the great opportunity to teach in many wonderful schools for over 35 plus years and I am happy to now be here at St. Mary’s. I have taught in all grades preschool through 3rd grade and have loved them all.

I am married to John who is the manager of the Runnings here in town.  We have 5 grown
children and two wonderful daughter-in -laws.  Our daughter lives in Sioux Falls, but the four boys are further away.  Two are in the Black Hills. one in Alexandria, Mn and one in Raleigh NC. We have 6 grandchildren who range in age from 6 months to 5 years old.  The youngest two are twins.  We love to visit all of them as much as we can.  We also have a very cute, very spoiled mini-schnauzer named Oscar.