Gem Prep: Meridian

For this 🌟Teacher Spotlight Tuesday🌟, we are excited to introduce another fantastic educator joining our elementary team for the 2026-2027 school year!

Please help us welcome Mrs. Katie Dahners, our new Kindergarten teacher, who will be joining returning teachers Mrs. Mahler (K), Mrs. Sanders (1st), and Mrs. Swift (1st) on the K-1 Team!

Mrs. Dahners joins Gem Prep after spending the last three years teaching 2nd grade in Grand Forks, North Dakota. A graduate of the University of North Dakota with a degree in Elementary Education and minors in Special Education and Athletic Coaching, she is excited to begin a new adventure teaching Kindergarten. Mrs. Dahners is passionate about building positive relationships with scholars, creating a fun and engaging learning environment, and bringing energy and enthusiasm into everything she does.

Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Ian, and their bernedoodle, Chewie, reading a good book, staying active outdoors or at the gym, and cheering on UND Hockey.

Mrs. Dahners is going to make a wonderful addition to our elementary team! We can't wait for our youngest scholars to learn from her this year!

For this Teacher Spotlight Tuesday, we are celebrating the incredible educators who make up our high school team for the 2026-2027 school year!

Please join us in welcoming back Mrs. Rasmussen (ELA), Mr. Gillespie (Math), Mrs. Sherman (Science), and Mr. Velie (Social Studies).

We are grateful to have this outstanding team returning for another year of supporting, challenging, and inspiring our high school scholars. Their dedication to academic excellence, meaningful relationships, and preparing students for success beyond graduation helps make our school community so special.

As we look ahead to a new school year, our high school teachers are excited to continue building on the strong traditions of Gem Prep: Meridian while creating new opportunities for scholars to learn, grow, and achieve their goals.

We are thankful for the passion, expertise, and commitment that Mrs. Rasmussen, Mr. Gillespie, Mrs. Sherman, and Mr. Velie bring to our school each day, and we can't wait to see all they accomplish together with our scholars during the 2026-2027 school year!