Preschool

Christine Stober and Judy Bostelman

Mrs. Christine Stober is a graduate from Stryker High School and Defiance College. While at Defiance, she obtained a Pre-K through 3rd grade teaching license. Mrs. Stober has worked in several different aspects of education. She first started at Kalida Local Schools serving as an Intervention Specialist for 16 years before moving back to Holgate over 7 years ago. She then worked at Napoleon Area Schools until 2017, acting as an Intervention Specialist for the 3rd and 4th grade classes. After two years, she then moved into teaching the Preschool class for her remaining time at Napoleon. In the fall of 2017, Mrs. Stober was hired as the Lead Teacher and Administrator here at St. John Lutheran Preschool. Since her hiring at St. John, Christi has led the preschool to continue its standard of excellence, as well as the school’s reputation of being rated an Excellent Preschool by the State of Ohio Licensing Code. When not at school, Mrs. Stober enjoys spending time with her family. This includes her two sons, Jarrod, who is a Graduate Assistant at Eastern Michigan University, and Jakob, who is a freshman at the University of Toledo. Besides spending time with her family, Mrs. Stober enjoys watching the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Cleveland Indians.

Mrs. Judy Bostelman is a long-time member of St. John Lutheran Church, as well as a Henry County resident. Growing up in New York, Judy moved to Ohio to study at the University of Findlay, graduating with a degree with Elementary Education. Mrs. Bostelman joined the staff here at St. John Preschool in 2000 as a Teaching Asssistant, and she continues that role today. Judy and her husband, a retired teacher himself from the Continental Local School District, have three children: Amy, Jeff, and Matthew. Mrs. Bostelman has also been serving as a Clover Bud Advisor for the past 20 years. During her spare time, Judy enjoys reading many different books.