Faculty & Staff - Junior High
Mrs. Annamarie Boyle | Junior High Science Teacher
Mrs. Boyle is thrilled to serve the community of St. Isaac Jogues as a junior high science teacher. Her teaching experience over the past twenty-five years has allowed her the opportunity to teach every grade from first through eighth and to serve as a teacher at Arbor View School in Glen Ellyn and St. Michael in Wheaton. Mrs. Boyle has been the recipient of two British Petroleum- Energy for Science Education grants and the ESP- Energizing Student Potential STEM grant. Her Bachelor’s Degree was earned in Education and Master’s Degree was completed in Special Education.
When she is not involved with teaching school, she is usually with her family. Her husband is a professor and director of the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness at Loyola University, Chicago. They are the parents of five children who have all attended Catholic Schools. It is evident that Catholic education plays a vital role in their lives. Mrs. Boyle feels extremely blessed that God has brought her to SIJ to teach the students about God’s wonderful world through the wonder and awe found in science!
When she is not involved with teaching school, she is usually with her family. Her husband is a professor and director of the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness at Loyola University, Chicago. They are the parents of five children who have all attended Catholic Schools. It is evident that Catholic education plays a vital role in their lives. Mrs. Boyle feels extremely blessed that God has brought her to SIJ to teach the students about God’s wonderful world through the wonder and awe found in science!
Mrs. Mary Hinchley | Intermediate and Junior High Math teacher
Do you love Math? Mrs. Hinchley does and she loves teaching Mathematics! It is her goal to help her students learn to love it too. Mrs. Hinchley is a graduate of Illinois State University’s Junior High Education program and has over 15 years of experience teaching Math. She is also a product of Catholic school education for 12 years and she is pleased to share her faith and take her role as a model for children very seriously. Away from school, Mrs. Hinchley spends the majority of her time with her husband Bob, and their four children. She loves to travel, read and listen to country music.
Mrs. Karen Latto | Intermediate and Junior High Language Arts Teacher
Mrs. Karen Latto is the sixth and seventh Grade Language Arts teacher at St. Isaac Jogues. She has taught at St. Isaac’s since 2006. Prior to her time at St. Isaac’s, Mrs. Latto taught within the Joliet Diocese for many years. Mrs. Latto is a graduate of Benedictine University and is a voracious reader, passionate crossword puzzle enthusiast and a lover of words. It is her firm goal to develop students who think, speak and write clearly.
Ms. Molly Halligan | Junior High Language Arts Teacher
Ms. Halligan is pleased to be teaching eighth grade Language Arts at SIJ! She is extremely excited to share her faith, passion for English, and her love of Education with the SIJ community. Ms. Halligan attended high school at Benet Academy and she received her undergraduate degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her aim is to help each student discover the joy of reading and writing. Her goal is to ensure that every student leaves her classroom prepared for high school and seventh grade.
Mrs. Donielle Jarzen | Junior High Social Studies Teacher
Mrs. Donielle Jarzen is the 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies teacher at St. Isaac Jogues. She grew up in Chicago, where she attended Catholic elementary and Catholic high school. Prior to joining the faculty at St. Isaac’s, Mrs. Jarzen worked at St. Francis Xavier School in Lagrange for 19 years (15 years teaching 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies, and 4 years as the Assistant Principal). She also spent one year teaching 7th Grade Social Studies at Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest. Mrs. Jarzen earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts (Political Science) and an M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Illinois. Later, she earned an M.A. in Educational Administration from Dominican University. Mrs. Jarzen holds an Illinois Professional Educator’s License with endorsements in Grades 6-12 Social Sciences, as well as School Administration.
Mrs. Jarzen resides in Western Springs with her husband, son, and chihuahua Sarge. When she is not teaching, she enjoys reading historical fiction, watching hockey and football, and dreaming of her next Disney vacation!
Mrs. Jarzen resides in Western Springs with her husband, son, and chihuahua Sarge. When she is not teaching, she enjoys reading historical fiction, watching hockey and football, and dreaming of her next Disney vacation!
Mrs. Joan Latto | Junior High Religion Teacher and religious education director
Mrs. Latto feels privileged to teach eighth grade Religion at St. Isaac’s. She has been teaching for over 25 years and has taught every grade level from second grade to eighth grade. Watching the culmination of the elementary school experience leading to high school is one of the reasons she loves teaching at the Junior High level. It is her hope and prayer that the children who graduate from St. Isaac’s will live virtuous, prayerful lives.
