Mrs. Jennifer Koch teaches the fourth grade. She has been teaching for over nineteen years, fifteen of which have been with St. Mary Cathedral School. Mrs. Koch studied at St. Louis Community College and Southeast Missouri State University. Her fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Smith, helped influence her career choice. She loves how her job offers her “lightbulb” moments and how she is always learning something new. She also loves the people she works with. Her favorite travel destinations are Ely, Minnesota and Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. Mrs. Koch and her husband have two children, Creed and Jacob. They also have a cat named Tiger along with a dog named Willow. Her hobbies and interests include photography, kayaking, and hiking. She likes to spend her summer time sewing, camping, and fishing. She is passionate for the causes of veterans and the American Red Cross. One may see her volunteering for her church as a radio commentator and as member of the altar guild. “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.” -John 14:2-3