This year Mrs. McCutchen began her 16th year of teaching at St. Peter School.  She  taught fifth grade her first four years here at St. Peter and is going into her twelfth year of teaching second grade.  St. Peter is home for Mrs. McCutchen as she is a graduate of St. Peter Grade School.  She attended Quincy Notre Dame High School , received a B.S. in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education from Central Missouri State University and an M.S. in Education from Southwest Baptist University.

     Mrs. McCutchen is married to Mike, who works at Northeast Power in
Palmyra.  They have two children:  Jack, 10, who attends fourth grade at
St. Peter School, and  Claire, 6, who attends kindergarten at St. Peter School. 

   Mrs. McCutchen has two dogs, Tucker, and Lucy .  She loves to read and spend time with family and friends.