By Iola-Scandinavia School District

Cari Honken is married to her husband, Matt. They have three children: Kyle 24, Karly 22, and Kade 17. Cari has one sibling.

She has one dog Lexi, a couple horses, and a herd of cows that live in their pasture for part of the year.

Cari graduated from Sheboygan South High School.

She earned a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education (UW-Stout); Masters in Child and Family Services/Elementary Education (UW-Stout), and a Masters in Reading (UW-Oshkosh).

“I’ve known from a young age that I wanted to be a teacher. Working at an elementary school has allowed me to go to school with my own kids and have one in my first-grade class. I love the kids and how every day presents new challenges along with new celebrations. I can’t imagine myself anywhere else!”

She has traveled to Canada, Mexico, and Jamaica.

Some of her hobbies include reading, working out, and hanging out on their hobby farm.

Cari teaches summer school every year.

Her goal is to help kids of all ages discover the joy of reading.

She lists her greatest accomplishment as raising three amazing kids into adulthood!

On weekends, she likes to relax at home, spend time with her kids, and shop!

Her favorite sports teams are Packers and Badgers and her favorite book is Where the Crawdads Sing.

Thank you, Cari, for all that you do!