Trinity Lutheran School 2026-2027
For registration inquiries, email secretary@trinitylombard.org
or call 630.627.5601
MR. JAMES BAERENKLAU, PRINCIPAL
The 2026-2027 Academic Year is underway
Friday, October 16, 2026 - Affy Tapple orders due
Sunday, October 18, 2026 - Sunday School starts, following 9 a.m. church service
Sunday, October 25, 2026 - Students sing in 9 a.m. church service
Thursday, October 29 2026 - Dine to Donate at Portillo's, Downers Grove, 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday, October 30, 2026 - Affy Tapple order pick up
Saturday, October 31, 2026 - Fall Fest Trunk or Treat, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, November 14, 2026 - Annual Holiday Craft Show, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Watch the Class of 2026 8th Grade Graduation HERE
School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. (extended care available beginning 7 a.m., ending 5:30 p.m.)
Trinity Lutheran School partners with families for the total development of each child to become a lifelong learner and to serve others through an excellent Christ-centered education.
Mrs. Elise Curelo

5th & 6th Grade
Mrs. Curelo joined Trinity's teaching staff in the fall of 2025. She is a lifelong resident of Chicago's western suburbs and attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Brookfield, IL. Mrs. Curelo attended Concordia University in River Forest and Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. She has taught at Faith Lutheran Jr./Sr. High in Las Vegas (Nevada), St. Paul/Brookfield, St. Andrew/Chicago, Walther Christian Academy/Melrose Park, and St. John/LaGrange. She continues to serve our Lord through her involvements in church youth groups, Vacation Bible Schools, church choirs, and Altar Guilds.
Mrs. Curelo enjoys music, gardening, reading, singing, cooking, collecting magnets and ornaments from travel adventures, and visiting with friends and family. She has two children and lives in Brookfield; her daughter, Maria, attends the University of Illinois at Champaign, and son, James, is active in the U.S. Navy.
Mrs. Curelo is very thankful to be teaching at a place where the Word of Christ is allowed to richly dwell in us and be taught/modeled for the children entrusted to our care.
BA, History
Teaching Certificate
