Trinity Lutheran School 2025-2026
For registration inquiries, email secretary@trinitylombard.org or call 630.627.5601
MR. JAMES BAERENKLAU, PRINCIPAL
The 2025-2026 Academic Year is underway
Thursday, April 16, 2026 - Culver's (Lombard - Dine to Donate, 4:30- 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday to Friday, April 22 to 24, 2026 - Class Trip, 7th & 8th grade
Sunday, April 26, 2026 - Trivia4Bibles, following 9 a.m. church service
Watch the special Grandparents Day Chapel Service 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.
Trinity Lutheran School Staff
Trinity Lutheran School's faculty and staff work hard to provide a safe, caring, environment, in which every child in valued for their unique, God-given talents. 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. The primary responsibility for living out this mission falls on Trinity's qualified, certified, and devoted teachers and support staff.
Faculty & Staff

Mr. James Baerenklau
Principal
7th & 8th Grade
Athletic Director
BA, Elementary Education
LCMS Commissioned Teacher

Rev. Steve Wagner

Mrs. Elise Curelo

Mrs. Patricia Perez

Miss Arianna Robertson
1st & 2nd Grade
BA, Elementary Education
Learning Behavior Specialist 1 endorsement

Miss Hannah Mainz
Kindergarten
Physical Education
BS, Special Education and Teaching
Learning Behavior Specialist 1 endorsement

Mrs. Rachel LaMontagna
Preschool
Early Childhood Extended Care Program Coordinator
BA, Early Childhood Education / Lutheran Education
LCMS Commissioned Teacher

Miss Beth Kraegel
Preschool
Art & Spanish
After Care Program Coordinator
BA, Early Childhood Education

Mrs. Amy Pilny

Mrs. Julie Zimmer

Miss Sara Myers

Mrs. Liz Hensley

Mrs. Marjorie Klein

Ms. Lori Solyom

Mr. Kevin Tully
Journalism
BA, Journalism, Theatre
MBA, General Business, Not-for-Profit Management
Certified Fund Raising Executive


Mr. Brad Payne

Mr. Kevin McOglan
1st & 2nd Grade
BA, Elementary Education
Learning Behavior Specialist 1 endorsement
Kindergarten
BA, Elementary Education
MA, Curriculum and Instruction
LCMS Commissioned Teacher
STEAM Lab Coordinator
BS, Welding Technologies / Fabrication
Air Force Aircraft Fabrication School, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, w/Honors
Miss Samantha Rose
Music, Band & Piano
BA, Music Education
MA, Theatre Education
Director, Walther Grade School Instrumental Program
