When Kate Proeber's youngest of four children was two months old she began taking classes at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She graduated from Parkside with a BS in Education and Psychology in the spring of 1974. That fall she accepted the Call to teach fourth grade at Zion Lutheran in South Milwaukee when that youngest child was in first grade. After four years at Zion, she accepted a Call to teach grades one through three at St. John's Oak Creek where she is still a member.

 

In 1986, the year that same youngest child, Holly Bahr graduated from SLHS, Mrs. Proeber accepted the Call to be the art teacher at Shoreland. To date she has earned 94 credits in art, nearly double the number required for an art degree. She is a member of the Racine Art Guild where she served as president for three years. Mrs. Proeber is an active artist and currently has a studio at the DeKoven Center in Racine.

 

In addition to art, Mrs. Proeber teaches Pre-English, works with the Keep Current Program, and teaches the class that publishes Shoreland's yearbook Reflections. She advises the Art Club which produces the annual Shoreland Character Snowman.

 

Her interests other than art include, gardening, reading, writing, camping, traveling, and watching her grandchildren grow.