Greendale Teacher Named CAPP Adjunct Instructor of the Year

GREENDALE, WI -- Greendale High School social studies teacher Cheryl Kingma-Kiekhofer has received the Adjunct of the Year award from UW Oshkosh’s CAPP (Cooperative Academic Partnership Program).

Kingma-Kiekhofer is one of seven awarded this distinction by the university for outstanding work, including academic preparation, attention to detail, and collegiality in working with CAPP peers.

CAPP is a UW Oshkosh initiative and collaboration with participating high schools to provide academically capable students an opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school with concurrent enrollment.

CAPP Courses are taught for the most part during the regular school day, by certified high school teachers who hold adjunct lecturer status with UW Oshkosh. High school faculty who teach CAPP courses are reviewed, selected and supported by UW Oshkosh faculty and work with UW Oshkosh department faculty liaisons to ensure CAPP courses provide the academic rigor of university coursework.

Kingma-Kiekhofer joined the Greendale High School staff in 2010. She taught previously in Wauwatosa and at Marquette University. She is the CAPP Adjunct Instructor in Sociology at Greendale.

Additionally, she teaches U.S. Studies and American History through Popular Culture. “Cheryl excels at organization and being prepared to teach high-quality content, fueled by high expectations for students,” said Steve Lodes, principal of Greendale High School. “She creates a learning environment that is based on a sense of respect and is generous with her time and quick to help students and her colleagues. She is highly deserving of this honor.”