Cheryl Root’s ‘roots’ began as a country girl from Auburn, Michigan. She attended elementary school at St. Bartholomew Lutheran School in Kawkawlin, MI, and high school at Bay City Western. From there, the Lord led her to begin her professional training at Martin Luther College, then known as ‘Dear DMLC.’ In 2004, she received state licensure in Elementary Education and for Middle School level Social Studies and English Language Arts. In 2018, she also received a charter school license for ELA at the high school level.

The Lord has blessed Mrs. Root with numerous teaching experiences in our WELS schools, as a substitute teacher in area public school districts, and as a part-time ELA teacher in the AASD. Her experiences with WELS include part-time and full-time teacher of grade 8 and 5 at Mount Olive Lutheran School; 7-8th grade teacher at Immanuel, Waupaca; eleven years as 6-8 teacher at Zion, Morrison Lutheran School; five years as part-time teacher at FVL; one year as grade 4 teacher at St. Mark, Green Bay; and eight years at Shepherd of the Valley - one year as grade 3-4 teacher (2012-2013) and seven years as part-time ELA, Social Studies, and Art teacher for grades 7-8. In 2025, Mrs. Root became SVLS’s individualized and small group instruction teacher and volunteer coordinator. 

When not teaching, Mrs. Root enjoys kayaking, boating, fishing, camping, and hunting with her husband, Brian, who is a 6th-grade teacher at Mount Olive, Appleton. Cheryl and Brian are both Michiganders who relish the time spent with family, especially their many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Root also enjoys biking, gardening with native plants, and writing poetry. Much of her poetic inspirations come when she is out in the woods waiting for ‘dinner’ to appear. While she would starve on her harvest, she enjoys time in the outdoors absorbing the beauty of God’s creation.

Mrs. Root looks forward to her new role as the individualized and small group instruction teacher, and working with teachers and parents to help students of various ages grow academically and develop skills needed for lives of service.