Tom Wilhelm is our 6th grade teacher. This year will begin Tom's 25th year at St. Laurence School'19 years teaching with a 5-year stint as principal. Tom grew up in the small town of Knox, IN. He earned his B.A. in education from Indiana University at Bloomington. In 1976, Tom graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a M.A. degree in com- munication arts. He taught high school English and speech for 8 years--three years at St. Mary's High School in Cheyenne. Tom is a member of St. Paul's.

Tom: "I am married to Alice Gustafson of Laramie who is a teacher at Laramie Junior High School. We have two children: Kali, my step-daughter, who is 23 and finishing her studies at UW, and Kathi who is 13 and an eighth grader at LJHS. For the past 25 years, in addition to my teaching, I have produced and hosted The Ranch Breakfast Show on Wyoming Public Radio. It is a folk and bluegrass program that airs on Saturdays starting at 11:00 a.m. I also play bass in the Big Hollow Bluegrass Band. I like to hike and mountain bike all year. In the winter I enjoy cross-country skiing. My hobbies are songwriting, reading, and taking care of our four-year-old golden retriever, Hunter."