Miss Heffernan has been at SMOS since 2021. She was a teaching assistant in 2nd and 3rd grade for the year and a half, and became the lead 2nd grade teacher in 2022.
Miss Heffernan grew up in St. Louis, attending St. Gabriel the Archangel for grade school and Rosati-Kain for high school. She attended Truman State University and earned a BA in English in 2019. Before teaching, Miss Heffernan worked for the St. Patrick Center. There she realized how much she loved helping others and giving back to her community. In 2022, Miss Heffernan earned her Teaching Certification through the American Board for Education.
Miss Heffernan’s sees her job as not only a teacher to her students, but being a catechist with them on their faith journey!