Hello!  My name is Meredith Appelt.  This is my first year as a member of the staff at St. Rita Catholic School.  I am the 5th and 6th grade aide.  The previous two years I was a substitute at St. Rita.  I have two kids at the school.  My son is in the 8th grade (where did the time go?), and my daughter is in the 3rd grade.  I live in the neighborhood with my husband, Robert, our kids, dog and four chickens.