Jeremy Kovarik was born and raised in Waterloo, Illinois. Following fifteen years of Catholic education from preschool through high school, Mr. Kovarik continued the tradition by attending Saint Louis University, where he studied secondary education and english. During his time at SLU, he was a member of the Club Swim Team, and served as Vice President of the School Spirit Committee. Mr. Kovarik joined the McGivney family in 2015. A year later, he met another new teacher. Ms. Megan Caperton. Soon after, the two began dating and fell in love, and in August 2020, they got married. The couple is expecting their first child - a baby boy - in January of 2022! In addition to teaching English, he also sponsors the Scholar Bowl team, the Celtic Crew Spirit Club, and Yearbook.  Jeremy is proud to be a member of the Father McGivney family. He considers it a true honor to work with "the greatest team ever assembled." Go Griffins!