Respected Long Time Teacher Passes Away
Matt Shetka, middle school social studies teacher and 3-sport coach for New Prague Area Schools, passed away suddenly yesterday (December 9) from an apparent heart attack at the young age of 54. Matt was the head coach of the New Prague High School gymnastics and girls' golf teams, and was a middle school volleyball coach. He taught in the New Prague Area School District for 33 years.

Matt's success as a head varsity coach is legendary, he has led teams in two different sports to five state titles. His gymnastics teams have won three state championships (1984, 2001 & 2003), and the girls' golf team has won two state championships (2010 & 2012)most recently last spring. The gymnastics team has finished state runner-up seven times. The New Prague gymnastics team was state runner-up last year and is currently one of the favorites to win state this year.

Matt is survived by his wife Meg, who is an elementary teacher in the New Prague School District, and four adult sons.

The following are the arrangements for Matt Shetka.
Visitation is at Bruzek Funeral Home in New Prague on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Services are at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at St. Wenceslaus Church in New Prague, with Pastor Steven Trewartha of FaithPoint Lutheran Church presiding.