Schools and Teachers in the McKeesport, Pa. Area (VOC)
on September 9th, 2011 at 10:21 PMSchools and Teachers in the McKeesport Area
Math/homeroom – Minyon “Minnie the beehive hairdo” Osborne now married to Joe Makar who also taught at McClureEnglish – Arlene HughesBiology – Dennis Kuremsky (member of the 1955 Championship Basketball Team)Government – Nick Kappottas (wrestling coach.. and that was the class too! )Gym – Louise Partilla
James Steel was principal at the high school my Jr & Sr yrs.. cost of divorce . air conditioning contractors . mobile car wash . so 1969 – 1971Homeroom – Judy HorganComputers – Veronica GleasonTyping – Louise Holiday (she would be so proud of me now!)Accounting I – Carol GambleGym – Fran AppleEnglish – LouAnn BarchieDriver’s Ed – Fred Stough (the man had to be a saint!!!!!)English – Comic Spirit – Guy Miller (yes the now Reverend)
Homeroom – Ray “Buddy” Geissler & Albert DoehlaTyping II – Louise Holiday & Jo TessauroHistory – Sam KistlerAccounting II – Jean MenziesBusiness Machines – Carmelita Savage
Chorus Pauline ReedEnglish Dorothy Smedley
English Ira BerkemaBiology Ann CamicChorus Pauline Reed
Home Ec Sara Gorzo
1997 Biology Lee Smith (grad MSHS 1970)1992 – 2000 Band George Lepsch (band director took sabatical 2000 not sure if he is returning)1992 – 1997 Dr Judy Bookhamer – COUNSELOR (I’m not sure what position she now holds1992 – 1997 English Charlene DiCecco Greene (Class of 1969) is currently in administration
1940 – 1954 Frank J Weigle1954 – 1956 Arthur O Horn1956 – 1957 Dr Wayne E Mason1957 – 1966 Benjamin B Disegi1966 – 1968 Louis H Dunlop1968 – 1978 Michael G HritzAfter 1978, the Voc building came under the auspices of a coordinating high school principalGlenn “Dutch” Shample English Teacher – was teaching at the High School in 1968 and was still teaching into the mid-late 1990′sDutch passed away about a yr or so ago*Tiger Stadium which is adjacent to the high school is named after 2 TIGER coaches – Charles “Ding” Schaeffer and Harold “Duke” Weigle. The field was built in 1963 but varsity football games continued to be played at the World War Memorial Field at Tech Hi until 1978.
