What was the name of your 10th-grade English teacher? Whose chemistry class did you struggle in? They’re all here — the heroic teachers that did their best to fill our heads with facts, figures, and winning attitudes. All in the interest of helping us get to where we are today.
The list was gathered from the Washington-Lee Alumni association. It has been filtered using these criteria to identify teachers who were at W-L when we were :
- First Year < 1972 AND …
- … Last Year > 1968
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| Name (Current Last Name) | Deceased (Date If Known) | Department | Years at W-L |
| Adams, Kenneth | Social Studies | 1969-1970 | |
| Allston, Louise M | July 1, 1986 | Math. | 1943-1969 |
| Ames, Louise | Industrial Arts | 1970-1971 | |
| Anderson, Beulah R | July 12, 2002 | Home Ec. | 1961-1985 |
| Anderson, Leroy (Roy) | Art | 1956-1983 | |
| Armstrong, Thomas F | September 3, 2016 | Math. | 1960-1989 |
| Arnold, Rosalie | Business; Distributive Ed. | 1968-1978 | |
| Arthur Jr, Charles Snowden | February 26, 2004 | English | 1963-1983 |
| Atkinson, Stuart | Business; Distributive Ed. | 1970-1973 | |
| Aukland, Elva | September 24, 2010 | Science (Biology) | 1962-1978 |
| Bacon, Barbara | English | 1971-1974 | |
| Banta, Paula | Math. | 1969-1971 | |
| Bardsley, Gloria | December 31, 2018 | Business Ed. | 1957-1989 |
| Baumle, Dorothy L | August 10, 2007 | Music | 1951-1970 |
| Baxter, Dr Robert M | Music | 1960-1979 | |
| Beall, Dorothea | Foreign Lang. | 1969-1971 | |
| Billante, Arleen | Foreign Lang. (Spanish) | 1968-1969 | |
| Blocker, Richard | Asst. Principal | 1964-1969 | |
| Bloomingburg, Wayne | January 17, 2006 | Social Studies | 1957-1985 |
| Book, Stanley | January 8, 2007 | Social Studies | 1953-1987 |
| Booker, Florence May | August 6, 2003 | Music | 1932-1970 |
| Bourne, Gordon R | April 24, 2014 | Science (Physics) | 1960-1989 |
| Brook, Eleanor J | Social Studies | 1968-1970 | |
| Brooks Jr, William Allen | January 29, 2011 | Social Studies; Foreign Lang. | 1954-1987 |
| Brose, Carl | English | 1959-1969 | |
| Brumbaugh, John Z | December 26, 2007 | Math. | 1965-1988 |
| Buck, Ruth | English; Reading | 1957-1971 | |
| Butt, Charles D | April 16, 1992 | Crew Coach | 1949-1991 |
| Carawan, Judy | Math | 1970-1971 | |
| Caufield, Annabelle | Math. | 1942-1974 | |
| Cavallo, Guido (Guy) | July 26, 2016 | Social Studies; Psychology | 1958-1986 |
| Chapman, Holly | 1968-1969 | ||
| Christie, Thomas H | August 18, 2000 | Science | 1929-1972 |
| Cleary, William | English; Journalism | 1962-1969 | |
| Clemmer, Jonne | Home Ec. | 1968-1978 | |
| Cloud, Sarah | Deceased | Guidance | 1955-1969 |
| Coffing, Glena | Science (Biology) | 1968-1980 | |
| Coggins, Roger Aubrey | August 27, 2011 | Phys. Ed.; Drivers Ed. | 1957-1987 |
| Costea, Dr Alexander | November 1, 1985 | English | 1970-1980 |
| Cowan, Sheila | Art | 1965-1972 | |
| Crites, Laura | June 28, 2001 | Soc. Studies | 1962-1979 |
| Crouse, Ruth Ann | Deceased | English | 1955-1971 |
| Cureton, Mary | English | 1969-1973 | |
| Dalton, Elizabeth V | Deceased | Math. | 1942-1984 |
| Dene, Antonio (Tony) | English | 1971-1992 | |
| Donahue, John U | Deceased | Business (Typing); Science | 1946-1976 |
| Drake, Beth | Guidance | 1963-1970 | |
| Dryer, Hilda Y | Deceased | Science (Biology); Home Ec. | 1946-1970 |
| Duncan, Evelyn | Deceased | English | 1965-1978 |
| Dyer, Glenys Mechem | February 17, 2017 | Science | 1967-1973 |
| Eads, Betty | Phys. Ed. | 1964-1980 | |
| Earle, Frances | 1968-1969 | ||
| Englishman, John | Social Studies | 1966-1993 | |
| Fisher, Robert D | Science | 1969-1972 | |
| Fitch, Doris | Guidance | 1971-1976 | |
| Foster, Mary | English | 1968-1970 | |
| Franklin, Quinton | Science (Biology) | 1963-1972 | |
| Frazier, Ivylyn | 1968-1969 | ||
| French, Benjamin | Vocational Ed. | 1964-1973 | |
| Geehan, Clarinne | Phys. Ed. | 1970-1971 | |
| Geweke, Lenore | August 1, 1984 | Foreign Lang. (German, Latin); Social Studies | 1957-1972 |
| Gibbs, David E | Deceased | English | 1953-1982 |
| Gilman, Jeanne M | Art | 1964-1983 | |
| Glenn, Brenda Lee | October 20, 2008 | English | 1968-1974 |
| Goold, Linda | English | 1971-1973 | |
| Gorman, Dr Michael | HILT; Foreign Lang. (Spanish) | 1970-2001 | |
| Grant, Lucy | 1968-1969 | ||
| Grant, Mildred | Business | 1957-1993 | |
| Green, Richard O | Business; Vocational Ed. | 1968-1982 | |
| Greene, Richard S | Deceased | Business | 1956-1988 |
| Griffin, Gwendolyn | Business | 1965-1978 | |
| Guinn, Freda | English | 1954-1969 | |
| Hackney, Mabel Patra (Dixon) | January 1, 2011 | English | 1948-1972 |
| Hamersley, Cynthia | 1969-1972 | ||
| Harding, Paul | Vocational Ed. (Drafting) | 1964-1990 | |
| Hargraves, Boyd R | June 26, 2001 | Business; Distributive Ed. | 1950-1980 |
| Hargraves, Elizabeth (Betty) | Guidance; Business | 1955-1987 | |
| Harmon, Margaret (Peg) | Guidance | 1965-1998 | |
| Harocopos, John | April 4, 2009 | English | 1962-1999 |
| Harwell, Anita S | Social Studies | 1970-1972 | |
| Hausfield, Marilyn | English | 1968-1972 | |
| Haynie, Thomas Marsh | April 19, 2010 | English; Guidance | 1953-1971 |
| Herrin, Martha F | Science | 1970-1972 | |
| Hill, Jerry | Business | 1968-1969 | |
| Hochholzer, Elizabeth | English | 1969-1980 | |
| Houghton, Charles | English | 1957-1971 | |
| Houser, Mildred | Deceased | Business (Typing) | 1953-1975 |
| Huddleston, Margaret [Lynn] | January 24, 2017 | English; Guidance | 1969-1974 |
| Hulbert, Clare | Music | 1968-1969 | |
| Hunter, Howard W | Deceased | English; Social Studies; Reading | 1952-1969 |
| Huwyler, Evelyn | Foreign Lang. (Spanish) | 1970-1976 | |
| Inzer, Laura | Librarian | 1967-1977 | |
| Jackson, Harriet | Science | 1971-1972 | |
| Jacobs, Catherine B | English | 1969-1970 | |
| Jeens, Peggy | Social Studies; English | 1968-1997 | |
| Jeske, Carol | Home Ec. | 1968-1974 | |
| Johansen, O U | January 14, 1999 | Principal (1961-76) | 1961-1976 |
| Jones, Elizabeth Page | English | 1969-1970 | |
| Kleban, Mollie | Foreign Lang. | 1969-1971 | |
| Klose, Hans-Peter | Vocational Ed. | 1957-1969 | |
| Korczowski, Simon | December 6, 1988 | Social Studies | 1951-1981 |
| Krasney, Harvey M | April 1, 2012 | Music | 1970-1985 |
| Kulick, Irene | April 13, 1998 | Business | 1962-1984 |
| Kurcis, Steve | Social Studies | 1967-1969 | |
| Lalli, Joseph | Phys. Ed. | 1967-1969 | |
| Lam, Letitia | Librarian | 1959-1993 | |
| Lawlor, Jean (Cohen) | English | 1963-1971 | |
| Levin, Maurice (Mo) | November 15, 2018 | Social Studies; Basketball Coach | 1957-1988 |
| Levine, Joanne | Business | 1961-1999 | |
| Lewis, Donald G | Science (Biology); Guidance | 1954-1979 | |
| Linse, Robert | Foreign Lang. (French); Social Studies | 1961-1987 | |
| Little, Sharon | English | 1970-1972 | |
| Long, Everett Howard | Social Studies; Asst. Principal | 1966-1974 | |
| Longauer, E J | Phys. Ed; Driver Ed. | 1968-1971 | |
| Mallia, Samuel | Foreign Lang. | 1962-1973 | |
| Mare, Mary | Guidance | 1965-1971 | |
| Martin, Helen Ruth | Deceased | Math. | 1942-1969 |
| Mays, Blanche (Barbara) | Librarian | 1957-1991 | |
| McSweeney, Daniel P | Math. | 1969-1983 | |
| Medlen, Anna L | November 21, 2011 | Math. | 1967-2000 |
| Mills, Mary Lucille (Causey) | March 22, 2008 | Phys. Ed. | 1954-1991 |
| Mitchell, Richard L | March 21, 2009 | Phys. Ed.; Health | 1968-1988 |
| Monk, Allen | Vocational Ed. | 1971-1973 | |
| Moore, Doris | September 17, 2011 | English | 1959-1978 |
| Mortimer, Doris Haignere (Matthews) | April 20, 2003 | Asst. Principal; Foreign Lang.; Math. | 1943-1976 |
| Mullins, LeNona (Palatt) | Librarian | 1965-1969 | |
| Nelson, Dorothy A | Deceased | English | 1953-1977 |
| Ness, Jay P | Guidance; Asst. Principal | 1971-1979 | |
| Norwood, Adelbert Townsend (Del) | July 19, 2003 | Phys. Ed. | 1957-1988 |
| O’Shaughnessy, Gerald | Math. | 1967-1970 | |
| Paras, Bruno A | January 16, 1997 | Vocational Ed. (Electronics) | 1951-1980 |
| Parkinson, William | Guidance | 1969-1972 | |
| Peckham, Marie | Deceased | English; Guidance | 1953-1973 |
| Pfeiffer, William Frederick | Deceased | Music | 1952-1973 |
| Pond, Dana | Social Studies; Psychology; Asst. Principal | 1953-1988 | |
| Posati, Eugene | Drivers Ed.; Phys. Ed.; Guidance | 1969-1981 | |
| Potts, Dale E | Math. | 1970-1980 | |
| Pringle, Barbara | 1968-1969 | ||
| Puls, Barbara (Morris) | English | 1969-2005 | |
| Reinwald, Barbara H | February 15, 2007 | Phys. Ed. | 1960-1992 |
| Rider, Wyatt (Nocera) | Math.; Social Studies; Special Services | 1971-2000 | |
| Riley, Edna | January 31, 2015 | Science (Chemistry); Math. | 1952-1987 |
| Rimmer, Robert | Phys. Ed. | 1970-1977 | |
| Rosse, Florence | Social Studies | 1968-1970 | |
| Rothouse, Jay A | March 2, 2001 | Social Studies | 1957-1974 |
| Schoomaker, Frances | Science (Biology) | 1966-1976 | |
| Seeley, Cora May | Social Studies | 1967-1980 | |
| Seidel, Robert J | Indus. Arts; Vocational Ed. | 1952-1972 | |
| Sharff, Judy | July 28, 1996 | English | 1962-1969 |
| Shepherd, Helen | Librarian | 1967-1975 | |
| Sherrill, Hazel | Deceased | English | 1943-1971 |
| Shurtliff, June K | English | 1954-1975 | |
| Simkin, Sharon | Math. | 1968-1971 | |
| Skouge, Mary | Foreign Lang. | 1966-1970 | |
| Slavick, Patricia | English | 1969-1970 | |
| Smith, John Russell | Social Studies | 1964-1984 | |
| Smith, Rae | Phys. Ed. | 1968-1971 | |
| Sorrell, Beth Drake | Guidance | 1970-1986 | |
| Stefango, Janet | Math. | 1971-1973 | |
| Stevens, Susan | Math. | 1967-1969 | |
| Takacs, Betty Lou (Ludwig) | English | 1965-1971 | |
| Taylor, Evalyn | Nurse | 1967-1979 | |
| Thoburn, Carl L | Math. | 1969-1996 | |
| Thomas, Margaret Rohrer | March 25, 2011 | Foreign Lang. (French) | 1962-1974 |
| Tolhurst, Jeannette (Jan) | Science (Biology) | 1963-1971 | |
| Townsend, James | Drama; Speech; English | 1958-1972 | |
| Tringe, Sheila | English | 1969-1971 | |
| Vice, Miller | Deceased | English | 1954-1975 |
| Walker, Jack Arthur | January 31, 2013 | Phys. Ed. | 1964-1983 |
| Walser, Linda | Foreign Lang. | 1967-1969 | |
| Webb, Boyd J | Math.; Asst. Principal | 1958-1973 | |
| Weeks, Charlotte | English | 1963-1976 | |
| Weinhardt, Dr Frederick | Science (Chemistry, Biology) | 1970-2000 | |
| West, Mary Ellen (Pat) | January 8, 2001 | Foreign Lang. (Latin, Spanish) | 1963-1978 |
| Williams, Bernice | Librarian | 1970-1980 | |
| Wilson, Lester (Jack) | Guidance; Asst. Principal | 1960-1994 | |
| Wisler, Ellis | Phys. Ed. | 1964-1973 | |
| Wyatt, Tim | Social Studies | 1963-1997 | |
| Young, Nellie | English | 1969-1971 | |
| Youngblood, John C | August 17, 2000 | Phys. Ed.; Athletic Dir.; Asst. Principal | 1956-1983 |