So, who was your favorite?
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(We're reviving this post from October 2007.)
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We've all got one - a favorite teacher that even decades after we've left school can bring a smile to our face remembering the impact they had on our lives. Who
was your favorite teacher at Lewis or Southington High? Mr. Mucci, who made Math a little more bearable? Miss Cope, who brought literature to life? Mr. Boyles and his heart-felt stories of Vietnam? Miss Jankura offering inspiration in Art class?
was your favorite teacher at Lewis or Southington High? Mr. Mucci, who made Math a little more bearable? Miss Cope, who brought literature to life? Mr. Boyles and his heart-felt stories of Vietnam? Miss Jankura offering inspiration in Art class?-
Click on Comments below and share your Blue Knight memories!
Click on Comments below and share your Blue Knight memories!
13 comments:
Actually, my two favorites you mentioned: Mr. Boyles and Miss Jankura. Both were real, down to earth and prepared us for the real world. Professional and terrific. I don't know that I had two better classes.
I always liked Mr. Ellsworth in IA. I learned a lot in that class and kept an interest in things like that for years to follow. My other favorites were Coach Nak, Mr. Goodrow and Miss Shepard. Great teachers. We'll never see a group like that again.
Thanks for this site. It brings back a lot of memories!
Mrs. Miley. Had her for journalism. She made it all fun and we learned a lot.
Mr. Grimaldi in Art and Mr. Goodrow in History.
Here's a blast from the past: Mr. Joyal. A great guy.
Mr. Boyles was probably one of the most influential people I have ever known. I learned more about humanity, the after effects of war, and how kindness should never be mistaken for weakness. At a time when I really needed it he was a source of true inspiration, the likes of which I had only known from my Dad. His classes made me understand my dad (also a Vietnam vet)much better than I had. He's a no-nonsense, tell it like it is guy who never condescended to anyone.
Ms. Jankura; what more can you say about someone who loved her job and introduced me to a life-long hobby in Photography. Thanks.
miss cope was the best teacher I ever had the pleasure of learning with. The lessons in her logic class are points in continue to use every day!
I always respected Mr. Boyles, great man.
There will never be another Mr. Boyles or Ms. Jankura. They just loved and lived every drop of what they taught. You could tell it was in them, and they couldn't wait to share it with their students. I don't know much about what I got out of book learning from them. They taught in a much deeper, more profound way.
(1982 Grad) I am really enjoying this site! I sure do have Favorites! I can appreciate a good teacher. (If I somehow don't mention a good one, I apologize). Here are the ones that I remember best. Here are a few 'extras' as SHS staff: Guidance Dept: Mr. Snow. Mrs. Buden, secretary. Miss DePaolo. HOME EC.: Mrs. DeBisschop (was a tuff class for me, but she was good.). Mrs. Lasbury. Vo-Ag Mrs. Scioa. Mrs Oshana, Mrs. Marek, Mr. Daddio.
Art: Mr. Grimaldi is most definitely the best. PE: Coach Nak and Coach Orsene, Miss Riccio & Mrs. Leahy. Social Studies: Sorry Mrs. Zack, you were a peach, but I'm skipping this one. LOL. Language: skipping. Science: definitely skipping. Math: Mrs. Sattler, and Mr. Piazza. English: I loved my English teachers! Miss Dapkins, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Ludorf, Mr. Feeney. They inspired me. Administration: Mrs. Daddio, Mrs. Palmieri, Mrs. Welch, secretary, Mrs. Turini - the cutest monitor I ever saw! There's the Drivers Ed teacher and the School nurse... I don't recall their names at the moment. There's also Mrs. Turek, and Mrs. Wright. With Deep Appreciation to all the teachers mentioned... and then some.
Miss Cope had the uncanny ability to make Shakespeare enjoyable. Her lit classes were a real joy.
But I've got to put in a plug for Angela Orsene and Al D'Angelo my French teachers who always said "When you get to Paris (not 'if you get to Paris'), don't forget to have mousse au chocolat at an open air cafe near Notre Dame."
Been there, done that, still relish the experience!
Roy Nyren, "51
Larry Mucci was my favorite teacher when I attended Southington HS from 1947-51
Favorite teachers...Mrs. O'Shana was my favorite teacher, having had her for two years, she was there to get me through some tough times, and I still am going strong with my shorthand. I also had Mr. Boyles and always remember his postman experience in delivering welfare checks and the same man was behind two different doors and how he never delivered the second check again. What a powerful class it was. So many memories and so many wonderful people were my teachers. Thank you.
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