The Teachers in WVHS 1976
Here is the list of our teachers and what is currently know about them, if you have updates let me know.
![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/WV-250x125.jpg")
Wayne Valley High School Teachers |
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1967
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Teachers in 1976 |
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Location
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Contact Info
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Administration
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![vandykenjohn](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//vandykenjohn.jpg" "vandykenjohn")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/vandyken.jpg") |
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John Van Dyken
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D.
The newest wing of WVHS
is named after him |
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![harrisonnorman](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//harrisonnorman.jpg" "harrisonnorman")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/harrison.jpg") |
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Norman Harrison
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D.
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![sinofskykenneth](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//sinofskykenneth.jpg" "sinofskykenneth")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/sinofsky.jpg") |
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Kenneth Sinofsky
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Pompano Beach FL
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1927 – 11/27/2003
Kenneth Sinofsky, Coach of Champions – Grid Great led Wayne Valley, East Rutherford to 5 titles.
Kenneth S. Sinofsky, a legendary football coach at Wayne Valley High School, died Thursday at his winter home in Pompano Beach FL. He led teams for 5 state titles in a coaching career that spanned more than 30 years. The gymnasium at Wayne Valley is named in his honor.
(Jon Berry, Bergen Record 11/30/2003
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English
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![ruffingrobert](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//ruffingrobert.jpg" "ruffingrobert")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/ruffing.jpg") |
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Robert R. Ruffing
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Sea Girt NJ
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D. August 1988
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![ackroydcharles](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//ackroydcharles.jpg" "ackroydcharles")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/ackroyd.jpg") |
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Charles F. Ackroyd
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Warner, NH
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Retired to New Hampshire
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![dettelouise](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//dettelouise.jpg" "dettelouise")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/dette.jpg") |
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Louise Dette
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D. 1996
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/berg.jpg") |
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Susan Berg |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/bontekoe.jpg") |
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Harold Bontekoe |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/coen.jpg") |
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Marie H. Coen |
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D. July 12 1925 – April 7, 1997 |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/crawford.jpg") |
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Ronald Crawford |
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Retired July 2010 |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/figg.jpg") |
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William Figg |
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Married Miss Ferris, then devorced |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/kane.jpg") |
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Maureen Kane |
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still lives in Packanck.
(updated on 8/2020)
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/killeen.jpg") |
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Thomas Killeen |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/kruzelnick.jpg") |
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Linda Kruzelnick |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/pavlides.jpg") |
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Christos Pavlides |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/primiano.jpg") |
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Rosalina Primiano |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/regan.jpg") |
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Thomas Regan |
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D. Jan 21, 1947 – Aug 15, 2007 |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/ringle.jpg") |
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Charles Ringle |
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Lives in Fairfield
(updated on 8/2020) |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/silbernagel.jpg") |
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Robert Silbernagel |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/tucker.jpg") |
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Charles Tucker |
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D Sept 2016 |
Social Studies
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![wagnerdavid](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//wagnerdavid.jpg" "wagnerdavid")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/wagner.jpg") |
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David T. Wagner
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D. 2005
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![paulfred](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//paulfred.jpg" "paulfred")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/paul.jpg") |
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Fred F Paul
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D.
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![sweetmandonald](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//sweetmandonald.jpg" "sweetmandonald")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/sweetman.jpg") |
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Donald L Sweetman
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Hardwick, NJ
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![attenasiolucille](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//attenasiolucille.jpg" "attenasiolucille")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/attenasio.jpg") |
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Lucille Attenasio
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Fairlawn, NJ
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Retired (was once awarded Teacher of the Year by the State of NJ).
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![sorockedward](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//sorockedward.jpg" "sorockedward")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/sorock.jpg") |
![sorockedward](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//sorockedward1.jpg" "sorockedward") |
Edward J. Sorock
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Fairlawn, NJ
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Retired July 1989
D: August 16, 2014 @ 91
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/campbell.jpg") |
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John Campbell |
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December 2, 1948 – April 18, 2015 |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/canonico.jpg") |
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Audrey Canonico |
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Moved to Florida, and may be teaching there. |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/krajsovics.jpg") |
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Endre Krajcsovics |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/pagano.jpg") |
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Catherine Pagano |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/schlosser.jpg") |
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Susan Schlosser |
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Mathematics
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/breslin.jpg") |
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Joseph Breslin |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/chambers.jpg") |
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Linda Chambers |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/demartino.jpg") |
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Linda DeMartino |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/devries.jpg") |
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Russel DeVries |
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Later became Principal |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/gallagher.jpg") |
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Elaine Gallagher |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/gross.jpg") |
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John Gross |
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golf and ski coach, Inducted into NJSIAA Hall of Fame in 2014 |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/hoffman.jpg") |
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Frances Hoffman |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/knutowitz.jpg") |
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Patricia Knutowitz |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/lash.jpg") |
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Gerald Lash |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/lentz.jpg") |
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Georgette Lentz |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/musetti.jpg") |
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Vicki Musetti |
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Became a guidance counselor. She lives in Fair Lawn and is on FB.
(updated on 8/2020) |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/sexton.jpg") |
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Kathleen Sexton |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/tell.jpg") |
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Wilhelm Tell |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/unger.jpg") |
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Gail Unger |
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Science
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![weishenry](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//weishenry.jpg" "weishenry")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/weis.jpg") |
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Henry E. Weiss
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Kinnelon, NJ
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D: October 15, 2014 @ 91
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![kiersteneleanor](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//kiersteneleanor.jpg" "kiersteneleanor")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/kiersten.jpg") |
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Eleanor Kiersten
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Jamesburg, NJ
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D. 3/23/2011
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![pelakmichael](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//pelakmichael.jpg" "pelakmichael")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/pelak.jpg") |
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Michael Pelak
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Franklin Lakes, NJ
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D. 8/19/2004
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![andersoncharles](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//andersoncharles.jpg" "andersoncharles")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/anderson.jpg") |
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Charles Anderson
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/arietta.jpg") |
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Dorothy Arietta |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/damico.jpg") |
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Elaine D’Amico |
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D: 1998 |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/dantoni.jpg") |
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John Dantoni |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/desantis.jpg") |
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Nicholas DeSantis |
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Retired: 2003 |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/howson.jpg") |
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Elizabeth Howson |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/michalowski.jpg") |
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Peter Michalowski |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/patalita.jpg") |
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Robert Patalita |
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Debi Van Dyke from our class.
They live in West Milford.
(updated on 8/2020) |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/sabatino.jpg") |
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Kenneth Sabatino |
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Is on Facebook and is in WVHS76 group
(updated on 8/2020) |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/saia.jpg") |
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Salatore Saia |
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Language
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![galbierczykedward](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//galbierczykedward.jpg" "galbierczykedward")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/galbiercyzk.jpg") |
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Edward J, Galbierczyk
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Jun 15, 1933 – Jul 31, 2015
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![hardingay](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//hardingay.jpg" "hardingay")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/harding.jpg") |
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Gay Harding
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Reported deceased
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![linkmargaret](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//linkmargaret.jpg" "linkmargaret")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/link.jpg") |
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Margaret B. Link (Lash)
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Kinnelon, NJ
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/caporusso.jpg") |
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Vincene Caporusso |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/delgiudice.jpg") |
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Vicki DelGiudice |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/ferris.jpg") |
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Ginger Ferris |
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Married Mr Figg, then devorced |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/lipton.jpg") |
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Meryl Lynn Lipton |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/stuherck.jpg") |
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Robert Stuherck |
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Died in late 1980’s |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/mezey.jpg") |
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Marilyn Mezey |
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Home Economics |
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photo soon |
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Agnes Hoerner |
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photo soon |
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Margaret Keutgen |
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photo soon |
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Elaine Dourma |
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Art
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/hughes.jpg") |
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Barbara Hughes |
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divorced and is again Miss Weir
(updated 8/2020)
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/nielssen.jpg") |
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Ruth Nielsssen |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/sudol.jpg") |
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Beverly Sudol |
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Now lives in Florida
(updated 8/2020)
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Music |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/tedesco.jpg") |
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Gerald Tedesco
Band Director 1969-2008 |
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Retired in 2008
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/valor.jpg") |
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AlfonValor |
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Business Education
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![gersiebeatrice](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//gersiebeatrice.jpg" "gersiebeatrice")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/gersie.jpg") |
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Beatrice Gersie
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Medford, NJ
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Location confirmed. Alive and Well.
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Industrial Arts
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Adrian Van Zweden
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West Milford, NJ
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Adrian Van Zweden taught his first class when Harry Truman was in the White House, and his most recent class this month.
The ramrod-straight 92-year-old towered over a roomful of fourth-graders at Eastern Christian Elementary School in Midland Park. He was showing them his collection of colorful rocks and minerals and his big, old magnet.
“There’s something outside this magnet — I can’t see it, I can’t touch it, but I want to prove to you it’s there,” he said, milking the suspense.
He took a copper wire spooled around an iron core and swiped it by the magnet, creating sparks that prompted a giggly chorus of awesome! and cool!
![1027L_vanzwedenRST65p](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//1027L_vanzwedenRST65p.jpg" "1027L_vanzwedenRST65p")
“Whoa!” Van Zweden cried. “We’re making electricity! I told you there was something there!”
Twenty-seven years after retiring as the Wayne schools’ director of career and occupational education, Van Zweden is still at it. And he still has it (NJ Record)
Died Nov 2018 at age 99!
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![youngjohn](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//youngjohn.jpg" "youngjohn")
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photo soon |
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John P. Young
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![gadjojoseph](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//gadjojoseph.jpg" "gadjojoseph")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/gadjo.jpg") |
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Joseph E. Gadjo
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Hawthorne, NJ
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![klasrichard](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//klasrichard.jpg" "klasrichard")
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Richard Klas
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Mahwah, NJ
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![breitingerrobert](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//breitingerrobert.jpg" "breitingerrobert")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/breitinger.jpg") |
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Robert G. Breitinger
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Lincoln Park, NJ
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![cartercharles](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//cartercharles.jpg" "cartercharles")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/carter.jpg") |
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Charles Carter
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Retired (did missionary work in South America). Lives in Tennessee.
(updated on 8/2020)
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/hudak.jpg") |
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Thomas Hudak |
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Is on Facebook
(updated on 8/2020) |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/lagrutta.jpg") |
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Robert LaGrutta |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/last.jpg") |
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Mary Last |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/manfta.jpg") |
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Eugene Manfra |
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Retired in 2001 after 31 years
1942 – 2017
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photo soon |
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William Meyer |
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photo soon |
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Theodore Walser |
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Physical Education
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![paulisonsandra](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//paulisonsandra.jpg" "paulisonsandra")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/singer.jpg") |
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Sandra M Paulison (Singer)
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Pompton Lakes, NJ
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Location confirmed
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![zubererernie](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//zubererernie.jpg" "zubererernie")
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Photo Soon |
![zubererernienow](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//zubererernienow.jpg" "zubererernienow") |
Ernest Zuberer Jr.
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Tampa FL
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/brennan.jpg") |
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Deborah Brennan |
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Photo Soon |
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Lewis Benfatti |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/barnish.jpg") |
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Christine Barnish |
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Photo Soon |
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Steven Birchler |
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Photo Soon |
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Robert Bishop |
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Photo Soon |
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Albert Demorest |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/large.jpg") |
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Fred Large |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/mosley.jpg") |
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Joann Mosley |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/muir.jpg") |
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Margaret Muir |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/truncellito.jpg") |
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Susan Truncellito |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/williams.jpg") |
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Joseph Williams |
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reported deceased |
Guidance
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![kembleluella](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//kembleluella.jpg" "kembleluella")
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/kemble.jpg") |
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Luella J. Kemble
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Lake Arial, PA
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D. 3/1/2001
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/evangelista.jpg") |
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John Evangelista |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/krause.jpg") |
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Bjorn Krause |
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D 2012
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/martinka.jpg") |
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Barbra Martinka |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/moros.jpg") |
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John Moros |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/turner.jpg") |
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Donald Turner |
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/volpe.jpg") |
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Loius Volpe |
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Retired 20+ years ago and moved to Florida and later moved with his wife to Lawrence Kansas 4 years ago to near their daughter. (His wife died last year)
(updated on 8/2020) |
Resource Program
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![](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"76teachers/Cody.jpg") |
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James Cody
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Now lives in Florida
(updated 8/2020)
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Mrs. Sadollah runs her own business and is on FB.
Mr. Kistner
Mr. Merkel
Mrs. Lipari, the Librarian
![vanzweedenadrian](http://www.late1.com/WVHS/"TheTeachers_files//vanzweedenadrian.jpg" "vanzweedenadrian")