FAHS Faculty Page


Purpose: To thank and honor teachers, learn more about FAHS from faculty and admin viewpoint, create dialog, get stories and images
Questions for Faculty:
What years were you at FAHS?			How did teaching at FAHS rank among all your teaching expriences?
Subjects taught?			dress code committee of 68/69 or so?
Sponsored clubs, coached sports?			What did you do for entertainment and other life away from the school?
Also served in administration, as conselors?			Please send pictures and scans of memorabilia.
How was the Parent-Teacher relationship?			What were your favorite years?
What was great about teaching at FAHS? Not great?			What changes year to year did you see?
How was living in Frankfurt?			How did the early years compare with the later years?
Did you live near the school?			What changed, class size, class discipline, curriculum,?
What were any significant events?			Were we good kids, good sudents? 65-71 era?


Yearbooks Faculty/Admin./Counselor Pages
20+ years -- George Ausra 58-93 (35yr), Marie-Luise Langer 63-95 (32 yr), Geral Martin 64-95 (31 yr), Virginia Johnson 57-86 (29yr), Alfred Wilson 58-93 (28yr), Lynn Haight 67-95 (28yr), Catherine Rotter 61-88 (27yr), Carl Wagner 62-89 (27yr), Marianne Stern 60-87 (27yr), David Nowlin 69-94 (25yr), Joan Costello 59-83 (24yr), Paul Platis 71-95 (24yr), Albert Brunner 71-94 (23yr), Herbert Ried 60-82 (22yr), Robert Coltrin 69-91 (22yr), Wayne Erdmann 68-90 (22yr), Johnella Wells 73-94 (21yr), Billie Ruth Blount 73-94 (21yr), Raymond Fontenot 68-88 (20yr), Judy McDonald 75-95 (20yr)
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Alice Sax
Alice Sax, longtime Frankfurt counselor, passed away in October, 2008. image and comments on Facebook		lice Sax and Bill Hobbs celebrate Christmas at the Sonnenhof in Bad Hamburg in 1995. image and comments on Facebook


Don Moriwaki
Don Moriwaki retired in 1994 to his beloved Hawaii. That year, he was presented the European PTA Teacher of the Year Award. The biology-government teacher was also sponsor of the Student Council and the Model NATO club. He transferred to FAHS in the fall of 1981. - Bill Hobbs image and comments on Facebook		Don Moriwaki and Alice Sax tour East Berlin the weekend after the Wall fell in November 1989. image and comments on Facebook





47 1947 Dackel Yearbook
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*Superintendant* Howard W. Fearing *Principal* Joe M. Donahoe				Tosefa Bischler Ralph Bowen Silver Casbarra Irene Eldred Gay Long Mathilde Patre Lucile Pattterson Marian Patrakis Myrtle Quam Marg.Vanderau Hazel Westervelt
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Miss Shinzel Mr. Stevens				Marian Petrakis Mrs. Nunn Mr. Shugart Mrs. Donahoe
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Miss Eaton Miss Long Mr. Bowen			Miss Shinzel Mr. Stevens
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49 1949 Erinnerungen Yearbook
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General R. E. Duff Colonel Sterling A. Wood Major James B. Gregory Dwight A. Erickson Joseph M. Donahoe				Charles P. Arnold Claire Donahoe Alice Ensor Florence H. Hay Luise Kramer
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Gay Long Ilse Marie Shinzel Mrs. Kurt Seibt Le Van Shugart William-Kenealey Stevens				John Warnock Frank Wiksten Alice White Kenneth C. Dyches Lothar Belck
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Gisela Buhl Karl Wargel
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50 1950 Erinnerungen Yearbook
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Colonel Basil H. Perry Lt. Col. Edward T. Whiting Major Frederick Magers Dwight A. Erickson Joseph M. Donahoe				William-Kenealey Stevens Luise Kramer Le Van Shugart Claire Donahoe Egon Behle Florence H. Hay

Geneviev Wustrack Karl Wargel Alice Wiksten Rudolph Vey Marshall Bridge Alice White				Gay Long John Warnock Mechtild Von Wunthenau Frank Wicksten Horst Richter Irmgard Haase


51 1951 Erinnerungen Yearbook
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General Basil H. Perry Col. Robert H. Conk Major Frederick Magers Lt. Hal G. Westmore Dwight A. Erickson Sanford M. Bale Frank Wicksten				Nathan Altschuler Delta Barker Myron J. Doherty Gladys Chamberlin Elmer A. Hendrickson Florence H. Hay




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				Glenn Hendricks Gwendolyn P. Janes Richard W. Herrmann Virginia M. Johnson George W. Kirchner Genevieve Klueh Max B. Horton Fannie C. Lass Norma G. Hutchings Harold Liston

Thomas P. Loughlin Thomas J. Nocito Jerry M. Lyon Sunbeam A. Northrup Mary Lou B. Mead Thomas F. Pace Anne Z. Moore Jack Petersen James Moser Marcia Pool Betty J. Nicholas Erma I. Schwebbach



60 1960 Erinnerungn Yearbook
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Milton G. Boock Robert J. Platenburg Maj. Gen. Ralph R. Mace Col. Norman P. Barnett C.W.O. Norman P. Gross				Ava M. Leeper Bryan T. Gray Juliet L. Valois Betty J. Nicholas Joan Mary Gibbons Harold G. Liston R. Moore Dora Merrily Cutler Richard G. Herrman Delbert E. Hearn

Gwendolyn P. Monnius John H. Thompson Gene R. Becker Robert Galvan Charles J. Baudo Harold G. Corbin Robert W. Hartman Roberta M. Conrad Roberta M. Henderson Anne Z. Moore Arnold Hemmann Joan P. Costello Else L. Seibt Tran Van Dinh

Karl Vargei Robert A. Bombard Marcia P. Kirchner Jeffrey M. Lyon Kendell O. Slentz Norma G. Hutchings George W. Kirchner Virginia M. Johnson Herbert W. Reid George R. Ausra Sandra A. Modisett Marianna Wilson


61 1961 Focus Yearbook
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Virginia Johnson Herbert Reid Roberta Conrad Joan Costello Anne Z. Moore John Thompson Arnold Hemmann Elsie Seibt				Juliet Valois Catherine Rotter Betty Nicholas Joan Gibbons R. Moore Dora Merrily Cutler Norma Hutchings Marianne Stern







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				Anne Moore David Nelson Betty Nicholas Carol Roser Corinne Parks Lucy Pryde Jack Riesland
Elsie Seibt Nancy Solman Marianne Stern Vanna Stueck Joseph Turner Karl Wargel Winnefred Wohlebe Gottfried Zimmer
Not pictured: Imma Cash, Joan Costello, Russell Craven, Lucelia Frazer, Joan Gibbons, Janice Haley, Robert Hartman, John Hill, Matilda Kuzara, Robert Moss, Herbert Reid, Catherine Rotter, Ruth Stoll, Irina Von Mueffling


64 1964 Focus Yearbook
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				Mr. R. C. Burgett Mr. Ronald Davis Virginia Johnson Mrs. Norma Hutchings
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66 1966 Focus Yearbook
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Joan Costello Alfred Wilson Albert Kramer Arnold Hemman Elsie Seibt				Marie Langer Anne Moore
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67 1967 Focus Yearbook
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Geral Martin Miss Hutchings Dr. William Gaugler Mrs. Stern				Mrs. Stern Virginia Johnson Herr Vargel Mr. Davis Herbert Reid Rex Burgett



Mrs. Messier Miss Bouplon Miss Nicholas Miss Knight Mr. Wolfe






68 1968 Focus Yearbook
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69 1969 Focus Yearbook
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Brenda Vernon Catherine Rotter Robert Kerwin Hal Mecham Ann Messier Lawrence Wolfe				Betty Nicholas Susan Bouplon Ruth Gjelsteen Ruby Ford John Minette
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Geral Martin Virginia Johnson Herbert Reid Dr. William Gaugler				Marianne Stern Karl Vargel Ronald Davis
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Col, Thomas D. Burke Dr. Joseph A. Mason Herman D. Search				Joseph Larkin Llowell Pieper Donald Messier Rex Burgett

Roland Davis Roland Gardner Virginia Johnson Geral Martin				Ruth Burgett Ellen Ernst Lowell Kraft Robert Finders
Ruth Burgett Ellen Ernst Lowell Kraft Robert Finders				Martin Miller George Sande Alice Sax Ralph Simpson
John Brunner Kathleen Cannon Robert Coltrin Irene Erdmann Sara Harroll Hal Mecham				John Minette Betty Nicholas Catherine Rotter Karen Senne Carolyn Thomas Larry Wolfe
Wayne Erdmann Ruth Gjelsteen Arnold Hemmenn Marie Luise Langer				Alfred Moore Robert Rosenheimer Alfred Wilson
Alfred Bayerl Elanor Britschgl Raymond Fontenot Arthur Haight				Tom Hartke Morris McGilvry John Morris Carl Wagner
Kay Atkinson Geraldine Hopper Don Drakulich Ann Lomanters Melvin Leuthmers Gilbert Nieto				George Ausra Lloyd Morrow Elsie Pietsch Samuel Calvin James Sonnier Joseph Turner Louis Scuitto
Lawrence Boyce Paul Cossell Joan Costello JoAnn Dobecki				Julie McGregor Edward Kelly Gary Westhusin David Nowlin Miss Moore Dora
Don Boepple Arina Drakulich Barbara Young				Richard Bartholomew Roger Harver Don Larson Arthur McCoy Julia Rowe
Miss Vergitsakis Miss O'Reilly Mrs. Bollard Mr.Elmer Mrs. Wilson Mr. Kriplani Mr. Begg				Mrs. Auel Mrs. Grove Mr. Brown Mr. Canter Mrs. Mack M/Sgt. Yarbrough Frau Topf Mrs. Burkhard
Nadine Damon Dallas Hall Mary Klewin Hugh McGinnis Virgil Matson				Kenneth Peterson Dorothy Schimke Rupert Simms Barbara Wagner Dennis Klewin Andy Schmidt Patrick Maloney

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87 1987 Focus Yearbook Facebook Album
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Catherine Rotter FAHS 1961-1988 Facebook				Daniel Basarich, Principal Walter Radford, Deputy Principal George Ausra, Assistant Principal
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John Alano Peter Arnot Rita Bareiss Alfred Bayerl				Miss Billie Blount Albert Brunner L. G. Burner Hope Campbell
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Winston Carter Gail E. Cohen Robert Coltrin Elizabeth Crain				Marie Davenport Wayne Erdmann E. W. Farrell Pat Farell
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Robert Finders Raymond Fontenot Sam Gallo Lynn Haight Kellie Hair Robert Hancock Bill Hobbs				Dan Holmquist Karen Horner H. R. Howell Bruce Hoyt
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Sylvia Jerdee Rosemay Jones Marie-Luise Langer Janice Lehrer Laura Little Geral Martin Judith McDonald				Martin Miller Dan Moriwaki Ralph Nollner Frederick Norris
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Alumni Tributes and Recollections

From Wilfried Johnson via Facebook

Since I have become part of the group, I found many pictures of FAHS and was updated. It is is sad to hear that Ms. Costello (Latin 1972) and Ms. Nicholas (AP-English 1972, both inspired my character and teaching style!) have passed away. They were a great inspiration and influenced my life and career! Does anyone know what happen to Mr. Haight (Fortran-Class in 1972, set my path to media advisor for juveniles - digital natives of today), Mr. Sonier (Chemistry 1972 - influenced my teaching style!), Mr. Schmidt (Psychology 1972, inspired me and led to my UCLA psychology degree). My thoughts are often with Mr. Westhusin and what he taught in the European Finianical Crisis.They are a valuable inspiration to my life and have an enormous effect upon my pupils und juveniles in my present duties in the municpal youths services... How could I not mention Ms Rotter ... my love for poetry and Robert Frost!

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Joan P. Costello
Subject: [fhs63-66] Miss Costello, my Latin teacher To: fhs63-66@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 12:55 PM To this day, I still think of Miss Joan Costello, my Latin teacher at FAHS. I went there from 1962 to 1964. She was pretty tough as a teacher, but I have always remembered her as being a very fine individual and a nice person who really cared about her students. I know that Miss Costello died a couple of years ago, but her memory will stay with me forever. Greg Hall I also had Ms Costello for Latin I; she took great care to make sure I understood all that I needed to know. Mark Stinson

Betty J. Nicholas, d. Aug. 13, 2010			Betty Nicholas on Facebook
go to the Betty Nicholas page
60			Betty Nicholas, esteemed FHS faculty member, retired from Department of Defense schools on December 16.1999 Congratulations!

English Club - picture from the 1959 Erinnerungn Yearbook



Geral E. Martin			Geral Elmore Martin on Facebook
			Geral Elmore Martin Saalburg, 1980-81, Spring, from the plants in the photo,at the pond in front of the Mithris Temple (rebuilt remains). Ca. 150-230 AD. The photo was taken by Todd Eichelmann, grad of FAHS 1982, presently living in San Diago, Cal. January 24 at 8:34am, 2010 on Facebook



August 26, 2010 Jerry on the Air - WPN Frankfurt click image to enlarge See the WPN on			26.08.10 Well, today's live WPM show developed an animating dynamic all of its own. It featured an ageless co-hosting guest whose articulate vitality and grounded zest for life belied his human age of 75. And even though we didn't achieve my original intention of something much greater: we simply achieved down-to-earth radio, warts and all, providing thus much more interesting, much more exciting radio. Especially Jerry's answer on what a good teacher is and what impact that has on the future development of their students made for great radio. By the time Cathy called us live on the air - all the way from the US - did we hit the zenith. I mean reflect on this one: an actual former student felt compelled enough to call from the other side of the world so to bear witness to her teacher's magical ability in opening her eyes for the world and so positively affecting her future pathway in life... It truly made for great radio as the emotion of it all almost got the better of us (likely including some listeners). It simply culminated into a pure and wonderful moment. Mind you, something like this can only happen on commercial-free radio. © Commercial-free radio does not interrupt. Commercial-free radio does not kill a moment by needing to go to yet another commercial break. Commercial-free radio furthers moments of reflection, be they past, present or future. © Thanks for giving me a listen. Thanks for being my actual radio page friends or just frequent visitors to my fb presentation. Anyway, we must have done something right today as it resulted in three new WPM friends as of today. Thank you very kindly. Welcome one and all! Best regards - WPM


Hal Mecham

69			77 International Thespians 77

Hal Mecham, Rehearsal, from 69 Dorm Yearbook - Scan by M. Wood '71

Don and Ann (Jones) Messier			*Click image to enlarge*

			from the Winter 2006 Newsletter (Newsletter Page)


Dr. William Gaugler See the Arts Page
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	*from the Winter 2003-2004 Eagles Echo Newsletter*

With Maestro Amilcare Angelini, Jim Valentine, Bruce Garner, Tom Bitter, Joe Waterhouse, Nick Panos, Ingrid Rivera FAHS Fencers 68-69
			from 10-2000 Newsletter	*Click image to enlarge*

Virginia Johnson








Catherine Rotter 61-88 (27yr)

71 YB
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70 Talon -- "This year the Talon is dedicated to all the people, but most of all to Miss Rotter"			87 YB - Retirement

Marie Luise Langer

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			From 1995 Focus, page 12
Frau Langer Remembers: Her History Frankfurt High May 1995 Echo (other newsletters)			Newer list of 67-71 newsletters here



Herbert Reid			Reid
Mr. Reid, our band director, conducted an orchestra that consisted of military and state department personnel and/or spouses in the area—anyone who played an orchestral instrument was welcome. Because they didn’t have a flute or a bassoon, Mr. Reid asked Richard Lacey and me to join the group, so we would walk over to the high school in the evening to play music with all those adults. That was my first experience with what we all know now as a community orchestra. Following a 10-year hiatus after high school, I have played in community orchestras, pit orchestras, various pick-up groups, a bassoon group, and sometimes even my folk choir at church. Being part of that Frankfurt community orchestra gave me the understanding that even though I had no plans to major in music, playing music could always be part of my life. Thank you! Ann Mayers '63			71 YB



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