Springdale High School - Electra Yearbook (Springdale, PA)

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No f Y X go f I f U MR. NORBERT C. WAGNER DEDICATION It is customary each year for the ELEC- TRA staff to dedicate their production to one of the many deserving faculty members. This year is definitely no exception, for we of the staff are most proud and most happy to dedicate the 1958 ELECTRA to Mr. Nor- bert C. Wagner, or as he is familiarly known, Coach Wagner. A native of Glenshaw, Coach attended Shaler High School and upon graduation, entered Slippery Rock State Teachers College in 1940. While at Slippery Rock, he was a member of the swimming team as well as a stand-out tackle on the varsity football squad, and although his college course was tempor- arily interrupted by a two year term in the Air Force, Cduring which time he achieved the rank of Lieutenantj, he graduated from Slippery Rock in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education. After completing his student teaching at Ferndale, Pa., Coach came to. Springdale High School in 1947, where for eleven years, he has been capably serving as boys' health and physical education instructor. Even though Coach Wagner is tops in the fields of physical education and health, he is just as excelling as an organizer and spon- sor of extra curricular activities. He has coached junior high school and junior varsity basketball, as well as serving for live years as assistant football coach. He is at present the sponsor of the golf team and has been supervisor of the Springdale Playground for ten years and in addition has also done much work at the Springdale Community Center. Coach Wagner lives in Glassmere with his wife and three sons. In addition to his many other interests, he ofliciates basketball games and enjoys sports of all kinds. He is very interested .in woodworking, and has made many useful contributions to his home in the form of kitchen cabinets, furniture, and remodeling work. We at Springdale High School are proud to have Coach on our faculty. In a teacher such as he, it is easy to see that there is a genuine love for his work-a desire to both associate with young folks, as well as to de- velop their bodies and minds. For eleven years Coach Wagner has served Springdale as a line teacher, and during this time, he has helped in the development of many young adults. There is not a person who has known Coach, who after they have graduated, was not able to look back and say what a great teacher he was, as well as a truly wonderful person.