Summer 2009 22, 3 - Lindbergh School District

Al Jaworski
A Touch of Class • Summer 2009
lois (Al) Jaworski was one of
A the teachers who worked at
LHS from the very beginning, celebrating
his 25 th year when the high
school celebrated its 25 th Anniversary
with the graduating class of
1975. He retired before the district’s
50 th anniversary, although he
continued to be an active member
of the Lindbergh family until his retirement
in 1993.
Jaworski earned both his BS and MS at Washington
University in St. Louis. At LHS, he taught PE,
driver’s ed, health, biology, world history and Missouri
history. To his students, Jaworski was known
as a strict disciplinarian and a teacher who really
wanted his teaching to make a difference in his students’
lives.
Jaworski also lent his coaching talents to the Varsity
track and sophomore basketball teams. During his
years as coach, both teams experienced much success.
Jaworski also sponsored the “Co-Pilots;” a
group of girls who kept time and measurements for
the track team.
Jaworski’s sophomore basketball
teams always had winning records
and he prepared this players well
before turning them over to Lou
Lorch or Don Bee, the Varsity Basketball
coaches. He coached the
class of ‘66 basketball team from 7 th
grade all the way through senior
year. Players say they never ever
would have gone to state without
him and describe him as “the best.”
His students and players recall Jaworski
as the kind of coach that
wouldn't let you quit. “He kept on you until you did
what needed to be done. He made you believe in
yourself.” Others recall him as a very dry, witty ,
wickedly funny guy who taught students and players
as much about life as anything else. As one former
student put it, “I learned a lot from Coach Jaworski
about dealing with the challenges in life. He called
things the way he saw them and you always knew
where you stood with him. You might not have liked
what he said, but if you thought about it, you understood
why he said it and learned from it.”
Alois Jaworski passed away after a valiant battle
with cancer in 2004 at the age of 76.
LHS Alumni Monthly Happy Hours Grow
T
he first of the monthly LHS Alumni Happy
Hours took place at Helen Fitzgerald’s in May
2009. A small but enthusiastic crowd attended.
In July, a larger and even more enthusiastic crowd
attended the second LHS Alumni Happy Hour in
Chesterfield at the 54 th Street Grill.
“These happy hours are lots of fun and a great
way to catch up with old friends” says Jenny
(Miller) Bell '82, who has been instrumental in organizing
these events. “Plus, I meet new LHS
alumni every month...and there is a lot of informal
business networking going on as well!”
You know what they say – it’s not WHAT you
know – it’s WHO you know! Come show us WHO
you are at the next LHS Happy Hour!
Bring your friends!
LHS ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR SCHEDULE - All alumni are welcome!!
Beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Aug 27th Llywelyn's Pub in Webster
Sept 23rd Alumni Banquet
Sept 24th LHS Senior March to the Bonfire
Sept 25th Homecoming Football Game & Alumni Tent on the field
Oct 22nd Highlands Brewing Company
(formerly Alandale’s) in Kirkwood
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