The December list will be the top 30 most memorable teachers/staff (see rules below), and tonight, we're remembering MR. JEROME and MRS. FAYE CHEPULIS (seen here in this awkwardly cut and pasted picture from our yearbook, bonus link is below to a quote from Jerry Chepulis when Lebanon-famous Frank Reich Sr passed).
I have absolutely no idea if guidance counselors of today are like guidance counselors of yore, but Mr. and Mrs. Chepulis ruled the guidance-roost at our high school, with Mrs. getting her claws into you as a freshperson ... and Mr. being the one who worked all the necessary back room deals as you graduated to put you on the right path for your future. They are also the second (of three) married couples at our high school during our time taking just one spot in the countdown.
And, on a personal note, I spent lots of time in their offices -- from the early ASVAB days (it turns out I had a problem with square pegs in round holes and was NOT a good candidate for military conscription) to that time previously mentioned when they signed me out of an ill-deserved in-school suspension. I can't say for sure whether it was that I was in need of a lot of counselling ... or maybe a lot of guidance ... or maybe I just had found a safe place to go to be my high school self in that room down the hall before the superintendent offices full of college marketing material and such.
Here's to you, Mr. and Mrs. Chepulis!
RULES FOR THIS TOP 30 LIST: Honorees must be one of the ninety individuals listed in the faculty pages of the '89 yearbook (which means two thirds of the list are already not going to be referenced). Honorees may also be selected from the photos of support staff as well (so long as they are on the surrounding pages of the same section). Honorees must be memorable (if there are no stories, then there will be no post about that person). Honorees are chosen and ranked by me (if you disagree, start your own list on your own blog). All memories are believed to be accurate (but are being told through the lens of thirty or more years, so ... you know.)
BONUS LINK TO "JERRY'S" QUOTE ABOUT PA FAMOUS FRANK REICH JR:
https://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/former_penn_state_and_steelton.html
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