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Bill and Pat Menegay served the Denison Community School District in numerous ways for 40 years. Pat, a 1966 Denison High School graduate, spent her 40 years as an elementary classroom teacher, and Bill spent his 40 years in the high school building teaching math and coaching various sports. It would be impossible to count the number of students that Pat and Bill impacted during their career. Bill has spent countless hours after school and in the evening tutoring high school and college students who struggled with math, at no charge. Pat acted as a mentor for numerous first year teachers who came to Denison fresh out of college. She would take them under her wing, provide them with materials, help them get organized, and comfort them when they became discouraged with teaching.
Bill and Pat Menegay served the Denison Community School District in numerous ways for 40 years. Pat, a 1966 Denison High School graduate, spent her 40 years as an elementary classroom teacher, and Bill spent his 40 years in the high school building teaching math and coaching various sports. It would be impossible to count the number of students that Pat and Bill impacted during their career. Bill has spent countless hours after school and in the evening tutoring high school and college students who struggled with math, at no charge. Pat acted as a mentor for numerous first year teachers who came to Denison fresh out of college. She would take them under her wing, provide them with materials, help them get organized, and comfort them when they became discouraged with teaching.
Bill started the wrestling program at Denison High School and coached a number of outstanding wrestlers over the years. He worked with the Kiwanis Club to organize a Denison Youth Wrestling Program and tournament. He also helped to develop the Odyssey of the Mind Program at Denison High School and coached that team for several years. Together, Bill and Pat supported the Future Teachers of America Club, which evolved into the Cadet Teacher Program, where high school seniors spent part of their day assisting a classroom teacher in order to discern if this was a career that they might choose to pursue.
Bill started the wrestling program at Denison High School and coached a number of outstanding wrestlers over the years. He worked with the Kiwanis Club to organize a Denison Youth Wrestling Program and tournament. He also helped to develop the Odyssey of the Mind Program at Denison High School and coached that team for several years. Together, Bill and Pat supported the Future Teachers of America Club, which evolved into the Cadet Teacher Program, where high school seniors spent part of their day assisting a classroom teacher in order to discern if this was a career that they might choose to pursue.
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