Three Generations of Sullivans Give Back to AHS

By Connor Bergman | Managing Editor

September 6, 2024

Most students often overlook the amount of maintenance required to keep the Anderson building up and running. Whether it be anything from a broken table or chair to a leaky roof or even a broken AC Unit, the building custodians work around the clock to ensure the Anderson learning community is comfortable for all students and staff.  Without the AHS custodial staff, the school wouldn't be clean when students arrive every morning, the lunch tables would never be wiped off, and the classrooms would never be sanitized. Custodians also work year-round to ensure that facility upgrades and additional repairs are completed for the next school year. Students commonly forget that these tasks are what keep AHS a safe, clean, and welcoming school.

Head custodian Mr. Bill Sullivan is a third-generation AHS staff member. 

“[My] grandpa was a custodian at old Anderson my father [worked] maintenance,” Sullivan said. 

Not only is Sullivan building on a generational family legacy, but he is also an alumni. After graduating from AHS in 1988, he followed in his parent's footsteps and began working as a custodian at AHS in 1996. He believes the biggest change he has seen in AHS is the size of the school growing over the years he has been a part of AHS. 

“[My favorite part is] working with athletics and [being] at games,” Sullivan said. 

Being involved in sports was also his favorite part of Anderson when he was in high school.

Make sure to thank Mr. Sullivan and the team of custodians for all their hard work, ensuring students never have to worry about walking into an unsanitary school. Sullivan works at Anderson today because of his family’s legacy of giving back to the Anderson community.

“My parents worked here…it’s a good job,” Sullivan said.