Mike Bertin (1968)

I don't remember her name but she spoke French with a very soft southern drawl. I think she was from one of the Carolinas. A very nice person and a good teacher.

Mike Greene (1961)

The two French teachers in the 1961 Yearbook are Dorothy DiOrio and Yvonne Taranger.  Micky Coe was in love with Yvonne.  I think Nicole Boudier also taught French.  I know Misses DiOrio's brother came to replace her when she went on sabatical.

Dean Whitlock (1967)

Mike, that was Mlle. Ellenberg. She was indeed from South Carolina, but spoke French so proficiently that she spoke English with a French accent on top of her southern drawl. She also taught the higher French classes and insisted on nothing but French while in class. An excellent teacher, as were most of the PAHS faculty.

Albert Brown (1968)

Thanks Hank, Herault it is. 
.  Herault gave me such a great accent that at Alexander Graham Bell Junior High School a year and a half later, the French teacher requested I read all the in class assignments.  Later, at Penn State, the French Lab teacher offered me a job as an undergrad assistant in French Lab.  That was the summer of 77 nearly 15 years later.

Happy Bastille Day all you PAHS alumni!

Albert Brown (1968)

Bill Laudani, that's the slang name I didn't want to publish.  Because of the gift she gave me, I mean her no disrespect.  And thanks to the poster who said she was single not married.
Does anyone have a yearbook from 1960?  Does it have the 4th grade class and teachers in it?  I remember my 4th grade teacher as literally saving my soul.  I hated school up til that point (I still thought it was a jail for kids.)

Mike Bertin (1968)

Thanks, Dean!

Denise Vojensky (Greathouse) (1969)

I too remember having Madame Peneau as my French teacher.  I started 1st grade at PAS and continued at PAHS through my sophomore year, 1967, when many of our families were transferred to Stuttgart Germany.

John (Jack) Florio (1966)

Here's French teachers from 1963 Les Parisiens, Albert. Many of us probably owe her some appoligies for our behaviour... 

Tom Trout (1966)

Grover "Skip" Rawlings (1963)

My French teacher was Mme. Lunt.  A real sweetheart.  

William Hansard (1969)

Madame Peneau taught quite well, and sported a classic Gallic big nose.And Paris Pirates of 69 said, "Peneau's nose knows."

Mike Medinnis (1967)

My French teachers were Mme Lunt ('64), Mr Baudoin (sp?) ('65), Mme (actually I think she went be Mlle) Ellenberg ('66). All three were excellent.

William A. Bridenstine, Jr. (1965)

I was at PAHS for my junior and senior years, 1963-65.  I was fluent in Spanish after four years of classes in suburban Chicago but wanted to learn French since we were living in France.  Mlle. Hérault taught French I my junior year, and she was excellent -- very diligent, serious, and always very kind to me.  She cared about her students and wrote a thoughtful tribute in my yearbook.  I think she was from the south of France.  I have always been very grateful to her for getting me started on the beauties (and maddening eccentricities!) of French language and culture, and in fact I majored in French in college and still read a lot of French in books and on Facebook.  Mlle. Ellenburg taught French II, and she was superb in continuing Mlle. Hérault's hard work.  Someone posted on here a few years ago a lenghty and comprehensive tribute to Mlle. Ellenburg.  Mlle. Ellenburg was indeed from South Carolina.  The snapshot of the yearbook page a few posts above this one also shows another outstanding PAHS teacher -- Mr. Hull, who was a great introduction to Shakespeare in my senior year and always ended his discussions asking for "questions, comments, criticisms, corrections", as I recall!

James Edward Sclafani (1967)

Madame Peneau was our 7th and 8th grade French teacher.  Some in our  class unfortunately gave her a hard time. Saw her in tears once.  I felt bad for her.  But she was am old fashioned strict teacher but that fine as far as I was concerned.  Et je parle toujours bien le Francais.
Agree with Tom.  Manieres SVP!

David VanWinkle (1962)

My French teacher was Mlle Yvonne Taranger, later Mme Yvonne Lunt.  I believe I remember that she married an RAF pilot, breaking the hearts of many of us teenage boys.  

Albert Brown (1968)

And my mistake, I was in 7th grade in 1962 having just graduated from the elementary school to the big building.  Thanks to all for the French teachers names.

John Pelszynski (1969)

I believe Mme Lunt was my French teacher and my sister, Kathy, had Mdme Peneau.

Hank Dittman (1961)

Nicki Fairlamb (de Naray) (1967)

Hi Hank, I am sorry for your loss. I lost my husband to Parkinson's in 2020. He also fought it for nearly 30 years. Nicole de Naray, Class of '67

Guy Mead (1968)

Are these posts monitored for content?  I'm no prude, but ....

Franklin Wechsler (1964)

But what???

Margo Kearns (Rockstad) (1963)

Hank so sorry for your loss.  Our numbers are shrinking noticeably.

Hank Dittman (1961)

Hank Dittman (1961)

Jay Gamel (1962)

Hank, my condolences on losing your younger brother. I lost my older sister Jayne to Parkinson's three years ago. She dropped out of Mary Washington to come to Paris with the family in 1960 and loved every minute of it. She never regretted that choice and even joined me for a class reunion in Washington DC, 25th I think. Scary to be past 50 now.