1986 Elma L. Wankier

1986  ELMA L. WANKIER

English teacher at Bingham High School (1963-1986)

Influential in the development of Bingham’s Language Arts programs

She was known as the “Ultimate Grammarian”

She wrote the curriculum programs for the Bingham English Department

She helped her students develop an appreciation for poetry and other forms of literature

She wrote numerous scripts for school assemblies and programs

She was a longtime supporter Bingham’s activities and sports along with her husband, who was also a teacher and a coach at Bingham, and her children, all of whom were Bingham graduates