Kocher retirement means the end of an era
By Patrick Kuhl ‘13
Ms. Sally Kocher will be retiring
after this year. This ends a 40-year era. Ms. Kocher has taught and coached at
Badin for 40 years. In the middle of her second year she was given the title of
girls athletic director. She was given this title because she was scheduling
all the girls sports, as well as being the coach of all the girls sports!
Over the years she has coached
cheerleading, volleyball for 18 years, girls basketball, swimming and softball.
She has taught health and physical education at Badin and she also taught
yearbook for 10 years. Her favorite memory from Badin is the football team
winning its 1990 state championship for Badin High School. “I was amazed at how
much work the coaches and players put into it," she said.
Some of the changes she has seen include
Badin entering into the GCL and the GGCL.
She said, "When we entered into the GCL and the GGCL, we became
better faster." Ms. Kocher is going to miss the family aspect of Badin and
she is going to miss seeing the students and faculty and staff.
In her retirement she wants to
pursue hobbies she has not had time to do such as photography and traveling.
She also hopes to stay active in her community by volunteering thanks to all
the service opportunities at Badin.
She came to Badin because
when she graduated from the College of Mount St. Joseph, she looked for job
openings for a physical education teacher, and she found Badin. The rest is
history.
