Gary+Shepek

= Mr. Gary Shepek = = = Mr. Shepek started teaching at Belleville West High School in August 1972 and taught Advanced Physics. At the end of the year, he and another teacher, Mr. Shitzenhaufer, would hold an egg drop contest. The students would bet on the egg holder that would go the fastest or the slowest, depending on the year. The winner of the egg drop received all the money.
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Mr. Shepek also remembers the excitement of the Belleville West football games. During his time teaching, Belleville West had very prominent rivalries with Althoff, Belleville East, and East St. Louis. The football team was able to beat East St. Louis a few times too. He also remembers that the marching band was spectacular. Mr. Shepek graduated from a high school that did not have a marching band, so the band was new and exciting for him. The basketball games were also very exciting because the Belleville West/Belleville East rivalry was really prominent in basketball. || Read the Complete Interview: Listen to Mr. Shepek's Complete Interview: media type="file" key="Spepeck Full Interveiw.mp3" Listen to Mr. Shepek's thoughts about the war gaming club: media type="file" key="war games clip2.mp3" Listen to Mr. Shepek's memories of the Challenger and 9/11: media type="file" key="challenger clip2.mp3"