Re: What happened to 'The Taff'? ( = Dr. Taffel)

On Monday, 18 March 1996 at 03:00:00 UTC-5, SLZ wrote:
> On 2 Mar 1996 22:20:40 GMT, [email protected] (David Chesler) wrote:
> >In article <[email protected]>,
> >Mellie H <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>Dr. Taffel was still principal when I graduated in 1975.
> >
> > He was no longer principal when I graduated in 1979. I believe he
> >stepped down at the end of June 1978 (could be '77) for Mr. Kopelman.
> >--
> >David Chesler ([email protected] - CURRENT [email protected] - SOMETIMES
> > [email protected] - WORK [email protected] - ALWAYS)
> >"Tell me again why they call me governor instead of branch manager"
> > Governor Bob Nelson of Nebraska, CSM 10/25/95 p18
> Well David, I was in your class -as well as classes :) 
> Anyway, My recollection was Taffel was principal in '75, went on
> sabbatical for '76 & '77, and officially retired in '79. 
> Kopelman was acting principal until '79, and was (surprisingly) named
> principal.
> Freshman year under Taffel was very lax (as far as discipline); there
> was handball played in the hallways, and soda in the cafeteria. By
> '79, no one would even THINK of playing handball in the hallways and
> soda was long gone from cafeterias. 
> Those who had Kopelman for bio before he moved up said he changed; I
> guess he really wanted the principal job, and was determined the way
> was to "tighten the ship"
> Seth Zolot


Principals of Bronx Science:
Dr. Morris Meister (1938 - 1958)
Dr. Alexander Taffel (1958 - 1978)
Mr. Milton Kopelman (1978 - 1990)
Mr. Vincent Galasso (1990 - 1994, 2001)
Mr. Stanley Blumenstein '63 (1994 - 2000)
Mr. William Stark, Interim Acting (2000 - 2001)
Ms. Valerie Reidy (2001 - 2013)
Dr. Jean Donahue '77 (2013 - 2020)
Ms. Rachel Hoyle  (2020 - present)