- “The Only Thing You Could Hear in the Hallway Was Her High Heels”: Remembering Dr. Helen Faison at Westinghouse in the 1960sIn the 1960s, Dr. Helen Faison served at Westinghouse High School first as a counselor and then as a vice principal. She was remembered by alumni of the 1960s for setting a tone for behavior in the school. “She was a very tall woman with a very flat voice, but … Continue reading
- “No Locks on the Doors”: Richard Morris and the 1968 WalkoutA long-time resident of Homewood, Richard Morris graduated from Westinghouse High School in 1969. Homewood, he recalled, “was very Leafy…there were a lot of trees.” It was a mixed neighborhood of Black and Italian Pittsburghers. And at the heart was Westinghouse High School. While at Westinghouse, Morris found that athletics, … Continue reading
