Messmer High School has a very hardworking staff
that works in maintenance! We are really grateful to have people like them to be here for us, making Messmer look its best every day.
Mr. Richard Dieterich, a maintenance
engineer, has been working here at Messmer since 1974. Dieterich says, "I
like my job because it varies a lot, also because I get work with different
people." Being part of maintenance is not an easy job. He says, "The hardest part is getting
an alarm call at 3:30 am. Also its challenging to clean the swimming pool and
figure out why a room in not heating or is overheating."
Mr. LeRoy Ruffin is
another member of the team. His job is maintaining the
building and its surroundings keeping it looking good at all times. He has been working at
Messmer for 10 years. Mr. Ruffin likes everything about his job and considers it to be really interesting. He says, "Students can make my job easier
by just picking up after themselves." Also, Mr. Ruffin states, "One of
the challenges of my job is just making sure when I do a job, I do it
right."
Ms. Brenda Woodson is also part of Messmer’s
maintenance. Her job is to be the environmental aid. She has been working at
Messmer for 12 years. She says, "What I l like about my job is cleaning the
bathrooms." One of the challenges of her job is to get
the students to clean after themselves. She states, “Respect one another and yourself.” Ms. Woodson considers respect to be really important because everyone
should care about their environment, belongings and being clean.
Tom Ludorf is the
manager. He has been working here for 12 years. He doesn't have
a clear view of what his title is here at Messmer because it changes from
time to time, but mainly it’s fixing buildings and grounds. He states, “I like
keeping the building nice, and interacting with the kids.” Mr. Ludorf thinks that
is the best part of his job because it makes it a lot more fun. He also considers
himself the “school dad “ because he is always helping out students with their
lockers. He says he would want students to pick up after themselves to make his
job easier. Also Mr. Ludorf says, “The challenging part of my job is that it’s
a really old building and it is in use all day--it’s really difficult to keep
it nice.” He says, “No chickle en mi
escuela.” (No gum in my school!)
An interesting fact is that Mr. Ludorf and many of his family members went to Messmer, for three generations. His brother Joe, also a graduate, works part time at Messmer. All of this history is
what has kept him here for so many years. He considers Messmer his second home.
Messmer High School is in great
hands!
--Contributed by sophomores Jessica Gregorio and Gabriela Moreno
