Louis Guida served as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent, in the Bangor Area School District from 1955 to 1990. He graduated from Pen Argyl High School in 1940, Churchman's Business College in 1948, received a B.S. degree from Rider College in 1951, an M.A.degree from Lehigh University in 1954, and his Superintendent's Letter of Eligibility from Lehigh University in 1977. He served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 during WWII. While at BHS, he coached baseball, football and golf, starting Bangor's golf program in 1969. Under his leadership, the baseball team won the Lehigh Northampton League Northern Division Championship six times from 1964 through 1967. They were also League Champions in 1966 and 1967. After retiring from the Bangor School District, he coached golf at Lafayette College for eight years. He has been a member of many professional organizations including the Pennsylvania and National Associations of Secondary School Principals. He served four years as chairman of the National Honor Society Committee for the state of Pennsylvania. He was also a member of the National Education Association, the Lehigh Principals Association (treasurer for three years), the Intermediate Unit #20 Principals Organization, a member of the District XI Committee of the PIAA, and a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the BASD Education Foundation. He also belongs to many civic and social organizations. He served six consecutive terms on Roseto Borough Council, 18 years as president. He served six years as auditor for the Borough of Roseto. He was a board member of the Blue Mountain Control center, a member of the Northampton County Prison Commission, (two years as secretary and two years as president), a member of the Lehigh-Northampton Joint Planning Commission, and a member of the Phoebe Slate Belt Medical Center Board of Trustees and its treasurer since 1977. He is married to the former Lucille Martino, a former teacher and guidance counselor in the Bangor School District. They have one son, Emile, who is a teacher. |
