Louise Achenbach

What do you do when you live in South Dakota and graduate from college with a teaching credential?  In the case of Louise Achenbach, you come to small California town and you start teaching. Along the way the administration asked her to coach.  She coached tennis, a sport she knew nothing about and that led to volleyball and other sports. Her teams domination in the sport of volleyball is legendary in Tulare County.  Line up any Yosemite division school and her teams would beat them. It came from hard work and attention to detail. The classroom is also something she loved. When students recall what they learned from her in class they speak of life lessons and important personal insights through great discussions of events of the day.  Mix common sense, hard work, personal integrity and good old South Dakota hospitality and you get Louise Achenbach. Thinking about Woodlake in the 1970’s through the first decade of the 21st century without thinking of her imprint into the sands of student life is near impossible.  Her influence will go on through her former students, now adults, and how they raise their children.  It is impossible to calculate her influence on her students and athletes, just know that she is worthy of her selection into the Hall of Fame.