Linden bids farewell to athletic director

By webmaster on December 17, 2015No Comment

Linden Public Schools Athletic Director Stephen Yesinko is retiring on Jan. 1 after 37 years of service to the Linden Board of Education, 19 of them as the athletic director. He was honored by the LHS Football team at the last home game of his career. Yesinko graduated Linden High School in 1971. He played basketball and ran cross country for Linden. He graduated from Kean University in 1975 with a BA in health and physical education, and earned his masters in educational administration in 1983. Steve began teaching health, physical education and drivers education at Linden High School September 1978. He was the assistant boys varsity basketball coach from 1980-1995, the head girls varsity basketball coach 1995-1997, head boys cross country coach 1980-1997 and the boys assistant varsity spring track coach 1980-1997.