Ksawera Halama (Lis)
Teacher
Born Sept. 6, 1931, Brzyscie, Poland; came to U.S., 1970; daughter of Jan and Jozefa (Wegierska); married Nick Halama; children: Krzysztof, Wieslaw.
Career: educator, Juvenile Detention, Bardo (Poland), 1950-51, Zdzieszowice (Poland), 1952-54; teacher, Sports Ctr., Cracow (Poland), 1959-70; director, teacher, H. Sienkiewicz Polish School, Brooklyn (NY), 1978-88; vice president, Center of Polish Supplementary Schools in America, 1984 -.
Author: Program nauczania jezyka polskiego w szkole sobotniej, 1986; Kronika Polskiej Szkoly Doksztalcajacej im. Henryka Sienkiewicza, 1978-93.
Member of: Polish Teachers Union, 1963-70; organizer, Alumni Ball, 1993.
Honors: diploma, and gold medal, Polish Alma Mater (Polska Macierz Szkolna), London (United Kingdom), 1988; diploma, H. Sienkiewicz Educational Society, Brooklyn, 1989; certificate of recognition, Disabled American Veterans, 1994.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: Polish and American heroes.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996