Phyllis M. Vare

Miss Vare was a much-beloved coach and Head of Springside’s Physical Education Department. She first came to Springside in 1935 as a lacrosse coach and was made head of the department in 1945, a post which she held until her retirement in 1966. Upon her retirement, Miss Vare had been coaching at Springside for 31 years, longer than any coach in the history of the school. Miss Vare was an outstanding motivator of young women, who instilled in her students a lifelong appreciation of athletics and good sportsmanship. Susan Randall MacBride ’59 said of Miss Vare, ”She cared most that we tried our best, that we were a solid team in our solidarity with each other, that we had spirit and that we were respectful to the other team as we beat them!”