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Virginia Lee Pratt - "Central was my home."

Virginia Lee Pratt - "Central was my home."

Update: 2025-11-03
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Virginia Lee Pratt (CHS 1937) taught at her alma mater, Omaha Central High School, from 1941-1982. She was a math teacher and Math Department Chair. Ms. Pratt is in the Central Hall of Fame.


Ms. Pratt was 88 at the time of this interview. She passed in 2015 at 96 in Omaha.


This interview was conducted in August of 2007 by:

Barry Combs (1950) HOF

Dr. Orville Menard (1951) HOF

Dr. Jim Wigton (1966)


Special thanks to Drew Ruchti for helping to salvage this audio. There are some parts that are still harder to understand, but Drew did great work to bring it back to this level. Also thanks to Josh Bucy at the CHSF for helping Dr. Wigton with the file transfer.


This interview was also edited from the original.


Host: Scott Wilson (introduction only)

Art: Beth Wilson

Music: Drew Ruchti


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Virginia Lee Pratt - "Central was my home."

Virginia Lee Pratt - "Central was my home."

Scott Wilson and Ben Boeckman (creator)