Pleasant Valley inducted an alumnus, coach and past basketball team into its hall of fame for the 2019-20 school year.

The new inductees were honored at a game last January.

Geoffrey Roche

While a student at Pleasant Valley, Geoffrey Roche held the position of president of its junior statesman chapter. He also participated in the debate club and marching band.

Roche graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in 2004, going on to Moravian College and earning a degree in political science. He obtained another degree, this time a master’s in public administration.

In the past, Roche served as executive director of strategic health care initiatives at Harrisburg University and director of public and government affairs at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono. Through the latter, Roche helped develop a partnership between the hospital and East Stroudsburg University.

Roche previously won Moravian College’s Emerging Leader award and has been on the Lehigh Valley Business “Forty under 40” list. In 2013, he was National Rural Health Association’s rural health fellow.

John Gesiskie

A Western Wayne High School graduate, John Gesiskie is also an alumnus of East Stroudsburg University, where he majored in health and physical education and driver education. As an East Stroudsburg University student, Gesiskie played Division I volleyball for three years.

Gesiskie also received a master’s in sports management from East Stroudsburg, as well as a master’s in educational technology from Wilkes University.

While his career in education began at Brandywine Heights Area High School in Berks County, Gesiskie has maintained a tenure as teacher and coach at Pleasant Valley for 26 years.

Gesiskie took the title of Lehigh Valley All-Star Coach on five separate occasions. He saw 30 athletes go on to play at the college level, was named the Times News Volleyball Coach of the Year in 1995 and was inducted into the Wayne Area Sports Hall of Fame, among a long list of other accomplishments. Gesiskie has also spent time volunteering with Special Olympics, Big Brother and Relay for Life.

His three daughters all graduated from Pleasant Valley.

2002-2003 Lady Bears Basketball Team

The 2002-2003 Lady Bears Basketball Team made it into the hall of fame of their alma mater. To this day, the team’s record, 27-3, remains unmatched. The team took numerous championships between the Allentown Christmas Tournament, Mountain Valley Conference and District XI AAAA.

Dave Stefani was head coach, assisted by Bob Doughton, Buck Myers, Tom Lusto and Gina Orlowski.

The 2002-2003 Lady Bears Basketball Team players were: Christine Rebori-Smith, Kelly Rebori-Pitt, Lindsey Smith-Rich, Allison Garcia, Sarah Lusto, Steph Magalhaes-Shirhall, Kim Bacia-Johnson, Anndrea Yetter, Jamie Bremen, Brittany Hanley-Raak, Jess Brown, Lindsay Rundle-Dale, Sarah Kresge-Adams, Kristy Borger-Bower, Rachel Chamas and Alesha Sisco.