Dr. Joseph Somers was the 13th principal of Allen School in 1990. He was principal for 11 years and he retired in 2001. Everyone wore ties on the day he retired because he was the principal who was known for his ties.

Memories:

"I liked how he would always greet us at the front door and he always had cool ties." Dana Weir

"He was a nice guy and had a huge tie collection." Samantha Stang