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75-40 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, New York 11366
Ju ne 1986
Arista Members Installed "
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Arista Secretary Lorna Chan lights candle as President Kevin Kum looks 'on.
Arista Members - 1986 Sharon Albert Maria Alexander . Jennifer Antoszewski Linda Anzalone Joseph Bawar Heather Berman Lynda Carro ll Regina Cavaioli Julie Chan Lorna Chan Linda Cheung Ji Yeon Choi Richard Chung Russell De Castro
Debra Dermack M'artha Dougoviannis Sharon Dreyer Michelle Drossman Karen Greenberger Suman Gupta Sabina Hirshfield Melissa Hoffman Stephanie 'Joseph Kevin Kim . Jennifer Kroman Shanita Lawrence Teresa Lazar Dana Levine
Zorayda Lopez Robin Machado Bradley Mayer Christine McGra th Edward McMahon Sophia Menakis Robyn Mendelsohn Robert Mendoza Joseph Merino Michelle Miller Marjorie Momplaisir Joanne Muntzner Sumati Nagpal Heather Nash
Lauren Nussbaum Suzanne Offerman Faria Pere ira Yasmin Qazi Rose Quiles Vadim Rubinstein Cheryl Schustack Felicia Shpall Donria Socano Julie Tromberg Bernadette Van Huy Heat her Wacht Gregory Warnke Hyun-Su Yi
By Karen Greenberger The first Installa tion of Arista members took place at Queens College on Ju ne 2. This specialoccasion was to honor the students who retained a 90-plus average during the fall and spring terms of.the 1984-85 school year. Kevin Kim and Joseph Bawar, President and Vice President of Arista, led the 55 Arista members into the Little Thea tre . Lorna Chan, Treasurer, and Teresa Lazar, Secretary, followed. Each officer of Arista held an unlit candle which he or she placed on the stage around the burning Cand le of Knowledge.
Kevin Kim led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem, which was performed by the school band. The honorab le Kenneth Shorter, Townsend Harris Class of 1930, Principal Malcolm Lar g ma nn , Arisfa ' Advisor Howard Wagner, and Dean Robert Haan of Queens College addressed the students and parents.
Judge Shorter explained to the students that scholarship is one facet of the choosing process . "The most important aftereffect of scholarship," he added, "is the rendering of service." Each Arista officer made a short speech and lit the candle he or she symbolized: Scholarsh ip, The city went over its budget for Leadership, Service , and repairs and Mr. Quinones explain- Character. Arista president Kim ed, "We have a lot of catching up stated, " We should continue to learn even when formal education to do."
Students Quiz Quinones By Michelle Gnyp Na'han Quinones, New York City Schools Chancellor, held a news conference for high school students at the Board of Educa- -, tion on April 28 to discuss different aspects and actions of the school system. Before responding to questions, t h e chancellor encouraged students to remain in school and discouraged those who may be considering q u itt in g . Mr. Quinones also made a request for students to consider an occupation within the school system. A majo r topic of discussion was the question of schools not dosing over the Passover holidays, and in general, schools closing fo r religious reasons . Mr . Quinones insisted that the schools were not dangerous at any time for either students or teachers during the first two days of the Passover holiday, a time when many teachers and students did not attend school. Mr. Quinones stated , "We must get off t he kick of celebrating holidays by closing , schools." He said that if any child is celebrating a religious holiday, he shouldnot be required to at.tend school that day if it interferes with his religious beliefs, but his religious beliefs shou ld not require theschoolj o close. The Chance llo r · expressed
positive feelings toward higher teachers' salaries. He said he hopes to make education a more appetizing profession so that the city may attract many new, bright people to.enter the school system. Mr. Quinones discussed the Regents Action Plan, a new state wide plan requiring new regents requiremen ts. He feels that New York City will benefit from the' plan because it will provide a fair examination that everyone will take and thus, everyone may be judged on one test. However, he said, there are negative aspects of the plan, too . . Each student will be tak ing the same test and thus must learn the same material. He does not wish the entire school system to work from the same lesson plan, since he feels that creativity is an important' facet in learning . Not every teacher has the same teaching Il)ethod. Every student does not have the same learning capacity. He hopes that these differences will not be affected by this new plan. Students questio ned the state of some of New York City's high schools, making reference to their ' own schools as "cramped, " falling down" and "absymal." Mr. ' Quinones explained that there had been little need for repair on schools for many years, and then suddenly many schools began deteriorating at the same' time.
is ended , for education ends only 'with life." Each inductee of the National Honor Society received a .certificate and a pin distributed' by Howard Wagner an d Mrs. Bernice Horowitz, Assistan t Pr incipal, Supervision . In addit ion to performing the p ro cess io na l , " H u Id igungsmarsch, " and "The Star Spang led Banner," the band also performed " Stars and Stripes Forever," with a piccolo 0010 by Maria Alexander. The Townsend Ha rris Alma Mater, written by Ervin Drake, Class of 1935, was sung by the school chorus, directed by Chorus Master David Briskin. At the conclusion of the Alma Mater, the leaders of Arista conducted the members out of the auditorium while the band, under the direct ion of Robert Nelson, played " Miss Liberty March " by John Edmo ndson . The Arista Senate established the following criteria for students who hope to be - inducted into Arista next year: In order to become a member of the National Honor Society, each student must have a minimum cumu lative average of 90 for the year prior to induction. There may be no N or U in character on the permanent record card and the student may not have any record of a dean's offense . The studen t must exhibit leadership qualities and have performed either school or community service in the year prior to induc tion.
Tree Planted 'at Queens College To Remember Seven Astronauts By Renata Kobetts Townsend Ha rris students and faculty gathered after school at Queens College on Apr il 18 to plan t a pear tree in honor of the seven brave men and women who died in the .Challenger explosion January 28. Money was raised through a collection from the student body during lunch bands, organized by Mrs . Odile Garcia. ' Principal Malcolm Largmann , who spoke at the ceremony, observed, " I think it is an indication of the kind of sentiment that a school like ours tries to foster . Mrs. Garcia, who originated the idea, was really right on target with the kind of activity commemorating the destruc tion of the Challenger." At the ceremony, Largmann compa red the tree to Shakespeare's lines from As You Like It. " In life we often find tongues in trees and books in running brooks." He continued, " The tree speaks of our belief in . the indomitable spirit of man and the awe with which welook upon those who have -the .courage ' to
adventure in order to expand our hor izons ."
everybody and it was really nice to see everyone participating. " She told students, "Do the ' best you The Townsend Harris band, can and always reach higher." . Queens College Dean of Educacon ducted by Robert Nelson opened the ceremony with "The tion Susanna W. Pflaum wrote to Star Spangled Banner" and later Garcia, "Whenever I pass the played several other selections as tree; I think a bit about the well. Classic Editor-in-Chief astronauts and about the studen ts Heather Nash, read her poem at the high school. Although not yet on campus , they have already " The Hidden Warrior." Garcia later commented, " It made a very positive Townsend was a ni ce experience for - Harris mark here. " ..
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