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Vol. 8, No.3, Aprll,1992.
• Townsend Harris High School at Queens College
75-40 Parsons Boulevard. Flushing, NY 11366
Women's Words express pride by J ennifer Mattucci Woman" by Maya Angelou, recited by one of the women goes off to jail for The sounds of "Women's Words" senior Cynthia Allen. In "Ego Trip- killing her husband in Crime of the rang throughout the library on March ping," the narrator keeps repeating, "I Heart by Beth Henley. 31 during an Enrichment presentation am a beautiful woman" and tells of Freshmen Denisa Colic and Tali in celebration of Women's History such things as how she drank nectar Ditman performed an excerpt from Month. Coordinated by the Hurnani- with the gods, gave oil to the Arab Mary, Mary by Jean Kerr. and freshties Department under the supervision world, was the mother of Noah, had a man Larissa Fernando actedout ascene of Assistant Principal Lynne Green- son Hannibal, was Jesus, was a woman from "The Lady Has a Heart" by field, the event featured female stu- whose nails became jewels, and whose Ladislaus Bus-Fehete. dents from both English and history strands of hair were gold. In "PheSeniors Jeanie Reyes and Michele classes, reciting such works (mostly) nomenal Woman," one line repeated Benatti took turns reading from "A by and about famous women as numerous times was, "I'm a woman, Room of One's Own" by Virginia speeches,joumalentries,poetry, plays, phenomenally/ Phenomenal woman, Woolf, a work which demonstrates essays and stories. that's me," how women's creativity was stifled Presentations ranged from serious, Junior Felicia Fyffe presented "Har- before this century by speculating on to amusing, toeducational. Some witty riet Tubman," a poem by Margaret what would have happened if selections included modShakespeare had had a emrenditions ofo ld-fashsister with his genius. ioned fairy tales. SophoFrustrated at every tum more Susan Stewart preby society, Shakespeare's sented "Rapunzel" by imaginary sister ends up Sara Henderson Hay as committing suicide. well as " ...and then the Woolf concludes by Prince knelt down and telling her audience that tries to put the glass slipthe crea tivity of per on Cinderella' s foot" Shakespeare's sister is by Judith Viorst. In the still alive in women to Viorst version, Cinderella day and their opportunity decides to pretend the will come if they create glass slipper is too tight room for it because she realizes the A collage ofvideo clips prince isn' t as attractive N entitled "Whim and Will, as he first seemed (he has .~ Women in Films," coort) a big nose) and she could dinated by sophomore do better than him any~ Na tali e Krauser was way. Freshman Daniela ~ scheduled to be shown, Coleman read "The Little but had to be postponed Girl and the Wolf' by £ until further notice beJames Thurber, a modem ~ cause of limited time.. . version of "Little Red "We think [Women's Riding Hood" whichends Words was] averyexcitwith the little girl shoot- FRESHMAN DANIELA COLEMAN recites "The Little Girl and the ingrriosaicofimpressions ing the wolf with an auto- Wolf," at the Women's Words presentation in the library. of women ....Our goal
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matic gun instead of allowing herself to be intimidated. The audience was told the moral of the story is: "It's not so easy to fool little girls as it used to be," Poetry performances included "Poem" written and recited by senior Laura Benin about female equality and "lnes be Castro" by John Glifford, recited by junior Alexia Kornninos, about the young life of a woman who feltshewasn'ttreatedlikeapersonand who loathed her husband for what he did to her. Two poems boosting female morale were "Ego Tripping" by Nikki Giovani, presented by sophomore Roxanne Ryan, and "Phenomenal
Walker which speaks about slavery [was] to educate and to really give and Harriet Tubman's perserverance. students anopportunity to express their Asha Richards told the audience about social views or present something they such other great African-American particularly like," said Ms. Greenfield. women as Mother Hale who develTwo other special Enrichments also oped the Hale House for children of took place in commemoration of drug addicts, and Faye Whileton who Women's History Month. Marilyn in 1978 became president of Planned Starnrn from the Financial Women's Parenthood. Association spoke about women in The words of Susan B. Anthony business on March 26. She discussed written in 1892 were read by sopho- the history of women in the workplace moreKristinaOlsoninanexcerptfrom beginning in 1848 with the Women's "Woman 's Right to Suffrage," Movement, as well as women's curScenes from plays were also fea- rent roles in business. tured. Sophomores Brannie Jones and Leslie Kinney, from Women on the Rachel Quiban portrayed two eccen- Job, spoke on March 19 about sexual tric Southern ladies who chat before Continued on page 3
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IATLONG LAST! Construction workers start tearing up the Queens College parking
lot where thelong-awaited new Townsend Harrisis to stand. See Marlwalla, p. 10
Council to augment multicultural activities by Dqnna Lin Weiss A Council of Unity to promote multiculturalism in the school will begin meeting this month.The establishment of the council is the latest of many opportunities which' the school has recently provided for students and staff members of Townsend Harris to discuss and learn about multicultural issues.It was organized by Sheila Orner, Assistant Principal of Guidance, along with Guidance Counselors James Murray and Marilyn Blier, at the suggestion of the Townsend Harris Multicultural Committee asone ofits many efforts to enhance appreciation of the school 's diversity. The committee, led by Ms. Orner and Librarian Valerie Billy, consists of faculty, students, and a representative from the P.T.A. Student members include Archon and Student Government leaders, and all those interested in participating. It meets once a month in the library. The purpose of the committee is for students to "discuss and propose ways to bring about a better understanding of the differences and similarities among the school population," said Odile Garcia, science teacher and a faculty member of the committtee. Though the Multicultural Committee has been in existence for three years, its concerns were given a new urgency with the recent outbreak of racially motivated crimes in the city. Follow-
ing the highly publicized painting of a black student with white pain t in the Bronx and the alleged rape of a white school girl by ablack man inBrooklyn. the Humanities and Guidance Departments held a Talk-In on bias in January. "We decided that the school needed to respond to these events which.had gotten tremendous media coverage. Many of our students travel long distances to and from school and we're all concerned about their safety. We are also concerned with their perception of these events," said Ms. Blier, one of the coordinators of the Talk-In. Joan Walsh, Assistant Principal of Foreign Languages and also a member of the committee, says she's happy to be on it. "The committee is a beginning; alotmoreneeds to be done in the future. The brainstorming done by the students is very important They view things from adifferent perspective than do adults.Their opinions areeven more important than ours because they know what job needs to be accomplished out there." Ms. Orner is very pleased with the committee. "I think we've accomplished a lot.I 'd like tosee it expand as well. We are fortunate to have a principal who believes in this. His leadership initiated it all. We are equally as fortunate to have a bright student body," Principal Malcolm Largmann feels Continued on page 12
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