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Vol. 9, No.1, November, 1992

Townsend Harris High SChool at Queens College

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Harris named in equipment 'rip-off':

Educational policy accounts for 'missing' computers

by Stacey Gluck, Sally Magdi, and Diana Tuite Allegations ofmissing and inappropiately used computers in a recen t Daily News article (l0/27/ 92) rocked the Towns end Harris community last week.

Auditors representing City Controller Elizabeth Holtzman's office charged Townsend Harris with depriving students of a crucial educational resource when the auditors learned that 16 "missing" compu ters were in the homes of faculty members.

Howev er, the article failed to mention that lending computers to teachers is part of the school's educ ational policy . Since the re-establishment of Townsend Harris High School in 1984, computers have been incorporated into the school's curriculum . Principal Malcolm Largmann explained, "I t' s been my policy to encourage teachers to borrow computers and

become computer literate."

Dr. Largmann also addressed the charges that this practice deprives students by saying that the school building was only able to accommodate 56 of the computers donated by mM when the school first re-opened in 1984. "Because we had...extra computers and we had no place to . store them, I encouraged teachers to borrow 16 computers," he said, noting that the policy was permitted under the mM grant. One of the teachers who borrowed acomputerwas art teacher Anthony Morales. "I developed my exams and wrote lessons on the computer. I also used Computer Aide Drawing (CAD) to enh ance my lessons," he said.

Other schools targeted in the article were Murry Bergtraum High School in Manhattan, Curtis High School on Staten Island, South Shore High School in Brooklyn and Adlai Stevenson and Hostos Lincoln Academy in the Bronx. A total of

649 computers, valued at $289,000, was allegedly missing from the six audited schools.

Technical and bureaucratic discrepancies also led to the auditors' accusations againstTownsend Harris . Rather than using the Board of Education 's lease agreements, schoo l administrators wrote their own form . Chemistry teacher and licensed lawyer Michael Anzel was consulted to verify the legality of the form. Problems also resulted when the administrators did not document the location ofcomputer peripherals, which were sometimes switched. Machines that needed to be repaired were occasionally replaced by the Queens Repair Center with other computers with different serial numbers, transactions which the school failed to record.

The Daily News article stated that the auditors vis ited the six schools "up to" five times; in actuality, the visits to Townsend Harris numbered only two. On their second visit, "the auditors came to Townsend Harris during late May/ early June, which was an inconvenient ti.!ne since students and teachers were so concerned with Regents examinations," Assistant Principal of , Organization Malcolm Rossman said . In agreement with Mr . Rossman,' Assistant Principal of In the meantime, SPE is writing letters to John Mathematics Harry Rattien said, "Students' Cho, Townsend Harris liaison from the Depar t- . Regents exams had to take top priority," so ment of Sanitation.

"We are writing letters to thank Mr. Cho for helping us start the paper recycling program last year . We hope that maybe he will help us again this year, so we are not forced to wait for the by Aleema Bacchus Board of Ed," said Becky.

Founders' Day, a tradition of Townsend Harris This is not SPE's first attempt at a letter-writing since its re-establishment in 1984, is celebrated campaign. Last year, the group wrote letters pro - every year as a tribute to the alumni who helped testing the building of a new incinerator in to re-open the school. This year, Founders' Day is scheduled for Friday, November 13.

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Among the many activities similar to those of However, according to "Plan on Garbage Backed By Council in New York City " (N.Y. las t year is the assembly at Parsons Junior High, Times, 8/28/92), the bu ilding of the new incin- where freshmen and incoming sophomores will erator in the Brooklyn Navy Yard has been ap- take the Ephebic Oath. Classes educating students on the history of Townsend Harris, the proved.

The city 's long-range plan calls for intensified mandatory dance , and many workshops will be recycling in every borough, the closing of an in- held once again.

However, there will be changes this year. cinerator on Betts Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, and the building of the new incinerator in Faculty members planning the event organized student inpu t sessions, which have been held durBrooklyn.

"I think [Mayor David] Dinkins is only insti tut- ing lunch on Fridays in the libr ary. The group has ing this intensified recycling pro gram to make up resol ved to make more of the workshops student for building an incinerator which puts unneces- run . Possible workshops include origami, tap sary pollutants and cancer-causing agents in the dancing, ethnic dress and dances, and crafts. air," Becky said.

Also new this year is the "Founders' Day Construction of the new incinerator will begin Challenge." Through their English classes, soin 1996 and is schedu led to be completed by the phomores, juniors, and seniors will write something about the school. Those organizing the day year 2000.

Paper recycling postponed

by Alison Gab r iele Students for the Preservation ofthe Earth (SPE) is dealing with a lot of garbage. Tons of paper (l000 pounds a week) which would have beenrecycled last year have been discarded with the rest ofthe school's trash since September because the Board of Education's plan to take over schoolwide recyc ling has halted SPE's usual paper recycling procedure.

Due to budget difficulties, the Department of Sanitation canno t afford to distribute the blue recycling pails to the schools of New York City .

Th e Board of Education is therefore instituting its own plan.

Under this plan, the Department of Sanitation will still be in charge ofcollection. However, the Board of Educat ion has decided that schools will use blue plastic bags to dispose of the paper. The Schools will have to supply the bags on their own. This will be an additional costforTownsend Harris.

According to Becky Lee, President of SPE, the paper recycling program will be continued this year.

"We are waiting to receive a letter from the Board of Ed which will tell us exactly what the new recycling procedures will be. We will have to comply with whatev er standards they set," said Becky.

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teachers may not have been as attentive to the auditors as they would have been at a less hectic time . After the first audit, the controller's office sent back report which stated that 14% of the school's computers were missing. Upon receiving the report, Mr. Rattien located all but two percent of the missing equipment. But Mr. Rattien 's report was completely disregarded. "This appeared to be an attempt for publicity at the expense of educators. We have the equipment that we say we have," said Mr Rattien. "After the auditors' second and fmal visit, we asked to have a copy of their discrepancies list. Their terse reply was, 'You can read it in the reports,' which showed their unwill ingness to work with us in clearing up the discrepancies," added Mr. Rattien.

'They are just trying to dump on one of the best schools in the city," Mr. Rossman said . "It's just an article to damage people."

"For nine years we have struggled. We are viewed now along with Stuyvesant and Bronx Science as a school to be emulated. Those are things we should be known for," Program Coordinator Arthur Boulanger said.

"It's obvious they are not interested in making sure the equipment is there. They are interested in making someone a victim, " said Dr. Largmann.

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Founders' Day honors alumni hope that this passing down of work from the upperclassmen to the freshmen will mark the beginning ofa tradition. The best submissions will be read aloud at the assembly on Founders' Day and their authors given prizes. Others that are also good might be made into a magazine or put on displ ay in the libr ary.

However, as a part of a multi-cultural theme, outside talent will also be showcased. 0 Samba Dance Theater, a professional dance troupe, will perform some traditional dances of African slaves in the gymn asium . Capoeira, a "martial arts" dance , and Maculele, a stick dance originally from the sugar fields of Brazil, highlight the program.

Although it is not definite yet, teachers have <cons idered various spirit activities for that whole week, such as a Charity Day, a School-ColorsDay, and a Food Drive Day. ,Coordinator of Student Activities Judy Biener said, 'The purpose of Found ers ' Day is to thank the alumni for giving something to the students, and for students to give something to the community."

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2 Some unwelcome publicity November1992

Alumni struggled to keep Townsend Harris' dream alive and to re-establish the school whichbears his name.Students, faculty members and parentshave workedhard to make themselves known. Townsend Harris has overcomemany obstacles and is now a school of excellence. And, in return, we received not praise from the public, but instead unsubstantiated accusations thatmissingcomputers couldbe fouri'd in thehomesof faculty members. (See relatedarticleon page 1.)

The charges brought about by auditors from the office of City Controller Elizabeth Holtzman were reportedin the Daily News (10/27/92). The information presentedin the articlewasfalse. Duetosloppyreporting, theschool's sidewasnevertold.Reporters were in such a hurry to uncovera scandal,they failedto sufficiently research the facts. If they had, they would have learned that when IBM granted us the computers, they gave permission forsomemachines to ,beusedin the homesof facultymembers for curriculum development and other school-related activities.

Whileour new buildingis in theconstruction stages,we mustmakedue with the smaller facilities. Right now, we have only so much room. Places only could be found for 5(j computers. Ratherthanjust have 16machines sit in storagecollecting dust,it wasdecided that they could be put to better use in the homesof faculty members.

Whatis wrongwithhavingan Englishteacherlearnhowto use programsat homeso that he or she will be able to instructstudents in a wordprocessing class?Especiallyat a time whenthe roleof technologyis growing, it is important forbothteachers and students to be computer literate.

And whyshould a teachernot beabletoprepareexamsat home? No teacherin Townsend Harrishasa specificroominwhichtostorehisor herthings- fewevenhave deskonwhich to work. Rather than let machines go to waste, they are simply utilizing an available resource.

While it is true that we may not have filledout the Board of Education's personalform andfailedtorecord the serialnumbersof machines thatwererepairedor replaced, wenever actually lost or misplaced even one computer.

Perhapsboth the Controller's officeand the Daily News should spend less time hurling falseaccusations and more time getting their factsstraight. Theyshould look at Townsend Harris for whatit really is: a noteworthy school,wherefaculty members are working hard to help their students receive the best education they are capable of providing.

la" To the Editor: One of the major responsibilit ies of the Assistant Principal (Organization) is to supervise the school safety officers who are assigned to the high school . I am pleased that you decided to prepare articles about our two fine SSO 's in your June 1992 issue of The Classic. All of us sometimes are too busy to "get to know" the talented and giving people who are integral parts of our exceptional high school. Your articles should be the first of many that inform all of the members of the Townsend Harris High School community about the key people who support our instructional program.

Although the writers of the articles about SSO Leroy Howard and SSO Marlene Lee left me out of the prepara tion of their informative features, I would still like to include several of my own impressions about Leroy and Marlene.

Whenever I think of our two safety officers, I think of the words dependability, professionalism, humanism and family. As the co-chairperson of the "student select ion committee," I fre-

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quently think that we could not have selected two more perfectly suited officers. Leroy and Marlene simply belong at this school and are the perfect complement to the quality of one of the finest high schools in New York City.

Both officers are consummate professionals and caring people. All of us have countless stories about the almost personalized kind of attention that Marlene and Leroy give to the members of the Townsend Harris High Schoolfarnily. It is apparent to me, that while both of them are aware of their sometimes inflexible contractual duties, there is very little that they will not do to help out the staff and students of Townsend Harris High School. Day-in and day-out , Leroy and Marlene are ready to do whatever they feel is necessary to make our school a better place for all of us.

I am a very lucky superviso r because of the considerable efforts of two of the finest SSO's in New York City.

Malcolm Rossman Assistant Principal of Organization

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'Ii ~II·' To the Editor: It was a pleasure, as always, to receive the " June issue of The Classic. The articles are lively and timely, the photographs surprinsing ly clear, and the Letters to the Editor as vigorous as always. The Classic is a worthy successor to the pre-war Stadium and reflects considerable credi t upon our school.

May I, however , point out a modest error in the first sentence of Sally Magdi's otherwise excellent report on the May 15 Junior Banquet?

The affair is referred to as "the first Junior Banquet in school history," Not so! Class banquets were an honored part of the Townsend Harris lifestyle half a century ~d more ago, as the attached front page of The

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Stadium of March 13, 1936, will attest: They were jus t about the social highlights of the term, almost rivaling in popularity the Annual Boatride to Bear Mountain and the basketball game against Columbia Gramrnar . Although$I.25 was afairly steep price of admission (25 rides in the subway at the time), it was still a "ho t ticket" for most Harris students.

Keep up the good work. Stuyvesant, Science, and Tech may grab the headlines, but we all know who is "Number One."

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SeniorEditor: Ra nd l Korobelnlk Editor-in-Chief: J ennifer Sorowitz Diana Tuite

Alfred V. Sloan, Jr. '37 Professor , Fashion Institute of Technology

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Stacey Gluck , Sally Magdi

News Editor

Featur e EdllorJ

Francine Rich

Kristina Olson

sports Editor

Compute r Coordinator

Timothy Nolan Art Editor

Joanna Drescher, Lina Kim

Roxanne Ryan

Photugraphy Edltort

BUlIn... Editor

Therese Ferguson, Jennifer Mattucc i, Neftali Serrano

Readers are Invited to submit letters to the ed~or. Lettersshouldl?& plac9din Ms.Cowen's

mailbox in the general office. The Claaaic reserves the right to edit all 19lters. Letters must Include nameand official class. Names will be withheld upon request.

Senior Conlr lbull"ll Editors

Writers: Aleema Bacchus, Massandje Bamba; Stephanie Bernstein, Erik Bloch, Jennifer Chau, Jennifer Chin, Seth Cohen, Erika DiSanzo , Nada Elkhashab, Johanna Fausto, Alison Gabriele, Luiza Girlea, Latasha Greene, Laura Hummel, Veronica Lee, Andrea Levine, Olga Mazyuk , Beth Mellow, Shalene Moodie, Michael Munoz, Eleni Passias , Phyllis Pei, Jesse Robinson , Sarah Tremml, Gina Tufaro , Stacey Winkler, Anna Zwierz Photographers: "Dionne Frasier, Alison Gabriele, Ki Yun Park, Vicki Soffer, Anna Zwierz Artists: Erik Bloch, Jeshurun Breach, Ruby Chan, Karen Chang, Cannon Chu, Daniel Gingerich , David" Iankelevich, James Kim, Bikkei Law, Vinh Nguyen, Lizabeth Nolan, Maria Skrepetos, Jennifer Tam, Teresa Tse , Ritzel Tuazon, Rena Varghese, Cynthia Wong, Amy Yan, Stephanie Yee Business Staff: Tara Balabushka, Ann Carroll, Erika DiSanzo, Loretta Edwards, Alison Gabriele, Laura Hummel, Themes Karalis, Phyllis Pei, Jennifer Rockwety, Akiba Smith, Dustin Suri, Gina Tufaro, Sarah Trernrnl

Best wishesfor a speedyrecovery to seniorJason Pensky who was injured in a divingaccident.

Typing Staff: Tara Balabushka, Massandje Bamba, Jennifer Chau, Nada Elkhashab, Johanna Fausto, Aimee Shih, Felicia Vinci Principal: Dr. Malcolm Largmann

Advisor: Dsa Cowen

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New building progresses on schedule for 1994 RBIS

SIGNSOF PROGRESS. The first evidencethat ground-breaking wouldsoon take place appeared in early 1992.

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THE FOUNDATION EXTERIOR is clearly visible along with the damproofing in this late July view.

WITH MOUNDSOF DIRTpushedaside,tiebacks are drilled into the northeast corner of the site.

nasium and pouring the concrete deck- routed.

by Jennifer Mattucci What was once a two-story-deep hole ing over the metal floor supports, acSince Mr. Rossman has "been with in the ground is now taking on the cording to Sam Gordon, the construc- the plans from the beginning," he is esshape of an actual five-story building, tion manager. pecially able to appreciate the progress The new school should receive the of the work. as the construction for the. new Townsend Harris High School on the Certificate ofOccupancy from the city "Last time I visited the site [of the Queens College campus progresses by May of 1994. At that time, final new building], I saw a beautifully recsteadily. There have been no signifi- preparations will begin in time for the tangular large area which I realized cant setbacks up to this point, and the move of faculty and students for the will be the gymnasium. Each time I am new building should be open for classes 1994-1995 school year. there I recognize new areas and am furThe only (though very minor) prob- ther able to visualize the [completed]

by September of 1994, as scheduled.

Everything which was scheduled to lems which have occurred since con- building," said Mr. Rossman. be completed so far hasbeen finished. struction began last year have been in Mr. Rossman compares the build- . according to Assistant Principal Mal- the delivery ofmaterials. Construction . ing' s progress to parents watching their colm Rossman. All of the concrete for materials have been repeatedly sent to children develop and mature. "As you the foundation is in place arld the erec- the Townsend Harris building located watch them, soon you can see what tion of the.structural steel supports has at 75-40 Parsons Boulevard, rather they'll be like when they grow up," he been completed for four of the five than the site of the new building on said. stories. The metal decking , over which the Queens College campus. AccordWhile Mr. Rossman doesn't see any the concrete floors will be poured, is ing to Mr. Rossman, so far four or potential problems developing, he already partially finished and the boil- five of these accidental deliveries commented on how the progress of ers have been installed in the build- have occurred, the lastest one being such projects is often "faster in the being's basement a construction truck carrying a steel ginning, " having "thepotential to slow By mid November the structural sup- net used in cement pouring, because down later on." Logically, as more ports should be firmly in place and the the address for Townsend Harris is pieces or parts are added (like with construction workers will be begin - still listed as 75-40 Parsons Boule- jigsaw puzzles of varying difficulties), ning their next projec t. Th is will in- vard. Without too much difficulty, these the chances of two not fitting together -elude installing bleachers in the gym- deliveries have been correctly re- are increased , he explained.

THE STEEL STRUCTURE goes up.

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Tributes paid to founding fathers Judge Kenneth Shorter

by Elenl Passlas - "There are many people who have contributed to the re-establislunent of our school, but very few have contributed as much as he did," said Malcolm Rossm an, Assis tant Principal, regarding Judge Kenneth Livingston Shorter, an alumnus ofthe old Townsend Harris who pass ed away in earl y September.

Judge Shorter, a graduate of the class of 1930, played a very active role in the re-establislunent and development of the school.

He began as a member of the original committee which sought to re-open the once renowned Townsend Harris. After many long hours of hard work and setbacks, Townsend Harris once again opened its doors in 1984 for the first time in forty-two years.

Amongst his many accomplislunents was the establislunent of an ... internship under his intimate supervision within his Supreme ] Court chambers for two would-be law students. In addition to this, he spoke at several Arista Installations, was an enthusiastic partici'" __ ~ pant in career days, and was one of the most active members of the Alumni Association. . ""I remember him coming to one of the meetings in a wheelchair' THE LATE JUDGE KENNE!H SH~RTER, a 1 ~30 gradu- 8 Hams, was instrumentalinthe rseseven though he was not in good health. He was always thinking ate bl'of hthe old Townsend f th ....;._1 . ta IS ment 0 e SCIIUU • 1 " Salid Mr• Rossman. very muc h about thesch 00,

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by Randl Korobelnlk tantPrincipalofPupil/PersonneIServ- be. He bought into it heart and soul," "Nobody cared more about ices Shiela Orner. ' "I think it was she explained.

Townsend Harris, or was able to and through his efforts, commitment, and - "He was the kind of man who once . did more to be sure that the re-founded determination that we got our building you met, you felt like you'd known .

Townsend Harris survived and thrived as quickly as we did." forvever. Once he got involved, there than Peter Joseph, " said Senior Class Others who knew Mr. Joesph re- was no letting go," said Susan Hess, .. Advisor Thomas Sweetin. member the importance of his contri- Membership Co-Chairman of the PTA. Mr. Joseph , a member of both the butions to the school.

"Even in pain, he wanted to keep the Parent-Teachers Association and "His connection with Borough Presi - PTA going . He even called a meeting .

Alumni Association Executive Boards, dent Claire Shulnianwas very good for in his den to establish a board for the passed away on June 21 after a lengthy us because it helped people understand coming year." illness. He is survived by last year's what we were all about. It gave us an Dr. Largmann said he greatly adPT A Co-President mired Mr. Joseph's Rita Joseph and his optimism, and the daughters Stephanie, manner in which who graduated in "he never really 1988, andTracey, who would give in to ' graduated last June. anything but sucA committee chaired cess."

by PTA Co-President "I knew the JoSam Hess is curren tly seph family for the discussing ways to nine years that I' ve commemora te M r. been at this school.

Joseph's memory and I've had both of the his valuable contribugirls as my students, tions to the Townsend ' and their parents Harris community. provided a very The City plans to strong backbone for ,.,;" honor Mr. Joseph by the school from the naming the park on PETER JOSEPH is pictured on the invitation to a memorial recep- time it was built.

96th Street between tion in his honor given by the Ctitzens Housing and Planning The loss of some' Lexington and 3rd Council. one like that really

Immediately following his death , the family of Judge Shorter requested that any contributions in his name be directed to the Townsend Harris High School Alumni Associ ation Scholarship fund. "Thi s is an indication of his family' s respect for his tireless efforts and great allegiance to the school," said Princi pal Malcolm Largmann. "I t is an everlasting testament to his on-going commi tmen t to the school ," said Mr . Rossman.

Dr. Largmann characterized Judge Shor ter as being warm, friendly, funny, and possessing a special talent for storytelling.

When the judge spoke to the first class in 1984, on Dedication Day, he asked the students to turn their heads to the left and then to the right. He explained, "When I did that in my high school, I saw author HermanWouk, specialist in international affairs David Schoenbrun, actor Cornel Wilde; ¥1d little Jonas Salk at the end of the row ." It was accomplislunents by graduates such as these that motivated Judge Shorter to work for the re-establislunent of the school.

The Parent-Teachers Association of the school offered this statement in his memory: "Through his work to revive Townsend 'Harris ' he 'las touchedthe liv I I es 0 f our sons an ddaug hters andIe f t the wor ld a be tter p1ace th an hee found f .

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by Olga Mazyuk specific departments, such as the sciFor a secondyear.the Parent-Teach- ence department," said Mr .Puglisi. He ers Association sponsored a brunch on also noted that the PTA had raised a net Sunday, September 20, in the cafeto- of $17,000 last year after sending parrium to welcome incoming students ents a letter requesting donations. and their families and to introduce Thomas Sweetin, senior adviso r, them to the faculty and various school spoke abo~t upcoming school events clubs and organizations. and encouraged all students to attend "I had fun meeting the newcomers the Kick-off Mixe r. Donna Lin Weiss, and thought that the welcome break- Senior President of Archon, spoke fast was a good opportunity for them to . about the annual Queens Cerebral actually feel they are apartof Townsend Palsey Walk-A-Thon and introduced Harris," said Norlene Cayetano, Jun- representatives of various school clubs ior Vice President of the Student Gov- and teams. Parents got involved by ernment. asking questions.

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Mr. Joseph served as Deputy Commissioner of Housing under former New York Mayors Ed Koch, Abraham Be ame, and John Lindsay. His familarity with political figures allowed him to arrange a hearing at the City .Council in July of 1990, in which the Board of Estimate unanimously approved the Melbourne Avenue site for the new Townsend Harris building.

"From day one, he was our biggest ambassador and advocate," said Assi-

opportunity to plead our case because in the beginning, the public was not muc h in favor of the establislunent of the school," said Principal Malcolm Largmann.

"When the school first started, you really had to be a pioneer to let your kid come. But Mr. Joseph and his wife had picked this school for Stephanie, and from the 'minute they walked in the door, they knew it was wonderful," said Ms. Orner. "He had a vision and he knew what Townsend Harris could

can't be measured," said Myron Moskowitz, history teacher .

"He was a wonderful, compassionate human being," said history teacher Paul Stessel. "Hereally lived by the Ephebic Oath."

Mrs . Joseph said she wishes to thank the Class of 1992 for their "beautiful" tribute at graduation, and the faculty for their support. "I always treasured the Townsend Harris family, and will continue to remember them always," she said.

REPRESENTATIVES OF CLUBSANDOfiu:RAcnvrru:s dclaibe cxtra-cu:ricull1 opportunities fno new students It the welcoming bn:sIcful, Speokjng from the Ilagc wen> a.udia Bulto, Rob Liff , Alison dabriclc, Reuben Rcsof, MarieU. Martinez, Dioone Prucr and Nnolcnc Cayetano.

According to Ben Rosof, Treasurer of the PTA, 410 people attended the event. This included students, their families and many faculty members.

According to Susan Hess of the PTA Membership Committee, 35 new members joined the PTA that day.

Charles Puglisi, Co-President of the PTA, encouraged parents to donate their time and money to the school and explained where the money goes .

"Seventy-five percent of the money goes into the general fund. Teachers make proposals . . . to Dr. Largmann who then decides upon their acceptance. The other 25% goes towards

PTA members who helped with the brunch included Theresa and Bill Heathers, Gwen Harrison, Ben Rosof, Jim and Ilene Morrison, Larry Seary, Ron and Helene Schwizer, Bill and Liz Nolan, Georgette and Louis Ward, and Iris Zucherman.

The cafetorium was decorated with the school colors to show school spirit. . Yellow and red balloons adorned the room, along with red napkins and yellow tablecloths. Sasha Cekada, Carie Hess, Carolyn Kaminester, Rob Liff, Liz Nolan, Tim Nolan, and Reuben Rosof helped in setting up the tables and decorations.

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Key-punch error packs in pupils Zero band classes

by Diana Tuite Crowded hallways have always been typical ofthe school, but this year the halls are a little tighter, the locker rooms are even more crowded, and desks, an almost extinct species.

Due to a mistake made by the Office of High School Admissions in Princeton, New Jersey, the school was forced to open its doors to 25 extra students.

During the process of . computing admissions last year, keypunch operators omitted about 35 students. Because these students were not "punched in," the school received a list indicating vacanc ies and, in turn, accepted more people , two-thirds of them as freshmen and one-third as sophomores . Once the Admissions Office realized the error, it was too late to turn away those to whom the school had offered seats. These students enrolled here in Sep tember.

"Since it kept happening in small drizzles , I wondered when it would end," said Assistant Principal of Organization Malcolm Rossman.

To insure an eventual ceiling on the

number of students, the school will request between 20-25 fewer newcomers in the next entering class.

While the school tried to welcome a larger student body , it also needed to adjust. In an effort to alleviate overcrowding, especially in periods 1-4, the administration instituted zero period classes which begin at 7:25. (See related article on this page.) Following a policy approved by theBoardofEducation, physics teacher Philip Jones and Spanish teacher IleneMarcus teach extra classes, for which they are additionally paid Ms. Marcus, who now teaches a Regents Spanish class first period, said, "I took it [the class] so stu-

dents would be sure to have a licensed teacher."

"We didn' t do anything in terms ofcourse offerings being changed," emphasized Mr. Rossman.

Administrators confronted the problem of a shortage of desks. Students leaning on stools will not suffer much longer. Mr . Rossman has collaborated with the Board of Education to have a shipmentof35 chair-desks delivered from another high school in a matter of . weeks.

Contrary to rumors, the sharing of junior lockers is not directly linked to this year's expanded population, "It has nothing to do with it...We were going to do it even before we knew about the problem," said Mr. Rossman. He went on to say that because the halls are smaller on the second floor, they must assign more lockers downstairs.

"We've always been very flexible in this place in terms of dealing with things," said Mr. Rossman.

Hats off to Spirit Week: Pep permeates .schc lastic life

by Anna Zwlerz , participation for all three spirit days Various hats worn by students and will be declared the winne r teachers were spotted in Harris halls Although many students did dress on September 22 to mark the official up for in Spirit Week, most agreed that beginning of Spirit Week. The Student the level of participation this year was Union, which organized Spirit Week, significantly lower than the levels from requested that on the following tW9 prev ious years. days , students wear black and white "I noticed that this year the majority and then clashing clothes.

Also, the Student Union created a Spirit Day on October 16 on which students . were asked to wearcollege sweatshirts and T-shirts.

Spir it Week was not only a chance for students to show offtheir school spirit, but a preparation for the annual welcoming dance, ''The Mixer," which was sponsored by the senior class .

SpiritWeek also gets stuELIZABETH KIRSCH, junior, shows school dents and faculty ready for Hat Day. Founder's Day Week . During this time, the Student Union decided on three extraspiritdays: Halloween, the canned food drive, and voting day. These will be organized as an "Olympic Challenge ." This means that these "Olympic" games will take place on three separate days , during which indiv idual events for the three grades will be held.

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responded to Black and White Day. "More people participated in Black and White Day than Hat Day . It' s the only decent Spirit Day," said a sophomore girl.

Tara Weiss, sophomore, had correctlypredicted that, ''Black and White Day will have the best turnout because it is easier for people. Who wants to clash?"

On Clash Day the participation level reached a low.

Although some students, such as freshman Leslie Offenbach, didnotmindclash~ ing"becauseIdon'thaveto spend an hour picking my clothes out,"others had dif- . .. ferent opinions. ~ Junior David Eber deo! scribed it as "just too crazy and weird for people to do," spirit on while an anonymous male sophomore claimed that Clash Day "has nothing to do with school spirit, but more withbad taste."

Some students had ideas for future spirit days . Chris tine Castillo, sophomore, suggested that ''They [The Student Union] should do twin day or. triple day - friends that look alike and do everything together."

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Sophomore Eva Daniels had a few words for those who did not particip ate: "Hat Day 'separates the true Harrisities from the fakers," she said.

While the majority of students felt that Hat Daydid not have enough par- Researchfor thisarticlewasconducted ticipatio n, many thought that more by the journalism class.

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by Beth Mellow and Stacey W inkler buses are less crowded that early in the Waking up at the crack of dawn , morning," said sophomore Anne Zacrushing for the early bus while cold, card i. "The building is less packed and bitter air surges through openings of I avoid the stampede from last year," half-buttoned coats : this is a familiar noted junior Anietra Guzm~. experience for students attending the new zero band classes which meet for 1~~ :~:~:~ 1:il ~ 1]~~~~j~tt~~t~~t~:~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1~ :~ ~:~j:j:~:~ j:~:~ ~:~:~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ j:j:j~j:~:~:j~ :~:~ ~:~ t~ ~ ~ 50rninutes,Monday-Thursday,at7:25 AM .

'Zero band is horrible, It The administration established zero takes away from my band classes "to allow for some flexibility in student programming and cut sleep and makes me learn down on the number of oversized when I'm tired - which classes during the regular part of the school day," according to Philip Jones, isn't learning.' physics teacher and one of the originators of the idea. Mr. Jones taught the Not everything about zero band only zero band class, a section ofphyspleases everyone, however. Junior ics, last year.

Students with zero band classes can ShiminZheng explains that " it' s difficult if you have other activities in the leave school early, after 8th band.

The appearance of zero band on pro- morning, such as clubs or teams ." Odile gram cards was a surprise to many. Garcia, advisor of the service society, Program Coordinator Arthur Bou- Archon, agrees that this is a big prob lem , but falangerstated, "We vors continuwould have liked ing zero bands tohavedoneitdifto relieve the ferently . We had p 1': overcrowdto put students in ing. Archon the classes :*([ now holds whether or not the meetings at students wanted ~ ~~ J,~()~ t: • ~ a .

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Early electives, they Other stu~I should list which dents balk at will be ze ro the daily prosbands." "Next pectofgetting OfF TO 7E~ ?e:!:.\ct> time we'll anup early. ''The nounce that there only thing bad is a possibility of about zero getting a zero period class," said Mr. band is that no one is ready for school Boulanger. at that hour," said junior ZIti Wang.

Getting Out Early "I hate it [zero period] because you Zero band has received many posi- have to get up and go to schoo l early. I tive reactions. Scott Kaye, junior, ex- find that I get really tired through the pressed a sentiment voiced by many: day," explained sophomore Lilly Yau. "I love having zero period. It's the on: Sophomore Jason Nisbett claimed he privi lege that most of the juniors have was too exhausted to comment "I - to get to leave early." don't want an interv iew because I'm tired from having zer~'period," he said.

"Zero band is horrible. It takes away from my sleep an~ makes me learn '...the building is less when I'm tired - which isn't learning," complained junior Liz Johnson. Junpacked and I avoid the ior Daniel Reinko pf agrees. "Nobody stampede from last year,' can concentrate so early in the morning. Our level of achievement will drop," he said. However, the school 's first experiment with zero period "I like it because at the end of the classes did not resul t in a drc p in day, it gives you a chance to get your achievement. homework done, so by the time your "Last year the physics zero peri od friends are out, you are fmished with had the same grades as the regular your homework and you don ' t have to physics class," said Mr. Boulanger. bring your books home," said junior The idea for zero band was first put Kristin Zitterell. into effec t last spring to alleviate some Others like avoiding crowds. ''The Continued on page 9

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by Kristina Olson Italy, oh Italy! Rome after dark, bustling with nightlife, lights, and glamour; The famous bridge trod by Dante Alighieri in Florence. The gondelas carried through Venice along the town's glimmering streets of water. Indulging in mouth-watering pizza and spaghetti some place in Naples. Magnificent cathedrals still savoring a past of Leonardo DaVinci and Michelangelo. The Neopolitan sun beating down on Pompeii. A picturesque vacation for any tourist, I suppose.

My summer vacation, on the other hand, did not resemble anything described inA DollarwiseGuide to Italy. I was given the privilegeoftraveling to Italy with my friend, junior Anna Schinco, and staying with her relatives. They lived in a little beach town called San Cataldo , right on the Adriatic Sea. I did not go sight-seeing, nor did I go to museums or cathedrals. The only church I saw was the town church which, instead of being enclosed with woodcarved ceilings and Renaissance paintings, was an open-air cathedral with a view of the heavens.

Some may feel that I did not really see the glories of Italy; that may be true. But I lived Italy.

Language Barrier . If you have never been in a foreign country where the language spoken is not one of your own, the frustration felt is hard to understand. The language barrier proved to be an interesting wall to climb.

Anna was usually the only other person around who spoke English. I certainly didn't want to drag her everywhere as my personal interpreter for five weeks, and Anna herself didn't want to be a living Italian-English dictionary . After a couple of days, Anna began to hate the questions, "What did they say?" and "How do you say...T" For Anna's sake and for my sanity, I forced myself to make the better of a desperate situation .

My first step was listening carefully . I tried to notice words that were like those used in Spanish,

which I've studied for three years, and discovered that the Italian language is similar in both vocabulary and grammar - similar enough: in fact, that I was able to pick up a few key phrases such as, "Come stai?" (How are you?), "Per che?" (Why?), and "Che dice?" (What are you saying?).

Latin was also helpful in learning Italian vocabulary and grammar. Noun endings follow the same rules of grammar. For example, the plural endings of all mas c u lin e nouns are along"i."

When it was my turn, I would read Italian magazines out loud and periodically a voice nearby would kindly laugh and then correctme on my pronounciation. It is very moving to have people make that much of an effort to communicate with you. In fact, one ofthe nicest things I was ever told was from girl I met there. After trying to explain to her in Italian what my mother looks like, she said, in broken English and primitive sign language, "When _ . """ .. ' you speak

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It a Ii a n JUNIO~S.ANNASCHINCO A~D KRISTINA OLSON .... )'CdCODltmtly toFthcr.lthc bcginning ofthcirtrip 10 ~y. ian. I want billiardini (miniature soccer), catch up with San to know Cataldo gossip, and indulge in a cafe fredo and language Once KraliDa learned enough italian to gel by, herneed for her buddy'. bilingual.baitica ICBICD:d by the third week of my stay. I shall always be grateful to my foreign language teachers, Robert Goodman, Eileen Marcus, Thadeus Ferguson, and Richard Russo for helping me happily experience Italy.

I wasn't the only one "who learned a new Ianguage. During the trip, I made a lot of friends who only spoke Italian. At first, that caused much discomfort between us, but it also caused an overwhelming sense of curiosity.While I felt abandoned in a world where I couldn't communicate, they saw the situation as a new riddle that was a lot of fun to decode. Not only did they teach me Italian; they also tried to learn English.

I can recall late nights at the beach house reciting slowly, in English, the objects in the room andhaving someone repeat them and write them down.

want you think from your heart. I will learn English."

Language, although the most difficult, was not the only obstacle I met. Differences in culture were not easy either. Again, Anna was my only American connection, and without her I would probably have become the village idiot. The cultural differences were at times so acute that certain things such as political views or simply rules of etiqueue would blow my mind . Just as with the Ianguage barrier, this rocky road ran both ways, and very often an Italian and I seemed to be hopelessly incompatible. " Dealing with Dating The first and perhaps most eminently dangerous cultural difference I encountered was how the teenagers I met dealt with girlfriend/boyfriend re-

gelato (iced espresso and ice cream) . Around 5:00 PM, they would return home for a light dinner and then would go back to the bar or would drive over to a restaurant or discoteca (club) in the closest city, Leece. In the wee hours of the morning, around 5:00 AM or so, they would go home to sleep , comple tely exhausted.

Italy itself was very .appealirig to me: Waking up the morning after I had returned was very hard and very shocking. I had a hard time comprehending how I could have been so close to people who suddetl.lywere thousands of miles away . I still feel very close to them and to San Cataldo, and I try to . keep in touch by correspondence. However, reading about the town gossip can never be the same as being a part of it. With very strict budgeting and extreme desire, I plan to return there next summer.

Olson wins biqwith political parody

by Sally Magdl "Dan Be Nimble, Dan Be Quick. Pick up the remote and make it click."

These were the first two lines ofa poem w!,iStenby junior Kristina Olson for a city-wide contest sponsored by Radio Station WCBS-88 last May. On the same day ~ her Chemistry Regents, Kristina received a call at 9:00 AM informing her that she had won first prize for her parody of the nursery rhyme, "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick," using the events between Vice-President Dan Quayle and television character Murphy Brown as her subject. For her first place finish, Kristina received the opportunity to meet broadcast journalist Charles Osgood at the WCBS broadcast center on September 1. There he presented her with her $1,000 check.

"I was shocked when I found I had won because it was a citywide contest and New York City has a lot of-young talented writers," Kristina said. "It feels great to have won, though you can 't describe the feeling to be acknowledged for something you wrote which is so important to you," she added.

Contestants submitted a rhyme or rap consisting . of 88 words or less, based on a then- current news

story. "Ilike to get involved in as many writing con- tion, so I thought of using a nursery rhyme, and tests as I possibly can, and the Dan Quayle/Murphy that's how the first two lines of the poem came into " Brown inmy head," cident r;.. she exseemed to plained. be themost Writing recent, aphas alpropriate ways been and catchy very imsubject portant to thatIcould Kris tina. · . · · m~ID4m~~ ~# lli~ mB#~Y X§#. ~· . H H . ? ) have choHer first sen. Bepublished sides, I al·,q~f.gVc@iial.f*PQ~~~~~itl~ pi~m#X m . i . piece apways get a pearedin kick out of her mak ing school 's fun of manewspaper jor politiwhen she in cal figwas u res , " fourth Kristina said. "At the same time, I didn 't want the grade. Now she is a feature writer, as well as a poem to be a regular rhyme, and I'm defmitly not a Computer Coordinator, for The Classic. "Writing rapper. I wanted it to really grab a person's atten- .is just words, and its success relies totally on how

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"For me, what would be more rewarding than achieving any goal as a broadcast journalist would be to one day be a broadcast journalist who is as respected and admired as Charles Osgood. Being with, Charles Osgood was a reward in itself. They did not have to give me that $1,000. My memory of that day will last longer than the $1,000," she said .

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Budding journalist learns ins and outs of writing )y.Ther ese Fe rguson " After all the hard work and arguing in class, . realized we had done a pretty good job. I told hyself 'Ireally do like this, '" said senior Neftali Ser'ano about the Urban Journalism Workshop he [ttended .at New York University June 29-July I ,lO. The two-week program, sponsored by the Dow lones Newspaper Fund and open to selected minor~ students who are interested in journalism as a ca~ei, included room and board. Neftali was one of mly two boys who enrolled. The workshop focused m the basi cs of journalism and the production of a iew spaper, centering on writing and layout and lesign. "My profe ssor was very helpful," said Nef-

tali. "She had been a journalist before becoming a professor and she had many contacts with professionals in the field. Some came to speak to us about the field and their experiences." "[The professor) treated us as both students and professionals. She had certain expectations ofusthat we wrote well, understood what she said, and handed in assignments on time," he said. "Pressure was deftnitely there, But it was nothing unexpected. That's what we were there for."

Neftali not only enjoyedworking with his professor but with his peers as well. "I t was a good group of students," he said. "I learned that working together with a group ofpeople means making a lot of compromises. Everyone was opinionated. We had

to accept some ideas, and throw others out. They were a pleasure to work with."

Besides the journalistic aspects, Neftali also got a real feel for what college life and rooming with someone would be like. He remembered one night when he and his roommate "were so bored" "We were throwing paper airplanes out of the window, try.ingto see how far they could get and ifthey could hit anyone."

Neftali feels he gained a lot from the NYU workshop .It helped him improvehis writing and gave him more experience with layout and design. It also helped him understand more clearly what it takes to become a journalist. "It made me real ize that pursuing a career in journalism is not as simple as it

seems," he said. "Y-ouhave to follow the journalistic circle, first starting out at a small newspaper, then m~g your way to bigger markets in places such as Atlanta and Chicago and eventually working your way up to newspapers in cities like Los Angeles and New York. It takes many years. It made me realize I wasn't going to be able to get a job at NewYorkNewsday or the New York Times as soon as I graduated from college."

Neftali, who is a Senior Contributing Editor and a columnist for The Classic, still has many questions as to whether he could endure the trials of a career in journalism. However, he does know that he likes the field, and has decided to persue a dou ble major in journalism and psychology in college.

Teachers, too , try something new IDuo sharpen pencils, literary skills

by Aleem a Bacchus and Johanna Fausto Three facuI~ mem~s have s~t one or more sum mers studymg ancient Greek liter ature and Arabic under the a~pices ofThe National Endowment for the Hum anities (NEH).

Latin and Greek teacher Richard Russo attended aseminaronAral?icatOhioSta~UItjYersity. Latin " land Greek teacher Margaret Landry participated in la pro gram at Tufts University on ancient Greek litie rature and culture for two summers, 1990-9 1, and I continued her studies independently this summer. athematics teacher Linda Mandell took a detour lfro.m her subject to study works by the ancientGreek philosopher, Plato, at Stony Brook University.

I • The fellowship won by Mr. Russo was for high school teachers who want to learn Arabic for use in their own fields, or to teach the language or civiliza-

design," and other museums.

Ms. Landry, who.h~ taughtLatinfor~anyyears at Townsend Hams, IS now also teaching Greek.

She was happy to have the chance to u:ach Greek because she has never had the opportunity to do so before.

'The ~ program . was 'il very int e n ~ sive, andI was ~ ~ pleased to ... realize ;t. ~ that my

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by D~ana TUit~ I ;<} ' Both girls While other high agreed that school. stUdents . .... more intimidat• ing than the were takin~ a break from their books . work itself was this summer".sothe criticism phomores Elisafrom teachers beth Gibbons and and peers. "I Gina Tufaro were . ~ went into dedo" mg their home~ pressionatfirst work. i- At times the . Thegirls.enroll~d students were in a creanve wntharder on you • .

WRITERS GINA TUFAROAND EUSABETH GlBBONSgettogethertotaikabout summer' mg program at workshops. than the teachDuke University in NorthCarolina.They firstheard ers . They were perfectionists," Gina said about the workshop in linguistics class. The twoAt the end of the day, everyone gathered in the

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Townsend Harris, it has tumed.out to be a helpful experience," she said.

week-long program, open to students. in grades 612, cuhninated in the publicatiOti ofa literary maga-

main auditorium to share their work. While Gina and Elisabeth were nervous in the beginning, they

"Over two ~ ~ yea.r ~ , Ms. Mandell's seminar studied 1'+'0 of Plato's diafifty teachers _ ~ ,.,.,.... ;;;:;;._ '. . ~ par t i c 1- logues, Meno and Protagoras, for five weeks this " '" two levels summer. pated on the 'J""oo-> of instrue- . . . . . " ,. ';. tion: be"In high school I took Latin. I then became very ginning . .and ".."'. .... g' interine- interested in the culture, classical literature, and { , 11\1' ., {p art i c i-theater. My interestbranchedoutto classical Greek. diate .I didn't pate for the ...... : --l.\~ first year, I was so interested that I got my Master's degree in but since I had some backgroundjn the language dat- theatre," she said. ing back some twenty years, I was placed on the in"I wanted to go [to the summer program] so that termediate level this summer," he said.

I could expand my knowledge in Greek literature, Mr. Russo, who has been teaching languages for especially Plato. We went into such depth that I 24 years, was happy that he won the award . "I've found it very inter-

zine :mdnewsletter to which Elisabeth and Gina contnbuted.

Finding anything on the "tremendous" campus was a problem at first, Elisabeth, who had accidentall~ walked into adult seminars, said the staff was particularly helpful. One counselor was appointed to every 11 girls in the dorm to help them adapt.

Gina, who took a class in short story writing for the full two weeks, also had to adjust to the workload. "As your ftnished product, you had to complete a short story. Mine was 25 pages long, including revisions. I was up until 3:00 in the morning,"

eventually read m~y of their poem~. This forum notonly allowed wnters to exchange Ideas, but also showcased talent. "I was surprised at a lot of the younger kids who wrote really well," Gina said . Students were required to take part in the late aftemoon activities, such as aerobics or music appreciationclasses. Gina and Elisabeth spent their eveDings at the Student Union Building, where they met people from other "camps" - additional programs for high school students sponsored by the university. Their weekends were free, so the writing group went to the movies, a water park and to a

waited to develop my Arabic for many years, especially to be able to enter into the cultural world of a much-maligned people that has given so very much to the world," he said. Last summer, he studied 'The Bible and its Readers in the Formation of Medieval Culture"atBrynMawrCollege,alsoonanNEHfellowship.

Ms. Landry's fellowship included full-day seminars on ancient Greek authors and the history, art, and philosophy of Greece in the fifth century B.C. "I lived.and worked with 30 Latin and Greek teachers from all parts of the United States," she said. 'There were lectures several times a week, given by visiting scholars, and my group met for two hours daily to read the Greek texts. We spent afternoons with an art historian from Brown University and Smith College, who led us on excursions to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Rhode Island School of

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The experience was reminiscient of school in anotherway: the length oftheirday . Lasting from 8: 15 to 3:00, the day was divided into one morning session, lunch and two afternoon periods. Months before they went, Elisabeth and Gina had selected their courses from such offerings as "Figurative Language" and "Family Stories in Fiction."

In each of their classes, the girls found the professors' assignments challenging but highly interesting. One of Gina's instructors had the class personify a characteristic they see in themselves, giving it a name and a physical description. However, she is most proud ofher poem dealing with divorce, written in part from the point of view of a house involved. Another exercise required Elisabeth to relate an experience from the perspective of someone else involved.

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In addition to having made lasting friendships and expanding their vocabulary, Gina and Elisabeth feel they benefitted in other ways. The two have done a lot of writing since, and because of the different motivation techniques they learned, rarely suffer from writer's block.

"It [the course] made me much more confident as a writer. My expression does not have to please everyone so long as it ultimately pleases myself," Gina said.

Both girls , who say they have always wanted to Write, are currently in the journalism elective and plan to sign up for creative writing in the spring.

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Manson reluctantly retires after 'best year'

by Neftall Serrano History teacher Michael Manson retired October 1 because of health considerations. Dr. Manson leaves after 35 years as a New York City public high school teacher, including three here at Townsend Harris. Stephen Eckerd has been named as Dr.Manson's replacement. (See article on Mr. Eckerd below.)

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'I would say that my last year at Townsend Harris was the best year I ever had in my teaching career.' of a minor heart attack which he suffered prior to the start of the school year. "When I spoke to my wife, we came to the conclusion that perhaps it would be a good time to retire," he said. "Not that I can't work - not that my health would not permit me to work, but we thought that it just might be the right time ."

Dr. Manson's desire to leave teaching on a high note was key in his decision. "I would say that my last year at Townsend Harris was the best year I ever had in my teaching career for a number of reasons. I felt a tremendous amount of success with my classes; we did very well with the National Citizens Bee which I coached [New York State Champions, 12th ranked nationally], and we also did very well in oratory," he said.

The decision for Dr. Manson was not an easy local university or with a museum or historical a teacher," senior Jason Leder said . "He always one, he noted, especially since he had opted to society." offered help, a good but often repeated joke, and Teacher Reaction stay following the incentive given to senior teachmaybe even a reason to come to school."

News of Dr. Manson's retirement met with "He made the classes really interesting," said ers to retire last year. "It was a terrible struggle a mixed emotions senior Melina D'Amico. "He didn't really look at year and a half ago when the among students his notes a lot. It seemed like he really knew it incentive was and teachers. like a college professor." offered ... and Assistant PrinDr. Manson is also well-remembered for his it was a very cipal of Science participation on school trips. "I remember how Susan Appel; he brought that enthusiasm to the trips," said Ms. tough decision this time too," who worked Appel. "Athough he was immensly organized he said . ' The closely with Dr. that military organization" he still knew how to only time Manson on the relax." when it's an Westinghouse "I don't know how any other school trip is easy decision projects, was going to run again," said Jason. "Dr. Manson is when you saddened by the really cared about the students and the tiine they hate what decision. "I had on the trips. Only a few teachers like Dr. you're doing." think we're Manson are willing to devote their time and enThis was not going to start re- etgy to students." the case with alizing that Dr. Manson's departure culminates a 35-year Dr. Manson, there's a lot to full-time teaching career. He was also a captain ~ miss," she said. in the Naval Reserve for 37 years during which who plans to ~ "He was always he taught c!l.asses for the Naval War College. He continue ~ working with there ." attended New York, Columbia, and Hofstra Unithe students of Dr. Malcolm versities, receiving the degrees of Bachelor of the Social SciLargmann said Science, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Educahe was surprised tion. In 1988 he transferred to Townsend Harris ence Research RECENTLY RETIRED MICHAEL MANSON returns to at the announce- .from Flushing High School. class he taught work with Social Science research students entering the until their Westinghouse Talent Search.

Advice From Friends ment, while notWestinghouse Science Talent Search papers are ing that he is "happy that Dr. Manson is leaving Ms. Appel and Dr. Largmann both offered entered. Beyond this he is uncertain of how he on ahigli." ¡ advice to their retiring friend and colleague in will spend his retirement. One thing is certain: inMeanwhile, students and teachers alike praised much the same way. "Enjoy," Ms. Appel said, activity is not on his agenda. "I'm not going to Dr. Manson as a teacher who was not only a "and keep moving." .â&#x20AC;˘ retire altogether," he said , "I probably will go on scholar in history but a teacher who was in tune "Live everyday to its fullest and just have fun," to look for work on a part-time basis either at a with his students. "He was a friend before he was Dr. Largmann added.

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Eckerd brings eclectic background to classes

by Alison Gab r iele Stephen Eckerd was picking the lima beans on his family's farm in Wes t Virgina when Lynne Greenfield, Assistant Principal of Humanities, called. She had obtained a copy of his resume from the Boar d of Education and called to see if he 'd like to be interviewed for the position that Dr. Micheal Manson retired from this year.

Mr. Eckerd accepted the offer and took a Greyhound up to New York for the interview. A couple of days later he was offered the job. He accepted and he is now teaching Global History 3, American History and Government and Social Science Research.

He has had many years of experience in the education field. He worked for three y~s as a cross-cultural trainer in the Peace Corps. He taught others how to immerse themselves in an entirely different culture after having worked as a peace corp volunteer in Nepal for three years.

He has also worked as a teaching assistant in anthropology at Columbia University and as a social studies teacher at John Jay High School in Brooklyn.

ogy at Columbia. His thesis required a year and a half trip to Nepal where he made films and photo graphed the people.there. His topic deals with art in tribal society.

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'I want my students to look at the world and think they can change it.'

lock Holmes shows. The Mc!'le il/Lehrer News Hour is the only program he watches nightly.

"In my opinion, it is the only worthwhile news show, " said Mr. Eckerd.

Although he is very bus~ at his residence in Brooklyn, he misses his family in W,est Virginia a great deal. He has one brother and one sister.

"We are a very close-knit family. I am constantly in touch with them," he said .

Despite 'the fact that he will miss his family, he hopes to be in I

"I wanted to discover why people who can barely afford to survive would bother to make things beautiful as well as func\ tional," said Mr. Eckerd.

Townsend Harris is quite a change from Nepal, but still Mr. Eckerd is happy.

'The students here are different. They have a more practical sense of values. They emphasize their education and their futures instead of materialistic things," said Mr. Eckerd.

Mr. Eckerd hopes to inspire the students he teaches and motivate their critical thinking.

"I want my students to look at the world and think they can change it. The best par t of teaching is seeing students discover their own potential,and watch them realize that they can succeed," said Mr. Eckerd.

However, not allparts of teaching are enjoyable. Mr. Eckerd .S hates paperwork and the state-mandated curriculums. :-: .~ "I'd like to be able to scrap the currlculm and totally reorganize .J ~ the courses," he said.

When he is notteaching Mr. Eckerd keeps himself occupied in "Each and every place is different. I have good and bad many other ways. He is an avid reader. Some of his favorite books are White Pony, acollection of Chinese poetry; Shakespeares's NEW SOCIA L STUDIES TEACHER STEPHEN ECKERD memories from all the places I've been to," said Mr. Eckerd. chats with juniors Alison Gabriele and Erika DiSanzo.

Mr. Eckerd 's many years of teaching are closely matched with his Sonnets;Arabian Nights; and the poetry ofRobert Burns.

He also is involved with photography, sculpting and making Townsend Harris for a long time. many years of studying. After high school, he went on to obtain "I am very impressed with this school. 1 am amazed at what the his Bachelor's degree in pol itical science and world history from films .

"Rightnow I am editing the films that I shot on my most recent faculty here has been able to accomplish even with the lack of reShepard College and later his Masters degree in anthropology trip to Nepal ," said Mr. Eckerd. from Columbia University. sources. I'm not sure if the students here know just how lucky they He is curr ently working o'1:,his thesis for his Ph.D. in anthropol- Mr. Eckerdenjoys watching Masterpiece Theatre and any Sher- are to be here," he said .

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by LaTasha Greene Creative Self andNative Voices are just two of the new electives being offered this year by the Humanities Department.

"We're a very small school with a limited number of electives, and we're trying to expand and create new ones so as to satisfy the neoos of all the students," said Lynn e Greenfield, Assistant Principal of Humanities.

Creative Self, taugh t by English teacher Helen Rizzuto, is a senior fall elective that is designed as a continuation to Creative Writing, also taught

by Ms. Rizzuto, "Once students went over to the college. they found that

there is no access to creative assignments. Now they have a course in which they can continue writing and their work may be used in The Phoenix," said Ms. Green field, commenting on why this class was needed.

Native Voices, taught by Ms. Gree nfield, is a fall elective which explores a variety of cultures . "It gives us an opportuni ty to focus on ourselves and other cultures, comparing our lives to theirs, " said junior Deyona Burke. "It's quite interesting reading abou t other peoples."

'The most exciting thing about being a New Yorker is the opportunity to meet different people. We try to give

students a forum in Native Voices to discuss subjects tha t are sensitive and controversial," said Ms. Greenfield.

Literature of the Holocaust, a former spring electi ve, has been changed to Literature of Oppresion, in order to include a wider range of oppressed peoples.

Last June, two letter s were written to The Classic pro testing the change.

One was from Harr iette Blechman, teacher of Literature of the Holocaust, and the other was from students in her class.

Ms. Blechman wrote : 'This course seeks to enlighten us all through a

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careful study of one example. Certainly we do not seek to ignore or belittle the experiences of any people.

Indeed, we often extend 'our discussions to other examples and we come to a more significant unders tandin g of the tragic results of Opp ression. I feel, however, that chang ing the nam e of the course misrepres ents its content and migh t mi slead some students."

The students said that the name change was motivatedby the administration's desire to be "politically correct."

In response, Ms. Greenfield stated, "How does one determine between

something that is politically correct and being politically responsible? We responded to the needs of the students."

The course, according to Ms . Greenfield, still focuses on the Holocaus t as aprime example ofan oppressed group, but explores other groups as well.

Great Ideas, a senior fall elective , is taught by hi story teacher and College Coordinator John Hynes. The course uses primary sources to analyze ancient societies up to and including the Renaissance. "Students determine if those ideas being presented should be cons idered as some of the world's greatest thoughts," said Mr. Hynes.

Like- mother, like son:

Former journalist turns teacher Teaching runs in Piane family

by Stacey Gluck burg] taught here and he raved sire to learn. They are polite, re"I really didn't think I would about the school. Since I was spectful and they respond to my become a teacher," said John ready for a change and there sense ofhumor. The faculty are Henry Francis, Townsend Har- w~ an opening, I went for it," warm and supportive," he said. ris' new English teacher. ''I Mr. Francis was born in worked as a news and feaPanama. He was raised and tures assistant on an NBC currently res ides in news program called the 1 Brooklyn.. He .received .his.

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Bachelor's degree from Mr. Brinkley left and I had Brooklyn College and his taken his place but he reMasters from Adelphi Uniturned and I didn't have a versity. He also has an adjob. A friend of mine was a vanced degree in labor relateacher and told me to go tions from the New School ~ into the profession. I took for Social Research. ;ยง ~ his advice and was wild In his spare time, Mr . about it."

Francis builds furniture and Although he did not plan cultivates a garden. In fact, ENGLISH TEACHER JOHN . he would like it if Townsend on becoming a teacher, educating students is not a new F RANCIS grades a set of essays' Harris had a garden so that the library. profession for Mr. Francis. classes could be held there.

He taughtelementary school "It would put a premium on for six years and was a teacher he said. the beauty of nature," he said. at South Shore High School in So far, Mr. Francis enjo~s Mr. Francis also loves movie Brooklyn for 21 years. "A friend working at Townsend Harris. sound tracks and is a big Star of mine [Dr. Leonard Gapple- 'The students here have a de- Trek fan.

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Zero band classes get mixed reviews Continuedfrom page 5 of the school's overcrowding.

Some seniors and students who were doing Independent Study were programmed for zero band physics. Susan Appel, Assistant Principal of Science, relates , "Many of them were unhappy at first but then got to enjoy it."

This year, the program has expanded to four classes: physics (taught by Mr. Jones); Mass Media (Mr. Boulanger); Classic Films (Harriette Blechman); and Social Science Research (Joseph Hom).

Although most of the teachers think earlyclasses are a good idea, they spoke of some additional problems with zero band.

"At about 8 o'clock, it starts said. to get a little bit noisy and we For the Social Science Rehave 15 minutes to go," said search class, "the greatest disMr. Horn. 'That is a major advantage is that we have to use problem...that we never library resources and the school thought . we'd have." Ms. hasn't devised any way to open Blechman agrees. "After 8 the library early,"saidMr. Hom. AM, it gets very noisy. You One resource that was available can ' t tell the kids not to use their to the class , however, was lockers. It's unfair," she said. McDonald's. Meeting for break"In the future, the zero period fast at the restaurant on Jewel classes will be placed in rooms Avenue one day in September, that are quiet," said Mr. Bou- the class was asked to observe langer. " what went on there" that momLateness has also been "some- ing. "While they were observwhat of a problem," according ing, I was observing them," said to Ms. Blechman, who is the At- Mr. Hom. tendance Coordinator. "I'm hoping it will disappear when This article was researched by the kids become used to it," she memberso/thejOUTnalismclass.

by Stacey Gluck Mr. Piane knew he wanted to be a teacher when "As a teacher, I want studei Its to respect and he was a teenager. "My mother was a Spanish teacher and she inspired appreciate each other and me," he said. to have a deeper value for Mr. Piane is anativeNew life which is really larger Yorker, who was born in than any subjectl can teach in the classroom," saidMiYonkers and raised in the Bronx. He currently rechael Piane, a new Span.lI sides in Englewood Cliffs, ish 1 and 2 teacher. " Mr. Piane decided to New Jersey. As a college teach at Townsend Harris student, Mr. Piane majored because of its excellent in Spanish and minored in reputation. "I had heard library education at SUNY about its outstanding status Albany. He received a ~ as one of the best high Masters degree in Spanish schools in New York Literature and SpanishBIEN VENIDOl MI CHAEL American Literature, and City ," he said .

PlANE,a new addition to the a professional diploma in Mr. Piane began his Foreign Language Depart" administration and superteaching career 29 years ment instructs his Spanish visionfromSt. John's Uniago. He has taught in sevclass. vers ity. eral high schools and junIn his spare time , Mr. Piior high schools throughane enjoys spending time with his wife and three out the metropolitan area.

Compared to other students, Mr. Piane fmds children. He also likes to swim and garden, but that Harrisities are "serious, motivated, .well- one of his favorite pastimes is singing. He sings rounded and a delight to work with." in a church choir and also plays piano.

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"I would like to see George Bush as president because I don't want to see a repeat of Carter. Aside from that, Arkansas is the poorest state..... and Bill Clinton has no standing in foreign affairs. He can't make up his mind on the issues."

Ch ris Born, junior

No matter how you sliced it, Clinton always got a bigger piece of the pie at Townsend Harris.

Percent: Pupils Polled

"Bill Clinton is the one for the job. You can tell- he is more I prepared and organized. His ·head is full of ideas that people ·are willing to go along with. :Clinton can actually help us.

Has Gearge Bush done that?" ·Tatiana Carett, sophomore "I think the least terrible candidate for U.S. president is Gov·emor Bill Clinton. George Bush hasclearly displayed his incom·petence and Ross Perot has :shown that he is a quitter. If he could handle the presidency, he would have handled [his] campaign....Bill Clinton may seem a little fishy, but at least he has not demonstrated true ·incompetence."

Deborah Delaney, sophomore

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Carol Won g, junior "There is a majornegative to all three candidates....Now if we couldjustcut these thtee candidates' brains apart and take the good things from all three foreign policy from Bush, helping people get employed from Clinton,fixingthe economy and creating a budget from Perotthen maybe we could get the perfect president and this country would be back on its feet and the leader of the world in no time."

Ofra Biener, fres hman "I think they are all liars, but , Clinton is the best."

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Dougherty burns up track in 5km

by Erika DiSanzo Wh at does 1954 mean to you? Yes , maybe it was the ye ar your mother was born, but this number has spec ial meaning fOr junior Sean Dougherty, cross-country track runner.

Sean ran the 5km (3.1 mil es) in 19:17 which gives him the third best record in school history.

It was also the first time in three years a Harrisite has run in un der 20 m inutes.

In his sophomore year, Sean joined the Cross Country Track team and it didn't take him long to become the team's top runner. ' The NYU track field is at Sean's disposal

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"Itry to run abouttwo mi les a day on average, but sometimes because of schoolwork and Mr. Russo's tests, I can only run three or four miles a week, " Sean said.

Coach Keith Hanson would like to see Sean improve his time to 18:30, but he w ill senle for under 19:00. " Sean can do it if he stays healthy," coach Hanson believes.

Sean is convinced he can do it. "Anybody can be good at track. All it takes is hard work, determination and, of course, a good coach," he said.

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by Seth Cohen Th e Girls' Cross-Country Tr ack season is underw ay. "It seems they won 't have to do much climbing to reach the top . I fully expect the varsity team to crack the top three in the Queens ~ Level this season," said their coach, Joseph Horn. s According to coach Horn, the team has many ~ superb runners. "It ' s a team effo rt," said sopho~ more And rea Levine. "We have a lot of fast runners. I think we can pull in at the top three in Queens." as teammate No . 21 scores a point.

The team practices four of five times a wee k with weekly competitions at Cunningham Park.

The team's two starters are Te rez Czappano Their toughest compe titors are Jam aica and and Nikki Buza, Hillc res t High Schools.

Cardozo and Francis Lewis High Schools are "Other schools like Hillcrest say our school is usually the team's toughest opponents. full of ne rds - they can:t run ," said Levine,"but The team quali fied for playoffs in past years. let me assure you , we're turning heads, so look oull" Coach Nix is confident they will do so again.

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by Shalene Moodie The girls' Varisty Volleyball team won their first league game against Bayside High.

"We hav e a lot of po tential. The outcome depends on how soon the starting line -up adjusts to playing altogether," said Coach Wanda Nix .

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by LaTasha Gr eene .

The Boys' Soccer team lost to Thomas Edison 4-0. This is their thir d loss this season in the home-in-home series. Coach James Murray, who is new to the team, said that they have be en improving and that the games are very competitive. The team had a 2-2 tie with Van Buren in their rust game on September 25, but since then lost to Flushing, 2-0, and Long Island City , 2-0.

"No game has been a blowout," said Coach Murray. "After each game, opposing coaches and the referees have complemented myself and the team on their improved performance ."

The heart of the Boys ' Soccer team is compri sed of seniors Neftali Serrano,Tom Kara giannis , Gric Abad and Sasha Cekada, along with newso rner Nico Luiten, an exchange student from the Ne therlands who is ajunior.

Sophomore Peter Vay s, comm enting on the team's efforts, said, "Defense shoul d be concentrated on mort!and the team shouldjry to kee p the bal l moving. More subs shou ld·be used bec ause key players get tired. " There are six mo re gam es to be played in the home-in-home series. "If the team con tinu es to play well and keeps their terrific attitude, they'll win games," said Coach Murray.

Mr. Murray intends to be the team's co ach next year regar dless of this se ason' s outcome.

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