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Townsend Harris High School at Queens College
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149-11 Melbourne Avenue. Flushing, NY 11367
FIRST FOUNDER•s DAY IN NEW FACILITY!
Dignitaries attend official dedication by Veronica Lee "Here's a message to Mayor Giuliani - come to Townsend Harris and see a New York City public school at its best!" declared Phillip Jones, science teacher and United Federation of Teachers (U.F.T.) Representative at the dedication assembly, held in the . auditorium on November 9. Years of hard work on the part of school officials, local politicians, alumni, parents and the School Construction Authority towards the completion of the long-awaited school building on the Queens College campus culminated in a special dedication ceremony held from 3:30-5:30 P.M. According to Principal Malcolm Largmann, its purpose was to "formally announce our presence to the public." Seniors were invited to the event, but because of a lack of space, not all underclassmen could attend. Instead, each English class sent fou! representatives to the ceremony. The dedication assembly opened with a welcoming speech from Master of
Many of the speakers encour- dent Carol Gresser. Ceremonies and Assistant Prin- the new school. "The telephone "This all reminds me of an old cipal of Mathematics Harry wires were really busy between aged Harrisites to take care of Dr. Largmann' s office and mine the new facilities.""! ask the stu- saying," said Mr. Jones. "A Rattein. The chorus began the evening because he watched every dents to treat the [building] with house is only a house until you with a rendition of "I Believe,'' nail.. .. He knew everything respect, and to help it come put a family in it, and when you written by Townsend Harris [about the school] and be was alive .... I'm so glad you have this put a family in it, it becomes a alumnus Ervin home ... and ., Townsend Harris is Drake, '35, who ~ certainly a borne." also composed -~ Margaret the school's alma. § Harrington, Supermater. c;<.:: intendent of The first guest Jl Queens High speaker was .S Schools, quoted a Allen Lee ~ line from "I BeSessoms, Presi-& lieve," sung earlier dent of Queens by the chorus, and College, who called the new compared building a "geeTownsend Harris students to flowers. whiz place." "'I believe for every "It's a tremendrop of rain that dous privilege to falls, a flower have Townsend Harris on the grows .. .' Every Borough President Claire Shulman reviews the history of the new building at its dedication Queens College student in this room is a flower ... a pecampus ... and to ceremony. Looking on from the stage were John Ferrandino, Division of High Schools; rennial, strong and experience the Margaret Hanington, Queens Superintendent of Schools; Principal Malcolm Largmann; Allen rooted, nourished students here," Lee Sessoms, President of Queens College; Nettie Meyerson, NY State Assemblywoman,; said Dr. Sessoms. every day by and Barry Light, President of the School Construction Authority. teachers," she said. Queens BorThe speeches were interough President Claire Shulman largely responsible for watching wonderful place to live in and I recalled the enormous efforts the construction of the build- wish I could live here with you," spersed with several musical Continued on p. 11 said Board of Education Presiinvolved in the completion of ing," she said.
Keeping up with the mayor:
Varghese shadows Giuliani for day by Rena Vat·ghese It's a whirlwind job that requires one to juggle the roles of ambassador, fellow citizen, nononsense politician and leader of the nation's largest city. Senior Rena Varghese got to see what it is like to be the mayor of New York City when she, along with Yesenia Cuevas from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School and Christian Vasquez from New York City Lab School, shadowed Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani for the day on October 12.. WNET/Channel 13, the sponsor of the event, invited the three schools to send representatives of their newspapers to cover the mayor's activities on that date
and at his live radio show on W ABC Radio the following morning, in order to create a special feature story," A Day In The Life Of Mayor Giuliani," for the World Wide Web. The students' article can be accessed at the web site address http:// www.nylink.org. Channel 13' s New Media Group launched wNetStation on the World Wide Web last month in order to help students learn more about City Hall in advance of the mayor's first student press conference, held October 26 and broadcast live on Channel 13. Classic editors Veronica Lee, Erik Bloch, Amanda Schoenberg and Rena represented Townsend Harris, but never got
cal)ed on to ask their questions. meet with Giuliani's press sec- Giuliani's schedule as "unbeThe student reporters first retary, Colleen Roche, and his lievable." "He is tht: single traveled by car service to the personal assistant, Kim Serafin. most energetic person that I've Ms. Roche described headquarters of the CaribbeanContinued on p. 11 American Chamber of Commerce at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where the mayor was a guest speaker at a ] Oil breakfasthonoring 10 -, ~ years of the chamber's :1! involvement in busi~ ness and industry. '0 >. From there, the stul'J dents separated from ~ the mayor, who went u to the funeral of Peter ]~ c.. McLaughlin, a firefighter who was killed in the line ·Of duty. The Bidding Mayor Giuliani farewell, senior Rena Varghese ends her day of WNET student team shadowing his Honor. went to City Hall to 0)
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