Columbia Rates Revamped Echo Tenth in Nation Columbia University was re-

. cently the scene of one of the greatest triumphs in the Glen Rock High School student news­paper's history. On March 14, the Columbia Scholastic Press Asso­ciation, after analyzing papers from across the nation, awarded the Glen Rocl~ Echo a second place rating. In addition, the Glen Echo was proclaimed as the tenth best newspaper in the natinn from a junior-senior high school with an enrollment of greater than 750 pupils. The October issue of the paper was featured in a display

of outstanding school newspapers. Bince 1925 the C . .S.P.A. has been

rating school newspapers and yeaJ:books in a nationwide contest. The judging includes all aspects of the paper -- layout, photog­raphy, news writing, feature writ­ing, editorials, sports writing, and artwork. The quality of each pa­per is evaluated in points and the placement is in accordance with this point system. This makes it possibLe for more than one paper to achieve first place, second place, and third place awards. The Glen Echo secured the highest

number of points among all pa­pers in the second place cate­gory, leaving it just a small step from the cherished first place award.

One of the chief peculiarities of the C.S.P.A. contest is that it basres its judging on issues from a calendar year, not a school year. This year, for example, only pa­pers dated from Easter 1968 to December 3, 1968 were accept­able.

This school year the Glen Echo was completely revamped at the start of the school year. Inspired

by editor-in-chief Roy Edgar Lott and his staff, Dave Castronouvo, Claudia Morf, Jeff Moran, Bruce Miller, Laurie Geis1er, Judy Stein­bach, Chris Markel, Amy Karig, and Pete Hirschfeld, this improve­ment had met with the instant approval of the student body. In addition, it evidently extremely impressed the eyes of the Colum­bia Scholastic Press Association.

On the weekend of March 13, 14 & 15 the fourty-fifth annual convention of the C.S:P.A. was held at Columbia and Barnard Universities. The Glen Echo ed-

itors attended and took an active part in a series of clinics and round table discussions ranging from "Intellectual Freedom in High School Newspapers" to "Problems of the Monthly News­paper". In addition many well­known speakers, including Judith Crist, film critic; Joan Wynn, ed­itor-in-chief, Ingenue Magazine; and Sylvia Reice, youth editor, McCall's Magazine, we11e present. The convention was wrapped up en Saturday, March 15, with a complimentary luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria.

BrigodoonuComesAHve" In Presentation at GRHS

By Judy Steinbach

The miraculous fantasy of Brigadoon reoccurred last Friday and Saturday nights in Glen Rock High Schoofs auditorium. Eleven

GLEN ROCK JUNIOR - SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL weeks of intense work culminated in the hit musical production

Vol. XIII - No. 5

The Champs! From I. to r. Coach Gemma, Dave Jenson, Steve Kennelly,

Tom Peterson, Mike Dervos, and Glenn Neumann.

Reality:

''A Curiosity of Life Called Art" By Claudia Morf

Babies, balloons, Bob Dylan, eyes, teachers--all these were a part of "Reality", witnessed by Glen Rock students in an assem­bly on March 19. Artist Richard Enseki created and presented an extremely contemporary and rare view of life at Glen Rock High School.

It is not fair, or even possible to make a few passing generalities

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April 9-0pening Home Baseball Game

12-Hoagie Drive Junior Class Car Wash Student Council Parents Dance

14-0pening Home Tennis Match

15-0pening Home Track Meet

17-Co-Ed Volleyball

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about the production because everybody enjoyed it in an in­dividual capacity. Perhaps Mr. Enseki's comments express it best.

"Mrs. Sylvia Owens, Mr. Dick Abarno, and I share a "curiosity of life" which many call art. The spirit and joy we gain from "do­ing something·• brings us closer to the sensibilities all artists wish to find. What we would like to ex­press, beyond what you will see and hear, is better said by another artist (M. C. Richards) .... "the creative spirit creates with what­ever materials are in its hands. With food, with children, with building blocks, with speech, with thoughts, with pigment, with an umbrella, or a wine glass, or a tJorch in hand. We are not artists only during studio hours, any more than a man is wise only in his library, or religious only in church. The material is not the sign of the creative feeling for life; techniques are not the sign; "art" is not the sign. The sign is the light that dwells within the act, whatever its nature or its medium. As Emerson said, the law is: "Do the thing, and you shall have the power. But they who do not the thing, have not the power."

of Brigadoon, the legend of a Scottish village that comes to life Thursday, April 3, 1969 only one day every 100 years.

~lt Was Beautiful, Just Beautiful" By Judy Steinbach

For weeks students screamed, cried, and sang behind closed doors in preparation for the ninth annual production of Nights of Drama. Under the direction of Okey Chenoweth, drama teacher, approximately forty students pre­sented Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead on March 14 and 15.

The cafeteria was transformed into a theater-in-the-round and was filled with people during both performances. In fact, the audi­ence reached record numbers. averaging about three hundred people each night.

This year's production of a full length play was different from previous years, when a series of individual scenes were presented. "We were ready for it. We had the students to do it and we need­ed a change," explained Mr. Chenoweth. The students were ex­tremely interested in the idea of presenting one play, and, judging from the exalted responce, so was the audience.

The play itself is a cogent dem­onstration against war and its brutalities. It is strong and deep in meaning, causing the audience to think carefully well after th~ play is over.

Summing up the production, Mr. Chenoweth said, "It was beau­tiful, just beautiful."

Homemaker Chosen

Bileen Reid has been named 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for Glen Rock Jr.-Sr. High on the basis of her score in a written knowledge and attitud!e test on h1omemaking given senior girls recently.

Eileen Reid's achievement has made her eligible for state and national scholarships. She also has been awarded a specially designed silver charm from General Mills, sponsor of the Betty Crocker Search for the American Home­maker of Tomorrow.

A stat3 Homemaker of Tomor­row and runner-up will be select­ed from the winners of the schools in the state. She, with those from states and the District of Colum­bia, each accompanied by a school advisor, will join in an expense paid educational tour of Washing­ton, D. C .. and Colonial Williams­burg, Va .. next spring.

This was just one of the many exciting scenes in the presentation

of "Brigadoon" by the Glen Rock 7th - 12th grades on March 28th

and 29th, as a wee bit of Scottish fantasy 'came alive' at GRHS .

Full School Participation

A great deal can be said flor Glen Rock Junior-<Senior High School's first musical production, directed by Mr. Lundequist and Miss Collachio. Because the ac­tors, singers, and dancers involved in Brigadoon came from all six grades, a wider, more plausable age group was attained. The ad­vantage of this was easily wit­nessed in the colorful, group scenes which, on the whole, were quite convincing and done with a minimum of confusion.

Dance Scenes Were Excellent

'The accomp8.nyin.g music and several dance scenes added a great deal to the presentation of Briga­doon. 1Special tribute should be given to Candy Elmquist for her efforts with the dance routines and choreography. Her own solo dance of a mournful lover was beautifully and realistically per­formed. The male members of the cast did extremely well with the Scottish steps, despite the fact that they had to wear kilts!

Great Work Done By Art Club

Mr. Kimble and several of his art classes did a beautiful job making the scenery and props. Along with the gay costumes sewn by lVIarcia Schreiber, th!ey did a great deal to brighten up the stage. An opaque screen was ex­tremely well used in producing the effect of a foggy haze.

Leading female performances were supplied by Mary Lou Pag­ano, Flo Janie and Jackie Thom­as, while the two American travel­ers were played by Ray Vetter and J'eff Hotns. Floyd Vivino, as th= village wise man narrated the legend of Brigadoon in as authen­tic a rScottish b1;ogue as any Scots­man could ever use. Humor was provided by Flo and Jeff who were lively and convincing in their roles.

Voices Were Too Soft

A bit more work should have been done on voice projection, as many of the lines were lost to a portion of the audience. In a few of the group scenes, particularly the wedding feast, the cast should have been happier and more at ease.

The most important thing that Brigadoon brought its audience was a belief in magic and mira­cles. As a delightful musical fan­tacy, it has, and will, last a long time.

J>ageTwo

The Question of Apathy During a recent meeting Student Council President Chip Def­

faa said that he recommended that there never again be a concert with a "name" band at our school. After the result of this year's concert, this reaction is to be expected. However a few changes made by the Student Council and the student body would reverse the whole situation.

The problem with this year's concert was elementary; the stu­dents couldn't have cared less. In this and in other areas there seems to be a great deal of student apathy. Each and every student in Glen Rock High School must realize that a large portion of the respons­ibility of whether an event fails or succeeds lies on their shoulders. If concerts are discontinued at our school, every student who did not buy a ticket for the recent one is partially to blame.

But to put the failure of the concert off as completely the re­sult of an apathetic and languorous student body, is inaccurate, as well as detrimental to the school. The student body has shown, just this past winter at Basketball games, that if properly inspired, it can exhibit an appearance of incomparable spirit and energy. 'iVhat is needed is something or someone to bring to bring the student of Glen Rock High School out of his shell.

This brings us to the other chief problem with this year's con­cert. The band hired was, in plain English, bad. To begin, it was a group that had not been heard by any member of the student body in over a year. In addition, it was so infamous for its incapability to play music, that it was unable to draw students from other schools, something many of the other bands suggested could have done. To make matters worse, it drove away a large portion of those students that showed up, once it began playing.

The Student Council should not, and can not, expect an en­thused student reaction to a concert featuring a poor group. This fact can be related to many of the other problems that the Student Council, as well as other bodies, is facing. It may be an unfair burden, but the Student Council cannot expect anything but stu­.dent apathy if it acts as an indifferent representative of the students.

A Wave of Progressivism In the past many students have expressed feelings that Glen

Rock High School is the symbol of Conservatism-that the Admin­istration and Faculty are constantly looking backwards in their decisions. Recently, however, there has been a wave of events indicating a rise in Progressivism in our school.

The first event that comes to mind is the recent Nights of Drama presentation. "Bmy the Dead" was a landmark in dramatic performances. The acting was excellent, but more important the play presented a discussion of a timely and controversial topic. To all who attended, the two nights were an unforgettable and moving experience.

A further example of Progressivism in our school is the cur­rent trend of the assembly programs. Under Mr. Harris's direction, the assemblies, this year have been leaving behind their old role of being a period for students to sleep and have taken up an en­tertaining and interesting new role. The culmination of this prog­ressive spirit was the recent slide program presented by Mr. Enseki -a program that was both vibrant and penetrating.

Another refreshing wave of change appearing in Glen Rock lately is a move by a large segment of the student body to improve our school. The most noticable example of this is the "redecorating" of two bathrooms over the mid-winter vacation. The students in­volved in this task had a talent-art-and used it for the intended good of the entire student body. One can only hope that other students in our school will be inspired by this action and will under­take some similar activity of their own.

THE GLEN ECHO EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-Chief ................................................................ Roy Edgar Lott

Co-News Editors ........................................... Claudia Morf, Amy Karig

Co-Feature Editors ............................ Dave Castronuovo, Laurie G!3isler

Business Editor ...................................................................... Jeff Moran

Assistant ................................................................ Judy Steinbach

Sports Editor ........................................................................ Bruce Miller

Art .................................................................................... Chris Markel

Photography ................................................................ Pete Hirschfield

Faculty Advisor ........................................................ Mr. Edward Butler

GLEN ECHO

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor:

We like to think this year's var­sity basketball team was one of the best in our school's history. We were the first Glen Rock team to win the N.B.I.L. champronship outright, we were the highest scor­ing team in the school's history, averaging over 80 points a game, and we had a respectable 16-4 record. Although we thought we were pretty good, when it comes to our fans, they're number one. This year's team got by far the greatest support of any Glen Rock team and this support helped us in no small way to win the league championship.

The game that sticks most in my mind was the Lodi game at home. Since it was an afternoon game neither the players nor the fans were really up. We went down to the locker room at half time down by 13 points. We were feel­ing pretty low when we started up for the gym for the second half. We walked into the gym with our heads hung down. All of a sudden the crowd stari:Jed going wild and each player felt a tingle throughout his body. We got to­gether and decided we had to win the game, if not for ourselves, for our fans. Inspired by our sup­porters, we went to work and quickly cut down the 13 point lead, going on to win by 17 points. 'l'his is just one example of the spirit of our rooters. It's not hard to root when your team is win­ning; the true sign of loyalty can be seen when the going is rough. Our fans kept up the faith to the very end, and that's why they're number one. If how good a bas­ketball team did depended solely on the fans, the Panthers would have been on the warpath down in Atlantic City. The basketball team received all the credit in the newspapers; now it's time for our fans to stand up and take a bow. You are number one!

Dear Editor,

Sincerely yours, Tommy Peterson Captain, 1968-69 Basketball Team * * * *

Is it any wonder girls so often say, "I hate Gym!" They all must feel the dtead of going down to the dank, stuffy dungeon usually known as the girls' locker room. The conditions in this room are abominable, deleterious, and in desperate need of correction.

After continual showers every class period, the room is filled with warm, humid air, making it seem more like a prison in a Medieval castle rather than a room in a modern high school. The lack of enough windows and improper ventilation make it exceedingly difficult to breathe.

Probably the most dangerous condition is the lack of enough rubber mats in the shower area. Several girls have been known to fall on the slippery pavement while going through the showers. If this situation is not corrected, a major injury might ensue.

The inconsistent water temper­ature in the showers themselves is another cause for discomfort. Af­ter an hour of exercise and in­creased activity, a cold shower is unhealthy and unwelcome. When the water is extremely hot, stu­dents run through the showers and usually slip in the process.

More frnstrating than the con­ditions themselves is the relative eas<e with which they could be cor­rected. Rubber mats cost no more than four dollars at any depart­ment stm:e. More time and great­er care could be exerted to adjust the water to a comfortable level. Proper ventilation should have been planned at the construction of the building, but the problem could at least be partially solved with a few cans of Aerosal.

If these situations are corrected soon, girls may take more of an interest in gym. vVe may even start to like it!

Sincerely, Judy <Steinbach

* * .. Dear Editor,

I would like to congratulate Mr. Chenowith and his drama students for their fine production and per­formance of Bury the Dead.

It was refreshing to see a play done in our school which has so much meaning and is in conjunc­tion with one of the problems cur­rently faced by many of the stu­dents leaving our high school.

The performances were excel­lent and the play took on new dimensions when paralleled with the current war we are fighting in Vietnam.

I hope we can look forward to many more such fine plays in the future.

Sincerely yours, R,ay Cavanagh

Thursday, April 3, 19691

18-year-olds Merit, The Right to Vote

By Bill Harris

Today's 18-year-olds should haV1e the right to vote in elections. that may very well affect them for the rest of their lives. The fact that the youth of today are more involved, dedicated, edu- · cated, and in many ways more mature than any p11evious gen­eration rebukes any idea that youth would be reckless voters.

The involvement of tJoday's. youth can be seen right here in. our own school where we have the Teen Age Republicans and the Youth of the Democratic Coali­tion forming. It can also be seen on the national level in the last. presidential campaign wh!m-e youth was a major f1orce in get­ting votes for the respective can-· dictates. Without the 'Clean Genes,' Eugene McGarthy would· probably never have gotten as; near to the presidency as he did.

The superiority in academic and social knowledge is a statistical fact. Whereas only 45% of our· nation's youth graduated friom High School in 1940, 75% wilL graduate today. In 1940 only 16% attended college. Today almost three times that number will go· on to college after graduating· from high school.

Many states consider people over 18 to be adults. Even in New Jersey 18-ycar-olds are allowed to· drive, to get manied, to start a family, to pay taxes, and to be· held under the same penal code· as those over 21. Why then are· they not allowed to vote?

One possible reason for our· states resistence to change is fear .. A fear that the voting trend will be knocked out of line. That youth will have the upper hand. This is inaccurate. Granting 18-year-olds: the right to vote would help main­tain the status quo. Y'outh would not make the voting charts bot­tom heavy, but rather would keep them from getting top heavy.

Improvements in medical sci­ence, along with Medicare, is keeping more and more older peo­ple alive to vote. There is no rea­son to doubt that this trend wilt continue. and therefore one can expect that many more old pelo­ple will be voting in elections to· come. Giving 18-year-olds the right to vote is necessary to stop one age bracket from dominating; the country.

President Nixon made very few campaign promises. One of them was to try to lower the voting age. I can only hope that he is more successful than those who have previously proposed this beneficial and necessary measure.

College Riots Occurred

long Before the '60's Contrary to common belief,

riots a.t places of higher learning in America are not peculiar to the 1960's. In "The Founding of a Na­tton", Merril Jenson describes. many events that occurred in the Colonial Era, including the fol­lowing ....

"In 1768, when Harvard tutors re­·fused to :tccept any more excuses fot· not attending prayers, the students met and resolved in favor of liberty, de­clared the rule of the tutors unconstitu­tional, and threw bricks thru the tutor's windows .. .''

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Bath Rooms flushed Clean Hair Reviewed By Linda Miller

Who, you may ask, would want to visit a school bathroom? Any­one with an appreciation for art and pride in his school! On Mon­day, March 3, both first floor lav­atories opposite room 108 were opened for the inspection of all students.

For several years, vandalism has been a major problem in Glen Rock. In the lavatories, students composed freely on the walls and ground cigarette butts into the sink enamel. No one seemed to know what to do about it.

This year, the newly formed Student Advisory Committee sug­gested that if the lavatories were made more attractive, they might manage to stay that way. During the week of mid-winter vacation this feat was acCiomplished. Under the leadership of Vee Sedegren & Bob Ax, a group of talented stu­dents labored with paint, paper and drawing pens, and created two interestingly eye-pleasing muse-

Lisa Wendelken, busily at work, mod­ernizing the Boys Room opposite Room 108.

urns out of what were once smoky, hideous caverns. Let us hope this is only the beginning!

If men would all agree to love th' other, The world would be a better place to live. If each could leam to tTeat th' other as brotheT And talce a little less, and want to give.

If each would solve the problems of his foe And lay aside destructive bombs and guns, He soon would find that love could start to grow And malce the world a safe place for his sons.

And when at last we've 1·eached this peaceful state Where love and f1'iendship dominate our lives; When all mankind has finally buried hate, Only then will this world of ours survive.

Now this might seem an idealistic view, But I sincerely hope it works, don't you?

by Bill Checkley

New Course Established by Bruce Miller

Influence and determination by a student can bring results! Al­though the student body has lim­ited control, changes can be de­veloped if noteworthy. One such project is underway this year. Boys' cooking can be attended by any interested student who has seventh period free.

Not to be pawned off as a joke or to provide humor, the class has had fine attendance and seems to have gathered enthusiasm from all students.

Student plans are being heard, mul~ed over, discussed, and, if practical, are put in motion. This is the first of many experiments that might come from our new regime. The boys have learned many of the basic dishes and have advanced into intricate cook­ing. Recently an entire meal was prepared by the class. Each class member invited a teacher guest; the affair was an overwhelming success.

Chefs Ron Pyatak (I.) and George Gardner attempt to figure out the intricate process of boiling water.

Here's your big chance, kids Tell it lilce you want it. God made the world, and, egotist that I-I e is, He thought His C1'eation was pretty good. Too bad He's the only one pleased with it. Take a yellow sheet of pape1·, That white stuff's not to be wasted. Write it all down as you'ld like it to be. How different would it all be if

Y ott mled the Universe?

The kid turned his paper in late and got a "C" for his efforts.

Ellen Liss

By Judy Steinbach

Although many condemn it whHe others applaud, everyone agrees that Hair, the American, tribal, love-rock musical, is dif­ferent. The set, costumes, and act­ing all combine to make it one of the most unusual dramatic pro­ductions, on or off-Broadway.

The set is little more than a platform with such typical warn­ings as: No Parking, No Ball Play­ing, No Loitering. While other theaters try to hide behind-the­scene actions, the backstage ac­tivity in Hair is completely visible to the audience. The mood is first introduced with the aroma of burning incense. It is hard to dis­tinguish the exact moment when the play begins, because there is so much activity before the house lights dim. And at the close of Act I, most people remain in their seats with a puzzled look, trying to determine if the play is really over, or if it's just intermission! While other dramatic and literary productions strive to educate, moralize, or entertain, the whole purpose of Hair is to express free­dom. Every line, song, and action is boundless and unrestrained.

The play doesn't just hint, it comes right out and says what it means, simply and purely. It com­ically presents the freedom to mock and ridicule, the freedom to think, and the freedom to love, whomever and whatever one chooses.

Inevitably, the questions which come to mind are: Is too much freedom, just as too little, a bad thing? Can a society be poisoned when extreme freedom overrides all sense of decency and prop­riety? Hair doesn't attempt to an­swer these questions, but presents them to the audience so that they may ruminate and find their own answers.

As can be seen by the many dis­agreeing reviews, Hair is a highly controversal musical. Those who shout, "immoral," "shameful," and "what are today's youth coming to ? ! !" should realize that dra­matic works are exaggerations of life, used for a distinct purpose. And those who "adore" it, should go beyond the external, ostentati­ous display and look for some­thing more than just a loud, rol­licking musical.

Andy Tilbian - at your service! Michael Fine is served pizza as Barbara Dawson and Jim Glennon look on during Roman Banquet.

Pizza Adds Spice to R otnan Banquet By Joe Kaselow

On March 14, a pizza "banquet" in observance of the Ides of March and the death of Julius Caesar was held in the Glen Rock High School cafeteria.

The tri-annual event saw two skits performed. The first, put on by students, was based on "The Prize Apple". The second displayed apologies t:o the Romans and was

given by faculty members. Decor­ations for the feast were based on Roman life during the period just before the birth of Clu·ist and were done by the stud!ents.

Yale Solonche acted as master of ceremonies for the event that was attended by Latin students and faculty in grades 10 through 12.

''A Truly Revolutionary Course'' By Bernadette O'Brien

Two traditional International mented, "It often made me feel Dinners were held by the World as though I was really attending Problems classes. The first was an assembly at the U. N., and held March 8, and the second, through these assemblies and the M(!.rch 22, each for two classes. lectures of Mr. Gemma, I've Students supplied food rep1'esent- gathered a great deal of impor­ative of their adopted countries. tant information." The first of these dinners was held A yearly event for volunteers is eight years ago, one year after a test and essay contest of the the World Problems cours'e was American Association of the sta1·ted by Mr. Gemma. At that United Nations (AAUN). Candy time there was only one class of Elmquist and Judy Steinbach won twelve people. There are now four awards for their top scores on classes· and student enrollment to- ·this ·difficult test. Judy Steinbach tals ninety-seven. when asked for her thoughts on

World Problems, in the words the course remarked that World of Mr. Gemma, is "an in depth Problems is "the most interesting study of the international rela- and educationally worthwhile tions of many countries. The course I've ever taken." classroom is set up as a world or- John Ferriss, Mark Russell, and ganization where each student is Roy Edgar Lott recently received the ambassador of the country of certificates of merit awards for his choice. The duty of each rep- their high scores on the annual resentative is to accurately pre- Time Magazine Current Affairs sent the views of foreign policy Test. of his nation on the issues being World Problems is more than a discussed. They keep in constant course; it is also a cultural ex­contact with their embassies in perience. Students can remember New York City by visits, phone when Rick Hildebrand, the rep­calls, and letters to their resp'ec- resentative of the People's Repub­tive capitals. Ronnie Cashman, a lie of China, decided to celebrate junior taking this course com- the Chinese New Year!

Afternoon Jobs Prepare 17 Students By Joyce Viscardi

This year, our school has broad­ened its outlook by instituting a work study program for the non­college-bound student. Under the direction of Mr. Pantano, seven­te&n juniors and seniors are parti­cipating in this cooperative edu­cation.

These students spend their af­ternoons on jobs in office work, floral design, auto mechanics, plumbing, sales, woodworking, re­ceiving and shipping, or as billing clerks or cashiers. They gain ex­perience in these fields and earn credits towards graduation while working.

Their mornings are spent in school; classes include English, history, physical education, and health, as well as special instruc­tion concerning their vocations. In this course they discuss topics such as employer-employee rela­tions, the theory of trade, insur­ance, taxes, Social Security, and labor unions. Students sixteen years and over may apply to be­come involved in this worthwhile

Bob Grey and his employer work on a car during Bob's afternoon session of the Work - Study Program.

work-study prngram. Ed Dyker, 4 participating sen­

ior. enjoys working at Ace Motor Service in Ridgewood and says

that the program prepares a per­son for the unexpected things he can come up against in a particu­lar job.

Page Four GLEN ECHO Thursday, April 3, 1969

Basketball Team Captures League Crown Spirit, drive. and determination

ha.ve combined to give a success­ful year for our bask:etball team. Without a superstar or outstand­ing player to dominate the game, we accomplished our goal through the efforts of a squad that k:new thP meaning of "teamwork:". All of our players were well-instruct­ed in the techniques of basketball and had the skill which is needed to survive the rigors of competi­tion. As evidenced, it should be noted that all of our original starters ended the season in dou­ble figures. Although injuries rid­cUed our squad, we continued time aft.er time to find members from the l'emrtining unit to assist with outstanding effort.

When the season began, Glen Rock was supposed to be a good team-not a solid one because of their lack of height. Coach Gem­ma promptly installed a running, quick passing, fast breaking sys­tem. Gemma chose to use a ten­adous ball-hawking defense which featured an annoying full court press.

The Panthers opened it's cam­paign by tearing through Mid­land Park and split the Christ­mas Tournament with a loss to Cliffside Park, CBGSL co-cham­pion who sported a 20-3 record) and a convincing win over rival Ramapo. We continued our reg­ular season schedule by reeling off wins over Demarest, Old Tap­pan, Pascack Hills, Pascack Val­ley, Ramapo, River Dell, Northern Highlands, Lodi, and Demarest in succession.

In February, we started the last month of the campaign on a sour notJe. We bowed to Old Tappan who avenged their earlier loss. Shooting at an unbelievable clip, the Knights beat us 104-83.

The next game against chal-

By Bruce Miller lenging Pascack Hills was the most exciting of the season and probably ranks as one of the all­time Rocl~er thrillers. In one of the key games of the season, we outbattled Pascack in double lOver­time. The game was close until Hills pulled out into a 49-37 lead but a "come-from-behind" effort by the Rockers was inevitable Our squad ripped off 12 straight points to knot the score. Hills again built up a lead but Mike Dervos gunned a bucket from the corner and tied the game at 53 after regulation time. After a scoreless overtime period, Dave Jensen opened up the second over­time with a basket but Hills re­taliated. The game was eventually won on some clutch foul-shooting by Neumann and Kennelly-the final score was 60-58!

Clinch Tie for League Title Our next game agains~ Pascack

Valley clinched at least a tie in the NBIL race. Dave Jensen pour­ed in 39 points in a fantastic showing that left him just 3 points short of the school record. Also joining in our 82-74 win was Dervos (15) and Neumann (11). Another important game was played against 'Ramapo who kept its hopes alive for a divisional title by conquering us 81-68. Ram­aplo, who had won eight straight since their loss to us, received dou­ble figures from five players. Mike boosted our point total. Mil~e

Dervos scored 14 points in his last game in a Panthe1· uniform be­fore a knee injury forced an op­eration.

Glen Rock won the title out­right in a 71-50 pasting over River Dell. Missing Derv·os, K.:mnelly, and Neumann with assor~2d in­juries, the Panthers still paraded to victory. Tom Peterson racked up 24 points in perhaps his fin-

est game; Jensen tallied 20. In our finale, we squeaked past Lodi 63-62. In a ~ow scoring contest, that show,ed a 48-47 score at the end of the third quarter, the Panthers quickly spurted on a 10 point streak in the fourth. Lodi prompt­ly bolted into a stunning lead in some final period fireworks but Glen Hock held on. Kennelly pumped in four important points -Peterson's bucket with 20 sec­onds left provided the clincher. Jensen led the scoring with 20 points with Kennelly (13) and Peterson (10) ending the scoring. Special praise should be given to substitutes Dave Ermey (7) Steve Goldman (6) and especially Paul Freund (8) who provided the spark tha,t drove us to victory. We ended our league slate at 12-2 and overall record 14-3.

We entered the State Tourna­ment at only partial strength, as the loss of Dervos definitely af­fected the outcome. After travel­ling at high speed the Rocker ex­preEs finally arrived at its destina­tion.

Tappan Falls in State Opener In the state opener we were

paired against our league rival Old Tappan. After losing to the Knights in our last time out, the Rockers were up to prove their worth. In an exciting contest, the Ps,nthers emerged victorious in a 78-68 game. The first half was tight but we hald a 35-30 lead at half-time. The Knights couldn't get within four points as Jensen hit on all nine of his shots from the floor. Peterson scored 16, Ken­nelly 12, and Neumann 11 as they supported Jensen's supreme 'ef­fort. Jensen pumped in 28.

Our fine squad took on its next competitor --- Pascack Hills -· whom we had beaten twice by scores of 80-62 and 60-58. But

Grapplers Demolish Ten; Lose But One Glen :Rock's varsity grapplers

fell one short of this year's aim to be N.B.I.L. champs by losing to undefeated Pascack Hills, 34-8.

Under the guidance of Ooach Ed Bing the team quickly rose from a questionable success at the start of practice last Novem­ber to solid and strong unit by the time the Mahwah Christmas Tournament rolled around in De­cember. This is now history be­cause Glen Rock returned with not only first place and numer­ous individual trophies, but also wil;h the record for the most 1~oints ever scored by one team in the history of the tournament. This was in Coach Bing's words, "truly a team victory" and it spurred the Panthers on during the remainder of the season to crush all but one of future op­ponents who dared to stand be­tween them and victory.

Opponent after opponent fell as the Rockers quicldy gained the reputation of being an outstand­ing team with athletes who were more like supermen than regular high school grapplers. Each op­posing team faced the dreadful prospect of having to know that they would eventually face Jim Heun, Dwight Rodgers, Mike Tuz­zolo, or any one of the other wild­men from Glen Rock.

Then it came, a team that matched the Panthers in skill and spirit - Pascack Hills. They had gone undefeated so far and they w~ere not about to give up,

By Bob Ruppert

Steve Hemminger has complete control of his opponent in a 141-pound match at home. Steve, a junior, is one of the big hopes for next year's Glen Rock Wrestling Team.

They were out to get Glen Rock from the start, and what should have be,en a battle for the num­ber OD!e position turned into a disappointing romp for the Cow­boys. The Rockers went away de­jected and defeated by a score of 34-8 and all hopes for an N.B.I.L. crown down the drain.

Bounce Back To Win

But still the Panthers refused to give up. They came back after the stunning and demoralizing de­feat at Pascack Hills and the loss of their great heavyweight, Bob Corbishley, to win their last three matches and finish their season with a 10-1 record.

In the districts, the Rocl~ers did well, if not as well as expected. Dwight Rodgers, who finished the season with an 8-2-1 record, was the lone Rocker to take a first but seconds were taken by Bob Koch (9-2) and Skeets Kreider (8-2) in the 115 and 178 lb. classes respectively. Thirds and fourths were taken by ,Steve Hem­minger (9-1-ll, Jim Heun (8-3), Tom Morek, (6-4) and Mike Tuz­zolo (6-4).

Despite a disappointing team finish the wrestlers look back on. season with great pride, knowing that they were one of the greatest teams in the school's history.

Mike Dervos (15) and Dave Jenson attempt to steal the ball from a Ramapo opponent, while Steve Kennelly and Glenn Neumann stand back and watch as the action unfolds in a home thriller.

that night told a different story. We trailed early and never re­gained our balance as we lost to Pascack Hills 78-62. Hills did a fine job in shutting off our fast break but it must be realized that we shot the worst percentage in that game than in any other con­test we played.

The season is over; our accom­plishments are many. We ended with a 12-2 record in league play and 16-4 overall mark. With all of our severe injuries and freak accidents, we still finished on top. Dave Jensen was sensational all year and grew to become the most important member of the team. His rebounding was herculian and his average was high. Glenn Neu­mann had a fine year although he was slowed by an injury in Chem­istry class during the strP.tch drivP.. His ball-hawldng techniques were pure larceny and his scoring led us throughout the first half of the season. Always hustling Steve Kennelly, "the general" of the team, provided leadership and di­rected the offense. Mike Dervos was robbed by a knee injury but captained us to many a victory. His presence was felt on both of­fense and defense and was in­spirational even after his injury. Tom Peterson was definitely re­sponsible for our success. He of­ten kept us close in tight games

by his gritty and driving play. His graceful shot is "poetry in motion". And don't forget Juniors Dave Ermey and Steve Piper; watch them next year.

Coach Gemma had one of his best records ever and much praise should be heaped on his should­ers. He won the admiration of his players, the students and the fans.

The team won the games and th~ students had fun watching. Glen Rock has spirit! It was evi­dent in the stands, was trans­ferred to the players, and even carried over into everyday school life. More students and parents pacl~ed the stands than ever be­fore. The "male section" provided the inspiration that was ever evident and the students backed them up. Attendance was fantas­tic at all games. Glen Rock root­ers were everywhe1~e whether at home or away. Our seniors de­serve special recognition. If the juniors can come anywhere near our enthusiasm maybe a trend and tradition will be established. Our pride has been evident dur­ing the fall and winter seasons and I'm sure it will continue in the spring.

Glen Rock has spirit. Glen Rock has drive. Glen Rock has deter­mina,tion. Glen Rock has class. How many schools can boast the same?

fencers Gain Best Record Ever by Bob Ruppert

The Glen Rock fencing team has come a long way since two years ago when they had about half as many wins as they had losses. This year, despite the loss of the two best .fencers Glen Rock had last year, the swordsmen had their best season ever. The team finished a remarl<able seventh in the state tournament and had the best reg­ular season record in the school's history, 12-4.

A good example of the team's skill was their annual bout against West Point. The :Rockers easily gained a 12-6 victory against this always tough opponent.

In the state contest the dueiers were not able to boast of having any members of their team in the top ten, but had pride in knowing that they were a team in the true sense of the word.

The best foils on this year's team were - Mark Sausville with a 24-8 record, Barry Hynds, 20-15, and Bob Hergenan, 18-17. Out- _ standing sabres were-Lou Pappas, 29-11, Mac Hynds, 22-12, and Buck Terpenning.

Next year's outlook is more than

hopeful with the Hynds brothers leading the wa.y, as well as five of this year's seven lettermen re­turning.

Frosl1 Finisll At 7-7 By Tony Kahn

Under the leadership of Mr. Monro and Mr. Sanders the fresh­man basketball team won five of its last six games, Losing only to· River Dell in overtime. These wins left the team's record at 7-7, as the Owls, who won only two of their first eight games, defeated at least once every team on their schedule except undefeated Tea­neck B. F. and River Dell.

Much of the credit for the team's success should go to the two scor­ing leaders, Tim Bayer and Brian Patterson. Other letter winners, who combined in the team effiort, included Henry Bobbitt, Jim Glen­non, Tony Kahn, Mike Liss, John Locke, Jon Oakes, Kevin Oute~r­

bridge, David Pauley, Bob Postma, David Renke, Wade Wolfe, and Ben Zolper.