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Cheryl SpectOr - junior-Cheryl is for Reagan and is

split bptueen Hollzman and D'Amalo. Carter has been terrihie. she says, and the hos-

, tages shuuld have been free long ago. lie does not have responsible men in his administration. She feels that it is illogical to vote for Anderson, for he will nol be elected anyway, and a vote for Anderson would be wasted. She supports the Equal Rights .Atnendment, but is undecided on aborlion. She is against the draft unless it is in lime of war. She agrees to more military spend-ing, to an extent.

Doug Nappi • senimr

[>oug voted for Reagan and Javitz. Carter did nothing in his term, he says, and Anderson is nothing but a trend-follower. Doug agrees that atmrlion should be legal. He is vehemently op-posed to the draft, but feels that military spending should be step-ped up. though not to train more soldiers.

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.VOLUME 21 NO. 2 PAUL D. SCHREIBER HIGH SCHOOL WEDMESDAY, OCTOBER 29.1980

NCTE Names Loree, R/lurphy Among Top U.S. Writers

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Liddy Loree and Jeanne Murphy were recently named finalists in the Nationai Council of Teachers of English competition, a writing contest based on both polished pieces and an impromtu essay. They were among 850 finalists selected from more than 7.000 entrants. Liddy and Jeanne are now considered two of the finest young writers in the country.

Because each high school is allowed to send only one student for every 500 at the school, Schreiber chose three students. Liddy Loree, Jeanne Murphy, and David Schanzer to represent the student body. These three were chosen last February by a committee of five Schreiber teachers, through the review of a piece of writing and an extem-poraneous essay.

Because colleges consider writing ability an essential element for academic success, universities desire these students.

The actual competition consisted of the submission of a polished piece of writing apd the writing of an impromptu essay wUbin a time limit oi eo jnriinutes. This accomplishment is a great academic achievement for both the finalists and the Schreiber English Department.

Also, the Schreiber English department was awarded com-mendation for "Its excellence in its instructional program, as t^vealed by its evident contri-bution to the high quality of writing of its one or more students honored with NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing."

Homeroom Rule Clarified

•» MeatfiwRubHlson "If a student misses homeroom

larrives after 8:20) he or she must sign in personally in the office of the proper grade level administrator. The "three laten-ess" rule will apply here, just as for homeroom Lateness, with the possibility of loss of all credit for the marking period."

These sentences are quoted from the third paragraph of the Student Handbook under the heading of "Attendance and Absence". The word "here" in the second sentence refers back to a student missing homeroom. Nowhere in this paragraph is any mention of missing classes, much less the word "here'referring to missing classes. It was frdm this misleading paragraph that the October 8, 1960 Schreiber Times editorial ("Homeroom Policy Unfair and Absurd") was based.

Shortly after the publication ctf the Schreiber Times issue which contained this editorial, Mr. Banta called a meeting with the GO officers and some of the editors of the Schreiber Times. The meeting was to discuss the validity of the opposition to what the Handbook, and what was

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Board Reinstates Two Sports, ROTC, NCTE Winners Discussed

The results of the N.C.T.E. competition, the reinstatement of floor hockey and Eurc^an handball, and the ROTC were subjects of discussion at the School Board meeting held Tuesday, October 14.

Superintendent McGuigan opened the meeting by con-gratulating Liddy Loree and Jeanne Murphy on their achieve-ments as two of 78 winners of the N CT.E. award in New York State. In all, 7,000 students nationwide participated in this competition.

The next major topic of interest to the Schreiber student body on the agenda was the re-instatement of floor hockey and European handball into the Physical Education program. These activities are to be re-instated on a trial basis beginning January 26.1981 and ending June 13, 1981. This trial-run of the sp(H-ts will be guided by the Ad-m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s r egu la t ions modifying the activities. These modifications include, tor floor hockey, I) play in "zone" forinat only. 2) play with goalkeeper who must wear mask, chest protector, gloves and/or shin guards. 31 no stick checking, and 4) no body checking. Infractions of these last two requirements will result in a penalty The modifications for team handball include II use of deflated volleyball rather than team handball, 21 play with goalkeeper, utilizing larger goal area to provide greater distance between goalkeeper and offensive players, and 3) play with goalkeeper who must wear protecting equipment, mask, chest protector, shin guards.

by MiU H i l k n and/or soccer goalie gloves.

With these new modifications requiring additional protective equipment, there are significant budgeury implications. The cost

of the new equipment, including gloves and goal-keeper's equipment is estimated at $562,00.

The reinstatement of these activities into the Physical Education program lends itself to the redevelopment of the in-tramural program involving ttiese activities. The intramuraf prc^ram provides students the opportunity to participate in additional competitive situations

The Board emphasized in its adf^ticm of the new regulations that overly aggressive students who disregard the rules will be warned, and ejected from either the class or the intramural pr(^ram.

The question of introducing an ROTC program into the. Schreiber curriculum was raised by Mrs. Keegan. She advocated the implementation of such a prc^ram, stating that the Board should "see the program in action" before reaching a decision.

This question was raised as the result of a Schreiber Times survey concerning a potential ROTC program. The survey, although its mere presence indicated some interest by the student body, was dismissed by the Board as inadequate because it first only elicited 700 responses from a scho(d populatiwi o( about 1400, and second, indicated that although 65% of those responding

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If you're a g i r l at Schreiber High School you've probably been asked to sign a petition dealing with smoking in the bathrooms Jaclcie Tepper is running the petition, which now has 150 signers, smokers and non-smokers

The non-smokers have the s imple desire to t u r n the bathroom into a bathroom again. Jackie Tepper said. 'The girls are complaining because the place reeks of smoke and it sticks to their clothes for the rest of the day. Many people have allergies and contact lenses that are irr i tated by the smoke I t s also very disturbing to see girls sprawled out on the floor eating and doing homework in a

b a t h r o o m " The non-smokere have lost the use of al l of the bathrooms in the school except the one in Ihe gym This one is a very inconvenient place, but it is not in a cloud of smoke like the others.

The smokers I spoke with < who did not wish to t>e identified) said that thfy wanted a place where they could smoke, talk, eat, or work. "We cant smoke in the cafeteria, the resource centers, or the l ibrary, so we come here. The outdoor smoking lounge is loo cold during the winter and i t is in a very inconvenient spot." Many of them recall hearing of an indooi lounge a few years ago that was abolished for lack of supervision.

Alcoholism: Problem At Schreiber •The consumption of alcoholic

leverages by teenagers is a serious problem. It exists in Port Washington, i t is occurring throughout the nation This is a matter that I want you to discuss wi th the students when you meet wi th them for Ihe first time, this school year,"

The preceding paragraph was taken from a memo sent out toa l l coaches and club advisors by Mr. Banta In this memo Mr Banta states his concern for the health and safety of the students. Mr Banta has asked the coaches and club advisors to talk with ttieir sludehts and warn them against the detrimental effects alcohol can have Mr. Banta iKipes that t h r o u g h this one to one relationship the students wi l l get the message and set good examples for others

Our question was the following: Exactly what is being done, and by whom? Most of the coaches we talked to agreed that there is indeed a problem at Schreiber pertaining lo the use and abuse of a lcohol Most coaches also agreed that most of the drinking occurs on weekends off school property, and so can not really be prevented.

Port, Alert had also done a tremendous amount in dealing not only with alcoholism but also with drug abuse Their out-reach worker Beth Poole can be

reached through the Medical office.

In the opinion of other parts of the administration, alcoholism is no more of a problem now than i l was several years ago. They do not feel the school has a problem of alcoholism at al l Their opinion is a ISO I hat drinking is not concentrated to school grups or clubs, but is scattered among the various groups.

However, according to the opinion of the guidance deparimenl, alcoholism in the school is slightly moreprominant than It was just a few years ago. The general opinion Is that drinking most usually occurs in school organizat ions, but members of ihesp organizations might drink less than others because they are aware of the fact that d r i n k i n g could jeapordize Iheir positions on the organizations. The guidance department feels that through counseling of individual students, the problem of alcoholism can be treated.

The preceeding paragraphs merely represent the opinions of various sections of the school faculty and administration. The opinions slated above are only some interpretations of what ma>' or may not be one of the largest problems facing the S c h r e i b e r c o m m u n i t y ; alcoholism

H.R.C. Hosts Workshop b* Rich A vrul I The Human

Commit tee has recent ly developed a Communications Workshop for students that was created to eradicate "Isolated incidents of insensitivity" that have, according l oa letter sent t n the faculty, already occurred during the school year i ne letter went on to say that the Workshop was essential if the " taunlmg of the handicapped, the foreign born, the religious minonly , the racial minority, and the sexual minor i t y " was to end Although Miss Stewart was not able to cite such incidences, she did say that whether or not anything of this

by Rich A vrul Relations son Happened it is the pnor i ly of

the Human Relations Committee to maintain a feeling of harmony in the school and at Ihe same time prevent alleged occurences The Com mun leal ions Workshop is designed so that students who have volunteered for the program wi l l learn through a series of techniques how to listen, talk to, and accept Ihe diverse m inor i t i e s of our school. Although the committee would like to reach out lo those students who are the cause of these insensitive Incidences, no such progress has been made.

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The petition incorponlites flic needs of the smokers and the non-smokers. I t Remands thai the bathrooms are lo be used for the i r o r i g ina l purpose, and requests that an indoor lounge be set up for the smokers. To combat the former problem of lack of supervision, a hall guard could be assigned lo check into Ihe lounge at the beginning of each mod to make sure there are no problems.

Smokers and non-smokers are fighting a battle ai Schreiber by signing a petition. Hopefully i l wi l l bring some attention lo the problem and resolve i t for the health of non-smokers and the satisfaction of Ihe smokers

S.O.R. Paper Upsets Students

A second "underground" newspaper has ar isen in Schreiber. An imitat ion of the Flat Earth News called the Seeds of Revolution News has printed a controversial newspaper. Some articles Included in Seeds of Revo lut ion have In fur ia ted different groups in the school The articles attack and ridicule the G,0 , athlv-tes. girls, and the school adminlstral lon The paper has raised an outrage among these groups Some of the writers of Seeds o f Revolution News have identified themselves and are facing the angry and insulted students.

Mayers Writes Play

As students at Schreiber we seldom have Ihe opportunity lo make our mark on the outside world. Al l our greatest efforts, whether athletic, scholastic, or artist ic, are for the most part only of importance to our friends and families. Schreiber should lie honored lo have a student whose w r i t i n g ta lents have been recognized outside school walls Julie Mayer, a Junior, is the author of the recent ly copyrighted play "The Ticket Man. "

I ne play deals with two people who meet on a subway, and was among several one act plays per formed a l the Lutheran Church this summer, under the direction of Bob Klien. Written as -01 assipiment lor Mrs Cberis's class. "The Ticket Man ' w i l l be published In "Kaleidoscope", Schreiber's l iterary magazine.

L i s t Friday. Schreit>er held its annual pep ral ly General confu-sion delayed the ral ly, so tliat i l began a l about 3:30 Never-theless, there was a large crowd assembled and it looked as if everything might go rather well. The cheerleaders assembled on either side of the main entrance, and the Portettes lined up in two columns on either side of the steps. The announcer began an-nouncing each of the various athletic teams but unfortunatel; of the teams he ann<Hjnced, m a t

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did not a[^>ear. In a l l , only the girls soccer, volleyball, and field hockey teams, and the boys foot-ball team did. The rest of the teams seem to have been mi l l ing about in the main lobby.

After f inally finishing announc-ing al l of the teams, the an-nouncer announced that the Portettes would perform But the fortettes were never told that they would be asked to perform, and so, caught unprepared, they did not.

Much Accomplished At G.O. Meeting

On Thursday, October 16. the Student government held its third meeting The officers spoke to about 155 people about their re-cent accomplishments and future plans. The GO . made a ^ r o x -imately 75 dollars at the last foot-bnll game selhng concessions. President Mark Torpey, by speaking to the School Board, was able to obtain permission to make floor hockey and team handball available in Physical Education and for intra murals.

The G.O.'s future plans include a dance featuring Timberlake on November 7, which may only t>e attended by at most 400 students. A Battle of the Bands is in the planning from some night during Jariuary or February. A School Splash, a huge, all-school, swim-ming party, is planned The Stu-dent Government wants to run a l o c k e r d e c o r a t i o n contes t because of its success last year.

Several proposit ions were brought up at the meeting. The

officers want to start a Senior C i t i z ens W o r k s h o p whe r e students would work at the Senior Citizens Center. By serving the community this way. the officers hope to be awarded the 1500 dollar prize which Newsday of-fers to schools who help their community Ms Wylder propos-ed that the school have a H o m e c o m i n g to u n i t e the students, even if i t couldn't be elaborate. The problem of the gir ls ' bathrooms was brought up by girls who fell that this Infring-ed on the rights of the non-smokers A petition was started to alleviate this problem.

I n c o n c l u s i o n , the G O , reported to the government members on the progress made with the trees. Nearly al l the money has been set aside and they hope to plant the trees after the frosl. The trees wi l l be dedicated to the hostages beM in Iran.

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Give Blood Century III D m l r l l r l Jlt l lrr

The Bloodmobile came to Schreiber on Friday, October 3. The Bloodmobile service is run by the L.ong Island Blood Ser-vices, a branch of the Red Cross

A donor must meet certain qualifications t)efore he can give blood A donor must be at least 110 pounds and have reached the age of seventeen A medical history is .required from the donor Pregnancy within the last six months, anemia and unex-plained weight loss are among the many physical situations which may disqualify a prospec-tive donor

The donor is then screened by a nurse before giving blood The body temperature, hemoglobin count and blood pressure are taken, Insufficent amounts of iron in the blood can result in the rejection of a donor.

I f a donor meets the stringent requirements and the test show that his health can withstand the loss of 500 mi l l i l i ters of blood (approximately a p in t i , then he can donate blood The process takes about 15 minutes.

After giving blood, the donor is encouraged to eal food with high sugar content since donating blood reduces the sugar level of the blood.

hvMlkr Pitrlck Schreiber High School now has

two finalists try ing to obtain the Century I I I L.eaders Scholarship-Jeanne Murphy and T i m Chanaud. These students wi l l be interviewed on October 19. and following the interview one of them wil l be selected as the school representative in the state competition.

The school winner wil l receive a certificate recognizing his/her selection as the school winner and as a participant in the state competition The runner up wi l l receive a l e t ter of commendation.

Two winners from each state wi l l receive a recognition award, a S1500 scho larship awa rd payable to an institution oftiigh-her learning, and an all-expense-paid tr ip to the Century I I I Leaders Conference in Wil l iamsburg, Virginia, March n-16 , 1981, Slate winners wi l l receive their awards in Colonial Wil l iamsburg after meeting with each other and academic leaders of govenment, business, and education to discuss America"s future.

The Century 111 Leaders Scholarship is given by the Nat ional Associat ion of Secondary School Principals, and IS a national competiton.

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The G i r l s A th l e t i c Assoc ia-t i on ( G - A A ) hosted i t s f i r s t event of the yea r the sop h o m o r e s u p p e r F o r c l o s e t o t w e n t y y ea r s the O A . A . has or-ganized a n i gh t w h e n t e n t h g r a d e g i r l s c a n become a cqua in t ed w i t h the v a r i o u s t e a m spin-ts open to t h e m .

The n i g h t cons is ted of f i r s t a n , i n t r o d u c t i o n of the t>oard m e m -bers a n d an exp l ana t i on o f the w o r k i n g s of the G.A.A, by the b o a r d pres iden t w h o this y e a r is M a r g i e G o l d s m i t h . T h e n t h e s o p h m o r e s s a t d o w n t o a

d i n n e r of ho i dogs and va r i ous o the r foods p r o v i d e d by the G - A A , A l t h o u g h the n u m b e r o f people a t t e n d i n g the supper was less t h a n that expected, the food was ea t en h e a r t i l y .

W h i l e the sophomores w e r e ea t ing , the G A .A p e r f o r m e d sk i t s . These sk i ts are the p r o d u c t of the g i r l s on the board s p l i t t i n g up i n t o s m a l l g roups and c r e a t i n g s a t i r i c a l sk i t s r ep resen t ing each

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S c h r e i b e r s t u d e n t s , J i m m y C a r t e r w w i l d be the next p res i -den t of the U n i t e d States a n d L i z , H o i t z m a n wou ld l>e the nex t U.S. ' Senator f r o m New Y o r k .

I n a schoo lw ide su rvey g i v en out i n h o m e r o o m last week . C a r t e r was the o v e r a l l w i n n e r f o r the p res idency w i t h 3 0 % a n d Keagan t r a i l e d the f i e l d w i t h ' 2 3 ^ , A s m a l l pe rcentage of the students , one percent , w r o t e i n E d C l a r k , t h e L i b e r t a r i a n cand ida te .

I n t h e S e n a t o r i a l r e s u l t s , H o l t z m a n edged D A m a t o w i t h 2 8 % c o m p a r e d to D ' A m a l o ' s 2 6 % P o p u l a r i t y of J a v i t z was low. as he got on ly 1 7 % of the votes.

T h e r e w e r e de f in i t e t r ends seen w i t h i n each sex. The f a v o r i t e c o m b i n a t i o n of the males was Keagan & D ' A m a l o . w h i l e the favo r i t e for the females was

A n d e r s o n & H o l t z m a n . The resu l ts of th is su rvey d i f f e r

a who le b u n c h f r o m the r e su l t s of the Mock P o l i t i c a l Convent ion last M a y I n (he Convent i on , I w h i c h , by the way , i nc luded a lso T e d Kennedy , George Bush , and J e r r y B r o w n l P res iden t C a r t e r was out o f the race at the end of the second ba l l o t . The r ea l a c t i on o c c u r r e d between Ande r son a n d Reagan . Anderson won by a s m a l l m a r g i n

A p p a r e n t l y , C a r t e r has ga ined popu l a r i t y in Schre ibe r s ince M a y . a n d Reagan has lost pop-u l a r i t y . A n d e r s o n poses a n en i gma for some people now : they feel (hat he is a good cand ida te , de f in i t e l y belter for the j o b than Reagan o r C a r t e r ; but nobody w o u l d w a n t to vote for h i m . for he w i l l p r obab l y not be elected, and a vo le for Anderson w o u l d be a was ted vote.

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E>^p i te the s m a l l aud ience , the sophomores made for a v e r y a p p r e c i a t i v e audience " I t ' s a shame t h a t m o r e people d i d n ' t show up , a f t e r a l l , i t s m a i n purpose was lo p r o m o t e school s p i r i t , " s e c r e t a r y of the b o a r d T e m m y K i eas ta t ed . Through t l * c o m b i n e d e f f o r t s o f t h e as-s o c i a t i o n ' s t e a c h e r a d v i s o r , Ca ro l Hu lse , and the t h e a t r i c a l ta l en is of the b o a r d m e m b e r s , a v e r y en j oyab l e n i g h t was m a d e for a l l i nvo l v ed .

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T h e r e is a m o v e m e n t under -w a y to have a H o m e c o m i n g a t Schre ibe r . A H o m e c o m i n g is not a pep r a l l y , b u t r a t h e r a f i e l d day or s ome so r t tA l a r ge e v e n t -i n v o l v i n g the who le school . T h e H o m e c o m i n g wou ld be a day t h a t uni tes Schre iber s tudents f r o m past y ea r s and the students t h a t a t t end Schre iber today. The H o m e c o m i n g is happen ing now, to t r y to m a k e Schre iber s tudents feel that , theres m o r e to school l i fe t h a n w o r k i n g f o r grades and d o i n g h o m e w o r k . T h e H o m e c o m i n g w i l l be a n event that w i l l a l l e v i a t e the pres-sures of school The event is be ing organ i zed by Miss W y l d e r . w h o stresses the i m p o r t a n c e of s u p p o r t f or t l ie event to occur . The event w i l l occur s o m e t i m e i n the ner fu tu r e , but the exac t date is be ing debated.

The H o m e c o m i n g is a s tudent a c t i v i t y a n d is a m a j o r school event. M a n y schools a l r e a d y h a v e H o m e c o m i n g s on a n a n n u a l basis . A c c o r d i ng to Miss W y l d e r . onc e p e o p l e u n d e r -s t a n d t h a t th i s is a m a j o r school event a n d is v e r y s i g n i f i c a n t to school l i f e , she t ie l ieves that t h e r e w i l l be enough suppor t to m a k e the H o m e c o m i n g a r e a l i t y . M r B a n t a has approved (rf the event , but on ly i f a t least 25 people a r e c o m m i t t e d to he lp organize i t " T h e people w a n t i t n o w . " she

says Miss Wy lde r , w h o under-stands the s tudent ' s needs. She says tha t m a n y people that she never had m e t a r e c o m i n g to her and express ing the i r in te res t i n the event .

A H o m e c o m i n g is usua l l y a l a rge sca le event Th i s event usua l l y happens at a f oo tba l l game, when the students c a n come a n d cheer the i r hear ts out for t h e i r school. The last h o m e f oo tba l l g a m e is November & a n d that i sn ' t enough t i m e to p l a n the event. So, the w g a n i z e r s a r e t r y i n g to put together the Home-

• c o m i n g d u r i n g the baske tba l l season o r i n the ea r l y s p r i n g , " T h i s y e a r ' s H o m e c o m i n g w o u l d n ' t be a large scale e ven ! l i k e o the r schools, b u t i t w o u l d lay the foundat i on for Home-c o m i n g s i n fu tu re y e a r s , " says L a r r y Se l ig , one of the event 's w -ganizers . Meet ings a r e be ing p lanned a n d i t looks l i k e the H o m e c o m i n g w i l l b e c o m e a r e a l i t y .

The s tudent ' s vo ice c a n be heard by he lp ing i n the Home-c o m i n g . A n y student in te res ted i n he lp ing w i t h the event shou ld come to the meet ings or see M i s s Wy lder , So, by s tudent invo l ve -ment , a n d proof of suppor t , the H o m e c o m i n g can show as Miss W y l d e r says, " S c h r e i b e r s p i r i t is no l d e a d ! "

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Mathletes: A Tradition At Schreiber The Ma th l e t e s have ex is ted at

Schre ibe r for at least t en years D u r i n g t h a t p e r i o d , Schre ibe r has been Nassau County champs tw ice , i n 1968-1969 a n d in 1977-1978, Las t y e a r Schre ibe r ' s " A " t e a m f in i shed t l t h a n d the " B ' t e a m , o r f a r m t e a m , f in i shed l o w e r i n the s tandings . Some of last years ou t s t and ing c o m -pe t i t o r s w e r e Susanne Saslaw, a n d a s a f r e s h m a n , B r i a n Becker .

Th i s y ea r . M r , Lab rocca is a semi - r ook i e coach He wa s also

the coach f i ve years ago. He feels , t h a t this y e a r the B lue t e a m w i l l ' f i t i i sh h i g h i n t h e s tand ings ( t op ;;5% 1 of Nassau Counly . A l t h o u g h Schre ibe r competes head to head w i t h only Grea t Neck N o r t h and Grea t Neck S o u t h , they a r e r e a l l y c o m p e t i n g aga ins t e ve ry school i n the county . F o r the last few years , F r e e p o r t has been the c u l m i n a t i n g f ac to r i n Nassau C o u n t y c q f n p e t i t i o n , M r . L a B r o c c a feels t h a i by en t e r i ng two t eams . B lue and Whi te , even

the Sophomores can have equa l p ra c t i c e and c o m p e t i t i o n t i m e as the Seniors a n d they c a n have on-Ihe-spot t r a i n i n g for when they a r e seniors.

T h e s e t w o p r o b l e m s a r e samp les of d i f f i cu l t a n d easy p r ob l ems . A d i f f i cu l t p r o b l e m

•wou ld be : Solve for a l l r ea l va lues of X : 22x - 9.2 x-1 - I - 2 = 0. Th i s p r o b l e m was comp l e t ed success fu l l y by only 18% of Nassau County c o m p e t i t o r s i n the

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At the last Student Government meeting a complaint was brought up concerning the state of the girls ' bathrooms. Presently, the bathrooms are being used as smokinglounges J h e r e is a lways a crowd of girls either sprawled out on the floor doing homework, or leaning against the sinks casually smoking cigarettes.

The whole situation is very unpleasant for the non-smt^ing girls. Those who need to use Hie bathrooms are not only subject to the hideous sight and baneful a i r . but are also doomed to reek of smoke for the rest of the day. We. at the Schreiber T imes do not understand why the nmi-smc^ing majority must suffer.

Fortunately, the rest of the student body is also beginning to ponder this situation. There is currently a petition asking for a proper smcAing lounge to be established in order to clean up the girls ' bathrooms. The lounge would not have to be a place to simply socialize and waste time, but could also be a place to work. Many girls use the bathrooms as a working lounge already and would be very happy to have a more decent place to go to.

We, at the Schreiber T imes , fully support the proposal of a smoking lounge as a solution to the bathroom problem. Such a lounge would leave the bathrooms c lean and free for their proper use, as well a s provide a suitable place for people to do this. The resource centers are strictly for working and they simply don't appeal to everyone. A lounge would be especially useful to people who feel this way and would perhaps encourage them to work instead of simply "hang-out."

It is obvious that people will smoke whether they are allowed to or not and we, at the Schreiber T imes feel that the time has come for the administration to honestly face this reality. Instead of turning away from the problem and condoning it by taking no action, the school administrators and the school board should take a positive approach to the matter and provide a p r c ^ r alternative for both the smokers and the non-smokers. The problem must not be ignored any longer. We do not feel it is right to make the majority suffer while the administration acts as if nothing is wrong.

Candy Sales Needed By Student Exchange

The administration decided on Octcrt)er 22, 1980 that school clubs and organizations would no longer be permitted to sell candy during school hours. This action particularly affects the National Student Exchange, which employed candy sales as its major profit-making scheme.

When questioned, Mr. Banta cited three factors that contributed to the decision. 1. Clubs which sell candy and other products during school have an unfair advantage over those whose sales are confined to after school hours. 2. Clubs which sell candy during the school day compete with the student store. 3. Lollipops, the main product sold by the Student Exchange, are messier than the candy sold by the student store.

The editors of the Schreiber T imes consider this new decision to be ridiculous. The argument p ^ e n t e d that the National Student Exchange has an unfair advantage is wrong . Mr. McDonald, faculty advisor of the Student Exchange, pointed out that this club is not the only organization permitted to sell candy during school hours. No other club has ever been refused permission to sell food, but rather, the Student Exchange is the only club to ever exercise its rights.

Furthermore, if the administration believes that the Student Exchange has an unfair advantage, it must consider that the student store therefore also has an unfair advantage. There is no reason why the Student Government, which receives profits from the student store should be the only school organization to benefit from candy sales. It has been asserted that the Student Government represents the student body. However, the Exchange consists of students and does not prohibit any students from joining.Therefore, it too serves Schreiber students. It is unfair for the Student Government to maintain a monopoly on candy sales.

In addition, the Student Store, run by the Business Department, was established for two purposes. It is meant to serve the students. It is also used to demonstrate the inner workings of a business. In the United States, the economic system is based on a Laissez-faire theory, in which competition is the ma in factor. There is no t)etter way to teach students about business than to have them compete with other organizations. The permission to other clubs to sell candy would serve this purpose.

The arguments that favor the removal of candy sales by the National Student Exchange, and other similar clubs from school hours are not well taken. Along with the large profits accrued by these sales, the method does not detract from the students' studies. It was not neccessary for students to jeopardize their studies because they could sell candy during school hours rather than after school. In addition, the National Student Exchange, with a $4000 goal, needs every possible fund raising idea. This method, the most effective, is necessary to the surv iva l <tf the -Student Exchange .

Let Us S e l l Lo l l ipops To the Editor :

It upsets me greatly to find out after many years of successful fund raising that The National Student Exchange Club and the Girls Track Team wi l l no longer be permitted to sell penny candy d u r i n g school t i m e . I t is unfortunate to see the effect that a few teachers can haveona lor^ standing school tradit ion. These teachers claim a large increase in garbage on the floors of classrooms is a direct result of The Student Exchange's lootsie-pops. If such an accusation was even part ial ly true, don't you think that our school's principal would have found out about the candy sales two years ago and not just last month?

Another force in the school has tried to Stop the sale of tootsie-pops stating that i t gives an unfair advantage to The Student Exchange over other clubs which have raised money solely by bake sales after school. Unti l the administration's new rule, there has been nothing to stop any club from raising funds by selling candy during school time. Many clubs other than The Exchange, such as Girls Track, have made large profits by selling candy. The fact is, that those clubs which have the energy and need the money enough have found ways to raise i(, rather than complain about "unfa i r advantages" of more energetic clubs.

Schreiber 's p r i n c i p a l . M r . Banta feels that by selling candy,

The Student Exchange is competing with the student store and thereby taking money away f r om the interests of 1400 students, Mr Banta bases his reasoning on the fact that the Student Government helps to run the student store'. But the purpose of the student store is to give business students an idea of what running a real business is l ike However, dealing with competition is a crucial factor in l ea rn ing to run a store successfully, and if competition is removed, the store's purpose is defeated Besides, if a club is not allowed to compete with theG.O , then it should be entitled to some compensation for the money that it would have been able to earn itself. Obviously. I am not in favor of such a policy, and earnest ly hope that free compe t i t i on w i l l s t i l l be permitted in Schreiber.

Faced with the fund raising goal of $4000, i t wi l l be very hard for The Student Exchange to continue a viable organization, if harmless fund raising tactics are destroyed because of petty, insubstantial complaints and object ions. I hope that the administration wil l reevaluate the effect that their position w i l l have on the existence of i n d e p e n d e n t s c h o o l organizations

Daniel A. Heyman PresidentNational Student

Exchange Club

iVo Buttg In Bathroom» To the Editor:

Alr ight, so you've decided to smoke. That's too bad. but I 'm not going to feel sorry for you. It 's me 1 feel sorry for. Too many times I've been unable to use the girl 's ,bathroom because of the dense fog of cigarette smoke that is the room's constant companion. I don't think it's fair. Why should I have to hold my breath until I turn blue in order to avoid the poisons nurtured in the smoke' ' Why should I be penalized for somebody else's habit? It 's not enough that the smoke irritates mv throat and

reddens my eyes, but thehorribVe odor that remains in my clothes and hair for hours after I leave the bathroom is nauseating. It's a heavy price to pay for washing hands,

I am in favor of a smoking lounge that would be used instead of Ihe bathrooms. But unless one is established, student should smoke outside, where i ts po l lut ing effects d iss ipate qu i ck l y . Have some consideration for your peers, and keep your smoke out of my lungs.

Respectfully, Jennifer Honen

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Halloween: An Old Tradition

The Allman Brothers: Reach for the Sky

[| appears the A l l m a n Brothers, one time kings of Southern rock, have gone the way of black and white television and the Model T. While they were once a potent musical force that produced some of the finest rock in the TO's. their latest release ••Reach For the Sky", is bland dr ive l compared to landmark albums like " L i v e a l the Fi l lmore E a s i " and " E a t a Peach" The dueling guitars of Dicky Betts and Duane Al lman provided the inspiration for the supergroups of Southern rock, from Lynyrd Skynyrd lo Molly Hatchet.

This a lbum, with very few exceptions, is an all-around d i sappo in tment Where the ra'wness of Gregg A l lman ' s Hammond organ once reigned, layers of synthesizers are now present In fact, nearly every member of the group is credited wi th playing some electronic device or another Once heartfelt emotion was enough to drive their music, but now the Allman's feel the need to alter the basic sound.

Instrumental compositions, always a forte wj ih the Brothers in the past, are dealt with in the weak ' F r o m the Madness of the West", Crisp harmonies and smoking leads are eschewed and al l the song delivers is a plodding r h y t h m and a to ta l l y inappropriate synthesizer solo.

The only worthwhile aspect of this record, aside from the pretty new \ogo, is the consistent drumming of "Jaimoe ' Johnny Johnson and Butch Trucks, both veterans f r om the A l l m a n Brothers' original line-up. They manage to set up interesting, dr iv ing d r u m patterns, no matter how banal the song might be.

Once innovators in the Southern rock idiom. The Al lman Brothers appear to have reached a dead end The heavy use of synthesizers on 'Reach For the Sky" is a half-hearted attempt to stay current, but it is not encugh. The album suffers due to the redundant and basically boring songs One hopes that unless the Allmans are prepared to offer someth ing re levant and interesting, the listening public w i l l not have to suffer the disappointment of another record l ike - Reach for the Sky " "Zenyatta Mondatta" The Police

The Police's music has always been immediately recognizable to radio listeners: drummer Stewar t Cope lands reggae flavored beat and singer/bassist " S l i n g "s d i s t inc t , pleasing vocals have created original, often haunting moments on the group's previous LPs "Outlandos

D'Amour ' a n d 'Regatta De Blanc' . One would assume that upon having found a successful musical formula, the Police would continue Co issue forth 'Roxanne" and "Message in A

Bottle " clones. Happily, this is not so. Their latest release. 'Zenyatta Mondatta" is full of

fresh material and offers us variations in the famil iar Police mode

I n T im Ckr lM l i d Uddy L o w

" Z e n y a t t a M o n d a t t a " is somewhat reflective of the recent world tour undertaken by this energet ic B r i t i s h rock t r i o . Several of the record's 11 songs experiment with Indian and Middle Eastern motifs, such as^ the eerie instrumental "Behind My C a m e l " and Sting's "Shadows in the Ra in" . Ttie

seriousness of World affairs seems to have made the band's music more intense and introspective.

This is not to say the Police have lost their irrepressible sense of humor Sting mocks the pseudo-intellectuals of the day by taunting: 'De do do do, de da da da - it's al l I want to say to yoa meaningless but al l that's t rue . " In "Bombs Away" . Sting is at his cynical best as he derides the mi l i tary : "The general scratches his belly and thinks-his pay is good but his officers stink. '

Despite these occasional lapses into sarcasm. " Z e n y a t t a Mondatta ' is the Police's most serious artistic venture to date.

Jeff Beck: "There and Back" Jeff Beck got his start with the

semininal blues-rock band, "The Yardbirds" , in the late 1960s. This grmip also gave rise to such legendary guitarists as Eric Clapton and J immy Page, From albums like "Blow by Blow " and •"Wired", Beck established a t r a d e m a r k s ty le which has gained h i m not only awed l is teners, but respect in progressive musical circles. His new album ""There and Back" is not only on a par with his earlier work. but i t offers new directions wi th in the same framework With such luminaries as keyboardist Jan Hammer and drummer Simon Phillips as sidemen, the album is a vir tual goldmine of talent.

Throughout this record. Beck utilizes every ski l l he possesses to create solos with incredible drive and feeling In "The Final Peace"', a duet for guitar and polyphonic synthesizer , his guitar travels the spectrum from subtle, laid back lines to soaring moments of pure expression. This same technique is exhibited repeatedly on al l eight songs. Side One spot l ights Jan Hammer ' s p lay ing and composing abilities, as can be expected from any Jeff Beck a l bum. Even in b la tan t l y commercial attempts like "You Never Know ". musical prowess Is the redeeming feature.

The a lbums high point surely must be the devastating "Space Boogie"' Beginmng with an urgent, repeating bass sequence, the song explodes with the i n t r i c a t e , P o l y r h y t h m i c drumming of Simon Phillips. To these ears. Tony Hymas ' keyboard solo makes this cut a jazz-rock masterpiece

As his recent sold-out Palladium concerts indicate. Jeff Beck has appeal not only on a musical level, but has also developed a significant popular following If you want to hear some spectacular playing and be moved as well, pick this album up and check it out.

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Last Halloween I w is working on a term paper (due the next day) so I couldn't go tr ick or treating. To get away from the constant ringing of my doorbell, I locked myself in my room wi th my typewriter. However, after about fifteen minutes o f half-hearted typing (1 was disap-

pointed that I couldn't go out ) a short, thunderous knock came on my door. I unlocked and opened i t . Before me stood a thing, about five feet wide with two hairy faces, four legs, two arms, and four hairy feet. I t was only after close inspection that I noticed that underneath the fuzz on the feet there was a distinct, white Nike stripe.

"Too bad you can't come wi th us, " said one o f the faces wi th my sister's voke.

" Y e i h , " 1 said doubtful ly . I had never realized how odd this holiday was.

Actually, Halloween started out as a serious celebration. I t started with the Celts a people that dominated western and cen-tral Europe through about half o f the first millenium B.C. Their ancient language is still spoken in Wales, Brittany and parts of Ireland and Scotland. They used October 31st as the eve o f their

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new year. I t was called the feast of Samhain and marked the re-turn o f the herds from pasture and the renewal o f laws and land tenures. I t was thought that the souls o f the dead came back to visit their homes. Crops and herds had to be protected from the supernatural forces that peaked on this night.

After the Celts lost power, the holiday continued as tra-d i t ion. The Church designated i t as the eve o f Al l Saints' Day, so that the superstitions about demons and goMins would be diminished but the stories lived on in "mischief n ight . " Irish im-migrants to the United States in-troduced the legends, and the tradition of trick or treating grew.

So when t h o K little monsters come knocking your door, just remember that you are pas-sing on a tradition that has existed for thousands of yean.

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John Sogno Proves b> AIM LifUll

In 1975 there evolved a great increase m worfd-wide eoncern and unders tanding for the education of Che handicapped. The Netherlands" Ministry of Education proposed numerous reforms, including the reduction of 20 different forms of schooling, which dealt with handicapped persons, to 4. There was also a conference in Cante rbury . England which brought together experts from 28 countries. The United Stales Congress ratified Public Law 94-142, which stated tha i there could be no d i s c r im ina t i on against any handicapped persons, and Chat a program of ma ins t r eaming would be implemented. I I is this act which now affects us,

Mainstreaming is a concept whose time has now arrived: Handicapped pe(q)le are further handicapped if th^y are isolated Students with handicaps must be placed in regular classes, so that they.can learn how to cope with real life

Ma ins t r eaming has now biecome a very real part of our lives, for our school is now one of

That Mainstreaming Works the many which serves to educate the handicapped as well as everyone else, John Sogno. a new Schreiber student, who is proud to be part of our school, is deaf

John also attends the Middle Neck school, which is a private institution that specializes in teaching deaf students. He is the first deaf person ever to attend SchreLt>er He came strictly by choice, and he is very pleased to be here His principle motive for attending Schreit>er was to learn what " r e a l " school was like, and because " I t ' s faster " John feels that the pr inc ip l e of Mainstreaming is a good one. and he recommends i t for other students. He also informed m i that next year, two deaf twins wil l attend our school. John is a good student, and he plans to be an accountant. He plans to study for this aC C,W, Post College

John likes to play basketball, football, and Softball He has never felt that he was stopped from doing something which he wanted to do because he was deaf, and he feels that he never wil l be John is having no special

Homeroom Poficy Clarified (Continued fro

In Ihe same issue of the Schreit>er Times thai mentioned the seven students on whom the rule was enforced, Mr Bartels commented on the rule. He said, "Students who finally receive " F s " ' in al l courses are not 'innocent v i c t ims" The rules

have t>een well publicized Warn-ings are given to Che sCudent are parents when a student is on the verge of receiving the "F 's ", The student st i l l persists in not at tending homeroom. The penalty is then invoked. Even then, the penalty may be held in abeyance on the condition thai the attendance improves . Finally, the penalty is imposed when the student deliberately continues to violate the rule. "

Mr Banta stated thai the issue in the third paragraph under "A t t endance and Absence" applied only to missing a portion or al l of a class. He also said that no student has or wi l l ever receive al l ••F"s' on a report card j u s l because of homeroom

m page j } absence Mr. Banta states that our homeroom policy is that after three latenesses to homeroom, Ihe student wi l l receive two mods of detention If the student continues to be late to homeroom, stronger action wil l t>e taken in the form of a conference with the sludenl's parents, or suspension.

Although Mr, Banta says that this has always been the policy c o n c e r n i n g h o m e r o o m attendance. The Schreiber Times from December 18, 1975 reports that the rule as explained in the October 8. 1960 editorial was put into effect September of 1975. The Schreiber Times from December 18, 1975 is quoted as saying, '"The homeroom rule , wh ich was instituted at the beginning of this year, states that any student who is absent from homeroom without aulhonzalion more than three times In one quarter wi l l lose a l l course credit for that quarter "

Regardless of what the rule says, means, implies or hints at, Mr. Banta is quoted as saying. •"If the matter is solely related to homerown lateness, no "F 's" ' w i l l bie given."

troubles, and is looking forward to finishing the school year with us.

Many students, when first confronted with the f a d that there was a deaf person in our school, seemed to feel hesitant. The main concern was that some of the raucous and inconsiderate students would be apt to tease and harass John. John, however, assured me that he was not suffering from such abuse

Mr, Rothman, John's biology teacher, feels that John's "problem" is no worse than Che

problems that many of his other students face who are not handicapped He says that John's attitude is very cooperative, that he makes an effort to learn, an^c. that he is therefore not really much harder to teach He did concede however, that he did 'have to "'get used to iC". and chat there were some special things which had to be done to accommodate him. Al l students, he explained, have problems and it is a teacher's job to help them. It is just thai John's problem is

'a httle dif ferent".

Junior CouncB Plans

An announcement was made last year, asking s ophomtH^ to attend a meeting to form the Sophomore P lanning Counc i l . Steven Butcher was Che only stu-dent to attend the f ir^t meeting, so Mr Elerry and Miss Haugaard told Steve Co bring some of.his friends to the next meeting, 'This was done and thus the Council was established. At f irst the group had plans to go ice skating, but f inancial problems soon ruled this activity out of the question. The problem now was to have an inexpensive activity which would make Che organizaCion lose i ts ' ident i ty prob lem. An Old Fashioned Picnic was the perfect Idea. This was carried out, w i th over fifty students attending. Frisbee and softball were among the games played, and everyone had a good time.

The group is looking for new members to join the club. Meet-ings are held on Tuesday mornings in Ihe leacher"s cafeteria at 7:45 A.M.

The group is also hoping to or-ganize a juniM- prom, but your help is needed.

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Discovering Coiumbus Just about everyone at

Schreiber knows who Christopher Columbus was He discovered America in 1492 This is of course true, but there are also some interesting facts behind the man and the story.

Although Columbus' e«act birth date is not known, f t . is generally accepted that he was bom in Genoa i. Italy in 1451, This fact makes Him one of the great Italian folk heroes. However, this notion is clouded by a few other facts,

Columbus never actually called himself Columbus, preferring the Spanish "Cristobal iColon'" In addition to this. Columbus never wrote in Italian All of the official documents in his hand and even his personal papers were written

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five minutes allotted. An easy problem would be: A

total of S1500 was i^stributed in x( l prizes, 7(7 prizes. z$49 prizes and w$343 prizes. Find x. y. z and w when Xf y, z, w is at least. This problem was completed by 58% of Nassau County competitors in the five minutes allotted time.

This years schedule is: October 28 - at Great Neck

South November 18 - at Great Neck

North Decembers - at Schreit)er January 13 - at Great Neck

South February 3 - at Great Neck

North March 10 - at Schreiber

in Spanish. This would lead us to believe

that maybe Columbus wasn't Italian, Actually, he was bom in Italy and as a teenager moved to Spain, As a result of this, his great voyage across the Atlantic wasn't funded by Italy but by the Spanish royalty After finding America, it wasn't his native Italy he returned to, but it was Spain that welcomed>iim as a

"hero. Few people have made

mistakes like Columbus and become heroes. He thought that by sailing westward he could go around the world, which he thought was round, and come out in the Orient, thus avoiding the eastward route.

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There is speculation, though, that Columlius' great voyage was funded with tainted monies Dur-ing the late 1400's and 1500's occurred the Spanish Inquisiticm. During the Inquisition, a tattle waged by the Catholic Church against non-believers, many Jews and other heretics were killed, forced to convert, and robbed. Some believe that some of this money was used by Spanish royalty to fund Columbus' trip

There is more to Christopher Columbus that meets the eye, his -cloudy early life, his blunder that discovered half the world, and ttie politics surrounding his adventure.

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favored the initiation of the program, 67̂ o stated that they would not join the program if i l was offered.

The Board stated that the establishment of an ROTC pro-gram would require a committment of at least 100 students for three years. The Board also recognized the program as a budgetary matter, and held oft further discussion until substantial Information about the number of students truly interested, the cost, and the space and faculty requirements of such a prc^am could be obtained.

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On November? at 7:30 pm. the doors of the cafeteria will open and Schreiber's first dance of the year willt>egin

Organized by the Student Act-ivities Committee under the co-chairpersonship of Steven Adler and Sarah Teitler. the dance will feature the rock band Timber-lake, a well known local group.

The SAC. has instituted a -no torn jeans " dress code and they hope thecrowd wilt be casual, but neat. Refreshments along the line of soda and pizza will be sold, and tables and chairs will be available for eating and relaxing.

Tickets will be on sale in the lobby week at a cost of S2.50 a person. The number of tickets allowed to be sold has been limit-ed to 500.

The tickling ^arkle of champagne bubbles,

City lights from a plane, First falling snowflakes,

Reflections in a diamond, All things to look forward to,

Like the Birthday of someone you love.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARRIE! Ruth

Beth JiU Laurie Aileen

Aimee Michelle

Heather

Lauren Shaun

Lorraine

If asked in what field of sports do the students of Port Washing-ton excel significantly, if not the most, many people drew a blank. It is surprising that such an obvious answer is so often over-looked. Port Washington is sur-rounded by water This water has been the source of activity and excitement for many years for those who are a part of the world of sailing. Oddly enough, nobody knows about these sailors who lead a double life, one of the chal-lenge and risk of the water and a second of the student at Schreiber High School.

Nearly all of the student sailors tiegan sailing when they were nine or ten years old. and have devoted every summer since (o this sport. "The first boat sailed on and used for learning purposes was a blue jay l a thirleen-feet lx)at with two sails). At about the age of fifteen, the sailors then moved on to a fireball (a sixteen-feet t>oat with two sails, requiring greater skill than a blue jay I or a laser ( a thirteen-feet boat with one sail). These sailors have participated in Junior Yacht Racing Association (J,YR,A,i regattas throughout

the Sound, wtiich afe given ewry week during the summer. Now. these sailors have spread out in many different directions ac-cording to preferences,

Tom Danilek, a senior, has been sailing for eight years He started off on a blue jay and then moved on to a fireball, which he has been racing lor the past few years This past summer, Tom placed (meaning finished first, second, or thirdi in every J.Y.R.A. regatta except one Tom also raced in Seattle in the U.S. Youth Championships in a laser 2. a new design.

Reggie Wilcocks. a senior, has been sailing for eight years and racing for four He began sail-ing on a blue jay and won the Blue Jay Nationals in both 1978 and 1979 The best sailors from all over the country compete in the Nationals. In 1978, he competed in a race called Champion of Champions, Olympic sailors from all over the world par-ticipated in this competition, Wilcocks moved from a blue jay to a laser, which he presently

sails He has won several major J Y R A regattas in the laser

Paul Bennett, a senior, has been sailing foe six years. Ben-net began sailing in a Wue jay and then nioved on to a laser. He has also sailed on an icy dinghy, which is a boat used in frost-biting. Frostbiting is sailing which occurs in the season from early November to March, Ldst summer, Paul began wind-surfing and participated in the Long Island Windsurfing Champ-ionships, in which he placed second.

Matt Haiken. a junior, has been sailing for six years. He be-gan on a blue jay and parlcipated in many J.Y R.A regattas Haiken won Larchmon'. Race Week in 1978 and 1979. onr of the major J Y R.A races He also participated in the Blue Jay Nationals for several years. Just this past summer. Malt began ra-cing a fireball. He used the sum-mer to become accustomed to sailing a fireball, and he placed second in Manhasset Bay Race Week

Melinda Michael, a junior, has been sailing for eight years. Melinda sailed on a blue jay for six years and sailed on-penguin in the winter for five years, which is another type of boat used in frostbiting. This fall. Melinda has been saiUng on a forty-four feet sloop as a mem-ber of the crew. The sloop par-ticipated in and won the Little Gull race, which was an over-night race near Montauk

Margaret Fraser. a junior, has been sailing for six years. For the first five years, she sailed a blue jay, and then she moved on to a fireball. She participated in Midget Championships. 1 midget is the age group from thirteen to fifteen years old). Girls ' Championships, and J Y,R,A, re-gattas Margaret has also sailed in the winters on an ice dinghy for four years,

I I is unfortunate that the talents of these and many other sailors among the students of Schreiber go unnoticed. One student this past summer, com-peted in and won the World Championship for a particular type of boat If asked which stu-dent this world champion is, most people once again draw a blank.

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Volleyball Rolling Gymnastics Vaults To Victory

Now halfway through their season-, the Varsity volleyball team is still maintaining an excellent league record of 6-1

In a tough match against Glen 'Cove. Beth Keliy, Linda Rose, and Robin Rhode served superbly With good teamwork, Port won a close match by scores of 1715.16-14.

der r icks was beaten by Schreiber's team with ease Lisa Hannellin served well while Beth Kelly had many powerful spikes On defensive serve reception, Denise Zahn. Linda Rose, Peggy Hatton. and Tiffany Trigg led Port toa 15-2.15-1, victory.

Por t ' s big loss was to Bethpage. Port had a strong begmning offense with Beth Kelly and Denise Zahn in the front line Both were spiking better than ever However, the chemistry was wrong and Port lost 15-13.15-5. There were good etforts by Linda Rose on defense and Robin Rhode with serving.

After their loss to Bethpage.

At 6-1 Port regained ^ts winning tradition and trampled Garden City by scores of 15-3.15-2.

In J.V. volleyball, the team remains undefeated. Their present record is 9-0.

Kathy Rose. Theresa Hunt, and Cheryl Spector played well in the game against Glen Cove. A score of 15-11. 16-14. left Port the winners.

In the game against Bethpage. Pauline Bouram served very consistently to aid in the win of 15-10.15-2,

Garden City was no problem for Port's J.V, In three games, Port won by scores of 15-10,13-15. 15-11.

Both teams are to be congratulated for their terrific seasons and we hope to see them in the playoffs But until then, come see them in action here at Schreiber in the gym (check bulletin board near gir ls ' lockerroom for schedule of games.)

Footba ll Record Fa lls Be low .500 k r G a r i r d Sc l l MUn l

Coming off a loss to Bethpage on October 4. 36-0. the Vikings, were hungry for a win against the tough Garden City Trojans

It wasn't Far into the first quar te r when Garden City scored, but Port struck right 1>ack After a great tackle by Norman Basile. and a fumble recovery by Sam Dawson, the Vikings found themselves on Garden City's 37 yard line. Simon Klarides ran for 20 of the 37 yards needed, and with a first and goal at the one, he ran into theendzone for a touchdown. Garden City was not willing to give up They scored again, making it 13-6 in their favor

With some great defense by Mark Smith. Rob Prudente, and Jeff Dumpson. the Trojans were held to 13 points for the remainder of the game. All the Vikings had to do was put some points on the board, and they did. When Port regained the ball on their own 27 yard line, Kelly Kilcrease gained 48 yards in two carries A 15 yard pass, Klarides to Bob Gorham. put 6 points on the board. The half ended in favor of Garden City, 13-12

At the start of the third quarter. Port received the ball, and scored again on a 30 yard run by Kilcrease, Smith got the extra point When the Vikings regained the ball on an interception by

'Prudente, they had a first and goal at the 10 yard line. Port was unable to carry the ball into the endzone so. Mike Doyle kicked it in. a 20 yard field goal, good!

On the Vikings next drive, it was Dumpson who gained 30 of the 36 yards needed for a touchdown. With a first and goal at the 2 yard line. Smith scored The extra point by Doyle was good. The Vikings beat the Trojans by a score of 30-13.

Un Saturday. October 18. it was Glen Cove against the Vikings It was not a good game for the Vikings, as the final score show. 37-7 in favor of Glen Cove Port was only able to put one scoring drive together. After Glen Cove fumbled a punt return, the Vikings found themselves only 19 yards from the goal line. Kil-crease ran down to the 8 yard line Ken Renga. who played both offense and defense, broke through the middle for a touch-down. The extra point by Doyle was good. But Glen Cove scored 37 unanswered points to claim victory over the Vikings. Not only did the Vikings lose the game, they abo lost their quarterback. Klarides. who is out for the season with an arm injury.

On Monday, the Vikings exploded against Hewlett beating them by the score 20-8 Mark Smith scored all three touch-downs on passes from Ken Reng«. and good blocking by

John Walsh and Norman Basile. Mike Doyle was perfect on two eextra points. The defense was led by the -crunch bunch " of Rob Prudente. Pat Doyle, and Ed Dawson.

by J o n B a n KM

The boy's gymnastic team opened their season at home with an impressive victory over Freeport. The final score was Port 125,95 to Freeport's 50,35, Being the first meet one would expect the team to be nervous but, this reporter found no nervousness, among any of the team's members.

The first event of the night was the horizontal bars. Led by sophomore^ Joe Murphy, who on that day had a cast removed from his wrist, walked over Freeport in this event. He had the high score of 4,55. Other members who competed in this event were Kenny Rudin. Harris Stalls, Robert Hehn, Rich Lagatta. and Rob Rudzitis.

The next event was the floor exercise. Captain Todd Hochstin and Sr. Tom Garriek put on a fine show for the crowd. J r Robert Eaton was very smooth in his slyle and Sophomore Adam Honen who is constantly improving, showed what it takes to be a good gymie. Sweeping up the rear was Jeff Cheng who had the high scorein the event, a 7,25,

The pommel horse was next. Sophomores Jeff Nichols, Ken O'Day, and Vin Carrella kept the Port sweep going. Steve Butcher struggled some in the beginning of his routine but with some fine

by M i k * C n r l l H i n t o n

The Junior Varsity Football Team, although it has undergone many drastic changes in the past few weeks,.has leveled its record at 2 wins and 2 losses. In their last three games Port has been shut out by Bethpage. 12-0. victorious over Garden City, 8-6 and nosed out by Glen Cove, 16-14 Coach Schaefer stated the game against Glen Cove was a well fought battle that the Vik-ings could have won.

moves he recovered and won the event.

On the still rings we saw many new faces, sophomores Kevin Mont. Craig Parker, and Matt Hiller. performed well. Rich Lagatta and Todd Hochstin were both back in action. Matt Hiller took the high score honor with a' 5.35 just barely surpassing Todd Hochstin .

The show continued with vaulting and the parallel bars Once again Adam Honen was impressive as he vaulted into first place with his best score ever, an 8.25. Other participating members in this event were Joe Murphy, Rob Rudzitis, Steve Butcher, Tom Garriek, and Todd flochstintn. Vaulting was supposed to be the team's weakest event, but on this night the team was able to prove this to be false. Haris Stalls started things off on the parallel bars, who along with Jon Fields performed charasmatically, Tom Garricks expertise was apparent as he won this event that evening.

The team captured their second victory away at Baldwin. The score was 118.45 to 85,10, Mr, Edgerton quoted from his newsletter said. "'This young team is improving with each contest and I hope that they will put it all together for the big meet

Boys X-Country Rnishes Strongly

The Boys Cross Country team qualified for the County Champ-ionships by finishing fourth at the Conference meet at Bethpage State Park on Oct, 21, Only the top five teams from the conference qualify for the County Championships, Greg Schnier. who has been the team's liest runner this year winning in medals three difference meets, was Por t s top finisher as he came in Tifth place.

Port also did wellat theSyosset lavitational held on October 10th, The team received a plaque for placing second at this meet, Greg again was Port's top finisher as he placed third. SkipCanfield and George Nahas also did well as they placed tenth and fourteenth respectively. Kevin Courtois. a sophomore, also did well at this meet, although he was not one of the top fifteen finishers; there-fore, he did not receive a medal.

The coach, Mr, Acevedo. says the team has had an "up and down season." They have been very "inconsistent. " But he looks forward to the County Champion-ships that will be held in November. Along with the runners previously mentioned. Leonard Shavel . Jack Mandell and Charlie Hoffman have all qualified to participate in the County Championships.

The J.V. team has also been doing fairly well. Mike Christiansen has been the most consistent runner, with Merrill Freund and Eric Purohit also doing well. Merrill won a medal at the Conference J.V. meet, and Eric won a medal in the Bethpage meet earlier in the month, Mr, Acevedo also said that Chris Courtois, who is only in ninth grade, is also doing well He is an excellent prospect for next year.

to come," Everyone was basically

consistent throughout the meet. The team showed wtiat it takes to be a winner. If the team continues to compete the way it has been they should be able to defeat any team.

The teamnaletUown their third victory. October 17 at home, defeating Farmingdale, The score was 123.10 to87.05,

One more time sophomtne Joe Murphy looked spectacular on the honzontal bar. He scored a 5.40, Rob Rudzitis was right behind him scoring a 5,25. Robert Hehn, Rich LaggatU, Ken Rudin, and Haris Stalis a re all progressing on the bar with each meet. This evait looked very strong.

The floor exercise finally had a little competition from the other team but held up well. Robert Eaton, Todd Hochstin, Tom Garriek' Adam Honen. and Jeff Cheng all looked spectacular. This seems to be the team's best event The pommel horse, the rin0i, the parallel bars, and vaulting were performed skillfully as usual.

The team is improving with each meet. They have won each of there 3 meets. Come and show your support (or these hard working guys,

Glrk X-Country

The Girls Cross Country team's best performance of the year came at the SyossetlnviUtional meet. Twenty-three different schools from all over Nassau County were there and Port placed fourth, Jocelyn Vrtw and Jackie Shima led the team with strong efforts, Jocelyn finished eleventh and Jackie placed thirt-eenth

Jackie also did well at the Conference meet held on October 21st at Bethpage. placing eigh-teenth Teams from all over the County were there and Port on the whole placed thirteenth. The Coach. Mr, MacDonald. said that, "Times have been coming down on the whole." The team has been improving at tvery meet.

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Boys Soccer "Heads" Into Playoffs

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The Vikes concluded their league season with a 44 defeat at the hands of Garden City on October 22nd. Port finished with a 5-5-2 record, and a re now headed for the playoffs. After a rocky m id season. Port went on to win three of its last four league games, (There were also two non-league victories in this stretch), thus enabling them to malie the playoffs.

On October 1st Port came from a 2-1 deficit to tie Great Neck North by a score of 2-2. What made this tie rewarding was that Port tied the game while playing one man short. The cause for the one man disadvantage occurred with atKHit twenty minutes left in hthe game. At this t ime Port's Robert Cantino was ejected from the game for verbally abusing a referee.

On October 3rd the Vikes came from behind to tie Herricks 3-3, In this game. Port played poorly in the first half, but played very well in the second half. This was the main part of Port's problem during mid season, when they went five games without a victory (0-3-2).

On October 8th the Vikes lost to Glen Cove by a score of 2-0 at Glen Cove On October lOth Port shutout Plainview Kennedy at Plainview by a score of 2-0. On October 13th Port defeated non-league r iva l St. Mary's. 2-1, in the first of four straight home victories. On October 15th the Vikes defeated Bethpage easily by a score of 4-1.

On October 17th Port faced Chaminade, who is supposed to be one of the best teams on Long Island. The Game proved to be a tough battle w i th Port edging out Chaminade, 2-1, on a second half goal.

Port then took on Great Neck North. After one half, the Vikes found themselves down by a score of 1-0. The Vikes came on in the second half and controlled almost a l l of the play. First, -Port's Mick Doyle tied the game at one. Then Bennv Brevard won

Benny Brevard FinesMnf; • defender

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Gir / s Tennis Wins Conference

the game for Port w i tn a goal set up by Jeff K i t f s comer kick.

Overall, Port has improved greatly over last year. Their offense has scored more goals, and their defense has cut the goals against in half. Much of the credit for the latter should go to goaltender David Rieckman. Rieckman made many key saves throughout the season, and has four shutouts to show for his hard work. Po r t s f irst playoff game w i l l be played today.

The J V, team closed out its season last Wednesday wi th a 2-1 win over Garden City in double overtime. The victory ended Garden City's 99 game winning streak, and gave Port a lCt-2 league record (12-2-1 overal l l . At the end of regulation playing t ime, the score was tied at l - i , w i th Port's lone goal coming from Edwin Mora on an assist f rom Matt Godfrey. The goal was Mora's 22nd of the year! The game continued lo be a hard fought battle throughout the first overtime period, with neither team scoring. Finally, with only three minutes left in the second overtime, Jeff Hollander took a John Diaz pass and volleyed it in for the winning goal.

For the most part, the Vikes-had an easy time in their other games. On October 1st, the Vikes defeated Great Neck North in a very close defensive battle, by a I - 0 score On October 3rd, the Vikes suffered their first defeat at Garden City by a score of 4-1, Port rebounded on Octohierfith by demolishing Herricks by a score of 9-1. The Vikes then destroyed Glen Cove by a score of 8-1. Plainview-Kennedy by a sc<H^ of I I - O, and Bethpage by a score of 9-0, Port's only other defeat came at the hands of Great Neck North in a 1-0 game.

The Vikes complimented a stingy defense (seven shutouts) w i t h a consistent and high powered offense, led by Edwin Mora Mora, Matt Godfrey, and Bernard Zsikla w i l l be joining the varsity squad foi this season's playoffs.

On Monday October 20. the gir ls tennis team accomplished what they had set out to do since the first day of practice when they defeated Hewlett to capture the conference championship pVOTheavily favored Great Neck. A f ter six grueling matches against a powerful Hewlett team the score was knoted at 5 a l l . the whole season rested on the outcome of the final match of the day. The tandom of E r i n Salisbury and Ilene Weisbard were placing an unblemished ll-O record on the line. Behind the

The Conference Champions.

spirited cheering of the many fans, Salisbury and Weisbard set down the i r opponents convincingly by the score of 6-4, 6-2.

The following Wednesday the Vikes began their march toward [he county title. In their opening playoff match they met a strong Cold Spring Harbor team. Led by the consistent ground strokes of Nanci and Lisa Stern, second and third singles respectively, the Vikings rolled to victory. In the quarter finals against Syosset.

The Port learn again rolled lo

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victory as Ihey beat a very strong Syosset team by the score of 5 to 2. The following day in the semi-finals. Port traveled lo Roslyn. I t was in this match that Port was to finally meet their match as they gol beaten by the score of 4-3. The team should be applauded for Iheir very fine season. For the first l ime they were crowned conference champions. Many of the learn members wi l l also go on to the individual championships which could very well lead them to a spot in the stale champion-ship matches.

Playoffs In Sight For Field Hockey b y J u l t * M o l l

After nme games, more than half of their season, the Varsity Held Hockey team has compiled a record of 5-2-2 This places them third in their division behind Bethpage and Garden City.

At the midpoint of Ihe season. Miss Gallagher, the coach of the team, is confident that the team wil l do well for the remainder of the season and the playoffs ••We'll play and we'll beat them. " Although she sti l l feels the team lacks aggressiveness. Al a recent game a referee commented, "Ihe team is too pol i te , too nice. Just not aggressive enough to play the game." The team wil l beat a loss for Ihe next few games without Maraquita Patterson and Bonnie Mauro. both of whom were injured earlier in the season

On Friday. Oct. 17, Port tied Wantagh 0-0. Over a l l . the team did not play as well as it had been earlier in the season. Port had defeated Wantagh on Oct. 9. 1-0. In this game the play was fair ly even The lone goal was scored by Bonnie Mauro . assisted by Jeanette Smith. There were out-standing offensive performances

by Jenny Honen, Tracy Kien. Holly Levine. and Ellen Wefer

On Oct. ! Ihe lady vikes were defeated by Garden City 1-0. The team, although they played the t)est they had al l season, lost the game on a penalty shot in the second half.

On Oct, 3. Port defeated Great Neck North, for the second time this season, I -0. There were many great saves by goalie Susan Ullman. Ullman this season has been tested 35 times and has saved al l but seven shots. Port played Great Neck North a third t ime on Oct, 15, The game ended in a lie. 1-1 The lone goat was scored by Bonnie Mauro who was injured later in that game.

On Oct. 7. Port defeated Herricks 3-0 The goals were scored by Jeanette Smith and Bonnie Mauro. with assists by Jenny Becker. Maureen Fontana. and Lynne McGreRor There was outstanding defensive play by Holly Levine, Jenny Becker, and Tracy Kien.

Senior Tracy Kien said. " I ' th ink the team is really learning

to play logethe.- We are al l really working hart i lo get lo the playoffs And I speak for the whole learn when I say that we both miss and need Maraquila and Bonnie to help us get there ! " The team wil l begin the playoffs on Nov. 8, the site is sti l l unknown.

Schreibers girls J,V. field hockey tea m defeat ed Great Neck South in their most recent contest. The team was led by Sue Murray, who scored on three of Ihe five shots she had on goal. Susie Smith also exhibited Pcrt's offensive strength as she scored a pair of goals, Nancy Mar t in played an impressive game and scared one goal, and assisted on three, Linda Trotta also played a fine offensive game The defense was led by I ^u ra Vigliotti. w i th the help of sophmores Jeanne Marie Mcentee. Dina Hazan, and Bonnie Bronitskis. Goalie Stacie Milhaven preserved the shul-out as she turned away four shots. When the dust settled the final score was Port e. Great Neck South 0,

Injuries Hamper Girls Soccer

Mitni Ciavattone in a p m e gainst Plainvien J .F .K . photo by J c i r i

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Hampered by injuries to key players, the Gir l 's Varsity Soccer team has not played up to their full potential. Karen Skinner and Cyndi Gorga. Port's two leading scorers are lost to injury.

After a well played game agains Plainview, in which Port emerged victorious, Karen Skin-ner had to be removed late in the game because of s t omach cramps. Later on she was admit-ted to St. F rancb Hospital where her appendix was safely remov-ed. Port went on to beat Plain-view 3-2. on two goalff f rom Cyndi Gorga. and one from Eileen Jeacoma.

With the absence of Skinner and the three best teams in the

division st i l l yet to play the team had to bear down.

Against division leader Island Trees Port held it 's own. keeping the game close the whole way. Island Trees won 3-1. the lone Port goal was scored by Tracey Zahn.

Port dropped the next two games to Freeport and Roslyn by scores of 2-1. Cyndi , . , Gorga and M i m i Civattone scored Ports only goals in each of the games But against Roslyn, Port lost more than just the game, they also lost their leading goal scorer Cyndi Gorga to a knee injury.

In the next game Port lost to Lynbrook by a score of 2-1. With Skinner and Gorga both injured,

Port lacked offense Once again Port mustered only one goal, by Mimi Ctavattone who has since taken over the scoring role.

Against Plainview Kennedy. M i m i scored with 1:30seconds re-maining in the game, li ft ing Port to a 1-0 victory.

This win lifted the team as they easily shoutout Long Beach 3-0 on goals by Liz McCarvil l . her first of the year. Eileen Jeacoma, and Mimi Ciavattone Port has two games remaining and with the absence of their two leading scorers, they must pull together to compensate. A full learn effort is going to be needed lo win the games ahead.