The StannerVol. 51, No. 4 Archbishop Molloy High School December 2007

By Julianne Broderick ’11 andNatalie Kurzynale ’11 ’Twas the weeks before Christmas,and all through Molloy, Not a student was doubtful Of this year’s hot toy. When asked what was at the top of

their Christmas lists, Stanners wantedgifts such as cell phones, video gamesand iPods. Cash was also a popular choice. Sophomore Brianna Hines said herfriends thought that the new iPod nanowould be a hot gift this year.

But Hines said that a speaker dockfor her iPod, clothing, and money arethe things she hopes will appear underher Christmas tree. “I want the iPod dock so my friendsand I can dance,” she said. Sophomore Alexandra Fabiilli andjunior Julie O’Lansen opted for spatreatments, iPods, clothes, and jewelry. Junior Victoria Barrett said her friendsmentioned that DVD’s and the newGuitar Hero video game had made itonto their Christmas list. Senior Cristina Auriemmo said theiPod touch and the new Sidekick LXfrom T-Mobile were both popular giftchoices among her friends. Senior Scott Brady said, “I’m gonnabe nerdy and say that [my friends] wantvideo games. We’re such guys.” Frosh Judy Li wants a new cell phonebecause she doesn’t like her old onebut when asked if she thinks she’d getone, she replied, “No chance.” At the top of frosh Kanad Ghosh’slist is a very practical gift. “I kind of want a hat,” he said. “Toprotect my head.” Juniors Rosa Rizzo, Jen Morrisey,and Liz Ferraro put their Christmas liststogether. “We want cameras, an iPod touch,and Dolce & Gabbana perfume,” theysaid. “The hottest things this year are

By Isabelle Parzygnat ’08 Thousands of poverty strickenchildren in over 130 different countrieswill receive gifts this Christmas thanksto Operation Christmas Child,operated by Samaritan’s Purse. Last year alone, the operation wasable to provide 7.5 million boxes of giftsfor children. This year, about 90 Stannersparticipated in Operation ChristmasChild by sending out 110 boxes of giftsthat were collected and dropped off atCrystal Church in Flushing, where theywere shipped off to various countriesaround the world. “We fell short in my expectations thisyear because we gave out 200pamphlets and got back only 110 [giftboxes],” said Mr. Mike Germano, theCampus Ministry Director. “So amhoping to beat the record of 140 nextyear.” Stanners have been involved inOperation Christmas Child since 2003,when three students suggested Molloyjoin the effort. Unlike what many students may think,Operation Christmas Child differs from

the Molloy toy drive in one importantway. Rather than distributing gifts to justfive different charities as the toy drivedoes all, Operation Christmas Child

What’s hot on Stanner Christmas list

Stanners help out Operation Christmas Child

iPods, clothes, and the iPhone,” saidRizzo. “And jewelry,” added Ferraro. What would the trio want if theycould have anything in the world andmoney was no object? “A hot pink convertible,” said Rosa. “A mansion and an island,” Ferraroadded. “Brad Pitt!” shouted Morrisey. Then they put all their ideas into oneand came up with: “Brad Pitt driving usin a hot pink convertible to our mansionon our island!” Frosh Rob Thomas wants, “videogames, gift cards, and clothes. Youknow, the usual.” Yet if he could have anything in theworld, Thomas said he’d like to go toItaly. “I’d also like to spend Christmaswith my whole family,” he said. Senior Alexandra Bello said, “All Ireally want for Christmas is for myfamily to be together.” Auriemmo said what she would reallylike for Christmas is, “world peace.” Barrett wished for, “a cure forcancer.” Hines said that if she could have anyChristmas wish come true, she’d want,“my grandparents to come down fromheaven.” Merry Christmas to all!And may all your Christmas dreamscome true.

works to provide gifts for poor childrenall over the world. Although Mr. Germano was not aspleased with this year’s effort as hehoped to be, seniors Brittany Bieber

and Sean Harmon were happy to help. “It is not only a good cause wheremore Stanners should get involved, butit’s also very uplifting to know that youhelped someone,” Harmon said.

Stanners can count down to Christmas each week thanks to Molloy’s Advent display in the main lobby.(Photo by Andre Amorim)

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the Library, not acreature was stirring, not even a soph. (Photo by Andre Amorim)

The StannerVolume 51, Number 4

Editor-in-Chief: Melanie DostisManaging Editor: Stephanie AlmachePhotography Editor: Ray FerreiraLayout Editor: Allie ReischCopy Editors: Mary Therese Rooney, Jonathan MangarTechnical Supervisor: Mr. Tom HarrisonStanner Moderator: Mr. Charley McKennaPublisher: Bro Roy George

As the catastrophic effects of bothglobal warming and our wasteful habitsare finally being reported by the newsmedia, more and more people aroundthe world are changing their lifestylesto help improve our planet. Perhaps it is time for ArchbishopMolloy High School to start doing thesame. What can we do as a schoolcommunity to reduce our harmfulimpact on the environment and toprovide an example for others tofollow? One of the simplest things we can dois improve our school’s recyclingprogram. According to the U.S EnvironmentalProtection Agency, about 80% of theaverage school’s waste stream can berecycled. Half of the waste producedby schools is paper. Mr. Christopher Dougherty, themoderator of the Environmental Club,has calculated that Molloy studentsthrow out at least 48,000 recyclablematerials a year. Many of us recycle paper whenwe’re home, so why can’t we do thesame at school? The problem is the school hasn’testablished an effective paper recyclingprogram. Some students and faculty membershave been working on a proposal toplace recycling bins in the cafeteria andin every classroom. The 57 small recycling bins in theclassrooms would be for paper, whilesix large cafeteria bins would be forbottles and cans. The small bins would cost the school

$249.66, and six 40-gallon containerswould cost $263.82. So far, much has been done byMolloy’s Environmental AwarenessClub and its allies to get a recyclingmovement started. Mr. Dougherty has already spokento Principal Bro. Roy George andcalled the New York City Departmentof Sanitation about it and the Dept. hasexpressed willingness to pick up theschool’s recycling. Junior Alex Gobright, who isspearheading the movement, has gottenthe support of the Student Council. But there’s much more to be done.Bins need to be purchased, the school’snight and day maintenance crews haveto be notified about the program, andan area in the school parking lot needsto be cleared for another dumpster.

But most important of all, studentswould need to cooperate to make it allwork. Why should Molloy students want torecycle papers, plastic, metal and glass? Because it is now an accepted factthat our planet, our only home, is indanger — not only from climatechange, but from all the materials wecarelessly litter across our environment. Every ton of paper recycled saves 17trees, 60,000 gallons of water, and 3.3cubic yards of landfill space. But if saving the world is not a bigenough incentive for Molloy students,how about cash prizes? The GoldenApple Awards reward New York Cityschools with the best school recyclingprograms, beautification projects, orwaste prevention initiatives. In these three contests, schools

compete for borough and city-widehonors. In order to accomplish these goals,all Molloy students must support andparticipate in the program or it will fail.Students need to work together toconvince the administration and facultythat we care enough about our futuresto make this recycling proposal work. We need every student to join whatMr. Dougherty calls, “The Coalition ofthe Willing.” One the biggest recycling supporterson the faculty, Mr. Matthew Kilkelly,said, “This is more than an afterschoolactivity. This is something that will affectfuture generations. As a Catholicschool, we have the moral responsibilityto respect the environment. This is a‘pro-life’ issue because it affects thelives of everyone on the planet.” Mr. Mike Harrison, another facultysupporter of the proposal, said,“Recycling is a necessity. It’s somethingthat should’ve been done years ago.” Despite the support of many facultymembers, Gobright said many adultsare slow to come around to supportingenvironmental issues. “The older generations are againstthis yet they’re the ones that dug us inthis hole,” Gobright said. “We needyounger people going home and yellingat their parents [to support the cause].” This issue is one which will define ourgeneration. We need a united effort,with every Stanner doing his or her part. The administration and faculty maynot be around to see the consequencesof their behavior. But we will.

-Julien Martinez ‘09

The Stanner aims for the highest levelof accuracy in its stories. If you noticedan error or have a concern about astory, please send an email toModerator Mr. Charley McKenna at:thestanner@molloyhs.org. Please note the following correctionsto errors made in The Stanner Vol. 51,No. 3: Senior Angela Cerbone was a

member of the cast for the DramaClub’s production of “Rumors.” Herlast name was incorrect. “Rumors” was presented in thetheater. Due to bad information givento The Stanner by the Drama Club, thelocation was incorrect. The names of copy editors ElizabethFabro and Jennifer Mongiat weremisspelled.

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Molloy needs better recycling program

Lower lockerSanta Clausvisits Molloy

By Earl Ignes ‘10 andStephan “Pepe”Hershenfeld ‘10

Photo by Megan Moravek

By Jackie Cosse ’10 The Junior-Senior Chorus performedat the annual Christmas Concert in theJack Curran Gym on Dec. 13 at 7:30p.m. after giving the sophomore class apreview during an assembly on Dec.12 in the gym. The 61 members of the chorus sanga mix of Christmas songs, sometraditional standards and some religious. A few of the traditional songs included“Winter Wonderland,” and “TheChristmas Song” but others will have atwist to them. There were also many soloists thisyear, including Alyson Cadena in“Arbolito de Navidad,” LauraFontanills in “Ave Maria,” and VanessaMeyerhoefer on “Rockin’ Around theChristmas Tree.” Beth Terranova sang “Santa Baby,”and Caitlin Winkler did her solo on “TheChristmas Song.” Duets and trios were sung at theconcert by Connor Hubbard, AngelaDumlao, Nicole Bagatta, ChristineHernandez, Katherine Mendez,

Nicolette Vairo, Kimberly Falco,Kristen Himmelberg, Angela Cerbone,Lily Schaumburg, Nicole Forte, ElyssaNoblesala, Mary Ruth Govindavari,and Marije Jauregui. Most of the soloists were selected byaudition; however, some seniors did notneed to try out because they hadalready auditioned the year before. “Mr. Sheehan tried to give everyonea chance to shine,” said senior KarenFuertez. Once chosen, soloists stayed afterschool almost every day to practice. “Rehearsals have been going verywell so far,” said Mr.Sheehan beforethe show. “All groups are working hardand showing great progress.” Senior Evelyn Alcove said, “Night ofSilence/Silent Night is awesome. Thesongs are really pretty. The way thesongs are combined is challenging butfun to sing.” Cadena said, “It’s a lot of fun.Christmas Songs are all just great tosing. It’s nice to be able to show for allour hard work throughout the year.”

Singers who did duets or trios were:Connor Hubbard and Angela Dumlao doing“Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas,”Nicole Bagatta and Christine Hernandezdoing “Infant Holy,” Katherine Mendez andNicole Vairo singing “Silver Bells,” KimberlyFalco and Kristen Himmelberg singing “TheLittle Drummer Boy,” Angela Cerbone, LilySchaumburg, and Nicole Forte doing “DoYou Hear What I Hear?” Mary RuthGovindavari, Elyssa Noblesala, and MarijeJauregui singing “O Come All Ye Faithful”

Incidental Soloists, who sang part ofsong joined by chorus, were: Kimberly Bernard and Jade Johnson for“Go Tell It on the Mountain,” JonathanMangar and Ivan Collado for “God Rest YeMerry Gentlemen,” Matt Nicolas andBrianne Rosa for “Good King Wenceslas,”Evelyn Alcove for “I’ll Be Home forChristmas,” Sofia Oluwole for “Night ofSilence/Silent Night,” and Cailin Chang andRegine Marquez in “Sleigh Ride.”

Junior-Senior Chorus sings songs of the season

By Tara Gildea ’09 The fourth annual Chritmas DanceConcert, sponsored by Molloy’s DanceTeam and Club, will be held on Dec,19 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 11:30a.m. in the Jack Curran Gym. The concert will feature a variety ofdance styles performed by the DanceClub, Dance Team, Step Team, IndianClub, and Spanish Club. “The rehearsals have been good sofar. The dancers have been workingvery hard to make sure the show is asuccess,” said Ms.Elizabeth Murdocca,moderator of the Dance Team andClub. The dancers put time and hard workinto preparing for the show to make anexciting and moving experience for theaudience. The dancers, who began practicingin early November, signed up for thestyle they wished to perform and thenchose a song or medley of songs towhich they will dance. With the help of Ms.Murdocca, each

Members of the Dace Club rehearse their “Holiday Bounce” numberfor the Christmas Dance Concert (Photo by Andre Amorim)

Chorus members gather around Mr. Jim Sheehan to rehearse for theChristmas Concert. (Photo by Benedict Joson)

Dance Club featured in annual Christmas Concertgroup works together to choreographa dance number. Usually one or two people in thegroup take the lead an organize thechoreography. “The song we chose has characterand it’s important to match it withcreative choreography,” said danceteam member Elyssa Noblesala. The dancers enjoy choosingcostumes. “We agreed on looking festive yetclassy for the performance,” said DanceTeam member Andrea Kausch. Ms. Murdocca said, “Everyone isworking hard but there are a fewpeople who put in extra work. Thanksto Alexandra Landivar, Daphne Liu,Andrea Kausch, Alex Bello, RosaRizzo, Victoria Barrett, Christine Sito,Jennifer LoCascio, Angela Falco,Gabriella Scalzo, Justine Bello, andLiana Angrisani, the performances havereally come together.” Beside the dance numbers, theaudience will enjoy vocalists Cailin

Chang, Angela Dumlao, and ClaudiaGoncalves singing a “ChristmasMedley” and Kimberly Falco andKerin Daly singing “Baby, It’s ColdOutside.” Ms.Murdocca hopes the concert willbring dance awareness and Christmasspirit to the students who attend. “The concert gives students a chanceto be creative, entertain, and bringdance to Molloy,” she said. Dance club member Liz Ferraro said,“I’m nervous about the show, but Iknow it’s going to be fun.” The following students will perform: “Holiday Bounce”: Melissa Beale, JustineBello, Sherise Bunche, Carina Bunnag,Gabrielle Cassese, Samantha Figueroa,Johannie Grados, Kristine Juntura, EleniKavvadias, Alexandra Landivar, Daphne Liu,Christina Lucci, Katie Mariano, RegineMarquez, Julia Marsico, DominqueRuggiero, Lais Santos, Tiana Terborg. “A Hip Hop Christmas Story”: JulianneBroderick, Liz Ferraro, Natalie Kurzyna,Cristina Lago, Judy Li, Nicole Maniscalco,Jen Morrisey, Natalie Olszewski, NatalieParet, Rosa Rizzo, Ruth Villagra. “Santa, Can You Hear Me?”: LianaAngrisani, Victoria Barrett, KristenHimmelberg, Jill Nickerauer, Angela Nolan,Kim Seoane, Christine Sito. “Where Are You, Christmas?” JustineBello, Jeanette Bocklage, Angela Falco,Andrea Kausch, Stephanie Kotnik, JenniferLoCascio. “Santa Baby”: Ashley Anderson, Melissa

Arias, Alex Bello, Melissa Hannon, SarahKohler. “Do They Know It’s Christmas”:Alexandra Bello, Justine Bello, AlexandraFabiilli, Danielle Fabiilli, Angela Falco,Andrea Kausch, Stephanie Kotnik,Alexandra Landivar, Jennifer LoCascio,Christina Lucci, Kaitlin Motley, ElyssaNobelsala, Julie O’Lansen, Gabriella Scalzo,Mary Kate Schwerdt, Oskar Wojciechowski. Indian Club: Amanda Angad, SamanthaBalak, Rosey Basant, Melissa Bhikham,Sarah Bipath, Fareeda Bullert, AmandaShaneshwar, Prescilla Dhuman, SabrinaJailall, Sarena Jailall, Kamelia Kilawan, HemaManhoralall, Rachana Parekh, DevinaSanichar, Maya Shah, Alyssa Shahzman,Cynthia Singh, Candace Webb, VimlaWarslie, Saudia Yunus. Spanish Club: Joe Becerra, MarissaBlanco, Ivan Collado, Daniel Galabya, YamileMartinez, Melissa Pavas, Lisbeth Reyes,Rick Rivera, Jose Luis Rodriguez, NatalieSarmiento, Chris Shepard, Eric Then, RuthVillagra, Jennifer Villamar. Boys Step Team: Andrew Castillo, JohnCruz, Jordan Encarnacion, Muller Pierre-Louis, Niel Santiago, Herwyn Silva,Christian Ventura. Girls Step Team: Meliza Acoba, NicoleAmbrose, Martha Arellano, SamanthaBonilla, Alex Brown, Amanda Carrasquillo,Cailin Chang, Ndome Essoka, StefanieFernandez, Janice Isidno, Malika Langaigne,Claire Mahon, Aliyah Muhammad, SheinaTheodore, Valerie Villanueva, JasmineWilliams, Brandi Wilson. Step Club: Eric Dorcean, Lance Hipolito,Mavrick James, Justin Leong, ChristianMallare, Pierre Neptune, Eric Vispo.

By Melissa Evelyn ’11 Playing a set of joyful Christmassongs that it had not played at any pastconcerts, the Molloy Band performedits annual Christmas Concert in the JackCurran Gym on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Some of the songs performedincluded “A Carol Celebration,” “TheChristmas Song,” “In the BleakMidwinter,” and “Funky Ol’ St. Nick.”

Mr. Gregory Leonardo, themoderator of the Band and Frosh-Sophomore Chorus, said all the songspicked were appropriate to the talentlevel of the band. Junior alto saxophonists AndrewChrist and Alexander Isacc weresoloists on “The Christmas Song.” The featured performers on “Funky

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Band has new Xmas set

By Stephanie Kotnik, ‘09 The holiday spirit has worked its wayinto the halls of Molloy again.Snowflakes and garland sparkle in thecafeteria and wreaths hang from eachclassroom door. But amid all the decorations, theLiturgy Committee and Moderator Ms.Mary Pat Gannon hope that Stannerswill be able to find the true meaning ofChristmas by attending the annualChristmas Liturgy on Friday, Dec, 21at 8 A.M. in the Jack Curran Gym. Materialism vs. the real meaning ofChristmas stands as the central themefor this year’s celebration. Thecommittee and Ms. Gannonbrainstormed ways to convey arelevant message to the congregation. “Everyone throws out ideas, and webuild on from there,” said junior JennaGoldbach, a committee member. The committee plans to use vignettesto illustrate its ideas about the realimportance of Christmas. Groups of three to four students willact out skits to send out a the message. “We hope that the students who cometo the Liturgy understand that it’s notjust about gifts, but about Jesus and anappreciation for his birth,” saidGoldbach.

Last month, the committee expectedabout 300 alums and students for itsThanksgiving Liturgy but over 500attended. “Filling all the seats and bleacherssurprised us,” said Ms. Gannon, whoadded it was the largest turn out for aliturgy that she could recall. However, the large numbers createdsome “traffic” during the distribution ofthe Eucharist, something the Committeesays it will have to work on in caseanother large crowd turns out. The Thanksgiving Liturgy embracedthe various cultures that make up theMolloy community. Junior Regine Marquez was pleasedwith the way things played out. “I really enjoyed the differentlanguages that we used during theMass,” she said. “It emphasized thediversity of the Molloy student body butstill brought us together at thecommunity table.” The Liturgy Committee hopes that theupcoming Christmas celebration will bejust as successful, if not more, than theThanksgiving one. These liturgies havea lot to offer, but the best part, Ms.Gannon said, is, “student enthusiasmand participation. The liturgies prove weare a Christian community!”

By Dan Girdusky ’08 The largest crowd of returningalumni for a Thanksgiving Liturgyresponded with boos and groanswhen Principal Bro. Roy Georgeannounced that they wouldn’t beallowed to visit teachers in theirclassrooms during the school day. The alums said they felt betrayed.They said that after spending fouryears attending the school, they werenow being herded into the cafeteriaand held there as if in detention. Alums were able to talk only to thoseteachers who were willing to go to thecafeteria during their free periods tomeet with alums. Stephen Silva of the Class of 2007said, “I thought the relationship we hadcreated was supposed to be for life,not just for school.” The lack of communication betweenthe alumni office and alumni about thechange in policy was another problemas many graduates weren’t aware thatthe rules had changed and theywouldn’t be allowed to go visitteachers upstairs until 11:30 a.m. If they had known, alums said, theymay have arrived at Molloy later inthe day rather than at 8 a.m. for theThanksgiving Liturgy. For decades it has been a Molloytradition that recent graduates returnon Thanksgiving Eve to visit theirformer teachers and friends who stillattend the school. Ms. Mary Pat Gannon said, “They[the alums] really come back to seetheir teachers and friends. I hope thatthe administration will work to createa better plan. I know at least five alumswho e-mailed me how upset theywere about this new rule.” Br. Roy said the change in policywas made this year to allow, “threegood classes to be held for the currentstudents.” When Molloy was still an all-boysschool, the number of alums returninghad stayed at a reasonable level, Bro.

Roy said, but since the first coed classgraduated in 2004, the numbers havesteadily increased. The larger number of alums in thesecond and third floor hallwaysdisrupted classes and caused a chaoticsituation which wasn’t controllable,said Bro. Roy. Having that many people in thebuilding could even becomedangerous, said Bro. Roy, because theschool needs to be prepared for anyemergency situation which couldcome up and there isn’t any easy wayto manage an evacuation if that manypeople are in the halls at the same time. But the change to the tradition alsoupset many current students who werelooking forward to seeing their friendswho had gone away to college aftergraduating the previous year. Senior Kirklyn Escondo said, ”Itwas unfair to make alumni wait forhours until classes were over [at 11:30a.m.] to visit teachers.” It is still unclear whether this changewill continue. The administration wants youngalums to return to school next year butin order for them to be allowed toreturn to the halls during class time anew routine must be established. Several teachers have madesuggestions about how to create anew procedure for dealing withreturning alums. A four-teacher team will be formedto discuss the issue with two of theteachers supporting the idea of keepingreturning alums in the cafeteria andtwo supporting a return to the oldprocedure of allowing alums to walkthrough the school. Yet even if the policy remains ineffect for next year, Escondo said sheand other seniors still plan to honortradition and return to Molloy nextyear on Thanksgiving eve.

Stephanie Kotnik contributed tothis story.

By Elizabeth Hardy ’11 andJuliene Martin ’11 The Archbishop Molloy CampusMinistry set a record of 620 for itsannual Coat Drive held from Sept. 22to Nov. 9. Students and faculty donated 410new or used coats as well as buying210 more coats with proceeds from thehomeroom mission collection. This surpassed the previous recordof 520, said Mr. Mike Germano,Campus Ministry Director. The coats went to Briarwood Shelterand two other shelters in the area thatare always in need. Mr. Germano credits the success ofthe Coat Drive to history teacher Mr.

Pat Flynn, the campus ministry studentleaders, and the mission collection. Mr. Germano said the Coat Drive is“less predictable” than other drives,such as the Toy Drive, because thosewho donated a coat this year often won’tdonate again the following year. The Coat Drive Mission Collectionin homerooms also set a new record of$2,772 this year. The top fund-raising homeroom was2J but some homerooms failed to meetthe goal of a dollar per person. Junior Melissa Alke, who helped sortthe coats, said, “Winter can be a toughtime for those who can’t afford coats,and knowing that we’re making others’lives easier is a great feeling.”

Coat Drive sets record

Change in Thanksgivingtradition ticks off alums

Liturgy aims for truemeaning of Christmas

continued form page 3Ol’ St. Nick” were senior bass playerBeth Terranova and juniors DavidOlusoga on sax, Theresa Cervantes andZusanna Michalak on clarinet, andMarissa Castoro on trumpet. “One of my personal favorites is ‘ACarol Celebration,’ because it consistsof three different carols in one song,”said Frosh Dylan Cepeda. The 71-member band practicedevery morning before school for theconcert and rehearsals went well , saidMr. Leonardo. Some songs were difficult to learn. “In the Bleak Midwinter” in particularwas challenging because certain notes

go very fast and are hard to play,” saidfrosh Jackie Castoro. Along with the band, the 60-memberFrosh-Sophomore Chorus sang anumber of songs including, “The LittleDrummer Boy,” “The HallelujahChorus,” and “Santa Claus (You AreMuch Too Fat).” The song “Silent Night” was sung inin English and several other languages. The main goal was for everyone whoattended to find the concert fun andenjoyable, Mr. Leonardo said. A few days before the performance,frosh band member Jackie Shay said,“I hope that I do a great job, make theconcert rock, and not mess up.”

Band plays new songs for Christmas

Merry ChristmasHappy New Year

-- The Stanner editorsMelanie, Ray, Stephanie, and Allie

By Allie Reisch ’09 Mr. James Lembo will retire asMolloy’s Assistant Principal forStudents on December 31 and Mr. KenAuer, the Administrative Assistant forStudents, will take over the job startingJanuary 1. Mr. Lembo, who has worked atMolloy for 11 years, said he decidedto retire this month and not wait untilJune because, “you get to an age whereyou realize the number of years youhave left are dwindling down and you’dlike to have the time to do the thingsyou like to do.” During his retirement, Mr.Lemboplans to play a lot of golf, work withHabitat for Humanity, and spend moretime with his family, especially hisgrandchildren. Mr. Lembo said he had a greatexperience at Molloy and his bestmemories are, “seeing students growfrom shy, somewhat immature 14-year-olds into nice, mature, young adults.” Mr. Lembo thinks that Principal Bro.Roy George made the right decision inchoosing Mr. Auer as his replacementbecause he’s been Mr. Lembo’s right

hand man for a long time and Mr.Lembo is confident Mr. Auer will do agood job enforcing school rules. Mr. Auer said, “I am excited andlooking forward to the opportunity. Iwas glad that Bro. Roy and Mr. Lembothought I was a good person for thejob.” Mr. Auer, a history teacher, iscurrently teaching a class in CriminalJustice and is the moderator of theStudent Activities Committee [SAC]. He said he will continue doing bothjobs this year but will play it by ear asto whether or not he will do those jobsagain next year. Mr. Auer hopes that the greatrelationship he has with students will notchange when he becomes “dean ofdiscipline” and that Stanners, “will seethe person and not the title.” As he prepares to leave Molloy, Mr.Lembo said, “I’d like to thank everyonefor the privilege of working here withthe students and staff. I can’t think of abetter place to go to school or to work. “Just remember that a building is justa building. What makes a good schoolare the people in it,” Mr. Lembo said.

Mr. Lembo retires; Mr. Auer new discipline dean

Sophomore Samantha Hernandez chats with Mr.Ken Auer outside theglass booth in the cafeteria. (Photo by Andre Amorim)

By Emily Tansey ’09 and CarolLeong ’09 Whether they’ve been using them ornot, Stanners have without a doubtnoticed the eight new Purell dispenserslocated in the hallways of Molloy. Stanners also may have heard therecent buzz about something calledstaph infections, which have causedillness and even death in a few schoolsacross America. But what exactly is a staph infectionand is the sudden presence of the handsanitizer dispensers at Molloy anindication that students and faculty are

in danger of contracting it? The answer, said School Nurse Mrs.Kathleen Forgione, is no. The Staphylococcus aureus bacteria,more commonly known as “staph,” isvirtually harmless when located on skinsurfaces. In fact, most healthy peopleprobably have staph on their skin, nose,or throat. However, when the bacteriaenters the body and gets into thebloodstream through punctured skincaused by wounds or pimples, there isa chance of getting an infection. In teenagers, these infections arerelatively minor. However, staph

infections can turn deadly in anyonewho has a weakened immune systemdue to a chronic illness. Most staph infections can actually betreated at home by washing the infectedskin with an antibacterial cleanser andapplying an antibiotic ointment. However, if the infection worsens orspreads and the patient begins to feelfeverish and ill, the best thing to do is tosee a doctor. So how worried should Stanners beabout infections? Mrs. Forgione, whocame up with the idea to install thePurell dispensers, said students and

New Purell dispensers see a lot of use

Sophomores Priscilla Vasquez and Ben Joson use the new Purell dispensers. (Photo by Andre Amorim)

faculty need not be too concerned. The basics for staying infection freeand healthy are washing hands, eatingproperly, and sleeping eight to ten hoursa night. Coughing into tissues or a sleeve areeasy ways to avoid getting others sick. But using the dispensers all the timeis not necessary. “You have goodgerms on your body, too,” said Mrs.Forgione. “Using the dispensers all thetime would defeat the purpose.” However, if you have a cold and havesneezed into your hands but don’t havetime to go to the bathroom to wash up,it’s good to use the Purell dispenser asa quick alternative. “It should never substitute for handwashing,” said Mrs. Forgione. Principal Bro. Roy George agreedthat students don’t need to worry aboutcontracting infections at Molloy. But he has noticed that the dispensersmust see a lot of use because they arerefilled just about daily. “I don’t want students to becomeneurotic about it,” said Br. Roy. Junior Shannon LaVelle and seniorsJanice Isidro and Christina Penin haveall used the dispensers. “I love Purell,” said LaVelle. “I usethem five times a day.” Penin said she sees a lot of peopleuse them as she is walking through thehalls and stairwells. All the girls agree that it was a goodidea for the school to install thedispensers. “But some people play around withthe dispensers and take advantage ofthem,” said Isidro. That may be the reason they have tobe refilled every day.

By Katrinne Mariano ’09, MelissaBhikam ’08, Megan Moravek ’09 To show its gratitude for their hardwork and many contributions to theArchbishop Molloy High Schoolcommunity, the theme of the 2008Stanner Hall of Fame inductionceremony is The Year of the Educator. Four current faculty members, Bro.Roy George, Bro. James Maher, Mr.John Diorio, and Ms. Mary Pat Gannonwill be inducted in April along withformer teacher Mr. John Gibbons, whowill be honored posthumously. “It’s fantastic,” said history teacherMr. Mike Harrison. “Those teachershave been here for years. They are hardworking, caring, and dedicated. Theydeserve to be honored”. This is not the first time that teachershave been honored by the Hall ofFame, as five teachers previously havebeen inducted. But this is the first timethat an entire group of Hall of Fameinductees have been teachers. Most Hall of Fame inductees havebeen alumni, who took the schoolmotto “Non Scholae Sed Vitae” toheart by succeeding in their professionallives, and giving back to both the worldcommunity and the Molloy community. English teacher Mr. Brian Kelly, amember of the Class of ’94, alsothought it is a great idea to recognizethese five teachers because heremembers how Molloy’s teachershelped him become who he is today. “The teachers made the school whatit is,” Mr. Kelly said. “It’s a good ideato honor the people who made us whowe are.” Ms. Gannon, who came to Molloy34 years ago, has set two milestonessince arriving by becoming the firstwoman to be named a tenured facultymember and the first woman to enterthe Hall of Fame. Ms. Gannon said she felt “stunnedand touched” to be inducted into whatshe said is the “pinnacle of the ‘OldBoys’ Club’ at Molloy.”

“I thought I’d broken a glass ceilingwhen I was the first woman tenured,”she said. “Now I’m thrilled that therewill be openness and awareness of thegifts we females bring to Molloy. “Molloy is not just my job. It is partof my essence. It has given me thefreedom and encouragement to teach,”she said. She was honored to be in a class withher four colleagues and hopes that shewill be the start of a long line of femaleinductees in future years. She said being recognized by herpeers is a vindication for the struggleand hard work that goes into being thebest teacher and person she can be. Senior Amanda Pellegrino was happyto hear that Ms. Gannon was beinghonored. “I have Pop Lit with her and shealways makes it interesting byincorporating things we can relate tothat make us understand the books,”Pellegrino said. “She’s alwaysaccommodating us and our scheduleswhether it’s with classwork or collegeessays. She deserves this.” Bro. Roy, a member of Molloy’sClass of ‘62, said he was very happy

to be chosen as Hall of Fame memberbut added, “I was a little disappointedwith the idea that only four currentteachers were chosen out of the 85teachers here at Molloy. They are allexcellent teachers.” Molloy’s Hall of Fame woulddefinitely not be complete withouthonoring Mr. Diorio’s 49 years at theschool. During that time he has seen changesranging from chalkboards becomingSmartBoards and an all-boy studentbody becoming coed. He said he was surprised when toldthat he would be inducted into the Hallof Fame but pleased to become “alasting part of the school” beyondretirement. Mr. Diorio said he is, “honored to bewith the elite group who are already inthe Hall of Fame,” many of whom werehis own students. Mr. Diorio said he truly believesMolloy to be a great school andcommends both the students and mostof the faculty for “the camaraderie thatexists between them.” Mr. Diorio said the best thing aboutMolloy is the students.

“They are unique and I find themphenomenal,” said Mr. Diorio. Mr. Diorio said if it were up to him,he’d stay at Molloy another 49 yearsbecause of the great feelings of prideand school spirit that well up inside himwhenever he’s in the building. Molloy President Mr. John Sherrysaid he expects that there will be moreteachers inducted into the Hall of Famein the future. The process of picking Hall of Famemembers starts with a nomination fromalumni. The nomination must include abrief biography of the nominee, reasonswhy the nominee should be honored,and how the nominee meets the Hall ofFame criteria. The Year of the Educator Awardrecipients had to have 30 or more yearsof teaching experience, demonstrateprofessionalism in their area ofexpertise, have the Molloy spirit, andsupport the school motto: “Not forSchool, But for Life.” The nominations then are sent to theCommittee of the Hall of Fame, whichconsists of six alumni and five facultymembers. The committee decides whowill be the inductees by vote. In celebration of Molloy’s 50thAnniversary, the Hall of Fame will bemoved and rededicated. Mr. Sherry said most students do notnotice that the Hall of Fame plaquesare in the Library. So the plaques willbe moved to a new home in the hallwaybetween the Alumni Office and theMarsloe Gym where they will be moreattention-getting. The new design is contemporary,modern, interactive and features theschool colors blue and white as its colorscheme. “The Hall of Fame consists of thefinest alumni and teachers and they needto be honored,” said Mr. Sherry. The new Hall of Fame will be unveiledon Thursday, April 3, 2008.Dan McGahan ’10 also contributedto this story.

By Liz Fabro ’10 and JenniferMongiat ’10 Molloy’s hallways were filled withrumors earlier this year that Mr. GlennDaGrossa, the organizer of both Battleof the Bands audition and Rock Aid,decided to cancel Rock Aid, one of themost anticipated events of Molloy’ssocial calendar. Mr. DaGrossa, however, stated thatno final decision has been made. If a decision is made to cancel theshows, it will be done, “because of timeconstraints,” said he. “I have a lot goingon that I need to concentrate on suchas graduate school.” He said that most people don’tunderstand how much work and moneyit takes to produce the Rock Aid shows. But Rock Aid isn’t dead. It’s in acoma. “To say something is dead is to say

it’s gone forever, which Rock Aid isn’t,”Mr. DaGrossa said. “If there isn’t onethis year, it doesn’t mean there won’tbe one next year. “The three main reasons I do this isto give the young bands a chance toperform, to give money to charity andto allow the Molloy students to havean outlet [to have fun]. In a show likethis, you can’t disappoint,” he said. Another reason Rock Aid might notbe staged this year is a lack of bands. “There has not been a large influx ofbands wanting to perform,” Mr.DaGrossa said. “Not many have cometo me to perform in Battle of the Bands,either.” However, because of the lack ofstudent bands, Mr. DaGrossa mightconsider having professional bandsperform in the future, which would takeless preparatory time to stage the show.

Bands such as Dirt, Cutting Edge,Red Note and The Void have allperformed on Molloy’s stage. Many band members, such assophomore guitarist Peter Kramer ofRed Note, have heard the rumors ofRock Aid’s demise. “I was disappointed,” he said. “I wasreally looking forward for my band toplaying this year.” Junior Victor Starsky, lead singer forCutting Edge, was also disappointed. “Rock Aid was something I lookedforward to each year because it’s agood chance for me to share my musicwith my friends for a good cause,” hesaid. “It unified Molloy by bringingpeople together with music. It was ouronly night where we controlled theschool.” It saddened other students thatRock Aid probably won’t be held.

Five teachers inducted into Molloy’s Hall of Fame

These Hall of Fame plaques, which are now located in the Library, willbe moved to a school hallway in the spring. (Photo by Andre Amorim)

Rock Aid concert is still in limbo

Peter Kramer is sad Rock Aid isin limbo. (Photo by Andre Amorim)

Sophomore Catherine Cosmo hopesthe show will return because “It’s a greatopportunity to meet new people.”

By Jonathan Mangar ’09 Juniors will attend their last schedulingassembly on Jan. 16 to choose coursesfor the 2008-2009 school year and thelarge number of courses from which tochoose will make the process muchmore difficult than it was when theywere frosh and sophomores. Molloy’s seven academicdepartments offer far more classes toseniors than for any other grade levelwhich makes the process ratherchallenging. Assistant Principal for Academics,Sister Elizabeth Bickar, estimates thatstudents taking the maximum of fivecredits during senior year will mostprobably have one free period for halfa year. She warned juniors against choosingclasses based on this year’s teachersbecause teachers’ class scheduleschange from year to year and they maynot teach that course next year. So here’s a guide for those juniorsstill wondering what they should do.The Religion Dept. will ask juniors toselect two half-year religion courses fornext year. They can choose from: ChristianRelationships: Family and Marriage;Death and Afterlife: A Christian View;Christian Perspectives and GroupCounseling; World Religions; Ethics andLaw; and Christian Personal Growth. If a junior is chosen during the wintertryouts to become a sophomore peer

group leader, they need to choose justone other course to fulfill their Religionrequirement. For English, juniors must select at leasttwo half-year courses or a full year ofAP Composition to fulfill the staterequirement. AP English Composition requires a92 average in English 10 and a 92average in English 11 to enroll. Two half-year honors classes areShakespeare Honors, which requiresan 88 in English 10 and 11, andLiterature & Psychology Honors, whichrequires a 90 in English 10 and 11. English classes open to everyone are:Science Fiction, Creative Writing,Drama, Journalism, Literature into Film,and Popular Literature. Mathematics courses range fromsomewhat easy to very challenging. College Algebra is open to allstudents. Accounting, a half-year course whichrequires a 80 unweighted average in thefirst semester of junior math foradmission, offers a mathematicalperspective on the more social studies-oriented business world. Juniors with an 85 average in the fallsemester of Advanced Algebra andTrigonometry may apply to Intro toCalculus, a full year course, while thosewith a similar grade in AdvancedAlgebra/Pre-Calc or Math AnalysisHonors may choose a full year ofCalculus.

AP Calculus AB is open to anyonewith an 85 or higher on the Math BRegents and a 95% or higher in the fallterm of Advanced Algebra/Pre-Calc orMath Analysis. For social studies, juniors will haveto make two choices to fulfill theirsenior year recquirements. They must enroll in either Economicsor Business Law and in eitherConstitutional Law or Participation inGovernment. Sister Elizabeth Bickar, one ofMolloy’s Assistant Principals forAcademics, said Constitutional Lawand Business Law are more popularwith this year’s seniors than the othertwo offerings. Full-year courses offerings include APPsychology and AP European History,both of which involve a writing sample,teacher recommendations, and acompetitive selection process based onthe highest grades among the applicants.Social Studies Chairperson Mr.Michael Harrison suggests that studentsshould take courses based on these twoquestions: “What am I interested in?”and “Will it be beneficial to my future?” The Social Studies Dept. also offersfive half-year electives: InternationalLaw, Psychology, U.S. Foreign Policy,Sociology, and Criminal Justice. Foreign Language electives includethe 4A and 4B levels of French, Italian,Spanish and AP Spanish, which requiresa 92 average.

There is no science requirement forsenior year, but Science ChairpersonMr. Michael DeMarco said juniorsshould enroll in science classes,“because they deal with interestingtopics.” Juniors thinking about careers inscience education, science research,medicine, and other scientific fields maychoose from the diverse menu ofofferings. For those who would like to earncollege credits while still at Molloy,there are AP Biology, College Physics1 and 2 Honors, and CollegeChemistry 1 and 2 Honors. These arethe most challenging science courses inMolloy. Half-year electives include HumanAnatomy & Physiology andEnvironmental Science. A new offering this year is ForensicScience, which Sister Elizabeth believeswould be great for those with “criminalminds” and would go well with theCriminal Justice social studies elective. Juniors presently in Earth Sciencemay opt to take junior Physics Honorsin senior year. Fine Arts courses include Portfolioand Advanced Art Studio, Introductionto Film, Yearbook 2, and Junior/SeniorChorus. Chorus and Yearbook areextra-curricular activities and do notcount toward the total of five units ofcredits that seniors must take.

Juniors offered wide variety of course selections

By Jennifer McCabe ’09 Sixty-eight Stanners earned places onthe Principal’s List for the first markingperiod, with juniors leading the waywith 26 students on the list. Eighteen frosh, 12 sophomores, and12 seniors also made the list. Assistant Principal for Academics,Sister Elizabeth Bickar said the reasonjuniors dominated the list is due to thefact that they are the largest of Molloy’sfour grade levels with 418 students. There are 358 seniors and 363sophomores, which explains why theywere the two grade levels putting thefewest number of students on the list. Sister Elizabeth wasn’t surprised thatonly 18 frosh made the list despite thefact that they are Molloy’s secondlargest grade level with 408 students. “Many freshmen either don’t realizethe respect that comes with making thelist or simply don’t realize it exists,” shesaid. Sister Elizabeth was surprised thatonly 12 seniors made the list becausepast senior classes qualified morestudents for the honor. Of the 68 students who made thePrincipal’s List, 44 were female. Thefact that 65% of those who made the

list were girls didn’t surprise SisterElizabeth. “Just take a look at the honors andA.P. classes,” she said. “These classesare generally dominated by girls. I think[girls dominate the list] because girls atthe high school level tend to be morefocused on their studies than the boysare, not because they are necessarilysmarter.” Earning a spot on the Principal’s Listrequires a student attain a 99 or aboveoverall average for the marking period. Junior Mary Napolitano, who takestwo A.P. classes and two honors classesand made the list, said doing so isn’t aseasy as some students think it is. “A lot more studying and dedicationis required than most kids think,”Napolitano said. “I have made thePrincipal’s List seven out of nine timessince I’ve been at Molloy and a lot ofsacrifice was necessary in order to dothat.” Sister Elizabeth tried to put academicsuccess in perspective when she said,“Making the Prinicpal’s List is a trulywonderful achievement but I do believethat what is much, much more importantare the things you learn in class ratherthan the grade you get.”

The following students made thePrincipal’s List for the first markingperiod: Frosh: Arleen Aguasvivas, AmandaDhaneshwar, Kanad Ghosh, Lance Hipolito,Navdep Kaur, Malvina Klusek, Judy Li,David Lozada, Elizabeth Lynch, VanessaOrdonez, Carolina Ortiz, Dhandevi Persand,Eric Rivera, Mary Rooney, Nancy Strbik,Robert Thomas, Karen Zhou. Sophomores: Gina-maria Arena, NataliaBagnowska, Katrina Colletti, Camille Dwyer,Sabina Grech, Augustin Joseph, PeterKramer, Brent McDonnell, NatalieOlszewski, Andy Singh, Christina Toscano,Gary Ye.

Juniors: Kaitlin Carr, Nicholas Chan,Valentina DiGangi, Angela Dumlao,Michelle Eichorst, Julianne Keyes, Yo Kim,Christopher Kosiewska, Stephanie Kotnik,Paul Kozlowski, Kristen Lasak, Carol Leong,Jonathan Mangar, Catherine Morreale,Mary Napolitano, Camilla Niedzwiedz,Charles Paszkowski, Jaimie Patel, CodyPiotrowski, Peter Plaza, Adriana Rannazzisi,Allison Reisch, Lais Santos, Dorota Sawicki,Kimberley Seoane, Audrey Tung. Seniors: Laura Fontanills, Pawanjeet Kaur,Jenny Kochupurackal, Marcella Kocolatos,Dorina Lleshi, Stephen Maniscalco, KevinRhodes, Jonathan Rodriguez, MeganSattler, Ahana Sen, Irving Torres, SebastianVelez.

68 Stanners makePrincipal’s List

Confronting “Rumors”Jose Luis Rodriguez and Niccolo Pizarro face off in the DramaClub’s December production of “ Rumors.”( Photo by Emily Balkan)

By Alex Lamburini ’11 Archbishop Molloy’s VarsityBasketball team began its season abouta week earlier than usual on Nov. 24by routing Kellenberg 80-59 in the JackCurran Gym. Junior Matt Grogan, the onlyreturning starter on the team, led Molloywith 18 points and 13 rebounds. Fellow junior Russell Smith filled upthe stat sheet with 17 points 10rebounds and 12 assists. Head coach Mr. Jack Curran said theteam played well for its first game;however, he is still unsure as to howthe team will perform in upcoming gamesand tournaments. The Alex RodriquezTournament in at Christopher ColumbusHigh School in Miami, Fla. on Dec. 6-8 and Aviator Christmas Tournamentin Broolyn on Dec. 26-29 are two ofthe three tournaments Molloy will playin this season.

Christopher Columbus High schoolis run by Bro. Kevin Francis, a Maristbrother who was formerly a JuniorVarsity Basketball coach at Molloy soMr. Curran wanted Molloy toparticipate in that tournament to re-connect with Bro. Kevin. Joining Molloy and the host schoolat the tournament are Miami Springsand St. George’s. The Aviator tournament, which beganas the St. Thomas Aquinas tournamentin 1968, will be played in the newathletic complex at Floyd Bennett Field. Mr. Curran said Molloy agreed toplay in that tourney because he wantedto visit the new facilities. Mr. Curran has said that his maingoals for his Stanners are to take onegame at a time, improve with each game,and eventually be able to play withanyone they face.

By Kristen Himmelberg ’09 The Archbishop Molloy Boys SwimTeam, which failed to live up to its usualhigh standards last year, is hoping tochange that with the help of its returningswimmers and an influx of fresh talent. The Stanners have set a goal to finishamong the top three teams in theCHSAA “A” Division CityChampionship meet Feb. 9-10 at theNassau Aquatic Center but to do sothey will have to beat out many othertough teams, Coach Mr. DennisWresch said. Archrival St. Francis Prep, andFordham Prep, Chaminade and St.John the Baptist are the teams to beat. The Stanners will be led by senior co-captain Sean Harmon and juniorsDanny Collins, Chris Mammano, StefanGuelly, and Kenny Ejerta.

These veterans are joined by manystrong newcomers, freshmen BrendanErskine, Nader Yamout, JosephD’Antoni and Chris Doherty. “This year were hoping to finish thirdthanks to a great group of freshmen,who should hopefully help us to dowell,” Harmon said. Harmon expects the team’s toughestdual meet challenge will come on Jan.4 when Molloy faces St. John TheBaptist at Iona College. The team did very well at its majormeet this year, The Relay Carnival atFordham University. “I was very happy with the results assome of the swimmers swam their besttimes of the year and the real seasonhasn’t even started yet,” said Mr.Wresch “That is a great sign for theteam.”

Nader Yamout won three gold medalsto lead Molloy to a third place finish atthe CHSAA Frosh Boys Swimming andDiving Championships at ChaminadeHigh School Saturday Nov. 17. Chaminade easily won the title with336-points in the nine-event meetfollowed by Fordham Prep (175),Archbishop Molloy (171), Xavier(82.5), St. Peter’s (57.5), Xaverian(46), Monsignor Farrell (45), and St.Francis Prep (18). Yamout won the 100-yard individual

medley, the 50-yard butterfly, andswam the lead-off leg for Molloy’svictorious 200-yard freestyle relay. Molloy’s other gold medal winnerswere Chris Doherty in the 50-yardbackstroke, Brendan Erskine in the 50-yard breaststroke, and the 200-yardmedley relay team. The following individuals and teamsfrom Molloy scored points in thechampionship meet: 200-yard medley relay: 1. Molloy(Christopher Doherty, Brendan

Erskine, Joseph D’Antoni, AnthonyDiVanna) 1 minute, 54.0 seconds. 100-yard individual medley: 1.Nader Yamout, 1:00.87. 50-yard freestyle: 8. Brian Greene,27.89; 9. Anthony Divanna, 28:00; 12.Eric Dorcean, 28.83. 1-meter diving: 7. Brian Greene,90.85 points; 8. Randell Gaskins,90.05. 50-yard butterfly: 1. NaderYamout, 26.70; 3. Joseph D’Antoni,27.41.

100-yard freestyle: 9. AnthonyDiVanna, 1:03.59; 11. Dean Reilly,1:08.14; 12. Eric Dorcean, 1:09.47. 50-yard backstroke: 1. ChrisDoherty, 27.27; 11. Daniel Woods,39.48. 50-yard breaststroke: 1. BrendanErskine, 32.29. 200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Molloy(Nader Yamout, Joseph D’Antoni,Christopher Doherty, Brendan Erskine)1:39.45.

Yamout leads frosh to third at CHSAA swim meet

Boy swimmers hope to place in top 3

Junior Kenny Ejerta swims the butterfly at a recent meet in Douglaston.Ejerta and the rest of the boys varsity swim team hope to improve onlast years performance at the CHSAA championship meet. (Photo byKatie Johnson )

Busy holidayseason for AMvarsity hoops

Winkler honoredSenior Caitlin Winkler, a two-time MVP of the Girls Varsity Swimmingteam, was named a Scholastic All-American this month. Winkler, anhonors student who owns many Molloy swimming records, has led herteam to a 5-0 record.( Photo by Katie Johnson)

Eleven Stanners were selected to theCHSAA All-Queens teams. Volleyball: senior outside hitterRebecca Power, senior setter NicoleBagatta, and junior libero Emily Harms. Girls Varsity Soccer: junior forwardBrittany Dombrowski, senior midfielderAnna DiRe, senior defender Stefanie

Posa, and sophomore goalkeeperMary O’Connell. Boys Varsity Soccer: seniorgoaltender John Coster, seniordefenders Tom Lee and MikeAntonino, and senior forward MikeFerrari.

11 Stanners earn all-county honors