Nsn-Pnfll OriuilBOtn U.S PoaU(>Pmiil HAUL D. S C H K K I B K l t HKJH SCHOOL Wartinfwn. NY noGO Pgmil N°. ISa The Schreiber Times IV»rt WaahJBgton, New York, Monday, December 21,1992 Volume XXXUI. No. 3 Blackout puts Schreiber "in the dark" a best guess as to when they woul d be able by Jon BsM and Matt Engel to fix the problem, the superintendent [Dr. He^ink] decided to dose Weber and I t was a dark and stormy morning on Schreiber at 12K)5 p.m. Friday,December 11, as students trudged By word o f m o u t h . D r . Barish informed through the rain on their way to school. teachers of the decision, b u t told them to For the many who had been hoping for a keep students in class until 12:05 p.m. snow day, each droplet of rain seemed to An as of yet unidentified Schreiber be a reminder o f an extended weekend student pulled a fire alarm, sending the lost. Little did they know that at 12:05 entire Schreiber population out into the pjn. they'd get their winter wiah. December rain for several minutes. Many A blackout caused by one of the worst students and teachers illegally remained storm«in the Northeast's history forc«d under the overhang between the science the district to close Schreiber at midday, and language corridors in order to stay l^e loss of power started at approzi- dry. mately 10:45 a.m., though students were Soon after students returned inside not dismissed until slightly after noon. the b u i l d i n g , for safety r e a s o n s D r . B a r i s h The day's events started as soon as decided to put all students who were not students arrived at school, when Princi- in class in the cafeteria a n d the gym. pal Sidney Bariah extended homeroom Hall moni tors moved students towards for ten minutes to allow delayed teachers these two locations, thoughbecause of its more time to get to school. proximity most headed to the cafeteria. In an announcement over the P A . This caused a substantial overcrowding system. Dr. Barish called for students to problem i n the cafeteria, which Dr. B a r i s h "come together i n a t i m e o f a d v e r s i t y " and then solved by moving many of the stu- remain calm, cool, and cdlected as the dents to the gym. day's events unfolded. ' 1 would say h a l f the school was i n the As the storm raged outside, students cafeteria or the gym,' said Dr. Barish. attendedciaases during thefirst six mods Once the overcrowding problem had with only small disturbances. been solved, Dr. Barish and Assistant Atf^)prozimatelyl(}:45ajn^ the l i g h t s Principal Alphonse C a m i ^ l l tried several flickered and then went out. Lit only by times to rouse the attention of the r e - emergency lights, the hallways became maining students in the cafeteria. black corridors filled with the j o y o u s cries Dr. Barish, megaphone in hand, ad- of students who hoped to be dismissed dressed thegroupat 11:45 a.m. to explain Irom school. the situation. Dr. Barish's speech was Classes r e m a i n e d i n session, however, interrupted by chants rf"Let's go home!" and without power the administration by many of the students present. could not make use of the P.A. system to During the speech. Dr. Barish in- update confused students as to what was formed students of the situation end that going to happen. they were to be dismissed at 12:05 p.m. According to Dr. Barish, LILCO was During the period between 11:45 a.m. Mr. Campbell informs the students in t f i e cafeteria of t h e b l a ck o u t situation. informed of the problem, and said that a and 12:05 p.m., teachers in t h e cafeteria duct o f t h e students. Their m a t u r i t y level grab their jackets and bookbags. Hall best guess as to when they could fix it by tried to maintain order. was lower than low." monitors ushered them out of the build- waalrOOp.m. "Given the weather condi- Math teacher V i n c e n t D i P i e t r o , , said, At 12:05 p.m. students burst into the ing, where for Mice many were thankful tions and that LILCO could only give us " I was very disappointed with the con- hallway, rushing toward their lockers to for the rain beating down upon them. I N S I D E
SPECIAL SECTION: AIDS—An intenriew wtth Emily Varga. Facts, figures, and opinions. Centerfotd.
ARTS & ENTERTAimHENT: Four tctented Sctff^jer isfejctents—an interview. F^EigeS. Members of t h e b a n d B u n n y S l i p p e r s and s t u d e n t on look ers at t h e S h a r e t h e S e a s o n Supper/ Spaghetti J a m m y - J a m held o n D e c e m b e r 17. Attended by o v e r 170 p e o p l e , t h e event w a s t h e COMMENTARY; culmination of t h e efforts of s e v e r a J of Schreiber's clubs. Senior g o e s to j a s . Page 7 . 2 THESCHREIBER TIMES NEWSMONDAY, DECEMBER21. 1992 Evening program heightens AIDS awareness
Ms. Varga followed Dr. Forlenza and sex and intravenous drug use. If these Dr. Forlenza and Ms. Varga then a n - An AIDS expert and spoke about her experiences with the guidelines were followed, she promised swered questions from the audience; Dr. HIV virus. She explained that she con- the disease would 'disappear off the face Forlenza answeredmedical questions and a patient speak to tracted the disease in one of two ways: of the earth after my generation.* Ms. Varga responded to questions based students ei t h e r when she was raped several years Ms. Varga ended her speech by quot- upon her personal experience. ago or through unprotected sex with an ingMichael Bolton's popular song, 'How Co-chairman and founder of the AIDS inDBvenou&drug user. are wesupposedtolivewithoutyou, when Awareness Club, Michael Glosman sum- by Matt Enfel She proceeded to tell of the physical we've been loving you so long?' marized the evening: 1 think [the forum) repercussions of the AIDS virus and its Ms. Varga's speech was followed by a expressed a good message, a n d Fm happy "My nam« is Emily Varga. My exper- toll on her body. brief recess i n which refi^shments were I t h a t ] we rai sed a l o t of money that will be tiac li«s in being a person with a fatal She then issued a strong warning to served. The food was donated by mem- put to good use.' diMBM.* the assembled students and aaked them bers of the AIDS Awareness Club and Ben Getting contributed to thU ar- Over 300 students and parents toiA to restrain themselves from unprotected Dunkin' Donuts. ticle. the time out at their busy schedules to attend the HIV/AIDS open foruro on De- cember 7. The impreesive attendance is tionsfrom students. He s t a t e d t h a t i n the and was subsequently hospitaliEed for a grim reminder of the growir^ threat H.R.C. workshop United Statesalone there are 1.5 milbon two weeks. Doctn^ conducted numer- that AIDS poses to Schreiber students. casesofHIV. Nearlyaquarterofamilion ous tests on Jane in order to determine During the meeting, guest speakers addresses AIDS of these are people with full-blown AIDS. the origin of the shingles. Finally one Dr. Susan Forlenza, Chief of the Infec- He also informed the students that Long doctor suggested that she be tested for tious Diseases Departmentat the Nassau Island has the highest number of cases HIV. Jane has never used intravenous Coun^ Medical Center.and Emily Varga, by S«tb Altnuin out of all of America's suburban areas, drugs and has only had sex with three a woman who has AIDS, informed the with almost 3500 HIV-positive residents. partners. 'I never thought that there audience about origins, precautions, and A 26-year-old HIV-positive woman He concluded his presentation with was even a chance 1 would be [HIV] effects of the epidemic. braved a public audience on December information on the preventi Storm wreaks havoc on community Over 150 complaints from town r e s i - dents to the Port Washington Police Department resulted from one of the most destructive storms to ever hit the town. Accordingto Port W a s h i n g t o n Detec- tive Sergeant John Cataldi, the storm, which caused the most damage in the Manhasset Bay and Sands Point areas, was the worst, as far as rainstorms and floods go, in the past 25 yeairs. Various homes t h r o u g h o u t Port were lefl without electricity, especially in Flower Hill and Sands Point. Floodingforced the closing of numer- ous town roads, including Shore Road, where the water reachedlevelsof almost two and a half feet. Middle Neck Road and Sandy Hollow Road were also shut down at times. Detective Sergeant Cataldi praised the community for i t s actions during the storm; 'All of the people in the commu- nity were very anxious to help out their neighbors.* by Matt Emgml The storm covered streets across Port Washington with bucketfuls ot water. THESCHREIBER TIMES NEWS MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1992 3 Monfort stairway poses danger by Jon Baa* For a senior, the hardest part of the achooj day may not necessarily beachem- iatry test or an in-claaa English essay, but simply the walk from the Monfort park- ing lot up to the school. The d i l a p i d a t e d condition of the Monfort steps has led to ccMnplaints from many Schreiber seniors. SeveraJ weeks ago, senior Laurie Rinke was walking down the M o n f o r t steps with afriendwhenshestippedandfell. White her companion roared with laughter, she got up, continued down to the lot, and then drove home. Later that night she began to experi- ence severe back pains a nd was forced to miss school the next day. Her doctor diagnosed her as having either a torn disk or a cracked vertebra. She has already returned to the or- thopedist once and will have to go again within the next week. Thi s i B something t h a t must befixed,* she said. T m not the only one who has fallen on the steps!" Currently, the walk from the parking lot up to the school begins with a steep set A student tries to avoid the gargantuan rain puddle at the top of the Monfori steps. of blacktop stairs. According to senior Pete Pishman, They're c<»istructed in such a way that you never know how many strides to take on each step. At this Saturnalia: an "orgy" of a good time pant, it's easier to walk up and down on the grass next to the path than on the stairs themselves." by Shana Komitee Senior Nick Petratos feels differently, however: "Every generation of Schreiber There were white ones, checked ones, students has had to deal with the steps, even Mickey Mouse ones. The pattern B O why should we be different? Anyway, was i r r e l e v a n t , though—what mattered theyVe r e a l l y fun to run up and down on," was that each of the hundred Latin At the top o f these stairs is yet another students was clad in a fiill length toga, ci>stacle; there al way s seem stobeapuddle the traditional Roman garb, when he or blocking the route. To avoid it, seniors she attended this year's Saturnalia on must either risk destrc^'ing their shoes December 15,1992. and socks by walking throu^ the abun- Latin teachers Ruth Adams, Carolyn dant mud or walk in the surrounding ivy. Heath, and Louise Lindemann spent The path continues across a beaten track the afternoon of December IS decorat- in the grass of the softball field and then ing the cafeteria with traditional Ro- up to the school; at this point in the trek man ornaments, and by 7:00 p.m. there is not even a paved walkway for awaited the arrival of their students. students to travel on. Carrying dishes such as salad, ziti, and "By the time you get to Schreiber you munchkins, the toga-clad Satumalians need a new pair of socks!* cnnplained finally strutted into the cafeteria. senior Caiy Comer. ' I was really looking forward to the According to senior Parissa Salemi, a Saturnalia because Latin thrills me,' fundamental prdDlem with the entire said freshman David Rosenberg. walkwayisthatit has no lighting. In the In andent Rome, the S a t u r n a l i a was winter, when i t gets dark at apprtadmately held as a tribute to Saturn, the god of 4:30 p.m., this poses a threat to students the harvest. Men a n d women convened who stay after school for sports or other to drink, dance, and engage in wild extracurricular activities. orgies for a week-long holiday. Ms. Rome, Chelsea Miller (far left), and seniors sit atop Mount Otympus. A group of seniers currently enrolled Schreiber's re-enaction places less em- seconds to formulate an answer. and my future goal is to be Ms. Rome!* in Schreiber's PA Government class phasis on the sexual and alcoholic as- Sophomore Brian Valenza emerged The storytelling contestants were submitted a survey to seniors Co find out pects. Instead it features a student- as the winner of the event. In response to asked tofinish the story of Pyramus and how the mqjority lA the class feels about made film and the traditional Mr. and the question of how he would, as Mr. Thisbe, two young lovers whose parents the Monfort walkway. Ms. Rome and storytelling contests. Rome, chastise a rebellious Roman boy, forbade them from seeing each other. According to senior Josh Kurland, a l^e theme of the evening was "Dido Valenza said, *I would force the boy to Senior Jonathan Shafter was declared PA. government student, the purpose of and Aeneas," the story of the Roman attend Latin classes every day for the the winner for his somewhat risqu^ ren- the survey is to "^ake people more aware hero who had to jilt his devoted lover in rest of his life." As the winner of Mr. diti The students working on the nature by Stephanie C h o trsils project are in t h e process o f improv- ing the trails in Sands P«nt Park and The environment? We all know that Preserve. The students have already the world is falling apart—it's old news! taken two trips to the preserve to clear There ia, however, twie Schreiber club out poison ivy. According to club adviser that does not believe this to be true; Don Fish, the club plans to further clear Student Activists For the Environment the trails and to learn about the different (SAFE) is dedicated to increasing envi- plant life there as soon as the weather ronmental awareness. gets warmer. According to club president senior According to Miller, the green pages is Chelsea Miller, the goal of SAFE is 'to one of the club's most important projects make the c o m m u n i t y and the school more thisyear. Similartotheyellowpages,the aware of environmental problems and green pages would contain the names how they can help solve them.* and addresses of recycling centers and The club members have been divided other environmental institutions. "We to work on four different projects: a want people to learn about all of the claymation film project, natura trails, existing environmental programs,' said green pages, and recycling. Seventy Miller. The club hopes to have the green members of SAFE spend several hours pages finished by the end of the year. each week working toward these club Recycling is another of SAFE's major goals. programs. "We are trying to make stu- Selwitz nominated for AP award Students involved in the claymation dents more aware of recycling. The project are working to create a film with available recycling bins are there but are tion,' said Dr. Barish. clay figures that will demonstrate the not being used,* said j u n i o r Simone Thor. by FrMti Paraaharmmi TlirDughout her career as an AP biol- effects of pollution. They hope to present "We've done all of the hard work—if s ogy teacher, Mrs. Selwitz's students have the film in the cafeteria and possibly in u p to the students to do the rest,' said received outstanding AP exam scores. A Schreiber teacher for 21 years, Port's elementary schools. MOW. Barbara Selwitz was recently nomi- One hundred and eight of her students nated along with twelve other teachers have received a top score o f 5 on the exam, on the Eastern seabord for the Ad- 93 have earned a 4, and 59 have merited vanced Hacement Recognition Award. a3. None has received the lowest score of The award is presented to teachers 1. who have demonstrated outstanding, "Mrs. Selwitz is a scholar. Her assis- teachingabilityin the (ieldofAdvanced tance in the department is unique' said Hacement (AP) teaching. Mr. HerschenhouB. I n September, Principal Sidney On February 11, M r s . Selwitz will go Barish, science department chairper- to Washington, D.C., where the AP Rec- son Jeff Herschenhous, and various ognition Award will be given to one of the former students and parents wrote let- thirteen nominees. "It's an honor, and I ters in praise of Mrs. Selwitz to the have to thank everyone who wrote a let- College Board, the organization which ter,' Mrs. Selwitz said. administers the AP program. Alumnus Jonathan SchifF said, "Not "In my five years of being principal only is Mrs. Selwitz a dynamic teacher, here at Schreiber, Mrs. Selwitz is the she is also a highly valuable adviser for first to have received such a nomina- my other scientific activities." SCHOOL SHORT Knowledge Masters 21st in the U.S Schreiber scored 1636 of 2000 possible b y Ashish Kapadiia points, 452 pcsnts above the competi- tion average. The teamcamein2Istin SAT * ACHIEVEMENT * SAT Is C h a d a l a n d l o c k e d country? What the United States out of the 1640 high C OURSES isa malediction? What river serves as schools which competed. With the best a natural border of both Hungary and showing of any Schreiber team in his- WE WROTE THE BOOKS! Bulgaria? Fifteen Schreiber students tory, &e team ranked in the top two College spentover two hours answering ques- percent of the world. I Preparation oia , tions like these in the nineteenth an- Carmine Matina, the academic MB WUXM Jt>INUf, lUtlirWM nual Knowledge Masters Open on De- coach, said, '1 thought [the team] did cember 2. an excellent job working t o g e t h e r and I A grueling a c a d e m ic contest based am very pleased with the way the team PRIVATE on many subject areas, the open con- performed.' sists of 200 multiple-choice questions. According to senior Andrea Pinkus, SEMI-PRIVATE PcHnts are awarded based on how TTie Knowledge Masters competition quickly students answer them. is a f u n way to represent the school and A team of fifteen students from display our talent.' 741-3550 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK The Schreiber Times Arts & Entertainment Section Issue 3, Volume XXXIII Monday, Deceinber21,1992 Talent, talent, everywhere! Stove Top Boy di^ wish. Hare made it t h r o u g h several schcriarship to attend dance claseesat the Not many high school stud«nU can call-backs, but he did not get the job. Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Pit- •ay that they have already fulfilled their Hare began taking acting lessons at ted agai n s t a p p r o x i m a t e ly f o r ^ o t h e r high lire-long dream. Sophomore Jason Hare, Way Off Broadway when he was in school students, Pam took a ballet and however, saw his dream come true when eighth grade. While at the drama school, modem dance class, while judges walked he appeared on national television and he met a manager from Sinclair Man- around the room taking notes on each sftid "Yeah, Mcnn,' to thousands of view- agement who would soon begin to m a n a g e dancer who was audititming. Although ers. his career. Since then. Hare has been to she had taken ballet lessons when she Last year. Hare audi tioned for a Stove over 150 auditicma. He has tried out for was younger, the modem dance portion Top Stuffing commercial. TTie Wlowing movies, Broadway, c^-Broadway plays, of the auditiwi was completely foreign to week he learned that he was going to be Shakespeare plays, television sitcoms, her. part of the commercial entitled, "Pot and other theatrical productions. One Immediately following the class, the LtKk,* in which his "mother" was plan- memorable audition was when he tried judges dismissed the scholarship hope- ning a pot-luck dinner. Hare, known in out for the part of one of Kevin's friends fuls from the classroom. As Pam heard the commercial as Jimmy, was supposed pn The Wonder Years. Hare also audi- her competition talk about their daily to remind the guests to bFring food that tioned for a peit on Brooklyn Brid^, dance classes, the performing arts high they could share at and he was one of schools that they attend, and the lives dinner, but instead two or three other that they hope to lead as professional he told each guest to actors under final dancers, she thought to herself, "What considerati Funky says: "Have a happy Hanukah, a Merry Christmas, and a funky New Year. I'd rather listen^ See ya 11 next issue!" DecenL to busy signals Funk Worm graphics by David Klinkowizc The doctor is in, Use one to avoid here's the medicine an accident... Homebelly Groove strap It On Spin Doctors Helmet "What T^me is It?" is funlder than on •TtepetitJon'' Mid "Diatracted." These by WiU Gold&i4> Kiyptonite; and 'Off My Line,' a great bySocrttOiribfr 90T^ ctmtajR pow«rfiil and consjatent song from Kryptonite, luckily avoided drums kaepii^ the fe«lU i w i t h taimtBin- The Spin D o c t m ^ have returned! Just Z-100, and its driving guitar riff and lyr- Helawt has jamt recently re-released ing gaJtwr solos, tho xmmt invwidve when it looked as i f they had sold out ics keep i t afavorite. The f d lowing m e d l e y 168 first a&ma, 'Strap ft On." Tim 1990 tiwk is "FBLA.* l^elbe^nning pattern completely, they've come out with a qual- of "Freeway of the Plains' and "Lady «oinpil«tioD ctmi^sta of aim prvvioai^y Is repMited a coapU of times tmtil ity new live a l b u m . Followingtheir debut Kerosene' is the best music the Spin Td*tmi.wtmgt. TlwgiwpleaMiipnBMd HaroSNmroixeasarseofthRatbum'snioat live LP Up for Grab*, the Spin DoctcH^ Doctors have released to date. Mark df vocahiit and l«sd guitarist Pa^^ intavstiagljnicsiR. Thuinvcmttvateeh^ grabbed the national spotlight with White performs a powerful bass line on HJtffrfltnw, rlqr&m and boss guitarists mqiM } ^ (lie tpoi. ^Itade" makes good Pocket FvU o f Kiyptonito. Unfntu- both, and "Kerosene' is the type of solid Petar Mcngede and H«wy Bcgdan, «nd uae dnoBt and cyntbals. These a r e natety, t h e i r newfound national celebrity rock that the Spin Doctors have learned drumitaer John 3t«m«roi- Many scc<«apan»4 tllw r e p e t i t i v e shrieking status led to the exhaustion of Tiittle to handle perfectly. "Yo Baby" is a good Iteatfixu^eni will enjc? album b«- flf&wttEtenaaw. Tbeaw^Eisgood^ita Miss Cant Be Wrong," "Jimmy Olsen's tune with pumping guitar. It is followed taoMi ftf ita steady irxm beats a n d ioe^tinn, but ft beecm.es boringr and too Blues,* and "Two Princes' Most Spin by three strong tracks from K r y p t o n i t e : screeminK vocals dm>u|^Hnit«aeh trat^ re«faaidfltfittoWBr*»8bewid. "Bladttop' Doctor fans at Schreiber were disgusted "Little Miss Can't be Wrong,' the band's Tb«fint w w d o Q A a a l l i u m is "Death,* wdTlfcirdar" are very w r a i l a r . Thajriiaih by hearing the group repeatedly on such original hit, which is a must-play; "Re- wbieb HI a p i ^ i ^ r i a t e b e c m i M it is th«of»E' induds baati and drums in the ba^- Top 40 stations as WPLJ and Z-100. frigerator Car,' a mesmerizing song; and word titat 1 woald use tadesenb» H i ^ m e t Fearing the Doctors had sold out to the "ShinbtHie Alley," another quality scmg, and aibam, Mmt of tiM^ music industry, attention was diverted to which was saved from certain death on i^Awt u t t T f J a t i v e t y srftimdsradui^y g«t inflr^l^^Pffii. '^im^' does not the Doctors' brother band. Blues Trav- WPLJ. 'Sweet Widow' has a nice lua>der a n d f a a r d t T tintt^ b y endc^the relatewiihanyothertraeksonthea^xim. eler, and the fiinky group by the name of rhythym, b u t the next track, "Stepped on isnng, yoa are Qstenmg to imadulterated I t Is mueh stater and q u i t e meEiew. Phish. a Crack,*seems a l i t t l e tired even withits "Sinatra" j« A l e f t e ^ K b ^ b m d i lh>m the use of an interesting flute line. "Yo The Spin Doctors may have saved On • m ? teack, the l^yrice u ' s ma^o- msttd mmtoK^ of IMmei. Mama's a P a j a m a " is another funky rock themselves f r o m musical death wi th their ^lertbast. 11M Indkirfintersstii^ lyrics song, which uses a h a r d gui t a r riff to b a c k i emiUd oriy recommend Hehnefs ]atestrelease,Hom«b«llyGrDov«. Ttaa llmMBSthe mi3«i made her disfdeasure quite e v i d e n t . She 1 IktM i, HUM i i ^ i i f 3 i>%wMsjiih ranf by Jonlaii Arnold said i n no uncertain terms t h a t the prison's administration would not t o l e r a t e any Tlie average Schreiber student prob- failure to f o l l o w directions. Her harsh ably givea little thought to ramifica- attitude was probably meant to intimi- tions o f b e i n g locked up' and t h r o w n in date the students into realizing the seri- jail * It's s o m e t h i n g that ia satirized ousness of t h e i r entry into the facility. • constantly by H t d l y w o o d , a n d many per- Once t h e student"a e n t r y was approved, i ceive it as a minor consequence in Ae an automatic door began to c l o s behind • Bchenwofthings. A c o m m o n misconcep- us. When it was completely shut, another ti A.Nothing. The battle is over. But I was treated for each symptom that came alon| Women weren't treated for having A I D S at that time. They were treated for the symptom I took AZT from 1989 until three months ago, and my T-cel i count dropped from 1350 to 15^ [AZT] is as strong as its enemy, and one has to comes to terms with the fact that it comparable to chemotherapy, in w h i c h a point may be reached when a person feels that ti protection is made of the same stuff as the enemy. The expenses eat you up—to live cosi more than life itself. AZT is very debilitating—there have been times when I couldn't ria from my bed. Now I am a source of ceaseless a c t i v i ^ — I am stunned by the way I am aliv Q.Have you ever taken any experimental medication or participate i n such studies? A.Before there was a n y treatment for women, I was very anxious to b e treated. One warn the symptoms to go away—the symptoms can be very distressing: you can get a blindir headache that swallowing your weight of Excedrin wouldn't get rid of, you can have lesior in and on your body that make you feel like your on fire, your skin burns away and there incessant itching, uncontrollable vomiting, and you have a 24-hour sore throat. The [experimental] treatment [I took] was the most devastating. You could eitht swallow or absorb [ i t ] through your skin, and it was also taken in concert with paint thinne Oneleams what unimaginable things people do when in desperation. I wanted to live, an when you first get sick, thafs all you think of. I would have swallowed a file cabinet if it woui have kept me alive. Q.How did your family and friends react to your situati Many of us look forward to the mune system, l^ey must lea)*n that has increased by more than 70* since turn of the century with excitement. the only methods of protection from t h e 1969, despite national programs such as In eight years, high «hool students disease are not sharing hypodermic the recent 'A Day Without A r t . ' which will be in graduate schotds, have jobs, needles, sexual abetinence, or pro- was devoted to AIDS publicity. While orhavefamilies. Video phones will be tected sex. numerous spokespersons, including commonplace in the American Schreiber's recent HRC workshop Elarvin 'Magic" Johnson, have attempted household, gene therapy will cure some and evening program for parents and to prevent people from having unpro- (rfthe world's fatal hereditary diseases, students have made serious attempts tected sex, the message is obviously not and neural networks will be devel- to inform people as to the danger of coming through clearly enough to make oped. All that looms ahead, however, AIDS. These efforts should be com- a difference. The number of AIDS is not cheerful and inspiring. The mended. awareness programs in Schreiber must World Health Organization believes School sponsored programs, how- increase if the rate of HIV infection is to that by the year 2000 over forty mil- ever, must continue throughout the decrease. December 21, 1992 lion people will have AII!)S. year. AIDS is not something that can I f o u r g e n e r a t i o n ia t o prove the W o r l d Volume XXXIII. No. 3 AIDS (acquired i m m unodeficiency be touched upon once or twice a year Health Organisation's prediction that Paul D. Schreiber High School syndrome) is caused by the h u m a n and then be left alone. It is o n l y through forty million people will be infected with Port Washington, New York 11050 i m m u n o d e f i ciency v i r u s ( H I V ) an d can constant reinforcement that students AIDSat the turn of the c e n t u r y , we must be spread by a n a l , oral, and vaginal can grasp the seriousness of the dis- take an active step in increasing AIDS intercourse; blood tranfiuicMu; a n d ease and become fully aware of its awareness and prevention. If school intravenous drug use. consequences. The AIDS Awareness programs convinceeven one student not Since most people currently in- Club, the goal of which is to inform to have unprotected sex or not to share fected with AIDS acquired HIV when students about AIDS and AIDS MANAGING EDITOR: Jeni Blum * « « PBCMiucnoN MANAGER: Dave Misita STEPS NEWS EDITORS: Jon Bass Matthew Engel, Ass't. • • • ARTS AND ENTEBTAINHENT EDITOR: Russeli Miller * « * SPECIAL SECTION AND COMMENTARY EDITOR: Emmie Chen * • * SPOR1S AND SUPERVISING EDITOR: WiUGold/drb « • « PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT ^= Letters to the Editor Larry Marcus, Manager Brian Shedrow Lack of male roles in Steel B, thoae gimmicks are employed to Please, listen to some of these sug- Lauren Thomas overcome the mediocre sen pts t h a t have gestions. The implementation of these Magnoliaa addressed been chosen for the cast. Keep i n mind ideas could ultimately produce a better • • • that no matter how much energy and play t h a t is not wracked with the gender COPY EDITOR: Tht Schreiber performing arts de- talent someone puts into a part, he or problems that have already interfered Marc Lindemann partment has done it again: it has she can only make it so much better. with the performing arts department's chosen another play vnth an all-fe- Furthermore, these plays cannot be judgement. • « • male cast. For the past six or seven expected to be on a fully professional BUSINESS EDITOR: performances on the Schrtdber stage, level. Iheee plays are put on by h i ^ Benjamin Getting GaryRc^p I have witnessed an interesting phe- school students, albeit fairly talented • • » nomenon. Not only have the play ones, who have not spent their entire selections strongly discriminated lives working toward performances on UYDUT EDITOR: against males, but even roles which Broadway. Perhaps the best decision Students express gratitude Tamara Teeger were originally cast as male have been would be to select plays which have for school custodians' work changed by the department to be greater appeal to the actors—that i s , played by female students. plays which they have actually heard of STAFF: ITie fact that the dramas and stu- and in which they are interested—in Have you ever wondered why half of Jordan ArnoUl, J u a n Hare, Preeti Paraabarami, dent-run productions almost exclu- order to attiwt a larger turnout, both the custodians here at Schreiber seem Joah Silbeit, Matt ConncvB, Stefan FVdatdla, A l b u sively feature female parts i s a n insult male and female, at auditions. so unhappy? We now have a better Plotkin to the entire male population of There is not "^a lack] of male talent understanding of why the custodians REPORTERS: Schreiber. Males who are unable to in thisschool," as one student so smugly apprar to be so annoyed with the student David Arnold, Nicole Berwald, Supinda sing sufBciently to meet the rigorous phrased it. Not only have the play boify. Thecustodians'mainjobisnotto Bsnyavanich, Stephanie Cho, M a r i u a Codey, standards (^auditions for a Schreiber ^Mooer Fordin, Aahiah Kapadia, Shana Ibmitae, selections of the performing arte de- clean off the walls, lockers, and desks Uia Uller, Scott Orion', Aliaon Root, Robin SchifT musical are not able to l o o k for roles i n partment alienated male actors, the upon which m a n y students write. Every a drama instead (e.g. Chamber Mu- rehearsal conditions alone would be day, however, the custodians clean up sic, The Odd Couple, Anne Frank, enough to keep any actan from ever after the students, and they don't even Pobha had by the • t n i i e o t body of Paol D. SdtreOMr H igh and Steel Magnolias). "Hie per- doing another performance. It seems get a "thank you" for all the work they School. LeUcn to the editor ibixild ba mih\ Mini to T\« Schrvtoar TiMa, 101 Campui Drive. Port W B h i n c t u i . forming arts department exists for that every stage performance for a do. NawYvh 11060. The aditon reaarra the hgbt to nAMO, the benefit of all students, not j u s t for paying audience is a dress rehearsal. Next time you get an urge to write on print, adit, or return any ai^niitlad matsiaL AD lal l i • the half of them with two X chraroo- Having witnessed the sctual dress re- a wall, desk, or locker, stopfer a m i n u t e mmM ba aigned by tlM aDthcr. somes. hearsals as a muaidan in the pit, I Wa hava a dmijatiaa of 1800 eopiM par i m a witli and picture yourself having to clean up BdMCTipbaaa b y mail available Tor 16.00 per ichool year. Throughout my high school career, know from experience that it would be what you were going to write. We atEipf camera-ready ada or will design aik toynir of the plays chosen for production, all safe to say that a Schreiber play is We also want to say TTiank you" t o •pecitfleabiaiB. For Lnbrmauai on adverUau^ call ov insufficiently run through on those buainaM oRce at (616) 767-1367. have possessed the same qualities: all the custodians for the excellent job they are a l l popular productions on nights. These conditions are not con- they do and for their time and effort. Sidney BariBli, Ed.D., pumanu. Broadway which are loaded with gim- ducive toaquality perfonnance worthy Janet Evans, ADVISER of the Schreiber stage. e 1992. Th* SchraibOT Tim— micka. It seems that in Schreiber's Spring Smith and Jean Rim THESCHREIBER TIMES BOOKS & MISCELLANEOUS MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1992 11 A night at CBGB's with the Jesus Lizard the Jesus Lisard is a hardcore/punk out- mendous performance of the bands that sorts. It was not because they were so 1^ Ste&D Pedat«lla fit that often incites moehing, pogo danc- played that night (there were two open- poor, but simply because they followed ing, and other such amiable activities at ing bandsaswell). The first band to take such an impressive performance by Arc Sofar in my short l i f e , lean think of no their shows; and yes, ever since the late the stage that night was named Arc Welder. The ear-splitting volume of their other experience that will remain fresher seventies explosion of punk, CBGB's has Welder. The crowd was somewhat cold, amplifiers was so great that some of the in my memory 50 years from now than been a magnet for the disillusioned youth literaly, and figuratively, because on this crowd was turned off immediately. Fi- havi n g sweaty, fl e s h y b u t t o c k s being stuck of America- The violence in the club was frigid Saturday night we had waited nally, the Jesus L i zard came on stage and into my face while b e i n g pounded left and undeniable and uncontrollable. The outside for over an hour to get in, and the formerly complacent audience (rela- right by fellow groupies of the Jesus Liz- aforementioned buttocks inci d e n t occured were slightly peeved about i t The crowd, tively speaking, of course) exploded into ard in New York's downtown shrine of as a result of the deranged lunacy of one however, was quickly warmed over as the afore mentioned chaos. After all of the decadence, CBGB's. Being that I had the stage divers who felt compelled to this fearsome trio pummeled us with its blood had been spil t, and all of the chipped never been to either a Jesus Lizard show strip to the nude and reveal himself to the brutal and dissonant, yet strangely beau- teeth swept up, it was a fantastic night or toanythingat CBGB's, I had little idea crowd. More important t h an the excur- tiful and melodic songs. The next band. and a fantostic show. Truly a night that ofwhat the fates had in store for me. Yea, sions of the crowd, however, was the tre- Green Monster Magnet, was a letdown of n i remember. Books you n e v e r t h o u g h t o f r e a d i n g , b u t should: Slaughterhouse-Five (Roland Weary) wearily make their way glory. Vonnegut vows that he will write thors whoisbeingignored by most people. through the snow. Eventually the two his book from the atondpoint that all the The fact that he is writing literature by David Misita are set upon by a (jerman border patrol charactersare basically children, and that turns many people away from reading his and are taken prisoner. As a prisoner, there is no glory in war. books. This, however, is due to the mis- "Listen: Billy is kept in a local slaughterhouse. Vonnegut makes an interesting refer- conception of his books by the average Billy Pi I g r a m has come unstuck Billy does not understend why he be- ence to the Children's Crusade, in w h i c h reader. The books are not the ^icat in time." Thus begins Slaughterhouse- came unstuck in time. He goes through children were being gathered supposedly monolithic, stuffy, turgid masses of words Five, the historical fiction based on Kurt his life, seeing his birth and his death and to fight in the last of the Crusades. In that someone long dead wrote i n order to Vonnegut Jr.s's real-life experiences in many of the points in between. When actuality, they were being sold on the t«^ure many future generations rf En- World War IL Vonnegut was a prisoner Billy is 44 years old, he is abducted by NcHth African coast as slaves. Vonnegut glish students. These books are hilari- of war in Dresden, Germany during one aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. He feels that he and all other soldiera who ously fiinny, thought provoking, a n d easy of the most brutal massacres ever to take is placed in a zoo on their planet with a were sent off to war were just like those toread. OnecouldreadaVonnegutpiece place, the Dresden Fire Bomlring. All of former pOTno star, Montanna Wildhack. children. "Hiey were unwittingly being in a few hours and come away citing it as the prisoners were sheltered in a local While on the planet, the sent off to a foreign land to be used as his or her favorite book. slaughterhouse during the bombings and TralfamadoriansexplaintoBilly that time pawns (or even slaves) in the futile wars Slaughterhouse-five is a fascinat- had a first hand view of the terrible car- does not r u n thein the linear fashion that of governments. Like those children, ing book; it combines powerful imagery nage that their own countries were in- humans perceive. As the aliens perceive they thought they were fighting to sup- with hilarious black humor. Vonn^ut's flicting upon the city. Witnessing this time all at once, their theory of death is port their countries, but it turned out trademark cynicism is also evident, and destruction left indellible scars on the far different from thehuman perspective. that they were really trading their lives i t adds a c e r t a i n flavor which makes it fun Vonnegut'smind. Slaughterhouse-Five When the Tralfamadorians see someone and their fi-eedom for the profit of people to read- Not only is i t a good example o{ is Vonnegut's reaction to seeing this de- dead, all t h e y say is 'so it goes." Accord- they would never meet hterature, but it is also h i ^ t y enJoyaUe. struction, and to war in general. ing to their theory, someone who is dead Vonnegut is one of many modem au- "Listen: at one point in time is alive in all other Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck points of time, so there is no reason to get in time." Billy Pilgrim represents upset; j u s t look for them in another period Vonnegut's alter ego. Billy grew up in oftime. Billyjumps through timetoother upstate New York and attended an Op- portions of h i s life. Whenevcrhiscurrent tometry School for a short time before reality becomes too difBcult for him to being drafled into the U.S. Army. Billy handle, he jumps. was immediately made a chaplain's as- Billy's jumps through time take him sistant and was sent to Germany with a back and fcFrth f r o m (Jermany, the reality minimum of training. in which he is still a prisoner. In every Upon arrival in Germany, his regi- jump, something new about his life is ment was attacked and, except for four revealed or explained. As it progresses, survivors (Billy included), the whole unit the reader can see the toll the war has was either k i l l e d or separated. Billy had taken on Billy'smind. Billy witnesses the not yet even been issued a helmet or Dresden firebombing ^"om within the Est. 194B combat boots. The dazed Billy somehow slaughterhouse. He sees his own allies survived, however. completely destroy Educational Services a city in order to and managed to bomb j u s t one tacti- meet up with three cal cite. The wit- others who were nessing of this wandering behind Gain Entrance to the wanton destruction the enemy lines. iswhatlaterca uses Eating snow and Billy to voluntarily College of Yotir Choice trying to find their commit himself to way back to no- by fhe au>tior o( the a mental c l i n i c . where, the group DEADEYE DCK trudged on, hoping Vonnegut was (P.S.A.T. &S.A.Tr not to b e discovered. unable to write his Suddenly shots book until 24 years rang out over their after he witnessed Test Preparation Specialists heads. It i s at that the Dresden fire bombings. He point that it hap- f > pened: Billy became could not bring unstuck in time. himself to write Billy's perception of anything intelli- reality was gent about the changed, and he massacre. In the found himself as a book, he explains Our individualized instruction will help you achieve your child in a New York YMCA about to be that in the quiet afler a battle, the birds highest scores. thrown into a swimming pool by his fa- say the only intelligent thing there is to Courses taught by specialists, who care about each student's ther. When he hit the bottom of the pool, say about a massacre, 'poo-tee-weet.' needs. he j u m p e d into 1965, where he was visit- In his prologue, Vonnegut explains Individual verbal & math programs ing his mother in an old age home. Billy his reason for writing the book. Accord- Analysis of practice exams jumped again and again, until heeventu- ing to Vonn^ut, most war books to date ally arrived back in Germany. have been for the purpose of glorifying 581 Meryl Drive. Wesfbury. NY 11590 After being abandoned by two of the war. Most of the characters were painted survivors. Billy and another surviver as men who did their duty in the search of (Entrance on Old Country Rood) Phone for Further information 333-5035 2^ THE SCHREIBER TTMES ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY: DECEMBER 21, 1992 Preeti's Picks: A Christmas Spectacular odter chaotic vacation together, "niis series s t a r s D a n n y Glover, Joe Pead, and Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, an ex-CIA hgr Praati ft™t movie lives up to the I^mpocm legacy of Hel C^baon, in yet another hi^-paced analyst, and Anne Ardter as h i t wife. craiy anecdotes. Unfortunately, the thriller. This time, Rigg* and Murtaugh Doing the novel upon which i t was based Hiy, video aficionadn! 'HusiHuc'B movie i s a little too predictable. are pursuingacop gone b a d whoisselling justice, the movie explodes with terror- *Preeti's Picks* rings in the Holidaj' sea- high-tech weapons on the street. ism and espionage as the Ryans are aon with your fiavorit« Christouu das- iitOitit) Rudolph The Red Noea fordbly hurled into in a maelstrom cf •ics,uw«]laflBDiMcurrantiiBlaMm. FVB Hsinrleer— He's the bri^test reindeer (i^^AA) Patriot GaHee— Based on international intrigue. •lao added a little twist to my monthly ewrtohitthesilverscreen. Yes,Rudolph. the novel by Tom Clancy, the movie stan Jaaon Hare contributed to this article. movie meanderings. E^h movie receive* Rudolph the Red Noee Reindeer goes a rating oTa it to ititCtitit, from worst to down in hi s t o r y as a timeless classic, and best respectively. also teaches some valuaUe lessons to The Muppets warm up Christmas children of all ages. (•etitetittt) Ifs a WondArltel life— cess and a fine interpretation of a time- Starring J a m e s S t e w a r t and Donna Reed, (AOAit) Parand Away—Tom Cruise by Lisa Miller less classic. this movie is a timeless masterpiece. and Nicole Kidman are Irish immigrants The Muppets play characters other Stewart is a suiddal man who is swayed who come to stake a claim in the land ot than themselves, but their true person- frcHn'endingitairty his g u a r d i a n angel, the free during the 1890s. Cruise plays The M uppet C h r i a t m a s C a r o 1 o p e n e d alities shine through. As usual, ^ e y are Clarence. A greet stocking atuffer for all Joseph Donnelly, who acidently meets a little while ago at local theaters. The fiinny and lOveable, and always hard to ages. the love his life Shannon Christie, film is based on the popular Charles resist. As Scrooge, played by Michael played Kidman, while attempting to Dickens tale a b o ut Scrooge a n d the ghosts Caine, undergoes his famous change of (it^A A A A ) AMirade On 34Ui Street killherfather.Donnelly'slandlord. Hiii heart, the audience ia enter- Hiis classic stars Natalie Wood in one of movie oould never be far away from your tained 1^ the wonderfully her earliest6lmB,asa little girl who does heart. delightful songs written by not b e l i e v e in the existence cTSanta Claus. Paul Williams. The spedal The greatest part of the movie is when {Hit) Houeeaitter— Hiis is a comedy effects and expert puppetry Kris Kringle goes to c o u r t to prove that he with G TUngs are not always as they seem. with fiuniliefl at fallen police officera for hope shone for Byrd when he flexed both by WUl Gold&iti I BtumUed acroos a Sports ninstrated an program known as Survivors of the quadrioep musclea and even moved his article on Byrd and discovered things Shield- Inaddition,inthisdayof super- toes while in Ijenai Ifill Hoaistal in Dennis IB raally the only thing on unknown to m q e t a r m c h a i r quarterbacks. star* players who Fefiise to sign auto- Vniite Plains. our mind right now,' responded Dennis Byrd is a remarkable human . graphs for fons, it i s refreshing to see a ft** Browning Nagle. ' A l l our prayers are with being. player like Byrd who always finds time Nearly as incredible as Byrd's initial him.* I had just run into Nagle, the Byrd never met a c h a r i t y he didn't to sign. recovery was the Jets' inspired victory quarteTback for the New York Jets, at, of like. Twoyearaago.Denniswasoneofa * ** over t h e B u f f a l o Bills, whom they h a d not all places, Taco B e l l . Instead of complaining group of Jets who consoled students in a Bynfs incrediUe story appears to beaten in five years. Byrd's team plsQred about the New York media or explaining Bronx psrochial school when a ten-year have the beginnings of a happy ending. as if they had Dennis' strength cornvng how he was the next Joe Namath, Nagle (dd student was shot. He was moved to The delicate surgery seems to have been throu^ their veins. humbly conveyed the thou^ts wfiich had 'Rte Jets had played Buffalo earUer in been on the mind of each and every New the seasiHi, and held the advantage late York Jet: defensive end Dennis Byrd was in the game, only to have their hopes of going under the knife for B delicate surgery For moral s^ngth, Dennis victory snuffed out by Bills' quarterback to npair his fifth cervical vertebrae. Byrd cUways drew the lethus, an Jim Kelly's herncs. Tiua time i t was a A break i n the fifth vertebrae can result different Jets team. inperalysisofthel^rsand partial paraly- ancient symbol of Jesus Christ, Coming into the game as a seventeen sis of the arms. A man whose career on kis ankle tape. AU of the Jets, pant underdogs seemed to matter little revolved around his leg speed and arm to t h e J e t s , si n e e no spread takes emotion strmgth might be rendered unable to use ets well as many Bills, affixed a into accounL When I fhpped on my tele- either set of hmbs. Most men could not sticker with an Icthus andByrd's vision in the t h i r d quartn-, I was amazed handle the necessary lifestyle change, but number to their helmets. to see the Jets leading 17-10. But then, Byrdis special. The words relayed to the the Jets of old returned, squandering an press by t e a r y - e y e d Jet kicker Cary opportunity and allowing Buffalo toeven Blanchard exemplify the outlook on life of the score. The Jets went four and out, this extraordinary m a n . Tell them Den- and Jim Kelly was poised to snatch vie- nis says that he's glad God chose him fcs- tnyfrxxn the J e t s once agsdn. Butitwas this because he has the strength to handle not to be. it' That is the kind of man that Dennis A team of Dennis Byrds was on the Byrd is. field now for the Jets. All of the athletes When I first saw the fatriii] iitjury, were armed with Byrd's symbol, the I couldn't beheve m y eyes. In a November Icthus (see inset), and would not be de- 29 game, Byrd met teammate Scott tears and b^an a scholarship drive to a success, though it may be years before nied. It was the defense that won the Meraerau'a chest with his helmet while in enable impoverished students to attend the results are certain. Bynfs ^Hoal game for the Jets—Dennis Byrd'e de- pursuit of Kansas City Chief Dave Krieg, the school. c Inside Frosh H O O PS: Notable Quotables: by Scott Ortofl •From the Horse's Mouth... Frashman Boys BaskettMll, coached by "V/e need Magic and Larry Bird to Jos Lederer, started its season on Wednes- come within tan points of anyone right day, Dacember 16. when they met East now." —Junior E.J. "Horse" Kahn on the htoadow on their home court, the Sousa Boys Varsity Basketball team. gymnasium, at 4:15 p.m. The players seem optimistic about the •And fromthe Duck's Mouth... upcoming season. They know, however, that victory will not come easily whan they face such powerhouse teams as Garden City, Roslyn, and Valley Stream. Tryouts for the team started on ^tovem- ber 23 and er>ded on December 2. On this day, live people were cut from the final roster. All of the people on the existing team underwent the rigorous tryout sessions. The expected starters have played on the Weber Junbr High basketball team tor the past two years. Leadership shoukl come from expected starters Robert kianna and David Lobell at guard, Jon Pehike and "All I can say is, God help Hempstead Cari Santek)mQ at forward, and Imri Eisner when Quack and Ack [Ehc Vanags] come at center. Other players who survived the back.* Senbr Dave 'Quack' Powers in cut are Brian Cleva. Joe Clemente, Jason respnse to Kahn's comments. Heinze, Carlos Leon. Davkj Mao, Gary Masknv, and Jarret White. Correction: This team kxks quKk, accurate, and The artcle on the Girls Varsity Tennis authoritative. East Meadow will have to team [Sports, November 25, 1992) failed LooKk>rtheGymnasticsfeatureintheFebnjaryl2 issue of TtMSdmtMr come prepared, for Port Washington is a to mentnn the fact that freshman Lisa ThitM. YouTlleammoraatxMJttheotherskleoflunkH-JessSucherandtherest team that is ready lor any challenge. Miller earned All-League honors in tenne. of coach Kris Pateiela's Vaisiy squad. 14 THE SCHREIBER TIMES SPORTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1992 FOOT NOTES Wrestling: Let's get ready to rumble Sarah Caban streaks down the hallway Running on Faith The Girls' Varsity Indoor Track team is lookingfora solid season after many njnners trained during the fall cross country season. Pen finished 10-5 in tfie fall and begins its winter season at Nassau Community Col- lege on December 23. Coacfi Bruce MacDonald said that all of the girls have above-average ability arxl are working to Juan Zarate shows his championship form while driving a foe to the mat. perfect their talent. tier who placed in the county that still (148)hadasolidsea3on. Yorg took fourth The team is aiming for the Division and by Lawrence Marcus remains on the team is junior Juan place at Hank Paris. While the heaviest County Championships, and same girls are Zarate, a dominating lightweight who weight classes have a dearth of experi- even aiming towards the States,'Mac Donakj wrestles at the 105-pound class. Zarate ence i n addition to their traditional lack sak). Coach Robert Busby termed the 1992- 93 varsity w r e s t l i n g season as "a classic captured first place in the Hank Paris of depth, s e n i w l s r a e t Aguilar(lt>7)seems MacDonald felt that all the girls will be rebuilding year." CcHningofTlast season's Memorial Tournament. bound for glory after his rookie season. successful and expects great things from Conference I I I championship, which was seniors Lori Khatchadourian and Val Lincy, On the other end of the weight spec- In the arena of new wrestlers, there capped off by a 30-28 defeat of Calhoun, jurfiors Amy Cohen, Brigkj Mander. Candy trum is everyone's favorite heavyweight, are several hot prospects: freshman Scott the Schreiber wrestling team now faces Ross, Taliesin Thomas and Lauren Franklin "Sugarbear" Ahn, who will use the Crusher from Russia 11" Savran the challenge of returning to old form Wein stein, sophomores Supinda every one ofhis 250 pounds to destroy the (younger brother of Viking legend Adam after the loss of last year's core. Bunyavanich and Sarah Cat>an, and fresh- opposition. Sadly, there is no 250-pound Savran, class of 1991), sophomores man Kahna King, who was named to the all- Manyof Schreiber's veterans, includ- varsi^ weight class, but his prodigious Charles Ham and Wilmer Villalobos, county cross country team. ing Ike Maliarakis, Luis Zarate, Glenn bulk will anchor the JV team. juniors Corey Bodner and Bret Galdiari, Verity, and John Lee, were lost to and senior Steve Mariboli. Galidarialso 'As a whole, we are a much stronger Between the extremes of Ahn a n d graduation. In addition to graduation, fought for a fourth-place finish at the team than last year,'MacDonakJ commented. Zarate, there are several solid veterans. the roster was further marred by defec- The lightest, sophomore Freddy Aguilar Hank Paris meet. Coach Busby says that MacDonald added. 'We don1 have the tion. Several experienced wrestlerssuch (112), came on the scene last year and many of the positions, especially in the numbers that I expected and that hurt the as Steve Vitale, Joe Noga (who got the stunned everyone, especially the oppo- heavyweight division, will be filled by team, but they're working hard and shouU key winin theconference championship) sitim. Aguilar took home a third place new wrestlers. Therefore many ques- perform quite well,' and Jimmy Murphy, quit. The loss of trophy from the Hank Paris meet. The tions need to be answered. In the words Murphy, whose stunning early pins c^- kid is a n a t u r a l talent. of Zarate: "We're young and inexperi- Bom to Run ten provided a quick six p TENNIS GIRLS AWARDS All-Conference Jessica Bnxlsky Martaaa GoUsmRh TENNIS Jasskra Brodsky Alt-League Caryn Davklson Moat Valii^>l« PteyftT Allison Gelman Jasatca Saiins Amy Utwln Coach'! Award Larlssa Sydorak Usa Miller JodI UlberaH Most improvMl ClaaGottiM) RELD HOCKEY RELO HOCKEY All-State Det>ble Henderson Coach's Avrard Stephanie Abrams Stephanie Andors Alt-County Kristen Galvin DIna Suh Christine Peterson Junior Varsity Coach's Award Diana Benavkies All-Conference Stephanie Abrams Ashley Birch Stefanle Andors VOLLEYBALL Paula Palatella Most Vahiabla Player Dorothy Katz DInaSuh Coach's Award Sophie Chow SOCCER Esther Lee Alt-League LydIa Bergen Junior Varsity Coach's Award Nicole Farasclano All-Dlvlston Audrey Rosenberg Aklko JImbo Beth Shackel SOCCER Most vakiabla Player Lydia Bergen VOLLEYBALL All-County Dorothy Katz Coach's Award Tina Pavlak Kristlna Shackel CROSS COUNTRY All-Dlvtston Fare Kustal Coach's Award Karlna King Oeiphlne LIncy CROSS COUNTRY Lauren Welnstein Alt-Conference Karlna King e Scott MsMlt HMiryStanzMe CttftsPeraz DebMe Henderson I SBfOm Scott i M i / v ^ aittf HvMf Stwtzteto aharati tha Bon Costallo AwarO, gtvan to tha outstvKSng Vffcfng fooWail playar, \Sank>rCtHlaPar9xa^?hJiaanmJoaBezakAwani [took homa tha Btan Harrtmm Aymrtj^hmoring tha outstamffng LaOy Viking ttakt twckoy piayar. BOYS AWARDS BOYS VARSITY COUNTY AWARDS FOOTBALL FOOTBAI1 Coach's Award AnttKMiy Coccarelll All-County Henry Stanzlala Kris Kim Henry Uu All-Conference Scott Mehrin KushI RljwanI SOCCER Junior Varsity Coach's Award Mk:hael Dardkrk All-County Chris Perez Danny Gal Emerson Vaaquaz David Splnnatlo SOCCER Alt-Conference Mark Hansen Coach's Award Davkl Powers E. J. Kahn Eric Vanags Philip SIgnoronI Emerson Vaaquaz Erie Vanags CarkM Vaaquaz Most Improved Emia Tonorazoa CROSS COUNTRY Junior Varsity Coach's Award MtehaalPraaaon All-County Matt Connors Junior Varsity ii Coach's Award ifnan MCuraoe Conatarttlne Bulaultan All-Dlvlalon Rory Maher CROSSCOUNTRY Moat Valuable Player Matt Connors Coach's Award Rory Mtfiar ^ I K ^ f fV Viking M Sports THE SCHREIBER TIMES ^ ^ ^ ^ MONDAY. MONnAY DECEMBER nRC.KMRF.P 21, 91 }QQ 1992 Boys and girls hoops take the court theirs. Lady Vikings The Hnals pitted Port against dominate season MacArthur, which, led by point guard Beth Hein's heroics, defeated Port i n last opening tournament year's Tip Off Classic. This was truly a new Lady Viking squad. Port mangled MacArthur by puncturing its full-court by WiU Gold&rb pressure defense. MacArthur*s lack of size forced the team to key on Henderson and Katz underneath, which allowed Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it the Port's backcourt, led by a Shack attack of Dream Team? No, it's thered, w h i t e , and tournament MVP sophomore Beth and blue clad, Kubin-less Lady Vildng Bas- junior Kristina Shackel, to take control. ketball team, whooe first two games Senior Jen Langton a g a i n playedsuperbly brou^t back memories of Barcelona by mixing up her strong drives with her Magic. Playing withoutall-worl d alumni deft outside jumper. The game might, Christine Kubin, the lady hoopetera ac- well have been over after the first quar tually ^>pear bttUr than last year. ter. PortracedU>a26-4lead, and the rest "Christine's leaving opened up flay- ofthegamewBsgarbagetime. "niestart- ing time for six new players,* explained ing team didn't play together after the coachStefanie Joannon. The wh L