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Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School, Port Washington, New York www.portnet.k12.ny.us/weber/clubs/spartantimes 1st Place Winner of the Newsday In Education Journalism Award 2012 Vol. 11, Issue 2 Simply The Best June 2014

Meet Mrs. Hall, Weber’s New Nurse Good News From The Cradle of Aviation by Sara B. by Mr. Shampanier On Thursday, May 8, I had the opportunity to Weber 8th grade students meet and interview our new school nurse, Mrs. competed in the Long Is- Hall, on her fi rst day of work in our Medical Offi ce. land Technology & Engi- Here are interesting facts about her: neering Association's an- • Mrs. Hall previously worked at Long nual dragster competition Beach Hospital, which closed after Hurricane at the Cradle of Aviation Sandy. Museum. They had a • She used to work at Schreiber High great and successful time. School, helping with school physicals. Everyone competed in • She lives in Port Washington, and her two categories: design and children attended Port schools. speed. We are very fortunate to have such an ex- (continued on page 4) perienced professional in our Medical Offi ce. Mrs. Hall is very ex- photo courtesy: Mr. Shampanier cited to work at Weber. She thought it would be a smaller school, so imagine her surprise when she found out we have over 1100 stu- dents.Stop by the Medical Offi ce to introduce yourself to Mrs. Hall. photo courtesy Mrs. McAuliffe Summer Reading Lists What are students required to read this summer? Check out the Summer Required In This Reading lists link on page 2. Issue......

Pages 1-5 Weber News Pages 6-7 Random Things Which Port Washington pizza place is the and Quirky Dings most liked by Weber students? See the Spartan Times Page 8-9 Lights! Camera! staff reporter Jaime’s ACTION! survey results Pages 10 Comics and on page 5! Puzzles Pages 11-back Spartan Sports Drama Club...The Year in Review! see page 7 WEBER NEWS Vol. 11, Issue 2 Simply The Best June 2014

Congratulations! Let’s Talk About Books! ELA Workshop teacher Mrs. Peraza planned a book talk Weber staff and students will miss six beloved teachers, for interested sixth graders during lunchtime recess on June 9th. who will be retiring from teaching at the end of this school year. Sixth graders (pictured, below) who attended ex- We will certainly miss their presence in Weber in September, but pressed their views and opinions about this year’s We- we know that this is only the beginning of a wonderful retirement! ber shared book, Out Of My Mind, by Sharon Draper. Stu- dents enjoyed Lori Goldstein, Math 7 snacks, friends, Bob Joseph, English 7 ideas, and Harriet Lorber, Special Education talking about Bob Moore, Band 6 a book they Paulo Moyer, Band 7 and 8 all enjoyed. Linda Sims, English 8 Thanks, Mr.s Peraza! Thank you for your years of service and committment to our Weber students, staff, and community. You will always be remem- photo courtesy: bered fondly. Don’t have TOO MUCH fun....come back and visit! Mrs. McAuliffe

Summer Reading What are you going to read?

All students in grades 6, 7, and 8 reviewed and discussed their required summer read- ing list in core English and ELA Work- shop classes during the month of June.

There are varying requirements for each grade and teacher. For ex- ample, students in grade 8 are re- quired to read 2 books this summer.

Summer reading letters were emailed to parents in early June and will be emailed and/or mailed to home addresses with report cards in early July. Please check the website link for more information: http://www.portnet.k12.ny.us/weber

Spartan Times Staff 2013-2014

Staff Reporters and Artists: Sara B., Maggie C., Vanessa, Hannah D., Jaime L., Madeline M., Caroline M. Freelance Writers and Photographers: Mia F., Sage, Amanda K., Ishanti, Elijah F., Allie C., Ms. Sussino, Mr. Sham- panier, Ms. Galante, Mrs. Clark, Mr. Santoli, Dr. Escamilla, Mrs. Portmore-Davies, Ms. Freidman, Coach Patterson, Coach Miglietta, Ms. Drexler, Mr. Wolfert, Mrs. Rodahan, Mr. Tom, Mr. Baudo, Ms. Gill, Coach Hutchinson, Mrs. R. McLean, Mrs. Peraza.

Advisor: Mrs. S. McAuliffe Printing: Richener Publications

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Little Dresses For Africa Step Aerobics Mall Show 2014 by Ms. Galante by Mia F. What is Little Dresses For Africa? The website, whose motto On Friday, May 9th, is “We’re not just sending dresses, we’re sending hope,” includes 2014, 8th grade students their purpose in their opening pararaph. Little Dresses for Africa is traveled to Roosevelt a non-profi t 501c3 Christian organization, which provides relief to Field Mall to attend the the children of Africa. Simple dresses are made out of pillow cas- annual Step Aerobics es, and distributed through the orphanages, churches and schools Mall Show. After six in Africa to plant in the hearts of little girls that they are worthy. morning rehearsals for Recently, 8th grade students of Ms. Galante’s sew- the Show, we were able ing class brought in money for supplies, such as pillow cases to perform what we've and trim, to create pillowcase dresses. The faculty also donat- been working on in class ed MANY pillow cases. Then, they put their new sewing skills for shoppers in the mall. to work and created the dresses. The dresses were sent to mis- We demonstrated our sionaries who will hand-deliver them to little girls in Africa. skills that we learned in Why pillowcases? Pillowcases are available in gym from Mrs. Clark so many colors and patterns, are easy for novice seam- and we "stepped our way stresses, and are perfectly suited for the African climate. to victory." Our hard Thank you, eighth grade, for these wonderful dress donations! work paid off, and it was If you are interested in forming your own sewing circle to create pil- a great experience for lowcase dresses or make a donation, you can fi nd the information at all of us to enjoy and re- the website. The offi cial website is: http://www.littledressesforaf- member! Photo courtesy Mrs. Clark. rica.org/blog/ There are simple directions with pictures to help you create a beautiful pillowcase dress! Check out Kay Poster courtesy: Ms. Galante and Ray’s next adventures on page 9!

AWESOME! Thank you, H.S.A., for supplying Agenda books to students for the 2014-2015 school year!

All Weber students will be receiving a list of needed sup- plies for the coming school year. When you receive your list, take a good look at it. One necessity missing from all supply lists is an AGENDA BOOK, sometimes called a “homework planner.” That doesn’t mean you won’t need an agenda book next year. Thanks to their generosity, the Weber Home School As- sociation (H.S.A.) has graciously agreed to purchase agend books for all Weber students for the 2014-2015 school year. Each student will receive their new agenda book on the fi rst day of school, September 3, 2014, during homebase. Thank you, H.S.A., for providing this much needed orga- nizational supply to our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students next year.

Congratulations Math Olympiads!

Students in the district recently earned top honors at the Nassau County Math Tournament at SUNY Old Westbury. A total of 58 schools across Long Island participated in the event, which tested the math skills of students in grades four, fi ve and six. Continued on page 4.

Page 3 WEBER NEWS Vol. 11, Issue 2 Simply The Best June 2014 Good News From The Cradle of Aviation A Visit From A by Mr. Shampanier Former Student continued from front page by Dr. C. Escamilla The DESIGN WINNERS are pictured, right: Alan Hernandez, pic- tured left, former Weber student 3rd Place - Sophia P. and Schreiber graduate, came back 1st Place - Savanna H. to Weber this last Fall, accompanied by his very proud mom. The SPEED WINNERS Alan has joined the Unit- are: ed States Marine Corps, and has re- located to a base in North Carolina. 2nd Place - Kathryn P. During his visit, he was able to see 1st Place - Nina B. some of his former Weber teachers. Alan has two older siblings. A special congratulations to Kathryn P., who is now in the Weber John, who is employed, and Diana, who STEM Hall of Fame with her new SPEED record of 32 mph for her fi nished college and would like to Aerodynamic Dragster.We are very proud of all students. Thank you work in law enforcement. Alan for your support. also has three cousins currently at- tending Weber: Anthony and Er- photo courtesy: Mr. Shampanier ick Q., and Daniel G., pictured left. Every time one of our Pep 6 Mock Trials former students pays us a visit, my heart rejoices and I am touched by their presence and their success. Sixth Grade PEP (Port Enrichment Program) students of Mrs. Zeh It gives me hope and reminds me participated in a Mock Trial that we have been given the privi- in early June. Students took lege to participate in their lives. on the roles of both prosecut- ing and defense attornies, re- photos courtesy Dr. Escamilla searched facts and data to sup- port their arguments, and then participated in the mock trial with a real N.Y. Judge, who re- minded students of the “rules” Math Olympiads of the courtrooom, sustained or overruled objections, and by Mr. Wolfert then came to a fi nal decision. continued from page 4 Pictured are prosecuting stu- dents questioning a “witness.” Weber Middle This was truly an excellent learning experi- School sixth-grader Ash- ence in the procedures related to research, planning, stuc- ley O. and Salem Elemen- ture of courttroom procedures, and role modeling. tary School fi fth-grader Photo courtesy: Mrs. McAuliffe Rajen P. took fi rst and second place, respec- tively, in the event’s in- Have a wonderful, safe dividual competition, during which students summer vacation! were given 30 minutes to solve 10 problems. Pictured are (front, from left) Salem See you Elementary School fi fth- grader Rajen P., We- Wednesday, September 3, 2014, ber Middle School sixth-grader Ashley O., (left, back) Sa- lem/Manorhaven Elementary School PEP teacher Regina the first day of school! McLean, and Weber Middle School teacher Adam Wolfert. Photo courtesy Mr. Wolfert

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Schreiber Debate Team Visits 8th Grade Debaters Pizza in Port by Jaime L. Schrieber Debate Team members visited students of Mrs. Boc- chino and Mrs. McAuliffe on June 5 to share their experiences and of- fer advice in the art of debate. These former Weber students highlight- Recently, I conducted a survey asking over 50 Weber ed the importance of research, factual data, speaking voice, and body students to identify their favorite pizza places in Port Washing- language when competing in formal debates at the high school level. ton based on taste, cost, atmosphere, and gluten offerings. Al- Team members answered questions, gave advice, and though all of the pizza places are favorites of Weber students shared their trophies from previous debate competition wins. for a variety of reasons, some students favor one over the other. Eighth graders were motivated by the presentation, and many in- What did Weber students vote for? The pizza place that tend on exploring membership on the Debate Team in the fall. kids favored was Carlos’. Fifteen people liked Carlos’ because A special thank you to Mrs. Renee McLean, advisor to the Schreiber of taste, and four people liked Carlos’ because of cost. How- Debate Team, for helping to organize this collaborative visit. Pictured, ever, another local favorite, Gino’s, lost to Carlos’ by only one below, are eighth grade students and Schreiber Debate Team members. point. Fifteen students liked Ginos’ because of the taste, two Photo courtesy Mrs. S. McAuliffe people liked Ginos’ because of cost, and one person liked Ginos’ because of their gluten free pizza. Salvatores’ was close behind, ten people liked Salvatores’ because of the taste. Rosa’s and Frank’s were also chosen for their pizza taste and atmosphere. All in all, Weber students LOVE pizza. They are fi ercely loyal to their favorite pizza place and defend the taste, cost, gluten options, and atmosphere with a passion. What pizza place did you vote for?

Caps Back!

Ms. Lindstadt-Iurka and Mr. Tom’s core exten- sion classes collected 13 lbs of bottle caps for the “Caps Back” contest sponsored by the Town of North Hempstead. The caps were placed into the bottle cap recy- cle container, which is located in the cafeteria, May 30, so that the caps would be counted for the “Caps Back” contest. The students did a wonderful job! Whether Weber wins the contest or not, all students and staff who dropped their caps in the contest container can be happy in the knowledge that they have helped to keep the Earth clean by recycling their bottlecaps! WEBER MAGNETS Weber WOWS at Portfest! Have you noticed the Thank you, Ms. Kopple and Ms. Schrauth, for sharing your tal- colorful Weber Pride ents with Port residents at Portfest 2014.. Both children and magnets on the backs of adults enjoyed sculpting animals out of clay at the Weber booth. cars? Where did those Shown are Ms. Schrauth (left) and Ms. Kopple magnets come from? (right), under the Weber tent with creative children. How do you get one?

If you are interested in Weber car magnets: You can email Jackie Popper or they can be purchased at any HSA meeting. [email protected]

Join proud Weber par- ents and students by pur- chasing and displaying your awe- some Weber Pride magnet today!

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Chapter Two

By Nora J.*

(continued from Volume 11, Issue 1) I played with the necklace in my hands, turning it over and over again. As the doorbell rang, a wave of nausea came over me. I knew it was Maxwell and Fenderson, why they preferred to be recognized as their last names were questionable to me. They had claimed that David and Anthony were too friend- ly. I chuckled to myself as I tried to envision these clum- sy lumps being intimidating, all too giddy about the box. I walked to the door calmly. I fi xed my dress, and put my hair up in a lose ponytail quickly as the doorbell rang again, I put one hand on my hip and jetted it out. I swung open the door acting fl ustered, although I was far from it. What stood in its place was horror, amusement, and curiosity. "I know it looks bad miss," Maxwell said quickly, probably sensing the shock. "Yes, well, I asked for the...box....not a child," I looked down at the blonde, slender girl standing in the door frame. "I am no kidnapper." I said, not welcoming them inside the large house. Although it was pouring outside, my sympathy ran thin. "She was in the house on our, um, exploration." Maxwell said suddenly interested in the fl oor of the porch. Fenderson cleared his throat. "Miss Katherine, please understand the girl is of no harm to the situation, rather a minor bump in the road." The girl, who looked absolutely miserable, looked into my eyes. Her gaze never wavered. Her look was sour and blinding. "A blip on our radar," Maxwell said, trying to brighten the mood of the conversation. "What are we suppose to do now? They'll question us. Her family, they'll be on the hunt for her. Remember Kimberly?" I said as my voice quieted. My glance was directed towards Fenderson. "I'll tell you what we do, you fi nd the box and then move to the next town," I said darkly, my eyes darting from person to person. Fenderson hung his head solemnly. I knew that would get to them. "Anyhow," I said smoothing out my dress. "The longer the girl is here, the more suspicion and anger will ensue throughout town. I propose that we stay in our current house and stop any further explorations into any houses." Maxwell nodded, seeming to be in deep thought. I scrambled for the right words as neighbors started to walk outside glancing sideways as the spectacle unfolded. "I'd prefer it if we were to discuss the matters of this in a more private and dry location." I said, swing- ing the door open, my hand fl ying out to the side politely. I saw the girl dig her heels into the white wood porch of the old country manison. Maxwell put his hand on her back and with little effort he guided her inside. "Make yourself at home dear," I said to the girl, a smiling forcing itself on the corners of my lips.

*staff writer pseudonym Answers to from page 9 from “Women In History!” “Women

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Empire State Bulding Drama Club NEWS by Hannah D. The Year In Review

Weber’s Drama Club had a fantastic year. This year’s production of Footloose was a smashing success. The end of year activities were exciting and brought a joyful close to a wonderful year of production, performance, and teamwork! The end of year Cabaret on June 13 was an ecstatic time for all who participated. This also included the Port Washing- ton Jr. Thespian Society Induction Ceremony. Many Weber stu- dents were honored with induction to the Jr. Thespian Society. Following the end of year Cabaret and Induction Cer- emony, Drama Club members performed at Relay For Life on Saturday, June 14 at Seeber Field. Members performed Holding Out For A Hero, Footloose, and I Sing The Body Electric for enthusiastic Relay For Life participants. The fi nal club activ- ity was a group trip to see the musical “Violet” on June 22. All in all, it has been an exciting year. Congratu- lations to inductees. Best of luck to 8th grade members, who are going to high school in September. Finally, thank you to advisors Ms. Portmore-Davies and Ms. Friedman, for their dedication, humor, and love of performing arts!

An encore presentation! Originally published in the Times’ February 2014 edition, we bring back this classic Kay and Ray, created by Mr. Santoli, which makes a reference to one of six Weber teachers retiring at the end of this school year. Not sure who? Check page two for the list of retirees for help.

by Mr. F. Santoli

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COLLEGE PIONEERS Book Review: The Selection by Ms. Gill by Maggie C. On Monday May 5, 2013, the College Pioneer Program The Selection is a book based on a dystopian fantasy world teamed up with the Town of Illea. It’s both Canada and America combined, and supposedly the of North Hempstead for a outcome of World War IV. In Illea, society is based on a caste system, Weber clean up. Dina M. De which is a scale of one to eight based upon wealth. For example, roy- Giorgio, District Council- alty and family of royalty are a “one,” and maids are a “six” or lower. woman, inspired the group Based upon tradition, it is said that a girl between the ages and spoke about her life jour- of sixteen and twenty is eligible to win the Prince’s heart, but like ney to achieve a law degree most things it comes with a catch. Only thirty-fi ve from each prov- and ultimately become an ince are chosen by way of ‘lottery.’ The Prince will then eliminate elected offi cial. She shared girls until he’s narrowed it down to one, the new Princess of Illea. that she too was a college pioneer in her family and that all is possible The second book in this three-part series is entitled with hard work and dedication! After the discussion, students, staff, The Elite. The third and fi nal book in the series is The teachers and mentors worked together to collect trash around the We- One, which was released recently on the sixth of May. ber campus in honor of Earth Day which was on April 22. Several trash bags were fi lled with litter and then disposed properly. The activity I give this book an 8/10 was a great success, making Weber an even more beautiful place to be!

Ms. Sussino’s Earth Science!

Question: How did Earth Science enrich your learning experience this year?

SAGE G.: The debate about climate change is something vis- ELIJAH F.: Out of all the hard, extraneous, fun activities and topics ited by scientists day and night. Everyone wonders if Earth’s heat- in earth science I’ve had one favorite subject that held my upmost in- ing is related to humans or is just a natural change. Most people terest and focus. This topic was astronomy. I enjoyed learning (thor- would only bring up the topic in their science class, but not in Ms. oughly) about our planets, origins and the origins of our universe. It Susinno’s Earth Science class. We all learned about the topic, re- gave me an understanding of many things that I was not able to solve searched, and then had a two period debate, where we shared our by myself, such as the big bang theory, the origins of earth, how the feelings. It was cool to see everyone putting forward their argu- sun affects us, and how our galaxy formed. This topic also brought ments, and fi ght back. Everyone was very enthusiastic, and worked up new ideas such as red shift and blue shift and how planets move really hard. Everyone in Earth science LOVED the climate debate. (how fast or how slow in their orbit). To sum up this year earth sci- ence has been great but my favorite topic was by far astronomy. AMANDA K.: One of the things that I found very infl uential on my learning experience this year ISHANI: was our star journals. For a month every student Earth Science went outside at night to record what stars they has become see. Sometimes I would go outside with my fam- an enjoyable ily and draw the stars. Then I would tell my fam- and enriching ily all about the different stars and constellations experience in the sky. My mom was very interested in the dif- for many. ferent things I was learning. This was an amazing Though stu- experience and I loved doing the star journals! dents walked in appre- hensive, ALLIE C.: In Ms. Susinno's Earth Science class and Core Extension, retrospec- she has introduced a new program called Glogster. Students can and tively ev- are using the student version, edu.glogster.com, to make digital post- eryone can reminisce and see personal growth. A major advance- ers and projects that come to life. In order to make a "Glog" presen- ment this year was a heavily heated debate on the causes of climate tation, you can choose a formatted layout or create your own. There change. Pre-debate researching taught us to think independent- you can insert text boxes, images, videos, links, and music. There are ly and to use our judgment to make opinions, instead of being also stickers, both animated and not, that can be used to make your “taught” our opinions. We learned about our planet and how we Glog stand out. Glogster also makes Social Studies timelines look must preserve it, but also how to work as a team, grow as a group great. Glog's are a great way to make your projects come to life. and respect each other at all times; skills that are omnipresent.

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VOLCANIC ACTION ERUPTS ON THE FRONT FIELD by Ms. Gill

This spring, eighth grade students in Ms. Gill’s, Mr. Tom’s and Dr. H’s science core extension classes researched and built volcanoes. Each group of 2-4 students picked an active volcano and used technology to research and create a visual and in- teractive slide show presentation. Aligned with STEAM phi- losophies, students took their volcano project to the next level and built scale models of their selected volcanoes. Teachers guided students in the integration of chem- istry, and helped students develop mechanisms for their vol- canoes to actually erupt. Students used household mate- rials to create chemical reactions that wowed observers. Ms. Gill’s students also helped to pilot the use of the latest technologic initiative: Google Chrome and Chrome books. Students used Google slides (Google’s ver- sion of PowerPoint) to research and create their presentation. One of the benefi ts of Google slides is the abil- ity for students to work on the same slide show simultane- ously from their individual Chromebooks via the use of the Google Chrome browser. In addition to promoting collabora- tion, the Google drive allows students to easily access their doc- uments from home or any other computer with internet access. Students loved using the Chromebooks and their products were impressive as they included anima- tions, short fi lms and student generated digital cartoons. A job well done for all students who participated!

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Women In 1. Caroline Herschel _____ A. Discovered a galaxy History! 2. Ellen Ochoa _____ B. First Hispanic astronaut C. Discovered "Miss Mitchell's Comet" Our Blue 6 Mulfeld/ 3. Maria Mitchell _____ Raichaoudhury classes D. Discovered Naturally Colored Cotton researched famous women 4. Margret Geller _____ and their contributions to E. Discovered Uranus society. 5. Gertrude Bell Elson____ F. First Latina and female U.S Surgeon General We have created a 6. Diane Fossey ____ matching game with thir- G. Discovered how deadly pesticides were teen of the many women we 7. Antonio Novello ____ researched and their H. Researched Mountain Gorillas contributions. 8. Lise Meitner _____ Can you match these I. Discovered Stem Cell growth incredible women to their 9. Rachel Carson _____ discovery or contribution? J. One of the fi rst women physicist 10. Rita Levi-Montalcini______Directions: Write the letter that corresponds to 11. Chein Shang Wu ______K. Invented Radioimmunoassay the woman who invented, researched, or discovered on the line next to her 12. Sally Fox ______L. Discovered splitting of an atom name. Give it a try! 13. Rosalyn Yalow ______Answers are on page 6 if M. Discovered Medicine Against Cancer you need help!

by Mr. F. Santoli

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Boys’ 7/8 Tennis with Coach Baudo (right)

Boys’ 7 Lacrosse with Coach Ciccone (left)

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Boys’ 7/8 Track and Field with Coaches Trottier and Simioni (left)

Girls’ 7/8 Track and Field with Coaches Barbara and Dooley (right)

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Girls’ Softball with Coach Giamanco (left)

Boys’ 8 Baseball with Coach Novinski (right)

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Boys’ 7 Baseball with Coach Braddish (left)

Girls’ 7 Lacrosse with Coach Adams (right)

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8th Grade Girls’ Softball with Coach Miglietta

The 8th grade girls softball team fi nished their season with an impressive 12-3 victory against Wheatley Middle School. This was the eighth time this year that they scored at least 10 runs in a game. Season highlights include two six run comebacks against Manhasset and Her- ricks. Olivia A. led the team with 7 wins. Nina B. led the team with 5 homeruns and Kailey G. led the team with 17 hits and 21 runs scored. The girls fi nished the season with a record 7-1- 1. Although the girls had one loss this season, this was the team’s fi rst loss in a two year span.

Pictured, right,: 8th grade Girls’ Softball with Coach Miglietta

Boys’ 8 Lacrosse with Coach Brady (left)

Special Mention..... by Mrs. R. McLean

Congratulations to the Port Washington Middle School Hockey Team, who won the Nas- sau County Championship on the evening of April 13, beating Manhassett Middle School players 8-4. The following Weber students are members of the town team: Chris B., Nate C., Aiden C., Kyle DiL., Dylan F., Jacob G., Matthew K., Justin K., Sofi a K., Jonas M., Danny P., Ben S., Evan S., Joey S., Finn T.

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Congratulations to our spring athletes and all students who participated on Weber’s teams throughout the year. Thanks to all students, parents, staff, and coaches, who supported the athletes. Reminder: all students interested in playing a sport for the September 2014 teams must have a physical and medical clearance from the Medical Offi ce. Forms were mailed to homes in April; additional forms may be obtained by contacting the Medical Offi ce at Weber. To view these and other team photos from the 2013-2014 school year, visit the Athletics homepage at http://www.portnet.k12.ny.us/Page/1848

All athletic team photos courtesy Mr. K. Baudo UNDEFEATED!

Girls’ 7/8 Gymnastics with Coach J. Patterson

The girls’ gymnastics team fi n- ished their season this year with an 8-0 record. This undefeated season can be attributed to the hard work and dedication of its team mem- bers. Great job girls! Way to go!

Pictured, right: 7th and 8th grade Girls’ Gymnastics with Coach Patterson

UNDEFEATED!

Girls’ 8th grade Lacrosse with Coach Hutchinson

The girls’ 8th grade lacrosse team won its fi nal game over Jericho 11-6, fi n- ishing the season UNDEFEATED 9-0! Rebecca, Julia, Molly, Emma, Ali, and Natalie all scored for Weber. Ju- lia and Ali led the team with assists. Jen- ny had 9 saves in the goal for Weber! Congratulations for fi nishing both your 7th and 8th grade seasons undefeated! Pictured,left: 8th grade Girls’ Lacrosse with Coach Hutchinson