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February 2001 • Asslc Townsend Harris High School at Queens College 149-11 Melbourne Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367 New Principal Arrives from Far [Rock]Away Vol. 17, No. 2. February 2001 • aSSlC Townsend Harris High School at Queens College 149-11 Melbourne Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367 New principal arrives from Far [Rock]away 1 il!Wf~''-7' f! • §' _by Danny Bloch Mr. Cunningham "had some familiarity" ~ Thomas Cunningham, former with the school. "I knew of its excellent ~ principal of Far Rockaway High School history of traditions and achievement," ~ and father of a Harris graduate, has been he said. £ picked to replace Dr. Malcolm Mr. Cunningham sees his new job as ~ Largmann, bringing the hunt for a new "an opportunity to try to implement a ] principal to a close. The announcement vision I have for secondary education. P.. ended months of eager waiting for the [This vision] includes strengthening re­ school, as the activities of the special search skills and offering more Ad­ selecting-committee and the details of vanced Placement classes, so we can be the subsequent stages of the selection as competitive as other schools." process were kept largely under wraps. The improvement oftechnology also Mr. Cunningham expressed excite­ plays a key role in Mr. Cunningham's ment and optimism over assuming the goals as principal. He stressed the role of principal. "It's been a dream of importa~ce of "evaluating web sites, mine to work in a school where research accessing information quickly, . is one of the primary considerations, synthesizing this information for along with the Humanities," says the research, and using the research and the Bronx native, whose daughter graduated information garnered by it for from Townsend Harris three years ago. humanistic purposes." He is interested Shoulder to shoulder: Thomas Cunningham pays his first visit to Townsend Harris and Principal As a result of his daughter's time here, Continued on p. 7 Malcolm Largmann after being named Dr. Largmann's successor. 5 reach Intel semi-finals Weyne says fond good--bye by Steven Lee Service to colleges and universities for by Alice Iosifes:cu a·ad ·Allison All_ year long, they spent countless admission and financal assistance. Slo~--<~~~~~ hours researching and studying for their Although no one from Harris was After ~ to years at Thwnsend Hams, projects; sweating at every mistake and named a finalist, the five semi-finalists Paula Weyne, Eng14sh teacber, is racing towards every possible solution. will be awarded $1000 each, and retiring. That was the life of thousands of students Townsend Harris will also receive $1000 Her departure at the en.d of the fall who applied to the prestigious Intel per semi-finalist to further the school's term wtllleave•ber time to spend the competition, formerly known as the science and mathematics programs. spring in Hou&'ton, 'Fe.xas with her two· Westinghouse. When the results came in Among the 18 students who applied grandchildren. Ms. Weyne wiD miss' ·last month, seniors Allison Barz, Vivian from Townsend Harris in 2001,. the Townsend Harris, as sfie enjoyed Ng, Jason Prasso, Joshua Rosaler, and projects that won were on melanoma, the "beJ,n,g part of a very sacces,sful Zachary Weinstein learned that they most deadly skin cancer affecting 47,000 e,ducational_prognun..'' In addition. she were among the 300 semi-finalists Americans a year with almost 8,000 enjoyed working with the students who chosen out of thousands of entrants. deaths, by Allison Barz; lupus, a disease "are very rew-arding ·in inrellect, "They worked tirelessly on their where tQe antibodies in the body begin character, ambition, humor;" . research and they're an extraordinary to attack the person's own tissues instead Ms. Weyne has taught freshman ~nd group of students," said Susan Brustein, of protecting the body from bacteria or junior English, as well as llnguistic'S Assistant Principal of Science. viruses, by Vivian Ng; role of parp, a and writing process in her yeal'S at The 60th annual nationwide DNA repair enzyme, in zebrafish, to see Townsend,lfarris. Among lre,r fondest competition run by the Science Talent if zebrafish can be used for human memories m;e the annual Read--ins. It is f.or her to choose one Search, currently sponsored by Intel, is research studies, by Jason Prasso; dtffkult Paula Weyne looks forward' ~o refueltlent and one of the oldest and most highly photonic crystals, crystals that can specific moment, though, since she spemting time with.her family. regarded pre-college science contests in control the flow of light waves, by "hasn't let go yet" and is ''still intenseiy the nation. Students from across the Joshua Rosaler; and origins of in it _[teaching]." Ms. Weyne's favorite country submit entries that consist of a associative learning by Zachary book to teach is So'ng ofSolomon, but Weyne also plans to "'fly with the written description of their research, and Weinstein. Since 1988, six finalists and she has also enjoyed "watch,ing culture vulture [travel]." a lengthy entry form that shows evidence 28 semi-finalists have been selected from dramatizations of Th-e Glass As she t:eflects on .. ber yeC)TS as an of their creativity and interest in science. Townsend Harris. Menagerie and helping students with educator, Ms. Weyne is now loolcing A panel of 10 scientists chooses 300 From her sophomore year on, Vivian writing competitions." (orward to the future and "flexible semi-finalists and then selects 40 spent an ·average of eight hours a day, Ms. Weyne's new-found !Too time time." Slie d'oes, howe veer, hoM a finalists from the.300. Semi-finalists and including summers, working in will be spent writing, going to the gym, special place for Towosend Harris as finalists who are selected are laboratories. She spent hours at home and enjoying time with her family. Her she acknowledged that ..it's all too,rare recommended by Intel and the Science reading journals, figuring out how to fix teaching career spanned 31 years, and that you get a place where every<ime Continued on p. 8 she now wants to see her grandchildren works together. •• Passing the SING Crouching Tiger, Sports Torch Hidden Dragon pp. 11-12 p.3 pp. 6-7 p.10 ·- -·. ......---- · The Classic 2 . Fetiruary 2001 ~ ~g~ "Jm Writin.g a new chapter A page has been turned, and a new chapter is opening in the book of Townsend What's .Going On? Harris. Malcolm Largmann has just departed from his role as principal after 17 ye!lrs. The end of the 'Largmann Era' means the start of a new one, one that will be by Michael Borress filled with new traditions and events as well as maintenance of those that have Every day you pass by it. Sometimes it has relevance to you; other times endured through the last 17 years. This chapter will be written by Thomas it is just meaningless. It sports different colors- sometimes black, sometimes Cunningham. blue, or even red. You riever fully understand what it says because you usu­ In order to make the transition as smooth as possible, Dr. Largmann and Mr. ally rush past it on your way to the staircase. If you bother to notice, here's Cunningham walked around the building together on February 1, entering class­ what it might say: rooms and greeting students. To reassure students that having a new principal does Student Senate Meeting this Wednesday 6:30A.M. 4/4/00 not mean that everything will charige, Mr. Cunningham pointed out the similari­ Report Card Distribution Saturday 3:00A.M. 4112/00 ties between the two men - not just their statures, but also the fact that they are Overly Apathetic Announcements Wednesday 15 minutes into 3rd both joggers, not runners. He also promised the student body that he would main­ band 4/12/00 tain the educational excellence that Dr. Largmann has worked so hard to achieve. Shelter Drill Today -The wall will save you from Nuclear Radiation Townsend Harris without Dr. Largmann seemed like an impossibility to so many Every Club will meet today, except for Shakespeare's Sisters because they students and members of the faculty. The new Townsend Harris was founded with meet every other Wednesday when there is no senate meeting, and the Math Dr. Largmann as its leader, and it has been under his supervision ever-since. How­ team is Tuesday or Wednesday, and MADD is postponed until tomorrow, ever, upon meeting and speaking with Mr. Cunningham, it is apparent that he has while SADD will not meet today. The SAAC and SPAA meetings will also no intention of forgetting all that Dr. Largmann has accomplished. He \Vants to be held yesterday as well as SPE forge ahead with those ideas that have been successful, and create his own legacy Please submit your work to The Phoenix, the Quantum Cat, The with the Harris community so that his chapter will be as rich as Dr. Largmann's. Classic, Crimson and Gold, Web Team, Art Club, and The New York Times. Good-bye, Dr. Largmann; you will be greatly missed! And to Mr. Cunningham: All community and school service credits are to be given to we look forward to working with you. Good luck. guidance no later than when the sun rises in Japan on the Ides of April Bake Sale Today - Only store-bought goods No School from April13 to April 13- spring vacation These are only some of the announcements one can find on that little rectangular board by the boys' bathroom on the second floor. If an announce­ An affront to our values ment is ever half-erased, don't ask what it said, because no one in Townsend 3 Harris knows when or where anything happens within the school.
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