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N a n - P r o f l l O i f d U H t t D n U S . F t o M v P u d f a n W u h i n g t s n . N Y I I O E O Jjjnesf t m u l N o . 1S2 Paul D. Schreiber High School Port Washington, New York Volume LI > 2 Q D 0 ittp://times.portnet.kI2.ny.us Friday, Oaober 6, 200i > n 9 n o < n - I •< 01 01 2 THE SCHREIBER TIMES NEWS FRIDAY. OCTOBER 6, 2000 NEWS BRIEFS Human Relations Club Quill and Scroll Student puts calcium holds car wash and Columbia in teacher's water; teacher files charges SPA recognizes with police The Times On the first day of chemistry class, all The Sckreiber Times and its staff students are told of the dangers of chemi- received recognition from the Quill cals, as well as the fact that they should and Scroll competition for their ex- be used with caution and only in a labora- cellence in the 1999-2000 school lofy situation. Despite this warning, a year. The Times received Tirst place chemistry student placed a pellet of cal- for high school journalism and three cium in a teacher's water, creating a po- Starr members received certificates tentially dangerous reaction in the of merit from the Columbia Gold teacher's body. As a result, the teacher Circle. filed charges with the police. The staff from the School of Jour- Duringa tab. students discovered that nalism at the University of Iowa evalu- when solid calcium is placed in water, it ated the newspaper. They reviewed causes fizzing, bubbling, smoking, an in- the content and writing of the news, crease in temperature, and the produc- opinions, features and sports sec- tion of white foam. According to Chemis- tions of the paper. The judges were try teacher Mr. Al Pollakusky, this reac- especially impressed by the color, tion is a result of the calcium bonding news coverage, and A&E section of with the oxygen and hydrogen in thf the paper. They told the newspaper water, creating calcium hydroxide. to work on their editorials, leads and The hydroxide is what creates the the quality of their photographs, and dangerous situation, if hydroxide is i n - The Human Relations Club poses for a picture with a newly washed car provided them with constructive gested, it could cause burning in the lin- b-f, l-n club advisor Mr. Bryan Frank, sophomores Jessica Gross and criticism. ing of the throat, the mouth, and the Julia Bernstein, freshman Jacquelyn McManus, sophomores Caroline In addition, three Schreiber stu- tongue. The severity of the en"ects on the Axelrod, Amanda Ltncer, and Catherine Senatore, junior Rachel Dia- dents have been awarded Columbia body depend upon the concentration of mond and sophomore David Rosenblatt Gold Circle Awards. The Columbia hydroxide produced. Gold Circle Awards are given to those The larger consequence of ingesting students whose works represent the hydroxide is its possible interaction with highest caliber of journalism in a any medication the teacher or other vic- particular area. Lucas Hanft, a 2000 tim coidd be taking. The chemicals of the Schreiber graduate, was awarded a medicine and the hydroxide could com- certificate of merit in the entertain- bine to form far more damaging sub- ment review category. Another re- stances- cent Schreiber graduate. Julia Putting calcium in water is different Lipkins. received an award in the from ingestinga calcium supplement with single feature photography category. water. Calcium supplements are usually Junior David Krauss received an mixed with other compounds, which pre- award for one of his front-page de- vent the creation of hydroxide. sign. Schreiber has received first place since 1988. This year, their total was -Caroline Axelrod over nine hundred points out of a possible 1000. Bus crash jolts Varsity The Schreiber Times also submit- ted their paper to the Columbia Field Hockey School of Journalism, the Iowa School (t-r) Sophomores Max Sokol, Matt Chin and Tim Yen attract passing of Journalism, and the New House The bus carrying the Girls' Var- cars at ttie entrance to tt>e Weber Circle School of Journalism. sity Field Hockey Team was involved in a trafTIc accident on September -Mat! Brod 25. The team was coming back from a game at Massapequa when their Key Club holds school bus, which was supposed to be on the Long Island Expressway, car wash was on the Northern Stale Parkway. This parkway does not allow buses. The bus switched several lanes at a The Key Club held its annual car time in order to go into the left lane. wash at Weber Middle School from The bus, which was not fully in the 9am to 12pm on September 16. The lef\ lane, was hit in the back right Key Club is a community service side by a truck. None of the approxi- organization that strives to improve mately twenty players seemed to be the school and community. badly injured at the time of the acci- Approximately thirty-five of the dent, so no ambulance was called. sixty active Key Club members at- Because the bus's radio was not tended the car wash. Members raised operating. Coach Busby called the three hundred and fifty dollars, police, who then arrived at the scene which the Key Club will donate to the shortly afterward. Alzheimer's Foundation. Although the team did not sufTer Key Club co-president senior Ryan any severe injuries immediately fol- Klang commented, "The car wash lowing the accident, sophomore Ann went extremely well. We raised the Sautkulis bruised her rib and kid- most amount of money from the car ney. Sophomore Valerie Herz suf- wash than we have ever made. It was fered a contusion in her shoulder. In (l-r) Sophomores Caroline Axelrod and Julia Bernstein and freshman a very good starting point for the addition, junior Tina Prudente suf- Ashlka Gogna contribute to the success of the HRC car wash which dub and I hope that we have a great fered from whiplash. Many of the took place on Septemt>er 23. The HRC wilt donate profits to the Make a year." buses' passengers were sore in their Wish Foundation. backs and shoulders the following •Matt Brod day- -Sarah Morgan THE SCHREIBER TIMES NEWS ERIDAY. OCTOBER 6, 2000 Board of Education disapproves novel then reconsiders Sussman recalled that when he was in i f a Board member had found what they board to repeal its vote and wait until b y Caroline Axelrod high school, a fellow peer was arrested for considered to be an objectionable part of more information obtained from the constructing a bomb. Sussman com- the text, they should have contacted the teacherwho submitted t h e book. She also mented, "If t h e infonnation i s there, they teacher, the building head and or the ad- felt the board was infringing on the teach- The Board or Education voted to table Just might use it." Due to his experience, ministration and requested additional ers' right to academic freedom when se- the decision lo disapprove In the Time of he suggested that another book be chosen back up explaining their objections. This lecting class materials. She stated, "T^e the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez at the for the couree. In an interview with The would have allowed proper input rather appropriateness of making this decision board meeting on September 19. The re- Schreiber Times he said,'1 think it is very than a sudden introduction of without considering all of the aspects is vote will take place during a board meet- easy to find a book that is j u s t as suitable their findings and a shameful... t h e ramifications are far more ing on October 10. for the class." move to a serious than the book." All of the books used within the district Board member Dean Nardone contrib- The New York Times noted that the are sent to the Board of Education after uted the only vote against the banning novel is required reading in many high being approved by the teacher who sub- of the novel. He noted that schools and has been accredited as a re- mits them, the department chair, a n d the information given in the markable choice for high school classes. principal. In the Time of the Butterflies book and even informa- The American Library Association called was submitted for use in the tenth grade tion that is far worse i t a "notable book," and it was a National English course. Due lo a diagram that can be found on the BookCriticsCircleAwardnomineein 1995. details the construction of a timing device Internet for stu- Later on in the meeting. Baer made a for a bomb, the Board initially voted in dents to access motion to review the vote on the book favor to ban the book with a vote of five to a t anytime. saying. "It may lead us down a path we one and one abstinence. Later, they re- Nardone also quick vote. The ini- really don't want to go." The Board voted scinded the vote. commented in tial vote was wrong. while Sussman was not present, and the Theapproval ofthebook was addressed an interview with This is w h y the board motion failed 3-3. The motion was re- as indicated in the agenda. Prior to the thertnies,"lthink later in the evening stated when Sussman returned and they meeting, the board members were told to i t shows a lack of tabled the item and decided to table the issue with a vote of 5- look over o r read the book i n order to make confidence in the requested additional 2 .