2 THE SCHREIBER TIMES NEWS MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2011 I N THIS ISSUE... ! e Schreiber Times N!"#. Editors-in-Chief Busing changes p. 3 Katya Barrett Internet hacking p. 3 Sophia Ja- e New teachers p. 4 Copy Editors Matt Heiden O$%&%'&#. Will Zhou Senior shirts p. 8 News Freshman ABCs p. 9 Editor Hannah Fagen Guidance counselor p. 9 Assistant Editors Minah Kim F!()*+!#. Celine Sze Pepe Rosso p. 11 Library p. 14 Opinions Editors Score for a Cure p. 16 Alice Chou A,E. Brendan Weintraub Drive p. 17 Features Lion King 3D p. 18 Editor Hannah Zweig Two and a Half Men p. 19 Assistant Editors David Katz S$'+)#. Heidi Shin Scholarships p. 21 Junior Ani O’Hanlon took this photo in Puerto Rico for an AP Photo summer assignment. Student triathlete p. 23 A&E This iguana paused and looked at the camera while she was shooting. Editor Boys and girls soccer p. 24 Bethia Kwak Assistant Editors Katie Fishbin N EWS BRIEFS Kerim Kivrak Sports 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony DeMeo (Class of ‘72), Je- rey LeVeen Honors and AP Spanish Literature. Senior Editors (Class of ‘64) and John “Pepe” Salerno In order to be eligible to earn college Brett Fishbin In order to honor the lives lost and (Class of ‘88). credits through this program, all juniors Drew Friedman remember the events of September 11, “. e ceremony represents a small must have at least a B+ average in all Assistant Editor 2001, Schreiber held a tenth anniversary town in America embodying the freedoms subjects, and all seniors must have at Dan Miranda rememberance ceremony on Sept. 12. All and respect for those who died,” said Dr. least a B average. e students’ grades in over the world, people held ceremonies to Gordon. their language classes will be sent to the Graphics remember the thousands of people who . e ceremony concluded with a university, which will then put them into Senior Editor died in the terrorist attacks. performance of “America the Beautiful” a college transcript. Loren Giron . e event was held in front of the by the mixed choir directed by choir . is program may appeal to students Assistant Editor new 9/11 memorial garden planted by teacher Mr. John Spiezio. not only for its academic merits, but also Risa Choi the now-defunct Schreiber Schrubbers “Listening to the choir and feeling its / nancial ones. On average, college and its advisor, Ms. Naomi Buckley, who the emotions of the day made me feel courses cost approximately $1,000 per Photo has since retired. It was intentionally a more powerful,” said senior Grace Kim. credit. In comparison, the courses o- ered small-scale event—teachers, students and “9/11 is an event that that will always be at Schreiber will only be $250 per semester Editors administrators who attended voluntarily remembered. for three credits. Elana Galassi came during their lunch periods. ~Eleanor Kim and Minah Kim Students can also take more than one Harry Paul “In high school, 9/11 is best addressed of these courses at a time. At the end of in class and there is no need for a whole- St. John’s college credits the two-year sequence, students may have Business school assembly. To have something small accrued up to 12 credits for the same Manager makes it more meaningful,” said Principal . e Languages Other . an English $1,000. Adam Pollack Mr. Ira Pernick who coordinated the (LOTE) department is now o- ering college Additionally, any participating student Assistant Manager ceremony. “I think that it is important credits through St. John’s University for who decides to attend St. John’s University Aaron Schuckman for every school to have some way to juniors and seniors. LOTE students can full-time will receive a $2,000 annual commemorate the most signi/ cant elect to receive credits accepted by many scholarship. Sta! Assistant historical event for this generation.” colleges, including almost all of the State . is program comes in addition to Jacob Eisenberg A0 er opening remarks from University of NY (SUNY) schools, while several others that o- er college credits in Superintendent of Schools Dr. Geo- rey taking one of nine advanced language our school, including one in the science Gordon and Mr. Pernick, senior Jesse classes including Latin Prose, AP Latin, research program and another in the Weil read the names of Schreiber alumni Advanced Italian Civilization, AP Italian, business department. who were victims of 9/11: Olga Kristin Advanced French Four, AP French, ~Sydney Heiden Osterholm Gould (Class of ‘53), Marin Intensive French, Advanced Spanish Four Sta! Writers: Dan Bidikov, Daniela DiCaro, Victor Dos Santos, Katie Garry, Sydney Heiden, Eleanor Kim Contributing Writers: Genevieve Bellon, Ana Espinoza, Amanda Published by the student body of Paul D. Schreiber High School. 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Craig Medico or Evelina Zarkh ADDRESS Craig Medico, Evelina Zarkh, advisers 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050 © 2011, The Schreiber Times Make checks payable to: Port Washington Schools CITY STATE ZIP THE SCHREIBER TIMES NEWS MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011 3 Budgetary busing solution causes some initial problems programs. # e article was on the front BY Minah Kim page of the Metro section of ! e New York Assistant News Editor Times on April 14, and shortly a! er, state transportation repealed the bus mandates. Last year’s budgetary changes and A! er the mandates were repealed, administrative initiatives came to fruition Assistant Superintendent Ms. Mary this fall with a reduction in district buses Callahan and Director of Transportation that is causing some challenges in the Ms. Wilma Stubbs sent out a questionnaire busing schedules. to parents who could then opt out of bus Two major changes were made this transportation. # ey, then, contacted year. First, the high school and middle the Pierce Bus Company to rearrange the school buses with the same routes were bus contract. At the same time, assistant combined, and now pick up and drop o% superintendant Dr. Kathy Mooney and students at Campus Drive. Second, the Dr. Gordon met with the Port Washington starting and ending times of elementary Teachers Association president Ms. schools have been staggered, so that fewer Christine Vasiley and her team to plan buses are needed. School hours are 8:10 the staggering of elementary school times a.m. to 2:25 p.m. at Daly, 8:20 a.m. to 2:35 without violating contracts. p.m. at Guggenheim and Manorhaven, Due to these changes, last year’s budget and 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Salem and Sousa, eliminated eight buses, saving $471,000 meaning that buses pick up elementary and preventing the additional loss of school students thirty minutes to an hour teachers and programs. Instead of having before they have arrived in previous years. 33 buses running three trips, we now have “I’m concerned with how late the 25 buses running four trips. buses are arriving. For now it is okay “A! er board approval, we implemented Elana Galassi because the weather is nice, but I suspect the changes. We were able to save a lot of Because the buses now transport Weber and Schreiber students simultaneously, it will become more of a problem as we get money, and I think it is very bene" cial,” buses have become increasingly more crowded. closer to colder weather,” said Principal said Ms. Stubbs. Mr. Ira Pernick. Saving this money allows the high schools in the country.” one extra bus there have been complaints # e bus changes required an extensive school to have more electives, the middle # e district has received approval regarding the late-arriving buses. procedure starting from the legislative school to have smaller encore classes, and for a Memorandum of Agreement with “I used to take the bus, but now I get level. Up until last year, the state required the elementary schools to maintain small the Teachers Union allowing Weber bus picked up because I have to wait so long to the school to provide a seat for every class sizes as well as funding for the arts supervisors to arrive at 7:15 a.m. instead get home,” said junior Eleanor Kim. “Also, student even when many students did and athletics. of 7:30 a.m. Bus routes have been running since middle school students get on the not ride the bus. # is placed a large, and “By reducing costs in busing, we can fairly smoothly, and the pick-up and bus " rst, there is nowhere to sit.” possibly unnecessary " nancial burden on maximize e& ciencies for students, keep drop-o% times have improved from the Despite the complaints, the money the district. Ms. Winnie Hu, a reporter jobs for sta% , and carefully increase as beginning of the school year.