September, 1999 • TheNewNew Heartbeat of SHS • The Pulse 1 ^^ Syosset High School • 70 Southwoods Road •Syosset, New York 11791-2998 • 516-364-5702 • E-Mail:
[email protected] INSIDE THIS ISSUE Volume 42 • Issue 1 • September, 1999 Secretary of Education Riley Zombies! Visits Syosset High School Rachel Leventhal’s investigation into the Zombie problem at Syosset High. Page Five Spector’s Reviews • American Beauty • Stigmata • Double Jeopardy Page Four Woodstock ’99 Dave Anderson goes upstate for three days of music and partying. Page Six Mr. Rahr Senior Nate Gitlitz displays his computer skills as Mrs. Rodenburgh, Superintendant Dr. Carole Hankin, and U.S. Secretary of Ari Stern sits down Education, Richard Riley look on. for an interview with By David Roseman and other members of the Board of Educa- light of the audience. Following a rousing our new Assistant On Friday, September 17, Syosset High tion watched as Senior Nate Gitliz demon- rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, they Principal, Mr. Rahr School, and the Syosset Central School Dis- strated a webpage he designed using sang a barbershop version of “And The Page Seven trict, had the privilege of hosting a dinner Macromedia Director, Photoshop, Flash, and Band Played On”. To end their perfor- in the honor of United States Secretary of Dream Weaver. Other students also worked mance the quartet sang “It’s a Small World” Education Richard W. Riley. The festivi- on introductory multimedia techniques us- and invited the audience to sing along, and ties began at 5:30, as the student lobby was ing Macromedia, including student techni- after the encouragement of Dr.