“A beacon of truth.” Volume 39 Issue 4 DispatchHuntington High School Oakwood and McKay Roads Huntington, NY 11743 Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back by MIKE STAFFORD When the With the school year wind- will be creating teams with their ing down, there is one event that friends and will stay at Hunting- June 10 Invasion PHOTO:Newsday.com is on almost everyoneʼs mind; ton High School overnight in or- Relay for Life! Relay for Life is der to take a stand against cancer. News In Short a life-changing experience that People fi rst sign-up and par- Comes: enables people across the Earth to ticipate in many fundraisers in or- Relay The News celebrate those who have fought der to raise money for the event. Will You Be cancer, remember those who lost Before the event takes place, Relay For Life is comming their lives to this horrifi c disease, people who would like to become Ready? up soon! On June 9th, partici- and fi ght back against the disease involved with this festival fi rst go by BRAIN J. MCCONNELL pants will gather at Huntington by helping and donating money to the relayforlife.org in order to much money the team wants to High School to walk the track to help fi nd a cure. In this twenty- sign up and create or join a team. raise to donate for the American If you are reading this all night. The week prior, stu- four hour event in June, students, After this, the team that youʼre Cancer Society. The American article while wearing conven- dents at Huntington will have alumni, teachers, and others involved in sets a goal for how Cancer Society sponsors relay tional clothing, reach into your a spirit week wearing differ- for life, does admirable deeds for pocket. If you fi nd any sort of ent clothes from pajamas to people that have any form of can- electronic device, cell phone, purple, The American Cancer cer and helps try to fi nd a cure for iPod, camera, pager, beeper, ra- Societyʼs color. cancer. To help fundraise for this, dio, Walkman, phonograph, etc. members of teams have asked on your person, you may be in Runners and Throwers friends and family members to danger. However, recent develop- Poised to Take States Relayforlife.org PHOTO(both): help donate money, and some ments are enabling other humans teams have gone as far as to ask like you, to ensure your contin- On June 8th and 9th at Ci- local restaurants and pizzerias to ued survival. cero- North Syracuse High donate some of their money to As the world becomes School the New York State the American Cancer Society. It more technologically advanced, Boys and Girls Track and is commendable to be involved people are not realizing that we Field Championship will take with the fundraising, and as time may be progressing towards place. Many runners, throw- goes by more and more people imminent doom. The source of ers, and jumpers will represent are determined to reach their set our unfortunate fate is the fruits Huntington at the event. Show goals for the main event at Hun- of our millennia-old quest for your support by wishing them Huntington High School shows its power to rally behind a cause omnipotent technology to carry good luck in the hallway. see Relay on page 2 out our lives for us. The chain be- gan with the use of tools by early Congratulations to all the primates. Many thousand years Retirees later, humans were claiming and Art Show Displays Perfection cultivating the entire earth with by VICTOR TELLEZ Congratulations to Mr. Ma- their more advanced tools of sone, Mr. Noce, and Mrs. The art show is an event that most industry and science. However, Lenhart on all their wonder- students underestimate greatly but if vis- the ultimate cause of our impend- ful years at Huntington High ited, most students are very impressed by ing fate is one stormy day in School. Stay tuned for full the quality of the art. The art show occurs Philadelphia in 1750. Benjamin coverage about their years here every year near the end of school. This Franklin, thought fondly of as a and what they plan to do after- is because the art that is found in the art founding father of the U.S.A., ward in the Graduation Issue. show is art that had been created within successfully observed electric- nine months at most. Every piece took a ity on this day, and began the tremendous amount of time and effort. The path of electrical energy that has art show is a unique event where students brought humanity to its present are able to display their artistic talent to state. From here, Thomas Edison people outside their classrooms. Students was able to invent the light bulb, from all over the district are able to display followed by Alexander Graham Our their work at the art show. Since it would Bellʼs telephone, and the comput- be hard to fi t all of the art pieces every ers of the twentieth century. All student does in the art show, only the best of these inventions share a major BIG are selected for the art show. The art varies factor: they all have been formed in many forms of art. For example, water and operate on electricity. This coloring, fashion, photographic, computer dependence on electrical devices, graphics, paintings, and ceramics; the vari- such as computers, is what brings -gest ety of the art show is great and makes the about the destiny of the human art show incredibly enjoyable. Due to the race. The fi nal link of the chain is selection of art pieces, every piece in the the result of thousands of years of Issue art show is guaranteed to be beautiful and human civilization: artifi cial life. very detailed. Mike Stafford visited the art The robots that we have created show and thought the art show showed a will one day soon assume the of the huge amount of talent and was most im- role of the master and rule over pressed by “the amazing ability students the humans that conceived them. have to focus on the smallest details in their Therefore, we must prevent or Year! 16 PAGES ALL SEE INSIDE!! A Collage of Students Work From the Art Show prepare for our struggle against see Art on page 2 see Robots on page 5 INSIDE Entertainment INDEX A Year In Review The Kitchen How to Make News ...............................................2 What to Oreo Stuffed Study Room.....................................3 Expect A Timeline of Chocolate Summer..........................................4 When the all the Major Entertainment...........................5-6 Happenings Chip Cookies OP/E............................................8-9 Robots of the Past and Make All The Dispatch Kitchen..............10-11 Invade Year Your Friends The Criticʼs Corner....................12-13 Pg. 5 Pg. 6 Jealous Fashion/Features.........................14 Pg. 10 Sports.....................................15-16 The Dispatch 2PageJune 2 12 TheNEWS Dispatch April 2005 Art from Front works.” Something that makes show. The art especially the ones by the amount of progress stu- this art show unique is that the art produced by high school students dents make in their artistic talents Farmiliar Rides pieces are made from students of is incredibly astonishing because through the years. She finds every all ages from kindergarten to 12th of how magnificent it is and how piece to be extremely beautiful grade. It is impressive to see the to most can be considered flaw- and would gladly put any piece art that students from lower grades less. Many students even choose in the school library for display. New Fun produce because it can be surpris- to go to the art show several times The art show is full of different ing how detailed and well done it a day during study halls and lunch art every year and even though it is. To students like Alex Castillo, periods to admire the art at the occurs every year, it never fails to the art show was his opportunity art show even more. Even adults be full of magnificent art. The art by MOLLY PREP to “realize the raw talent in the like students are impressed by the show is one of Huntingtonʼs most district; it was truly awe inspiring, amount of beauty that is found in anticipated event every year and just a remarkable display of art.” the art show. Mrs. Dylan enjoys has now been a traditional event This is the reaction most students seeing the art in the art show ev- that a lot of people attend to see have once they have seen the art ery year and is always impressed the beautiful pieces of art. New Budget: The Changes You Will See by EMAL WAFAJOW PHOTO: Molly Prep Roughly 92 percent of school sacrifices. Potential Advanced ceeding the cap and more budgets Every year students look around was getting a henna tat- boards produced budgets that kept Placement Courses and various being defeated than in any other forward to the big Memorial too. Countless boys and girls of tax increases within the cap, which electives will be cut out of the cur- region of the state. Almost 93 Day Fair at the YMCA. Fun is all ages wondered the fair with limits the total increase in tax dol- riculum. In addition, all Advanced percent of budgets passed, one of always sure to be had by all. The arms or legs extended, waiting lars that can be collected annually Placement and Honors courses the highest percentages since all air is filled with excited screams for these temporary tattoos to by a school district.