Non-Profit OrganizaUon U.S. Postage Paid PAUL D. SCHREIBER HIGH SCHOOL Port Washington. >ry llOSO Permit No. 162 The Schreiber Times Port Washington. New York, Wednesday, October 27,1993 Volume XXXI, No. 2 Students petition Schreiber chimes by Ashish Kapadia In the spirit of student handbooks, I.D. cards, and new hallway rules, some- thing revolutionary has hit our school: the Schreiber chimes. The Faculty Senate w o r k e d on many ideas to help deal with the problem of late students, but the only one insti- tuted was a chime at the end of every two mods and another tone five minutes later, signifying the start of the next two mods. Once the Faculty Senate approved the plan, each department representa- tive brought the plan to the other teach- ers of his department. After hearing the plan, the teachers sent it to the Faculty Senate for revisions. Once the final revisions were made, the entire faculty voted on the plan. Faculty sup- port for the pleins was demonstrated by an overwhelming majority vote. The first chime is designed to inform students and teachers when each two- mod period ends. The second chime was instituted to signal when classes ofR- cifdly begin. Any student who arrives after the second chime is considered late. The chime is on a one-month trijd basis. Afler thirty days. Principal Sid Barish will be advised by the Faculty Senate and t h e Principed Advisor y Board on whether to continue the system.. In homeroom of the day the chimes were introduced, Dr. Barish promised Bomb scare that students would not be inconve- nienced by the "unobtrusive tone." Then the line went dead. drill at 1:47 p.m. Then the second search The Schreiber Times conducted a by Marc Lindemann Dr. Barish was immediately in- was conducted and again no evidence was poll asking s t u d e n t s whether t h e chimes formed of the situation and proceeded found. Officer John Powers said that if a should remain after the one-month trial A bomb threat on the afl«moon of to assemble the school's janitors. Dr. device WEIS found, a bomb squad would basis. Of the three hundred students October 14 led to the evacutation of the Barish sent the janitors through the have been called to deal with the problem. polled, 64% of the students thought entire school for more than 20 minutes. school to "make a visual check of the The school was completely vacant at that the chimes should be abolished, No bomb went off, however, and most bathrooms and all containers that they 2:00 p.m., and administrators held their while 36% of the students approved the students thought t h e s i t u a t i o n w a s merely came across." If the janitors found a breaths. A minute passed.... Two minutes chimes . a routine fire drill. suspicious object they were instructed passed. ... Even the faculty members who Many students felt that the chimes Principal Sid Barish's secretary, to report it and to leave it alone. The were aware remained nervous. Perhaps are anno3ang and distracting in three- Laurie Clancy, received a call at 1:15 search did not uncover any explosives. the person who would detonate the device mod classes, such as physics, chemis- p.m., asking to speak with Dr. Barish. As the janitors were occupied with was using a clock that was slow, such as try, and American history, especially When informed that he was not available, their investigation, Dr. Barish placed a some of those that grace the classroom when a test is in progress. the caller asked for Assistant Principal call to the Port Washington Police Sta- walls of the school. The situation was English teacher Susan Melchior said, Alphonse Campbell. Ms. Clancy reported tion, informing them of the situation. declared safe by 2:10 p.m., and students "At first, I did not like [the chimes] that Mr. Ceimpbell was also unavailable The police responded by sending four were hustled back into the building. because they interrupted the flow of and asked if the call was about a particu- officers to assist in the search. The fire Uncertainty dominated the crowds of class. Now, however, I believe that they lar student. The caller replied that there department was alerted, and firemen students. Teachers and administrators are good because they are part of the was a bomb in the school that would be waited in their stations to provide assis- who knew of the threat refused to tell decorum that goes with this new school detonated by remote control from a car at tance if necessary. students. The only students who knew the year." 2:00 p.m., and if Dr. Barish wanted to Students were evacuated from the truth received word fi-om f r i e n d s in the fire (Continued on page 2) save lives, he would evacuate the school. building under the pretense of a fire department. SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES Girls tennis Pearl J a m undefeated reviewed Sex —back page —page 6 •page 9 2 THE SCHREIBER TIMES HEWSwEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1993 Schreiber chimes Student (Petition to t/k ^administration Regarding the Chimes andtfie {Continued from page I) Many students were displeased that Administrative (Bureaucracy the chimes went off four times during the P.S.A.T. examination on October e tfie students of ministration says, "9(p there is no other adjective to 16. Junior Andrew Berne said, " I SckreiSer appreciate tfie wal/qnans," there is no faculty- descriBe them. The sound of tfie thought the chimes were extremely an- noying. We should not have them." administration's sincere ef- student discussion aBout it. cfiimes is very annoying andtfiey Though many students do not ap- actually interupt classes. Just preciate the chimes, senior Eric Vroman fort to improve uponourgreat This rule is adopted without said, "I see nothing wrong with [the sc/ioof. (Xet we do not agree approval, shouldn't we have a ask. 'Biology 13-151 The chimes] because they get me to class on time and teachers can't keep you in witfi tfie rules you Have say aBout everything thatgoes chimes do not help usget to class class after the chime. That rules!" on time and they are far too Senior E.J. Kahn decided to write a instituedto ma/^ScfireiBera on in our scfiool? d^ememher, petition to get rid of the chimes. Kahn's more efficient and organized the oBject of school is to edu- conservative for a normaly liB- petition collected over 450 signatures, including G.O. officers: seniors Secre- place. SchreiBer has Become cate students; it is not a place eral and greatly appreciated tary Jason Blechman, Treasurer Jacob scheduling system. We realize Raddock, and Executive Assistants so organized tfiat it feels fi/(e for adults to play power games Mike Presson and Masanao Sato. a prison. We are Becoming an zuith teenagers. We Believe that the chimes were proBaBly Raddock said, "The chimes insult the intelligence of S c h r e i b e r ' s student b o d y . institution. that you educators fmve for- created for the teachers' We don't need the chimes to rule our gotten the ideals of education. convienience (sic) But please lives; we have teachers for that." (fou say that we fiave a Kahn said that the point of the peti- democracy But in reality stu- Learning sfwiddBestressed, not think aBout our needs. The tion was not j u s t to get rid of the chimes. He said the chimes sjrmbolize how the dents are merely puppets con- strict discipline. SchreiBer is a chimes are a fun idea But let's administration has been unfair in mak- puBlic school, not a military eighty-si?^ tfiem and focus somein g rules by not consulting students trolled By the oppressive before making them. Kahn cited the Bureacuracy. The adminis- school of tfie creativity towards a Bet- rule of no walkmen radios on campus as ter education. an example of the "administration's tration and the teachers are A final point that the stu- oppression." dents would h^ to ma/(e is ([fiank.you andgoodluck: Kahn said, "Our school is becoming the domineering force, the institutionalized where students are puppeteers. thatwe cannot stand tfiose stu- The Students of SchreiBer virtual robots." "The chimes, in a way, make us more irresponsible because (For instance, when the ad- pid chimes. We are sorry But J^ainst the Chimes (S.SSiC.) they do not allow students to think about going to class," Kahn added. Thank you for^ • participating ^UBUJAY^ in FOOD FOR FOOD '93! APPETITE? 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