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Townsend Harris High School at Queens College
~Seedling'
by Alice I~sifescu ·
"The
Seedling"
has
sprouted. Graduate Annie Yan's
idea to professionally display
students' artwork has blossomed into a full-blown annual
art show. "The Seedling," the
end result of an open call to the
entire school to submit works,
culminated in the exhibit which
opened on June 12 in the school
lobby. Art teachers Anthony
Morales and Lois Polansky
worked with Annie to make the
show into a major school event.
The artworks made their debut in a professional setting as
if they were displayed in an art
gallery. Art in varied media, including painting, photography,
origami, sculpture and fashion
design, was mounted on black
felt boards. Punch and cookies
were served while students
played the piano, completing
the ambiance. Visitors had to
sign a guestbook.
Members of the student
body along with some important dignitaries attended the
opening. The administration,
faculty, and representatives of
the Office of the Superintendent of Queens High Schools
John W. Lee , Stan Nussbaum,
149-11 Melbourne Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367
grows at professional show
Director of Arts Education; and using cosmetics as a medium.
A highlight of the opening
Monique Darrisaw, Coordina- "Everything is unique. I. think ceremony was the presentation
tor of Multicultural Education; it's a nice way for people to of awards to students who paras
well . as
ticipated in the
Marvin Leiner,
Olympics of the ViQueens College
sual Arts. Particiliaison, all came
pants submitted
to the opening of
works of either
the "The Seedfashion design or
ling."
drawing. This is
Despite the
only the second year
fom1ality of the
Townsend Harris
opening, the athas participated in
mosphere of the
this event.
show itself was
"The Seedling"
relaxed; visitors
is a testament to the
could view the
students' desire to
art at their own
pursue art. "'The
pace. "I like the
Seedling' took off
mood that was
because of the real
created," said
desire of the kids,"
sophomore
said Ms. Polansky.
Sylvia Stanojev.
Many
students
The show is
worked at home and
an eclectic mix
during lunch. Acof techniques
cording to Ms.
and
themes.
Polansky, most stuFreshman
dents would drop by
Emma
Xiao
whenever
they
used the Beatles
could to ask for sugPhinting themselves in front of one of many displays,
as inspiration for sophomores Donysa Leatham and Ryan Dennie admire the art
gestions and criher painting. work at "The Seedling" on June 12.
tiques.
Junior Frank
Annie
Yan
DeBellis modeled his works express themselves," said taught the members of the Artaround the Pop Art movement, sophomore Akshta Kalla.
ists' Workshop the way to dis-
·
play their work. "This show is
proof that if you're dedicated,
you can make time and accomplish almost anything," she
said.
Annie conceived of the idea
to start the show last year while
she was a senior at Townsend
Harris. "I was doing my work
here independently, and I met
other students in the same situation. So, I thought this would
be a great way for the talent to
be recognized," she said.·
This year's "Seedling" is a
continuation of last year's art
show, "Our Birth." "The idea
behind the seedling theme is
that with the success of last
year's show, this is something
to be nurtured," said Ms.
Polansky. Although the art did
not necessarily have to be in
keeping with the seedling
theme, the students' work is
symbolic of growth and
progress, like a seedling.
Recently, the art opportunities at Townsend Harris have
been growing. The Art Club
was last year's addition to the
school's extracurricular activities. Now known as The Artists'
Workshop, the organization is
Continued on p. 3
Garcia, Scarnati, Curran, Bloom bid fond farewell
by Bosede Adenekan
Odile Garcia, Coordinator
of Student Affairs; Anthony
Scarnati, Social Science Research teacher; Brendan
Curran, Assistant Principal of
Science; and Robert Bloom,
Phyical Education teacher, will
be leaving Townsend Harris
next year. Through their leadership and foresight, which led
to the creation and development
of many academic and extracurricular programs, these
teachers have not only gone beyond their duties but have also
helped shape the character of
this school.
Odile Garcia
Ms. Garcia is retiring after
working here for 16 years. She
has many plans for her future.
She is moving in September to
Spain, where she will be an advocate for human rights, particularly working against the
mistreatment of wives. Ms.
Garcia intends to join commit-
tees like Amnesty International
and to start Global Youth Connect in Spain so that children
can volunteer and become involved. She may also continue
the research she started last year
at Cumplytense University in
Madrid, while she was on sabbatical, and is considering
teaching English as a second
language. She is a bit skeptical about this idea, though, saying, "If I start teaching I can't
do all I want because my schedule would be fixed. That's one
of the reasons why I am leaving."
Ms. Garcia has other reasons
for her decision to retire and
move to Spain. She prefers the
working atmosphere there.
"People are much more relaxed. There is a different way
of living. We started our work
day at 9, then at 11:30 we went
for coffee. We took a two hour
lunch and worked until 8. After that we'd go out to socialize," she said, referring to her
sabbatical spent in Spain last
year.
Although she feels that it is
"time to see the world," Ms.
Garcia claims that her experience here will never be forgotten. "The students made me
learn lots of things. The faculty
really cares about all the students. I have an incredible
. amount of respect for Dr.
Largmann. I am going to miss
everyone ... because everyone
has touched my life in some
way," she said. She recalled
an instance at the old building
that occurred during a carnival.
"Because of my accent, balloon
I<iunch became balloon lunch,"
she said with a smile.
Continued on p. 3
ll
Spring
Concert
Who's Going
Where?
p.3
p.4
Summer
Entertainment
p. 7
Athletic
Awards
p.8
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The Classic
Summer 2000
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Senior prank turns fowl
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The idea of an administrator grabbing a large garbage bag and heading on a
"chicken run" bare-handed through the halls in pursuit of a large, flapping bird
sounds, much like a comical scene out of a new cartoon movie, undeniably hilarious. But unlike those students who flocked to the scene to laugh at the two chickens let loose in the halls of Harris last week, those teachers compelled to take
charge of their capture were immediately crying foul. Although their anger was
understandable, and as predictable as the administration's own overreaction to
what was only intended as a nuisance and a joke, those seniors who hatched the.
idea should not have expected any less. After all, more absurd than even the sight
of a clucking chicken waddling through the halls during the change of classes i~
the thought that the entire senior class and the administration could ever agree on
what might constitute a successful senior prank.
In fact, this year, the seniors weren't even able to agree amongst themselves. If
the idea of a senior prank is to display a final sense of class unity and school spirit,
as seen last year through the setup of hundreds of cups carefully positioned to
spell outHseniors '99," then this year's class failed. From blow-up dolls to vaseline
to a letter announcing a new set of report card comments to chickens, the wide
spectrum of separtist senior pranks ran the gamut from the amusing to the downright dangerous.
No, not every act of rebellion this year was for the birds. It's just that the clever
attempts at humor, which, unlike the chickens, did fly with the faculty, got overshadowed in the hunt for the ruse(ters) responsible for letting livestock loose in
school. Furthermore, just as many pranks were more gentle, others were decidedly more dangerous. Banisters greased with vaseline presented a much greater
potential for injury than did the remote possibility of being bitten by the one-in-amillion chicken carrying the West Nile Virus or some other deadly disease.
There's no question that those who released the birds failed to clearly think
through all the consequences of their actions. Aside from just making a mess,
their decision to fly the coop before cleaning up the poop or taking responsibility
for the chaos they created.could have put people and animals at risk, had teachers
not selflessly stepped forward to take control of the situation. Still, when it comes
to senior pranks, there's a thin line between the humorous and the malicious. While
it's one thing to expect that seniors will refrain from doing anything destructive,
it's another entirely to always assume that, in planning a prank, they will feel
compelled to do something for which they can be. commended. To think so would
be as unrealistic as to assume that by harshly punishing this year's perpetrators,
the administration might make those thinking of doing something similar next
year chicken out.
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
It's a shame that many students do
not know or even care about what goes
on behind the closed doors of Room
412. They would be surprised to find out
that it is not a place for the "retarded"
or "special-ed" kids, as many students
assume; rather, it is an academically and
socially enriching environment for children diagnosed with autism. Autism is
a neurological disorder that affects the
way the brain functions, particularly in
such areas as social sinteraction and
communication skills. Autistics have
difficulties in verbal and non-verbal
communication, social interactions and
leisure activities.
I, along with other seniors, volunteer
with these children. This program gives
the volunteers an opportunity to foster
social skills in autistic children.
Everytime I walk into the room, I am
astounded by how hard the three teachers, Mr. Donald Rubino, Mr. Kenny
Henderson, and Ms. Glenda Berrios
work to make these children perform
well in school. I marvel at Mr. Rubino's
and Mr. Henderson's abilities to improve their reading, writing, and comprehension skills. Ms. Berrios is excellent with teaching them necessary computer skills. The teachers take personal
interest in the problems of these youngsters and teach them through necessary
love, sympathy, and encouragement. Mr.
Rubino, especially, strongly believes in
"tough love." I remember one instance
when a student stubbornly refused to
cooperate. Mr. Rubino, however, re-
mained firm; he was determined to get
an answer from the student. He rephrased the question about fifty different ways and repeated it about fifty
times until he finally got an answer. He
then hugged the student for doing such
a good job. This just shows the effort
the teachers put in each of the students.
These teachers also carefully plan
lessons and present them in a lively way
so that the pupils are interested in learning. They often use the effective technique of hangman to improve each
student's memory and vocabulary.
Learning also takes place beyond the
walls of the c;Iassroom. The teachers involve the children in such activities as
working in the library and in the Queens
College cafeteria, going out to lunch,
and going bowling. Mr. Rubino, Mr.
Henderson, and Ms. Berrios bring out
their latent creative talents in such a way
that leads to the balanced development
of their personalities.
I would be very grateful if The Classic and the rest of the school acknowledged the efforts of these hard working
teachers and thanked them for their tenacity and patience in making each one
of the children feel important. I encourage all to volunteer in this program during their senior year. Once again, I
would like to thank the teachers involved in this program not only for cultivatingthe minds of these autistic children, but for also restoring my confidence in the existence of good people
in this cruel world.
Ajita Kundaikar, 124
Editors' Goodbye
On these sultry summer afternoons, when it seems the rest of the world is out basking
in the sunshine and burning at the beach, we're here in Room 511 -just preparing to be
read. In our office, our veritable home away from home, we've not only stared from dawn
till dusk at our monitors, begged our in-comp-etent machines not to malfunction during
long afternoons spent working in the face of each looming deadline, and panicked as our
tired printer seemed, minutes before the deadline, lower on ink than we were on energy;
we've also napped here, lived off of bags of Ms. Cowen's pretzels, and fed off our own
drive to publish a professional product which always made us proud.
Of course, as readers, you've only seen the "issues" we were able to publish, but haven't
lived through the ones which might have kept us from the printer. To this end, we must
give a special thanks to Ms. Polansky, not only for rooming with us and providing our
board and the last-minute photos which always saved us, but for never being too busy to
make a suggestion or to offer her help in revising an article. We are grateful to the tech
squad and Mr. Tiffen for fixing our computers. Thanks to Mr. Rattien for his phone, his
food, and his sense of humor, and for staying after s.chool when Ms. Cowen had to leave
and we needed to work, and to Ms. Rotter for loading her car with thousands of copies of
our last issue to deliver to the alumni.
This year, our graduation coincides with the departure of many teachers whose influe!lce on Townsend Harris will not soon be forgotten. We thank them, and everyone else
we've ever harrassed, not only for putting up with our constant requests for interviews,
but also for following Dr. Largmann's lead in helping to create a haven for the humanities
in which the newspaper has always been seen as an important, free forum for student
ideas. Dr. Largmann, we are grateful for the discretion you've given us in allowing us to
publish whatever we've deemed suitable. We can only hope that Townsend Harris doesn't
stray too far from your example and your vision as you, like us, prepare to move on.
-Andrew, Lauren, Rebecca, Bosede, and Brian
Planning for college:
Don't specialize too soon
by Noreen Bukhari
When it comes time to apply for colleges, everyone gets involved. Your parents, grandparents, teachers, and guidance counselors all want to lend their wisdom for this very important decision. Chances are the first question they will ask
you, as the applicant, is what you want to be in life. Although an individual's
career choice is an essential factor in the college selection process, students are
increasingly being led to believe that college is solely a preparation for a profession. They are pressured to make their college education into vocational training
instead of a tool to be used throughout their lives.
Our elders mean well. However, in today's competitive market, companies are
searching for individuals with multiple backgrounds, not just for a person who
has specialized in one field throughout college. Economists estimate that the average American will have eight different jobs including dramatic career changes
by the time he/she is 40. This fact should lead us to the realization that college, for
the most part, should not be a training ground for a specific profession, but rather
a means of acquiring a solid academic foundation which will serve well in a
variety of fields.
Philosopher John Stuart Mill said, "Men are men before they are lawyers or
physicians or manufacturers, and if you make them capable and sensible men,
they will make themselves capable and sensible lawyers or physicians." A college
education, in accordance with Mill's statement, should serve to open students up
to the world and prepare them for a multi-dimensional life. Students should take
a wide range of humanities, sciences, mathematics, and theology courses to broaden
their horizons. The intellectually rich environment of the university should enhance their appreciation of the wide spectrum of human knowledge and allow
them to live enriched lives. Likewise, its culturally rich environment should help
them develop an appreciation for the diversity of the world.
Once students have exposed themselves to a variety of fields, they can then
enter upon a chosen field of study. A liberal arts education will enable them to
bring to their specialty the greatest assets of resourcefulness, judgment, and ethical understanding.
Source: Great Debate# 1"- Hobart & William Smith Colleges. Advertisement. The
Classic. December 1997.
Andrew Goldberg
Lauren Paley
Editors-in-Chief
Rebecca Munoz
Bosede Adenekan
Townsend Harris High School at Queens College
149·11 Melbourne Avenue, Flushing, N.Y. 11367
Featuft Editor
News Editor
Brian Griffing
Audley Wilson
Sports Editor
Photography Editor
Anthony Ciolli
Carolina Pruss
Lucy Hong
Art Editor
Business and Circulation
Readers are invited to submit letters to the
editor. Letters should be placed in Ms. Cowen•s
mailbox in the general office. The Classic .reserves the right to edit all letters. Letters must
include name and official class. Names will be
withheld upon request.
M•nagen
News Staff: Afton BatT, Noreen Bukhari, Karen DeVita. Lonaine Kapovich, Alice Lee, Danielle Lord, Michele Potofsky
feature Staff: Tiffany Baldwin, Carolina Chang, Anthony Ciolli, Beth Dubin, Emmy Favilla. Jennifer Gnng, Dehbie
Gupstein, Karen Hendershot, Angela Hom, Alice losifest.."\1 Nadia Kahnaulh, Ricki Miaw. Valentina Nestcrovskaya. Anna
Olson, Carolina Pruss, Rachel Schiffman, Sarah Schnee, Steven Seidenfeld, 'Shara Siegel, Allison Slotnick, Sylvia
Stanojov, Diane Tiao,Sara Tilitz
Sports St11ff: Josh Fo•. Arielle Frost. Ashley Pillsbury. Eric Trager
Photoeraphy Staff: April Dimla. KeUie Ehe. Jamie Gullen, Hilary Homier. Alice lusifescu. Uwir• Marciszek.
Jennifer Sheth, Shara Siegel, Lisha Perez. Juliana Piedrahita, Eric Trager, Yveue Wareham, Dawn Wing,
Hye-Kyung .Yang. William Yang
~ Ray~ond Barn, Vivian Chang Annie Lau, 'lillian Lin, Doiis Ortega, Janine.Petrovits, Kelly Purteii,Emily RivlinNadler, Rachel Schitlman, Emma Xiau
Advisor • lisa Cowen
Principal - Dr. Malcolm Largmann
The Classic
Concert features new String Ensemble
Seo, freshman, said, "I felt
two days a week from 7 am to
by Diane Tiao
Ars gratia artis, Latin for 8 am to work with students who proud to perform for every"for the Jove of art," was the play string instruments. Jodi . one."
After the chorus and the
theme of the Spring Concert Fierstein, freshman, was one of
2000 held on June 1 in the au- Ms. Gutmann's students and in- String Ensemble came the traditorium. With the combined vited her to instruct the group. ditional band performances.
The intermediate
efforts of chorus
band
played
teacher Florence
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] some patnot1c
McKinley, music
~ songs and jazzy,
teacher Peter
Lustig, and As:®' upbeat selections
sistant Principal
such as "Goof Second Lan-~ Daddy-0" and
~ "ThatThingYou
guages and Mu~ Do!" The consic Joan Walsh,
~ cert band played
the concert ina variety of numcluded perforbers, including
mances by the
"Variation Overchorus, band.s,
ture," a piece
and the newly
written for a high
formed String
school band and
Ensemble.
tunes from West
"For the first Band members keep their eyes on music teacher Peter Lustig as
Side Story.
time, I was able they perform in the Spring Concert 2000 on June I.
The night
to hear the entire
came to an end
chorus and I felt that they
Members of the ensemble
sounded, by far, the best ever," played a number of songs, in- with the presentation of gifts
said Ms. McKinley. Mr. Lustig cluding "Musetta's Waltz" from from students to both Mr.
added, "I really had a good La Boheme. And to the Lustig and Ms. McKinley.
time, especially because my audience's surprise, principal
new baby daughter Melody was Malcolm Largmann interrupted
able to come to her first con- the concert and expressed his
cert."
happiness after the String En- Continued from p. 1
The String Ensemble was semble finished its per- reinventing itself. The Artists'
particularly enjoyable for many formance. "The music sounded Workshop is a fusion of the Art
audience. members. "I am beautiful and harmonious," said Club, which was a flexible
group of students who met to
thrilled that our school has ful- freshman Jennifer Sheth.
filled its dream to finally have
The chorus sang "Festival share ideas and experiment ara string ensemble," said Ms: Sanctus" in Latin and "Tell tistically, and the Art Squad, a
Walsh. In the past, there wasn't Him," a recent hit by Celine group of students who created
enough money to support a Dion. Male members of the the displays and scenery for anproductions.
The
strings group, but this year, chorus sang "Kiss the Girl," nual
Shirley Gutmann, a profes- from the Disney movie The Workshop's agenda, which is
dictated mainly by the students,
sional violinist, volunteered Little Mermaid. Tenor Ben
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'Seedling' sprouts in art show
includes trips, contests, school
projects and individual
critiques."When there's a good
idea, we work on it," said
Annie.
The Artists' Workshop was
one of many new arts initiatives
at Townsend Harris fueled by
Project ARTS funding. Project
ARTS is the outgrowth of a
partnership between the office
of the mayor, the Board of Edu-
cation and major cultural arts
organizations designed to restore arts education in the city
schools.
"I think this is a real step up
for our school," said Frank
DeBellis, referring to the exhibit. "I hope the students took
with them a different feeling
about art and a desire to create
it themselves," said Ms.
Polansky.
Departing teachers leave lasting impact
Continued from p. 1
Besides teaching Biology,
Integrated Science, Chemistry,
Science Research, Conflict/
Resolution, Peer Negotiation,
and Leadership, Ms. Garcia has
been the advisor of many clubs:
Amnestry International, Students for the Preservation of the
Earth, Archon, Puffles, Save the
Children, and Yoga. "I think I
touched a few children by making them think there's more to
life than just taking - that is
what I strive for. It's the
Emerson quotation, 'To know
even one life has breathed
easier because you have livedthis is to have succeeded,"' she
said.
. Anthony Scarnati
Mr. Scamati will be teaching Social Studies at Jericho
High School in Nassau County
next year. "They made me an
offer I couldn't refuse. The financial benefits are much better. I'll be able to afford putting three kids through college," he explained.
During his · 10 years at
Townsend, Mr. Scamati has
taught American History, Social Science Research, Global
History, Economics, Law. Participatory Democracy, and
Health. He phiyed a major role
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in designing the election simulation, and developed and expanded the research class.
"Kids deserve stuff that goes
beyond the traditional classroom setting. They have talents
that heed to be tapped and are
very ca·p able," s.aid Mr.
Scamati. He has promised to
help the current juniors with
their research projects next
year. ""The students allowed
me to grow because every day
is a challenge," he said.
Mr. Scamati has also played
a major role in ·extracurricular
activities, specifically JV Volleyball; Baseball; Basketball;
Fencing; Handball and Model
Congress, of which he was the
first advisor. He also started the
fencing team and has coached
it for eight years. "I will never
forget winning City Champs for
fencing. It was a special moment, " he said.
Mr. Scarnati said he would
miss Townsend Harris. "For
ten years it was a big part of
my life. There are great
people, colleagues, and administrators here. The students are the ones who make
this place special. It's very
hard to leave," he said.
Brendan Curran
After three years of teaching here, Mr. Curran will be
teaching Physics at Herricks
High in Nassau County next
year. "I'm sad to leave, but I
need to have more time to
spend with my family and my
one-year-old," he said.
Mr. Curran has taught Sci-
ence Research, Physics, and
Astronomy and has been the
advisor of Quantum Cat, ~he
science magazine. He explained the reason that he initiated the astronomy course.
"Astronomy is a good way to
change human ideas. Tln:ough
developments in science,
people's
understandings
change. We have a different
universe now from [the way] it
was years ago because we have
-
classroom. "Wherever I go and
teach, every day my students
will have to write and they will
talk in complete sentences.
This gives students an edge in
thinking clearly and expressing
themselves clearly," he said.
"I am sad to leave," said Mr.
Curran. "There are dedicated
teachers and talented students
here. The kids are bright and
work hard. I love this place;
there are wonderful people
here. It was a hard choice to
make," he said.
Robert Bloom
Mr. Bloom will be teaching
at Forest Hills High School ne~t
year. This job is an appointed
one rather than the temporary
position he would have had
here next year. He was to have
replaced Mr. Hanson, who is
going on sabbatical.
Mr. Bloom taught Family
Living, Physical Education,
and Health. He also coached
Fencing and Girls Tennis." I'm
sorry to leave," he said, "I had
a wonderful experience teaching and hope to keep my contacts through coaching,."
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a different understanding," he
said.
Mr. Curran said that the
Townsend Harris standard will
always be present in his
The Classic
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The Class of 200.0: Who's Going Where?
Summer2000
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Bosede Adenekan
Alice Ahn
Roseann Antonelli
Monica Arora
Sadia Arshad
Joseph Augulis
Afton Baff
Pamela Baird
Yaara Bank
Candace Banks
Maria Barreto
Maria Bartha
Brooke Bergman
Steven Berman
Lillian Bloch
Jonathan Blum
Pramilla Borhara
Jack Bouba
Bessie Bouras
Scott Branca
Paul Bruno Jr.
Sara Buchals)d
Ariana Budner
Noreen Bukhari
Jessica Bynoe
Uuyanna Calvin
Maria Cando
Angie Carballo
Samantha Carfi
Veronica Castillo
Jessica Castro
Hsiu Chin Chang
Peak Wei Choong
Jatin Chopra
Jin Hee Chu
Tenley Coffaro
Nicole Conroy
Zully Cordoba
Rashele Cross
Anjelique DaCosta
Joshua Deely
Stephanie Demas
Jessica Desposito
Karen Devita
Venushobana Dhanaraj
April Dimla
lillian Drain
Eugene Dubovoy
Philip 'Duss
Kellie Ebe
Adrienne Eller
Heather Eng
Gregg Erspamer
Russell Essary
Michael Evelson
Francalisa Falco
Andrew Falzon
Mariya Fazlova
Alejandro Fernandez
Andrew Franklin
Jaclyn Franzese
Ariela Fryman
Kumfat Fung
Ramon Gallegos
Karolyn Gavilanez
Christina Gawiak
Danielle Gendler
Michael Getachew
Matrona Giakoumis
Andrew Goldberg
Rachel Gonzalez
Timothy Gonzalez
Dara Goodman
Erica Graham
Brian Griffing
Jordan Grill
Lauren Gutstein
Antoinette Guzman
Eniko Gyuratz
Karen Halperin
Kimberly Hoahing
Eva Hochman
Lucy Hong
Diane Hopkins
Jia Yin Huang
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Despite risks, many teens still smoke
By Narae Lee
chronic bronchitis and emphy- blah ... stupid reasons that I was
Did you know that cigarettes sema; birth defects and repro- drawn into," said a sophomore
contain formaldehyde, a mate- ductive disorders have been ris- smoker. A junior admitted to
rial used to preserve dead frogs ing steadily. In research done starting the habit "for the heck
in science classes; cyanide, a recently by scientists at the of it. Everyone else did too."
substance found in rat poison, University of California, to- Other Harrisites noted peer
and nicotine, an addictive com- bacco has also been proven to pressure, · stress., curiosity,
ponent utilized as insecticide in be an agent in causing genetic "coolness" and a method oflosbug spray?
damage. The findings showed ing weight as their motives for
Many American youths, that regardless of how
however, do not seem to mind long smokers "puffed,"
the unwholesome ingredients or how recently they
of cigarettes, for teenagers tak- quit, the alterations in
ing up smoking as a daily habit DNA were clearly
jumped 73% from 1988 to linked to the age at
1996, according to the federal which the smoker first
Centers for Disease Control and started smoking, with
Prevention (CDC). Right now adolescent and childwith about 3 million U.S ado- hood smokers bringing
lescent smokers, the numbers the most permanent
are still escalating, with several and lasting genetic
thousand teenagers picking up damage to their lungs.
the "puffing" habit every day.
In a random survey
"Every day, 3,000 young of258 Harrisites taken
people smoke· their first ciga- in January with an
rette.... Half of those, or one equal-grade distribumillion young people each year, tion, 64% agreed that
·will become regular smokers. tobacco should be
And one-third of these adoles- regulated as a drug,
cent smokers will die of a while 12% disagreed
smoking-related illness, such as with giving the FDA
lung cancer or heart disease," this authority. The other
reported the CDC. As the cause 24% made up the undeof the most preventable deaths cided group. "I don't
in society today, smoking think things like that
claims more than 400,000 lives should be regulated.
in the U.S each year, or almost People should be alone in every five deaths, rob- rowed to choose," said
bing up to 20-25 years of a social studies teacher
Chris Hackney. "Yes,
smoker's iife.
In the recent Food and Drug [it should be regulated
Administration (FDA) vs. as a drug] because
Brown & Williamson Tobacco smoking, if it's used in extreme, trying tobacco.
The age range in which
Corporation court case, the can kill just like a drug," said
United States Supreme Court Aristotle Labiaga, sophomore, Harrisites experimented with
voted 5 to 4 on March 22, 2000 supporting the FDA. However, their first cigarette varied from
to reject the Clinton Jennifer Bartlett, also a sopho- seven to 18, with 14 being the
administration's claim that the more, argued that, "It will not average age. While most
FDA had the right t_? regulate change anything because if stopped after their first "chokcigarettes and nicotine. The people really want it, they will ing," "gagging" and "puking"
FDA, with its jurisdiction over find a way to get it,." An experience, a few, all of whom
those drugs and "devices" in- anonymous senior wrote, "So undeniably realize the health
tended to affect the structure or many are dying of cigarette hazards of smoking, moved on
any function of the body de- smoking ... it's the job of the . to become daily smok.ers. " I
know it's bad for you,
rived from the
but guess what: I'm
Food, Drug, and
going to smoke," said
Cosmetic Act of
a senior smoker. " I
1996, tried to prove
'I know it's bad for you, but
don't have any firstthat nicotine not
hand experience [with
only had obvious efguess what: I'm going to
the ill effects of smokfects on body funcsmoke ..·.. It's so long-term
ing] and it's so longtions, but that it had
term that I don't think
that I don't think about it.'
been "intended" by
about it. You think you
the cigarette induswouldn't be part of the
try to have those eflong-term group," said
fects. Now, the
a sophomore smoker.
court decision throws the bur- government to stop it."
Regarding
quitting,
den back to Congress, where
In the same poll, 2% of
meaningful legislation to con- Harrisites called themselves Harrisite smokers were split
trol tobacco use has been "smokers." Although the other between those who desired to
thwarted for years by the pow- 98% declared themselves free quit but said they couldn't and
erful tobacco lobby.
ofthe nicotin(! addiction, 26% those who just wanted to keep
Meanwhile, the death rates admitted that they have tried up the habit. One junior smoker
responded negatively towards
associated with the regular use smoking at least once.
The same reasons for pick- quitting by saying, " I don't
of tobacco, including cancers of
the lung, breast, mouth, phar- ing up a cigarette applied to smoke enough for it to be a conynx, and. esophagus; heart dis- both the smokers and the only cern."
For the absolutely tobaccoease and stroke; respiratory "one-time" group. "My friends
free
Harrisites, various reasons
problems such as pneumonia, were doing it... blah, blah,
accounted for their decision to
avoid cigarettes altogether.
"I'm afraid that if,I try, I might
like it and want to keep smoking," said Yu-Lee Jun, a sophomore." My best friends and
family would kill me. I'll make
my teeth yellow and breath
stink," said Katherina Yee,
freshman. Senior Elizabeth
Yoon stated that smoking
"never appealed to me; I know
what it does," while Noman
Nawaz, junior, exclaimed, " I
don't want to stink, have black
lungs and die!"
" I never tried smoking and
I never will," said Maria
Rodriguez, Spanish teacher,
who, like many of her students,
has kept cigarettes at a safe distance. Unlike Ms. Rodriguez,
however, many teachers admitted to trying tobacco in their
adolescent years, although all
interviewed declared themselves non-smokers now. " I
wanted to fit in, peer pressure
[in high school] ... then I
gagged, puked and I never
touched a cigarette ever since,"
said Robin Figelman, physical
education teacher. Similarly,
Mr. Hackney said that he tried
smoking once or twice when he
was about 13 "because of
friends," but added that he
didn't like it. The summer after
graduating from high school,
Georgette Wallace, English
teacher, said, " I probably
smoked four weeks and I hat!!d
.it."
Ms. Wallace, who had her
mother, a heavy smoker since
she was 20, die of emphysema
and her father, also a smoker,
die of lung cancer and stroke,
explained why she and her three
siblings have stayed tobaccofree. " It was so hard to watch
[my mother] unable to breath,
to walk ... to watch her mind
going because her brain wasn't
getting oxygen ... She did this
for pleasure yet we
all suffered watching
her suffer," she said.
Feeling that her
mom should have
lived to be older, Ms.
Wallace
added,
"Smoking is such an
unnecessary thing.
It's something that
you initiate; you inflict this on your. self."
Many experts believe that young
people are attracted
to smoking through
advertising deliberately t,llrgeted to
their age group. Although Joe Camel,
the advertising cartoon character of RJ
Reynolds Tobacco
Company, retired in
1997, after critics including President
Clinton said, " the
character is a blatant
example of cigarette
marketing aimed at
children," tobacco
companies, including Brown & Williamson and
Philip Morris, continued to attract under-age "potential"
smokers through the med~a.
The prevalence of cigarettes
in advertisements led to an initiative by 46 states in November 1998 to restrict major tobacco companies' public enticements. The restrictions
forced the industry to withdraw
all advertising from outdoor
billboards, and no longer allowed tobacco companies to
sponsor sporting events with a
. significant number of youths in
their audiences, including baseball, basketball, football,
·hockey, and soccer games. Currently, tobacco companies are
facing further advertisin"g restrictions, with the FDA fighting. to ban the use of color or
images in tobacco adv·e rtisements, especially ·in large-circulation magazines.
" I taught myself never to
say I hate the cigarette companies because they are brilliant,"
said Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council
on Science and Health, who has
studied tobacco advertising in
magazines for two decades.
"They are brilliant manipulators. They look at obstacles and
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brilliant manipulators. They look at ob- of dollars lobbying and making substanstacles and ingeniously come up with a tial contributions to the Republican
way around them. A new magazine here, Party. Although a major victory for the
a new campaign there. They are always nation's cigarette-makers meant a maand will always be 20 years ahead of us. jor defeat for the supporters of the bill,
I think that is significant for people who including the President and public health
think we are winning the war against the advisors, the table turned in November
tobacco companies because to imagine 1998 when 46 states, in a legal battle,
that we are is just naive."
won over the industry and signed a $206
"[The companies] are wrong. I un- billion dollar settlement with the tobacco
derstand that tobacco companies need companies over the next 25 years. The
to make money, but why do they target industry now must pay every single
kids? Do they ever stop to think that it penny of the $206 billion to the states
could be their kids dying of
emphysema?" questioned
an anonymous freshman.
One junior defended the
'Smoking is such an unnecesFirst Amendment rights .of
sary thing. It's something
cigarette manufacturers,
that youJnitiate. You inflict
saying, "Companies are
free to advertise to whomthis on yourself.'
ever they want; it's protected in the Constitution."
An anonymous freshman
stated, "Advertising does nothing to so that they can recover the health care
make teens start to smoke. It just decides costs they have lost through smokers.
With 400,000 Americans dying from
whether the kid will buy Camel or
cigarettes
annually, the costs of smokMarlboro."
Besides facing advertising restric- ing bring staggering economic blows to
tions, the big tobacco companies have the states. In 1993, The University of
fought and are still fighting battles California and the federal Centers for
around the country. In June 1998, Sena- Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
tor John McCain's tobacco bill, which attempted to put some price tags on the
would have forced the largest restric- . medical costs associated with cigarette
tions yet on the tobacco industry through smoking. In total, they estimated that
huge cigarette price increases, got killed smoking led to medical expenses of
by the GOP. Critics contend it was be- about $50 billion in I 993, including
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$26.9 billion for hospital expenditures,
$15.5 billion for physical expenditures,
$4.9 billion for nursing home expenditures, $1.8 billion for prescription drugs
and $900 million for home health care.
One of the jobs of a health teacher in
this school is to educate students about
the risks of smoking." We can't follow
you home. We can only present information. All we can do is educate you
and convince you not to smoke," said
health teacher Ellen Schwartz. Robert
Bloom, also a health teacher, said that
he concentrated on teaching the students
about, " the various drugs that are found
in tobacco, the statistics that the company won't tell you and problems associated with it."
Ms. Wallace, who has also taught
health in the past, remarked, " I think
it's a self-esteem issue as much as a
health issue - it's not convenient, it
doesn't taste good; it doesn't look good,
why do it? I think people don't have
enough self-esteem to not do it."
Of course, the best way to decrease
the ~ealth risks of smoking would be to
quit. However, a national survey of 250
smokers, commissioned by Hazelden
Foundation of Minneapolis, shows quitting is very difficult. " The process of
quitting for good took an average of 18.6
years, by which time irreparable damage could have been done to the smokers' bodies and lowered their chances
of living out a normal life," wrote Jane
Brody in her New York Times article,
"Heading Off a Nation of Teen-Age
Smokers." Although quitting may not be
.easy, experts recommend that youngsters quit as soon as possible with some
help from nicotine replacement therapy
or smoke-free organizations. The best
quitting method, though, has remained
unchanged for decades: cold turkey.
Sources:
"Big Tobacco Fights Legal Battles."
Washington Post July.l999: Online.
Brody, Jane E. "Heading Off aNa
tion of Teen-Age Smokers." The
New York Times 17 Nov 1998.
"Daily Smoking by Teens has Risen
Sharply." Associated Press 9
Oct.l998: Online. www. washington
post.com/wp-srv/nationalllongterml
tobacco/stories/teens 100998.htm.
Grady, Denise. "Genetic Damage in
Young Smokers is Linked to Lung
Cancer." The New York Times 7
April1999: Al7
Greenhouse, Linda. "Court to Decide
FDA Power on Tobacco." The New
York Times 27 April 1999: A 18
Kuczynsk~ Alex. "Big Tobacco's
Newest Billboards Are On The
Pages of Its Magazines. The New
York Times 12 Dec 1999.
McMillan, Daniel. Teen Smoking:
Understanding the Risk. New
Jersey: Enslow Publishers, Inc.,l998.
Meier, Barry. "Despite High Court
Victory, Tobacco Industry Is Still
Waiting to Exhale." The New York
Times. 22 March 2000: A22
"Setback on Smoking." The New York
Times. 22 March 2000: A26
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The Classic guide to summer entertainment
by Andrew Goldberg
From Godzilla's return to the big
screen to the return of Motley Crue to
the music scene to Britney Spears' second tour, for movie and music enthusiasts there's a summer full of entertainment in store.
MOVIES
N A =Action!Adventure
A=Animated
C=Comedy
D=Drama
F =Family
HIS = Horror/Suspense
S/F = Science Fiction/Fantasy
June 23: Chicken Run (A) (Mel
Gibson); Me, Myself and Irene (C) (Jim
Carrrey).
June 30: The Adventures of Rocky
and Bullwinkle (A) (Rene Russo, Jason
Alexander, Robert De Niro, Randy
Quaid); The fatriot (D) (Mel Gibson);
The Perfect Storm (D) (George Clooney,
Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Mary
Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Diane Lane);
Knockaround Guys (A/A) (John
Matkovich, Dennis ·Hopper); Boys &
Girls (C) (Freddy Prinze, Jr., Claire
Forlani); The Butteifly (D).
July 7: But I'm a Cheerleader (D);
The Kid (D) (Bruce Willis, Spencer
Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin);
Scary Movie (C) (Jonathan Abrahams,
Shannon Elizabeth, Regina Hall, Kimberly Jones, Jenny McCarthy).
July 14: Chuck and Buck (D); XMen (AlA) (Patrick Stewart, Halle
Berry, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos); The
Wisdom of Crocodiles (D) (Jude
Law);Sugar and Spice (C) (Francine
McDougall, Marley Shelton, Mena
Suvari, Rachel Blanchard).
July 21: Loser (C) (Jason Biggs,
Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear); Pokemon
the Movie 2000 (A); What Lies Beneath
(S/F) (Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer);
The In Crowd (D) (Susan Ward, Matthew Settle).
July 26: Thomas and the Magic
Railroad (F) (Alec Baldwin).
July 28: Nutty Professor II: The
Klumps (C) (Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Ales); The Broken Hearts League (C).
August 4: Autumn in New York (D)
(Winona Ryder, Richard Gere ); Town &
Country (C) (Warren Beatty, Jenna
Elfman, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton,
Andie MacDowell, Gary Shandling);
Space Cowboys (NA) (Clint Eastwood,
Tommy Lee Jones); Coyote Ugly (C);
Hollow Man (SIF) (Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Shue); Whipped (D).
August 11: Buying the Cow (D)
(Bridgette Wilson, Jerry O'Connell);
Disney's Aida falls short
by Shara Siegel
After 18 years and nine lives, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats will close
at the end of this summer. Critics on the
prowl for a new Broadway musical will
no doubt poun,c e on Disney's Aida. Its
unoriginal plot, unmemorable lyrics,
and incoherent staging put Aida, now
reigning as Broadway's box office
champion at the Palace Theatre, in a
perfect position to be panned.
With music by Elton John and lyrics
by Tim Rice, Aida was directed by Robert Falls, and co-written by David Henry
Hwang and Linda Woolverton. The
Broadway version of Aida has been
adapted from the original Guiseppe
Verdi opera.
The setting is the Egyptian wing of a
modem art museum. A female Pharaoh,
Amneris (Sherie Rene Scott), comes to
life out of a showcase and takes the audience on a journey back to Egypt. Very
similar to Disney's The Little Mermaid
and The Lion King, the tired story line
which develops in this musical is both
basic and boring. This time the conflict
is Egypt versus Nubia.
The captain of the imperialist Egyptian army, Radames (Adam Pascal), is
returning from a trip through the land
of Nubia, Egypt's rival. Spellbound by
the sharp wit of Aida (Heather Headley),
one of the Nubian women he has
claimed as a war trophy, Radames decides to save her from death and to send
her as a present to Princess Amneris, the
woman he is supposed to marry. Meanwhile, Radames' father, Prime Minister
Zoser (John Hickik), informs his son
that the Pharoah is dying and that
Radames should prepare to be the next
leader of Egypt.
Mereb (Damian Perkins), a Nubian
slave and servant to Radames, recognizes Aida as the daughter of the Nubian
King, but Aida orders him to keep her
identity a secret. Meanwhile, the Pharaoh announces that in seven days his
daughter and Radames will be wed.
When Aida learns that her father,
Amonasro (TyreesAllen), has been captured, she is torn between returning to
her people and staying with her new
found love, Radames. The love triangle
which develops between Radames, his
betrothed, and Aida continues until the
very end of the show.
The tunes and lyrics of Aida are hard
to follow. The first-act finale,"The Gods
Love Nubia," is a chant and the only
song that is easy to remember. The singing, however, is better than the acting.
Adam Pascal was much more compelling in Rent.
Bob Crowley's sets and costumes are
fascinating to view. The background in
one scene contains a vertical pool filled
with people diving through the air on
ropes. There is another equally splashy
scene at a fashion show with Amneris,
a fashion fanatic, which contains great
costumes, but seems somehow out of
place with the rest of the show.
If you're a sap for a predictable ending, then this musical may be just what
you're looking for. However, if you are
anticipating a story line with a twist or
even some mild suspense, no Cat will
be let out of the bag at this performance.
Meet the Parents (C) (Robert De Niro,
Ben Stiller); Godzilla 2000 (S/F); l.iait
(Jamie Foxx); Girlfight (D);
August 18: The Cell (S/F) (Jennifer
Lopez); The Legend of Bagger Vance
(D) (Matt Damon, Will Smith); Blow
Dry (C) (Natasha Richardson). ·
August 25: Head Ova Heels (C)
(Freddy Prinze, Jr.); The Crew (C) (Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds); Texas
Rangers (D); Imposter (S/F); The Replacements (D); Urban Legend II (HIS)
(Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis).
MUSIC
June 27: Sister Hazel, Fortress;
Shaggy, Hot Shot; Busta Rhymes, Anarchy; Def Squad, Def Squad Presents
Erik Dnasis; Julio Iglesias, Noche De
Cuatro Lunas.
July 4: Li'l Kim, The Notorious;
Ruff Ryders, Ryde or Die Volume 2;
Snoop Dogg, The Last Meal; Willie
Cobb, Junkin'.
July 11: Motley Crue, New Tattoo;
Jon Secada, Better Part of Me; BB Jay,
Universal Concussion; C-Murder,
Trapped in Crime; Everclear, Songs
from an American Movie; Victoria Williams, Water to Drink.
July 18: The Corrs; In Blue; Lefty,
4 3 2 1; Dog Star, Happy Ending; Nature, For All Seasons; TQ, The Second
Coming; Outsiderz 4 Life, Outsiderz 4
Life.
July 25: Wide Mouth Mason, Stew;
Aaron Tippin, People Like Us; Sons of
the Desert, Change.
Temporarily scheduled for August
release are new albums from Limp
Bizkit, Black Eyed Peas, Color Me
Badd, S Club 7, and LL Cool J.
CONCERTS/TOURS
Up lri Smoke Tour (Dr. Dre, Snoop
Dogg, Eminem, Ice Cube): Jul. 15, Continental Arena (E. Rutherford, NJ); Jul.
19, Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY).
Motley Crue: Aug. 11, Jones Beach
Ampitheatre (Wantagh, NY); Aug 12,
PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ);
Aug. 13, Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Center (Camden, NJ).
DaveMatthewsBand: July. 11-13,
Giants Stadium (E. Rutherford, NJ).
*NSYNC: Jul. '25-28, Madison
Square Garden (New York, NY).
Pearl Jam: Aug. 23-25, Jones Beach
Ampitheatre (Wantagh, NY).
Phish: June 28-29, PNC Bank Arts
Center (Holmdel, NJ).
Santana: Jul. 29, Jones Beach
Ampitheatre (Wantagh, NY); Aug. 5,
PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ).
Britney Spears: Jul. 27-30, Jones
Beach Ampitheatre (Wantagh, NY).
Third Eye Blind: Jul. 28, Jones
BeachAmpitheatre (Wantagh, NY); July
29, PNC Bank Arts Center
(Holmdel,NJ)
Sources:
http://www.moviefinder.com
http://www.billboard.com
http://www.ticketmaster.com
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Townsend Harris High School Athletic his great soccer and baseball seasons.
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