Great Neck North High School - Arista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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GUIDE POST EDITORS: Seated, left to right—L. Perlin, Business Mon- oger; A. Gessler, Copy Editor; C. Kahn, Editor-in-Chief; Helen Litton, Coordinating Editor. Standing—Mr. J. Fields, Sponsor; A. Ziff, Photo Editor; D. Fine, Feature Editor; M. Levine, News Editor; R. Glosser, Copy Editor; M. Orenstein, Circula- tion Manager; L. Heller, Advertis- ing Manager. Introducin' Under the dictatorship of Charlotte Kuhn, the GUIDE POST ami its six- teen editors gathered eaeh Monday and Friday of the school year (ex- cepting hurricanes, blizzards and fires) to prepare the weekly edition. Charlotte, affectionately called “Scroogette,” believed in the theory “tramp hard and carry a cudgel. She particularly terrified News Editor, Mel Levine, who fortified himself with his trusty eliphourd and u bevy of femi- nine news writers led hy his assistant, Kozzie Civval. Don Fine, Feature Editor, relied upon no such aids. Hi- only assist wa- the friendly sign marked “THIMk' posted on the bulletin board. Mike Alexander, who filled the sports spot when Don went creative, contrived more synonyms for tin word “lost than ever before in cross country history. Helen Litton, caught between the devil (Mel) and the deep blue sea (Mike), as third page editor, glued herself to u bottle of rubber cement, the only thing the other editors hadn't managed to steal. Chief Copy Editor Mimi Sicgmeis ter censored copy room go-sip and maintained tranquillity among her near-sighted crew, bouncy Kicky Glas- ser, pensive Anita Gessler, thoughtful Carol Stein, and new-comer Ellen Piloff. Cold medal thesaurus user, Jane Nadlcr, tried valiantly to maintain the “King's English in her position as Headline Editor. Oflieially Exchange Editor, but bet- ter known as heaven's gift to the GUIDE POST when, on Friday, there was a six inch hole on page one, was Joan Gardner, who kept copy coming at u steady, thankful rate. Heading the calculating part of the GUIDE POST was Linda Perlin. Busi- ness Manager. Under her were chief solicitors, co-advertising managers. Linda Heller and Leslie Shaffer. Lynn Fluster, hieroglyphics reader for the GUIDE POST, served a- hand- writing expert and typing editor. Prize math student. Mike Oren- stein. sorted and counted finished edi- tions a- Circulation Manager, while Art Ziff armed with slanderous cam- era. poked his way into danger spots above and beyond the call of duty, and the girl who kept the files neat, when the day was done, was Office Manager Orlciic Mark-. And then there was the sponsor Mr. Fields, who served as technical advisor, creative inspiration, and all- purpose guidance consultant. ® % Hey Coach! I need my galoshes. 21

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The Score NOT only does music soothe the savage beast, it also does rather nicely with enthusiastic and talented adolescents. The Great Neck High School Music Deportment devotes itself to the development, understanding, and appreciation of good music, both as producers and consumers. Due to its efforts, students were taught to think of Haydn as something other than the op- posite of seekin'l Under the direction of Mr. Paul Koehler, the BAND and ORCHESTRA have provided excellent opportunities for students to develop their poten- tials and has given them valuable experience in performing before an audience. Aspiring musi- cians acquired a well-rounded musical back- ground through discussion and analysis of music from Beethoven to Brubeck. Their common inter- est in music, and the sharing of varied experi- ences in this field have stimulated and united the group into a harmonious organization, in the full sense of the word. The Music Department provided accompani- ment for the spring and the fall plays and the Christmas pageant, and was quite busy on its own. The Band musically solicited funds for scholarships at the January P. T. A. concert, which featured Richard Rogers’ Victory At Sea, and at the spring musical festival presented an exciting as well as educational journey through jazz history. Band members got some fresh air and exercise at home football games and the Memorial Day parade. Rehearsals took place three times weekly to prepare for these events. Providing music for G. O. Dances had long been a thorn in the sides of the organizers of these affairs. Due to the foresight of Mr. Koehler and the financially-inclined minds of some of the Band members, a fourteen member dance band was formed this year to play at future G. O. func- tions for a nominal fee. Malcolm Parada, Bill Kirby and Bob Ricci acted as student directors and coordinators for a band that proved a credit not only to themselves but the music department as well. 23