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

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Students Showing Concern Senior Scon MacDonald prepares lo give blood. Senior Danny Pine recuperates after giving a pint of blood. Senior Jon Sachs refuels while Senior Steven Weiss helps pass out head- bands to the volunteer donors. 18 Student Life Mr. Levin, one of the facults members involved in the Fall Blood Drive

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Gathering College Info Seniors Brooke Greenhouse and Steven Weiss fill out cards requesting applications. Still confused about the representative’s sales pitc h. Senior David Ohebshalom contemplates walking away. Remember way back to the beginning of the year when the PA system announced that today was a (dramatic pause . . . gasp!) MINI-COLLEGE DAY! Were those days really informative and useful or was it just a good excuse to get out of a class? One senior said, “Mini-college days were good because they gave me a representative view of my college choices,” and another staled, “I think we are lucky to have college representatives come to talk with us — I just wish some more of the top schools visited.” Every type of school was represented including CUNY, the University of Rochester and other schools, most of which fell under the category of “unknown.” The Ivy league schools and other presti- gious colleges had representatives come to meet with students in a group for about half an hour. During these sessions a great deal of information was given and important questions were answered. Sometimes the representative of the particular visiting school hap- pened to be the one in charge of the New York area. This meant that students actually met the person who would even- tually be evaluating their applications. However students chose to take advan- tage of the mini-college days, the idea they represent demonstrates the school’s involvement and concern with students’ futures. Student Life 17

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(Irft) S.O. officer Rich l.olx-1 sells lolliixms on Ami- Selfishness Day. (mui) COPAY representative welcomes students with balloons. (6o )North students sign up for charity work This year Great Neck’s reputation fell from its already low standing. However, contrasted to this perigee was the remarkable record-breaking attendance at such events as the two blood drives and Anti-Selfishness Day. Blocxl drives, held in November and May. are run by the Senior Class and were headed this year by Steven Weiss in cooperation with the American Red Cross. Both events t x k weeks of plan- ning with the help of students. At the fall blood drive, seniors and teac hers donated a total of 96 pints of blood lx tween the hours of 9 a.m. and I p.m. in the girls’ gym. This turnout was so gcxxl that people had to lx refused lx cause of the lack of time they actually donated and most found out that it wasn't that big a deal. There was one minor incident when a student fainted because he didn’t drink fluid before giving blcxxl. But overall, most students had fun, wearing “Giving Blcxxl’s No Sweat” slickers and headbands and listening to music. One senior admitted, “I only donated so I could get some ccx kics and orange juice.” On March 20, students once again showed their concern for community service and charities at the second annual Student Organization run Anti-Selfishness Day. Such organizations as COPAY, Open D x r Child Parent Organization. SADI) and Meals on Wheels set up Ixxnhs in the main lobby and distributed information asking students to sign up for c harity work. Almost 300 students signed up for the various organizations. The most popular lxx th was the lollipop stand which sold lollipops to raise $200 for Sloane Kettering Cancer Research, and then donated some 300 lollipops to the Children’s Hospital at lx ng Island Jewish Hospital. Students at North consistently offer help to various charities in their own community and have proven to lx conscientious and responsible citizens. Student Life 19