Harborfields High School - Harborlight Yearbook (Greenlawn, NY)

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ACADE ICALLY FIT The U.S. Academic Decathlon team competes in contests in the areas of math, science, history, language, literature, economics and fine arts. The contest includes an essay, a both prepared and im- promtu speech, and a superquiz. The team is made up of fifteen junior and senior students. The coaches are faculty members. The team attends many practice sessions and works hard to ready it's self for the competition. The Decathlon members meet for an hour after school three times a week. Although at times the training seems over- Hey, this isn't so bad after all. In the midst of paperwork and fact sheets, Junior Robin Mendelsohn manages a laugh with her teammate. Decathlon members are expected to stay on top of all the extra reading that is assigned to them. Senior Billy Kennedy looks on while fellow decathlon member, Mark Perkins, raises a question. Faculty members were there every step of the way, to answer any questions. whelming, it is a gratifying experi- ence. We gained a great deal of knowledge and formed many close relationships. The members of the Decathlon team would like to extend their grati- tude to all the teachers who have helped them train, and to offer a spe- cial 'fthank you to Mr. Klein for his dedication, hard work, and comic relief. We found Decathlon to be a fun and rewarding experience - even though we nearly starved to death. Angela Cheng, -- . ,LQ 35:11, grin: zu ,. , 4 8335, . 4 'fy ,z 4 1 v ffiw 57 fw Eg, ,V .. . N. I .,,. -4:9-'Lf ,V 4' if . , If , 41' f of f -40,7-,.. Q- V -v,f4'Q'gr- 1235 ta. 'iifffzh ' -, Y .Wft-fZ5f4j dp ' W , Ii I if fgf . 1,4 I G gl5,ff?'f5274- 2? ftt- ff ff , if ,f X, f f 64 fi f 5 9 3 ff '? 5247 'WM ' ' WMM!-ffff x S 112 Academic Decafhfon Quiz time! During one of their infamous training sessions, decathlon members are quizzed on the material they were given. Shown here are juniors Terry Thorsen factually smilingb, Sandeep Rao and Angela Cheng. -ff unv- ai X 'Hilary -'ff -yr 0 , l 'K tw , ,ff .54--1-:uw :,,-.,.- 'gy' ,

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-.N K xt 9 12- BACK ROW: Robin Mendelsohn, Kirstin Wemer, Jenny Dore, Kenny Shindler, John Schooff, Sandeep Rao, James Como, Terrence Thorsen. FRONT ROW: Angela Cheng, Jen Sampson, Jeanette Duberstein, Peter Bakel. William Kennedy, Chris Galasso. NOT PICTURD: Mark Perkinson. Photo by Jim Ryerson. 935 11' KV! , ,t.,,.-M-,..,,..,mW,.,.,..,,.,,, ...uf Q -L i' 'im 'muh . . A 5 D Senior Kirsttn Wemer at the podium. An im- portant and nervewracking part of the final contest is a prepared speech. Mr. Klein. one of the many advisors in the program. going over the latest assignment. ..,, mnng .3 What?! Another quiz'?! That's right. This time we see seniors Kenny Shindler James Como, Peter Bakel and Chris Galasso, all in the picture. Academic Decafftfon- 175