Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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The Forum Editors-in-Chief Amy-leanne Raiss Martin Schwimmer News Editors: Ricky Braff jordan Scott Feature Editors: Karen Ludder Richard Zinman Sports Editors: Ricky Hock David Prager Copy Editors: Suzanne Corrado Nitin loshi Photography Editor: Mark Schwartz Steven Barall, staff Lance Tarhan, staff Art Editor: Adriano Bortolin Communications Editors: Lynette Feit Andrea Levine Exchange Editors: Sandra Duarte Eileen Wachter Executive Secretary: Georgia Bookas Staff' Lowell Chapnick Alan Cohen Barbara Freiman Michael Greenberg Lauren Isaacson Lawrence Kampf Lawrence Liebenthal Robert Siegal Honor Ho Faculty Advisor: Mrs. Daisy Lainis L ii Top Row CL-Rl Honor Ho, Steven Barall, Lance Tarhan, Adriano Bortolin, Lowell Chapnick, Ricky Hochg Third Row KL-RJ Mary Lod, Nitin joshi, Andrea Levine, Larry Kampf, Eileen Wachter, Michael Greenberg, David Prager, Robert Siegal, Mitchell Kupferberg, Mrs. Daisy Lainisg Second Row IL-RJ Barbara Freiman, Lynette Feit, Suzanne Corrado, Heidi Carroll, Emily Miao, Alan Cohen, Sandra Duarte, Lauren Isaacson, Bottom Row IL-Rl Georgia Bookas, Richard Zinman, Karen Ludder, Amy Raiss, Martin Schwimmer, Ricky Braff, jordan Scott The Goals of the Forum this year were to end student apathy, increase reader interest, combat seniorities, support student activities and in general, change the school. Martin VE-xt, ' Y l I 933335152 Reaching the student body was the Forum's aim for this year. We. have tried to encourage participa- tion in school-wide activities. Al- though the work was time consum- ing, I enjoyed the challenge of pro- ducing the school paper. Amy-jeanne Y

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Top Row lL-R Andrew Schw Karen Ludder, -iH '- Working on the Gargoyle has been a labor of love despite all the difficulties. As editors, we found ourselves in a position of authority over our friends and it became in- creasingly difficult for us to be fair taskmasters and still maintain our friendships. ln trying to make our deadlines we might have acted harshly, but we hope the staff knows we did it to make this book special. We thank them for a great job. After months of searching in vain for an appropriate theme that would be relevant today and remain so in the future, we came up with A Lit- tle Bite of the Big Apple. Everyone on the staff gave us ideas to enhance the theme and now it is very special to us. Also special are the two color sections, of which we are very proud. We thank both our advisors, Mrs. Lois Miller and Mrs. Madeline Staf- fanell, for all they have done for us and our yearbook. Finally, to you the reader, we hope that you will get as much pleasure from reading it as we have had from producing it. Craig 81 Lauren 'NGA

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.-v as-ff ww :Wx ci, lt's the only way the students can communicate with the school, said Mrs. Daisy Lainis, advisor of the school newspaper, the Forum. Its aim is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. The Forum staff works to solve school problems through editorials and letters to the editor. Some work is also done undercover by discussing grievances with the administration without publicizing them. The Forum has the greatest influence on school poli- cy, states Mrs. Lainis. It has brought about reforms in many areas of school life, including Arista requirements, attendance procedures, Graduation requirements, the administration of SING, the Service League and service credits, use of class passes, and the Student Organization. There is little censorship, according to Mrs. Lainis. The students are the only control. While learning the power of the printed word, the staff also learns to be reason- able, fair, thorough and respectful. Despite its attributes, the Forum has numerous prob- lems: The size of the paper has been reduced due to insufficient funds, the staff is overworked because many of its members tend to be involved in other extracurricu- lar activities, and there is continual difficulty in meeting deadlines. However, the staff is always proud of its work. Since the first edition in 1936, the Forum has changed its style to keep apace with New York City's commercial newspapers. Like its professional counterparts, the Forum has updated its format, using more photographs and a newer method of printing. Although some students join the Forum because they plan a career in journalism, many work just for pleasure and knowledge. Working on the paper is a constructive experience for all. fmt? UM lv' iv uw 1 f