Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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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

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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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Student rganization The Student Organization regu- lates all student activities in Flushing High School including funding all clubs and organizations and spon- soring student activities. This year, the S.O. under the su- pervision of Mr. Ronald Zanni, was especially active. It sponsored many new activities such as movie and Disco Nights and jacket Day. The S.O. also funded athletic teams, the Auxilary Service for high school equivalency, and special science, art, and social studies courses. Most of the income for S.O. activities came from pretzel sales, sfund raising ac- tivities, and S.O. card sales. This year's S.O. officers include: Rosanna Durruthy, president, Karen Setty, vice-president, Mary Lou, treasurer, and Sandra Duarte, secre- tary. ' Consultative One of the committees con- cerned with the inter-relationships of the students, parents, faculty and administration is the Consultative Council. Each group has at least two repre- sentatives and at the monthly meet- ings that are held, issues concerning student rights, administrative and faculty policies and parent involve- ment are discussed. Agendas are prepared in advance by the fifteen people on the council and presented to the principal, Mr. Costaras, who presides over the monthly meetings. Student activi- ties, administrative allotments and faculty concerns are discussed in or- der to maintain awareness and com- munication among students, parents and faculty. lL-RJ Sandra Duarte, Rosanna Durruthy, Mr. Ronald Zanni, Karen Setty, Mary Lou C 'l . I , 'hi W... Fi, o '1 i 3 Top Row CL-Rl Mr. james Costaras, Richard 7inman, Mr. Ronald Zanni, Mrs. Suzanne Kallich, Mr. Sanford Bessinsg Bottom Row QL-Rl Mrs. Dorothy LaBarbera, Mr. Steven Weiss, Mrs. Diane Levine Mary Lou. X