Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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Asian Club The diversity of Flushing's student body is shown by its large Asian pop- ulation. To serve this group, the Asian Club was formed. The aim of the club is to organize Flushing Asians and to promote an understanding and awareness of Asian culture and the variety of na- tional backgrounds. This aim is ful- filled by discussions and proposed solutions to problems facing Asians in America. This year, an advisory panel was also created to handle in- dividual difficulties. A major obstacle facing most Asians is the difficulty in adapting to a different lifestyle and language. The club assists in a smoother transition. The activities staged by the group include excursions to plays, muse- ums, and other areas of cultural in- terest. The Asian Club hopes to promote individual awareness and self esteem not only with Asians, but with all ethnic groups. QQ Q i Top Row IL-RJ Bill lu, Hyun-Soo Lee, Youn lae Kang, Hae Kyung Choi, Honor Hop Middle Row CL-R Mary Lou, Ritu Guar, Maria Martinez, Randy Don, Mi Kyung lung, lung Ha Kim, Bottom Row IL-R Fanny Chu, Dildar Tashkent, Emily Miao, Violet Chew, Keunhee Park. Italian- merican Club The Italian-American Club, ad- vised by Mrs. ludith Costa, gives stu- dents the opportunity to get togeth- er and discuss Italian culture. Its pur- pose is not to separate Italians from all other nationalities, but to keep them from becoming a forgotten people. The club members need not be Italian. Any student who is interested in Italian culture is wel- come to participate. During the course of the year, the club arranged outings to nearby places of cultural interest, such as the Cloisters and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The members not only learned about European culture on each trip, but also had great fun. Although Mrs. Costa is the founder of the Italian-American Club, she credits Mrs. Suzanne Kal- lich with keeping the club alive by recruiting new members and en- couraging older ones to become more active. rape Top Row IL-RI: Americo Frascino, Paul Capucciati, Edith Straway, Lucy Gritsch, Fernanda D'Agos tino, Carla Nasso, Alfonso Margo, Renzo Gagliardi, Bottom Row CL-RJ: Mrs. Suzanne Kallich, Bernie Raigoza, Lisa Simonetti, Peter Costa, Rita Greci, Tina Schiano, Vinny Correale, Enzo Marino.

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International Club Bottom Row CL-Rl Mrs. Eumelia Pretel, Miladys Bubon, Kang Youn-Lae, Chang Ann, Aurora Crucillo, Patricia Conedor, 2nd Row KL-RJ Kookhee Kim, Hae Kyung Choi, Keun Hee Park, Mi Kyung lung, Byung Pak, Ang Chung Sol, 3rd Row KL-RJ Suzanne Corrado, Georgia Bookas, Heddy -imb, Carmela Brogna, Cristina Fernandey, Mi Hee Kim, Bonnie Kim, Amanda Dimate, Evangeline Daulino, Cha Chul Wung, Top Row tl.-Rl Bernie Raigoza, johnny Moran, Ahn Chung, Chang Se Hee, Nick Chistodolras, Kim Heun, Louis Kostakis. One of the most successful of FHS's club activities was the Interna- tional Festival held in the Student Life Center on june 11, 1977. It was simply an amazing effort on the part of all those involved, ex- claimed Dr. Diana Battipaglia, chair- man of the Music Department. A variety of foods was prepared including Indian, Korean, Greek, jewish, Italian, Turkish, and Spanish dishes. While members of the faculty were sampling the food, musical en- tertainment was provided bythe ln- ternational Club. The International Club, advised by Mrs. Eumelia Pretel, is comprised of many students from different ethnic backgrounds. Members interact so- cially, sharing each other's music, dances, and cultures. ln addition, each year the group performs at a Foreign Language Festival held at York College. 4'q5qAQa?A if 6' C673 94,460,500 N at L, age. 'VJ fp

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Black Coalition ,fb I if Top Row IL-RI Chris Tucker, john Mack, Gerald Wheeler, Keith Williams, Allison Coleman, Reggie ging, Al Morgan, Cynthia Twitty, Mr. Ronald Zanni, Bottom Row CL-Rl Karen Setty, Rosanna urruthy, Myron Parker, Bevae Mack, Sandra Duarte. West Indian Club ,ef 'Nt Top Row IL-RJ Randolph Scott, Sharon Llewelyn, Gregory Brown, Maurice Mascoe, Paul Llewelyn, vfiddle Row CL-Rl Val Guera, Ann jackson, Anne Marie Lacroix, Eva Dunbar, Bottom Row IL-Rl Mr. Allen Perlow, Ed Brady, Audrey King, Andrew Smith. Flushing's Black Coalition is an or- ganization that tries to solve difficul- ties which minority students might face. At the semi-monthly meetings, students are encouraged to talk over school problems as well as personal ones. Members are urged to contin- ue their education and are given in- formation about colleges. Many meetings are spent planning fund-raising events such as cake sales, which are held often because of their popularity. The monies raised are used toward the annual presentation of the Godfrey Cam- bridge Award, given in june at Awards Night. Three students are honored with plaques from the club citing their exceptional achievement in music, art or service to the school and community. Bevae Mack served as president of the Coalition this year, with Myron Parker as vice president and Rosanna Durruthy filling the post of secre- tary-treasurer. Mr. Ronald Zanni was the faculty advisor. Since it was revived at FHS two years ago, the West Indian Club has been constantly growing in popular- ity. With members from many of the Caribbean islands, including jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados, the club meets weekly under the supervision of Mr. Allen Perlow. At each meet- ing, the members discuss their cul- tural backgrounds and the way their cultures contrast and blend. Besides the discussions, members can relax by playing games such as cards, dom- inoes or ping pong. Several club trips were taken dur- ing the year. The first two were to Caribbean Day festivals held at York College and Lehman College. Other events included seminars giv- en by important West Indians in New York, a dinner featuring West Indian dishes, and a show of Caribbean dances and songs.