Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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Voices Gf Spirit Voices of Spirit is a new gospel choir that was formed this year at FHS. The twelve members estab- lished and ran the chorus under the auspices of Dr. Diana Battipaglia, chairman of the music department. Their motto is 'jesus is the best thing that ever happened,' accord- ing to Al Morgan, president of the choir. We hope that others will come to know C-od through our mu- sic, says Vice President Sheila Ra- venel. In order to join, members must have a belief in God and an under- standing of the meaning of gospel music. This year, the choir performed at the Winter Assembly programs, the Pan American Building, the Franklin Nursing Home, and various neigh- borhood churches. The group sang Christmas Time and joy to the World among others. The songs were arranged by choir members under the direction of jeffrey Alder- man, pianist. Seekers The Seekers, formerly called the Bible Club, is one of Flushing's oldest clubs. Its name was changed because members felt that they were not only reading the Bible but also seek- ing to understand God. At their weekly meetings, the ten members, of varied faiths, select readings from the Scriptures and dis- cuss them. We also learn from one another, says Renee Smith, presi- dent of the Seekers. There are no requirements for membership, all students who are in- terested are welcome to join. This year's advisor was Mr. Steven Schon- brun. How state: , K - ........-...ai lL-Rl Bill Polk, Cynthia Scott, Sheila Ravenel, jeffrey Alderman, Diane Marion, Monica Filmore, Margaret Newell. Top Row CL-RJ Errol Henry, Maribel Morales, Carole Daynais. Bottom Row IL-RJ Fanny Chu, Renee Smith

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' Ensemble Mad rigal 3 gaps Top Row QL-Rl Hyun-Soo Lee, Paulette Smith, Laura Richardson, Kim Hollie, Veronica Green, Debbie Stanford, Carol Brooks, 3rd Row KL-RJ Dr. Diana M. Battipaglia, Peter Butt, Alan Levenstein, Andrew Smith, Arleen Patterson, 2nd Row KL-Rl Patrice Lawrence, Dawn Bradbury, Audrey Ber- nich, Adam Zeichner, David Hurr, ludy Rijos, Bottom Row QL-RJ jack Guarneri, Robin Casalta, Shari Gallett, Peter Centrone, Eileen Kampel, Gene Wohlfarth, Joanne Pace. Orchestra .-Ri Enrico Celerio, lohn Steiner, Gigi Brannum, Ellen Domnitz, Lisa Rosen, Abby Rosenthal, Bruce tlt, Lorraine Pennino, Lisette Poteat, Mr. Phillip Rappaport, Silvano Brajuha, Alex Nunez. One of the most popular groups at Flushing High School has been the Madrigal Ensemble. From a group of only eight a few years ago, it has grown to over fifty students this year. The Madrigal Ensemble is a chorus of select voices that sings challeng- ing music without accompaniment. The stress is on the beauty and har- monization ofthe voices functioning as a unit. Every Christmas, the En- semble performs at the Pan Ameri- can Building and also at the Statler Hilton Hotel. In the spring they par- ticipate in a rating festival with other high schools. This year, the Madrigal Ensemble enhanced such special events as Law Day at the Queens Court House, Awards Night, the Winter Assem- blies, Graduation, the Spring Con- cert, and the Arista Installation Cere- mony. Technically speaking, Flushing's eleven member Orchestra should be called a string ensemble. However, according to Abby Rosenthal, Con- certmistress, We may be a small group, but we work hard together and perform as would a symphony orchestra. The Orchestra had to overcome several problems this year in order to perform. The humidity of the storage room damaged many instru- ments, while others suffered from disuse. Some students who joined the group had no previous musical training. This led to a wide variety in the musicians' abilities. Because of the size of the class, orchestra con- ductor and teacher Mr. Phillip Rap- paport was able to work with the students individually. The orchestra's only performance this year was at the Spring Concert. The group's varied repertoire in- cluded both popular and classical songs, including You Light Up My Life and Mozart's Twelfth Sympho- ny.

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Arista Top Row IL-Rl Martin Schwimmer, Richard Zinman, Lowell Chapnick, 2nd Row QL-Rl Andrew Schwartz, David Prager, Adriano Bortolin, Ricky Hoch, Hyun-Soo Lee, 3rd Row CL-Rl Honor Ho, Mitchell Kupferberg, Vincent Pugliese, Angelika Kaminis, Lauren Isaacson, Craig Rhyne, Eileen Wachter, Michael Greenberg, Cathi Ryan, Steven Kaye, Andrea Levine, Ricky Braff, Georgia Bookas, Alan Cohen, Suzanne Corrado, Mrs. Suzanne Kallich, 4th Row KL-Rl Randy Don, Nitin Joshi, Hilda Rojas, Irene Hartofilis, jordan Scott, Lauren Solotar, Cheri Roffman, Mary Lou, Bottom Row QL-Rl Hillary Fabian, Debra Agin, Lynette Feit, Denise DiLello, Eva Kaufman, Elizabeth Lou, Emily Miao, Sarah Young. .W . ac, . is W N 4- cw...-. W 4: 1 . 1 . N. gf 1.- .,..-.un-mils-. Arista, the honor society of Flush- ing High School, is an organization that recognizes outstanding students and also performs many valuable ser- vices for the school. Potential Arista members must meet stringent scholastic and service requirements. The membership cri- teria for juniors includes two terms of a 900fo average and three types of service to the school. Seventh-term- ers are required to have three terms of an 8806 average and eight services while eighth-termers need an addi- tional two services. Thirty-five new members were initiated into Arista at the installation in january, joining thirty-three vet- erans. Although there fewer new members this year, Mrs. Suzanne Kallich, advisor, says that standards will not be lowered. Members pledge to live up to the high ideals of character, scholarship and services. I 5 v .EA .gf f M fir, u ' asa. 'OM 6...