Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, 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...

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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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Math Team Flushing High School's math teams are composed of the top juniors and seniors in the field of mathematics. The purpose of the teams is to pro- vide interested students with an in- tellectual challenge. Both Senior and junior math teams have approximately fifteen official members, however, only eight to thirteen members are present at meets. Although the junior team is paired with john Bowne High School and the Senior team with Francis Lewis and Bayside High Schools, the math teams do not compete with other schools. Individual students, howev- er, do compete on a city-wide basis. At math team meetings, Mr. Ed- win Cohen, advisor, explained, members approach sample compe- tition problems and try to extend areas of mathematical knowledge. In competition, the Senior team receives questions dealing with any mathematical branch except calcu- lus, while the juniors' areas of com- petition include geometry, interme- diate algebra, and trigonometry. Bio-Medical The Bio-Medical Society is a club where students with an interest in medicine and related health fields are able to learn more about their interests. This year the Bio-Medical Society provided such activities as tours of local hospitals and nursing homes, and lectures by guest speak- ers on topics ranging from epidemo- logy to acupuncture. As a result of these activities, the members of the Bio-Medical Society were able to have a fuller understanding of their interests. The Bio-Medical Society provides a medium for new science programs to reach FHS students from other science organizations around the city. ' This year's officers were Emily Miao, President, Violet Chew, Vice- President, and Randy Dong Treasur- er. Top Row IL-RJ Nitin loshi, Martin Schwimmer, Hyun-Soo Lee, Honor Ho, Robert Siegel, Bottom Row CL-RJ Steven Kaye, David Prager, Michael Greenberg, Ricky Braff, Mr. Edwin Cohen, Eileen Wachter. Society PERSQTMC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS Top Row KL-RJ Randy Don, javier Montalvo, Vincent Pugliese, Alfred Cohen, Stella Lopez, Steven Kaye, Edmund Brady, Cathi Ryan, Bottom Row QL-RD Sarah Young, Elizabeth Beattie, Emily Miao, Violet Chew, Hilda Rojas, Irene Hartofilis, Randolph Scott.