Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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S.O. ewsletter ---- an Dru Top Row CL-RJ Adriano Bortolin, Ricky Hoch, Danny Nicherie, Rupert Miller, john Mack, Cornell Chestnut, Middle Row CL-R7 Lynette Feit, Eileen Wachter, Rosanna Durruthy, Rachel jordan, Brian Reiner, Arlinda Lambert, Alvin Eng, Richard Zinman, Howie Turk, Barbara Freimang Bottom Row KL- Rl Emily Miao, Violet Chew, Eunice Franco, Mary Hamrahi, Amy Billig, Bevae Mack, Karen Setty, Nlitin joshi, Sandra Durate, Rogelio Martinez, Debbie Van Siclen. Secretarial Honor Society 5 IL-Rl Miss Alberta Kanya, loyce Greenberg, Kathy Amedeo, Amy Baumgarten, Debra Hunt, Geor- gia Bookas. Sophomores, juniors and seniors worked together this year to write the S.O. Newsletter. Our purpose was to report information that is im- portant to the students, stated San- dra Duarte, secretary of the Student Organization and coordinator of the Newsletter. We write about school activities and anything else that con- cerns the students. The Newsletter regularly reported on the Student Organization, SING, the Executive Internship program, the Student Life Center, school teams and numerous clubs. The staff also wrote articles dealing with problems outside of school. Two such stories explained how to avoid buying an inferior stereo system and how to earn money by writing arti- cles for commercial magazines. ln spite of a slow start and many problems, the staff managed to pub- lish several issues this year. At first many articles were misplaced or not submitted, but a committee was formed to organize the work and a new format was adopted to improve the Newsletter's appearance. The staff was supervised by Mr. Ronald Zanni. The Secretarial Honor Society is a group whose achievements in short- hand, typewriting, and stenography places them in demand in the busi- ness world. The members often gain employment after graduation as sec- retaries and typists. The girls in the honor society must achieve 90 per cent grades in shorthandftyping or clerical practiceftyping in one term and have an overall average of 80 per cent in all subjects with no failures. This year there were 27 students in the Secretarial Honor Society. Q S

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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.

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Leaders Club The Leaders is an organization for girls who excel in Physical Education, and who eventually hope to teach Health Education or participate in sports as a profession. The Leaders Club membership was at a peak this year, Mrs. Virginia Chan, the advisor, declared happily. There were at least 20 full-fledged Leaders and many other girls in- volved in the 'Leaders in Training' program. The girls' most important duty was to assist the teachers in the larger gym classes by taking attendance, leading warm-ups, and coaching other girls. The trainees' major pur- pose was to learn the 100 points nec- essary to become a full-fledged lead- er. Leaders' activities this year includ- ed a Parents' Sports Night, where Leaders and their parents competed in several sporting events, and a Leaders Meet involving Leaders from several Queens schools in ath- letic competition. Auto Club The Auto Club of Flushing High School is a unique group of students who are interested in auto mechan- ics. The bulk of the members come from the Auto Lab classes. Their meetings are irregular, they may meet daily for several weeks or not for weeks on end. Some of the members are experts in repairing a specific part of the automobile. When they meet, the group gains experience and knowl- edge by examining an automobile belonging to a faculty member. They examine the different parts of the automobile and discuss the items that need to be repaired, how to recognize them, and how to correct malfunctions. They also learn about the operations of different mechani- cal apparatus used in examining and fixing an automobile. Mr. Rasmus Erdal, one of the club's two advisors, commented, The abilities of this group will not be tapped fully until such time as the school system sees the need for modernizing our auto lab facilities. Mr. Gerald Muratore is the other ad- visor. v S s Top Row QL-RJ Vickie Coumnas, Susan McEntee, Robin Davis, Bottom Row KL-Ri jackie Sifflet, Susan Egan, Miriam Coronell, Renee Smith, Gigi Brannum. Camera Shy: Carmen Berrios, Nerine Brown, loyce Clemmons, Carmen Duran, Mary Anne Gasparvoich, Patricia Maldonado, Laura McAvoy, Valerie Nathan, Margaret Newell, Miriam Unapanta, Sharon Leigler. vaunuunns IQIBIBIKW Av All Top Row KL-RJ Peter Gatanas, Gavino Pardo, Philip Garcia, Barry Levine, Larry Birnholtzp Middle Row lL-Ri Efrain Palencia, Kenneth Lurie, jeffrey Comenzo, Paul Jacobs, Frank Rauchbauer, Mr. Rasmus Erdal, Bottom Row tL-RJ Gregory Di Bello, Regina Wrenn, Larry Blumstein, Steven Rizzo, Robert Gazis.