Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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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.

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Il I ,I I fl many meetings and am constantly making decisions. I only hope and pray that I make the right decisions, commented Mr. james Costaras, principal. Mr. Costaras has devoted 23 years of his life to FHS, hi Home away from home. He was assigned here for his firsl teaching job as a substitute in 1957, and has been with us ever since. In college Mr. Costaras switched from a pre-dentistry ma- jor to education. I decided to pull answers from students, instead of teeth! Mr. Costaras said jokingly. As principal, Mr. Costaras misses the close student contact he had as a teacher, but he compensates for this by teachin Intensive Spoken Spanish at Fordham University. Occasion ally Mr. Costaras will observe a class or even teach it in orde to keep in touch with the students. Although this is not the first time an acting principal of school has been officially appointed principal, it is not thg trend. The Board of Education feels that the acting principal has been with the school too long and is too familiar with th faculty and the old ways of running the school. Mr. Costara disagrees with this, and stated that knowing the school ha certain advantages. One of them is that you can understan the problems facing the faculty and the student body. Since he has been principal Mr. Costaras has re-examined some of the curriculum offerings and has added such new courses as Advanced Placement Biology, Man-Made World, and Advanced Auto Shop. Concerning the theme of this yearbook, Mr. Costaras commented, 75 percent of FHS students were accepted by different colleges last year. In four years, they will return to NYC and work in our industries as well as spend money here. The other 25 percent will have been taught specific skills to be used in the business world. All our graduates add to the growth and survival of the city. One major problem that faces Mr. Costaras is the new agreement between the Board of Education and the UFT about not hiring substitute teachers because of the fiscal crisis. Other teachers must cover for the absent teacher. Everyone suffers from this agreement, but we have been trying to function to the best of our ability. I'm very proud of' the work being done by the staff. It's really admirable to see how the teachers have managed to cope. Being principal keeps me on my toes. I'm involved in s to ' 1.