Longwood High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Middle Island, NY)

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Future Nurses of America Each year the FNA, under the direction of Mrs. Miller, sponsors a clothing and food drive for needy families. On occasion, some of the girls will spend a weekend at Pilgrim State or Central Islip State Hospital to view nursing in practice. Two student nurses from Kings Park State Hospital lectured at Longwood with their supervisor. On May 17, the Future Nurses Club sponsored a mother-daughter pinning dinner. Awards were made by Dr. Adler. 92

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Yorker Club The newest addition to the activities of the Social Studies Department is a club sponsored by the Junior Division of the New York State Historical Society. The Yorkers, under the supervision of Mr. Stoker, are currently engaged in a geological study explaining the formation of Long Island from its origin. Six students will take the project to Syracuse, New York, where they will compete against other entries at the Annual Yorker Meeting. President Sylvia Rischowsky, Secretary Margaret Hunt, Treasurer Rosemary Falletta, and approximately twenty members participate in the club's activities. Political Science Club The Political Science Club is one of Longwood's active organizations. Their goal is to seek answers to complicated questions of government. Their quests have taken them from the Suffolk Supreme Court to the State Capitol at Albany where they viewed the legislature in action They have held open forums with organizations like the John Birch Society and the Socialist Labor Party to help the community understand the problems we are now facing. Representatives of Ghana and Japan were guest speakers of the ninth grade. Human Relations Club The Human Relations Club is a member of the National Council of Christians and Jews. This civic organization of religiously-motivated people is. seeking to promote civic cooperation and mutual understanding among men of all religions and ethnic groups through education and discussion. During its first year at Longwood, the Human Relations Club has been very successful. The club hopes to be an information service to make the students aware of the problems of racial prejudices in the community as well as on a national basis. Miss Novinski, Chairman Carlton Mitchell, Assistant Chairman Juanita Simpson, Recorder Anita Lombardo, Counselor Brenda Fountaine and the members have contributed greatly.

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FUTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA President--Karen Nicolay Vice-President--Debbie Van Dervoort Secretary--Helen Giaquinto Treasurer--Anita Lombardo Approximately twenty members of the FTA participated in student teaching at the Ridge Elementary School. Early in the year, they attended the ’’College for a Day” at Hofstra University. Mr. Rifkin expresses the desire of the club to encourage and reinforce the students' desire to teach.