Schreiber High School - Port Light Yearbook (Port Washington, NY)

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Austerity Dims Prospects For New School Year Sports program threatened Money was the big issue in the school district this year. From the moment the austerity budget became reality, the community began to worry about the fate of many programs and activities which had always relied upon school funding. An austerity budget provides only for the bare neces- sities; funds for transportation, sports, supplies, and building improvements were either eliminated or drasti- cally reduced. In general, austerity seemed a bleak prospect for the coming year.

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Fund Raisers Meet The Challenge of Austerity Concerned locals protect sports program thru S.O.S. To many, the greatest loss im- posed by austerity was the inter- scholastic sports program. Always an important part of the school year, sports would have been so- rely missed. However, a group of active parents and students band- ed together in an all-out effort to preserve Port sports. The organiza- tion, known as SAVE OUR SPORTS (SOS), used various means of fund- raising to acquire the necessary money. Without the conscientious effort of these concerned people throughout the year, the sports program would not have been pos- sible. There were other groups that met the challenge of austerity. The Schreiber Times sold ads and sub- scriptions in order to insure their continued existence. The Student Government raised money to give to clubs that needed it; money was also raised independently by other organizations such as Domestic Ex- change, Choir, and The Port Light. 4