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

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Long Year Has Ups and Downs Setting: A bitter December morning. Forecast: Four to five inches of snow ex- pected. Flurries will continue through early; tomorrow morning. High temperature will be 17° F. This is the nightmare which casts students into the “down” mode. Monday mornings are worst. The long trudge up the moun- tainous Monfort steps or across the slimy field from Bogart is enough to make even the “dexter-like” want to head back to cozy bed. But, as a law, we all must attend a cer- tain number of days of school. From the first step into the building, the downcast can tell that the heating system also took a relaxing weekend. Everyone learns to deal with Monday morning trauma, but seniors never get used to parking so far from school. Snatching a vacant space on campus becomes nearly im- possible. The newly hired guard on Campus Drive, turns back most attempted invasions. However, a few risk a “NO PARKING” sticker on their car window in exchange for the convenience of a teacher’s parking place. Security could prove more useful at Montfort lot where, in the beginning of the year, two cars were vandalized. The damage could have paid for another guard. Flower Hill is another “down” — at least in the sense that Shreiber’s overcrowded halls and classrooms force students and teachers to walk down Campus Drive for classes at the annex. A short, pleasant walk on a sunny day turns into a painful slog in rain or sub-zero temperatures! Pam Heller wants to know, “Is hanging underclassmen illegal?” But really, Pam, it is not the fault of sophomores and freshman that only senior and juniors are deemed mature enough to walk downhill. Setting: A dry May afternoon, gym class has just been cancelled. Forecast: 80° F and sunny. This is a student’s dream guaranteed to remind him of the “up” side of Schreiber life. What should one do with those extra three mods? Jones Beach? No, that’s too far. Bar Beach? A possibility. Most students settle for Schreiber’s own beach, located just five steps from the cafeteria. Fair skin types may opt to kick around a “hack” or toss around a Frisbee. Schreiber has amenities that contribute to an already “up” day. For a sugar craving, the school store heavily stocks sweets, health bars, and throat lozenges. A sudden burst of sugar energy fuels a rush to one of six resource centers. (Not including the Pub Room, which has become a haven for seniors during their mods off, or even when they do have class!) Another “up” factor is teachers who are usually accommodating when approached by a helpless student. Through the years strong student-teacher relationships formed. Many times students return from college to thank teachers for those extra mods. Somehow, ups outweigh downs over a long school year. t (left)Evelyn Jackson makes a pit stop” before going to her computer class, (center) Jason Kutscher thinking, “Will this s.s. report get me into Harvard? (right) Although Andrea Rizzo has a teacher’s parking sticker, is she really a teacher? 8 Opening

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