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

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Go For It! Do we take for granted the fact that over 80 percent of Schreiber graduates go on to college? Are we blase when graduate Michael Weithorn receives an Emmy award for script writing ( Family Ties. Cheers ). or when another graduate, Tom Stark, is writ- ten up in Fortune magazine as one of the highest paid young executives in America, or when senior David Vecsey gets his article published in the New York Times? What is the driving force behind the statistics of suc- cess? Perhaps, the secret of success is to have goals. Students and faculty are geared to goals. Lifetime interests can be discovered in the art room, in business courses, in the band room, in the photography or tv studios, or in any other part of Schreiber. The accounting students of Edna Eagle put dozens of hours into completing realistic ledgers and work sheets. Orchestra, chorus, and band members trained by Dr. Bruce Purrington’s music faculty audition suc- cessfully at county and state workshop com- petitions. Latin and math students blow away the Regents exams with grades in the 80’s and 90’s. Schreiber Times staff and ad- visor Robert Albert work late into the night to meet a deadline. Mathletes practice dif- ficult problems to compete inter- scholastically. The evidence indicates that academically and in after school activities we do more than just get by. Yet, not everyone discovers all innate in- terests in school. Many students hold part- time jobs in offices and stores. Schreiber is extremely supportive towards students’ other commitments, and will grant a work schedule if appropriate. YES maintains a bulletin board and telephone referral service to match student workers with community jobs. Allison Shulman sums up the value of these efforts, “With my work release, I’m able to get an additional five hours of work a week at Benetton. These extra hours mean extra money!” Pursuit of higher education is encouraged by the guidance department. College fairs are held two or three times a month. Tables set up in the lobby display brochures and college banners as interested students talk with representatives from schools across the country. Students are offered the opportuni- ty to size up Beaver College’s offerings in relation to Siena’s or F.l.T.’s, or Boston U.’s. Availability of choices and constant urging of the faculty help students to form goals that lead on to solid accomplishment for now and for the future. (top) Anne De Acetis carefully replicates famous drawing with cray-pas. (above) Mr. Mooney and Elissa Blum try to find harmony during rehearsal for Winter Concert. (right) Mr. Whitney helps Barry Stein collect information on his future plans at college. 12 Opening

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