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

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Parents Lost Once again, the halls of Schreiber were filled with confused parents wondering how their children ever find their way through the “maze” at school. Open House helped parents to better understand the courses their children take. Each class lasted about ten minutes. During their free mods, parents could talk to teachers, guidance counselors, buy a yearbook, subscribe to the Schreiber Times, get pamphlets from either The Human Relations Committee or Safe Rides, or even find a job for their child from The Youth Employment Service. Members of the National Honors Society were on hand to steer lost parents in the right direction. After the evening was over, the parents were glad they received a better understanding of the lives their sons and daughters lead each day, but were also glad that they don’t have to do it any more! (top right) Mrs. Greene happily receives pamphlet from HRC person Brian Hecht. (middle) Chris North shows the way for a confused parent, (lower right) Safe-Rides officers have time for a quick pose, (above) Mr. Meyer teaches interested parents some science. 20 Clubs Activities

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Friends With large turnouts and members coming back year after year, Safe Rides was able to run many fund raisers. These included various car washes and the selling of can- dygrams. This concern for drinking and driv- ing has shown the tremendous interest of students in helping others. (top right) Safe Rides advisory committee jokes around before starting their long night (above) Dispatcher Michelle Hoffman listens for all the information for the next pickup. (left) The car washes raised an abundance of money for the annual funds. Clubs Activities 19

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Peers Break the Ice Incoming students were able to par- ticipate in the Peer Counseling program. Although the influx wasn’t as great this year, any large number of incoming students has an effect on the school. The peer counselor’s job was to make the freshman class’ entry as smooth and agreeable as possible. The peer counselors were very helpful in achieving this. They would meet with a group of 10-15 freshmen. In the groups they would talk about subjects such as school, pressures, problems, parents, and any other matters which the students wished to discuss. “Ice-breakers” were done, and at the end both the freshmen and the peer counselors had a worthwhile experience. Jeff Greene, a peer counselor, said, “It’s nice to give help to students coping with problems the way I received help when I started Schreiber. It’s also a great way to meet new people!” (upper left) Freshman leads her peer counselor (Heather Russel) around school (above) Mario Vigliotti gives a devilish grin as she builds her house of straws. (above left) Onell Keegan listens eagerly to the expert on Substance abuse. (above right) Susan Mandel desperately tries to fit her straws together during a communication exercise. (center) Peers met weekly in Guidance conference room. Clubs Activities 21