Warrior @ - VOLUME V ISSUE 2 Niskayuna High School, Schenectady, New York 12309 OCTOBER 1978

Title IX Conference Seeks Answers Students Invited To Participate

Byfithi Vaughan Why is Honors Physics class composed entirely

of males this year? Why were there no males last year in the French 12 Honors class? Why are there no male cheerleaders at NHS? The answers to these questions are being sought after by concerned members of the Title IX committee.

A Title IX community conference is slated for November 18 at Iroquois Middle School. The meeting is open to all members of the community, so the organizers of the conference are hoping a large and diverse section of the local population will turn out for the lectures, workshops, and sympo- siums that have been many months in planning.

The main objectives of the conference are to provide general information about Title IX (many people, including students that benefit from it, are unaware that Title IX even exists) to explore Title IX in the Niskayuna School system, to examine areas in need of investigation, to determine possible directions to take, and to become aware of cultural

stereotypes and how they are perpetuated. There was a very disappointing turn-out at the

last Title IX meeting. One student, a few parents, a handful or teachers, and couple of local figures showed up to tally attendance to 15 people. It would appear that the community is either uninterested or unaware of the situation. In hope that the later is the case, the Title IX committee is staging the public conference to bring the matter into public eyes.

The day's activities will start at 890 a.m., with free coffee and doughnuts, and officially end at 1 p.m., though anyone who wishes to stay to consult the speakers and administrators is more than welcome. During the morning the participants will hear lectures, see films, and be able to attend two of five workshops.

The individual workshop topics are: physical education, elementary school programs, middle school programs, high school programs, and

The Man Who Came To Dinner' Coming Drama Club Announces Ticket Sales

By Gary Brand Tickets to Drama Club's first production of the

year, TheMan Who Came To Dinner will go on sale Monday, November 6 in front of the English Resource Center.

The 1939 comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman to be staged Nov. 15-18, stars senior Richard Feiner as Sheridan Whiteside, a sarcastic and conceited celebrity. When Whiteside fractures his hip, he is stranded in the midst of the Stanley clan, an upper-middle class family of suburban 0 hio.

Also with major roles are Paige Siskin and Alan Sternstein as Mrs. and Mr. Ernest Stanley; Eileen McCary as Miss Preen, Whiteside's over-worked nurse; Martha Dunham as Harriet Stanley, Mr.

Stanley's freak sister; Zach Lyons and Ilene Singer as the Stanley children, Richard and June; John Lange as John, the Stanley's faithful cook; Diana Heffley as Maggie Cutler, Whiteside's long devoted secretary; Gary Brand as Dr. Bradley, the country physician who looks after Mr. Whiteside; and Tom Hayward as Bert Jefferson, the other man in Maggie's life.

In charge of the different back-stage committees for the November 15-18 production are Jayne Tomlinson, costumes; Chris Loffredo, publicity; Katherine Brown, properties; Sheila Berman, make-up; Dave Federighi, stage crew; and Zach Lyons for the social committee. Mr. Stroebel is in charge of set building.

guidance and career selection. The Title IX committee wants parents and

students to attend the conference. When third grade girls still decide they only want to be a nurse or a mommy, and third grade boys think that any professions other than firemen or doctors are "sissy-stuff", i t is apparent that the problem with sex equity is still at large. Many members of the committee believe that stereotyped attitudes start at the crib. Before implementation of Title IX in the school can make a full impact, parents must start the training at home. They need to be aware of stereotyped ideas they may by displaying at home.

If you don't know anything about Title IX, if you don't feel you know enough, or if you have knowledge on the subject to share, please, come to the conference. For anyone who wishes to become involved with planning the conference, the last chance will be a meeting in the Iroquois School library, November 1, at 730 p.m.

Crossroads Staff Cuts Sale Period Increases Price

By LisaGarbowitz The staff of Crossroads '79 made two big

decisions this year. The first was to reduce the sales period of the yearbook to two weeks and the second was to increase the price of the yearbook to $10.00.

The sales period was reduced to two weeks in order to have a more efficient subscription period. The yearbook will be sold during all lunch periods between October 16-30. No yearbooks may be purchased after this date (this includes spring sales).

The staff worked very hard to keep the price of the yearbook at $9.00 but additional charges were added to our bill by our publisher and we were forced to make the slight increase of $1 .OO per copy. We still remain, however, one of the least

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EDITORIALS

Support Title IX Title IX is a very hot issue at the moment

unfortunately, few people are aware of this. Even the girls who are being discriminated against don't seem to know enough, or perhaps, care enough to raise complaints.

The Title IX amendment to the Federal law dealing with sex equity was passed in 1872, but there have been many problems in fully implement- ing the law.

The biggest barrier to the amendment is either apathy or unawareness. If girls and the activities they participate in are to receive the funds, respect and publicity they deserve, it's up to the students, the teachers and the administration to voice their

complaints if they observe non-compliance with the Federal law.

People fought long and hard to secure rights for young females, it's beginning to appear as if the battle was in vain.

Getting a law passed in only half the battle. The other half is making sure the laws are working the way they were intended to.

The WARRIOR hopes that NHS students, faculty, and administration will not only support Title IX by attending the conference November 18 at Iroquois, but also that many people will become actively involved with the issue.

Letter From The Editors WHY WASN'T MY ARTICLE PRINTED? This

is a question which we, as editors are often confronted with. Many students feel that certain sports are covered more than others. Others feel that their article should have been printed when it wasn't

First of all, not every article submitted to the staff of the WARRIOR can be printed in the paper. I t is a very difficult task to decide which articles shall be used and which should not. Very often the reason a particular article is not printed is either because there was a more pertinent article or the article is not timely; meaning that i t can wait until another issue and still be interesting to the readers.

Due to the number of sports events occuring throughout the school year, it is virtually impossible to cover every sport in every issue. However, we do

In Mernorium

The WARRIOR was saddened to hear of the untimely death of Capital District Newspaper's Public Service Director, Mr. Stan Levine.

Mr. Levine was a great supporter of high school journalism. He was responsible for the yearly High School Journalism Seminars sponsored by the Capital District Newspaper Group.

our best to give each sport equal coverage. Oftentimes, the people that complain the loudest

are the last to offer their services. We, as a newspaper representing the students of Niskayuna High School, are in constant need of people to cover the various sports activities, as many times they are happening at the same time.

If anyone feels that they have been discrimi- nated against because their article was not published in the WARRIOR , please come to the editors, as they are always willing to accept constructive criticism and suggestions of the readers. Also, we are always available to assist you in writing the articles you wish to submit for publication. After all, without you there would be no reason to have a WARRIOR!

Anyone who went on the Capital District field trip will remember Mr. Levine as the friendly distributor of free pencils and rulers.

High school journalists have lost a great friend and supporter. Mr. Levine's presence will be sorely missed. I t will be a difficult task to find a replacement for him.

Warrior

Editor: Kathleen Vaughan Feature Editor: Nora Hartshome Sports Editor: Daniel Williams Photo Editor: Peter Marshall

Business Manager: Karen Nelson Advisors: Mary Jewett, LeRoy Jewett

The WARRIOR welcomes new mem- bers at all meetings and work sessions. The WARRIOR is published by and for the students of Niskayuna High School. Editorials in the WARRIOR are written by editorial board members and repre- sent the opinions of the majority of the editorial board and therefore carry no by-lines. The opinions expressed in columns and articles are those of the authors and are not to be construed as representative of student, faculty or administrative views.

Signed letters to the editor and articles are welcomed from all and may be left in the WARRIOR office in Room F202. We reserve the right to edit letters and articles for length and grammar, but we will not alter the ideas.

From Our Mailbag

"What? You're graduating early? But you'll miss your senior year!" True enough. Early graduates miss months of monotonous parties, boring faces, and unstimulating work. By the time second semester of senior year rolls around, students realize that high school experiences have been drained and strained. Why not take what has been worthwhile and treasure it, before you are itching to get away from "the good old days?"

For some, the last six months of those four years can be spent in a more profitable, valuable way. Eager students may start attending college or vocational school early. Several months of full-time work can provide the necessary funds for Septem- ber. And travel. The senior, sheltered in his high school cocoon, needs to spread his wings and discover that there is life after Niskayuna. If you're not sure what that life is, these months allow some thinking time to tie the threads of one's life together. It's a time to brush away the clinging cob webs of high school and determine a perspective on what has been accomplished in the past 3% years. Early graduation is not for everyone, but for some it's worth looking into.

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Journalists To Attend ESSPA Conference Bydldyschwartz

This year's annual conference of the Empire State School Press Association will be held at Syracuse University on October 27 and 28.

Representatives of high school publications will be present from throughout New York State. Two hundred students are expected to attend. At least 50 classes and lectures will be offered at the New -house School of Communication at Syracuse to give students suggestions on how to improve their yearbooks, newspapers, magazines and radio stations. Professors and others prominent in communication teach the courses and will be available to talk to students.

A banquet is scheduled for Friday evening, at which Isaac Asimov will speak. Awards for entire publications and specific entries submitted last spring will be given at this time. Following the banquet a dance is planned.

On Saturday morning entered publications will be returned to students with suggestions for improvements after having been constructively criticized by professors.

FOLK CULTURE CLUB CANCELS FESTIVAL YEAR TO REBUILD

By Rachel Clark This year the Folk Culture Club will interrupt its

six-year tradition with the omission of the Niskayuna Folk Festival. Mrs. Ward, the club's faculty adviser likens the omission to the necessary rotation of crops. The Folk Festival has occured, without break, for six consecutive years. Those who are most involved are depleted.

The school musical is an important factor. Both the festival and the musical depend on the energy of many of the same students and faculty, such as NICS and the Key Club. Mrs. Ward wishes to begin a tradition of alternating the festival with the musical.

The off year will provide a chance to thoroughly train workers. Mrs. Ward intends to use this interval to put energy into the club members instead of demanding it from them. She feels that for many, the Folk Festival is their only contact with folk culture. She would like to connect them with the many related events throughout the area.

A reception and mini concert are planned for Cilia Fisher and Artie Trezise from Fife, Scotland. There will be car pools to folk concerts, other artists in residence and a possible field trip to Sturbridge Village or the Farmer's Museum.

There are tentative plans for an April trip to rural southern Ireland and England. It would be an in-depth study of traditional craft, folk music and folk dance. Mrs. Ward hopes to have it begin with a preparatory seminar and end with a paper for college credit. The trip will be open to all who meet the minimum age requirement of fifteen years.

The winners of the newswriting contest for seniors will be announced at this time. This contest consists of a group interview followed by an impromptu writing based on the interview. Winners can obtain scholarships and other honors.

The Warrior staff plans to enter three writers, who will attempt to equal or improve upon Karen Weinstein's excellent third place finish last year. Yearbook, cont. from page 1 expensive yearbooks in the entire Capital District.

To help support the yearbook, the staff is selling patrons and friends. This offer is open to any student or parent. When a person decides to become a patron or a friend, his name is printed in the yearbook. The price of becoming a patron is $5.00 and $2.00 to become a friend. Checks may be made out to Crossroads '79 and may be brought to Mr. Holt in room F201.

We strongly urge everyone to buy a yearbook and to support the yearbook by becoming a patron or a friend.

Honor Society Plans For Scholarships

By Lorraine Asternborski The National Honor Society has announced their

plans for this school year. According to Trudy Ademac, Honor Society

treasurer, the society will be raising money for scholarships.

"Last year they gave two $300 scholarships. We want to make at least that much".

The group will be selling candy bars to make the money. Co-chairmen for the event are Cory Lewkowicz and Shiela Berman.

Adamec also added that the society offers tutoring assistance to students who need help in math, and foreign languages. "People in the group who have free time volunteer to tutor". Students interested in having a tutor should contact Honor Society vice president Richard Feiner in homeroom D302.

Past Advisers Discuss Prom Finances By Anne Hinchey

For most high school students, their junior year brings forth a series of fund raising activities focusing on one night in late spring; the traditional, all-American Junior Prom.

The cost of a junior prom can run from as little as $1000 to as much as $1400 or more. Depending on the creativity of the class, the task of raising money can range from being profitable and time consum- ing to a flourishing success.

Advisers to recently graduated classes generally agree that any function open to a large populace is most beneficial. Dr. Emily Langworthy, an adviser last year, said that the class of '78 owed much of their financial success to their courtyard dances open to the whole school. LeRoy Jewett, adviser to the classes of '76 and '77, believes that any big semi-formal has a high profit potential. A Christmas Ball, if properly organized, could add substantial growth to a class's funds. With advance planning and preparation, a Fall Weekend-Home- coming could also produce high profits for the class sponsoring it.

Small, class oriented dances and get-togethers are frequently included in the junior class activities. Although a small profit on these functions is possible, Richard Rini, adviser to the class of '78, explained that because the dances themselves are costly, you often only break even, sometimes even risking a loss of money because of a small turn-out.

A variety of products have been sold at Niskayuna over the years; some of them being more worthwhile than others. Dr. Langworthy thinks that any trend setting items are profitable. The class of '78's annual candy cane sales owe their success to the product's seasonal demand. Staple products such as light bulbs, also make good sellers because of their common necessity to everyone.

Mr. Jewett encourages any "instant profit" projects. Bake sales always guarantee profits because they involve no initial investments. Refreshment sales at public gatherings (The Light Opera, for example) and student operated car washes also insure immediate cash build-up.

Community-service activities are an additional source of class income. In previous years, students have made substantial income by raking leaves and doing spring clean-up. Class members can also earn money for the treasury by taking the annual school census, simultaneously helping the school administration complete an otherwise time consum- ing task.

In spite of the endless number of fund-raising possibilities, some students find i t a nuisance and waste of their time. One solution to this problem, suggested by Robert Winchester and Mr. Jewett, both advisers to the class of '77, is annual class dues. Students have the option of paying the dues ($2.00 in the past), working on fund-raising activities, or both. Another option, although seldom chosen, is to be cut from class activities entirely, not to be bothered with raising money. Those students in the class of '77 who paid their dues were compensated with a $5.00 discount on their Senior Ball tickets.

The class of 1980, this year's junior class, already has begun to get fund-raising activities underway in preparation for their Junior Prom. The pretzel sales during 5th, 6th and 7th period lunch are bringing in up to$50 a day. The junior class will also be selling red and white baseball shirts printed with "Niskayuna Class of '80".

The masquerade party, being held by the juniors October 27th, is hopefully a prospective source of income for the junior prom this year.

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GE CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL WITH BALLOON

By Daniel Scheib This year is the 100th birthday of the General

Electric Company and as part of the celebration, GE has sent a hot air balloon traveling to different spots around the country. The balloon, which is sponsored by the Schenectady R&D Center, has traveled to several of the company celebrations and other special events since the beginning of July.

Accompanying the balloon on the tour is a specially developed display van. The van contains a slide show which is presented by a robot named "R&D2". The tour which began at the R&D Center has since been to Bridgeport, N.Y.; Fairfield, Conn.; Portsmouth, Va.; Milwaukee, Wis.; the New YorkState Fair at Syracuse and the Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Fastival.

The balloon is run by the Mohawk Helicopter Service and piloted by Walt Glass. The whole project is under the direction of Joe Vacca and Dave Finke, employees at the R&D Center.

The balloon which is usually tethered has made one free flight which was over the Travers Stakes in Saratoga.

The make of the balloon is Raven and it has a total volume of 77,500 square feet of hot air and carries the GE 100 symbol.

Among the several places the balloon will go in the future is the Albuquerque Balloon Race in New Mexico.

Library Installs New Xerox By Jim White

A 15 day period of free Xerox copies will soon be coming to the library.

There will a free trial period provided by Xerox for their new Model 4000 Xerox machine which soon was recently installed.

The Model 4000 will replace the library's Model 1000 which was acquired in 1976.

"New machine is big disaster", said Mr. Charles McCambridge, the head of the Media Center since the new machine has been plagued by malfunctions and bad parts since it was brought to the library.

The Model 4000 boasts two sided copies and makes copies three times faster than the old machine.

Kris Swanson, a SON, receives an envelope containing a check for $200 from Dave Peterson who co-chaired the Sub-Sale with Matt Cavanaugh. Dean Morgan, president of Key Club, holds the famous SUB which has enabled the Sons to plant trees and flowers around the high school.

By Steve Morecraft You may have experienced some confusion in

filing an accident report. Here are some actual accounts of traffic accidents from an automobile insurance company in Canada. *The other car collided .with mine without giving warning of its intentions. I thought my window was down, but I found i t was up when I put my hand through it. *A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face. *A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. *The guy was all over the road; I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him. *I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed over the embank- ment. *In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole. *I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had the accident. *My car was legally parked as it backed into the

Morecroft Shares Malapropisms other vehicle. *I was on my way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way, causing me to have an accident. *To av id hitting the bumber of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian. *An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished. *I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat, I had a fractured skull. *I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him. *The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run, so I ran over him. *I saw the slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car. *I was thrown from my car as it left the rod. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows. *The telephone pole was approaching, I was attempting to swerve out of its way, when it struck my front end.

I -BUY YOUR YEARBOOK NOW- I 1 NO Yearbooks will be sold after this date 1

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Foreign Exchange By Kim Molino

"Byt elev" is Swedish for exchange student You wouldn't know the meaning of this word unless you have spoken with Erik Carlman from Sodertalje, Sweden. Erik is here for a year with Rotary, and is presently living with the Currins in Woodhaven.

After playing an the varsity soccer team for only a few weeks, Erik has become a first-string inner and one of the higher scorers for the Silver Warriors. He enjoys playing soccer because he has met most of his friends through the team.

What does Erik like about America? The television, because i t is not as good in Sweden. He is also fond of football because it doesn't exist in Sweden. When asked about school, Erik said that school here is more difficult and there are more rules than in his school in Sweden. As for food, "it's different, but OK". But our cafeteria system is new to him. In Sweden, students neither pay for their food nor "brown bag" it. Rather the school serves the meals.

In the future Erik wants to return to Sweden because his family and friends are there.

Leaving Sweden we head for Tours, France, Patricia Bebien's home. Pat is with AFS and will also be here for one year. She lives with the Siskins, where she has one sister and two brothers. Pat finds her family life very different because in France she has no brothers or sisters.

What is different here in America? The schools. Pat finds the teachers here easy to talk with, yet in France students have a more personal relationship with teachers. They can address each other on a first name basis. Discipline - our controversial pass system is something new to Pat considering that she was allowed to pass freely in the halls in France. Guidance counselors - a new experience for Pat - someone to ask for help, someone to seek advice from. Pat is taking Latin, Spanish, American Literature and American Studies, which she finds most interesting. Actively involved after school, Pat is a member of A.F.S. Club, Drama Club, French Club, Latin Club and a student of Modern Dance at Union College.

When asked why she wanted to come to America, Pat answered that she wanted to have a year to think about what to do after high school.

Salvador, Brazil is home for Lucindo Morais. Lucindo, also in AFS, is living with the Peters for a year.

Generally, Lucindo finds life in America very different from his life in Brazil. The weather is too cold; the food is different and hard to get adjusted to. A Brazilian's diet consists primarily of vegetables, rice, cheese, bread and fruit. Never- theless, Lucindo likes it here. American people are very friendly according to Lucindo. He has met a lot of people and acquired a lot of friends, yet he still misses his family and friends.

It's surprising he didn't complain about his work

Students Enrich NHS

Carlman (Sweden),

Photo by Peter Marshal;

load considering that he is taking English, Spanish, Plane Trigonometry, Computer Math, Physics, Typing, Journalism, Photography, and American Studies. What are his plans for the future? Lucindo wants to study archaeology in college, but of course, he wants to come back here to visit.

Shlomit Segal is an AFS student from Kiryat-Yah, a small town in Northern Israel.

Shlomit also commented on the differences in schools. In Israel, students know teachers on a personal basis, and students are allowed to pass freely in the halls and leave class when they please. She is a member of A.F.S. and French Club. What are her plans for the future? Shlomit is returning to Israel in February to join the army for two years. Every Israeli must spend two years in the army. After her service in the army she plans to go to college.

Counselor Imoressed With NHS students

By Greg Shelton I f you haven't had a chance to pop into the

guidance office this year, then you may not know about the new addition to the guidance staff, Mr. Tedesco.

Mr. Tedesco who came to NHS from Shaker Junior High School, said he was very impressed with the students and Niskayuna as a whole. He commented that he prefers counseling at a larger school because of the options and variety such a situation provides. He also feels the students have greater responsibilities at larger schools.

When asked what the biggest challenges were that accompanied his job, he replied, "The volume

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DR. WARDLE APPOINTED PSYCHOLOGIST By Stephanie Meidman

A copy of Nisk-Art magazine and several crisp editions of "The Golden Book" lie on the waiting room table outside Dr. Wardle's office in the new Psychological Services Department Dr. Catherine Wardle, who deals with students in grades 6-12, is the new school psychologist The young, attractive native of Massachusettes received her B.A. in psychology from Barnard, her M.A. and Ph. 0. from Teacher's College of Columbia.

The Warrior met with Dr. Wardle to discover her role at Niskayuna. Students are referred to her by teachers, counselors, and parents. Sometimes, a student will seek help on his own initiative. Dr. Wardle also evaluates the progress of emotionally disturbed children in the district

Dr. Wardle prefers not to think of herself as a "headshrinker", but as a sounding board, an open listener with honest advice. However, she clearly emphasizes that if a person does not want to help himself, nothing can be accomplished.

Dr. Wardle is a psychologist, not a psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a medical doctor, trained to diagnose disease and dispense medicine. As a psychologist. Dr. Wardle studies education,

College Seniors Student Teach

child behavior, counselling techniques, methods of testing and assessing intelligence and personality.

Although Niskayuna is an upper middle class area, its inhabitants are by no means problemless. Affluence brings problems of its own. Dr. Wardle sees students lost in depression over family crises and school work - friendships and loneliness. Often the transition from middle school to high school, or high school to college is threatening and confusing. School phobias - - fear of tests, anxiety over failures to meet parent's expectations, can severely trouble students. Drugs and alcohol pose major problems to some. She also treats the suicidal, or unhappy people who can't bring themselves to relax. "Kids are sometimes the hardest on themselves", she states. As trivial as high school problems may appear, it's Dr. Wardle's job to communicate to parents and teachers how greatly a lack of social life or cheerleading expertise can affect students.

Psychology is still the most popular college major. "You have to be adaptable", remarks the doctor of her profession. "You have a lot of things happening. You never quite get a chance to tie things up and have a finished product".

NHS Serves As Learning Lab By Lori Weinfern

Niskayuna High School is serving as the training ground for several New York State college students.

Miss Linda Eannello, Miss Nargis' student teacher, is a Russell Sage senior, who became interested in Physical Education through gym- nastics and dance. Miss Eannello is also advising the Football Cheerleaders here at NHS.

In high school, Linda disliked Phys, Ed., but in college, she found that she and P.E. agreed, and so she entered the Phys. Ed. field to interest others who didn't like P.E. Linda finds the NHS staff friendly and the students unusually cooperative. Miss Eannello plans to get her Master's Degree in dance therapy at NYU. After getting her Master's, she'd like to work with learning disabled individuals in Physical Education. Linda will also be in a Broadway show soon, to top off her many plans.

Mr. Scott Goodman, a senior at Crane School of Music, Potsdam, is Mr. Schiff's student teacher. He's working with Symphonic Band, and the seventh grade band. Scott has liked music all his life, and is percussionist. Mr. Goodman says, "Niskayuna has a music program that they can be proud of". He likes to play, and is interested in commercial percussion. Says Scott, "I like sym- phonic playing, but my heart's in commercial percussion."

Ms. Birchell, a Skidmore senior, is Mrs. Cole's and Mr. Kant's student teacher. Photography is her major interest in art, and she would like to teach photography at the high school or college level. Ms. Birchell plans to use her photography as a fine art.

She plans to get her Master's Degree at PIT, which she feels has good teachers, from which much can be learned and she also finds RIT to have a good environment

At NHS, Ms. Birchell is teaching the indepen- dent photography students and she's teaching in two of Mr. Kant's Studio Art classes. Ms. Birchell says, "The Niskayuna Art Program is excellent, and I'm impressed with the fact that at NHS, one can zero in on certain aspects of art; giving more attention to each area.

Mr. Chris Rulon, a SUNY Albany senior, is Mr. Colyer's student teacher. He is teaching two of Mr. Colyer's classes, and soon he'll be teaching three. Chris has always liked to read, but dreamed of becoming a scientist.

Chris was at the top of his class in high school, but average in college, and because of difficulties in science, shied away from it. He had taken English courses, and soon found them interesting and enjoyable, so he decided to major in English. Chris will receive a degree from SUNY in December, and he'll also receive teacher certification to teach English and Driver Education.

Chris finds NHS more liberal than the high school he attended, and he thinks the greater amount of freedom for students and teachers puts responsibility on students, as training for college where responsibility is an important concept. Mr. Rulon finds the people in the English Department friendly and helpful. Chris also thanks Mr. Colyer, who was willing to give Chris freedom in teaching classes.

Prospective psychologists should realize that tha field is broader than "people work". Some bury themselves in the lab with research animals, charting the effects of drugs on the brain.

Dr. Wardle finds a certain stigma has been attached to those working with the mentally disturbed -- like a 'kiss of death'. She is not a roving detective, spot-checking crowds for loonies and behavioral quirks. "In social occasions a person will talk to you fine until they ask you what you do for a living . . . Either people will get totally engrossed . . . or they'll back off. They're very threatened by it"

But a warm person like Catherine Wardle should pose a threat to no one. As for any advice to the general high school population, she determines: "Keep in mind that this is one little segment of life and one little segment of a kind of high school experience, and that they have to keep a perspective on it and not over react to some of the things they encounter." Perhaps her future holds a teaching career, or private practice, but right now she enjoys her work at Niskayuna. Why, she might even start a psychology club!

Students Study Journalism At Amhearst

By Lori WeinStBIn Four NHS students attended the New England

YearbookINewspaper at Amherst College from August 14 to 17.

The students that attended were Nora Hartshorne, Kathi Vaughan, and Dan Williams from the WARRIOR and Lisa Garbowitz from Crossroads.

The students participated in six and me half hours of class room activities each day. Journalism teachers from Ohio University (the conference sponsor) and from the Chicago area taught classes throughout the week. Open workshops and classroom lectures were held. The lecture topic* were lay-out photography, story ideas, libel, and originality. A comparison of newspapers with other schools took place, from which mailing lists with the other schools sprung.

New ideas for lay-out and advertising were learned at the conference. Kathi, WARRIOR editor, hopes to be able to finance the printing of the paper on a folded sheet to improve and open up new possibilities for lay-out and design. Reading other schools' papers and starting the news exchange proved valuable to Kathi.

The NHS'ers stayed in single-sex dorms on the Amherst campus, where they didn't find the food too appetizing. The students were permitted to use the tennis courts and swimming pool during their free time throughout their four-day stay in Massachusetts.

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Girls Capture 'Fleet Feet'

Photo by Linda Pfeiffer

Bill Charles (60) makes the tackle for Niskayuna as Mike Eagan (81) and Tom Stacey look On.

Football Moves Into Second Place By Dan Williams

The rapidly improving Varsity Football Team has taken over second place in the Suburban Council behind Bethlehem. The Silver Warriors have had consecutive victories over Shaker and Columbia to up their league record to 2-1. They are 2-2 overall.

After an embarassing 42-0 defeat to front- running Bethlehem Central, the Warriors re- grouped to squeak past Shaker, 19-14. Jim Leo and Guiseppe Capobianco led a ferocious ground attack against Shaker. Leo rushed for 115 yards and Capobianco added another 88. Capobianco also caught three passes thrown by Tim Howell, who was 5-6 for the afternoon.

Coach Gisotti was very pleased with the win over Shaker. He remarked, "All of our backs ran well against Shaker, and our offensive line just blew out Shaker's defenders. Tim Howell also did a good job -

running the offense against Shaker". The Silver Warriors used an 85-yard touchdown

run by Keith Rockefeller to spark the team victory over Columbia, October 7. Running Back Jim Leo scored on a 5-yard run in the second quarter to give the Warriors a 15-0 halftime lead.

In the fourth quarter Capobianco scored on a 5-yard scamper to put the finishing touches on Columbia, who used a two-yard run by Joe DiBello for their only score midway through the fourth quarter.

NHS piled up 159 yards on the ground to Columbia's 38 to offset Joe DiBello's 11 pass completions.

Niskayuna has some big games coming up that could decide their fate for this year. Their defense is starting to show some signs of improvement, which could tell the difference for the remainder of their season.

photo by Peter Marshall Dean Morgan (77) punts the ball in a successful game at Columbia. The Warriors defeated Columbia 21-8.

ByJocelyn Mullen The Niskayuna Girls' X-Country team won the

Fleet Feet Invitational on Saturday, September 16 at Schenectady's Central Park, and then went on to* place third in the Gloversville Invitational, which hosted 29 school teams.

The 2.8 mile Fleet Feet course was the first meet of the season, and neither the runners or Coach Evans expected to beat Shenendehowa or Columbia, two of Niskayuna's toughest competi- tors.

"I'm very proud of the girls", stated Coach Evans, "I didn't expect success so early in the season. The important thing is for them to enjoy running, but my goal is to help each girl get as far as she can towards the State meet."

At the Fleet Feet Meet Lisa Miller, a sophomore, finished second; Junior Maria Mason came in seventh; Sophomore Rose Byrne placed thirteenth; Alice Hart, a junior, came in twenty- third; Donna Lyons, a sophomore, finished twenty- seventh; and Sophomore Kathleen Willis placed forty-third. Two team members, Sue Hay and Jocelyn Mullen, didn't participate because of injuries. Overall, NHS earned 72 points, beating Columbia, their closest competitors by two points.

After their latest victory over Shenendehowa and Guilderland, the tie with Bethlehem Central, Coach Evans commented, "We have a very strong team of determined girls that are capable of going far, but," he laughed, "my biggest problem is keeping them from over-training. That's how eager they are!"

With every success Coach Evans grows more convinced that his girls will be close contenders for the section title, but he explained, "If they feel good about themselves and have fun competing, then I'll be satisfied."

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Photo by Rick Rigley Co-Capt. Bob Mahoney (sr.) battles two opponents in a recent cross-countrv meet.

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New Coach brings new outlook to Field Hockey

ByJudySch~~rtz The Field Hockey team has quite a challenge this

year to match last year's winning season that climaxed in a trip to the sectionals. Despite the loss of a coach and many of last year's Varsity players, this feat is far from impossible.

Mrs. Miner, with two years' experience as JV coach, steps up to the Varsity spot The JV vacancy has been filled by Diane Slater. Both coaches have new skills, strategies, and techniques to offer the players, much of which they acquired at a field hockey camp this summer. One team member, Nora Viavads, also attended the camp. Four girls, Cynthia Cannizaro, Heidi Kastensmith, Sue Erickson, and Caroline Eyeler, who has since moved, competed on the Empire State Field Hockey Team. Niskayuna had more players chosen than any other school in the Suburban Council.

All this summer activity has the team psyched for a sectional victory this fall. Such a victory might well occur. The know-how is there, the talent is there. And if the team lives up to its potential, a sectional victory might be there too.

So far the team has been involved in some very close games. Two games resulted in flick-offs to break the tie. The Varsity record in now even at 3-3.

Nisky Finally Has A Swim Team

ByDebbie Hali Niskyuna Girls' Swim Team competed in their

first meet on October 12 after having been recently approved by the school board.

The team was conceived by a group of seven girls who wanted to swim for Niskayuna. They brought the matter up to the school board, which gave its OK. Membership then was opened to the entire school. Eight other girls joined.

The swimmers are now equipped with a coach, a t i e , and the chance to receive a varsity letter, but nothing else. Car pools transport the girls to practice, which is held at varying locations. They have practiced at Niskayuna for conditioning and at the Jewish Community Center for pool sessions. The team will now practice at Van Corlear where there will be no charge as there was at JCC.

The squad trains under the supervision of Coach Cafarelli, a gym teacher at Woodlawn Middle School and coach of the Mohawk Club Swim Team. They practice five days a week for about an hour each time.

The season will continue through November 5. Team members are: Freshmen Kerry Clarkson, Sara Garfinkel and Emily Matthews; Sophomores Claire Beaulieu, Linda Conley, Zandria Currin, Katie Ferreira and Ellen Schuler; Juniors Kim Biggs, Maria Cafarelli, Robyn Kundin, Sann Kure Jenson, and Juliette Shapland; and Seniors Linda Honda (captain) and Dawn Trzaskos.

Photo by Peter Marshall Anne Kester, pictured above, receives an award for reaching the highest level of amateur figure skating. She is a 1910 hopeful. (L-R) Mrs. Palladino, Anne Kester, Mrs. Kester, and Mr. Kester.

New JV Soccer Coach Irons Out Wrinkles By Lorraine Astsmborski

He is not an average coach. He stands on the sidelines wearing a warm-up suit, shouting encouragement to his players. His players call him Dave. Many spectators mistake him for one of the JV soccer players. One spectator, when finding out who the coach was, remarked, "He's too young, I thought he was just another player". Who is he?

He is Coach Dave Curren, coach of the Boys' JV Soccer Team and an alumni of Niskayuna High School. Coach Curren graduated from Niskayuna five years ago.

Coach Curren first became interested in soccer when his brother played for Niskayuna. Later he played also. There have been no changes in the soccer program since Coach Curren left "Everything is still the same, same uniforms, same sweats, same everything".

After Niskayuna, Curren went to Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He majored in

Boys' Soccer Starts Strong

By Karen Nelson The Niskayuna Varisty Soccer Team, coached by

Bill Bandura, now boasts a winning season, 4-2-1. Lead by seniors; Erik Carlman (exchange student from Sweden), Avni Cirpili, Matt Cavanaugh (captain), MarkGilbert Bob Koshgarian, (captain), Kent Molino, Dave Peterson, and Joe Robertson. Backing them up are underclassmen, Dave Adams, Mark Grey, Jim Murphy and Chris Roberts. The team's success lies in their combination of skill, teamwork, and spirit Opponents have difficulty with the Warriors aggressive offense, strong defense, and when all else fails - an expreienced goalie. After a sluggish start, the Warriors are now getting i t together and expect a very successful season.

Political Sciences and Biology and continued to play soccer.

During the day, Curren is a student at Union College, where he is doing graduate studies. After school he becomes Coach Curren of the Niskayum JV Soccer Team.

Coach Curren felt "a little strange" about coming back to Niskayuna but feels happy he can help the team out Curren was interested in a coaching job and found out about the vacant JV soccer coach position from his neighbor, John Westney, a member of the senior class. Soon he was called to be the new coach of the JV squad.

When Coach Gurren first saw his new team, ha knew "they needed a lot of work". Since his arrival the team has been working very hard. "The team has improved 200 percent," remarked the coach.

Coach Curren is not "just another player". He is a very special coach.

TITLE IX !

Abigail Wins Nad Wrestling Tide By DanielScheib

Although the wrestling season was over for most wrestlers in June, i t was only the beginning for Tim Abigail. On June 11 Tim became the National AAU Greco-Roman Champion in the National Tourna- ment held at Concorde College, River Forest Illinois.

Tim, a high school junior, wrestled in the advanced age division (15-18) at 130 pounds. He compiled a 5-0 record with one pin and only one black point. The tournament was the largest Greco-Roman event in USA wrestling history with 474 young men competing for the national titles.

Less than three weeks after becoming national champion Tim also became the Eastern National Schoolboy Qualifying Champion. In this champion- ship, which was held in Shippenburg, Penn., Tim defeated the Florida State Champion in a very tough final match which ended in a 7-5 decision.

In winning the nationals, Tim qualified for two special training camps. The first was the National camp at the Olympic Training Center in Squaw Valley, California. The camp, which lasted for three weeks was mostly made up of world Olympic team

members. This, Tim says, made the wrestling very competitive and educational for him. He then traveled to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado for a two week camp. This camp was similar tosquaw Valley, and was the site of the USOC National Sports Festival.

Tim is a member of the Adirondack 3-style Wrestling Association, a local club which is made up of mostly collegiate wrestlers. As a member of the ATWA team, Tim had wins against both the Polish and Canadian National teams which he faced. I t was the first time in many years that the Polish team had been beaten in this area. His ATWA coach is Joe DeMeo a Eastern National AAU Collegiate Champion and the assistant Olympic coach.

With Joe Bena as his coach, Tim began his wrestling career in 7th grade. Mr. Bena not only coaches the high school team but younger wrestlers as well in the youth programs. Tim feels "without him I would never had won the national title". In the future Tim sees the 1984 Olympics as his primary goal. And i t looks as if he's off to a good start

By Dm Wi///Â¥am The Girls' Soccer Team has gotten off to its best

start ever. Their 4-1 record is third best in the council, behind Bethlehem and front-running Burnt Hills. They outscored their opponents 18-9.

Jennifer Brust is the leading scorer on the squad with six goals, including three against Columbia. Sophomore sensation, Kelly DeLuca, has booted home three goals while playing wing and inner for Coach Richard Rini. Juniors Nancy Guest Liz Dobson and Tony DeAngelo have scored two goals a piece. Sue Jones, Heather Sibbison, and Ellen Shultz also have kicked in goals this year.

The girls' team opened up the season with a 6-1 victory over Columbia. Niskayuna then hosted Burnt Hills, but lost 0-1, evening their record out to 1-1. However, the Warriors bounced back to defeat Colonie, Shenendehowa, and Guilderland. The game against Guilderland was a tough, exciting

Girls' Soccer Making Run At Title victory. The final score was 5-3. In that game Nancy Guest tallied two scores for the team.

Coach Rini is very pleased with the team and is looking forward to the showdown at Burnt Hills on October 17. Rini adds, "Our goal is Burnt Hills. We are really shooting for a victory there. They beat us at home earlier in the season, but we are confident we can defeat them on their field. Their field is wider which will help a passing team like ours".

Rini is very impressed this year with sophomore Kelly DeLuca; juniors Mimi Hajjar, Nancy Guest, and Jennifer Brust and seniors Dorrie Kellyand Ellen Shultz, co-captain.

"Kelly is doing an outstanding job for us at the wing and inner positions. She's only a sophomore and can only get better. Mimi is one of our fullbacks this year and she is assigned to our opponents'

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Tim Abigail displays his first place medal while standing on the winners' platform at Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois. He won the National AAU Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion- ship.

Coach Rini was very impressed with Co-captain .Nancy Guest in the Guilderland game, calling her performance tremendous. Dorrie Kelly is the quarterback of the team and Rini calls her "the most intelligent player on the squad. Jennifer Brust is the big scoring threat to Nisky's opponents, but is currently sidelined with a back injury. Goal tender, Lynn Moffet, has been steady in the goal with several outstanding games".

The future (pr girls' soccer at NHS is very promising, as all but two of this year's starters are juniors or sophomores with a lot of time to improve.

Rini explains, "We are in real good shape at this point in the season. I knew the first five games would be crucial to our title run, and we've only lost one game in that span. I'm really pleased with the girls' success so far. This is the best team I've

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Sandy Shoor: Dedicated ByJocelyn Mullen

How would you like to get up early on a beautiful Saturday morning knowing that within two hours you will be running a 26 mile, 385 yard marathon? Most people would fall back into bed with a groan, but not Sandy (Samuel) Shoor, because he loves to run.

Sandy is a totally outdoors person, besides running he loves camping and biking. Sandy bears numerous titles such as Gym and Science teacher at NHS, Physical Education teacher at Craig Elementary School, president of the East Valley Track Club, long Distance coach for Niskayuna Girls' Spring Track, and vice president of the founding board of Five Rivers Environmental Education Center.

Everyone in Sandy's family runs, including his wife, Jan, and their sons Dan and Brian, 13 and 10 years old respectively. Brian has been running since he was three, Dan, since he was six. Jan, who had congestive heart failures 13 years ago, now runs because she knows that it strengthens the heart and she enjoys the "runners high".

They all compete, but there is no pressure on any of them. "I want them to enjoy running, to feel

Marathon Runner good about themselves", comments Sandy. "If I pressured them they'd lose interest and dislike running. Their choice is their own, yet I can't help feeling happy every time they decide to compete."

Among the major contests the family has entered are the Skylon Marathon, The Diet Pepsi Run, The American Lung Association 24 Hour Relay, The Bank-a-thon, and Sandy's latest challenge, the Old Forge-a-thon.

"I don't really know how the boys got interested in running marathons. I guess we just started doing long runs and worked up to about 20 miles, then decided to go for it. I competed in the Skylon once with Danny, and Brian has finished i t twice", explained Sandy.

"We don't have any marathon plans for the future, other than Old Forge for me. I haven't even been training for it, I just want to see if I can do it." said Sandy in an interview.

So, on Saturday, September 30, Sandy faced the ultimate challenge for the long distance runner -- his physical and mental endurance against 26 miles and 385 yards of painful roadracing. He not only met the challenge, he placed third in the contest.

KANT'S TEAM GALLOPS TO INT'L VICTORY

Paul Kant, W A r t Teacher, rides with his Owl Creek Polo Team. Photo by John Grupe

By Judy Schwartz Painting horses isn't the only way that Mr. Kant

is involved with them: the art teacher has found a polo club in Scotia and rounded up a team to represent the United States in a tournament for 3-goal, or handicap, teams in Scotland this past summer.

Mr. Kant and his teammates galloped to victory, bringing two winner's cups back over the Atlantic. Since polo in Scotland is played primarily by the upper class, the guest players were given royal accommodations is castles dating 500 years.

Polo's popularity in the United States reached a summit in the 1890's. but subsided, as it did elsewhere, as stirrings of World War II demanded attention. In 1954, polo in America was reborn, and since then its popularity has been gradually picking

up speed. Since a good polo pony can be secured for only $1,000, polo's prevalence among blue collar workers is on the upswing. Right now, Argentina's polo playing is of the highest caliber in the world.

Polo resembles a hockey game played on horseback. There are four players per team; positions one and two are offensive, while players three and four play defense. Mr Kant plays position three. The most important skill for a polo player is expert riding ability, though good hand-eye coordination is also required.

Mr. Kant hopes to form tournaments among small countries and plans to take his team to Australia for a competition this year. He also wants to set up a polo field in Saratoga, at a site that held two polo fields during polo's heyday in the late 19th century.

YOUNG GOLF TEAM SWINGING WELL

By Kathi Vaughan The NHS Golf Team isswinging along fairly well

this year, having garnished a record of 9-1-1 at $is writing.

Varsity golfers this year are David Bartholic (101, David Faccin ( l l ) , Mark Ferrante (101, Chad Huggins (12), Mark Hurley (121, Eric Niehaus (12) and Morgan Young (9). They are coached by Paul Bachorz, social studies teacher.

The JV team, for the first time, has a coach of their own, Mr. Boothe. They are playing on a non-competitive basis. All students who didn't make the Varsity squad were asked to play for JV.

Coach Bachorz plays with the team as sixth man. The team's home course for matches is Mohawk Golf Club, but the guys have to practice on their own, as there is not a designated practice course.

Mr. Bachorz, when asked if there were any exceptional players this year, replied, "They're all good!" He is looking forward to next year and he thinks their chances for future victory are tremen- dous, as first and second men on the team are both sophomores.

There are no girls on the team this year, only because none tried out

Track To Be Ready By Spring

ByLynn Moffet Not since 1958 has Niskayuna High School had a

new track. The original NHS track was composed of topsoil and cinders. After a period of time, the rain loosened the topsoil and the cinders, rendering the track useless.

Because of the condition of the track, Niskayuna hosted no home track meets last year. The Rotary Invitational, sponsored by the Niskayuna Rotary Club, had to be held at Linton High School last year because the NHS track was not safe to run on.

When the 1978-79 budget was passed, Niskayuna gained funds to construct a new all- weather track. The new asphalt track will be "runable" in both wet and dry conditions.

When asked if the new track would improve the team performance, girls' varsity track coach Linda Cleveland replied, "Overall, i t will improve our already good track team". Miss Cleveland added, "Now that we have the new track, we can have home track meets and possibly have a girls' invitational track meet".

The track, which will be completed in the spring of 1979, will be open to all residents of Niskayuna for running. The fences surrounding the track are present only to discourage bicycles and cars, not runners.

Running Found To Be By Sarah Spillers

What are the multi-colored flashes that seem to have invaded the streets of Niskayuna in the past few months? No, not aliens from other worlds, just people like you and I, who have put on their running suits and became involved with a way of exercise that has become increasingly popular throughout the country.

Whether i t be to lose weight, for health reasons, as part of training programsfor other sports, or as a sport of its own, running has become very popular with people of all ages.

Why do people run? Running is the easiest sport. Requiring a minimum of equipment, no companions and no athletic ability, it can be done almost anytime and anywhere. Dr. George Sheehan, author of Sheehan on Running, writes that running is a "physiologically perfect exercise". I t uses the large thigh and leg muscles in rhythmic fashion at a personally controlled rate. This is a requirement for safely developing cardio- pulminaryfunction. In termsof health, running has proven to increase cardiopulminary fitness, reduce weight, lower blood pressure and decrease the

Who Is The Mime In Our Midst?

By Nora Hartshorn8 One could walk through the halls, seeing the

same faces everyday, and never realize the hidden talents behind them. An example of this talent, oblivious to most students, is Liz Carter.

Liz, an NHS sophomore, is multi-talented. She and Sylvia Linss, a Hamilton Hill school teacher, have an act called "Street Singers", which consists of poetry (mostly children's), mime and singing.

Liz and Sylvia started out as a street act in Vermont, performing in front of a church. That was last June. This led to a series of performances in Lake George, Vermont and Downtown Schenectady (the latter being their largest audience, 1500 people).

The day before a performance you can find Liz and Sylvia dressed in their costumes, which Liz designs and makes, parading with signs stating when and where they will be the following day.

Liz has never participated in a school production, but she has been associated with Schenectady Light Opera Company, Schenectady Civic Players, and the Merri Muppets Children's Theater.

When asked what has inspired Liz to include mime in her act, Liz gave full credit to "Marco the Magnificent", who she saw at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in April 1977. She was so enthralled with his performance that she often wrote him with questions concerning the formation of her own character in the "Street Singers".

Liz feels her experience with "Street Singers" has been richly rewarding because it has allowed her, while doing what she likes best, to be her own manager, director, and agent.

'Perfect Exercise' cholesterol associated with coronary disease.

But in questioning what makes a runner run, perhaps one should look a little further. Though running is the easiest, most natural exercise, some of us might be happier doing sit-ups in front of our television sets at home. If this is true, then what makes a runner? Dr. Sheehan seems to answer this question when he writes, " . . .Heruns because he has to. In being a runner, in moving through pain and fatigue, in imposing stress, in limiting all but the necessities of life, he is fulfilling himself and becuming theperson he is. . . There we thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to rain and look to the day when it will be as easy as a bird in flight . . . For them, sport is not a test, but a therapy ,, . . .

Though the winter months draw nearer and the air outside gets chillier, this will net stop the dedicated runner, as he will put on his thermal underwear and a few more layers of clothing. For those not quite so eager to feel the cold air in their lungs, there are indoor tracks at the Union College Fieldhouse and the Schenectady YMCA.

Jr. Learns To Survive By Anne Himhey

Aliza Garfinkel, a NHS junior, spent eleven days this summer at Hurricane Island in Maine, learning to survive in the wilderness.

The program Aliza was involved with is the widely acclaimed "Outward Bound". "As opposed to being a camp, Outward Bound is a school where you learn more about yourself and your attitudes towards life, nature and the people around you", Aliza explained.

The first four days of the course were spent in rigorous training, including running two miles every morning and dipping in ice cold water. Groups of twelve girls worked together at activities like mountain climbing and ocean sailing. Aliza described these activities as "tasks involving each member working together, making cooperation and team work essential". Although all of the girls were from different backgrounds, they became close friends because of their dependency on each other. Aliza still keeps in touch with some of her group members.

The following four days were spent on an exped- ition. The girls spent each full day on two thirty foot "pulling boats", only anchoring at night, or to prepare a meal. Aliza remarked that, "This was a true test of the girls' new relationships, being in such close quarters for such a long time."

The last three days of the session Aliza spent on her "solo", alone on one of Maine's many islands. With only cocoa and a fruit bar as an emergency supply of food, Aliza had to fend for herself, living off the land. Aliza said, "Although I was apprehen- sive at first about being alone for three days, I began to look forward to having some time to myself."

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In Maine Wilderness When Aliza first heard about "Outward Bound"

from Robert Winchester, a Human Ecology teacher, she almost immediately decided to go because of the challenge involved. As i t turned out, i t was even a harder challenge than she expected.

Although she sometimes found herself counting the days before she could go home, Aliza recommends Outward Bound to everyone. She concluded, "You find your own strengths and learn to depend on yourself, but most of all, you begin to appreciate the things and people you used to take for granted".

Counselor, cont. from page 5 of context and the details are the major challen- ges."

The main problem that students confront Mr. Tedesco with, besides schedule changes, is communication. This problem ranges from student vs. student, to student vs. teachers, to student vs. parent, and even parent vs. teacher.

Mr. Tedesco says he is personally satisfied when he helps a student sort out all his problems and when he aids someone in getting their act together. He feels he has to give each student his undivided attention, and he wants to help them to slow down to take each year as i t comes. The main things Mr. Tedesco hopes to accomplish this year are learning names and adapting to the faculty and the students.

The new counselor is a graduate of Rochester Community College and St. John Fischer Institute, where he majored in psychology. He wasn't planning to become a guidance counselor, but as he went through college he became interested because he likes helping kids and counseling them.

12-WARRIOR, October 1978

Stretch Dollars Shop Next To New

By Sftyhanie Meisalmm How would you like to buy a wool coat for $5, a

fuzzy sweater for $1, or a classic papertMck novel for 25 cents? Inflation may have hit hard, but not at stores dedicated to offering used, but saleable items at low prices.

Macy's and Walden's attractively display up-to- the-minute products, but the price tags leave most teens waiting for Christmas. The Junior League's Next to New Shop, the Salvation Army's thrift stores, and Mike's Discount Books and Cards are sensible and fun places to shop.

Everything from men's clothes to household equipment can be found at 169 Jay Street, the location of the League's discount store. Donations are welcome, but items are also taken on consign- ment: the owner relinquishes 50 percent of the sale price. This is not a perpetual rummage sale. Any article received which does not meet the store's standards is rejected or not consigned.

Profits return to the community through Junior League projects such as SCC scholarships, The Five Sense Gallery at the Schenectady Museum, and decoration of the Ellis Hospital pediatrics ward.

Great buys await you at the area's several Salvation Army stores at 2145 Central Avenue and 100 N. Jay Street.

Book hounds should sniff out Mike's at 334 State Street, where piles of used books are available for under $1. You can read anything you ever wanted to but were afraid to pay for.

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OKLAHOMA TO BE STAGED IN SPRING By Gary Brand

Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklshorna will be presented at NHS April 5-7 under the direction of Mrs. Martha Goldhoff and Mr. Robert Christensen.

Tryouts for parts in the 1947 musical will be held in early December according to Mrs. Goldhoff, English teacher.

The selection of the show, which Mrs. Goldhoff feels will have wide appeal, was based on its cast size, the balance of male and female parts along with the ease of obtaining scripts and music scores. "Also", commented Mrs. Goldhoff, "we had to consider the particular make up of the orchestra this year. Brass doesn't seem to be in great supply".

Other shows considered for production were West Side Story and Kiss Me Kate. They were rejected due to too much dancing and a lack of "wide appeal" respectively.

"The tryout procedure will be a matter ot singing and reading", Mrs. Goldhoff explained. Students will be required to read a very short selection from the libretto (spoken score) and then present a song. There will be an accompanist available.

Currently, Mrs. Goldhoff is directing Drama Club's November production of The Mm Who Came To Dinner. She has also appeared on stage, most recently in a dinner-theater presentation of The Sunshine Boys. Other shows in which she has appeared are The Little Foxes, Prisoner of Second Avenue and, coincidentally, The Man Who Came To OIllner.

When asked if there was anything about the upcoming show she wanted to add, Mrs. Goldhoff said, "We are eager for everyone to come and try out for the musical".

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accommodations and meals for five days and four nights 5. Local, State and Federal taxes,if any, are the responsibility in Miami. of the prize winners. 250 Second Prizes' Tiffany Silver Necklaces 6. Sweepstakes o n to residents of the United States except 3,000 Third Prizes: Agree T-Shii employees of .'%Johnson, ~nc., its advertising, jud and 10.000 Fourth Prizes- Agree Hair Care Kits - - - * - promotional agencies. Sweepstakes subject to all &erab All 13,255 prizes will be awarded. State and Local regulations. Sweepstakes void in Missouri

4. Prizes are not transferable. No substitute prizes.Only one or wherever prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. prize to a family. Odds of winnin will be determined by 7. To obtain winners list, send a stamped,self-addressed the number of entries received. Winners will be selected in envelope to Agree Winners List, PO. Box 8211, S t Paul, a random drawing conducted by Spotts International, Inc. MN 55182. First Prize Winners will be required to execute an affidavit 8. To be eligible, entries must be postmarked November of eligibility and release. 30,1978 and received by December 10.19%.

NO POSTAGE { Agiee Orange Bowl

NECESSARY IF MAILED

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UNITED STATES T ̂1 Official Entry Blank. Detach and mail this entry 1 blank in an envelope to:

FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO 16 ASHLAND OHIO m Agree Sweepstakes, POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE * I PO. Box 8201.

S. C. Johnson &Son, Inc. 600 Union St.

- 1 St.Paul.MN 55182 1 Please enter me in the - - 1 Agree Orange Bowl Fun and Fashion Sweepstakes. - - - 1 today.