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wer AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
VOL. 10 NO. 15 Second Class Postape has been paid at KarmiiiKdale, N. Y. 117.' i5
Published by THE OBSERVER. Inc.. Box 146. Farmingdale. N. Y. Thursday, November 30, 1972 » 15c
How Delightfully Monotonous:
Number One Again!
School Discussion on
Psychological Services
The Farmingdale Lions did what they promised they would do: they captured
the Nassau County Crown last Friday at Hofstra Stadium by beating their
worthy opponent East Meadow 28- 25 and are once more the number one
football team of all High Schools in the State of New York. Seen above are just
some of the fans enjoying the action at Hofstra. The Lions have done a lot for
the spirit of the High School in particular and for Farmingdale in general.
Hopefully, that spirit will remain even if the going should be getting rougher
as it is bound to happen sooner or later ( rather later). More pictures on the
game on page 12.
Best Ever Lions Cop County Crown
The role of the psychological
and guidance services was
discussed at Monday evening's
curriculum meeting of the
Farmingdale school board. The
meeting was poorly attended
with fewer than ten residents
present.
As explained by Dr. Nicholas
Massa, the psychologists are
involved with the problems of
" why kids can't or won't learn
and why they can't or won't
behave.'' Among the personal
problems facing children who
come to the psychologists are
broken homes and suicidal
tendencies. In the elementary
schools the majority of requests
for psychological services come
from the parents. In the high
school over 90 per cent are from
the students themselves. On all
levels, referrals also come from
teachers and other specialists.
All psychological records are
strictly confidential.
Dr. Alexander Antwarg
commented that the Far­mingdale
psychological staff is
trained in psychotherapy. Only
2'/ 2 per cent of the problems that
come to them have to be referred
outside specialists.
In addition to testing and
counseling, psychologists also
visit classrooms when their
special knowledge is pertinent to
the subject.
The guidance counselors in the
elementary schools play a
diagnostic and preventive role as
was explained by Sue Harloff
from the Woodward Parkway
School. Their services are
restricted to those who are failing
or have other problems; but in
helping these children, the other
classmates are not disturbed.
In the Junior and Senior High
Schools the guidance counselors
work with all students. Their
work includes helping students
adjust to changes from one level
to the next, working with ninth
graders to check if they have
chosen an appropriate direction,
helping students garner available
scholarships, and standardized
testing. Even after students
graduate they still use the school
guidance services. Leonard
Marino of the High School
Guidance department com­mented
that the schools are
concerned about the amount of
testing students are involved in
and try to keep district tests to a
minimum.
Marino explained that the
situation in colleges are changing
and many of the private four year
institutions have more openings.
The question of whether or not
the schools should provide ex­tensive
psychological services
was discussed from the audience.
John McLennan, the High School
principal, commented that in
Farmingdale physical health is
taken care of by parents. Sources
of psychological services are
limited. In addition, services in
the schools are available when
they are needed. Drugs and
racial confrontation have led to
increasing needs for services.
Pupil personnel director, Preston
Corsa, said that the explanations
of the services were incomplete
since discussion of any service at
any level could take an entire
evening.
Twenty staff Tnembers whose
work was related to these ser­vices
were introduced at the
meeting. Commenting on the
poor attendance, William
Tomasso, Jr. High Guidance
counselor, pointed out that more
parents come when there is a
subject specifically related to
their children.
Local Shoppers Again
May Disregard Meters
Farmingdale's village board
has voted to give a Christmas
present to shoppers in the Main
Street business area.
Parking meters will be covered
with a bag reading " Seasons
Greetings," giving motorists
unlimited free parking. Village
Clerk James McKenna said this
is the tenth consecutive year the
board has taken this action.
" We've found it gives the shopper
in the Village of Farmingdale a
feeling of being wanted. It shows
that we welcome his patronage,"
he said, " And besides," he added,
" merchants have indicated it
very definitely helps business for
stores in the area."
By Bob Mule
During the team meeting that followed the final
game, Farmingdale coach Don Snyder told the team
that they had fullfilled his preseason dream. Last
year during the spring, the coach told his team: " You
have the potential to be better than last year's team"
That had to be some task. In 1971, the Dalers were
undefeated county champions and were rated number
one in the slate. As a result of their fine victory over
Fast Meadow this past Friday the Farmingdale Lions
seemed to match that feat as they became unofficial
county champs and were officially deemed New
York's top team. " Not to downgrade any of the ae
complishments Oi last year's team, but if we were
asked, as we have been all year, to compare last
scar's team to this year's we would have to say that
this year's is even better simply for the fact thai you
played with all the pressure of being number one all
year." Coach Mulligan echoed those sentiments, and
coach Apgar added, " This will be a football team I will
never forget." The pride in his eyes showed it.
The game that the Lions had to win they won.
Despite a fine effort by John McGuire, the Fast
Meadow quarterback, Farmingdale rallied to win 28-
25.
It was a perfect day for football and both teams
were ready for the game despite the pre- game
ballyhoo that resulted from the TV coverage the game
was receiving. Farmingdale came into the game with
only one touchdown scored on them all year, but Fast
Meadow showed that they were not afraid of their
North Shore One Champion counterparts.
McGuire hi! Howie Mann on a seventeen yard pass to
cap Off a fifty seven yard drive. The kick was good and
the Dalers traded for the first time all year, 7 (). The
Dalei'S came back with a long drive of their own as
Teatom and Williams ran the ball well inside and out.
Teatom scored on a one yard plunge. The PAT try was
no good so the Dalers still trailed 7- 6.
East Meadow's McGrath added a field goal in the
closing minutes to give the Jets a 10- 6 lead, with just
under two minutes left in the half. Farmingdale then
took the ball and drove for eighty yards. The big play
was an end around run that gave the Dalers a first
down on the one. With just seconds remaining, Far­mingdale
tried four plays, none of them moved the
ball. On the last play, Farmingdale claimed that a Jet
had not gotten back onside and was stalling but the
complaint fell on deaf ears.
So the Dalers went into the locker room with a
Strange feeling. They were trailing! Before the second
half the captains were getting everybody up: " We've
played too many games to go out a loser " " I'm not
Walking off tins field a loser'" " Look at our fans
They're ail quiet. We owe ii to them!"
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