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AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
Vol. 10 No. 43
Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, June 14,1973 .15c
Graduation at FHS School Hours Revision
Reduces Bus Fleet by 3
Farmingdale High School principal John A. McLennan, seen above with
Salutatorian Karen Lee Duzy and Valedictorian John Richard Suler, will wish
Bon Voyage to over 1,000 graduates this Sunday, June 17, when the 57th an­nual
commencement exercises will be held at 4: 00 p. m. on the school grounds
at the rear of the building.
Approximately 71 percent of the graduates are planning to continue with
various ' - - 9f pot', i. school ' • ; ' v rvr \
Farmingdale United Methodist Church wiii ueirver me uuvocation. The
members of the Class of 1973 will be presented by Dr. William A. Kinzler,
Superintendent of Schools. Robert Campbell, president of the Board of
Education, will present the diplomas. The High School Band will play under
the direction of Alfred Fiore.
The Farmingdale Board of Education
held a special meeting on June 11 to
discuss school hours for the 1973 / 74
school year. The schedule, which was
adopted after consultation with the
teachers union and the PTA Council,
retains present Senior High School hours
and rotates the Junior High School into
the 9: 30- 3: 30 time slot. The new schedule
will put all elementary grades except
kindergarten on the same arrival-dismissal
hours.
The proposed schedule shows these
changes: Mill Lane and Howitt Junior
High Schools will move to 9: 30- 3: 30; East
Memorial and Parkway Oaks will go
from 9 to 3; Albany Avenue, grades 4- 6,
change the present 9: 30- 3: 30 to 8: 30- 2: 30
while Northside, grades 4- 6, will do the
reverse; Woodward Parkway grades 1- 3,
will be 9- 3 and all kindergartens will go
8: 30- 11, 12- 2: 30. All schools or grades not
listed will remain the same as present.
The plan as adopted provides for a reduc­tion
of three buses over the current year.
0 voW r>: defeated the school budget in
hopes of a decrease in the tax rate then
their hopes have been fulfilled. The
second vote for the 1973/ 74 proposed
school budget will take place from 10
a. m. to 10 p. m. at Weldon E. Howitt
Junior High School, Saturday, June 23.
Voter registration will be held Saturday,
June 16, 12 to 10 p. m. at Howitt Junior
High School.
In comparison to the first proposed
budget, the tax rate has been lowered 36
cents in the Town of Oyster Bay for a
present increase of $ 1.04 per hundred.
For the portion of the district in the Town
of Babylon the rate is now $ 2.31 per
hundred, a decrease of 53 cents.
The Board of Education unanimously
passed the budget which shows a total
increase of revenues of $ 244,866 and a
total net decrease in expenditures of $-
53,500. An additional $ 288,215 in assessed
valuation for the Town of Oyster Bay has
been included in the projected tax rate
estimates, which' is equivalent to an
increase in income of $ 30,000 or 3 cents on
the tax rate. The total reduction in tax
levy will be $ 298,366.
Revenue changes show three in­creases,
the first being 2.5 per cent in
State Aid. Textbook Aid went up to
$ 60.866 while the 1972- 73 year- end balance
was up $ 14,000.
Changes in expenditures show a $ 500
increase in auditor's fee and a $ 25,000
increase in textbooks. But, these were
countered by a number of decreases
coming in transportation, teacher aides,
fire, liability and group life insurance
premiums and building repairs.
Farmingdale Students Harvest Their
Rewards at Annual Awards Assembly
The annual Awards Assembly
of the Farmingdale Senior High
School was held on May 30 at
which numerous and various
scholarships and awards were
presented to the students.
The Farmingdale Parent-
Teachers Association Scholar­ships
were presented by Mrs.
Russell Watkins to Barbara
Ambrose, Andre Amendola,
Robert Braglia, Lynn Cosma,
Eileen Delaney, Anthony
DeSanto, Jennifer Dunn and
Maryann Fontana. Also included
are Neil Gitin, Deborah Grell,
Donald Hopper, Kevin Klutchko,
Peter Kortman, Debra Louie,
Mary Joan Muscolo, Steven
Racow, Marie Riccio, Edward
Robb, Francis Sangiorgio and
Margaret Thannhauser.
The Richard B. Rose Memorial
Scholarship went to John
Richard Suler. Mrs. Edward
Roberts presented three awards
for the Women's Club of Far­mingdale:
the Abigail E.
Leonard Award to Debra Anne
Louie . the Scholarship Award to
John Suler and the Sup­plementary
Award to Susan
Mascaiello.
The Junior League of the
Women's Club of Farmingdale
awards wore presented to Marie
RicctO, Barbara Ambrose, and
Gail Rudy by Mrs. v William
Manker. Robert Murray received
the Francis •) Fahey Memorial
Scholarship and Stephanie Konitz
and Mary . loan Muscolo received
the Farmingdale Kiwanette
Scholarships presented by Mrs
George Dixon and Mrs. Ronald
Shircore.
Charlette Guastella received
the Farmingdale Rotary Club
Award for Service above Self.
Classroom Teachers Awards for
contributions to the school
community, given by Kenneth
Deedy, president, went to
Fabienne Johns, Chris Orgill and
Edward Robb.
Maureen Daley was awarded
the Ruth McGuire Memorial
Scholarship given to that Future
Nurse Club Member who shows
high promise of contributing to
the nursing profession in the
future. Edward Albert Sharrot
received the Gerald McCaffrey
emorial Scholarship. Recipients
of the Weldon E. Howitt Boys'
Leaders Club Scholarships
presented by Achille Defendini,
sponsor, were William Monk,
Charles MeAlpine, Frank
DeLucia, George Caraberis and
William Barrett.
The Kiwanis Club Citizenship
Award went to Anthony Donald
Duranti. Knights of Pythias
Award for Scholarship and
Service presented by the Mid-
Island Lodge H2H was received by
Toby Klbaum. The Michael C.
Schamroth & Sons Scholarship
awarded by Miami University
was given to Howard Hoffman.
Future Nurses awarded two
scholarships, the firsl to Sherry
Knoell, the Future Nurses club
member for sincere dedication
and unfailing interesl in nursing
as a profession, and the second to
Jeanne Koch, a Future Nurses
Club member for Distinguished
Service.
Two Yearbook Scholarships
were presented for Leadership,
Devotion and Creativity of the
Editor, Neal Wolkoff, and for
photography, Seth Zarny. Cheryl
Wurth received the Plainsman
Scholarship awarded by
Nebraska Wesleyan University in
recognition of Outstanding
Achievement.
The Awards Assembly con­tinued
to honor over 100 students
for their different efforts
throughout the school years.
Among those awards were:
Congressman Angelo Rocallo
Award for Citizenship to Deborah
Kay Grell who with Robert Mule
also received certificates of
achievement awarded by Hon.
Ralph G. Caso, county executive
ot Nassau County; Bausch &
Lomb Award to the Outstanding
Senior Student in Science for the
University of Rochester - John
Suler who also received the
Annual Reader's Digest Award to
Calss Valedictorian and the Long
Island Press Award to Vledie
torian.
The John F. Kennedy
Memorial Citizenship Award was
presented to Mary Sandra Pelton
by Sachs Quality Stoics as the
Graduating Senior who has
shown outstanding Citizenship
Trails and the Sterling Silver
lloiiieinaking Award was
nied to Donna Schinnerer
by Sterling Silversmiths Ciuild Ot
America as the outstanding
Senior in Homemaking.
Other students to be honored
were: Thomas Penn- George J.
Pecorell Memorial Citizenship
Award presented by the Far­mingdale
Police Boys Club;
Janine Tenny- The Raymond
Magner Memorial Award
presented by the Farmingdale
PBC; George Hart- Weldon E.
Howitt Award for the Out­standing
Student in Physical
Science; Mary Dunkerley-
Community Service Award given
by Murray Tuck; Felice Tilin-
B'nai B'rith Award given by the
Farmingdale Chapter for
Community Service; and Mar-jorie
Cantor- Joseph H. Holzman
Memorial Brotherhood.
The Women's Club of Far­mingdale
presented awards for
Music- Margaret Sisti, for Art-
Peter Bix, and for Sewing- Susan
Magruder. The Junior League
Sewing award went to Janet
Scangis. Toby Elbaum received
the Scholastic Achievement
Award given by the Grand Lodge
of the Knights of Pythias. Glenn
myrato won the Automobile Club
of New York Award as the
Outstanding Student in Driver
Education Classes
Many Math students received
recognition: Bethpage Lodge F
& A. M. No. 975 Awards for
Outstanding Math Students
Deborah Poole; ( Math 10>
Deborah Pooler Math to* and
Dennis Spathis ( Math n >.
Nassau Count \ Mathletes
Awards George Hart Most
Outstanding Team Mathlete and
Top Scorer, Richard Rupp,
scoring seven points, Scott
Chipurnoi. six points, Gregory
Tadduni, five points, and Thomas
Marchessault, Kenneth Zollo,
four points: L. I. Math Fair
Award to Semifinalist in the fair-
James Mickol.
Scott Morgan earned the Paper
Lion Award for Outstanding
Service to the paper and Glenn
Fiore received the Farmingdale
Chapter of D. E. C. A. Award for
Leadership and Achievement in
field of Marketing and
Distribution. Karen Duzy was
given the American Association
of University Women Award
sponsored by the Massapequa
Branch Area and Patricia
Mangieri and Regina Morabito
received the Future Secretaries
Association Awards for
Scholarship and Service to the
club.
Homemaker of Tomorrow is
Mark Nowotarski who earned the
Betty Crocker Award given by
General Foods Co. Awards given
by Mrs. Heaney. chairman of
Home Economis Dept.. went to
Joanne Genovese for Outstanding
leadership and Janice Holly for
Service to the club Deborah
Lynn McKay received an award
for meritorius service to the
community
Other students honored v%<
Barbara F Kasper I I Business
K d u c a t ! 0 n Ch; ii r tn e n s
Association Award for Out
standing Achievement in Data
Processing and Bookkeeping.
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