The-Leader_1989-08-24

              SPEC/AL
BACK TO SCHOOL
fSSUE) Freeport • Baldwin
LEADER JJlhYeir, hfo.34Fteeport,N.Y. II320 Oflkial newspaper of Ibe Village of Fretpon-Fitepon and Baldwin School Districts Tliursday, August 24.1989 ISt-
Freeport offers variety of programs
Dtwao tnr M«unc« FoTQ*
A FREEPORT ELECTRIC UTILmES craw works at Smith
StnNTt and South Oc««n AvsntM a« part of a project to uparadtf
the viltaga^actricity tyttam from 6,000 to 16,000 watutfuit
accordino to Ganaral Manager WnUam Cominos, wiD ntean
oraator effidancy, lasa nufntanance and diminish high vottage
stjrges to home circuit breakers. Craw qtfinesupervisor John
CapoxxoU and first dasa Onemen John Mdloy, Michael Robin­son
end Joaaph CapoxzoU are shown rapladng the five kOovoH
cutoutswithlBKVcutotita. They ere also re ptacir>giit3ity poles.
by Ira J. Schitdkraut
The Freepon School District
offers carefully planned educa­tions!
programs, from Pre-
Kinder^rteq to Adult Continu­ing
Educatioa. to meet student
and community needs.
Freepon^ Early Childhood
Education Programat Columbus
A\-enuc School includes Pre-
Kindergarten and Kindergarten
students, providing learning
opportunities for the district's
four- and five^ jear-olds.
All lillagc schools utilize a s-zr-icty
of methods designed to foster
maximum educational grou-th by
meeting individual learning
needs. Effective teaching
methods are supplemented by
computer-assisted instruction to
pro\ide individualized lessons in
the area of Reading. Mathemat­ics,
and many other subject areas.
The Grade 5-6 Center includes
a fully equipped science labora­tory,
and. as pan of the Grade 5
program, all students uke part in
the innovative ~Vo>-age of the
Mimi"projcct, involving science,
math, and technology.
Freeport schools to open September 7
Freeport School District Hours
for 1989-90 School Year
AM Pro-tOrxlergartdn
and Kinderganon
PM Pra-Kindorga/ton
and Kindergarton
Grad»5l-4
Gfzda3l-4
Grades
Grada6
Grades 7-8
ScbfiQl
CoKin^bus EarV ChOdhood
Education Center
Ljoona Arnold, Director
Coiumbus EarV ChSdhood
Edtication Canlar
Us. Leona Arnold, Director
Archer SUeet School
Thomas Haley. Principal
UoF.GWyn School
James Glanrx>n, Principa]
Bayview Awnue Schoof
Awhooy Duhamal, Principal
CaroOrw G. Atkinson School
George Coupe, Prtncspal
CaroIJna G. Atkinson School
George Cocpe, PrincipaJ
John W. Dodd Junof High School 750 am. » 2:10 p.n
Har^Sng Morgan. Princ^
8:25 9,m. to 10.55 a-m.
11:55 am. to 2:25 p.m.
935 am. to 3:35 p.m.
9:35 a.rTt to 3:35 p.m.
9 a-m. to 3 p.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
8:^ am-to 2:25 pm,
Variety of couraea
The secondary schools offer a
full complement of academic
courses, including such options
as Advanced Placement, college
!e%-el courses, independent study.
and elective courses.
For students interested in
science or math research, the
Galileo Institute at Frtcpon
High School provides training in
ceseatch methods xwi assistance
with project development
In order to meet the new
requirements under the Regents
Action Plan, significant restruc­turing
of course offerings and
course leveLi has been -imple­mented
m the secondary- schools.
All sequences necessary for stu­dents
to meet the new require­ments
are provided in vaf>ing
levels to meet student needs.
Student involvement
Extracurricular sctivitics at
thejuniorsnd senior high schools
provide for a great range of inter­ests.
Organized (cam sports for
both sexes include badminton,
basketball, bowling, football,
gymnastics, lacrosse, riflery,
soccer, tennis, track, and vollc>--
batl. The swimming teams at
Freepon High School also have
the added advanuge of the facili­ties
of the Freeport Recreation
Center, where they can practice
atul host visiting teams.
Oubs and organizations dem­onstrate
the wide-ranpng inter­ests
of Freepon students. At
Dodd. these include a multi-faceted
student government,
>-earbook. newspaper. literar>
magazine, and ipecillizcd club*
in academic as ucll as special
Freeport High School
David A Church, PnnopaJ
7 30 am to 2'07 p m
interest areas.
The school newspaper, literary
magazine and malh research
journal at FHS are all written by
students. Other students partici­pate
in Odyssey of the Mind,
Future Problem Solving and
malhlete competitive teams. Still
others are aaive members of
clubs dealing with electronics,
photography, cheericaders and
dramatic groups.
All Freeport schools feature
music intruction and choruses,
bands and orchestras, and the
schools schedule concerts dunng
the school >-ear for students and
parenu. The performing groups
also perform frequently in
parades and competitions, bolh
wiihin our communitv and
ihroughout ihe county and siaic
AUeri\attve education
Recognizing the existence of a
drug and.alcotiol problem in our
society, the Freeport School Dis­trict
also has a comprehensive
substance abuse education and
counseling program. The pro­gram,
which is under the supervi­sion
of a full-time coordinator
who works primarily at the high
school, is also provided to stu­dents
at Dodd and the elemen­tary
schools.
At the secondary level, the dis­trict
features several alternative
educational plans. The Alterna­tive
Learning Center Program.
designed for youngsters under 16
who have difficulty funaionin;
in a traditional curriculum, is
coupled *ith counseling which
continues until the pupil_is prc-
(oamruvd on p«Qt 4)
New staff in Baldwin district
by Janet Seiman.
Administrative Assistant.
and Joan Delaney
When the Baklwin schools
open on September 6. two new
elementary principals, a new dis-tria
director of music and fine
aru and eleven other new certi­fied
staff roemben will welcome
an estimated 4.400 students,
including approximately 142iiew
enrolkes.
The twoelemenury pnncipals,
though new to their positions,
have both previously served as
administrators in the Baldwin
schools.
Nanc> McElioy. whose
appointment as pnnapal of
Srookirde School was an­nounced
last spnng. has been a
Baldwin julT member since 1966
and »ai named lo her presen:
position after serving as director
of reading for the district. She
will be replacing outgoing princi­pal
Roben Babb.
Gary Griggs, recently
appointed as principal of Lxnox
School, t&ovcs to his new posi­tion
from the assisunt principal-ship
at Baldwin Sienior High
School. Mr. Griggs was chosen
from a field of 82 applicants,
eight of whom were inien.icwed
by Ihe Lenox Princpal Reaction
Committee Three finalises were
then mierview-ed by Superintend­ent
Gene Lanzaro, Assistant
Supennteodenti Phyllu Alme-noff.
Lee Chapman and Peter
Lynch, and Willam Gordon,
who retired as pnncipal of Lenox
in June
The Music and Fine \:\\
Department »iill no* be under
the leadership of Dr Mfred
Townseod, •*ho comes to Bald-