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VOL. 35 NO. 2 Wednesday, January 20,1988 30« P ER COPY
CITATION: Congressman Ray McGrath (R-VS), presents
to Nassau County Police Officer Ronald Shepis of East
Rockaway, the Congressional Certificate of Merit. Officer
Shepis, along with fellow officer, Keiih Lane not pictured, is
credited with saving the life of an individual experiencing a
cardiac arrest in Woodmere. Shepis's name was placed in
nomination to receive Congressman McGrath's award by
his superior officers at the Fourth Precinct and was
approved by Commissioner of Police, Samuel J. Rozzi. He
has also been nominated to receive the Department's Meri*
torious Award and has been the recipient of Congressman
McGrath's congressional award in the past. Also in attend-ance
and representing Inspector Herbert Faust is Captain
Daniel Lishansky of the Fourth Precinct in Hewlett where
Shepis is assigned. The Congressman's Awards ceremony
was held at the Valley Stream Elks Lodge #2164.
State
When it comes to state aid
for education, it all depends
on which side of the street
you live.
Under the proposed
school aid formula for Long
Island schools submitted by
Governor Mario Cuomo to
the New York State Legisla-ture,
the East Rockaway
Public School District
would experience a $199,028
increase in state aid, for a
Aid A Mixed Ba^or
Area Schools
total of $2,996,327, while in
Lynbrook, school aid would
be slashed by21il%, or
$884,639.
Local lawmakers, includ-ing
New York Senator Dean
Skelos (9th S.D.) have indi-cated
that they will fight the
plan, which slashes aid to
Nassau and Suffolk Coun-ties
by $32.5 million.
According to Senator
Skelos, the Governor's plan
contradicts his State-of-the-
State address, which called
for new programs to make
the next ten years the
"Decade of the Child."
"Apparently Nassau Coun-ty's
children are not to be
included in the governor's
rhetorical 'Decade of the
Child,' Skelos stated.
Among school districts in
the immediate area. Gover-nor
Cuomo's plan would cut
Community
Baldwin
East Rockaway
Lynbrook
Oceanside
Rockville Centre
TOTAL
Current Proposed Change % Change
Aid Aid
12,343,810 11,637,842 -705,968 -5.72
2,797,299 2,996,327 + 199,028 +7.12
3,527,987 2,769,191 -758,796 -21.51
9,616,398 9,203,833 -412,565 -4.29
4,686,658 4,082,353 -604,305 -12.89
32,972,152 30,689,546 -2,282,606 -6-92
statff"aiWftp education by
6.92%|Tf%ollowing chart
breaks down^W funding for
area comn)ftm%s:
Overall, prop-osal
would ml^efse spend-ing
on schools by $325 mil-lion,
rising 4.4% to a total of
$7.7 billion. On Long Island
the plan would cut 39 of 56
districts in Nassau and 41 of
66 districts in Suffolk.
The Governor concedes
that he faces a fight from
"legislators in less needy dis-tricts
who don't want to cut"
their funding. The legisla-ture
will approve or reject
Cuomo's recommendations,
and it should be noted that
in recent years, no district on
Long Island has had its aid
cut despite proposals from
the Governor which would
have done so.
East Rockaway High School Alumni Waverly Park School Honored
Association
Over forty alumni man-aged
to squeeze into the
Music Room at the high
school on January 6 as the
East Rockaway High
School Alumni Association
held a special orientation
meeting for class representa-tives
in addition to conduct-ing
regular Association
business.
Representatives from 26
different classes ranging
from 1941 to 1987 heard
A s s o c i a t i o n president
Richard J. Meagher explain
Career Fair Scheduled
The first annual Career
Fair at East Rockaway High
School has been scheduled
for Thursday evening, Febr
ruary 4, 1988, from 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. according by Dr.
Semergieff, Principal of
East Rockaway High
School.
Approximately seventeen
broad career areas will be
representated by nearly
forty career resource pro-grams
who will share infor-mation
on career opportuni-ties
in their respective fields.
They will include in their
talks the preparation that is
required for entry into their
occupational areas. Where
possible, alumni and local
residents have been con-tacted
and have agreed to
serve as our career resource
persons.
Originally conceived as an
event for students in grades
7-12 at East Rockaway High
School as well as for their
parents, the Career Fair has
been broadened in scope. An
invitation has been extended
to Mr. Barbarino, the prin-cipal
of Lynbrook High
School, to include his stu-dents
and their parents in
this worthwhile evening.
This cooperation is an out-growth
of the on-going
"Building Bridges Project"
that has existed between the
two districts for the past two
years. The parents and stu-dents
of 7th and 8th graders
. at St. Raymond's Parochial
School, which is located
within the boundaries of the
East Rockaway school dis-trict,
are being encouraged
to attend. A special
announcement has also been
sent to the alumni of the
graduating classes of 1986
and 1987.
Additional information
on the Career Fair at East
Rockaway High School can
be obtained from: Dr. Kat-hleen
Semergieff, at East
Rockaway High School,
Ocean Avenue, East Rock-away,
New York 11518 ~
(516) 887-3111.
how vital a role they would
play in building a strong
Alumni Association, serving
as "lightning rods" to their
classes, as two-way channels
of communication so that
ideas and information could
flow more freely and swiftly
among the nearly 5,000
graduates of East Rockaway
High School since 1937.
Alumni Data Bank Coor-dinator
Bob Jacobsen dis-tributed
class lists to the
class representatives and
asked their help in tracking
down missing information
and address changes. Mem-bership
Committee Chair-person
Andy Ferretti out-lined
details of the pending
membership drive.
Vice President John
Brennan asked for new ideas
and new directions for the
association from the class
representatives and wel-comed
their potential partic-i
p a t i o n on a s s o c i a t i on
c o m m i t t e e s . 'Treasurer
Elaine Boll reminded them
of the importance of the
timely payment of the $5
membership dues for 1988.
Recording Secretary Jan-ice
Sanders and Corres-ponding
Secretary Paula
DePietro also spoke briefly
to the class representatives,
as did several trustees,
before Meagher asked each
of those present to identify
themselves, their class, and
(Continued on Page 10)
The Waverly Park School
in Lynbrook will be honored
by the New York State
Department of Education
for superior achievement
and eductional excellence.
In making the announce-ment,
Alicemarie Bresni-han,
president of the Board
of Education and Superin-tendent
of Schools Bern
Seiderman welcome resi-dents
of the Lynbrook Dis-trict
to attend special
ceremonies on Tuesday,
Janaury 26 at 8 P.M. in the
John Branciforte Theatre of
the High school. An infor-mal
reception will take place
at the conclusion of the
program.
The contribution of Prin-cipal
Barbara Hayes and the
staff members of Waverly
Park will be recognized by
the Board of Education.
Cited will be Teachers Crol
P e l t o n , Lynn Caffrey,
Gerilyn Mintz, Christine
Hoyte, Wilma Fine, Sheila
Malkin, Ann Taranto,
Michael Greenfield, Elaine
Weinstein, Barbara Trach-tenberg,
Evelyn Solon,
Doreen Belli, Margaret
Belovin, Doreen Combs,
Babette Freed, Eugene Har-ris,
Arlene Langlieb, Phillis
Kubach, Gail Meister,
Robert Ottman, Karen
Petty, Norma Scherer, Anne
McGrath, Nurse-teacher
Olga DeNapoli, Pyscholo-
^ist Howard Gurr, Librar-ian
Valerie Patterson,
Teacher-Aide Rose Tetro,
Secretary Joan Solimeno,
Typists Shirley Berger and
Michele Brod, Monitors
Muriel Denk and Evelyn
Slattery aiTd Custodians
Danie Haffnerf, James
Ewen and Michael DiCos-ola.
"Since winning the Ele-mentary
School Recogni-tion
Award," says Mrs.
Hayes, "many school
administrators have called
to ask me what makes up
such a special school. 1
respond, 'we are unique
because of the care and con-cern
that teachers have for
students, students have for
teachers, and the excep-tional
relationship that PTA
has with all of us.' We are.
truly a family where the
individual knows he/she is
contributing to the educa-tion
and welfare of all. Our
high expectations for each
student are a priority for
teachers, parents and the
administrator. Ours is a
cooperative, caring school.
Our motto, 'Waverly Park
has heart' is certainly true."
Paricipating in the cele-bration
will be members of
the Administration, Board
(Continued on Page 10)
Turning Back
-The Clock
by Mildred Roemer
Sorry we mentioned
about "Christmas Without
Topcoats" a while back. The
weatherman is getting even
in a big way!
Among ye historian's clip-pings
is an old newspaper
article concerning Elsworth
Langdon, who lived on
Pearsall's Hassock (a small
island on Hewlett Bay. He is
pictured with his cat.
Tommy, and there is a lad,
and a photo of his shack.
The article is headed "Only
Free Man Alive, Shui^
Worries in Island Shack.
The ten year-old recluse is
his own Boss." The article
goes on to quote Langdon
"as he huddles from the cold
stating that he had made his
home there to be out of the
reach of the "Authorities"
who wanted to put him in a
Nursing Home. Langdon
had seen the Bay freeze over
and rum runners come and
go. "I never was a rum
runner" he explained.
Ye historian has a vivid
memory of another fisher-