Linebacker Eddie Gordon
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Cellan told the players, "Tonight,
you were perfect. I'm so proud of
all of you." Freeport
Mayor Bill Glacken added his con-gratulations
to the many others
the players received by stressing
the value of teamwork. "What is so
significant about this victory," said
Glacken, "is that it shows what is
possible when people work
together for a common goal."
The team exceeded expecta-tions
in achieving the first Freeport
football undefeated season since
1963. In addition, the team won
the Rutgers Cup of Long Island
while quarterback Chris Richez was
given the Thorp Award, and line-backer
Eddie Gordon earned the
Finer Award.
Quarterback Chris Richez
BOY SCOUTS COLLECTING FOOD FOR THE
NEEDY FOR THE COMING HOLIDAYS
The members of Boy Scout
Troop 36.have_pla.ced_a red,_
wooden collection box in the
lobby of Village Hall in hopes of
receiving donations of non-per-ishable
food for needy families
to enjoy during the upcoming
Holidays. Their efforts in collect-ing
food for the Thanksgiving
Holiday were very successful,
and they are counting on the
generosity of Freeport Village
employees and local residents
who visit the building to make
the December holiday season a
happy one for those less fortu-nate.
Freeport Mayor Bill
Glacken and the Village Trustees
met-with-the-Scouts irPthT"
Mayor's office to begin the cam-paign
for canned goods and
non-perishable food items. The
Scouts are hoping there will be
sufficient canned vegetables,
cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes
and packaged dressing to distrib-ute
to needy families. Anyone
interested in contributing may
bring their donation to the
Village Hall lobby before
December 22.
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Scouts Cordell Allen, Timothy Horon, Danny Radecker, Chris Boccalino, Matt Corapi, Matt Brittain, Anthony Goldman,
Samuel Pardo, Richard Avolin, Chris Klimas, Steven Gianaca, Thomas Raynor, Roger Zavaleto.
Back row: Troop Leader John Harding, Trustee Don Mauersberger, Mayor Bill Glacken, Trustee Don Miller, Troop Leaders
Tom Preston, and Rick Avolin.
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NOVEMBER, 2000 www.FreeportNY.com THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
RED DEVILS TAKE LI CHAMPIONSHIP
It was a perfect ending to a perfect year
for Freeport High School's football team. The
Red Devils capped an 11-0 winning season by
taking the Long Island 2000 Conference I
Championship on November 25, beating the
Commack Cougars 20-19. The previous
Saturday, Nov. 18, the Red Devils paved the
way for the LI conference by taking the
County Championship by beating
Farmingdale 32-6.
The Red Devils took the championship
after a tie score of 13-13 forced the game
into overtime. In overtime, each team's
offense geys the ball on the 20 -yard line.
Freeport advanced 7 points to bring the
game to 20-13, with Travis Jinks scoring on a
2-yard run and Nick Colon kicking the extra
point. On Commack's possession, Cougar
Chad Ellis scored on a 1-yard run making it
20-19. the Cougars opted for a two-point
conversion play in hopes of a win with quar-terback
Mike Prahalis attempting a pass to
teammate Bryan Tornee. But Tornee was
well covered by Freeport safety Errol Wilson
and in the split second it took Prahalis to
look for Sean Malone for the pass, Freeport's
linebacker Eddie Gordon sacked PrahaSis and
the game was over.
In congratulating the team, Coach Russ
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The Victorious Freeport Team: Captain Chris Richez, Steven Barrett, Ottis Boyce, Durrell Bradley, David Ballard, Javien Eason, Shian Holness,
Jared Jax, Qassiym Gilliam, Hasani Hampden, Josh Muggins, Eugene Williams, Jonathan Beauford, Travis Jinks, Rotimi Paul, Clarence Outlaw,
Tyrone Sanford, Errol Wilson, Justin Dawley, Angel Pena, Chimezie Okobi, Alphonso Roberson, Nick Colon, Saul Estrada, Jerry Mackey, Capt.
Eddie Gordon, Maurice Johnson, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Tom Grubbs, Danny Belez, Shawn Giles, Steven McCloud. The team's head coach is
Russ Cellan, and the assistant coaches are Kirt Smith, Toby Elmore, Keith Brown.
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR FEMA RECOGNIZES BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH MADIGAN
FOR HIS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN DISASTER PREVENTION
I'm occasionally surprised when I
meet someone who tells me he has no
interest in organized sports. It has
always been my opinion that the playing
field, in almost any sport is the perfect
practice field for success in life.
This year the Freeport Red Devils
High School football team won the Long
Island Conference I Championship. They
finished a perfect season, 11-0, with a
dramatic 20-19 win in overtime play.
Every member of the team deserves
credit for that win; every member con-tributed
to the victory.
During the years I spent coaching
Little League baseball, I was fortunate to
learn as much from the youngsters as
they learned from me. That time rein-forced
what I knew from my own days of
playing baseball about the importance
of cooperation, fair play, sharing victo-ries,
getting over mistakes, moving on to
the next game and treating opponents
with respect and courtesy.
True, these traits certainly can be
acquired through other endeavors and I
know many people who have achieved
success without ever having been part of
a soccer team, played on a football field,
or gone out for that long, fly ball in right
field. But the value of participating in
organized sports is that it teaches the
players the skills needed for getting
along in the world with a wide variety of
people who bring with them a broad
range of personalities.
Teamwork instills in the players
respect for themselves and for others.
Good sportsmanship translates into all
the critical skills necessary to succeed in
life including self-discipline, patience,
honesty, integrity, and a sense of fair
play. The playing field has the advantage
of being one of the surest places to build
those traits that each of us needs to live
a successful life.
Freeport's Red Devils Football Team
made history this year by winning the LI
Championship, and the players won our
respect and admiration for their team-work.
Freeport is truly the home of
champions.
DEPUTY MAYOR RENAIRE FRIERSON ADDRESSES
DODD JR. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON RESPECT DAY
. ,-;^.Ereeport's ...Deputy
Frierson, began her discussion about respect
with the Dodd Junior High School students
by explaining that she went all the way
through the Freeport school system, attend-ed
Hofstra University, and received her law
degree from Boston University School of
Law.
"I want you to understand," explained
Ms. Frierson, "that I come from a similar
background and education as you. I believe
each one of you can achieve exactly what
you want, as long as you are willing to work
hard and dedicate yourself to a goal. And to
do that, you must have respect for yourself
and for you accomplishments."
Ms. Frierson added, "After graduating
from law school, I worked as an Assistant
^Distr.ict,Attorney.Jtj/vas in dealing with the
criminal justice system, that I saw how
important self-respect
is to a person. Serving
as a prosecutor, in
many cases involving
minorities and low-income
individuals, I
was able to help them
retain their legal
rights, regain self-respect
and assist them
in getting back on the
right track." Ms.
Frierson is the first
A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n
woman to serve on the
Freeport Board of
Trustees and .the. first to.be appointed
Deputy Mayor.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) recognized Freeport Acting
Superintendent of Buildings Joseph
Madigan, for his efforts in making Freeport
disaster resistant through the community's
Project Impact initiative. Madigan was
among the recipients of the Outstanding
Public Sector Employee awards presented
during the third annual Project Impact
2000 Summit in Washington, DC.
FEMA Director James Lee Witt, in pre-senting
the award to Madigan, explained it
is given to the person who has shown inno-vation
in implementing the Project Impact:
Building Disaster Resistant Communities
ideals. "Mr. Madigan is among the leaders in
the Project Impact effort," said Director
Witt. He added "His outstanding efforts
demonstrate that we do not have to be vic-tims
of natural disasters. Every one of us can
take steps to prevent ourselves, our loved
ones, our businesses and our communities
from becoming disaster victims."
Mr. Madigan, as acting superintendent
of buildings, has worked to make the com-munity
more disaster resistant through
proactive amendments to the building codes
and the implementation of a mitigation pro-
Mayor Bill Glacken congratulates acting Superintendent of Buildings, Joe Madigan, on receiving the FEMA award.
gram to elevate bulkheads, streets and resi-dences.
He was among approximately 20
individuals, communities, and private busi-nesses,
singled out for recognition by FEMA.
Last year Freeport won the FEMA award for
Outstanding Economic Development by a
Project Impact Community in connection
with the work of Wooddeft Ave. At this
year's Summit Conference, Mayor Bill
Glacken was selected to be the keynote
speaker at an event held for the newly des-ignated
Project Impact communities includ-ing
the Village of East Rockaway. Freeport is
serving as a Project Impact mentor or role
model for the East Rockaway community.
DEPUTY MAYOR FRIERSON AMONG FIRST OF FREEPORT
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO JOIN WALL OF FAME
Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson was
among the first ten graduates of Freeport
High School to be selected for the school's
Academic Wall of Fame. Ms. Frierson's
achievements included being the first
African-American woman to be elected to
the Freeport Board of Trustees and the
first to serve as Deputy Mayor. Ms.
Jjjerson, who was elected to the Board in
1997, graduated from Freeport High
School in 1978, Hofstra University in 1982,
and the Boston University School of Law in
1985.
Ms. Frierson served as an Assistant
District Attorney in the office of
Manhattan District Attorney Robert
Morganthau before settling down in
Freeport, her hometown. She has served as
an Adjunct Professor at Nassau community
College, a lawyer/coach to the Freeport
High School Mock Trial Team, a member of
the Board of Directors of the Long Island
Arts Council at Freeport and is involved
with both the
Baldwin Girl Scout
Council and Nassau
County organiza-tion.
Among the
other Freeport
graduates who
have been invited
to joins the
Academic Wall of
Fame are: Dr.
Harold Varmus, the
President and CEO
of Sloan-Kettering
Medical Center;
Dr.Gerald Fink, of
the Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology; Mitch
Kapor, the creator
of the well-known computer accounting
program, Lotus 1-2-3; Dick Schaap, the
Freeport Trustees Don Miller, Bill White Jr., Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson and Trustee Don Mauersberger.
well-known sports journalist, and Elliot
Diringer, Deputy White House Press
Secretary to President Bill Clinton.
Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson addressing the students at Dodd Jr. High School.
COAT DRIVE FOR THE NEEDY SPONSORED BY TRANSFIGURATION CHURCH
Anyone interested in donating a coat to a needy person this winter is invited to bring the garment to the
Transfiguration Church on South Long Beach Ave. and Pine Street in Freeport. The coats are being collected
Monday to Friday, between the hours'of 10 and 3 p.m. in the school office. The church is collecting the coats from
now until February and will donate them to needy families through the winter.
