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Faculty earns top honors I Mock Trial team third in state by Helen Haritos and deserve recognition. Ms. Natalka Palc;,;ynski Blier was nominated by Dr. · "We don't demand excelLargmann. lence, we merely expect it," A panel appointed by Dr. is a quotation heard time and Harrington reviews the many again from various adminisletters received from Queens trators. Now it is the faculty high schools and decides on being awarded for continued which administrators receive excellence with Principal which honors. Malcolm Largmann, college , "It was quite a shock to be counselor Marilyn Blier, Arnominated," Dr. Largmann chon advisor Odile Garcia said. "Whatever recognition and Students Promoting Aids or award you are honored Awareness (SPAA) advisor with, you achieve it because Ilene Marcus all receiving other people have helped you top honors. Ion addition, achieve it." Guidance Counselor James "There are so many people Murray, Assistant Principal that deserve to be honored for of Humanities Lynne their committment to the stuGreenfield, and social studdents. Unfortunately, you can only honor one at a time,'' he ies teacher Nancy Leib have added. Dr. Largmann and been selected to participate in Ms. Blier were honored on a new program called the May 14 at a special cerChina Project. Both Dr. Largmann and emony. Ms. Blier were recognized Ilene Marcus, Odile Garcia, by the Office of the Superinand their students Jennifer tendent of Queens High Belo, !lana Golin, Jordana Schools. Dr. Largmann was Kaban, Jennifer Molina, named Queens Supervisor of Claire Schnabel and Aimee the Year and Ms. Blier was Shapiro, were honored for designated Counselor of the their leadership in human reYear. lations by the National ConDr. Largmann was nomiference of the Greater New nated by a committee from York Region on May 21. Townsend Harris that writes Ms. Garcia's work with the letters to Superintendent Service Honor Society, Margaret Harrington about Archon, and Ms. Marcus' administrators they believe (Continued on page 10)
by Natalka Palczynski Dhanji, and Rena Varghese; which team wins. After eight rounds of intense four juniors: Ilana Yagudav, Students spend long hours at competition, the Mock. Trial Nicole Bruno, Jeffrey Santos, competi- · team soared t i o n s to the top and which ofgrabbed ten take third place at I I ~ _:tJ ' ~ place on the state school championnights. ships in Al"They're bany May 8 very dedi- 10. The cated,!' team represaid Ms. sented New ':§ Leib. .....J York City Team >, and fought g members against win:z"' work with ners from .£ prof e sfive other re~ sional lawgions. :0: y e r s Of the through a more than m.e n tor 600 schools program. that origi- Triumphant after their third place win, members of the Mock Trial Team D a v i d Ruby Varghese, Sandi Intraub, Ilana Yagudav, Shirley Hwang, Nicole Bruno, nally com- Rena Varghese, Yvette Lopez, Jeffrey Santos, Taslim Dhanji and Annie Kuo R o s s , peted, only await the train home from Albany. Caroline these five Kretz and made it to J am e s AJbany. The team that won first and Ruby Varghese; nnd one Scanto~n of the Colin and place was the one that sophomore: Sandi Intraub. Roseman law firm coach them Townsend Harris had defeated In a mock trial, students pre- through most aspects of the trial. in the preliminaries. pare legal arguments for the The founders of the firm went The team's advisor, social plaintiff and the defense. The to the old Townsend Harris. studies teacher Nancy Leib,just team offers three lawyers and "Not only is it fun, but stutook charge of the group this three witnesses. Participants dents learn a lot too," comyear. · Previously she had design evidence, prepare cross mented Ms. Leib. "They are coached debate and run the in- examinations, write opening more careful with their speech ternational law program. and closing statements, and fol- and their self-confidence is The team consists of five se- low all court procedures. raised. They get to work with niors: Yvette Lopez, Shirley All schools are offered the professionals and do things that Hwang, Annie Kuo, Taslim same case and the judges decide real law students do."
Debate Team argues its way to victory; competes in Alb~ny finals by Kathryn Rube "Spectacular!" That's the word that English teacher and Debate Team coach John Francis used to · sum up the 1995-96 debate season. For the first time ever, the team participated in the ~tate competition . in Albany on Aprill9~20. Four of the five freshmen on the team - Scott Stein, Rebecca Silver, . Erika Strochlic, and Annette Orzechowski - along with senior Rena Varghese, competed in the regional tournament. Though all did well, Rebecca excelled, making it to the semi-
finals and placing among the negative sides of the argument top rwvice debaters in the state. and then prepare cases. These Prior to this competition, the consist of constructives, which 'team attended monthly debates outline one's own case, and rehosted by other schools in their buttals - arguments against the Brooklyn-Queens Catholic Fo- opposing side. The 'most recent regular searensics League. A typical debate consists of several rounds, son debate, ori March 16 at in which team members go one- Archbishop Molloy High on-one against debaters from School, was a regional qualifier. rival schools. Rebecca placed third, Scott There are three levels of com- placed second, and Annette, petition: novice, intermediate ·fourth, in the novice competiand varsity. Debaters receive a tion; Rena came in second at the topic, known as the resolution, varsity level. At previous debates, Rebecca for each tournament. They research .both the affirmative and and freshman Lisa Schapira had
placed first in novice, Rena came in second in varsity, and sophomores Kate Rube and Jamie Tong fourth in the intermediate competition. In addition, freshman Erika Strochlic placed in the top four at two regular season debates, giving her automatic qualification for the state competition. Though the team concentrates on individual debate, their Lincoln-Douglas team has also been very successfuL Seniors Beth Lebwohl and Ernestine Ward, along with junior Irene Biniaris, made it to the quarter-
finals in the Chemical Bank debate tournament. Their loss there was to Francis Lewis High School in a split judges' decision (2-1 ). Although Mr. Francis will be retiring from teaching after this year, he hopes that the team will be even "bigger and better next year." He is "extremely proud of how well all ot' the team members did ." According to him, debate is one of the things he will miss most about Townsend Harris. "Memories of debate will be among my fondest," he said . .
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