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from fixing· to cleaning, they like their jobs morning and if I want to go out, things don't start until late," said Mr. Perez. The custodians agree that the environment is good. "The students are not here to goof off; they're here to get the
but the chemical to remove the wax made the ground slippery. We heard, 'ow, ow' and turned around. There was the fireman on the floor. He had gotten shocked but didn't get hurt. We all
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education they need," said Ms. Mentz, "I make jokes with the teachers and the kids are cool. It's like a second home here." "We watch the seniors grow up." . . we see all," said Mr. Maderich with a smile, recalling some funny experiences he'd encountered on the job. "Every day it's something different," he said. Mr. Benitez said, "Once we were cleaning
stead, she chooses to wear regular everyday clothes: jeans and a shirt~ "It's an option to wear the uniforms; I am more comfortable in rugged <;:lothes," Ms. Mentz explained.
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laughed as he went one way and the machine went the other." While this is the first cleaning job for Ms. Mentz and Mr. Maderich, the other cleaners have been doing this for 3-12 years. "They [staff members] are like my big brothers, always there for me," said Ms. Mentz. As the only female cleaner, she is the only one who does not wear the regular blue uniform. In-
The cleaners all have many interests outside of their jobs here at school. Mr. Maderich and Mr. Perez both love horses. "I love the freedom, being on a horse with a nice gallop, being able to control a 2000 pound animal," said Mr. Perez, who explained that he gave horseback riding lessons at Prospect Park. Horse racing is Mr. Maderich's favorite hobby. "That's my baby, my passion,"
he said. Another sports fan is Mr. Pellicane, a proud soccer player. "I used to play semi-professional for six years in Italy. Then I played here for four years," he said, "That is my sport. It
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gives you this feeling that you have to win. If you fall on the ground and stay there for three minutes, that's good for the other team. So you have to get up and continue.. It's exciting." Like many of his co-workers, Mr. White is a devout Christian. He is also an outdoorsman. "I love nature; it's beautiful. I like fishing and camping," he said.
The Classic guide to summer entertainment by Alan Fu From Will Smith bringing the Wild Wild West to the movie screen to the return of Run DMC to the music scene to the final launch of Lilith Fair, there's more than enough entertainment to occupy your time this summer.
MOVIES AlA= Action/Adventure C= Comedy D=Drama F= Family HIS = Horror/Suspense SIF = Science Fiction/Fantasy
June 25: Big Daddy (C) (Adam Sandler); An Ideal Husband (D) (Rupert Everett, Minnie Driver, Cate Blanchett). June 30: South Park: Longer, Bigger, and Uncut (C); Wild Wild West (AI A) (Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh). July 2: Summer of Sam (D) (Mira Sorvino, John Leguizamo). July 9: American Pie (C); Arlington Road (D) (Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins). July 16: The Blair Witch Project (HI S); Drop Dead Gorgeous (C) (Denise Richards, Kirsten Dunst); Eyes Wide Shut (D) (Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman); Lake Placid (HIS) (Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman); The Wood (C) (Omar Epps, Taye Diggs). July 23: Bowfinger (C) (Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin); The Haunting (HIS) (Liam Neeson, Catherine ZetaJones); Trick (D) (Christian Campbell, Tori Spelling). July 30: Deep Blue Sea (AlA) . (Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J); Runaway Bride (C) (Julia Roberts, Richard
Gere); Muppetsfrom Space (F) (Andie MacDowell, Ray Liotta, David Arquette). August 4: Dick (C) (Michelle Williams, Kirsten Dunst). August 6: Mystery Men (C) (Ben Stiller, Janeane Garafalo); Universal Soldier II: The Return (AlA) (JeanClaude Van Damme ). August 11: The Thomas Crown Affair (C) (Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo). August 13: Detroit Rock City (C) (Edward Furlong); Town and Country (D) (Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn). August 16: Molly (D) (Elizabeth Shue). August 20: The Muse (C) (Albert Brooks, Sharoh Stone); Blue Streak (C) · (Martin Lawrence); Teaching Mrs. Tingle (C) (Katie Holmes, Barry Watson). August 27: The Astronaut's Wife (HI S) (Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron); Mad About Mambo (D) (Keri Russell); Stigmata (HIS) (Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne).
MUSIC June 22: The Chemical Brothers, Surrender; Missy Elliott, Da Real World; K-Ci & JoJo, It's Real; Limp Bizkit, Significant Other; Pretenders, Viva El Amor!; Public Enemy, Theresa Poison Gain' On; Rabzel, Make the Music 2000. June 29 : Aswad, Roots Revival; Cam'ron, Sports, Drugs;/and Entertainment; Sophie B. Hawkins, Timbre ; Kenny G, Classics in the Key ofG; Luscious Jackson, Electric Honey; Too
$hort, Can't Stay Away. July 6: Noreaga, Melvyn Flynt tha Hussler. July 13: Kool Keith, Black Elvis/ Lost in Space; Lords of Acid, Expand Your Head; Chris Rock, Bigger & Blacker. July 20: Destiny's Child, The Writings on the Wall; Los Lobos, This Time; Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Bitter; Nu Flavor, It'z On. July 27: Inoj, Ready for the World; Ziggy Marley, Spirit of the Music; Nature, For All Seasons; Smokey Robinson, Intimate; The Verve Pipe, The Verve Pipe. Temporarily scheduled for August release are new albums from Jethro Toll, Our Lady Peace, Filter, Stereohtb, as well as Run DMC's Crown Royal.
CONCERTS/TOURS Woodstock '99 (Korn, Limp Bizkit, DMX, Eminem, Metallica, Jewel, Sugar Ray, et al.): Jul. 23-25, Griffiss Park (Rome, NY). Lilith Fair (feat. Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Liz Phair, Monica, Pretenders, Queen Latifah, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Dixie Chicks, et al.): Aug. 6, Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Wantagh, NY); Aug. 7-8, PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ). The Vans Warped Tour (feat. Cypress Hill, Black-Eyed Peas, Pennywise, Blink 182, Less Than Jake, Suidical Tendencies, et al.): Jul. 16, Randall's Island (New York, NY); Jul. 18, Asbury Park (Asbury Park, NJ). Britney Spears: Jul. 7, Hammerstein Ballroom (New York, NY).
N'Sync: Jul. 13-16, Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Wantagh, NY); Jul. 1718, PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ). Bob Dylan/Paul Simon: Jul. 27, Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); Jul. 28, PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ); Jul. 30-3 1, Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Wantagh, NY). Alanis Morisetteffori Amos: Aug. 28, PNC Banks Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ); Sept. 1, Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Wantagh, NY). Goo Goo Dolls/Sugar Ray: Aug. 20, Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Wantagh, NY); Aug. 22, PNC Bank Ar~s Center (Holmdel, NJ). Cher: Jul. 5-6, Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Wantagh, NY); Jul. 13, Madison Square Garden (New York, NY); Jul. 14, PNC Bank Arts Center (Hohndel, NJ). Brandy: Jul. 20, PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ); Jul. 23, Jones Beach Amphitheatre (Wantagh, NY). Whitney Houston: Jul. 3, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark, NJ); Jul. 14-15, Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York, NY). Jamiroquai: Jul. 21, Roseland (New York, NY). Jewel: Jul. 23, PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ); Jul. 24, Jones Beach Amphi-theatre (Wantagh, NY). Limp Bizkit: Jul. 22; Hammerstein Ballroom (New York, NY). temporarily scheduled for fall touring are the Backstreet Boys and Ricky Martin . Sources: http://www.moviefinder.com http://www.icemagazine.com http://www.ticketmaster.com