Vol. 22, No. 1 Fall 2005
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asstc Townsend Harris High School at Queens College
149-11 Melbourne Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367
Patriot Walk honors 9/11 's faUen heroes .
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by Michelle Montgoris Despite the threat of drenching rain, the Townsend Harris/Patriot Group 5K Walk got off on the right foot October 22. Captain Alfredo Fuentes, who organized the Patriot Group shortly after his recovery from the September 11th attacks, welcomed the crowd of 350 Townsend Harris teachers, students, parents, friends, and family members of the lost September II th firefighters with a short speech. He encouraged the walkers to "talk to the firefighters" by using identification cards which had been issued. Each of these cards bore the name and face of a different firefighter who died in the attacks. "Walk a lap around the lake, look at your lanyard, and realize they once walked among us," Fuentes said.' The poncho-clad, umbrella-carry ing crowd proceeded to walk six laps around the Kissena Park lake . Among that crowd were Principal Thomas Cunningham, Assistant Principal of Organization Howard Kwait, Assistant Principal of Guidance Janet Solomon,
Guidance secretary Angela Sarmuksnis, whose brother-in-law, firefighter continued p~9
Rain did not dampen the patriotic spirit of Captain Alfredo Fuentes and volunteers as they commemorated the fallen firefighters of September II , 200 I.
Cheers fill Colden at Founders' Day celebration by Marissa Green Founders' Day brought in a roar of school spirit as the concert band, cho-
rus, special guests, alumni, and teachers lined the stage of Colden Auditorium on Friday, October 28. This day com-
Seniors get into the school spirit by singing along to the Townsend Harris version of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Surive."
Harrisfest! p.3
New Staff p. 4-5
memorates Townsend Harris's re-open- physical education and academic reing and inducts freshm.en and incoming quirements with songs such as "Homesophomores into the student body with work" and "Midnight Memories." The a recitation of the Ephebic Oath. The audience was encouraged to sing along morning began with the national an- ¡ with an original remake of "I Will Surthem performed by the concert band, vive" that told the saga of a student tryfollowed by greetings from alumnus ing to get through Ms. Wanda Nix's gym and Co-President of the Alumni Asso- class. The songs were well-received by ciation David Herszenhorn and THHS- students . . "It was refreshing to be able QC Iiason Helen Gaudette. The concert to sit back and laugh at things that are band then performed pieces written by actually stressful to most of us at one alumni George Gershwin and Richard time or another," said junior lillian Rogers. Principal Thomas Cunningham Gruber . spoke, followed by alumna Rachel Throughout the ceremony, the audiRojas, a graduate of UC Berkeley and torium resounded with cheers. "There's B,oston University who currently works a lot of school spirit. I'd like to see what for the Federal Bureau oflnvestigation. they're putting in the school breakfasts," She declared that the school "is the joked Mr. Herszenhorn in reference to crown jewel of New York Schools" the traditional grade roll call of the stuwhile urging students to "have passion dent body led by Mr. Howard Kwait. "It and most of all be welcome to change" was great because we actually kn(!W to in life. cheer this time," said sophomore Bari Townsend Harris High School: The Nasworthy. Freshman Christina Nguyen continued on p.ll Musical satirized the school's typical
College Slats p. 6-7
March on Washington p. 11
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