Table Of ContentCollege Fair Held Oct. 21
by Raymond Ng The fair took place in the
gym. Also, some of the armed
On October 21 the Bishop
forces were there to answer
Ford college fair took place.
questions.
Many colleges and universities
from New York were there,
Bishop Ford Senior sweat
giving information, phamph-
shirts are available in the
lets, and other necessary forms
to answer your questions about Student Activities Office.
their facilities. And if you had
Vol. 16, No. 1 BISHOP FORD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Fall, 1991
any other questions, certified
personnel representing the
schools were there to help.
Don’t forget to order your VIDEO YEARBOOK! See
Mrs. Roilo in the Student Activities Office.
Price: $32.95
Peer Group Vital To Ford Conn qr:y
by Ray Layden
An interesting school activity
has been brought to the atten
tion of the Highpoint staff. It
appears that Sister Colleen and
Ms. Carol Leggio Carielli have
been involved in an activity
for seniors called Peer Group.
Along with Sister Colleen
and Mrs. Carielli, there are
other faculty who help, such
as: Mr. Slow, Mr. McAteer,
Mrs. RafRiniello, Mrs. Musi-
caro, and Sister Anne. They
don’t exactly run the program,
they simply act as advisors
while the seniors take control.
At Peer Group, seniors train
at becoming counselors. They
learn communication skills and
live and work with groups. As
Mrs. Carielli put it, “The whole
purpose of peer group training
is to foster an understanding
Minnyone David and Nicholle Worrell practice listenings skills at of the role of peer group.
Senior Peer Group leader in training participates in trust walk at
Peer Group learning session. The seniors take part in vari
Oyster Bay meeting.
ous activities over a two-day
period in Oyster Bay, where
Getting Z s
We, the editors and staff of Highpoint, dedi they learn to trust and respect
each other. Stomach Trouble
cate this issue of our student newspaper to Seniors go through this to Instead of B's
help new freshmen who feel
the fond memory of Reverend IVlartin J. Schuck, lost in a new, large school. by Raymond Ng
by Elizabeth Fuentes
a member of the board of trustees of Bishop The seniors help answer ques “Cafeteria food is awful!” is
tions that freshmen have. If a Did you ever go to school
what is often heard. Yet, no
Ford High School, who passed away on Octo freshman just needs or wants and take subjects that you
one thinks of what the staff
to talk to someone, that’s what thought were so boring and
has to work with. It may not
ber 19. May he rest in peace. the seniors are there for. As seemed to last forever? Well,
necessarily be the lunch staff’s
Mrs. Cariello put it, “By doing I know I did, and it’s not the
fault, it may be just the mate
this, the seniors help lessen subject itself that’s boring, it’s
rial.
A.I.D.S. Sterotyping Fading the bumpy times for freshmen.” the teacher who’s teaching it.
I personally feel the food is
It’s not sure who gets more Learning has to be made
not bad. I know it may not be
out of this experience, the stu fun. If teachers made their
gourmet, but at these prices,
by Georgette Brown We can get AIDS through dents or the faculty. Sister be realistic! If people want lessons fun, more students
sex, as we all know. We can Colleen said, “I feel the stu better food, they may have to would pay attention, would
AIDS—Acquired Immune Defi also get it by mutilating our dents get more out of it. They pay more money. want to learn, and would get
ciency Syndrome: We probably selves with drugs (I.V. needles) receive that sense of helping better grades. Also, the day
ask ourselves how it all got or by getting blood transfu others.” Sister Colleen also Until people are willing would go by faster, because,
started. sions. They are checking the added, “Peer Group is here to either to pay more or to stop as the old saying goes, “Time
Well, one theory is that it blood now, but it’s sad they sctoamy.m uInti tyis: vsittuadl entot s thhee lFpoinrgd tchoem pfolaoidn iwngil,l thcoisn tpinroube.lem with flies when you’re having fun.”
all got started among homo waited until the lives of so Teachers make the subject
students.”
sexuals nearly a decade ago. many innocent people were what it is. If they’re boring,
To date, at least 50,500 homo lost, like Ryan, that little boy the subject is boring, if they’re
sexuals have died from AIDS, who died from a transplant fun, the subject is fun. I used
with a minimum of 82,500 al years ago. to think social studies was a
The babies of HIV positive very boring subject . . . until
ready infected with the HIV
mothers are the most inno now. My social studies teacher,
virus.
cent victims of this disease. I Mr. Sued, is a really good
I used to think it was God’s think more people should be teacher. When he teaches, he
judgment, because it could be aware of that, because if you is loud, clear and not boring.
when you violate God’s laws, get AIDS, you’re not only hurt He also makes an effort to get
there are consequences you ing yourself, you’re hurting to know his students’ names.
have to face. others as well. That shows the students that
There are laws of nature, Some people say, “What he is interested in them and
of gravity and other laws. Like about condoms, don’t they help wants to get to know them.
laws of nature, when we de prevent AIDS” “I feel the So when you start doing
stroy the rain forest, we have condoms are not that reassur poorly in a subject you used
to face the consequences. We’re ing, and if you need one, you to be so good in, take into
messing up our ozone layer probably don’t need to have consideration that it might be
and reaping the consequences: sex anyway. Why risk getting your teacher’s fault as well as
this welting heat or acid rain. AIDS if you don’t have to? yours.
The Science Department of Bishop Ford High School RECYCLE!
is hosting the Annual Techniques Meeting of the New
Place your empty soft-drink
York Biology Association in the bio lab wing on Tanya Glenn, Chris Regina, Raymond Olan, Omar Vemura, Michelle cans in the proper recepti-
Competelli, Nicholle Worrell and Joe Scamadella display the canvas
Friday, November 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. cles in the cafeteria.
they produced as a group during Peer Group leader training.
Page 2 HIGHPOINT Fall, 1991
Crown Heights Boils Over:
HIGHPOINT
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School
Two Different Views 500 19th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215
Staff: Gorgette Brown, Raymond Ng, Elizabeth Fuentes, Ray
by Brandon Broady by Georgette Brown Layden, Brandon Broady, Karen Nikoloudakis, Jere
On the mid-summer night of August 21, 1991, a station- In August, 1991, a very un Artus, Salvatore Pipitone, Jennifer Cruz, Vincent Lijoi,
wagon going past the normal speed limit on a public street fortunate accident happened in Jason Peckis, Clifton Regis, Dina Selfridge, Gerald
careened onto a sidewalk. The car hit two pedestrian children Crown Heights. A Hasidic Augustin, Kabrina Murrell, Nancy McManus, Whitney
who were playing at the time. They were a boy and a girl; driver, Yosef Lisef, struck two McCoy.
the boy died and the girl was injured. children, killing one (Gavin PRINCIPAL ........................................ Bro. Luke Nawrocki, O.S.F.
Cato), age 7, and his cousin.
If you have never heard of this accident, then you might
ADVISOR ................................................................ George A. McKay
say or feel that it was very unfortunate. But it could have This incident rapidly sparked
happened anywhere. That’s just it: the complications come a clash between Hasidics and
in where the accident took place. It happened in a split blacks. There were really no
community, where African-Americans line one side of Eastern recent racial sparks in Crown I really think that there was
Parkway and Jews live on the other side. But the situation Heights, but because the life of no reason to beat up and kill
a boy was taken, racial tension an Hasidic man because of this
becomes more complex: the driver of the stationwagon was a
was sparked. incident.
strict Jew, and the children were black.
I really think that the blacks The death of Gavin Cato is David Larsauri of home
Why would a civilized community riot for five complete
in Crown Heights should stop very unfortunate and sad, but
nights over an accident? I emphasize the word accident. room 205 will represent
and think about the feelings of his death was neither the
No matter what types of ethnic groups are involved, there
must be a few other reasons why the community rioted. I the Hasidic driver. He struck Hasidic’s nor the child’s fault; the United States in Buda
two kids, killing one of them. people have to understand that,
mostly blame the media for not reporting the whole story.
I believe that anyone who kills but they don’t, unfortunately. pest in an international
.So I ask that you do not make up your minds until you have
heard the story, from all sides, what happened that fatal night. a person this way doesn’t feel All the race-related violence Karate contest.
very proud of himself. in Crown Heights will never
If nothing happened but an accident, then why all the
I would like to know what bring back little Gavin Cato,
retaliation against one another? Who’s lying, who’s not? What’s the blacks would do if a black but some blacks in Crown Go get ’em, Dave!
hiding?
driver struck and killed an Heights can’t seem to realize
I believe that the tensions of a riot have been in Crown Hasidic child. Would Jews re that. Violence never solves
Heights for months, maybe even years. The accident that spond to it the way the blacks anything, it only makes things
happened that night was just a spark that lit a fire waiting did? worse!
to start.
One of the most prominent reasons I have heard that the
riots took place is because of the action that was taken in
an already dangerous situation. The children, I heard, were
not helped. The Jewish ambulance that supposedly got to the
scene of the accident first did not help the seriously injured
children first. Instead, they went to the driver’s aid, who
could not have been very hurt, if he implies that he tried to
help the youngsters from the car. The Jewish ambulance left
with the driver and left the children for the second public
ambulance.
The second reason I have heard that the riots took place
is because of the police. Why wasn’t this accident recorded
properly on the police record? Were they escorting the driver
past the normal speed limit, or were they covering up for him?
The driver insisted that this was an accident; he acci
dentally stepped on the acceleration pedal instead of the brake.
Why did he hide instead of giving himself up? Why did not
the police simply take him down to the staton to record his “Jungle Flashback:
story properly? Instead, he was free to go. You and I know
that if it had been an African-American, especially a male, then Uniform Protest: April, 1991
he would have been taken to the police station and, chances Fever”
are, booked.
All through the riots, mainly blacks were arrested. I do by Jere Artus
believe it was wrong for them to retaliate by killing the Jewish by Karen Nikoloudakis
In April of 1991, almost the entire senior class walked
man (if they did), because two wrongs do not make a right.
No one should be able to tell out to protest the uniform for seniors. Their action was a
But why were not Jews arrested?
someone whom they can or successful one; a lot of students supported the walk-out. Then
These questions bother me and bring me to one specific
cannot love. The color of a the senior year graduated, so it’s a new school year with new
question: “Do Jews receive preferential treatment?” Many person’s skin shouldn’t dimin seniors. Now what?
people have their own opinions, and I respect that, but I ish what is inside. If two
believe Jews do. For example, before David Dinkins was in people care about each other Now it seems that the senior protest of 1991 to rid senior
office and he administered the new protection program, I enough to date, society should year of uniforms will have been in vain unless something is
remember seeing two cop cars parked on a Jewish block for not look upon them in scorn done.
several days and nothing was happening in the area at the but accept their choice. One idea is to let seniors wear regular clothes in the
time. Another example that they receive preferential treatment Adults are constantly telling spring term of the year. This seems to be a very practical
was the acquittal of the Jewish driver; he was able to leave teenagers to grow up and take idea. First, the spring term of the school year is when the
the country. The case is still being investigated and chances on some responsibility. Well, weather gets extremely cold or warm. Secondly, it’s only half
are he will be asked to come back to court. I believe if he were wouldn’t you think it’s enough a year, and by this time most seniors are working, so they can
any other race, black, white or Hispanic, he would not have been to be able to choose a person probably afford their own clothes. Thirdly, it will appear as
permitted to leave America; fearing for his life had nothing so different from you and see a freedom for seniors. It will also appear as a freedom
to do with it. something you like about him/ worth earning for many underclassmen. It will serve as an
The Crown Heights accident has taken on a new form of her. That, in itself, would take incentive for underclassmen to make it to senior year.
destruction, the political kind. I will tell you one thing, I will a great deal of maturity.
Personally, I hope something can be done about this issue
still support Mayor Dinkins. Why? Because I still believe in But, does anyone ever have
him, and what he has done so far, for the police program is the ability to do that? Maybe of uniforms. If nothing is done, then the senior protest of
pretty good. Dinkin’s job is hard, and even harder because so. The choice is up to you. 1991 will just fly off into the wind, never to be remembered.
of his color. We must realize that in one or two years New York
has gone into an economic and social slump. But how can that
be? We must have been in this situation before Dinkins came r—-----------------------------^ r—--------- 1 % i
to office. Why did not any of these problems get spotted when I redd. aMtAj+ VeoVv.WV TVyey
Koch was in office? I believe they swept this mess under the
VotAote w e<xy vm\fc*rm S.J
City Hall rug.
Mayor Dinkins has been ridiculed for his performance in
the Crown Heights situation and for the position the City is
in (economically and socially). I do agree sometimes Mayor
Dinkins does not take enough action, given the amount of
power he has. ^He gives great speeches, but the words “a
beautiful mosaic’’ will not change anything. Maybe I feel this
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because of the way the media portrays him in our eyes as a
little whimpy. Koch does not make this any better with his
comments on Good Day New York once in a while.
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Cindy Crawford Add One Minute To
The World
Book Review:
Must Die! Time Between Classes According To Defcon One
Garp
by Jere Artus
by Dina Selfridge
by Ray Layden
It’s the early 1990s. Glastnost
You know we’re living in a
The everyday burdens of a high school student are very has failed. The Russian econ
sick society when the goal of by Karen Nikoloudakis
stressing. Now, with the start of a new school year, the omy is near collapse. Gorba
hundreds of thousands of stress comes back. Trying to keep high grades, taking good This book tells the life of chev has been overthrown, and
young women isn’t to be doc
notes, and being able to run from class to your locker and T.S. Garp, from before his con his hard-line successor will do
tors or lawyers, isn’t to be
back to your next class in a maximum of three minutes is ception to after his death. The anything to maintain his coun
president, but to be, ick, very difficult. bastard son of feminist Jenny try’s power. Now, the Soviet
models.
This becomes a problem for many students since the new Fields and Technical Sergeant Union is ready to launch the
Of course, most of them demerit system is in play. The new demerit system gives the Garp, he had a hard time get “first strike” in what may be
never expect to measure up. teacher the option to mark you late if you come to class after ting into the light on his own; World War III.
They’re never quite pretty the bell rings. yet, when he does, he shines. This book, Defcon One by
enough. In their eyes, their
I feel this only creates chaos in the first few minutes of This book travels through Joe Weber, shows a very
hips are always too wide, legs
class because the teacher has to mark you absent if you’re not his life of emotion in a whirl frighteningly real scenario of
too short, waist too large, lips
there when he/she looks. If after the bell rings you walk in wind. I really enjoyed it. World War III, even in to
not full enough . . .
he/she has to erase absent and mark late. Also, the movie didn’t come day’s world. The book men
What causes females to have If a single minute were taken off each period, the school close to how vivid a picture tions true events in the world,
such negative opinions of would be able to extend class changing to four minutes this book leaves in your mind. from the Challenger disaster
themselves and their bodies? from three, and still have two minutes left over to use for You have to read it to believe in 1986 to the Gorbachev visit
It comes from the very women it. to New York City in 1988, and
homeroom, third period, or just to cut out of the school day.
they try to design themselves many other events leading up
after. Cindy, Paulina, Milla— A minute may not appear to help matters much, but if to the 1990s. The mix of these
our culture views them as some you were really to think about it, you would see not only events, put together with a
kind of goddesses, “models” fewer students coming to class late, but classes would start
possible nuclear showdown
for all to take after. Cosmo more promptly. scenario, makes Defcon One
politan magazine’s list of top What’s your opinion? Drop a line to Highpoint and let seem very real.
twenty dieting tips has become us know.
the new bible, the gyms some Another great aspect of
kind of new wave churches. Defcon One is Joe Weber’s
Movie Review: knowledge of today’s politics
This may sound very dra
REMEMBER and diplomacy to the military
matic, but that’s only because The Commitments
machinery of both the United
it is. Society (a male-dominated OUR VETERANS
States and the Soviet Union.
society) keeps brainwashing by Dina Selfridge
Defcon One shifts from the
us with images of what the November 11
so-called “perfect” woman is As one cast member told a White House, to the Kremlin,
supposed to look like. So if you reporter about The Commit to Navy F14s, to aircraft
don’t have Ms. Crawford’s ments, “It’s captured Dublin carriers poised against Soviet
physique, you are made to feel like I’ve never seen it before.” As Environment Decays Mig-29s and Backfire bombers
like there’s something wrong Well, I’ve never seen it before carrying nuclear-armed cruise
with you. either, but after watching the We All Suffer missiles.
In a recent study of high movie, I am more than happy Tom - Clancy - thriller - type
school girls, 53 percent were to take his word for it. readers may find Defcon One
unhappy with their bodies by The Commitments is about a a scenario which will take
age 13. By age 18, 73 percent group of young Irish men and them to the edge and back.
were dissatisfied. There are women who start a soul band, Personally, I found Defcon
approximately one million an a really good soul band, much One a high-speed, edge-of-the-
orexics and bulimics in every better than all the trash that seat, page-turner. Joe Weber
year. Top 40 keeps dishing out. The is a definite thriller of the 90s.
lead singer, Andrew Strong,
I don’t know about you, but
has an incredible voice.
I have absolutely no respect
for a profession that succeeds The acting, which is done by Movie Review:
in doing nothing but making an entire cast of unknowns, is
millions of girls feel miserable probably the main reason the Dogfight
about themselves. Women film comes off so realistically.
everywhere should reclaim The only problem with the
by Vincent Lijoi
control of their bodies and movie is the thick, heavy
stop letting society dictate Irish accents. An entire scene This movie review is for
what they’re supposed to do went by while I sat there in students who love comedies
with them. total confusion. But, for the and would like to see one on
Besides, in an interview I most part, you’ll live. a weekend after a hard week
saw on television, Cindy Craw The Commitments is defi at school to relax and have a
ford herself even admitted to nitely worth paying seven good time.
being insecure about her looks. bucks for. While you’re at it,
The name of the movie is
Doesn’t that tell you anything? check out the soundtrack too.
DOGFIGHT. It’s about four
macho marines who try to
have a contest among them
to see who has the ugliest
The following students will be honored at this year’s
date. Lily Taylor, who is one
Academic Awards Dinner on November 13. These students
of the stars of the movie,
ended the 1990-1991 school year with an average of 95%, with makes obvious the inner
no grade lower than 90%. beauty of the overweight
would-be singer. She is able
PRINCIPAL’S LIST by Jennifer Cruz Is the blame on the people, to convince the Vietnam-
government or industry? bound marine, played by
Aisha Awad Seung Lee A serious problem or a new River Phoenix, to treat her
She says, “The blame is
Theresa Falco Nancy McManus rsetyclyec?l e Wusiethd aplal ptehre phroydpue cttso, really on industry; they’re too with respect.
advanced. Industries and peo It turns out to be a gentle
Laura Frank Christopher Regina save water, etc., I wondered ple don’t look at the whole movie about boys learning
what American teens really
Maryellen Gambino Lisa Romano feel about saving the planet. picture.” about girls and the feelings
I talked to one student who But if you really think about they have. Unfortunately, the
Janel Gugliotta Jennifer Self ridge thinks people don’t take it seri it, aren’t they helping? Didn’t movie is only playing in Man
Marta Koziorzebska Terrence Shashaty ously. “When it comes down they stop aerosol sprays? hattan, but it’s certainly
to it, nobody does anything By creating or solving one worth the ride. I recommend
Dominic Lazaro about it,” she said. problem, they’re ruining some it highly.
“Most people blame the gov thing else.
ernment,” says Naomi Cruz, a So what do our students
worker at the Environmental think? “It’s not just up to the Join the BIG BROTHER/
Protection Agency, “But what people, government, and indus
the people don’t understand is try, it’s up to all of us.” BIG SISTER PROGRAM!
Participate in the Thanksgiving Canned-Food Drive!
the people are the govern Rena McKenzie, a freshman,
Please place your donations of canned food in the box ment,” she explains. says, “People have to want to See Cathy Driscoll or Joe
in the main lobby. So, if nobody is doing any have clean air; they should Giammarino.
thing, where is the blame? care,” she says.
Page 4 HIGHPOINT Fall, 1991
History Of
Boys’ Team
CONGRATULATIONS
To the freshman boys’ On A Roll Basketball
track team for winning the
Brooklyn Championship at by Brandon. Broady
by Clifton Regis
Prospect Park this fall.
The Bishop Ford boys’ track In 1891 a Canadian combined
team, led by Coach Vasquez, the Indian game of lacrosse
are already jet-lagging other and the British game of soccer,
Girls' Team teams and leaving them behind to make a suitable indoor
on the starting line. They have game. Instead of using a stick,
come in first place in two invi as in lacrosse, or kicking a
Prepares For
tational meets. They were the ball with the foot, as in soccer,
Guilderland and the A.F.K. he devised a game in which
Success Sterling. In the team’s high the ball is passed from player
hopes, Coach Vasquez believes to player, or dribbled by a sin
by Brandon Broady they have the talent and the gle player, and shot into a goal.
ambition to repeat winning in The man was James A. Nai-
The Bishop Ford girl’s track the City Championship and get smith, and the game was bas
team, led by Mrs. Vasquez, are the state title. ketball. He invented it to inter
preparing for great success.
You might wonder who leads est the students of his physical
Mrs. Vasquez, a very humble
the Bishop Ford boys’ track education class at the Spring-
woman, guided me to the team
team as captains. They are: field Training School, Spring-
captains for a private inter
McLeod, Ahmed, and Harris. field, Massachusetts, which is
view. The team captains for
We wish them, with Coach now the Springfield Y.M.C.A.
the Bishop Ford girls’ track
Vasquez, a successful season College.
team are Denise Francis,
Boys’ varsity track team, top row, left to right: (Capts.) Scott McLeod and victory for Bishop Ford. Basketball is a game which
Yocelin Rijo and Viviana
and Ahmen Harris, Simon August. Second row: Chris Gonzalez, Coach Vasquez expects a lot is played by boys and girls,
Barthelemy.
Antonio Wright, Danny Incantolopo. Third row: (J.V. team) Bruce if you are an athlete on his men and women, in every
Rosado, Larry Medina. They are very supportive of team. He expects you to be at civilized nation of the world.
each other and their twenty- practice everyday, to keep up It can be played outdoors and
four runners. The very high- your grades, and to live up to indoors. In a single year, more
spirited team plans to go far. the name of a Bishop Ford fans watch basketball games
How far? To make it to the athlete. He expects the stu than they do any other sport in
State Championship and the dent body and faculty to be the United States.
Golden West in California. The very supportive. The rules of the game are
captains have been on the team translated into each country’s
for four years; no doubt, they language. Because of its wide
are good leaders. popularity, basketball is often
Viviana Barthelemy is the referred to as the international
high-spirited crazy one, who is game.
the demander and the pusher. As you can see, basketball is
Yocelin Rijo is the hard work the most common and easy
er, the advisor, and very cheer sport to get into, right? Wrong!
ful. Denise Francis is the Well, at least that’s what Mr.
intellectual one, the serious Nash, the basketball coach,
runner, and the worrier. No says. “To show you really
doubt, with this combo, the want to play, you’ve got to be
girls track team will go far! willing to give your heart to
Bishop Ford, and that doesn’t
But they still need our sup
mean school doesn’t count. The
port, especially at the race in
studies come first, then bas
Prospect Park.
ketball second.”
I asked Mr. Nash several
different questions about the
See the
team and himself. I asked him
Chalk Circle Players’ if he was satisfied with last
year. He said, “Yes, because
production of
we had a young, giving team,
RUMORS and we lost only three players.”
I also asked him if he thinks
December 13 and 14 Coach Louis Vazquez
they’re going to beat last
year’s winning average. He
Too Many replied, “I don’t know, because
The Bishop Ford Boys’ track team remain
our last year’s average was
Senior/Faculty
number one in New York State, after coming Classes Are very great, and I think it’s
Christmas Party going to be a wonderful team,
in first at the Brown University meet and the
December 20, 1991 because when the students give
Too Large
Manhattan College Invitational. Prospect Hall their hearts, everything falls
into place.”
by Gerald Augustin
How many students in this school have found themselves
in classes that are overcrowded? Some classes have so many
students that teachers are having a hard time remembering
everyone’s name. The teachers must find it difficult to teach
those classes, because they’re splitting them up into two
groups, each meeting three times a week. Many teachers
are not happy about the situation, and they want something
to be done about it.
Many students are complaining that they’re not getting
the attention they need to succeed in this school. As a student
put it, “It bothers me! Sometimes seeing all these kids in the
classrooms can be a distraction.” Some students have tried
changing classes, only to find out that they either can t change
or the other classes are just as crowded.
When most of us joined this school, we knew it was a big
school, but we were counting on a personal education, which
COME ONE, COME ALL! we got. The classes then were smaller and the teachers could
give us personal attention.
COME OUT AND JOIN THE “INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY” What happened this year? Does any of this have to do
MODERATED BY MR. QUATROCHI. LEARN ABOUT YOUR with the number of teachers laid off last year? Our parents,
who are paying a great deal of money, also need answers.
CULTURE AND THE CULTURES OF OTHERS. BRING YOUR The tuition rises every year, yet teachers get laid off. What
IDEAS AND THOUGHTS ON HOW TO CELEBRATE OUR kind of budget is this school operating on?
We students, and especially our parents, need answers,
MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY AT BISHOP FORD. ENRICH
and we need them now. I hope that the students will demand
YOUR SCHOOL THROUGH YOUR ETHNIC BACKGROUND. answers of whoever’s responsible, because their education is
at stake.
