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Massapequa High [email protected]
JUNE, 2009Vol. LVI - ISSUE 6
THE SENIOR ISSUE THE YEAR IN REVIEW PAGE 2
MHS MY LIFE PAGE 11SENIOR DIRECTORY PAGE 3-7
Fee: Coach K, Gianotti, Merges, Mass-apequa Life, Broadcasting, Franklin Delano Roosevelt…Jessica Feerick: The tennis team and seeing my friends everyday…Mi-chele Feldman: My teachers and my friends. (The security)…Dave Ficara: Mr. Garone’s 2nd period class, and seeing friends…Nich-olas Fitzgerald: All my friends talking and
chatting away with friends. Get-ting to make new friends, teachers, school staff, helping people, extra curricular activities, lunch with Andrew Brannigan, signing with all of my friends…Ronnie Flood: Cart lady cookies…Dylan Floody: Seeing my closest friends every-day, cart lady cookies, my locker that never opens…Shane Flynt: Teachers and the classes I took….Joseph Fox: All of the people that I’ve known will be gone…Jona-than Frascati: Senior year…Christina Fregosi: Chillen with my friends on my out periods and the random kids in school…Katie Fuccillo: My friends, teachers and chorus…Chris Fusco: Hav-ing to wake up 20 minutes earlier just to get a good parking space. I hate juniors!... Michelle Gan-non: All the senior cut days, the fights, the morning songs, and Spirit Week…Samantha Gast-man: Seeing all my friends ev-eryday and Coach K…Danielle Gatings: My teammates that I’ve played sports with for all of high school…Erin Geiselman: I’ll miss seeing Kevin Dougherty and Chris Cochrane everyday…Michael Gelfand: Cutting gym…Alexandria Gentry: My friends and my team…Cara Goldfarb: Mr. Delman and his cone head dance…Kevin Gold-stein: Seeing friends I never get a chance to see outside of school…Ashley Goldstein: See-ing the same people everyday like I have since seventh grade…Ian Goodman: Massapequa boys swim team, awesome times!...Dominique Graci: Some of the teachers, spirit week, and the cops always be-ing at our school…Steven Gril-lo: Mathletes, King Kullen, doing homework with Nicole during class…John Guarascio: Seeing my friends everyday…Michael Guardiola : My friends…Anthony Guiliano: Water balloon fights on the last day of school…Alyssa Gus-sack: Nothing…Phil Haire: The soopy liquid cookies that feel like raw mud in a bag for breakfast…William Harley: Delman…Nicole Hedgis: My friends, open campus, the
teachers, field trips to the city with Theatre Arts class, being a part of the school plays and chorus concerts…Katie Heillburn: The people I met here…Matthew Herbe: Seeing friends I never get a chance to see outside of school…Sara Hirsch: Knowing that I get to spend 7 hours everyday with some of my best friends. And Cart Lady cookies!...Sabrina Holzknecht: The Cart Lady!...Stephen Houseman: Spirit week battles, I always win… Anthony Imbriano: The people. (especially Rob Seckler)…Scott Irwin: Tailgating the hockey games…
WHAT THE CLASS OF ‘09Jaclyn Aberbach: Cart lady cookies… Carissa Allen: I will miss seeing my friends everyday… Brendan Allwright: All the great teachers I’ve had…Anthony Alvarez: The ethnic diversity, the individuality, and the drug-free environment. (Realistically, a handful of good people and the Social Stud-ies department.)…Jon Amen: Nothing…Brian Anderson: Mr. Del-man…Jessica Ander-son: I will miss seeing ev-eryone going away to school everyday…Casey Bach: The diversity…Alys-sa Balzano: My friends and some of my teach-ers…Andrew Barbarello: Seeing my friends every-day, MHS Unplugged and other music performanc-es…Grady Battaglia: The peop le…Leah Bayer : Teachers, going to Bistro for lunch everyday…Louis Belmote: I will miss my teachers and friends. Special shoutout to Mr. Thieke, Mr. Malone, and my friends...Jessica L. Bennett: The con-stant phone calls from at-tendance every first period in Mr. O’Reilly’s class…Jen Bentz: Dressing up and look-ing completely ridiculous during Spirit Week…Charlie Bergmann: The Diversity…Daniel Betz: Having fun…Jeff Biondo: I will miss all my friends that I screw up with and all the good times we shared…Danielle Bow-ers: I will miss the people the most. MHS is really a place where I feel safe. The stu-dents and faculty have really made the experience enjoy-able…Joe Brandt: Noth-ing…Andrea Bujacich: Mass-apequa Chiefs Girls Varsity Soccer 2008, number one in the nation. Doesn’t get much better or memorable than that…James Burrows: Gym...Jordan Cafarella: Swim team, my good friends, Mr. McCaw, and SCALE Comp…Dan Caifa: High school in gener-al…Dana Canale: Seeing all of my friends after school, the Chess Team, Astronomy Club, and Mr. Zanco…Eddie Capur-ro: My friends…Michael Car-iello: My friends, teachers, and the cart lady’s cookies…Mike Carillo: Nothing…Antonio Carratelli: Being surrounded by friends for eight hours a d a y … D y l a n C a s t o r i a : Friends…Oliver Celaru: Too many to list…Marissa Cetin: Newspaper (a.k.a. Nosepapa/Allahpapa), Mamma C/Coylemonster, liv-ing in room 131, Mr. Schmitt’s first period AP Lit, and the basics: friends, teachers, square dancing and Pio!…Jimmy Chieco: The people I know…Christopher Chin-Sang: My friends and how we all met…Sta-cie Ciani: Nothing. Maybe old friends…Eu-gene Coizza: The friends and the fun we had…Patricia Colon: Random physics class discussions…Nick Colucci: Cart Lady, Fifield, “galorgage,” hack circle after school… Thomas Considine: My friends…
Sarah Corrigan: Chiefettes, tailgaiting, Mr. Massapequa…Joe Costa: Tailgates, friends…Ryan T. Coyle: My mommy…Ryan Coyle: Friends, Teachers, Classes…Vincent Crociata: Teachers, faculty, and friends…Kristen Dacunto: Seeing my friends in the hallway, being close to home, having time
Square dancing!...Lia DiGiovanna: Every-thing, the Cart Lady, Intramural European Team Handball…Victoria DiMartino: My friends…Amanda Dion: I will miss my friends and my favorite teachers the most…Christina Diovanni: The art wing….James Dougherty: Challin’ on out periods with
to just hang out, MERGES! My wonderful music teachers and my best friend Laura…Aly D’Angelo: Doing nothing senior year…Angela Davi: I’m going to miss see-ing my best friends everyday…Constance Deaner: Everything; friends, teachers, and the crazy school events…Kimberly DeCe-sare: Chiefs varsity soccer, badminton, European team handball, all of my friends!...Jamie DeFilippis: The general vibe and feeling of being locked in a vacancy…Peter Deignan: The fights…James Diana: Var-sity soccer season…Cristina DiCocco:
friends, Mr. Hahn, 8th period gym, not being able to walk in any door except the front doors, teachers, ID tags, clubhouse, pool house, breakdown, challin’…Gabrielle Duggan: Seeing the people that I only see in school, and spirit week…Danielle Etrasco: Lacrosse…Anthony Evangelista: There have been too many things that I couldn’t mention them all…Nicole Fal-cone: Seeing all of my friends everyday, goofing off in cheerleading and most of all 8th period gym (CSC!)…Brittany Fassari: Fighting people for parking spots…Kyle
In true Chief (and senior) fashion, we left this “farewell” letter to the last minute. We’ve put off studying, essays, this letter—but now there is no time left to procrastinate. You can’t exactly put off the last day of high school. And who would want to? We’ve been waiting for the clock to hit 2:25 for the last time since we were, what? Freshmen?
But if you think about it, that doesn’t really feel that long ago. Four years have gone by more like four months, everything on fast-forward because that’s the speed we wanted it to be—everything accelerated so that we could get to the fin-ish line, the end; we’d be that much closer to the golden parent-free Mecca that is “college.”
Even though some of us have tried to block out the lovely and awkward ninth-grade phase, we can still recall it with perfect clarity. We were alone, scared, and plunked down in the middle of 500 strangers (albeit a little isolated from the menacing upperclassmen—yay Ames!).
In just two or three months, we’re going to be there all over again. Multiplied by ten.
This time, though, will be different—we’ll have the wisdom that came from our years here at MHS. We’ll have already known that there are always going to be some people that will go overboard with holiday costumes; the best place to be is on the bleachers with half the school, fired up with school spirit and taunting the other team; and no one ever really uses imaginary numbers after Math B.
We’ll be able to tell the difference between fighting for a good cause and boycotting Bistro. We’ll have gotten used to walking miles to class from our prime parking spots on Arlyn Drive. We’ll have gotten used to splitting diner bills 20 ways, and we’ll know that a nice tip prevents being kicked unceremoniously out of Friendly’s after every orchestra, band, and chorus concert.
We’ll have learned all the patience we’ll ever need because of the daily traffic mobs that are composed of the ever-increasing throngs of sophomores. Massapequa men will always know how to dress for any occasion because of Mr. Massapequa’s scrutinizing judges. We’ll know that it’s not the end of the world if your class doesn’t get bagels during a blackout. Most importantly, we’ll never forget to try to make our day productive.
Everything we learned here will resonate in our lives beyond high school, whether your foray into the real world starts now or in four years (or six years, or maybe even eight).
We’re not talking about remembering the second fundamental theorem of calculus, or the questionable madness of Hamlet, or the correct way to conjugate a French verb. We are going to remember the people we encountered and the common experiences we all shared here at MHS in the past three years. Okay, so now we’re getting a teensy bit sentimental. But it’s true—we at The Chief know that when we all come back for our ten-year reunion, we’re not going to be reminiscing about anything except those little details that made our time at MHS exciting and unique.
In the end, life is a lot like high school—you come in timid and fearful and clogging up the hallways, and, if you play your cards right, you’ll go out on top of the world.
The lessons are the same; we’re the ones that are going to be different. Love Always,
WILL MISS MOST ABOUT MHS
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THE CHIEF 2THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009
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Congratulationsto the
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW2008-2009
Entertainment / Music:Sarah Fey? Or Tina Palin?Clay Aiken and Daniel Radcliffe make it to BroadwayVampires take over the world...or at least the world of teenage girlsDisney machine strikes gold (again) with Jonas BrothersR.I.P. Natasha Richardson—we still love you from The Parent Trap!Miss California vs. Perez HiltonBig families are in! “Octomom” and Jon & Kate Plus 8 and 18 Kids and Counting = Television goldHarry Potter & the Half Blood Prince (finally) released this summer!Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Picture of the year!
World / National News:Obama is elected 44th PresidentNo one is safe from the recession: Starbucks downgrades to one shop every two city blocksGrowing unemployment: Good luck finding a summer job!American-made Automobiles: Still the way to go?BAILOUTS FOR EVERYONE!Low gas prices... At least for a little while?Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday!Legalization of gay marriage in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and for a short time, CaliforniaMiracle on the HudsonSwine Flu “Pandemic”
School News:Teacher ID Tags...Next victims: students“Bag and Tag it” cell phone policy: yes, they can see the phone in your purse!(The Chief’s own) TJ Kelly is crowned Mr. Massapequa!The halls are alive with The Sound of MusicWhatever happened to solar panels? And the “Cool Cafe”?Classrooms upgrade to new computers...finally...and in the last week of school, no less
Shows On Our DVR: Gossip Girl Grey’s Anatomy 90210 24 One Tree Hill LOST Glee House Criminal Minds So You Think You Can Dance Dancing with the Stars The Games Wii Play:
Wii FitGuitar Hero: Beatles (Coming soon!)Snowboard with Shaun “The Flying Tomato” White!GrandTheft Auto 4And everyone still loves Mario Kart!
Sports:A-RoidBrett Favre: To retire, or not to retire?Ooooh! Look at the pretty new NY baseball stadiums!Steelers win Superbowl!Michael Phelps parties hard
Katie Surico Jacques: I will probably miss all the familiar faces I see daily…Laura Jakubowski: Seeing my friends everyday…Alyssa Jaramillo: My friends…Rochelle Jean-Baptiste: The nice teachers I had…Joseph Jones: All the friendships and bonds that were created, cart lady cookies…Jordan Jorisch: My sports team, my clubs, and the people I met here…Alexandra Juliano: Cart Lady cookies, senior year, only having two class-es!...Michael Kahoud: All the people I see I would see every day in school…Mariel Kass-chau: I will miss my best friends, best teachers and best times with all my cool classmates…Eric Kaufman: Friends…Sean Keegan: All of my out periods…John Kelly: Athletics / Mass-apequa… TJ Kelly: my guidance counselor, Ms. Fernandez (shoutout to Ms. Moran), Nosepapa/Allahpapa, and student govern-ment...Nick Kerrigan: My friends since sev-enth grade…Josh Klinger: Seeing my friends everyday and torturing my teachers (Mr. Guidi)…Nicole Koenigsmann: Squaredanc-ing, Mr. Keenan…Heather Koetzner: Just being in high school…Kenny Korenstein: My friends and teachers and the journey…Robert LaBosco: Seeing my friends everyday, playing Varsity Lacrosse, hanging out during out pe-riods, overall just chilling in high school…Nick Labriola: The whole high school vibe…Irene Lainiotis: The Cheerleaders! And my friends…Ryan Lamm: The cookies, teachers, and all the clubs I was in…Jerry Lane: The few friends I made along the way. But other-wise nothing…Cristina Lanzillotta: All of it =)…Dominique LaRosa: Seeing my friends everyday…Stephanie Lattanzio: All my
friends I made here and teachers I had…Jenna Lazzaro: The socializing and memo-ries…Kevin Lee : Being across the street…Thomas Lee: All the friends that I made and the great teachers I had. Also, the cart lady’s cookies!...Anthony Letterel: Everything! WEEKENDS with my classmates…Me-lissa Liegmann: Being able to see my friends everyday…Nicole Ligotti: Extra things such as Mr. Massapequa and Unplugged…Tom Livingston: Music in the morning, going out for lunch, Cabaret Night, Shindig in the barn, Square dancing…Peter Lukashevich: The people…Laura Lupoli: Hallway music, Spirit Week, The Hack Circle, Mergypoo, 6 periods a day with Thomas Kelly…Melanie Lynott: House that Grant built and Tailgate team…Paul MacConnie: All my teach-ers…Josh Maddock: 8th period gym class- CSC and spirit week…Edwin Maldonado: Seeing friends, the musicals, Cabaret Night, squaredancing & the dumb things about MHS…Keri Marks: Seeing my friends throughout the day…Matt Masiello: What I will miss most about MHS is all my friends that I met over the years and the great teach-ers…Emily Masiello: My friends…Mike Mauri: My friends and the sports we played together. The kids by the bagel shop, the kids you only take in class, the girls, annoy-ing teachers, and the life of a teenager…Kristen McArdle: I will miss seeing my closest friend everyday and cheerlead-ing…Morgann McCarthy: Seeing my best friends every day…Kevin McCarthy: The music department, the clubs, the world’s greatest newspaper and some good friends…Taylor McCavanagh: Cart lady cookies…David McDouough: Friends and teach-
WHAT WE’LL MISS MOST(continued)
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THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009 THE CHIEF �
The F U T U R ESENIOR DIRECTORY
Jaclyn Aberbach SUNY Stony Brook
Pre-Med
Carissa Allen University of Hartford
Music Education
Brendan Allwright United States Coast Guard
Anthony Alvarez SUNY Stony Brook
Psychology
Jenna Amatulli Fashion Institute of Technology
Advertising & MarketingCommunications
Katherine Amatrudo University of Maryland
Undecided
Jon Amen C.W. Post
Business Administration
Brian Anderson SUNY Farmingdale
Undecided
Jessica Anderson SUNY Farmingdale
Phychology
Mike Annarumma Hofstra University
Business
Casey Bach American University
Undecided
Cara Baldino SUNY Albany
Buisness
Mike Balducci C.W. Post Business
Alyssa Balzano University of Rhode Island
Nursing
Andrew Barbarello Boston University
Undecided
Chris Barle Nassau Community College
Undecided
Grady Battaglia Nassau Community College
Undecided
Leah Bayer Quinnipiac University Elementary Education
Louis Belmote Nassau Community College
Undecided
Coral Benedict Fairfield University
Business
Jessica L Bennett Nassau Community College
Photography
Jen Bentz Molloy College
Nursing
Charlie Bergmann Penn State University
Computer Engineering
Daniel Betz Nassau Community College
Criminal Justice
Julie BiesManhattan College Physical Education
Jeff Biondo Nassau Community College
History/Social Studies Education
Danielle BowersLoyola College - Maryland
Undecided
Jessica BowersNassau Community College
Michelle BowersNew York University
Undecided
Joe BrandtSiena College
English
Robin Buchanan Marywood University
Nursing
Andrea Bujacich Mount Saint Mary College
Undecided
Charlotte Burger Tufts University
Pre-Med
James BurrowsUniversity of DelawareInternational Business
Sean Byrne University North Carolina-Wilmington
Wood Carving
Jordan Cafarella Quinnipiac University
Biology / Physical Therapy
Dan Caifa Nassau Community College
Undecided
Dana Canale Nassau Community College
Liberal Arts
Michael Canning Salve Regina University
Undecided
Eddie Capurro SUNY Brockport
Undecided
Michael Cariello Siena College Engineering
Mike Carillo Adelphi University
Criminal Justice
Katie Carpenter SUNY Buffalo
Nursing
Antonio Carratelli Pursuing Comedian Dreams
Dylan Castoria Nassau Community College
Undecided
Oliver Celaru SUNY Plattsburgh
History
Marissa Cetin American University
Journalism / Political Science
Jimmy Chieco CUNY John Jay
Forensic Science
Christopher Chin-Sang Dowling College
Aviation
Stacie Ciani Mercy College-Dobbs Ferry
Veterinary Science
Tracy Cohen Nassau Community College
Liberal Arts
Eugene Coizza Adelphi University
Biology
Patricia Colon CUNY Hunter
Communications
Nick Colucci Hofstra University Civil Engineering
Thomas Considine East Carolinia University
History
Mike Cooke SUNY Geneseo
Undecided
Emilia Corrado St. Joseph’s College
Undecided
Sarah Corrigan Marist College
Undecided
Joe CostaHofstra University
Business
Ryan T. Coyle Queens College
English
Ryan Coyle Nassau Community College
Undecided
Vincent CrociataJohnson and Wales University
Computer Programming
Kristen Dacunto Rider University Musical Theater
Aly D’Angelo SUNY Farmingdale
Nursing
Angela Davi CUNY Queens
Communications & Media Studies
Constance Deaner Undecided Teaching
Kimberly DeCesare Duke University Sports Medicine
Jamie DeFilippis
City College Audio Engineering Technology
Peter Deignan Molloy College Straight Chillin’
Monica DeMairo Duke University
Undecided
James Diana Adelphi University
Biology
Cristina DiCocco CUNY Baruch
Communications
Lia DiGiovanna Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Management Science/Chemical Engineering
Victoria DiMartino Boston College
Undecided
Elizabeth Dippold SUNY Albany
Music
Amanda Dion Penn State University
Psychology
Christina Diovanni SUNY New Paltz Graphic Design
Dana Disimile Muhlenberg College
Biology
Nicole DiTrani SUNY Oneonta
Communications
James Dougherty Penn State University
Liberal Arts
Caitlyn Dowell SUNY Geneseo
Elementary / Special Education
Kelly Drummond SUNY New Paltz
Adolescent Education-Earth Science
Gabrielle Duggan University of Scranton International Studies
Addison Elko SUNY Oswego
Undecided
Danielle Etrasco Boston University
Hospitality Administration
Anthony Evangelista New York University
Finance
Nicole Falcone Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Merchandising
Brittany Fassari Canisius College
Special Education
Kyle Fee New York University
English
Jessica Feerick Adelphi University
Undecided
Michele Feldman Florida International University
Spanish
Dana Ferraro Fashion Institute of Technology
Merchandising Management
Kristen FetzerQuinnipiac University
Undecided
Dave Ficara Nassau Community College
Criminal Justice
Nicholas Fitzgerald Nassau Community College
Psychology / Teaching
Ronnie Flood St. Joseph’s College
Criminal Justice
Dylan Floody Douglas Education Center
Special Effects
Shane Flynt SUNY Farmingdale
Architecture / Construction
Katey Foran United States Naval Academy
Joseph Fox Nassau Community College
American History
Jonathan Frascati SUNY Stony Brook
Psychology
Christina Fregosi SUNY Oswego
Undecided
Katie Fuccillo Boston College
English
Chris Fusco SUNY Cortland
Education
Michelle Gannon SUNY Farmingdale
Undecided
Samantha Gastman Suffolk Community College
Special Education / Teaching
Danielle Gatings York College of Pennsylvania
Elementary Education /Special Education
Athena Gatto St. Joseph’s College
Childhood Education
Erin Geiselman CUNY John Jay
Forensic Psychology
Michael Gelfand Nassau Community College
Liberal Arts
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THE CHIEF �THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009 SENIOR DIRECTORY
WHAT WE’LL MISS MOST(continued)
ers…Ryan McGrath: Friends…Michele McGrath: Seeing my friends everyday…Ni-cole Meola: The Cart Lady, friends locker…Tori Meyer: Mr. Massapequa…Tara Mo-gavero: My friends…Mike Monaghan: Pep Rally, homecoming, Mr. Massapequa…Mi-chele Montana: Having out periods, my friends…Michael Moore: Electronic Gam-ing Club…James Moran: The entire high school, the shady kids by the bagel shop, Coach K, chilling harder than anybody, be-ing the best gym athlete I could, the kids you only talk to in class, and sketchy shades…Ray Moran: Always being able to see my friends and teachers in the hall-ways…Amanda Morse: My friends and some of the teachers… Ashleigh Mulcahy:
Seeing everybody…Greg Muller: European Team Handball Intramurals…Sean Mulli-gan: The people…Ryan Musalo: Seeing all of my friends that I had grown up with and become so close with…Lauren Muscarella: Coach K, seeing familiar faces…Joseph Mussorfiti: Hanging out with Zanco…James Nealis: Spirit week…Jackie Nelson: I will definitely miss my best friends, and the CSC in eighth period gym…Ramy Noaman: That great feeling at the end of the day when 9th period is over and you get to walk out the door… Megan Noone: My lacrosse team, open-campus priviledges…Alex Novet: The people I’ve met, and the cart lady cook-ies…Brian Nudelman: Nothing…Casey Olsen: The lovely no parking signs that are everywhere…Brianna Ortmann: Seeing friends and all the memories…Stephanie
Pacella: All of the seniors and the 2009 varsity girls lacrosse team…Jennifer Pao-lino: Seeing everybody everyday, and some of the teachers that I have had…Ryan Pat-erson: Just hanging out after school and playing hackey at lunch…Monica Perrino: The faces you see everyday but don’t think about until now…Joseph Persico: The stu-dents, teachers, and the tennis team… James Peterson: High School Football…Danielle Pipitone: Playing on the tennis team and being in the same school as my friends…Alessia Piraino: My friends and some teach-ers, making everyday as much fun as you can…Maria Pisciotta: Going to school with my best friends…Michael Pitocchi: Friends…Allie Pollera: Pep rally… Michael Polly: My friends…Lindsay Quinn: I’m going to miss Ms. Citrano making me pea-
nut butter sandwiches during class and seeing all my classmates laugh at my stupid-ity…Ashish Rana: Nothing at all…Rachel Randazzo: I’m going to miss the time I get to spend with my friends and the funniest jokes and tricks the cast pulled on each other in the musicals…Nicole Rindos: Meet-ing my friends at the locker spot… Angela Roamer: Noosepapa! Allahpapa! Room 131! Mom! Pit! Pio! Spagatulli!...Renee Rogers: Room 300 Lovin’!...Jaclyn Ro-mano: I will miss the Massapequa “bubble” persona. Everything here is so reliable and cliché…Jessica Romano: Playing basketball and lacrosse, and my teachers…Amanda Romeo: Seeing my friends everday and cart lady cookies…Brian Roth: Seeing my friends & teachers…Gracemarie Rozea: I will miss my friends and teachers…Caitlin
Alexandria Gentry United States Naval Academy
Arabic Language
Peter Glykos C.W. Post History
Cara Goldfarb University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Undecided
Kevin Goldstein Dowling College
Business
Ashley Goldstein Monmouth University
Criminal Justice / Forensics
Ian Goodman SUNY Maritime
Naval Architecture
Dominique Graci Nassau Community College
Undecided
Tatiana Grigorakos St. John’s University
Criminal Justice
Steven Grillo Lehigh University
Bioengineering / Pre-med
John Guarascio New York Institute of Technology
Architecture
Michael Guardiola SUNY Purchase
Undecided
Anthony Guiliano SUNY New Paltz
Finance
Klaudia Gurga Northeastern University
Music Industry
Alyssa Gussack Fashion Institute of Technology
Advertising/Marketing Communications
James Haffner Nassau Community College
Undecided
Jen Hand Rochester Institute of Technology
ASL - English Interpreter
William Harley Colby College
Undecided
Nicole Hedgis Suffolk Community College Early Childhood Education
Katie Heilbrn SUNY Delhi
Hotel & Resturant Management
Brian Heisinger Paul Smiths College
Environmental Science
Matthew Herbe SUNY Oneonta
Biology
Sara Hirsch SUNY Geneseo
Psychology
Chloe Holland Northeastern University
Biology
Sabrina Holzknecht Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Biochemistry
Stephen Houseman Boston University
Hospitality Administration
Mike Horowitz Hofstra University Music Education
Alexa Ienna
University of Connecticut Pharmacy
Anthony Imbriano SUNY Stony Brook
Undecided
Scott Irwin University of Delaware
Chemistry
Katie Surico Jacques LaGuardia College
Deaf Studies
Laura Jakubowski SUNY Farmingdale
Liberal Arts
Alyssa Jaramillo University of Scranton Occupational Therapy
Rochelle Jean-Baptiste
Palm Beach Community College Pediatric RN
Joseph Jones SUNY Plattsburgh
Criminal Justice
Jordan Jorisch Nassau Community College
Communication Arts
Alexandra Juliano New York College of Health Professions
Massage Therapy
Mariel Kasschau Adelphi University
Nursing
Eric Kaufman SUNY Cortland Health Science
Sean Keegan Nassau Community College
Undecided
TJ Kelly Loyola College - Maryland
Business
John Kelly Sacred Heart University
Business
Nick Kerrigan Marist College
Chemistry / Pre-Med
Josh Klinger Clemson University
Business
Kristen Knoph University of Rhode Island
Pharmacy
Nicole Koenigsmann Marist College
Psychology
Heather Koetzner Nassau Community College
Undecided
Kenny Korenstein Nassau Community College
Art Education
Robert Kryger Stevenson University
Business
Robert LaBosco Nassau Community College
Graphic Design
Nick Labriola Nassau Community College
Business
Irene Lainiotis James Madison University
Biology
Keith Lamberg SUNY Geneseo
Undecided
Ryan Lamm Boston University
Biology
Jerry Lane Nassau Community College
Undecided
Cristina Lanzillotta Loyola College- Maryland
Biology / Pre-med
Dominique LaRosa SUNY New Paltz
Undecided
Stephanie Lattanzio Nassau Community College
Teaching
Michael Laventure University of Richmond
International Affairs
Jenna Lazzaro M.U.D.
Make-Up Designory School
Kevin LeeSUNY Oswego
Accounting
Thomas Lee SUNY Stony Brook
Asian American Studies/ Business
Anthony Letterel Nassau Community College
Undecided
Melissa Liegmann SUNY Albany
Pre-Health
Nicole Ligotti Mount Saint Mary College
Nursing
Tom Livingston SUNY Stony Brook
Earth & Space Science Education
Emily Lucrezia University of Scranton
Nursing
Peter Lukashevich Marist College
Marketing
Laura Lupoli Hofstra University Communications
Melanie Lynott
Siena College Education
Paul MacConnie Long Island Drafting
Tech School
Josh Maddock University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Computer Science
Edwin Maldonado Adelphi University
Political Science
Michael Mararie SUNY Stony Brook
Buisness
Keri Marks SUNY Cortland
Secondary Math Education
Tommy Marzec Adelphi University
Engineering
Matt Masiello Quinnipiac University Physician Assisstent
Emily Masiello
Adelphi University Undecided
Mike Mauri
Fordham University Business
Kristen McArdle SUNY Plattsburgh
Adolescent Education & Airforce
Morgann McCarthy Siena College
Undecided
Kevin McCarthy SUNY Purchase
Undecided / Liberal Arts
Taylor McCavanagh SUNY Binghamton
Mathematics
David McDouough SUNY Buffalo
Buisness Administration
Ryan McGrath New York Institute of Technology
Architecture
Michele McGrath SUNY New Paltz
Undecided
Nicolo Meola New York Institute of Technology
Architecture
Jennifer Mescia SUNY Albany
Communications
Tori Meyer University of Scranton
Nursing
Rebecca Mino-Altherr Quinnipiac University
Communications
Anthony Minuto Nassau Community College
Criminal Justice
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THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009 THE CHIEF �
The ChiefSenior Editorial Staff
What Yo’ Need To Know...about life in college after MHS
BY CHIRS RYANEDITOR-IN-CHIEF, 2007-2008
“Learn how to do laundry before
you leave.”
It seems like just yesterday I was writing my “Message to the Class
of 2008” for the Senior Edition of The Chief, and yet here I am a year later, writ-ing again for my beloved news-paper. While I could easily take this opportunity to try to inspire you as you head
out into the real world, I’m going to leave that to the editors and instead offer some practical advice and knowledge that I’ve picked up in my experiences since graduating from Massapequa High School—essentially, “what I know now that I wish I knew then.” Let me start by assuaging your fears. If there was anyone who was terrified of the word ‘college’ one year ago, it was Chris Ryan. I had never had a sleepover in my entire life, and yet here I was preparing to travel 1,300 miles south to the University of Miami. As you real-ize, leaving home is a huge adjustment, but trust me—everything will be okay. Massapequa isn’t going anywhere; your
friends will be here when you get back. Now that that’s out of the way…
First off, pick a major that in-terests you. After you finish your core classes, your entire schedule is going to be devoted to your major, so make sure it’s something that you’re passionate about. In other words: don’t major in business just because your dad wants you to! If you’re unsure of what you want to do, start by taking as wide an array of courses as possible, then hone in on what you’re interested in. And don’t sweat it if you don’t get it right the first time; most people end up changing their majors anyway!
Secondly, join clubs freshman year. I didn’t, and I regret it. Much like in high school, clubs are singlehand-edly the best way to meet new people and explore interests that your academics don’t cover. A good lead-ership position can teach you more about the real world than a textbook ever will. Plus, they certainly help when it comes to internship and job opportunities.
Furthermore, one thing which may be a relief to some of you is that in college you are responsible for yourself. Most professors aren’t going
to waste time giving you pop quizzes to see if you did the reading. College is about personal accountability—if you don’t do the work, then it is your money and time being wasted. Also, be wary, procrastinators: assignments are rarely due the day after they are given! As much as it pains me to say, you will learn to love CollegeBoard—especially if you receive college credit for your AP courses. After taking just three of the torturous tests during my high school career, I am already a semester ahead of the game. What can this mean for you? More flexibility, and a significant load off your wallet. However, I must admit that my suspicions have finally been proven true: your AP courses have overprepared you for college.
Overall, the difference between high school work and college work is hard to describe; none-theless, the assignments I’ve had thus far have
been, for the most part, eye-opening. I recently had to write an eight page paper answering the question, “What is the good?” Needless to say, be prepared for some abstract thinking.
Oh, and guys: learn how to do laundry before you leave. I was openly mocked by a girl for not knowing that
you’re supposed to separate whites and colors. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, save yourself the embar-rassment and ask Mom.
Alright, here comes the sen-timentality. To quote myself from last year: don’t forget your roots. When your high school teachers tell you to visit them next year, they mean it! It might seem like a pain waking up before two in the afternoon (yes, college will do that to you), but the smile you’ll put on your teachers’ faces will make it worth your while. Also, go to the Alumni Holiday Concert in December. Even if you weren’t involved with the music department, it’s one of the greatest ways to keep in touch with all of the friends that you otherwise wouldn’t see.
There comes a time when we all must move on; quite fittingly, this will be my last time ever writing for The Chief. In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Remember this: high school goes by quickly…college goes by quicker. Enjoy these last few days of your senior year, and dream big. Here’s to the memories—
PS… don’t worry about getting your yearbook dirty; it’s what’s on the inside that counts.
Roy: My locker never locked, despite having a functioning lock. It became the open com-munal locker. Soon, when I would find other friends’ stuff in it for a period, I wouldn’t even think twice. Plus, it made rushing to class so convenient! 217A<3…Will Russell: Cookies…Nick Russo: The people I most likely won’t see again, and a few teachers. Oh, and of course Pio…Dan-ielle Sabia: My friends…Jessica Scarpa: Nothing…Ryan Scarsbrick: Massapequa Baseball…Mike Schiano: The amusing
things I see in the hallway and the friendly teachers. The commentary on the announce-ments…Robert Seckler: All of the students and teachers I had, spirit week amd seeing what people wore!...Melissa Senande: Spirit Week…Dong Shin: Having open campus lunch…Vicky Shreve: Being with all my friends, my teachers, Mr. Mass-apequa…Ben Sklar: The weekends…Cait-lin Smith: Cart lady cookies and crazy AP English classes about manatees and how Shakespeare is god! And Mr. Massapequa!...Hilary Smith: All of the people, including
the teachers and staff…Katie Smits: My teammates, friends, gym class…Brian Smocovich: My friends…Matt Smyth: Ice hockey…Samantha Soucie: Friends and hearing all the crazy gossip…Kerry Sulli-van: Varsity soccer season…Erica Tasch: I will probably miss feeling comfortable and at ease. It’s scary to start over…Natalie Taylor: Cart Lady cookies and the cool kids…Travis Tennie: Seeing close friends every day…John Tosches: Hauser…Mi-chael Trainor: Mr. Garone, Kearney, and LaBella…Katharine Tricarico: Having
freedom and fun, and the ability to just chill and try different things without really wor-rying about the consequences…David Trompeter: Marching at football rehearsing with friends…Dan Valdina: Nothing, except my friends…Mark Valenski: The cool kids, and Cart Lady cookies…Kellie Vehlies: Singing the Hallelujah chorus with my fel-low alto two’s and cart lady cookies… Andrew Vella: The wonderful teachers who I will miss laughing with about really any-thing…Jonathan Vinas: Being around my best friends on a daily basis…Chris Vinberg: Badminton…Jack Vitale: The excitement of the last day of school…Dana Vosilla: Play-ing volleyball and being with friends… Caitlin Waldron: Mr. Schmitt’s English and Ethics classes, living in 131 (Newspaper and WMHS love), and all my friends…Briana Wallace: I will miss the cart lady cookies and doing nothing senior year…Chris Wal-lace: High school as a whole…Lindsay Walsh: Being able to go to lunch with my friends everyday…Kristian Waring: Garone for life!...Joe Waterhouse: Tyler Grosso’s laugh…Alyssa Watt: I am going to miss seeing my best friends and teachers every-day…Matt Weyer: Nicole DiTrani, Sara Oldmixon’s sense of style, Mrs. Scarpulla’s school spirit…Timothy Wilson: Mr. Garone’s second period class…Chris Winn: All my friends and teachers…Katie Wissman: Mr. Massapequa and MHS Unplugged…Bran-don Witt: Tailgating, sports, and watching kickline…Alyssa Wittenberg: Nothing…Eric Wong: Friends…Samantha Wong: D1/P8 Gym Class (CSC) and my friends…Liz Wood: My friends and teachers…Kath-erine Wright: Mr. Piotrowski telling me everyday to drive safe and don’t hit too many people…Eleni Xenophontos: Project Science!...Linda Yeung: I am really going to miss the MHS Music Department, whether it was every band concert, the big holiday concerts, or playing in the pit orchestra for the annual school musical. But I definitely WON’T miss marching band.
WHAT WE’LL MISS MOST(continued some more)
ANGELA ROAMEREditor-in-Chief
TJ KELLYManaging Editor
CAITLIN WALDRONManaging Editor
CHARLOTTE BURGERHead Copy Editor
IAN GOODMANPhoto Editor
JAMIE DeFILIPPISEntertainment Editor
KEVIN McCARTHYCopy Editor
MARISSA CETINEditor-in-Chief
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THE CHIEF 6THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009 SENIOR DIRECTORY
Steven Mirra SUNY Buffalo
Environmental Engingeering
Kristen Mogavero Boston University
Biomedical Engineering
Tara MogaveroSUNY Oswego
Childhood Education
Melissa MolloySUNY Albany
Undecided
Mike MonaghanUnited States Marine Corps
Michele MontanaAdelphi UniversitySpeech Pathology
Michael MooreNassau Community College
Liberal Arts
James MoranSalve Regina
Philosophy / Dance
Ray MoranNassau Community College
Undecided
Amanda MorseDickinson College
Undecided
Ashleigh MulcahySUNY Cortland
Undecided
Greg MullerSUNY AlbanyAccounting
Sean MulliganHofstra University
Journalism
Erin MurphyHofstra University
Undecided
Ryan MusaloNassau Community College
Computer Graphic Design & Animation
Lauren MuscarellaSouthern Connecticut State University
Undecided
Joseph MussorfitiFive Towns College
Theater Arts
James NealisGeorgetown University
Biology
Jackie NelsonIndiana University
Business
Ramy NoamanSUNY Stony Brook
Computer Engineering
Megan NooneC.W. Post
Physical Education
Alex NovetUniversity of Chicago
Economics / International Affairs
Brian Nudelman Nassau Community College
Undecided
Nicole NudgeUniversity of Hartford
Musical Theater
Megan O’BrienCastleton State
Elementary Education
Brendan O’DonovanSUNY BuffaloPre-Dentistry
Casey OlsenSUNY Cortland
Elementary Education
Brianna OrtmannJoseph Christopher Salon & Spa
Stephanie PacellaSt. John’s UniversityCriminal Psychology
Jennifer PaolinoNassau Community College
Elementary Education
Ryan Paterson New York Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Monica Perrino Fordham University Pre-med / Biology
Joseph PersicoPenn State University-
University ParkChemical Engineering
James PetersonMerrimack College
Undecided
Dave PevsnerSUNY Geneseo
Undecided
Angela PierprzakCollege of the Holy Cross
Biology / Pre-med
Danielle PipitoneFive Towns College
Music Business
Alessia PirainoNassau Community College
Dental Hygienist
Maria PisciottaNassau Community College
Music Education
Michael PitocchiSUNY Potsdam
Crane School of MusicVoice & String Bass
Performance/Education
Breanna PodmoreMolloy College
Education
Allie PolleraSUNY Delhi
Nursing
Michael PollySUNY Maritime
Marine Transportation
Chelsea PowersSUNY Geneseo
Elementary/Special Education
Lindsay QuinnC.W. Post
Public Relations
Ashish RanaNassau Community College
Mechanical Engineering
Rachel RandazzoHofstra University
Theatre / English Education
Nicole RindosAdelphi University
Early Education
Angela RoamerSUNY Potsdam
Crane School of MusicViolin - Music Education
Renee RogersSiena College
Biology
Jaclyn Romano Clarkson University
Buisness & Production
Jessica RomanoSUNY Stony Brook
Undecided
Amanda RomeoNazareth College
Communication Sciences& Disorders
Brian RothNassau Community College
Civil Engineering
Gracemarie RozeaMount Saint Mary College
Nursing
Caitlin RoyUniversity of Richmond
Spanish & Psychology/Sociology
Will RussellSt. John’s University
Business
Nick RussoBoston University
Chemistry
Danielle SabiaSUNY New Paltz
Art Education
Kristen SaittaIona College
Mass Communications
Nicole SaranieroHofstra University
Mass Media Studies
Elizabeth SarantUniversity of Connecticut
Communications
Jessica ScarpaBriarcliffe College
Digital Photography
Ryan ScarisbrickSt. Joseph’s College
Business
Mike SchianoNortheastern University
Polticial Science
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THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009 THE CHIEF �
Chris SchulmanHofstra University Music Education
Amanda ScottoSUNY New Paltz
Art Education
Kimberly ScottoUniversity of Delaware
Natural Resource Management
Robert SecklerUnited States Merchant
Marine Academy
Melissa SenandeUniversity of Tampa
Spanish
Dong ShinSUNY Farmingdale
Liberal Arts
Vicky ShreveMolloy College
Nursing
Michael SierzantCUNY John JayCriminal Justice
Ben Sklar Florida State University
Polticial Science
Sean SlatteryUnited States Merchant
Marine Academy
Caitlin SmithAdelphi University
Secondary Education - English
Hilary SmithAdelphi University
Childhood Education
Katie SmitsUniversity of Virginia
Biology / Pre-Med
Brian SmocovichUniversity of Delaware
International Business Studies
Matt SmythIona College
Environmental Science
Samantha SoucieAdelphi University
Education
Crystal SperlingLaboratory Institute of
Merchandising Fashion Merchandising
Alyssa StaubitzSUNY Binghamton
Undecided
Maria StefanidisQueensborough Community College
Undecided
Dani SuhrlandC.W. Post
Art
Kerry SullivanSUNY Binghamton
Undecided
Kayla TamneyNassau Community College
Psychology
Erica TaschBoston College
Languages
Natalie TaylorQuinnipiac University
Journalism
Travis TennieAdelphi University
Biology
John ToschesHofstra University Politicial Science
Michael TrainorSouth Harmon Institute
of Technology
Katharine TricaricoSUNY Oswego
Special Education
David TrompeterSUNY Albany
Undecided
Dan ValdinaFDNYEMS
Ryan Van HoutenUnited States Marines
Peter ValdiniClemens College
Culinary Arts
Mark ValenskiNassau Community CollegeSocial Science in Education
Kellie VehliesJohnson and Wales University
Baking & Pastry Arts
Andrew Vella New York University
Media, Culture, & Communications
Nick VentoNew York Institute of Technology
Architecture
Jonathan VinasPenn State University-
University ParkMechanical Engineering
Chris VinbergAdelphi University
Exercise Physiology
Jack VitaleNassau Community College
History
Chris VitranoIthaca College
History / Education
Dana VosillaSUNY New Paltz
Education
Caitlin WaldronSUNY Geneseo
English
Briana Wallace Rider University
International Business& Marketing
Chris WallaceSUNY Farmingdale
Business Management
Lindsay WalshFashion Institute of Technology
Fine Arts
Kristian WaringBarram Institute of Technology
Diesel Technology
Joe WaterhouseSUNY New Paltz
Biology
Alyssa WattVillanova UniversityBiology / Pre-Med
Matt WeyerQuinnipiac University
Politicial Science
Timothy WilsonNassau Community College
Undecided
Chris WinnNassau Community College
Physical Therapy
Katie WissmanMount Saint Mary College
Education
Brandon WittUniversity of Delaware
Environmental Engineering
Alyssa WittenbergSUNY Old Westbury
Visual Arts
Eric WongMolloy CollegeCriminal Justice
Samantha WongSUNY Cortland
Undecided
Liz WoodSUNY CortlandMath Education
Katherine WrightNassau Community College Early & Secondary Education
Eleni XenophontosNew York Institute of Technology
Architecture
Linda YeungUniversity of Michigan
Business / Music
Nicole ZupoSUNY Geneseo
Undecided
SENIOR DIRECTORY
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THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009 THE CHIEF 9
A Final ReviewBY KEVIN McCARTHY
COPY EDITORWell readers, as the year comes
to a close and we seniors prepare to graduate, the time has come to write a last movie review for The Chief. I’ll now give you a moment to dry the tears from your eyes. I’ve enjoyed writing them, and I know some of you have enjoyed read-ing them, and I thank you. I’ll leave you with this “Special Graduation Edition” review of my favorite films from my years at MHS, in semi-chronological order. Just like my years at Massapequa High, these films are filled with laughs, tears, surprises and gratuitous violence with some unforgettable moments and characters, and deserve some applause. The Departed—One of my favorite directors, Martin Scorsese finally got an Oscar for The Departed, a film that ranks up with the best films of his career like Goodfellas and Raging Bull. All his trademarks are in there: Leonardo DiCaprio, a Rolling Stones soundtrack, homage to the old gangster films from the ‘30s, and a sense of dark humor that keeps the film lively and en-joyable amidst the bloodshed. It doesn’t take itself too seriously but it’s never ri-diculous either. Pan’s Labyrinth—Pan’s Laby-rinth (or El laberinto del fauno as I like to call it) is both an outstanding visual achievement and an endearing story of how to use the fantasy of dreams to escape the cruel realities of life. 300—To prove that I just don’t only like the dramatic Oscar-nominee
stuff, I’ll admit that I really enjoyed this stupid, awesome, stupid movie. It’s a movie that takes historical accuracy and kicks it into a bottomless pit of pure awesomeness. Unlike Transformers, which focused too much on that non-ro-bot Shia LaBeouf (or IS he?), 300 never looks non-awesome. It’s style over substance, yes, but sometimes it’s better that way. Knocked Up—Instead of get-ting into every Judd Apatow movie of the past few years I’ll focus on my personal favorite, the one that still holds strong after multiple viewings. The “funny-characters-in-serious-situ-ations” formula used in a lot of today’s comedies is used perfectly in Knocked Up, which takes place in a world similar to ours where everyone says perfectly witty things on the spot, which would help anyone through an unplanned preg-nancy. And not in that annoying Juno way either. There Will Be Blood—A bril-liant, epic character study. There’s that scene where Daniel Day-Lewis’ charac-ter, a terrible, atheist oilman, has to be initiated into the church, and the whole time his performance shows that he is simultaneously disgusted by it all and guildt-ridden for abandoning his son. This one scene shows all that’s good about the movie: it’s dramatic, it’s co-medic, it’s eerie and it has some amaz-ing acting. No Country for Old Men—An-other really great movie, but I don’t have that much space so I had to cut some, and this was one of the lamer
reviews, so just trust me on this friendo. 2008 WALL-E—If you do not love WALL-E then you probably don’t have a soul. That might be an exaggeration, but just look at him! He collects sporks! It’s adorable! But cuteness aside, this was a really sophisticated movie, one that deals with evil corporations and pollution and morbid obesity. Animation hasn’t been this dark since Mufasa was trampled by wildebeest. But the movie has its biggest achievement in managing to give life and emotion to two non-hu-manoid robots as they fall in love. The chemistry between the two lifeless metal robots is more convincing than most romance films made these days.That means you, Twilight. The Dark Knight—I don’t need to recommend The Dark Knight to you, because you’ve already seen it, and if you haven’t seen it by now after it played in theaters for eight months, then you probably never will, because you probably live underground. But to review, I’ll say that it’s so good on so many different levels. Like WALL-E it brought a darker, more complex plot to its genre, in this case the superhero film. It broke the conventional movie franchise rules and killed off main char-acters. It explored the nature of good and evil with a hero who bends the law to protect the people and a villain who only creates senseless anarchy without personal motivations. Whether you love or hate Dark Knight, no one can deny that it’s a unique, groundbreaking film, nor can they deny the greatness of the
late Heath Ledger. Slumdog Millionaire—Slumdog is a movie that consumes its audience into the world of Jamal, the dirt-poor kid from Mumbai who only wants to find his love, despite all the odds against him. And you’re with him all the way, from that first gruesome torture scene to that last awesome dance sequence. It’s an inspirational success story on and off camera: originally doomed to a direct-to-video release, the film went on to win Best Picture and made enough money to get homes for it’s child actors, who were real life “slumdogs.” 2009 Star Trek—While no Star Trek will ever be better than Star Wars in any way, the film is very entertaining, Star Trek is not just surprisingly-not-terrible, it’s a very entertaining film that reboots a classic sci-fi franchise and makes it into something people will watch with-out needing an inhaler. Up—So officially my last movie review is of Up, the new film about an old man who attaches balloons to his house and flies to South America. And it seems kind of relevant, too, since this movie was made by Pixar, the com-pany who made my favorite childhood movie Toy Story, the company I wanted to write movies for as a kid and the people who inspired me as a child; had they not made Toy Story I’d probably have no interest in writing all of this. And they still make the same great mov-ies they did years ago. Up is altogether funny, sad, smart, colorful and creative. Perhaps some kid saw Up and found a love for movies, too.
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THE CHIEF 10THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009
Massapequa Federation of TeachersA Union of Teachers and Secretaries
Local 1442
To Our Graduating Seniors…
Be sure you are right and then stand. at first you will Be denounced, then you
will Be deified. at first you will Be rejected, then you will
Be accepted. first men will swear at you, then if you
wear well, they will swear By you. first the sneer and then the cheer.
first the lash, then the laurel. first the curse, then the caress.
first the trial, then the triumph. first the cross, then the crown.
for every scar upon thy Brow thou shalt have a star in thy diadem.
stand somewhere and let humanity know where you stand.
stand for something and let humanity know what you stand for.
Be sure you are right and then stand.…gordon
Congratulations!
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MHSmyLife. . .One day, I was in Mr. Hahn’s class and we were throwing eggs against a gi-
ant sheet to see how it slowed them down. When it was my turn, I threw my egg and completely missed the sheet and the egg splattered all over the wall.
One day, I was handing out pamphlets outside the school to all the seniors receiving senior awards. It was windy that day, but intelligent me decided to wear a skirt. A gust of wind came and lifted my skirt revealing my attractive undies to all.
One day, I stood in “the spot” across the street while waiting for the light to turn red on a rainy day. Then a bus drove by.
One day, I wore a full-body wetsuit to school on Halloween. I had to take it all off for gym class.
One day, in my first period class, a lot of people tend to eat breakfast so I decided to eat Cheeze-Its. That day the girl next to me took out yogurt, rice pudding and a banana, and my teacher seemed to have no problem with it. I took out a bag of Cheeze-Its, and my teacher yelled at me to put them away.
One day, I got a 27 on a test, with an 11 point curve.
One day I slapped this girl’s butt in the hallway thinking it was my friend. Little did I know it was a teacher.
One day after school, I unknowingly sat on a chocolate cupcake, and pro-ceeded to go out to practice. It was after I had walked in front of all the oth-er sports teams that my teammates told me it looked like I pooped my pants.
One day during Bio lab, I found a jumbled piece of wire and started to play
with it. When my teacher saw me she told me it was another student’s model of a protein that was going to be entered into a science competition. My teacher told me I was better off dead, and pointed me out as the perpetrator to the student. She punched me.
One day, I went to buy cart lady cookies. I needed a spoon to get them out of the bag.
One day, on a field trip in the city, the subway doors closed before I got on. I was stuck in the city by myself. I had to pay for a taxi to drive me to my teacher and the other kids.
I’ve had a school-borrowed calculator for the past two years and I have man-aged not to break or lose it. Now, with less than a month left of school, I dropped it and the screen cracked in half. I’ll have to pay 100 dollars for it.
I was helping run Dodge for Darfur, and walked into the gym while a game was going on. The person in front of the doorway dodged. I did not, and the ball hit me in the face.
One day, I walked into the girl’s room and thought I saw a boy on the ledge, and I asked if it was the girl’s room. Turns out she was a girl.
In Ms. Davi’s first period class, I stretched my arms over my head and my bra broke off. I ran out the room and stapled and clipped my bra together until 5th period when I went home to change.
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THE CHIEF 12THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009
Robert Brower: Track and Field—Two-time All-County, Two-time County Champs, Three-time State Qualifier for Pole Vault, National Qualifier
for Pole Vault, and Penn Relays 4x400m Winner. Liz Henry: Cross Country, Winter Track & Field, Spring Track & Field—Co-Captain Grade 11, Captain Grade 12, All-County, County Champion, All-Division, Attended Winter Track Nationals. Aylin Mehter: Tennis—Captain, Three-time
All-County, Two-time All-State, Ranked fifth in NYS, All-Long Island. Nick Isnardi: Lacrosse, Football, Wrestling.
Vicki DiMartino: Soccer—All-County, All-Class, Playoffs MVP Danielle Etrasco: Lacrosse—Captain, Two-time All-County, All-Long Island, All-
American Honorable Mention, Empire State Team, National School Girls Team Kimberly DeCesare: Soccer—Captain, Three-time All-County, All-Long Island, All-State, Nassau County Player of the Year, Long Island Player of the Year, NYS Gatorade Player of the Year James Nealis: Soccer—
All-American, Two-time All-Region and All-State, Two-time All-County, All-Confrence, Newsday Player of the Year, NYS Player of the Year; Basketball.
Monica DeMairo: Lacrosse—Captain, All-American, Under Armor All-American, Newsday All-Long Island, All-County, Two-time Gold Medalist at Empire State Games, New York Team 1, All-County Honorable Mention Rob VonBargen: Football—Captain, All-Confrence, All-County, All-Long Island, All-State, All-Academic Team, Don Snyder Most Oustanding Quarterback Award, All-Conference; Basketball; Lacrosse Mike Mauri: Baseball—Captain, All-State, Long Island Champs; Football—All-Conference Julie Bies: Volleyball—Massapequa MVP, All-County, All Tournament
Photos provided by the athletes pictured above and Ian Goodman//The Chief
TOP SENIOR ATHLETES
Robert BrowerWinter & Spring
Track & Field
Liz HenryCross Country, Winter & Spring Track & Field
Aylin MehterTennis Nick Isnardi
Lacrosse, Football, Wrestling
Vicki DiMartino Soccer
Danielle Etrasco Lacrosse Kimberly DeCesare
Soccer
James Nealis Soccer, Basketball
Monica DeMairo Lacrosse
Rob VonBargen Football, Lacrosse
Mike Mauri Baseball, Football
Julie Bies Volleyball