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FREEPORT. NEVy YORK, OCTOBER 17,1985
51st YEAR. No. 26.
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6 FHS Seniors Win Nolional Honors
Dr. Jones Praises
Baldwin's ''Honors''
Named Commended
Siudenfs In Nierif Program
• FREEPORT- Six students at Freeport High School have been .
designated Commended Students in the 1986 I^ational Merit Scholar­ship
Corporation (NMSC). Seniors Jonathan Breier. Robert Ennis,
Rebecca Frein, Erik Saarmaa, XXX, and Glenn White will
receive Letters of Commendation in honor of outstanding acadeAiic
promise, demonstrated by plac-
"40,000 Pairs Of
Eyes" Program
Receives
State Funds
FREEPORT - The village's'
"40,000 Pairs of Eyes" crime
watch program has been awarded
$10,000 under New Tfork Sute's
Neighborhood . _ Preservation
Crime Prevention Act (NPCPA),
according to Assemblywoman
Barbara Falfon.
In announcing the grant, Mrs.
PaUon.— a resident of Freeport .
— noted that "October is. Crime
Prevention Month and-this grant
is a fitUng way to recognize the
accomplishments andlj efforts
of local volunteers worEing to
make our neighborhoods safe."
The 15-year-old "40,000 Pairs
of Eyes Program" had applied
" for the annual state grant twice"
before, but had not been chosen.
This lime, the, application pre­pared
by Melba Howard, chair­person
of its Advisory. Board
met with success.
The funds will be used for gen­eral
community ay^areness pro­grams.
When informed that the pro­gram
would receive state fund­ing,
Mrs. HoA-ard expressed her
pleasure and said,''"the effective­ness
of our police-civilian pro-gram'has
long been proven and I
am sure that its continuance
under state funding will be a
positive ste'p for all the citizens'of
Freeport."
•Mrs. Howard thanked Mayor
Dorothy Story and the village's
legislative representatives in Al­bany
for their "strong support,"
adding the advisory board is
also grateful for "the warm fen-
• dorsements given our application
by District Altomey Denis Dillon,
Nassau County Police Commis­sioner
Samuel Rozzi and Town of
•Hempstead Presiding Supervisor
• Thomas Gulolla. The entire
advisory board joins me, she
said, "In recognizing the efforts
of Freeport Police Chief Anthony
Elar and Abe Hammer in found-
(Cont. on Page*6)
Audience Questions Vary
in Topic and Tone
by Joan Delaney.
BALDWIN - At the Wednesday evening, October 9th Baldwin Board
of Education meeting, residents heard statements regarding many as­pects
of education in Baldwin, including comments by Superintendent
of Schools Rolland Jones, and various members of the audience.
Dr. Jones outlined a broad and comprehensive' lisf of student
achievements over the past year ' .' .
•which included iicadmic, musical,
athletic and extra-curricular
activities as well as the profes­sional
achievements of staff and
district. He noted that it was
an "active and productive"
year, but one in which academic
excellence was only part of the
story. The - fiill list of these
achievements will be included in
the' next issue of the Baldwin
School News. A future Board
meeting will also be devoted to
announcing and explaining the
results of various standardized
lests," which were described as
"embarassingly good."
Also included in Jones' re­marks
was thanks to community
residents, particularly' members
of the Baldwin Fire Department
for the cooperation and work
involved in preparing for and .
coping 'with. Hurricane Gloria.
Jones added that there was
approximately S5,000 to S6,000
worth of costs indirred by the'
School District, primarily in over­time,
but he said the benefits
of the cooperative effort far out­weighed
any monetary costs.
He noted the benefit of "people
pulling together" to combat a
mutual problem and said that the
District has learned much regard­ing
preparation for any ^ture
emergencies.
Statement On Baird
During audience questions,
residents heard comments from
Bill Baird of the Bill Baird Insti­tute
in Hempstead. Baird read
from a prepared statement which
he indicated he had sent to the
press. He offered his opinion that
an ad, which had appeared in the
Baldnin Senior High School's
newspaper, "The Golden Wave,"
showing support for Nassau
District Attorney Denis Dillon and
including the words, "Stop the
Killing," m-as libelous. Baird
said that the ad angered his
staff and he rioted that neither he
nor his staff had.ever been in- -
dieted, for anything. He then
made statements and allegations
regarding Dillon.
.Baird also referred .to in­cidents
during last year's Human
Resources Day - controversy,-
when the school district allegedly'
received threats if Baird were to
appear. He described a letter,
which he said he had written to
the-sehool distria when his in­vitation
to appear at the school's
Human Resources Day was can­celled.
Baird said that he had
' been "deprived of free speech."
He also noted that cases he has
brought before the courts affirm
- youngsters rights to abortions
and birth control information add­ing
that there were a great num­ber
of teenage pregnancies in
Baldwin, with the Long Island
area the highest in the State. He
concluded by saying that an
apology is owed to him and his
staff.
In attempting' to ascertain the
school district's position, THE
LEADER was told that there was
no comment at this time. It'
should be noted, however, thai
the stated opposition lo Baird's
presence at the Human Resources
Day by community residents,
including. many inter-faith
leaders, was based on what they
alleged lo be his documented
anti-Catholicism. At that time,
members oP various pro-life
groups said that they were not
objecting to the subject of abor­tion
being included in the human
resources program, but rather
to the inclusion of Baird. The
questfon of whether or not
Baird himself was in fact invited,
a confusion tasting over a month,
was concludeii with an apology
(Com. on Page S)
ing in the top five percent of over
one million participants in the
31st annua] National .Merit
Scholarship Program.
An officer of NMSC, which
administers the program, stated
that "being named a Com­mended
Student in the extremely
competitive Merit Program is a
credit to these young men and
women and to their schools,
which play an important role in
the development of academically
talented youth. "The high test
performanci; of Commended
Students is indicative of ex-.
ceptional scholastic ability, which
is essential in a nation thai
prides itself on cultivating indi­vidual
excellence. Yfe hope the
hondr these students have
earned will provide motivation for
them lo use their talents to the
fullest-and also will serve as an
example for other aspiring young
citizens."
Participants entircd the cur­rent
Merit Program by taking the
PSAT/NMSQT in October 19S4,
when most of them were juniors.
Jonathan Breier
JonathaivBreier, one of the stu-
. dents, would like to attend the
University of -Penn^lvania or
Cornell Uni\'ersity as a pre-med
major. His high school
activities include Select Chorale,
National Honor Society, Year­book
staff and tutoring through
the Volunteer Tutoring Commit­tee.
Outside of school, Jon does
volunteer work at ' Lydia Hall
- Hospital and has been a sub­stitute
teacher at a local Sunday
School. .
Robert Ennis
Robert Ennis is the Editor-in-
Chief of Flashings, The Free
Press of Freeport High School.
He has also been its photo
editor. An avid skiiet, Robert is
a member of the Ski Club, and
has played on the varsity lacrosse
.team and been on the sniniming
teams. When not involved in
school activities. Robert works
for New York- State Senator
Norman Levy as well as being a
lifeguard " with the Freeport
Recreation Center. Robert would
like lo attend Columbia Univer­sity
as a Journalism major.
Rebecca Frein '
Rebecca Frein plans to major in
either Math or Science and attend
Yale or Harvard. A. member of
the National Honor Society,
Vice President of the Ski Qub and
a member of the Key Oub.
Rebecca also competes on the
cross country, spring track,
gymnastics and soccer le^ms^
She is the recipient of the George
Washington University Medal
in Math and Science.
Erik Saarmaa
Erik Saarmaa was elected to
the National Honor Society in
nth grade and is currently serv-
(Cont.onPage16)
COMMENDED STUDENTS. Letters of Commendation In honor of
outstanding academic promise are being sent to Freeport High School
students (front row, 2nd 1. to r.) Rebecca Frein, Glenn While, Robert
Ennis; (rear row, 2nd i. to r.) Jonathan Breier, Erik Saarmaa and Erik
XXX. With the students are FHS Principal William McElroy
(rear row, r.), and Guidance Counselors Carmen Sunden (front row,
I.) and Paul Katz (rear row, I.) (Story this page.)