The-Leader_1988-05-12

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Baldwin
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BALDWIN lEAMR
54th YEAR, NO. 19 FREEPORT, NEW YORK MAY 12, 1988 PRICE 2 5 * PER COPY
Gala to open Cow Meadow Preserve
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. A gala Family Nature Festival
will celebrate the graiid opening
of the. nature preserve at Cow
Meadow Park in Freeport on '
. Sunday,May.lSfrom lOa.m. to.'
4 p.m. Admission is free.
County Executive Thomas S.
Gulotta in\ites county residents
of all ages to this "Celebration of
the Coastline," an event at which
visitors can have fun all day while
learning abqut the environment
at this shoreline' park and' pre-'
serve. There will be displays foc­using
on our most current envir­onmental
concerns: air and water
quality, wetlands, birds, 'whales
and other, endangered specie.>.
The nature preserve now boasts a
new eight foot high viewing tower
over the marshland, atiosprey
nesting platform and numerous
bird houses. '
Highlights of the Festival will
include nature shows, guided
walks through, the preserve,
demonstrations of camping, hik­ing
and canoeing, children's
games, kite flying demonstra­tions,
"Earth Music," poetry
readings, art displays and a
nature photo contest exhibit.
Visitors' are -. encouraged to
come incostuine', dressed as their
favorite marine plant or animal
such as a fish, crab, lobster, bird,
butterfly, snail or seaweed.
The Festival will be held rain
or shine as the entertainment and
exhibits will take place under two
tents and in the administration
building. A gift shop and a food
concession will be available.
' Preparation for the opening of
the preserve was spearheaded by
the South Shore Audpbon
Society, and more than 50 volun­teers
from the group spent week­end
days clearing litterand debris
AUDUBON SOCIETY mambor Paul ButfcereH and young bird­watcher
ehack one of 17 rwsting boxes erected by cub tcouta in
the Cow Meadow preserve. The boxes are already In use by tree
swallows.
'from the area. According to
Society President Betsy Gulotta,
the volunteers cleared a wide hor-
. seshoe shaped nature trail, and
with the County'^ assistance,
erected coded poles along the
quarter mile route, comple­mented
by''8 booklet which ^1
Dr. Lynch appointed Assistant Superintendent
by Joan Delahey
By a unanimous vote, the
Baldwin Board of Education
approved the appointtnent of Dr.
Peter Lynch; currently principal
of Baldwin Senior High School,
as Assistant Superintendent for
Instruction. This appointment
foUows'upon the recent selection'
of Assistant Superintendent of
Schools Gene Lanzaro as Super­intendent
of Schools beginning
July.l.
Dr. Rolland Jones, Superin­tendent
of Schools, described Dr.
Lynch as a local success story.
Dr. Lynch attend^ Baldwin
Schools. He bejjan his educa­tional
career in Baldwin as an
English teacher. He has pre­viously
served as Dean of Stti-deha.
Assistant Principal, Acting
Principal and Principal of the
Sem'or High School.
Dr. Lynch's tenure as Principal
has been, marked by change as
well as tinusual circumstances.
When he began his position as
principal in 1982 Dr. Lynch was
faced with a high school that was
a 9-12 high school, a change from
the. previous -l(i-I2 structure.
That first year of transition was a
challenge which involved inte­grating
an entire class into a
building that for at least several
years would be - somewhat
crowded. Dr. Lynch initiated
—orienlation programs for stu­dents
and-parents, dealt with
concerns relative to open and
closed campus, and developed
procfdurei to implement change.
As Dr. Lynchi second year as
principal began, the high school
. was damaged by a tornado which
ripped the roof off large portions
of the fadlity. damaging most
particularly the large gym.
Peter Lynch
Innovative changes in the physi­cal
education curriculum as well
as convoluted scheduling proce-.
dures depending on good or fair
weather marked the high school^
response to the crisis.
During his third year as princi­pal,
Dr. Lynch was faced with the
Middle' States Evaluation pro­cess,
This internal and external
'evaluation process which takes
place every ten years is inarked by
intensive scrutiny and is followed
by implementation of recom­mendations.'
Wheii Dr. Lynch first assumed
his position as principal in 1982,
"he wa\". interviewed for The
Leader. He described both prac­tical
and .idealistic goals that hf
' had set for himself and the high'
school educational'community.
He viewed as paramount the
building of morale among faculty
and a clear understanding of
expectations by students.
Dr.' Lyiich and his wi?e Bar­bara
live in Baldwin.' As resi­dents,
they are active in various
community groups itKluding the
Baldwin Educational Assembly.
be available at Sunday'^ festivaL
The Society was also responsi­ble
for constructing the viewing
tower and osprey nesting platform
with supplies provided by the.
County. Among those erecting 17
. nesting boxes, all speedily put to
use. by tree swallows, were cub -
scouts of North Merrick's Pack
123.
Also in place, said Mrs.
Gulotta, is a border of Eastern
Red Cedar trees teparaiing the
recreational portion of Cow
Meadow Park from the preserve
area. The Daughters of the Amer­ican
Revolution have already -
dedicated one of the trees, and
several niore will be'dedicated by
Freeport elementary .school
. groups in conjunction with the.
Festival.
' '.The Audubon Society is spon-
. soring a."birdathon" this wee­kend
to raise funds for its conser- '
vation e^orts, with sponsors'
pled^ng a mount of money for
each species spotted by partici- !
.pants.Prizes will be awarded by
teamsrecordingthemost species.
Those interested in joining a'
birdwatching team may call
Arthur Atlas at 223-2327 or
James Remsen at 764-5168.
For further information about •,
: Sunday** festival, caU 546-1616.