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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27,1983 THE §EWINEL-LEDGER, OCEAN CITY. N.J. PAOE 3 — SECTION TWO
editorials / comment
The SentinelLedger
Page Buss, Section HUD Thursday, October 27, 108$ letters / readers react' Student rights reviewed
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Propitious
Tonight (thursdiy at 7:30) is the nl^it for
witches and goblins and other creatures of the
unfettered imagination to take to the main street
of Ocean City for the annual Halloween parade.
a aging area is the 8th Street parking lot on
Asbury Avenue.
Hopefully the parade itself will be the starting
point for some wholesome merriment that may be
Just what the doctor ordered for this fall season
which is perhaps less exhilarating than usual for
those property owners and others on the tocal
scene particularly affected by events of late..
We are speaking specifically about the new
revaluation, which seems to be the main topic of
conversation these days, and the political-legal
drama which wag with us for months and will
seemingly climax on election day Nov. I win the
vote on the local salary referendum (more about
that later).
Without going into a who-struck-John scenario,
Jet it be said simply that there are a lot of us who
can use some frivolity at this point and that
tonight's Halloween parade seems like just the
ticket. It will give us an opportunity to laugh, even
if — especially if — the laughter is brought on by
what, under normal circumstances, would b#
something serious enough to be downright
.frightening.
• : The unknown is the basis of most, if not all,
fear. Remember how E.T. evoked fright, and how
it was only the children who, In their unabashed
innocence, could accept the little creature as a
loving being, even as "wiser" adults came on
strong?
You'll probably see at least one E.T. facsimile
in tonight's parade, as our editorial cartoon
suggests. That other creature pictured is a
Bepublocrat, half Republican elephant and half
Democrat donkey. You may see some of them too.
:" Remember to wave. Above all, take time to
Ijavefun.
Editor, Sentinel-Ledger:
Thto to in regard to your
coverage of fee appointment
of Mr, Oliver Mutaky at
MptaJn of the Ocean City
Beach Patrol. Your paper
suggests that thU ap-
pointment hat ••sparked a
rentroverty" and bin the
•abject of criticism.
•, I think your presentation of
fcete events hat done fee
beach patrol and Its new
• captain a dljservice. Ac-
cordingly, I would like to
make the following ob-
.tervattont.
: .Itseemsappropriate to first
of all attempt to determine
where the criticism It coming
from. It would. Indeed, be a
•erioui matter If there were
critidim coming from the
people who collectively made
the decUlon to appoint Mr,
Mualay. who were mote
people?
Tne outgoing captain, Mr.
George Lafferty, knows man
about the requirements of the
Job and the qualifications of
any individual guard*
available to till that Job ban
anyone else. He recom-
mended Mr. Mutatoy. He did
so knowing full well the other
pe*is on his staff who might
want the job.
Domlnlck Longo, the chief
of police, to whom the captain
of the guarda reports and who
haa to work with the new
captain every day, alto
recommended Mr, Mualay.
Perhapa the criticism wai
coming from the Mr. Kant,
the city admlnlatrator?
Hanuy. He waa the one who
actually did the hiring. The
mayor and City Council alto
patted upon thla appointment
and they too were and are In
Mr. Muialay'a earner.
Nor should there be
anything go surprising about
tbe fact that all these people
Supported Mr, Muislay. They
know his excellent reputation
at a teacher. They know of hU
contribution to the com-
munity over many yean ai a
coach in the city's youth
programs. They know he haa
a history of demonstrated
leadership at a former
president of the the local
Rotary Club and a member of
fee board of directors of the
Community Center.
Moat importantly they know
feat Mr, Muzalay haa more
than 20 yean experience as
second In command of the
Beach Patrol. Are we to
believe there (a something to
controversial about a man
with such credential* getting
the appointment?
What, then, Is the source of
the controveny and critldam
about which we have heard so
much? A* far as can be
determined from reading the
paper, if s coming from one of
the men who m competing
with Mr. Mualay far fee
position.
Although I don't know Um
personally, I understand he U
a bright and articulate college
teacher, a fine lifeguard, well
thought of by the outgoing
captain and certainly always
In contention for the job. He
apparently feela bt didn't get
a proper opportunity to
present Mi case. Othen lay
he wai simply too slow In
getting Ha application In. .
I don't know the merits of
Mi argument. But I do know
Un among those making the
selection there were people
wno were aware of his
legitimate ambition to be fee
new captain. If they bad felt it
in the dty's best Interest to
support Us candidacy, they
could assuredly have done so.
Bit they didn't.
Wat purpose was served
by thla gentleman then going
to the newspaper with fee
suggestion that be was the
more qualified man, even
after the decision had been
made? It's difficult to tee how
ttii helped his cause. Did this
laat-ditch effort somehow help
fee Beach Patrol?
Ifyouare trying toaatlit an
organliatlon that's going
through • period of change,
creating doubt and 111 will Is
not fee way to do it. Whit
would have been more ap-
propriate would have been to
use UM paper's good offices to
congratulate your new ben
and assure him of your
loyalty.
As It was, the one purpose
this journalistic campaign
accomplished waa ft take
some of the pleasure away
from a day feat should have
been very special for Mr.
Mmslay, his wife and kid*.
If after the competition
ended and fee smoke of baitk
had cleared, Mr. Muwlay bad
been the loser, you can bet he
wouldn't have bandied thing!
this way, That's because he's
got that special qualification
for fee Job that's not Included
in his resume — and which
your paper forgot to mention
in any of your articles.
It's caUed "the right stuffl"
WUUamR.McKun.Jr.
Director
Tha Foster School,
Marmora
People do care and respond with more than compassion
. Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: To
roost of our population in the
* Cape May County area, it was
, (earned on Thursday feat an
Ooean City family was toft
homeleiiby an early monung
fire. The total salvation of
personal poaeaslon* by fee
family could fit Into leas room
than a shoeboi provides. That
New assessments
show no one cares
•Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: I
*#it received my new tax
1 assessment. Disgusting I
Outrageous!
"Middle classes, assert
.yourselves! Read your
: Mperi, Aren't you sick of
, Ipvlng your taxes wasted to
pay for all the lawsuits?
Don't bow to the self-etyled
ciara who are exploiting you.
They do not stand for what the
founders of Ocean City hid In
mind. Go to court and fight
fell greed and lust for power.
Take fee trouble to resist.
I own property here, but no,
I do not live here. I am your
bargain cittien. I pay all year,
and only use your services a
few months a year. My tax
dollars pay the education of
fee "loeah."
The city and county big
shots with the Ugh salaries
and fancy on ought to
dUdpllne themselves to live
on a reasonable budget, the
way they expect tMr wives to
do. The property owners can
not write you off; we can net
write our lunch* off, nor our
other personal expenses.
No one oares mat the many
retired persons is Ocean City
living on • fixed income are
Boingtobedtoptowd.Noone
carts that I. am a lUMle
parent attimptingtOMte
HI^VV Va^UuflD I l&GatQfl^BaK * A
ttUBW) SI s ^BBBEBQ SOGHSOL
No one on the Zoning Board
eared when I attempted to get
a driveway cut (and waa
refused) so that my son with
•new (now dead, July 28,
UN) could pun into our
property after treatments
which rendered him
physically dtoabM.
I am on the verge of having
to give up a property which
ray Ute husband and I worked
Bto dogs to acquire.
If one does not agree with
Ocean City politics, one
merely findi oneself receiving
•ubtle threats and In-
timidation.
My winter residence la
three times the sixe of my
Ocean Ciiy residence, with
the same tat and a far
superior educational system.
Somebody mutt be wasting
money in Owen City.
It Is al*o a "railroad," wh«n
one U given three days to
respond to an undated letter,
and the appraiser's llnM are
constanfly busy.
Ellen Hill
Philadelphia
Ilntertaiiung
Tdltor. SenttMlLedger: In
reaponse to MM. Pie* tad
Mr. Quattrone: Violence,
brutaBty and rape may bt
reality, bit b It en-
tertainment?
CarlaHetot
OoeanCtty
sole posession was one, 110
camera, which itself wreaked
of smoke.
It was that morning, only
hours after the blare, mat the
people of Ocean City and the
surrounding communities
opened up their hearts and
pocketbooks to help the
striken family.
The reaction of our
customers at Mark's Cigars
on 8th Street prompted us to
•tart a fund-raiaing box on our
counter. Everyone who took
the time to read the article of
fee fire we had up, responded
by giving anything that they
could afford. It wasn't long
before Knight's Pharmacy
also started collecting for fee
Crispl's.
When I first visited Mrs.
Criapl on Thursday evening at
fee Trade Winds Motel, the
had some food and a few
clothes feat hid been donated
earlier. After talking to bar
for close to 45 minutes, It
dawned on me that she never
once mentioned what she had
lost, rather the was thanking
God that everyone had
escaped the early morning
Memo.
Upon returning the next day
to see If she needed anything,
I was amazed at the site of a
once empty room that was
now overflowing with an
abundance of clothes.
She told me of a gentleman
who had knocked on fee doer,
asked if she was Mrs. Crisp),
and ten handed her • hun-
dred-doUar bill. Obviously
stunned, she asked for his
name, his reply waa that Ha
nostalgia
name wasn't Important.
It was people like him, and
all the people who gave their
extra change or unneeded
clothes that prompted me to
write, thanking the people of
all the surrounding com*
munltlea for their thought,
fulness.
I guess It doeen't always
take a national crisis or an
Olympic hockey team to get a
group of people to open their
hearts to a good MUM.
Tom Schoenewald
Ocean City
Hey Andy, hoe's
a great idea for
'60 Minutes' show
Criticism of new lifeguard captain lacked 'right stuff"
Editor-mote: The letter
refer* to thU at an open
letter to Andy Rooney
Mr. Andy Rooney
c-o 60 Minutes
CBS-TV"
NewYork, N.Y,
Dear Andy;
I watt you on "SO Minutes"
every week. Those pieces you
do on clothet hangers,
topping bags, glove com-
partments, etc. are really
fanny,
I admire your sense of
humor and ability to pick out
an unusual subject That's
why I'm writing. I've got a
great story idea tor you.
It wffl take more floe ban
you usually get on the
program. But wife tight
editing you could condense
the segment to 15 minutes and
scoop Mike Wallace and all
fee net of your SO Minute
buddies.
Here's tbe scenario: Tbe
location to a South Jersey
retort community, a clean,
relaxing town where you can
go fora really great vacation:
m tend you a brochure.
Because of tome differences
of opinion about who has the
power to do what, the mayor
sues fee council, tbe council
sues fee mayor, fee mayor
•uM fee police chief, fee
police chief MM fee mayor,
fee mayor SUM the fire chief,
the fire chief met fee mayor,
fee personnel director sues
the mayor and the
management team hires a
lawyer.
Tnto fuss Is all about ad-
mlnistratlve codes,
memorandums of un-
derstanding, the mayor's
power, etc. in ffl yon in m
fee details later. when all fee
sultsareeettled.the city U out
173,000 In legal feet and fee
management team has to fork
over fttO each tor which
they're not r*4mbursed.
Not a lot to reaUy decided
ncept feat fee Judge finally
gets to go on vacation.
However In fee residue of
ail this, three remaining
members of the management
team find their positions
Haled on fee Nov. I ballot
Now here's the story hook,
Andy. Thto to the only com-
munity in the United States of
America and probably fee
world where employees have
to campaign thto November
for salaries they were tup.
posed to get the previous
January, Now doesn't thto
beat talking about your old
Jacket or bow to hang a
necktie on a doorknob?
Well, the managers decide
they are going to try to tall
their rttryU. the public ev«n
though tbe new tax
-Italy Frank supplied this mo photo of the old Acme In what It today The Pearl reita,
Asbury Avenue, Note the chickem and men tt hanging on the wallhooki »t left, Frank, b, 1
In the front row toward right, atki for Identification of otteri In i»1ctare, Fraik If a loc^l motel
owner.
with the city for
am known at fee spiritual
advisor to a hermit crab who
can predict fee weather. J-'ve
•too done slot of other things.
Don Plleggi, he's our
recreation director, hat .beea
wife fee city for 30 yetu>ajkj
had developed one of fa
outstanding recreate
programs In fee country, Vou
should see the fsdlitie* he's
taught tooth and nail to build.
Then there's Fred Cade, the,
building code enforcement
officer. He does seven dif-
ferent Jobs and gets paid,£c
one. ., .
Anyway, here's the picture,
Three division heads wh#
don't know beans about
politic* have to develop a
campaign in four weeks toget
fee money they were SUR
posed to receive 10 mouth*
ago and which, by fee way.i».
already In the budget
What you do Any - Synii
don't mind a suggestion —to
bring your cameras close,up
on these guys' facet as they
wander around town trying to
convince people to vote "yes"
on Nov. 8. You can also In-
terview people who carried
fee petitions to find out why
they beUeve the three division
heads are unworthy. .;.,
I can guarantee you some'
revealing quotes like, *We :
have nothing against them
personally, but my friend, to..
and to la a friend of me mayor,
and he told me they all make
too much money."
I suggest you bring M&e
Wallace in on 'the
memorandum of un-
derstanding angle. It seems
fee managers signed a con-
tract which was honored for
two out of the last-three years
and then wiped out by.the
referendum.
What you do to place Mike
across tbe table from one of
fee petitioners and Mike sayi,
"Can you tit there in good
conscience, and Ml me you
didn't know you were Im- '
pugnlng the believabillty of
fee city by creating this meat
of a referendum? And what
about the families of the men
who were to receive these
raises? Have you no human
compassion, sir?" ,
The petitioner braalb down
and mumbles something
about "they never told me
anything about Mike Wallace
when they asked me to carry
those papers around!" :
You've got a lot to link your
teeth Into here, Andy, and; I'm
willing to help. I suggest; you
hire me at a consultant as I'm
going to need money to'pay
campaign bills.
I'm lure we can work
something out. Just don't tend
me a contract or
memorandum of "tin- ,
derstanding to sign. I wantfte
it statement! nave money up front. It's the onjy
Just come out mat lousy way Andy, believe me.
timing for the three division Sincerely,
heads. , Mark golfer
I'm one of mem, I've been Andy Roomy fan
Voters must go .£.
beyond the salaries
Editor, Sentinel-Ledger: In
a recant letter, a Mr. Wlgo
labeled fee upcoming salary
ivarenBOsi a faryet and .1
have to Indeed agree that It U
a farce — for different
reasons.
Pint, Wigohu the temerity
to attack the Integrity of IT*
Senttnai'Lerfffr reporting
staff and then accuse* the
•ollctor of handing down an
••edlet-onthepoelionstob*
ctegoricalry Included
However, to me evident
•ittifaetlonofthtCouncUand
administrator. Mr. Corcoran
tasroade a decision bettd on
*• position dedgnaaon and
tx'a&s"
anggesting that Mr.
Delnoiljal be nvltM to glre
antalIcertalnl7tuiw
with tb* I
, What Wlgo perpetrates-
almost reads like a soap opbea
and hto simplistic logic.toi
about at deep as an ashtray..
I am simply atHni JaM
many voters have truly:
evaluated tbe effort an*
dedication of Mesaert Soifev
Plleggi and Cade in ordtr
place a price tag on their
swvicetT I would be the f%
to concede that possibly* their
successon may not meriUhe'
•me salary condderatioh* 1
which fact alone to rtesOT'
enough to review rat ciliber
•of the resident managers.
U tt not fair to them
to assess their " ex-
perience, background, "
oonpllthments «d
to gtt a Job doneT
I an mre that a
majority of the voters
flnd rum to
bcumbents If they t
•Jre*dy
By CATHY ADAMS
Student't righto _ what are they?
The New Jersey Supreme Court, on
Aug. 8, ruled that taidenu are protected
against unreasonable search and setnm
to tchool under fee Fourth Amendment
to the Constitution. The court said that
fee schools could conduct "reasonable
searches necessary to maintain safety,
order and diaclpllne."
1 -"iteatonahle" to an uncertain word.
F8r' instance, in tantrvUle, fee vice
principal acted on an anonymous tip that
• student was dealing drugs In school
opened (he student', locker and found a
nTMfl quantity of marijuana and am-
fMtamlnei. The student waa charged
willi possessor, and was sentenced to a
ftrm of up to five vein in a correction
eerter.
"Therefore, "reasonable" meant
"anonymous Up." or 1J that just one
fcrterpretatlon?
*:lhe topic "Search and Setoure" wai
brought into fee courts to dear up any
Uncertainties. At described In the
N.J.A.SA. AdmMatmUva Guide, the
"KMonablenett" of any search will
depend on the unique circumstances of
each* ease.
'According to the Admintetrottve
Guide, school officials may conduct
starches without a warrant, fa the school
•aWronment, fee Individual student's
right must be weighed against fee
school's obligation to maintain order...
There to little guidance at to what facto
WOUH constitute "reasonable grounds."
Several OCHS tchool administrators
wart asked about their ideal regarding
the Issue.
>.Qi What to Ocean City's policy
concerning Search and Seizure?
Harry McLaughlln: Lockers are not
entered by an official unless the student
Is present and willing to cooperate. If
net/'the parent* will be notified. Court
orders would enter Into It only If the
parents also refuse. We closely follow the
New Jersey ooHcy.
Q. What evidence do you consider
substantial enough to search one's
slocerk? ,
I Wooley: Information from a staff
tbv. The law gives a little more
leeway to school officials man to police
onifirstreet. ^ ^
IcLaugUln; An eyewitness it
, iferrcd; one that will say he-she saw It
and wffl stand up to the student.
% Have drugs, alcohol or stolen
goods been a problem at OCHS?
Michael Clprlano: Am, they are a
problem any place, but they're not a big
problem.
McLauRhlln: In all of ray yean belt.
feellnp enter Into It. I follow fee rules. I
retpect the right to privacy. The law to to
protect everybody, there fore if one
person could be causing harm to other
memben of the student body, hMhe hat
to be dealt wife.
*Our Town 1 coming to our town
i
q
Ua apadflo todMdnal to. eft
" T U
at •
The Ocean City High School drama
dub, under fee guidance of Bill Hamilton
this year, U beginning preparations for a
late March staging of fee fhonton
•Wider classic, Our Town, Tryouts wffl
begin near the end of November for the
17 male and seven female leads, and
iartras. A student director and a student
.stage manager are also being sought
•Scripts may be obtained from Mr.
Hamilton. Hit advice to, "Be familiar
witt fee part you choose to read," All
rotes will be cast with understudies, and
fee results of the tryouts will be posted
by the beginning of December.
Practices for the play will be held two
or three nights a week, untt about 9:10
-and occasionally after school. No
Saturday practices will be held and
Friday night practices will be avoided.
It hat become rather a tradition at
Ocean City High School to perform a
musical each spring, but this year's new
director, Mr. Hamilton, baa decided to
try something different The dub to
hoping for a warm reception of Our
Tbwn, even though It to not a musical.
This play was received fairly well tan
years ago when Mr, Hamilton directed It
at the school.
The club to also hoping to take a Held
trip to Rutgers University. Rutgers will
be presenting Our Tbum toon after
Christmas.
-KateOaynor
I
• ?:^J
Spirits sparked
summer turned out to be quite a good one for the OCHS cheerleaders and
Jenny Powell of the pom-pon squad. Both attended camps and both faired very well.
The cheerleaders attended camp at the
University of Delaware In Newark. They
1 were there July 17-22. The girls had a
very busy schedule to follow. A typical
day went like thto:
The girls began their day at 6:30 ajn.
win breakfast. They had to be on the
field by l a.m. and practice lasted until
Us 3ft when they would break for lunch.
Aftet lunch they had to be back on tbe
fieUby 1 p.m. and practice until 5, then
break for dinner, The but session of the
d*j~waa from 8:30 to 8 p.m. After feat
, tbey.couldgototheirroomsandpractice
»do*whatever they liked.
Iteoems all of their hard work paid off.
TJuf-cheerleaders brought home many
aw*rda. They were; Sparkle aid Shim
(gjwn tor excellence in performing a
ctoer), Most Spirited Squad, and Met
Gfmgenlal Squad.
'"'AAllna Amendt alto received a
stgarate award called a "Koug" award,
i T% was given for fee most spirited
cTtwrieader of the day.
AU18 members of the squad attended
id of an but three new members. Co.
.., jita Catty Lease feato that the squad
"worked very hard and did great for a
basically new tquad." She ate •aid mat
^wjtoBlotoffunandagoodwayU learn
W>
Ing the came it an annual event
the OCHS CheerUading
# 4hlch to now coached by Mtos
tfttlm. Mis, Smith to a m '
teacher at OCHS.
Jenny PoweU, a senior at Ocean City
High School, attended pompom camp at
Weft Cheater State College In Pern,
sylvanla along with two other girls from
fee squad. The camp was sponsored by
fee National Superstar Drill Team.
While there, Miss Powell was chosen
•Jong with five other girls who attened
the camp to go to Honululu and Dallas to
parfomvln the Aloha Bowl, fee Cotton
,Bow! parade and the Rainbow Classic
Tournament Two hundred and eight
girls wart chosen from ail over the
United statM to attend.
Their schedule will be something like
Mi; Dee. it the glrU will leave for
Dallas and stay mere until the Hit for
practice, then on the and they will go to
Honukdu, Hawaii until fee MB,
While In Honululu they wiU perform In
At Aloha Bowl on the MB and In the
Rainbow Classic Tournament, a
basketball tournament, on fee 17th and
•tt. After the tournament they will go
back to DaUM and on Jan, 2 they win
perform in the Cotton Bowl Parade. The
trip wiU cost 11,600, U00 of which will D«
sponsored by the OCHS Bud Boosters.
Mlas Powell la tbe captain of the OCHS
ptttfon •quid which to in Id second
yiir. Prtor to becoming a member of the
•quad, Ml* Powell was tbe feature
twlrler In tbe band front Mlo PoweU to
'TftmlrtliT about >H t irntrm. She hay
fiatnow ttMglrlt an more familiar win
what the ponvpon Bqwd to all about 01
bar •quad thia yetr the says, 'Thery
work very hard and catch en fiat and
ftejr aMtude about performing to a lot
Jackie AOerbacb
news
briefs
College-bound Juniors took the Pre-
Scholastic Aptitude Tests (PSAT) on the
Music Pier last Tuesday. The purpose of
these tests to to prepare the students for
the SATs which they wfll take either
later this year or early next year.
The students were asked to arrive by I
am. The teats began at approximately
8:30 ajn. and were concluded at 11:05
am. There was one Kkninute break
between tests.
The PSAT't Included one math and one
verbal test, although SATs have tli
tests.
The verbal teat contained problems in
antonyms, anologies, sentence fUHna
and reading comprehension. The mam
contained various problems in algebra
and geometry.
The testa were given by guidance
counselor Dennla Jones and aided by two
pvuyton,
—KlmPoore
The French Club elected officers kit
Monday. Co^reeldents thU year are
Cathy Adams and Michelle Lanehoney,
Viet president Sue HalUday, Secretary
Etfka West, Treasurer Audrey Amleone,
Members planned several activlUes.
Ls*t Tuesday night they went to see tbe
French Mm La ftaim at 1 the Little Art
Theater with advUor Jeanne Pancout.
Other plant include a progretslve
dinner (each count will be served at a
different member's house); inviting a
French chef to •chool; and Chrttmat
cwollng - en Franc* to I
Fund raking was also discussed.
Reesea candy can be purchased from
any ratmber outside of school. Student!
art reminded feat eating to not par.
mttttd in hallways and classrooms.
only on three occasions have students
ben caught and had substances con-
fiscated. We try for parental help, and
are fortunate to usually get it. Tbe
students cooperate most of the time
because they know they are caught. We
try not to involve fee police department
Q. It the renovation of fee school af-
fecting the locker situation?
McLaughlln: It's difficult into year.
There to a shortage of lockers and many
students have to share This makes it
harder to control
«. H How do you feel about locker
tearcbuig?
apriano: I think the fact that schools
are mandated to protect has weakened
the Individual school's authority. The
intent was to prevent drug-alcohol use,
not to go out and catch kids. AD of the
Udt are being punished by this. The
rtcHmi are always puntobed - It't a
shame.
WooUey •. It is not a violation of privacy
I it's done within the rules.
Mc:aughUn: I don't let my
Joseph Banner: I would probably
confiscate and destroy it. According to
the severity of what it was, I may or niay
not report It.
Ida MargoUt: I'd report it to the office.
Student were atoo asked to comment:
Qi Hew do yen feel about locker
•carotins;: daei II violate tha right to
prtviev?
Ellen Leone (senior): As long as the
•tadem knotn and to wflUng, then B'i
°*;. In !*•£»«aoM.
Q. What do you feel to tubstanQal
enough evidence for an official to act
upon?
Ken Cadet If fee official can tmeB
something suspicious; or tt the student to
found with poaaeasioo (of substance)
during school.
Andrea Maml (sophomore): Orjylf a
teacher taw the locker open. Definitely
not a rtudent's ward.
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Published by the students ttf Ocean City High School
Council attends seminar
In addition to the administration,
members of the faculty abo voiced their
opinion. Bach waa asked what action he-
*e would take If he-she saw some illegal
substance In a student's locker;
Roland Watson: I'd make the office
aware of fee fact that mere's a
suspicious locker. I have fee authority
myself to search, but I feel it's better to
be handled through fee office.
On Monday, Oct. 17, Ocean City High
School's Student Council attended the
New Jersey Association of Student
CoundU(NSASC) fan business meeting
at Rider College. Ten students from each
school were Invited to attend the
meeting.
Ocean City High School students who
atteneded are Alalna Amendt, Maria
Amendt, KeUy Arrechea, Jackie Blddle,
Tiiaha Bowman, Lauren Bruce, Crissy
Hetot, Linda Joyce, Amy Rafferty,
Karen Wagner, and advisor Al Matthews
attended fee meeting.
There was a general astemhh/ of fee
schools. Taylor Smith, 1983 National
Century m, scholarship winner and
freshman at Princeton University, and
Andre Baldamenti, seventh grade
student from Chapel HIS School, were
the speakers during the general
assembly. The agenda of the day was
discussed and outlined at fee assembly.
Several workshop sessions were held
at this meeting. College admissions,
•tate charity drive (hemophilia),
relations wife fee board of education,
pretident-viee president meeting, and a
hypnotism demonstration were tome of
fee workshops feat were attended by
Ocean City High School students.
Overall, the fall business meeting was
a learning experience for each indent.
Those who attended fee meeting brought
back knowledge of better leadership and
great Ideas for their clubs and meetings.
Kelly Arrechea said, "I get (deal on
better fund raunng and learned from tbe
example set by fee leaden at each
meeting."
Karen Wagner said, "I found eat
when a lot of different schools get
together wife their Individual Ideas, «nd
combine I wife fee leadership present,
everyone can team something," .
Admissions explained
By KAREN WAGNER
Cignui Vanni, fee director of ad-
missions at Swarthmore College,
recently gave a seminar at Rider
College. Tbe subject wai "College Ad-
frtMten* How to Ptoy the Garni."
Vannl's first topic was tbe "dreaded"
college application. Re advised feat few
solid, informative recommendations are
sufficient. It to not always beat tobavt
all recommendations from teachers. A
suggests a boss, guidance counselor, or
coach would give a more diverse
viewpoint.
Be sure to ask for paptra from people
feat knew you well. It ahould contain
aspects, of your social ictivffles, plus
abilities at a serious student A good
recommendation is filled with in-
formation about a student's quality,
persistence and dependability. It should
not only describe your academics but
•too you as a person.
The next topic of discussion was the
five major things colleges considered In
selecting a student for acceptance. At
fee top of the list, scademlc record. This
shows a student's dedication to main*
oUnlng good study habits and (be type of
classes taken; second, productive
leisure (l,e, extra-curricular activities);
bird, recommendations; fourth, SAT
•cores and aptitude test scores; ahd
lastly, personal interview! and contact
wife fee college or university.
College interviews can be • two-way
street You, at a student, should fat
asking questions; not Just the dean of
admission at school of your choice. Find
out as much about fee particular school
M you possibly can. What ftaa&fttf
support can students get? What percent
of the alumni still contribute to fttt
BeprepvedtobereadetoeipriMUd
represent yourself well and be prepared
to ask questions. A thank you letter-is
always appreciated for tbe college in-
terviewing you. .-2
Going through the game of choosing
the right college socially ;and
academically and being accepted 1r a
grueling race. According to agma
Vannl, "The trick to to merely learn tow
to play the game, and how to play It
vanity §tyle,"
MlsTPumpkln candidates wffl ride one
of the floats in tordght's Halloween
Parade, Sixteen junior girls were
nominated by teachers two weeks ago.
From that 18 the Junior class narrowed
ifee nominees down to the rix girls who
•are running for fee Miss Pumpkin title
| tonight.
This year's contestants are;
AlaiDa Amendt — cheerleader,
I secretary of Student Council and French
laub member,
Cindy Brannuig—a cheerleader and a
Student Council member,
Maria Calrnei — manager for fee
Soccer Team and Surf Club member.
Michelle DeJetii - Student Council
member and turf club tabulator.
Dibble Garvey — Field hockey
member (all-etar) and Softball team
. member.
, Amanda Heist-Ftrstdoubleeon Girls I
Tennto team and secretary of Junior |
class.
Thto year's Miss Pumpkin will be
announced before fee girls board the
float in tonight's parade.
—Dana DeClnque
Billows Staff
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