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Chappaqua Journal Serving the Town of New Castle VOLUME 1, Number 5 Chappaqua, N.Y. Thursday, September 25,1980 25 Cents A Copy, $10.00 A Year 11 Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists From Greeley High School The Chappaqua Public Schools have 11 high school semi- finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Award competition. They are: Luke Evnin, Louann Galibert, Daniel Grossman, Leti- tla Mallin, Jordan Mechner, Mark Montgomery, Jeffrey Rosedale, Leif Saul, Elizabeth Snell, Daniel Spector and Julia Yao. Semi-finalists need only char acter references from the school administration to be named finalists in the spring. The com petition is national, but students compete within their state. Each state has its quota of finalists. In most of the country, students must place.in the top percent of the test to become finalists. In New York, however, competi tion for the places is so keen, they must reach the top half of one percent. rals. She also enjoys painting, drawing, crafts, dancing, bike riding, pinball, and football and plans to go \on to college where she may major in science. Jordan Mechner Jordan Mechner, son of Dr. and Mrs. Francis Mechner, Haights Crossroad, Chappaqua, is president of the school's TV Club and enjoys playing chess, drawing and computer pro gramming. Jordan says he hopes to attend Princeton Uni versity where he is considering a major in mathematics. Luke Evnin Luke Evnin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Evnin, 16 Hamil ton Dr., Chappaqua, spends most of his ..time apart from school practicing squash. He is the number one squash player in the metropolitan area, and the sixth best player nationwide. He also enjoys track and tennis, for which he received 2 varsity let ters ^at Horace Greeley, and hopes to attend Princeton in the fall where he will study biochemistry. Letitia Mallin Letitia Mallin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Mallin, 19 Tangle- wi.d Rd., Chappaqua, is pres ently copy editor for the school paper \The Greeley Tribune\ and a discus thrower on the track team. In her spare time she enjoys writing, ice skating, swimming and crew boat row ing. Letitia plans to attend col lege and is considering a pre-law major. Louann Galibert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Galibert of 39 Poiloon Dr., Chappaqua, is presently editor-in-chief of the Horace Greeley newspaper \The Greeley Tribune\ and a participant in frisbee intramu'- Daniel Grossman Daniel Grossman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Grossman, 12 James Rd., Mt. Kisco, is presi dent of the Horace Greeley stu- please turn to page 3 400 people turn out for 'Design for 80's' proposal. Scheduling and lack of details, quesioned About 400 residents from the Chappaqua School District assembled Monday night at the Grafflin School for the debut presentation of the Board of Education's \Design for the 80's,\ a proposal produced by the board together with Its Staff Select Committee and the Par ent Reaction Group. The audience seemed disap pointed at the amount of infor mation available both at the meeting and on the newsletters they got in the mall. Edward Lashins, husband of Roaring Brook PTA president Phyllis Lashins, commented that \the newsletter gives the impression (that) everyone (is) behind the proposal\ while the \full report gives both the advantages and the disadvantages\ and asked Robert Haigh, director of ele mentary education whether he thought \proper disclosure\ had been made. Mr. Haigh responded that he believed it had and added that the newsletter was meant only to get the infor mation out to the public as quickly as possible so they could begin to discuss the proposal. Mr. Lashins then charged that please turn to page 8 'Design for the '80s': proposal to enhance quality of education, to be discussed at four public meetings by Sue McCarthy In a move meant to help \main tain and possibly improve the kind and quality of education available to Chappaqua residen ts\ and, to anticipate enrollment fluctuations expected during the coming decade, the Chappaqua Central School District has released \Design for the '80s\. It is a proposal which, according to Elementary Education Director Mr, Robert B. Haigh, provides for \more individualized\ atten tion to students' needs -by \clustering\ them into larger groupings where, the district believes, their needs could be more realistically met. If realized, the plan would redistribute students from their neighborhood K-6 schools to what the district terms a \more balan ced\ school system in which youngsters in grades K-2 would attend Roaring Brook School while students in grades 3 to 6 would go either to Westorchard School on the west side of town or The Grafflin School on the East. Speaking about losing the \neighborhood school\ concept, Superintendent of Schools, Ber nard Haake said he felt parents would develop the same loyalty for their child's new school as they previously had for the neighborhood school, adding he had seen this happen before. Listing the advantages of the new program, Mr. Haigh said the new distribution would increase enrollments in some schools, giving them the opportunity to serve students with specialized needs. Among alternatives possible under the new program was an intermediary grade unit (such as 4-5 or 5-6) which would let students learn at their own pace, giving students who need time to develop an extra stepping stone, and giving the more ad vanced student a chance to progress beyond the usual limits of an ordinary graded system. Savings for community Mr. Haigh also pointed out the community would have savings under the newly reorganized program. Among them, he listed supplies, since there would be only one primary school and two 3-6 grade schools and a savings in staff for the same reason. Mr Haake was quick to say, however, that a savings in staff did not mean loss of faculty jobs. \We haven't had to do that so far and we wouldn't want to.\ In stead, manpower would be redistributed where they are needed. please turn to page 6 750,000-gallon water tank almost built; will aid water-short area New supply and pressure to increase protection against fire for 400-500 homes in southeast area by Rhonda Stearley A new 750,000 gallon water tank on the Whippoorwill Country Club grounds is almost completed, ac cording to New Castle Water Superintendent Joseph Lischin- sky. The tank is expected, he said, to increase the water supply and pressure for the southeast part of town, which includes 400 to 500 homes. Located in Fire District No. 1, the area has had water shortages and fire hydrant pressure is low. It is served by the Two Castle Planning Bd. approves in principle Wyman proposal; neighbors object by Rhonda Stearley Frog Rock Road residents strongly opposed Frank Wyman's request to subdivide his 35-acre property into six lots, during a final public hearing at the New Castle Planning Board meeting Sept. 16. The Board unanimously approved the proposal in principle, although specifics must still be worked out. Residents are afraid the development will drain their water supply, and argued that zoning regulations for the proper- - ty .„ were inconsistent. \I believe every person has a right to build on his land,\ said Mr. Richard Liesching of 4 Frog Rock Road. \But the citizens also have the righfto know what to expect from our local government. We feel certain interpretations have been twisted.\ Mr. Leisching's neighbor, Mr. Carnie Lawson, 14 Frog Rock Road, agreed. He said the maximum permitted dead-end road length in two-acre zoned areas is 1,700 (Frog Rock Road, a please turn to page 5 Water Association. \The tank is being built mainly for fire pur poses,\ Mr. Lischinsky said. \Plus there's always a need for storing water. It will be sufficient if the area ever stops growing.\ Officials chose the Whippoor will location because of its elevation, he added. After acquiring an easement from the country club and extending the water main to the tank site, the water department began tank construction this year. The paint on the tank must dry before it is filled. A \telemetering system\ which in dicates the water level to the water department, the fire department and the police station, must also be installed. The town already has two tanks, both located on Alpine Lane off Quaker Street. (One tank holds 2 million gallons and the other holds 280,000 gallons.)And if things go asjrian- ned, Mr. Lischinsky said he hopes another tank will be built in Millwood, although he does not know when that project would begin. Filtration plant In the future, New Castle could be the site of a filtration plant, Mr. Lischinsky said. The water department is looking into ex panding the Catskill Aqueduct, one of the town's two main water please turn tapage 8
