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Official Newspaper INCORPORATED VILLAGE East Rockaway SCHOOL DISTRICT INCORPORATED VILUGE Lynbrook SCHOOL DISTRICT \THE GOOD NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPER \ E. R. Public Library 477 Atlantic Ave. East Rockaway, NY 115i« y Since 1967 by Mailed Subscription Executive Offices: Seiffert Building, 2787 Long Beach Road. Oceanside, NY 11572] Post Office Box A, East Rockaway, NY 11518 (516) 764-2500 \YOUR VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY\ USPS 165080 VOL. 33 NO. 1 WednesdayiSlovember 21,1984 25c PER COPY Link Elects Emma Tolmach Lynbrook School Board Report The Board of Directors of the Link Counseling Center, Inc. elected Emma Tolmach to the position of Board Chairman at its most recent meeting. Mrs. Tolmach has been a member of the Link Board for the past 8 years and had previously served as Vice-Chairman. She is an 18 year resident of the East Rockaway/Lyn- brook community and cur- rently serves as a member of the Lynbrook Youth Coor- dinating Council; Lynbrook Fine arts Commission; Cul- tural Arts Council of East Rockaway; Lynbrook-East Rockaway American Cancer Society; and Con- gressman Norman Lent's Advisory Committee for Nominations to the United States Military Academies, Mrs. Tolmach is past Presi- dent of the Lynbrook P.T.A. In commenting on the election of Mrs. Tolmach to the Link Chairmanship Robert Taussig, Executive Director of Link, stated,\ The Lynbrook School Board met in the Lynbrook High School on Wednesday, November 14 at 8 pm, with approximately 4.0 people in attendance. Mrs. Alice Bresnihan reported that she President Charles Spector and Mr. George Berch had attended the New York State School Board Convention, noting that a proposal had been passed calling for the prohi- bition of corporal punish- ment. Seminars at the con- vention were held to assist in developing alternative mea- sures to this type of punish- ment. Mr. Berch com- mented on the success of the \Philosophy for Children\ Wipfier To Step Down Emma Tolmach Emma is an outstanding selection for this most important position. She knows and understands the problems and service needs of our service area and already has a proven record as a civic leader. I am certain that she will provide the essential direction and lead- ership to enable Link to remain responsible to the needs of the communities we serve.\ East Rockaway Village 1 rustee Pauline Wipfier will not seek reelection -in next year's Village elections, and will step down irom office when hor term expires in early 1985. Trustee Wipfier disclosed her intentions at the November meeting of 'the East Rockaway Action Party, held at the Grant Avenue Fire House on Monday, November 19. She stated that personal and professional responsibilities precluded her Irom devoting suflicient time, to her duties and that she decided to give up her position only alter careful and considerable Gimmler Honored The 52 Association and the veteran leadership of New York State honored Raymond W. Gimmler of East Rockaway, on Vete- ra ns Day, Sunday, November 11, 1984 at the Association's Sports and Recreation Center for dis- abled veterans in Ossining, N.Y. A Reception and award ceremony honoring Ray- mond Gimmler will be held from 2:00 P. M. through 5:00 P.M. in the presence of the New York State veteran leadership, political digni- taries, friends and con- cerned Americans who will gather to pay homage to this outstanding American. Gimmler was the voice and conscience of Ameri- cans when many turned their backs on Vietnam Veterans and the men and women who served in Sou- theast Asia. Gimmler organ- HONORED. Joining Ray Gimmler (3rd left) on Veteran's Day are (left to right) Front row: Commander John Celli, Past Commanders Jerry McNulty, Ray Gimmler, John Watkins, Jim Dwyer, John Nucci. Back row: Arty Harding, Bill Fuchs, Phil Hertling and John Brueggermann. thought. The East Rockaway Action Party is considering several candidates lor nom- ination in the upcoming elections. Village residents will elect two trustees and a village justice on Tuesday, March 19, 1985. The ERA Parties' nominees w;ill be announced in the near future. program in Lynbrook, and noted that many other e.du- cators had been similarly impressed with the program. President Charles Spector presented an \Outstanding and Preformance Award to Charles Stieger, a math teacher at LHS. I n 29 years of service to Lynbrook, Mr. Stieger has been absent just 2'/2 days. Dr. Seiderman reported that Leonard Davenport, advisor to Horizon, the school newspaper, had received \Advisor of the Year Honors, as well as a certificate of excellence in English. Dr. Seiderman also announce the PEP test scores, taken by grades 3, 5 and 6 in May, 1984. Stating \We have done extremely well,\ Dr. Seiderman noted the following: Test Percent below state reference point Grades 3 Reading 5% Grades 3 Math 7% Grade 5 Writing 4% Grade 6 Reading 5% Grade 6 Math 14% He added that those stu- dents scoring below the state reference point are receiving remedial instruction. The Board approved the following personnel changes; appointed Roberta Yannelli as part - time spe- cial education teacher, appointed Dolores Dunn as Clerk - Stenographer, and accepted with regret the resignation of Salvatore Martino as cleaner. The next meeting of the Lynbrook Board of Educa- tion will be held,on Wednes- day, December^l2. Superintendent's Conference ized one of the largest parades ever held on Fifth Avenue called \SUPPORT OUR MEN IN VIET- NAM,\ which lasted eight and a half hours. A quarter of a million marched and thousands cheered from the sidelines. Gimmler served in the Marine Corps during World War II and served the people of New York City as a Fire Captain for more than 20 years. He was president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association from 1971 through 1973. He is an active member of the Board of Trustees of The 52 Asso- ciation whose motto is \THE WOUNDED SHALL NEVEk BE FOR. GOTTEN.\ Gimmler devotes much of his time to the needs of his disabled comrades who were wounded in our nation's combats. The '52 Association rec- ognized Gimmler's efforts in supporting the programs and services offered at the Association's 4l-acre com- ples in Ossining, N.Y., where more than 8,000 amputee, paraplegic and blind veterans participate in \Confidence Through Sports\ programs. \Educational Excellence As We Approach the Twenty-First Century\ was the focus of the 1984 Super- intendent's Conference held last week in Lynbrook. Almost 300 staff members and guests heard the key- note address of Dr. Morde- chai Rozanski, director fo the Center for International Studies at Adelphi Univer- sity, and attended two of twelve scheduled workshops. Greetings were delivered by Dr. Bern Seiderman, superintendent of schools, Rhoda Dreifuss, president of the Lynbrook Teachers Association, Charles Spec- tor, president of the Board of Education and Peggy Grosman, president of the Parent-Teachers Associa- tion Council. Dr. Betty Steffy, assistant superin- tendent of schools and Ann Taranto, chairman for the event, also addressed the convention. Workshops included Elementary Science-An Interdisciplinary Approach with Anthony T. Barresi Implementing the Compu- ter in the Clasroom K-I2 with Louis Prevet and Ken- neth Sicke; Global Educa- tion Across the Curriculum- A Hands-On Appraoch with Dr. Rozanski; Human Rela- tions: Where We Are and Where We're Going with Inez Beyrer and Sheldon Shulman of Long Beach, Joan Butler of Farmingdale, Barbara Hayes, Diane Januszewski and Norma Johnson of Lynbrook; Teenage Suicide: How Could It Happen? with Carole Smitten; Group Counseling at the Elemen- tary Level with Edward Brenner, Lisa Horelick and Barbara Untracht; The Newspaper-A Tool in Your Classroom with Andrea W. Herrmann; Regents Action Plan with Roberta A. Gerold; Writing as a Process Across the Curriculum with Dr. Janet Miller; Some Futures for School Health Education with Dr. Richard Eberst; Children of Divorced and/or Separated Families with Rhonda Ginsberg and Dr. Jonathan Kratter, and Word Process- ing with William Metkiff. Discussions involved software programs and its incorporation into the cur- rent curriculum; human relations programs in Lyn- brook and other school dis- tricts; the potential suicide's cries for help and the responsibility of adults; active parenting, modifica- tion of withdrawn students and how teachers can help, family relationships and stress reduction; teaching writing using the newspaper; new State requirements; writing as a learning tool in all subject areas; holistic (Continued on Page 4) CONFERENCE. Attending the Conference were (left to right) Lynbrook Superintendent of Schools Bern Seider- man, Chairman Ann Taranto and President of the Lyn- brook Board of Education Charles Spector.
