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Thursday, 0e<c $%, 1992 Adirondack Mountain Sun leading me,\ John Paul said. \He hardly ever compliments you, so it makes you work harder for his approval. But when he does give you a compliment, you know you earned it.\ Rob and John Paul are finding the discipline Mr. McCauley instilled in them very useful at their heW school. Both students say the school work at Trinity Pawling is much more difficult than at South Lewis and they are also faced with hew challenges that come with living away from home. Rob and John Paid learned not to be late after their headmaster pointed out their tardiness in front of all 293 students on the first day of classes. If they miss a class or are late more than once they aire assigned duties like raking leaves or emptying classroom wastebaskets or wiping every puck mark off the hockeyrink. They have to abide by a dress code that includes a suit and tie from the time they meet for chapel at 7:45 aan. until after dinner. \I even have to wear a suit when I go in to town to do my i- laundry on Sundays,\ Rob said. Trinity Pawling site up on a httl 1/4 mile from Pawling, N.Y., a town equivalent in size to Lowville, The boys are bused in on weekends to go to the mall and see movies, \but on weekdays it's all work,\ John Paul said, \Every minute is planned. They tell you exactly what you have to dp.\ On Wednesdays and Saturdays they spend the mornings in the classroom and the afternoons playing sports. Every L ^student at Trinity Bawling is required to participate in a sport each season - thus Rob is now wrestling for the first time since seventh grade. Bom Rob and John Paul arc undefeated so far. Not only are they assets to their wrestling team, they were also very valuable to their football team. Last season John Paul's 13 receptions for 285 yards and one touchdown'earned the 175 pound tight end the title of the team's most valuable offenslve player. Rob's three touchdowns, 90 yards . and nine tackles in one game won him the Blazer Athlete of the Week award once during the season and he was chosen as the team's most valuable defensive player at the end of the season. They say they owe much of their success to Mr. McCauley. \Rob iand I were used to Mr. McCauley's practices and when we got to Trinity Pawling practices seemed easy, \John Paul said. \I really respect Mr, McCauley,\ Rob said. \He gives everybody a chance. When kids goof off other teachers will send them to the office, but hell take time out to talk to them and try to help them with their problems. He tries to change the way people think in his gym class. He tries to make them want to workhard.\ Apparently Mr. McCauley's teaching techniques worked for Rob and John Paul. Rob was picked for the All-Norm football team as well as the Arcaro Qassic football team during his final year at South Lewis, He was also named an All-Star for offense and well as defense in 10th and 11th grade. In track and field he took first place in Section 3 for pole vaulting; qualified for States twice, was named an All-Star twice and captured South Lewis' school record with a 13 foot Vault John Paul was captain of football, baseball and wrestling last year at South Lewis, He won the Clean Galaraeau award for exemplifying reliability, courage, team loyalty and being a good citizen. He was third in class C schools for wrestling in the 145 pound weight class, and was chosen for the ^exceptional seniors game for baseball. Like Rob, he would like to follow in Mr. McCauley's footsteps and be a physical education teacher, but he might also be a marine biologist. Pictures of John Paul playing baseball, football and wrestling cover the shelves at his father's house in Brantingham. They're evidence that Mr. McCauley is not the only one supporting these boys. South Lewis, with the help of Mr. McCauley and some very supportive parents, is sending forth some young men to be proud of. Ill . Ah, those winter sports-how we look fwward to them, rmnot talking about those effete sports like luge and ski jumping. I^t's face it, they're strictly for the wealthy and mindless. I'm talking about down-to-earth, real people winter •'\ sports.' •• • . like snow removal It's certainly one of my favorites, and I'm sure it's one of yours, too. Of course as in any sporting endeavor, there's them what knows how to do it and mere's them what doesn't. Having a diUd over 12 avaUable to you whether by actual childbirth in the family or adoption is, of course, the most viable ahd successful way to compete fJeremy, please shovel the driveway before lunch or perhaps there won't be any lunch\) but there are other options to a successful career in snow removal. You just have to follow a few simple rules: Rule #1. Never, under any circumstances, begin shoveling while there is even the smallest poastbOity that snowfall may continue! Yon: \I don't know, honey. If I start shoveling now, Til only have to doit again, Ifs still coming down pretty good outthere/' Hen \It hasn't snowed in three days.* You; \Who's standing by the Window, me or you? Do you think for one minute this is easy? Do you?\ (Righteous indignation is worth its weight in gold during the snow removal season.) Rute #2. (Now this wiU take some pre-season preparation) Hide the snow shovel where no one will find it until June. You: Honey, 1 can't seem to find the snow shovel,\ Her: \It's right out in the garage, behind the old furnace we had replaced four years ago that you were going to take to the dump four years ago.\ (Don't hide me dam thing in the same place four years in a row, you idiot.) Rule #3. Cast aspersions upon thy neighbor in order to make thyself look good. You: \Will you just look at the Kruspers' driveway? They haven't even touched it! What do they think? Do they mink the town's going to come and plow them out when they can't gef.out to go to the supermarket?\ Her: \The Kruspers are in Florida, Einstein.\ Rule #4. Develop an illness which, though impossible to detect using modern diagnostic methods, will appear Me-threatening. (Alsov figure out a way to make it disappear in case one of your buddies calls to tell you the gang is meeting at McManus'to watch the NFC Wild Card game.) You: (After leaning your head against the heater for several minutes) \Honey would you fed my forehead? I'm feeling a little low.* Hen \You^e low all right. You're lower than dirt. The only thing wrong with your forehead is that it spells KEROSUN backwards in big red letters. Now get out mere and shovel that driveway.\ You're never gonna make the big leagues, pal. 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