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Jaclyn Aberbach: Cart lady cookies… Sarah Corrigan: Chiefettes, tailgaiting, Mr. Square dancing!...Lia DiGiovanna: EveryCarissa Allen: I will miss seeing my friends Massapequa…Joe Costa: Tailgates, thing, the Cart Lady, Intramural European everyday… Brendan Allwright: All the great friends…Ryan T. Coyle: My mommy…Ryan Team Handball…Victoria DiMartino: My teachers I’ve had…Anthony Alvarez: The Coyle: Friends, Teachers, Classes…Vincent friends…Amanda Dion: I will miss my ethnic diversity, the individuality, and the Crociata: Teachers, faculty, and friends… friends and my favorite teachers the most… drug-free environment. (Realistically, a Kristen Dacunto: Seeing my friends in the Christina Diovanni: The art wing….James handful of good people and the Social Stud- hallway, being close to home, having time Dougherty: Challin’ on out periods with ies department.)…Jon Amen: Nothing… Brian Anderson: Mr. Delman…Jessica A n d e rson: I will miss seeing everyone going away to school everyday…Casey In true Chief (and senior) fashion, we left this “farewell” letter to the last Bach: The diversity…Alysminute. We’ve put off studying, essays, this letter—but now there is no time left to sa Balzano: My friends procrastinate. You can’t exactly put off the last day of high school. And who would and some of my teachwant to? We’ve been waiting for the clock to hit 2:25 for the last time since we were, ers…Andrew Barbarello: what? Freshmen? Seeing my friends everyBut if you think about it, that doesn’t really feel that long ago. Four years day, MHS Unplugged and have gone by more like four months, everything on fast-forward because that’s the other music performancspeed we wanted it to be—everything accelerated so that we could get to the fines…Grady Battaglia: The ish line, the end; we’d be that much closer to the golden parent-free Mecca that is people…Leah Bayer: “college.” Teachers, going to Bistro Even though some of us have tried to block out the lovely and awkward for lunch everyday…Louis ninth-grade phase, we can still recall it with perfect clarity. We were alone, scared, Belmote: I will miss my and plunked down in the middle of 500 strangers (albeit a little isolated from the teachers and friends. Special menacing upperclassmen—yay Ames!). shoutout to Mr. Thieke, Mr. In just two or three months, we’re going to be there all over again. Multiplied Malone, and my friends... by ten. Jessica L. Bennett: The conThis time, though, will be different—we’ll have the wisdom that came from stant phone calls from atour years here at MHS. We’ll have already known that there are always going to be tendance every first period in some people that will go overboard with holiday costumes; the best place to be is on Mr. O’Reilly’s class…Jen the bleachers with half the school, fired up with school spirit and taunting the other Bentz: Dressing up and lookteam; and no one ever really uses imaginary numbers after Math B. ing completely ridiculous We’ll be able to tell the difference between fighting for a good cause and during Spirit Week…Charlie boycotting Bistro. We’ll have gotten used to walking miles to class from our prime Bergmann: The Diversity… parking spots on Arlyn Drive. We’ll have gotten used to splitting diner bills 20 ways, Daniel Betz: Having fun… and we’ll know that a nice tip prevents being kicked unceremoniously out of Friendly’s Jeff Biondo: I will miss all after every orchestra, band, and chorus concert. my friends that I screw up We’ll have learned all the patience we’ll ever need because of the daily traffic with and all the good times mobs that are composed of the ever-increasing throngs of sophomores. Massapequa we shared…Danielle Bowmen will always know how to dress for any occasion because of Mr. Massapequa’s ers: I will miss the people the scrutinizing judges. We’ll know that it’s not the end of the world if your class doesn’t most. MHS is really a place get bagels during a blackout. Most importantly, we’ll never forget to try to make our where I feel safe. The studay productive. dents and faculty have really Everything we learned here will resonate in our lives beyond high school, made the experience enjoywhether your foray into the real world starts now or in four years (or six years, or able…Joe Brandt: Nothmaybe even eight). ing…Andrea Bujacich: MassWe’re not talking about remembering the second fundamental theorem of apequa Chiefs Girls Varsity calculus, or the questionable madness of Hamlet, or the correct way to conjugate a Soccer 2008, number one in French verb. We are going to remember the people we encountered and the common the nation. Doesn’t get much experiences we all shared here at MHS in the past three years. Okay, so now we’re better or memorable than getting a teensy bit sentimental. But it’s true—we at The Chief know that when we that…James Burrows: Gym... all come back for our ten-year reunion, we’re not going to be reminiscing about Jordan Cafarella: Swim team, anything except those little details that made our time at MHS exciting and unique. my good friends, Mr. McCaw, In the end, life is a lot like high school—you come in timid and fearful and and SCALE Comp…Dan clogging up the hallways, and, if you play your cards right, you’ll go out on top of Caifa: High school in generthe world. al…Dana Canale: Seeing all The lessons are the same; we’re the ones that are going to be different. of my friends after school, the Chess Team, Astronomy Club, Love Always, and Mr. Zanco…Eddie Capurro: My friends…Michael Cariello: My friends, teachers, and the cart lady’s cookies…Mike Carillo: Nothing…Antonio Carratelli: Being surrounded by friends for eight hours a day…Dylan Castoria: Friends…Oliver Celaru: Too many to list…Marissa Cetin: to just hang out, MERGES! My wonderful friends, Mr. Hahn, 8th period gym, not being Newspaper (a.k.a. Nosepapa/ Allahpapa), Mamma C/Coylemonster, liv- music teachers and my best friend Laura… able to walk in any door except the front ing in room 131, Mr. Schmitt’s first period Aly D’Angelo: Doing nothing senior doors, teachers, ID tags, clubhouse, pool AP Lit, and the basics: friends, teachers, year…Angela Davi: I’m going to miss see- house, breakdown, challin’…Gabrielle square dancing and Pio!…Jimmy Chieco: ing my best friends everyday…Constance Duggan: Seeing the people that I only see The people I know…Christopher Chin- Deaner: Everything; friends, teachers, and in school, and spirit week…Danielle Sang: My friends and how we all met…Sta- the crazy school events…Kimberly DeCe- Etrasco: Lacrosse…Anthony Evangelista: cie Ciani: Nothing. Maybe old friends…Eu- sare: Chiefs varsity soccer, badminton, There have been too many things that I gene Coizza: The friends and the fun we European team handball, all of my friends!... couldn’t mention them all…Nicole Falhad…Patricia Colon: Random physics Jamie DeFilippis: The general vibe and cone: Seeing all of my friends everyday, class discussions…Nick Colucci: Cart Lady, feeling of being locked in a vacancy…Peter goofing off in cheerleading and most of all Fifield, “galorgage,” hack circle after Deignan: The fights…James Diana: Var- 8th period gym (CSC!)…Brittany Fassari: school… Thomas Considine: My friends… sity soccer season…Cristina DiCocco: Fighting people for parking spots…Kyle
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Fee: Coach K, Gianotti, Merges, Massapequa Life, Broadcasting, Franklin Delano Roosevelt…Jessica Feerick: The tennis team and seeing my friends everyday…Michele Feldman: My teachers and my friends. (The security)…Dave Ficara: Mr. Garone’s 2nd period class, and seeing friends…Nicholas Fitzgerald: All my friends talking and chatting away with friends. Getting to make new friends, teachers, school staff, helping people, extra curricular activities, lunch with Andrew Brannigan, signing with all of my friends…Ronnie Flood: Cart lady cookies…Dylan Floody: Seeing my closest friends everyday, cart lady cookies, my locker that never opens…Shane Flynt: Teachers and the classes I took…. Joseph Fox: All of the people that I’ve known will be gone…Jonathan Frascati: Senior year… Christina Fregosi: Chillen with my friends on my out periods and the random kids in school…Katie Fuccillo: My friends, teachers and chorus…Chris Fusco: Having to wake up 20 minutes earlier just to get a good parking space. I hate juniors!... Michelle Gannon: All the senior cut days, the fights, the morning songs, and Spirit Week…Samantha Gastman: Seeing all my friends everyday and Coach K…Danielle Gatings: My teammates that I’ve played sports with for all of high school…Erin Geiselman: I’ll miss seeing Kevin Dougherty and Chris Cochrane everyday… Michael Gelfand: Cutting gym…Alexandria Gentry: My friends and my team…Cara Goldfarb: Mr. Delman and his cone head dance…Kevin Goldstein: Seeing friends I never get a chance to see outside of school…Ashley Goldstein: Seeing the same people everyday like I have since seventh grade… Ian Goodman: Massapequa boys swim team, awesome times!...Dominique Graci: Some of the teachers, spirit week, and the cops always being at our school…Steven Grillo: Mathletes, King Kullen, doing homework with Nicole during class…John Guarascio: Seeing my friends everyday… M i c h a e l G u a rd i o l a : M y friends…Anthony Guiliano: Water balloon fights on the last day of school…Alyssa Gussack: Nothing…Phil Haire: The soopy liquid cookies that feel like raw mud in a bag for breakfast…William Harley: Delman…Nicole Hedgis: My friends, open campus, the teachers, field trips to the city with Theatre Arts class, being a part of the school plays and chorus concerts…Katie Heillburn: The people I met here…Matthew Herbe: Seeing friends I never get a chance to see outside of school…Sara Hirsch: Knowing that I get to spend 7 hours everyday with some of my best friends. And Cart Lady cookies!... Sabrina Holzknecht: The Cart Lady!... Stephen Houseman: Spirit week battles, I always win… Anthony Imbriano: The people. (especially Rob Seckler)…Scott Irwin: Tailgating the hockey games…
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School News:
Wii Fit Guitar Hero: Beatles (Coming soon!) Snowboard with Shaun “The Flying Tomato” White! GrandTheft Auto 4 And everyone still loves Mario Kart!
Entertainment / Music:
Shows On Our DVR:
Teacher ID Tags...Next victims: students “Bag and Tag it” cell phone policy: yes, they can see the phone in your purse! (The Chief’s own) TJ Kelly is crowned Mr. Massapequa! The halls are alive with The Sound of Music Whatever happened to solar panels? And the “Cool Cafe”? Classrooms upgrade to new computers...finally...and in the last week of school, no less
The Games Wii Play:
World / National News:
Gossip Girl Grey’s Anatomy 90210 24 One Tree Hill LOST Glee House Criminal Minds So You Think You Can Dance Dancing with the Stars
Obama is elected 44th President No one is safe from the recession: Starbucks downgrades to one shop every two city blocks Growing unemployment: Good luck finding a summer job! American-made Automobiles: Still the way to go? BAILOUTS FOR EVERYONE! Low gas prices... At least for a little while? Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday! Legalization of gay marriage in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and for a short time, California Miracle on the Hudson Swine Flu “Pandemic”
Sarah Fey? Or Tina Palin? Clay Aiken and Daniel Radcliffe make it to Broadway Vampires take over the world...or at least the world of teenage girls Disney machine strikes gold (again) with Jonas Brothers R.I.P. Natasha Richardson—we still love you from The Parent Trap! Miss California vs. Perez Hilton Big families are in! “Octomom” and Jon & Kate Plus 8 and 18 Kids and Counting = Television gold Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince (finally) released this summer! Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Picture of the year!
Sports:
A-Roid Brett Favre: To retire, or not to retire? Ooooh! Look at the pretty new NY baseball stadiums! Steelers win Superbowl! Michael Phelps parties hard
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WHAT WE’LL MISS MOST (continued) Katie Surico Jacques: I will probably miss all the familiar faces I see daily…Laura Jakubowski: Seeing my friends everyday… Alyssa Jaramillo: My friends…Rochelle JeanBaptiste: The nice teachers I had…Joseph Jones: All the friendships and bonds that were created, cart lady cookies…Jordan Jorisch: My sports team, my clubs, and the people I met here…Alexandra Juliano: Cart Lady cookies, senior year, only having two classes!...Michael Kahoud: All the people I see I would see every day in school…Mariel Kasschau: I will miss my best friends, best teachers and best times with all my cool classmates… Eric Kaufman: Friends…Sean Keegan: All of my out periods…John Kelly: Athletics / Massapequa… TJ Kelly: my guidance counselor, Ms. Fernandez (shoutout to Ms. Moran), Nosepapa/Allahpapa, and student government...Nick Kerrigan: My friends since seventh grade…Josh Klinger: Seeing my friends everyday and torturing my teachers (Mr. Guidi)…Nicole Koenigsmann: Squaredancing, Mr. Keenan…Heather Koetzner: Just being in high school…Kenny Korenstein: My friends and teachers and the journey…Robert LaBosco: Seeing my friends everyday, playing Varsity Lacrosse, hanging out during out periods, overall just chilling in high school… Nick Labriola: The whole high school vibe… Irene Lainiotis: The Cheerleaders! And my friends…Ryan Lamm: The cookies, teachers, and all the clubs I was in…Jerry Lane: The few friends I made along the way. But otherwise nothing…Cristina Lanzillotta: All of it =)…Dominique LaRosa: Seeing my friends everyday…Stephanie Lattanzio: All my
friends I made here and teachers I had… Jenna Lazzaro: The socializing and memories…Kevin Lee : Being across the street… Thomas Lee: All the friends that I made and the great teachers I had. Also, the cart lady’s cookies!...Anthony Letterel: Everything! WEEKENDS with my classmates…Melissa Liegmann: Being able to see my friends everyday…Nicole Ligotti: Extra things such as Mr. Massapequa and Unplugged…Tom Livingston: Music in the morning, going out for lunch, Cabaret Night, Shindig in the barn, Square dancing…Peter Lukashevich: The people…Laura Lupoli: Hallway music, Spirit Week, The Hack Circle, Mergypoo, 6 periods a day with Thomas Kelly…Melanie Lynott: House that Grant built and Tailgate team…Paul MacConnie: All my teachers…Josh Maddock: 8th period gym classCSC and spirit week…Edwin Maldonado: Seeing friends, the musicals, Cabaret Night, squaredancing & the dumb things about MHS…Keri Marks: Seeing my friends throughout the day…Matt Masiello: What I will miss most about MHS is all my friends that I met over the years and the great teachers…Emily Masiello: My friends…Mike Mauri: My friends and the sports we played together. The kids by the bagel shop, the kids you only take in class, the girls, annoying teachers, and the life of a teenager… Kristen McArdle: I will miss seeing my closest friend everyday and cheerleading…Morgann McCarthy: Seeing my best friends every day…Kevin McCarthy: The music department, the clubs, the world’s greatest newspaper and some good friends… Taylor McCavanagh: Cart lady cookies… David McDouough: Friends and teach-
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Jaclyn Aberbach SUNY Stony Brook Pre-Med
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Charlie Bergmann Penn State University Computer Engineering
Dylan Castoria Nassau Community College Undecided
Kimberly DeCesare Duke University Sports Medicine
Kyle Fee New York University English
Carissa Allen University of Hartford Music Education
Daniel Betz Nassau Community College Criminal Justice
Oliver Celaru SUNY Plattsburgh History
Jamie DeFilippis City College Audio Engineering Technology
Jessica Feerick Adelphi University Undecided
Brendan Allwright United States Coast Guard
Julie Bies Manhattan College Physical Education
Marissa Cetin American University Journalism / Political Science
Peter Deignan Molloy College Straight Chillin’
Michele Feldman Florida International University Spanish
Jeff Biondo Nassau Community College History/Social Studies Education
Jimmy Chieco CUNY John Jay Forensic Science
Monica DeMairo Duke University Undecided
Dana Ferraro Fashion Institute of Technology Merchandising Management
Danielle Bowers Loyola College - Maryland Undecided
Christopher Chin-Sang Dowling College Aviation
James Diana Adelphi University Biology
Kristen Fetzer Quinnipiac University Undecided
Jessica Bowers Nassau Community College
Stacie Ciani Mercy College-Dobbs Ferry Veterinary Science
Cristina DiCocco CUNY Baruch Communications
Dave Ficara Nassau Community College Criminal Justice
Tracy Cohen Nassau Community College Liberal Arts
Lia DiGiovanna Massachusetts Institute of Technology Management Science/Chemical Engineering
Nicholas Fitzgerald Nassau Community College Psychology / Teaching
Eugene Coizza Adelphi University Biology
Victoria DiMartino Boston College Undecided
Ronnie Flood St. Joseph’s College Criminal Justice
Patricia Colon CUNY Hunter Communications
Elizabeth Dippold SUNY Albany Music
Dylan Floody Douglas Education Center Special Effects
Nick Colucci Hofstra University Civil Engineering
Amanda Dion Penn State University Psychology
Shane Flynt SUNY Farmingdale Architecture / Construction
Thomas Considine East Carolinia University History
Christina Diovanni SUNY New Paltz Graphic Design
Katey Foran United States Naval Academy
Mike Cooke SUNY Geneseo Undecided
Dana Disimile Muhlenberg College Biology
Emilia Corrado St. Joseph’s College Undecided
Nicole DiTrani SUNY Oneonta Communications
Sarah Corrigan Marist College Undecided
James Dougherty Penn State University Liberal Arts
Joe Costa Hofstra University Business
Caitlyn Dowell SUNY Geneseo
Anthony Alvarez SUNY Stony Brook Psychology Jenna Amatulli Fashion Institute of Technology Advertising & Marketing Communications Katherine Amatrudo University of Maryland Undecided Jon Amen C.W. Post Business Administration Brian Anderson SUNY Farmingdale Undecided Jessica Anderson SUNY Farmingdale Phychology Mike Annarumma Hofstra University Business Casey Bach American University Undecided Cara Baldino SUNY Albany Buisness Mike Balducci C.W. Post Business Alyssa Balzano University of Rhode Island Nursing Andrew Barbarello Boston University Undecided Chris Barle Nassau Community College Undecided Grady Battaglia Nassau Community College Undecided Leah Bayer Quinnipiac University Elementary Education Louis Belmote Nassau Community College Undecided Coral Benedict Fairfield University Business Jessica L Bennett Nassau Community College Photography Jen Bentz Molloy College Nursing
Michelle Bowers New York University Undecided Joe Brandt Siena College English Robin Buchanan Marywood University Nursing Andrea Bujacich Mount Saint Mary College Undecided Charlotte Burger Tufts University Pre-Med James Burrows University of Delaware International Business Sean Byrne University North Carolina-Wilmington
Wood Carving Jordan Cafarella Quinnipiac University Biology / Physical Therapy Dan Caifa Nassau Community College Undecided Dana Canale Nassau Community College Liberal Arts Michael Canning Salve Regina University Undecided Eddie Capurro SUNY Brockport Undecided Michael Cariello Siena College Engineering Mike Carillo Adelphi University Criminal Justice Katie Carpenter SUNY Buffalo Nursing Antonio Carratelli Pursuing Comedian Dreams
Jonathan Frascati SUNY Stony Brook Psychology Christina Fregosi SUNY Oswego Undecided Katie Fuccillo Boston College English
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Kelly Drummond SUNY New Paltz
Ryan T. Coyle Queens College English
Adolescent Education-Earth Science
Ryan Coyle Nassau Community College Undecided
Gabrielle Duggan University of Scranton International Studies
Vincent Crociata Computer Programming
Addison Elko SUNY Oswego Undecided
Kristen Dacunto Rider University Musical Theater
Danielle Etrasco Boston University Hospitality Administration
Aly D’Angelo SUNY Farmingdale Nursing
Anthony Evangelista New York University Finance
Angela Davi CUNY Queens Communications & Media Studies
Nicole Falcone Fashion Institute of Technology Fashion Merchandising
Constance Deaner Undecided Teaching
Brittany Fassari Canisius College Special Education
Johnson and Wales University
Joseph Fox Nassau Community College American History
Chris Fusco SUNY Cortland Education Michelle Gannon SUNY Farmingdale Undecided Samantha Gastman Suffolk Community College Special Education / Teaching Danielle Gatings York College of Pennsylvania Elementary Education / Special Education Athena Gatto St. Joseph’s College Childhood Education Erin Geiselman CUNY John Jay Forensic Psychology Michael Gelfand Nassau Community College Liberal Arts
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Alexandria Gentry United States Naval Academy Arabic Language
Katie Heilbrn SUNY Delhi Hotel & Resturant Management
Mariel Kasschau Adelphi University Nursing
Cristina Lanzillotta Loyola College- Maryland Biology / Pre-med
Michael Mararie SUNY Stony Brook Buisness
Peter Glykos C.W. Post History
Brian Heisinger Paul Smiths College Environmental Science
Eric Kaufman SUNY Cortland Health Science
Dominique LaRosa SUNY New Paltz Undecided
Keri Marks SUNY Cortland Secondary Math Education
Cara Goldfarb Undecided
Matthew Herbe SUNY Oneonta Biology
Sean Keegan Nassau Community College Undecided
Stephanie Lattanzio Nassau Community College Teaching
Tommy Marzec Adelphi University Engineering
Kevin Goldstein Dowling College Business
Sara Hirsch SUNY Geneseo Psychology
TJ Kelly Loyola College - Maryland Business
Michael Laventure University of Richmond International Affairs
Matt Masiello Quinnipiac University Physician Assisstent
Ashley Goldstein Monmouth University Criminal Justice / Forensics
Chloe Holland Northeastern University Biology
John Kelly Sacred Heart University Business
Jenna Lazzaro M.U.D. Make-Up Designory School
Emily Masiello Adelphi University Undecided
Ian Goodman SUNY Maritime Naval Architecture
Sabrina Holzknecht Worcester Polytechnic Institute Biochemistry
Nick Kerrigan Marist College Chemistry / Pre-Med
Kevin Lee SUNY Oswego Accounting
Mike Mauri Fordham University Business
Dominique Graci Nassau Community College Undecided
Stephen Houseman Boston University Hospitality Administration
Josh Klinger Clemson University Business
Thomas Lee SUNY Stony Brook Asian American Studies/ Business
Kristen McArdle SUNY Plattsburgh
Tatiana Grigorakos St. John’s University Criminal Justice
Mike Horowitz Hofstra University Music Education
Kristen Knoph University of Rhode Island Pharmacy
Anthony Letterel Nassau Community College Undecided
Steven Grillo Lehigh University Bioengineering / Pre-med
Alexa Ienna University of Connecticut Pharmacy
Nicole Koenigsmann Marist College Psychology
Melissa Liegmann SUNY Albany Pre-Health
Kevin McCarthy SUNY Purchase Undecided / Liberal Arts
John Guarascio Architecture
Anthony Imbriano SUNY Stony Brook Undecided
Heather Koetzner Nassau Community College Undecided
Nicole Ligotti Mount Saint Mary College Nursing
Taylor McCavanagh SUNY Binghamton Mathematics
Michael Guardiola SUNY Purchase Undecided
Scott Irwin University of Delaware Chemistry
Kenny Korenstein Nassau Community College Art Education
Tom Livingston SUNY Stony Brook Earth & Space Science Education
David McDouough SUNY Buffalo Buisness Administration
Anthony Guiliano SUNY New Paltz Finance
Katie Surico Jacques LaGuardia College Deaf Studies
Robert Kryger Stevenson University Business
Emily Lucrezia University of Scranton Nursing
New York Institute of Technology
Klaudia Gurga Northeastern University Music Industry
Laura Jakubowski SUNY Farmingdale Liberal Arts
Robert LaBosco Nassau Community College Graphic Design
Peter Lukashevich Marist College Marketing
Michele McGrath SUNY New Paltz Undecided
Alyssa Gussack Fashion Institute of Technology
Nick Labriola Nassau Community College Business
Laura Lupoli Hofstra University Communications
New York Institute of Technology
Advertising/Marketing Communications
Alyssa Jaramillo University of Scranton Occupational Therapy
James Haffner Nassau Community College Undecided
Rochelle Jean-Baptiste Palm Beach Community College Pediatric RN
Irene Lainiotis James Madison University Biology
Melanie Lynott Siena College Education
Jennifer Mescia SUNY Albany Communications
Jen Hand Rochester Institute of Technology ASL - English Interpreter
Joseph Jones SUNY Plattsburgh Criminal Justice
Keith Lamberg SUNY Geneseo Undecided
Paul MacConnie Long Island Drafting Tech School
Tori Meyer University of Scranton Nursing
William Harley Colby College Undecided
Jordan Jorisch Nassau Community College Communication Arts
Ryan Lamm Boston University Biology
Josh Maddock University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Computer Science
Rebecca Mino-Altherr Quinnipiac University Communications
Nicole Hedgis Suffolk Community College Early Childhood Education
Alexandra Juliano New York College of Health Professions
Jerry Lane Nassau Community College Undecided
Edwin Maldonado Adelphi University Political Science
Anthony Minuto Nassau Community College Criminal Justice
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
New York Institute of Technology
WHAT WE’LL MISS MOST (continued) ers…Ryan McGrath: Friends…Michele McGrath: Seeing my friends everyday…Nicole Meola: The Cart Lady, friends locker… Tori Meyer: Mr. Massapequa…Tara Mogavero: My friends…Mike Monaghan: Pep Rally, homecoming, Mr. Massapequa…Michele Montana: Having out periods, my friends…Michael Moore: Electronic Gaming Club…James Moran: The entire high school, the shady kids by the bagel shop, Coach K, chilling harder than anybody, being the best gym athlete I could, the kids you only talk to in class, and sketchy shades…Ray Moran: Always being able to see my friends and teachers in the hallways…Amanda Morse: My friends and some of the teachers… Ashleigh Mulcahy:
Massage Therapy
Seeing everybody…Greg Muller: European Team Handball Intramurals…Sean Mulligan: The people…Ryan Musalo: Seeing all of my friends that I had grown up with and become so close with…Lauren Muscarella: Coach K, seeing familiar faces…Joseph Mussorfiti: Hanging out with Zanco…James Nealis: Spirit week…Jackie Nelson: I will definitely miss my best friends, and the CSC in eighth period gym…Ramy Noaman: That great feeling at the end of the day when 9th period is over and you get to walk out the door… Megan Noone: My lacrosse team, open-campus priviledges…Alex Novet: The people I’ve met, and the cart lady cookies…Brian Nudelman: Nothing…Casey Olsen: The lovely no parking signs that are everywhere…Brianna Ortmann: Seeing friends and all the memories…Stephanie
Pacella: All of the seniors and the 2009 varsity girls lacrosse team…Jennifer Paolino: Seeing everybody everyday, and some of the teachers that I have had…Ryan Paterson: Just hanging out after school and playing hackey at lunch…Monica Perrino: The faces you see everyday but don’t think about until now…Joseph Persico: The students, teachers, and the tennis team… James Peterson: High School Football…Danielle Pipitone: Playing on the tennis team and being in the same school as my friends… Alessia Piraino: My friends and some teachers, making everyday as much fun as you can…Maria Pisciotta: Going to school with my best friends…Michael Pitocchi: Friends…Allie Pollera: Pep rally… Michael Polly: My friends…Lindsay Quinn: I’m going to miss Ms. Citrano making me pea-
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Morgann McCarthy Siena College Undecided
Ryan McGrath Architecture
Nicolo Meola Architecture
nut butter sandwiches during class and seeing all my classmates laugh at my stupidity…Ashish Rana: Nothing at all…Rachel Randazzo: I’m going to miss the time I get to spend with my friends and the funniest jokes and tricks the cast pulled on each other in the musicals…Nicole Rindos: Meeting my friends at the locker spot… Angela Roamer: Noosepapa! Allahpapa! Room 131! Mom! Pit! Pio! Spagatulli!...Renee Rogers: Room 300 Lovin’!...Jaclyn Romano: I will miss the Massapequa “bubble” persona. Everything here is so reliable and cliché…Jessica Romano: Playing basketball and lacrosse, and my teachers…Amanda Romeo: Seeing my friends everday and cart lady cookies…Brian Roth: Seeing my friends & teachers…Gracemarie Rozea: I will miss my friends and teachers…Caitlin
THE SENIOR ISSUE 2009
THE CHIEF
What Yo’ Need To Know... about life in college after MHS BY CHIRS RYAN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, 2007-2008
It seems like just yesterday I was writing my “Message to the Class of 2008” for the Senior Edition of The Chief, and yet here I am a year later, writing again for my beloved newspaper. While I could easily take this opportunity to try to inspire you as you head out into the real world, I’m going to leave that to the editors and instead offer some practical advice and knowledge that I’ve picked up in my experiences since graduating from Massapequa High School—essentially, “what I know now that I wish I knew then.” Let me start by assuaging your fears. If there was anyone who was terrified of the word ‘college’ one year ago, it was Chris Ryan. I had never had a sleepover in my entire life, and yet here I was preparing to travel 1,300 miles south to the University of Miami. As you realize, leaving home is a huge adjustment, but trust me—everything will be okay. Massapequa isn’t going anywhere; your
friends will be here when you get back. Now that that’s out of the way… First off, pick a major that interests you. After you finish your core classes, your entire schedule is going to be devoted to your major, so make sure it’s something that you’re passionate about. In other words: don’t major in business just because your dad wants you to! If you’re unsure of what you want to do, start by taking as wide an array of courses as possible, then hone in on what you’re interested in. And don’t sweat it if you don’t get it right the first time; most people end up changing their majors anyway! Secondly, join clubs freshman year. I didn’t, and I regret it. Much like in high school, clubs are singlehandedly the best way to meet new people and explore interests that your academics don’t cover. A good leadership position can teach you more about the real world than a textbook ever will. Plus, they certainly help when it comes to internship and job opportunities. Furthermore, one thing which may be a relief to some of you is that in college you are responsible for yourself. Most professors aren’t going
to waste time giving you pop quizzes to see if you did the reading. College is about personal accountability—if you don’t do the work, then it is your money and time being wasted. Also, be wary, procrastinators: assignments are rarely due the day after they are given! As much as it pains me to say, you will learn to love CollegeBoard—especially if you receive college credit for your AP courses. After taking just three of the torturous tests during my high school career, I am already a semester ahead of the game. What can this mean for you? More flexibility, and a significant load off your wallet. However, I must admit that my suspicions have finally been proven true: your AP courses have overprepared you for college. Overall, the difference between high school work and college work is hard to describe; nonetheless, the assignments I’ve had thus far have been, for the most part, eye-opening. I recently had to write an eight page paper answering the question, “What is the good?” Needless to say, be prepared for some abstract thinking. Oh, and guys: learn how to do laundry before you leave. I was openly mocked by a girl for not knowing that
you’re supposed to separate whites and colors. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, save yourself the embarrassment and ask Mom. Alright, here comes the sentimentality. To quote myself from last year: don’t forget your roots. When your high school teachers tell you to visit them next year, they mean it! It might seem like a pain waking up before two in the afternoon (yes, college will do that to you), but the smile you’ll put on your teachers’ faces will make it worth your while. Also, go to the Alumni Holiday Concert in December. Even if you weren’t involved with the music department, it’s one of the greatest ways to keep in touch with all of the friends that you otherwise wouldn’t see. There comes a time when we all must move on; quite fittingly, this will be my last time ever writing for The Chief. In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Remember this: high school goes by quickly…college goes by quicker. Enjoy these last few days of your senior year, and dream big. Here’s to the memories— PS… don’t worry about getting your yearbook dirty; it’s what’s on the inside that counts.
things I see in the hallway and the friendly teachers. The commentary on the announcements…Robert Seckler: All of the students and teachers I had, spirit week amd seeing what people wore!...Melissa Senande: Spirit Week…Dong Shin: Having open campus lunch…Vicky Shreve: Being with all my friends, my teachers, Mr. Massapequa…Ben Sklar: The weekends…Caitlin Smith: Cart lady cookies and crazy AP English classes about manatees and how Shakespeare is god! And Mr. Massapequa!... Hilary Smith: All of the people, including
the teachers and staff…Katie Smits: My teammates, friends, gym class…Brian Smocovich: My friends…Matt Smyth: Ice hockey…Samantha Soucie: Friends and hearing all the crazy gossip…Kerry Sullivan: Varsity soccer season…Erica Tasch: I will probably miss feeling comfortable and at ease. It’s scary to start over…Natalie Taylor: Cart Lady cookies and the cool kids…Travis Tennie: Seeing close friends every day…John Tosches: Hauser…Michael Trainor: Mr. Garone, Kearney, and LaBella…Katharine Tricarico: Having
freedom and fun, and the ability to just chill and try different things without really worrying about the consequences…David Trompeter: Marching at football rehearsing with friends…Dan Valdina: Nothing, except my friends…Mark Valenski: The cool kids, and Cart Lady cookies…Kellie Vehlies: Singing the Hallelujah chorus with my fellow alto two’s and cart lady cookies… Andrew Vella: The wonderful teachers who I will miss laughing with about really anything…Jonathan Vinas: Being around my best friends on a daily basis…Chris Vinberg: Badminton…Jack Vitale: The excitement of the last day of school…Dana Vosilla: Playing volleyball and being with friends… Caitlin Waldron: Mr. Schmitt’s English and Ethics classes, living in 131 (Newspaper and WMHS love), and all my friends…Briana Wallace: I will miss the cart lady cookies and doing nothing senior year…Chris Wallace: High school as a whole…Lindsay Walsh: Being able to go to lunch with my friends everyday…Kristian Waring: Garone for life!...Joe Waterhouse: Tyler Grosso’s laugh…Alyssa Watt: I am going to miss seeing my best friends and teachers everyday…Matt Weyer: Nicole DiTrani, Sara Oldmixon’s sense of style, Mrs. Scarpulla’s school spirit…Timothy Wilson: Mr. Garone’s second period class…Chris Winn: All my friends and teachers…Katie Wissman: Mr. Massapequa and MHS Unplugged…Brandon Witt: Tailgating, sports, and watching kickline…Alyssa Wittenberg: Nothing… Eric Wong: Friends…Samantha Wong: D1/P8 Gym Class (CSC) and my friends… Liz Wood: My friends and teachers…Katherine Wright: Mr. Piotrowski telling me everyday to drive safe and don’t hit too many people…Eleni Xenophontos: Project Science!...Linda Yeung: I am really going to miss the MHS Music Department, whether it was every band concert, the big holiday concerts, or playing in the pit orchestra for the annual school musical. But I definitely WON’T miss marching band.
“Learn how to do laundry before you leave.”
WHAT WE’LL MISS MOST (continued some more) Roy: My locker never locked, despite having a functioning lock. It became the open communal locker. Soon, when I would find other friends’ stuff in it for a period, I wouldn’t even think twice. Plus, it made rushing to class so convenient! 217A<3… Will Russell: Cookies…Nick Russo: The people I most likely won’t see again, and a few teachers. Oh, and of course Pio…Danielle Sabia: My friends…Jessica Scarpa: Nothing…Ryan Scarsbrick: Massapequa Baseball…Mike Schiano: The amusing
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Angela Pierprzak College of the Holy Cross Biology / Pre-med
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Nicole Nudge University of Hartford Musical Theater
Danielle Pipitone Five Towns College Music Business
Greg Muller SUNY Albany Accounting
Megan O’Brien Castleton State Elementary Education
Alessia Piraino Nassau Community College Dental Hygienist
Sean Mulligan Hofstra University Journalism
Brendan O’Donovan SUNY Buffalo Pre-Dentistry
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Amanda Romeo Nazareth College Communication Sciences & Disorders
Breanna Podmore Molloy College Education
Brian Roth Nassau Community College Civil Engineering
Allie Pollera SUNY Delhi Nursing
Gracemarie Rozea Mount Saint Mary College Nursing
Michael Polly SUNY Maritime Marine Transportation
Caitlin Roy University of Richmond
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Ashish Rana Nassau Community College Mechanical Engineering
Danielle Sabia SUNY New Paltz Art Education
Rachel Randazzo Hofstra University Theatre / English Education
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Matt Smyth Iona College Environmental Science
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Robert Seckler United States Merchant Marine Academy
Crystal Sperling Laboratory Institute of Merchandising Fashion Merchandising
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Briana Wallace Rider University International Business & Marketing
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Ryan Van Houten United States Marines
Dong Shin SUNY Farmingdale Liberal Arts
Maria Stefanidis Queensborough Community College
Vicky Shreve Molloy College Nursing
Dani Suhrland C.W. Post Art
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Erica Tasch Boston College Languages
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Well readers, as the year comes to a close and we seniors prepare to graduate, the time has come to write a last movie review for The Chief. I’ll now give you a moment to dry the tears from your eyes. I’ve enjoyed writing them, and I know some of you have enjoyed reading them, and I thank you. I’ll leave you with this “Special Graduation Edition” review of my favorite films from my years at MHS, in semi-chronological order. Just like my years at Massapequa High, these films are filled with laughs, tears, surprises and gratuitous violence with some unforgettable moments and characters, and deserve some applause. The Departed—One of my favorite directors, Martin Scorsese finally got an Oscar for The Departed, a film that ranks up with the best films of his career like Goodfellas and Raging Bull. All his trademarks are in there: Leonardo DiCaprio, a Rolling Stones soundtrack, homage to the old gangster films from the ‘30s, and a sense of dark humor that keeps the film lively and enjoyable amidst the bloodshed. It doesn’t take itself too seriously but it’s never ridiculous either. Pan’s Labyrinth—Pan’s Labyrinth (or El laberinto del fauno as I like to call it) is both an outstanding visual achievement and an endearing story of how to use the fantasy of dreams to escape the cruel realities of life. 300—To prove that I just don’t only like the dramatic Oscar-nominee
stuff, I’ll admit that I really enjoyed this stupid, awesome, stupid movie. It’s a movie that takes historical accuracy and kicks it into a bottomless pit of pure awesomeness. Unlike Transformers, which focused too much on that non-robot Shia LaBeouf (or IS he?), 300 never looks non-awesome. It’s style over substance, yes, but sometimes it’s better that way. Knocked Up—Instead of getting into every Judd Apatow movie of the past few years I’ll focus on my personal favorite, the one that still holds strong after multiple viewings. The “funny-characters-in-serious-situations” formula used in a lot of today’s comedies is used perfectly in Knocked Up, which takes place in a world similar to ours where everyone says perfectly witty things on the spot, which would help anyone through an unplanned pregnancy. And not in that annoying Juno way either. There Will Be Blood—A brilliant, epic character study. There’s that scene where Daniel Day-Lewis’ character, a terrible, atheist oilman, has to be initiated into the church, and the whole time his performance shows that he is simultaneously disgusted by it all and guildt-ridden for abandoning his son. This one scene shows all that’s good about the movie: it’s dramatic, it’s comedic, it’s eerie and it has some amazing acting. No Country for Old Men—Another really great movie, but I don’t have that much space so I had to cut some, and this was one of the lamer
reviews, so just trust me on this friendo. 2008 WALL-E—If you do not love WALL-E then you probably don’t have a soul. That might be an exaggeration, but just look at him! He collects sporks! It’s adorable! But cuteness aside, this was a really sophisticated movie, one that deals with evil corporations and pollution and morbid obesity. Animation hasn’t been this dark since Mufasa was trampled by wildebeest. But the movie has its biggest achievement in managing to give life and emotion to two non-humanoid robots as they fall in love. The chemistry between the two lifeless metal robots is more convincing than most romance films made these days.That means you, Twilight. The Dark Knight—I don’t need to recommend The Dark Knight to you, because you’ve already seen it, and if you haven’t seen it by now after it played in theaters for eight months, then you probably never will, because you probably live underground. But to review, I’ll say that it’s so good on so many different levels. Like WALL-E it brought a darker, more complex plot to its genre, in this case the superhero film. It broke the conventional movie franchise rules and killed off main characters. It explored the nature of good and evil with a hero who bends the law to protect the people and a villain who only creates senseless anarchy without personal motivations. Whether you love or hate Dark Knight, no one can deny that it’s a unique, groundbreaking film, nor can they deny the greatness of the
late Heath Ledger. Slumdog Millionaire—Slumdog is a movie that consumes its audience into the world of Jamal, the dirt-poor kid from Mumbai who only wants to find his love, despite all the odds against him. And you’re with him all the way, from that first gruesome torture scene to that last awesome dance sequence. It’s an inspirational success story on and off camera: originally doomed to a directto-video release, the film went on to win Best Picture and made enough money to get homes for it’s child actors, who were real life “slumdogs.” 2009 Star Trek—While no Star Trek will ever be better than Star Wars in any way, the film is very entertaining, Star Trek is not just surprisingly-not-terrible, it’s a very entertaining film that reboots a classic sci-fi franchise and makes it into something people will watch without needing an inhaler. Up—So officially my last movie review is of Up, the new film about an old man who attaches balloons to his house and flies to South America. And it seems kind of relevant, too, since this movie was made by Pixar, the company who made my favorite childhood movie Toy Story, the company I wanted to write movies for as a kid and the people who inspired me as a child; had they not made Toy Story I’d probably have no interest in writing all of this. And they still make the same great movies they did years ago. Up is altogether funny, sad, smart, colorful and creative. Perhaps some kid saw Up and found a love for movies, too.
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Massapequa Federation of Teachers A Union of Teachers and Secretaries Local 1442 To Our Graduating Seniorsâ&#x20AC;Ś Be sure you are right and then stand. At first you will be denounced, then you will be deified. At first you will be rejected, then you will be accepted. First men will swear at you, then if you wear well, they will swear by you. First the sneer and then the cheer. First the lash, then the laurel. First the curse, then the caress. First the trial, then the triumph. First the cross, then the crown. For every scar upon thy brow thou shalt have a star in thy diadem. Stand somewhere and let humanity know where you stand. Stand for something and let humanity know what you stand for. Be sure you are right and then STAND. â&#x20AC;ŚGordon
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MHSmyLife. . . One day, I was in Mr. Hahn’s class and we were throwing eggs against a giant sheet to see how it slowed them down. When it was my turn, I threw my egg and completely missed the sheet and the egg splattered all over the wall. One day, I was handing out pamphlets outside the school to all the seniors receiving senior awards. It was windy that day, but intelligent me decided to wear a skirt. A gust of wind came and lifted my skirt revealing my attractive undies to all. One day, I stood in “the spot” across the street while waiting for the light to turn red on a rainy day. Then a bus drove by. In Ms. Davi’s first period class, I stretched my arms over my head and my bra broke off. I ran out the room and stapled and clipped my bra together until 5th period when I went home to change. I was helping run Dodge for Darfur, and walked into the gym while a game was going on. The person in front of the doorway dodged. I did not, and the ball hit me in the face. One day, I wore a full-body wetsuit to school on Halloween. I had to take it all off for gym class. One day, in my first period class, a lot of people tend to eat breakfast so I decided to eat Cheeze-Its. That day the girl next to me took out yogurt, rice pudding and a banana, and my teacher seemed to have no problem with it. I took out a bag of Cheeze-Its, and my teacher yelled at me to put them away. One day, I got a 27 on a test, with an 11 point curve. One day I slapped this girl’s butt in the hallway thinking it was my friend. Little did I know it was a teacher. One day after school, I unknowingly sat on a chocolate cupcake, and proceeded to go out to practice. It was after I had walked in front of all the other sports teams that my teammates told me it looked like I pooped my pants. One day during Bio lab, I found a jumbled piece of wire and started to play with it. When my teacher saw me she told me it was another student’s model of a protein that was going to be entered into a science competition. My teacher told me I was better off dead, and pointed me out as the perpetrator to the student. She punched me. One day, I went to buy cart lady cookies. I needed a spoon to get them out of the bag. One day, on a field trip in the city, the subway doors closed before I got on. I was stuck in the city by myself. I had to pay for a taxi to drive me to my teacher and the other kids. I’ve had a school-borrowed calculator for the past two years and I have managed not to break or lose it. Now, with less than a month left of school, I dropped it and the screen cracked in half. I’ll have to pay 100 dollars for it. One day, I walked into the girl’s room and thought I saw a boy on the ledge, and I asked if it was the girl’s room. Turns out she was a girl.
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Brower Robert ter & Spring Win Track & Field
TOP SENIOR ATHLETES
Liz Henry
Cross Country, W inter & Spring Track & Fie ld
Aylin Mehter Tennis
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Nick Isnardi Lacrosse, Football, Wrestling
Robert Brower: Track and Field—Two-time All-County, Two-time County Champs, Three-time State Qualifier for Pole Vault, National Qualifier for Pole Vault, and Penn Relays 4x400m Winner. Liz Henry: Cross Country, Winter Track & Field, Spring Track & Field—Co-Captain Grade 11, Captain Grade 12, All-County, County Champion, All-Division, Attended Winter Track Nationals. Aylin Mehter: Tennis—Captain, Three-time All-County, Two-time All-State, Ranked fifth in NYS, All-Long Island. Nick Isnardi: Lacrosse, Football, Wrestling.
Vicki DiMartino Soccer
Danielle Etrasco Lacrosse
Kimberly DeCesare Soccer
James Nealis
Soccer, Basketball
Vicki DiMartino: Soccer—All-County, All-Class, Playoffs MVP Danielle Etrasco: Lacrosse—Captain, Two-time All-County, All-Long Island, AllAmerican Honorable Mention, Empire State Team, National School Girls Team Kimberly DeCesare: Soccer—Captain, Three-time All-County, AllLong Island, All-State, Nassau County Player of the Year, Long Island Player of the Year, NYS Gatorade Player of the Year James Nealis: Soccer— All-American, Two-time All-Region and All-State, Two-time All-County, All-Confrence, Newsday Player of the Year, NYS Player of the Year; Basketball.
Monica DeMairo Lacrosse
Rob VonBargen Football, Lacrosse
Mike Mauri
Baseball, Football
Monica DeMairo: Lacrosse—Captain, All-American, Under Armor All-American, Newsday All-Long Island, All-County, Two-time Gold Medalist at Empire State Games, New York Team 1, All-County Honorable Mention Rob VonBargen: Football—Captain, All-Confrence, All-County, All-Long Island, All-State, All-Academic Team, Don Snyder Most Oustanding Quarterback Award, All-Conference; Basketball; Lacrosse Mike Mauri: Baseball—Captain, All-State, Long Island Champs; Football—All-Conference Julie
Bies: Volleyball—Massapequa MVP, All-County, All Tournament
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Julie Bies Volleyball