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West pulled off a rarity for the Green Party by winning major control of New Paltz.</div> <div>    The mayor, told the student audience that he has been improving the sewers of New Paltz, along with run village vehicles on soy-based fuel.</div> <div>    West has received notoriety in the press due to his conduction of same-sex marriages. </div> <div> When asked by Liberty seniors about  his reasons for doing it, West said that he felt it was his moral obligation to issue marriage certificates to gay couples. “It's unjust that same-sex couples should be denied the rights that regular married couples take for granted”, he said.</div> <div>    West made it clear to Liberty High School students that his beliefs and morals are based on the Green Party. “You should stand up for what you believe in”. </div> <div>    West also stated that he is voting for Ralph Nader in the 2004 presidential </div> <div> election. By doing this, he feels he is setting the foundation for future presidential </div> <div> elections. Mayor West believes that each vote counts, and can make a difference.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Student Sculptor</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>             <IMG SRC="0fe83fc0.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="252" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> By Brandon Huebsch</div> <bR> <div> Liberty Senior Zac Shavrick is an amazingly talented young man.  At the age of only seventeen he has produced over one thousand sculptures and many famous people already own his very own work.  </div> <div> Zac started making sculptures at the age of four.  He makes his sculptures by welding scrap metal together.  Zac prefers to work with steel..  He works on abstract figures in his workshop at his home.  Last winter, he made one of his biggest sculptures so far.  The sculpture  was six feet tall with two heads and six hands.  This garden sculpture sold for $2500.  Some of the owners of his sculptors include Ozzy, John Rzeznick from the Goo Goo Dolls, Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Alicia Keys.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  .                                                                                                       <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fund Raising</B></FONT></div> <div> By:Jessica Colavito</div> <bR> <div>      Fundraising is a main source of money for all high school students.  It can be the make or beak of a senior class trip or an amazing prom.  In the eighth grade, each class has its first class meeting of high school.  Classes set goals and work towards them.  In order to afford that “cruise” or that beautiful prom classes need money and that's where fundraising comes in.</div> <div>      From the youngest kids in high school to the oldest kids, fundraising is very important.  Though the eighth graders have a way to go till they become the next senior class to walk through the halls they still have big dreams.  Connor Hinton is the Vice President of the Eighth Grade and Jon Goodman is the treasurer.  Both agreed that they want to make as much </div> <div> money as possible.  They concurred that a lot of hard work and fundraising would be the main source of money.  “We want to have a great trip that everyone can agree on” Connor said.</div> <div>      Seniors feel different on the whole fundraising issue.  Though the seniors agree fundraising is a great source of money, not all find it fair.  Not enough people participate in the fundraisers, which causes problems. “Why should my money go towards someone who didn't even try to sell” Marla said.  “ I'm aggravated, I put so much effort into this past fundraiser and come to find out I was one of the only people who did.” Dan Green said.  Alone he raised close to $790.00.  “I think the people who have been selling since the eighth grade should be rewarded,” he added.  </div> <div>      Even though these problems arise its still a fact that fundraising is a high school students main source </div> <bR> <div> <B>After School Enrichment</B></div> <div> by:  Joe Toscano</div> <bR> <div>          The LEAP program, (Liberty Enhanced After School Program), is perhaps one of the best kept secrets here in the Liberty High School. Though the title is well known amongst students, the function of the program is not. Every month, the program organizes several after school activities and review classes for students. The High School LEAP schedule for October is as follows:</div> <bR> <div>       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div>        Who: Mr. Hazelnis, for earth science students.</div> <div> What: Earth science regents review.</div> <div> When: Every Monday and Thursday, from October 4<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> through part of June.</div> <div> Where: High School, room 105</div> <div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div> Who: Mrs. Nolan, 11-12 grade biology/physics students</div> <div> What: Biology/Physics review class</div> <div> When: Monday and Thursdays, Dec.2<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >nd</FONT> - Jan 20<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> 3-4 PM</div> <div>        Where: Room 202 in the High School.</div> <div>        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div>        Who: Ms. Brown, grades 7-12</div> <div>        What: Book Buddies, class where you can learn with a younger </div> <div>        student.</div> <div>        When:3-4 pm, , Oct: 4,18, 25, Nov:1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Dec. 6 snow </div> <div>        date 13<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT>.</div> <div>        Where: Room 222 in the Middle School.</div> <div>        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div>        Who: Mrs. Lambert</div> <div>        What: Photo Plus, for students who need extra time in photography</div> <div> .......class, or students </div> <div>        That are interested in making photos but do not take the class.</div> <div>        When: 3-5 pm, Oct 18,25, Nov. 1,8,15,22,29, Dec. 6,13, 20</div> <div>        Where: High School Art room.</div> <div>        Who: Mr. Olson, grades 8-12</div> <div>        What: Math review</div> <div>        When: Oct. 18  21 25 28 Nov.  1 4 8 15 18 22 29  Dec. 2 6 9 13 </div> <div>        16 20</div> <div>        Where: Room 212 in the High School</div> <div>       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div>        Who: Mr. Madsen</div> <div>        What:  Chem. Regents review</div> <div>        When: Tuesdays, Oct 19- Dec 21 from 3-4 pm </div> <div>        Where: room 203 in the High School</div> <div>        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div>        Who: Mrs. Grabowski, grades 8-12</div> <div>        What: math help/review</div> <div>        When: Tues./Thurs. Oct- Dec.21 3-4pm</div> <div>        Where: room 112 in the high school</div> <bR> <div> <B>Music </B> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                       <IMG SRC="0e68c9a0.png" border=0 width="140" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> by: Diana Rivera</div> <bR> <div>       At the Tuesday night, Oct. 12<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th </FONT>  Board of Education meeting at Liberty Central High School, many of the faculty stood in support of the Middle school music teacher, Mr. Tim Hamblin. Mr. Hamblin is also the Union President of the LFA. Recently he notified the district administration of his interested position as high school chorus teacher.  According to part one of the Taylor Law, an individual cannot be denied a job based on union activities. Mr. Hamblin was asked several questions about his union activities and the union apparently believes that the Taylor Law has been violated. A teachers contract was signed and approved by the Board of Education stating, if already a teacher in this district you should be given priority. The teachers that stood in defense of Mr. Hamblin at the meeting talked about the Taylor Law and the contract that was signed. In an interview with Mr. Hamblin, he states that he wants everyone to equal chances to get jobs. Mrs. Lisa Perkowski, LFA High School building up and librarian, says, “Violations of the LFA contract will not be tolerated. The Board of Education and the superintendent are well aware of teachers contractual rights and need to honor our rights under our contract.” Mrs. Perkowski was one of the teachers among many that spoke at the meeting. A few students currently in chorus attended the meeting. These students became fond of Mr. Jamie Saucier and don't want him to leave under any circumstances. A student, who prefers not to be known, states that she loves to sing and is now has more confidence in herself, thanks to Mr. Saucier. Mr. Saucier, from New Hampshire, was also at the meeting. In an interview he had only one thing to say, “Some days you're a bug, and some days you're the windshield.” That says it all. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Meet Mr. Saucier</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                                </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0e96d910.png" border=0 width="109" height="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> By Zac Shavrick</div> <div>        Mr.Saucier, one of the seven new teachers at Liberty High School, has 180 ties “enough to wear a different one each day of the school year.”  Mr. Saucier is one of Liberty's new music teacher</div> <div>      “He comes highly recommended and was very enthusiastic, he even offered to sing with Mr.Clarke and I at his final interview” says Principal Jack Strassman.</div> <div>      Many Students have expressed positive views about Mr. Saucier “He's cool” claimed Michelle Silver, a Senior here at Liberty High School. “He `is trying to do big things with chorus, stuff no other teacher has done.” says Sparta Vasquez also a senior at Liberty. Saritza also stated that Mr. Saucier is trying to take the Chorus class to a competition at Hershey Park.</div> <div> Jamie Saucier was born in Derry, New Hampshire. Mr. Saucier went New Hampshire University, and than went on to Ithaca college to study music. Mr. Saucier feels  “Liberty is a drastic change from mellow life in New Hampshire.” When questioned Mr. Saucier would not give his age; however, he did say that he is the third youngest teacher in the school.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Student Solidarity</B></div> <div> by: Erica Minckler</div> <div> Do students at the Liberty Central High School want to attend college or technical school after high school? During a recent survey of the upperclassmen I realized that the majority of the students wish to attend a state college rather than a private college or military career. Out of more than thirty people interview there were only five people who wished to enter the armed forces.</div> <div>      While in the process of asking the teachers their opinion on whether the students should attend the military or get a college education ex-marine and school guidance counselor Jim O'Connor, say that the decision to join the military “depends on the kid,” also English teacher Bill Fleck said of the issue, “Whatever make people happy.”</div> <div>      While most of the people surveyed indicated a preference for the college over military with the possibility of the reinstatement of the draft, many students would have to go into the military anyway. Ernie Feasel a history teacher told me about the new rumored draft bill in Congress at the present moment, which may change all of these young people's decisions on their lives forever. Due to the increasing terrorist threats on the United States, and the deaths of so many of our troops being killed in Iraq has caused our nation to wish to reinstate the draft by June of 2005.</div> <div>      Congress and members there of wish to have the bill instituted by June 15, 2005. Enough time to catch the graduating seniors before they begin to leave for college in the fall. This draft bill is much different from the earlier one in many ways, a draftee may not enter college to “dodge” the draft, nor will they be able to flee to Canada to increased border security and the Canadian government will actively deport draft dodgers. In addition men and women (between ages 18 to 26) will be drafted into which ever service the military selects for that particular draftee. The reason that college students may not enter college and feel safe about being shipped out is because at the end of the end of the very next semester the draftee will have to go if they receive a draft notice. Also, the enlisted members in the service will have an extension added to their service time. These service members will get at least two years extension, the draft members will also receive two years national service time. Students that are still in high school or secondary course study must finish their course study; get their diploma or GED, or turn 20 years of age.</div> <bR> <div> For further information on the bill, it may be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/  just enter HR 163, click search and the bill will be brought up to read. </div> <bR> <div> The Flip Side</div> <div> By Joe Toscano</div> <bR> <div> If you ask most citizens of Liberty, they will tell you that the last time they heard a gunshot was during the latest episode of the Soprano's. If you ask most citizens of Liberty, they will tell you that the last time they heard the word drive-bye was on the radio, and it wasn't a newsflash, it was a song. </div> <div>      Most citizens of Liberty haven't had a legitimate fear for their safety since September 11th, when the security of our entire national government was questioned. When the borders of our country, as well as our minds, were broken into, and left open, leaving us vulnerable, and unsure of how safe we really are in the United States.</div> <div>      And that folks, was a national crisis. That was September 11th, 2001, the Daddy of all nerve-wracking, get in the basement and don't forget the can opener situations. So I guess you might assume Liberty is pretty airtight, huh? Sure, we were a little spooked on September 11th, but wasn't everybody? What else could possibly happen of that magnitude, and of that stature, to even make us tremble half as much as that infamous day a few years back?</div> <div>      How about a pair of drive-byes, which, if you live anywhere in Liberty, were probably within miles of your home? </div> <div>      Think about that word for a minute. Drive-by.. Think about what it represents, and what the perpetrator, or perpetrators, intentions were. Thankfully, no one was hurt in either of the shootings, aside from bullet holes being put through a woman's car. </div> <div>      And the sad part about that information is that this is not all of the information.</div> <div>      There was also a stabbing, right on town, of a student who goes to the Liberty High School. Again, no very serious injuries, other than a scar to permanently remind him of what happened. So is this a few bizarre incidents, or the new mindset of the village of Liberty?</div> <div>       “ I feel like Liberty is going down the drain, “ says Steven Schrier, a sophomore. “ All our hard work means nothing now. “</div> <div>      Another student, who requested to be kept anonymous, replied negatively when asked if she felt safe in Liberty. “No! because of the shootings and the stabbing. “ </div> <div>      In a poll of twenty-two students, nine said they felt safe in Liberty, eleven said they did not, and two were undecided.</div> <div>      Still, optimism remains. “There is more violence in urban areas,” says Senior Jared Levine.</div> <div>      So if these are the hard times that will be forgotten in Liberty's history, look to the bright side. There were arrests made in each of these cases, and according to the Liberty police, none were without solid reason. The good times bring people together, but that doesn't mean that tougher times must pull them apart. For every bad person in a town or city, there are ten decent people, and maybe it's about time we judged a towns character on them.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>