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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0488dfc3.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0498dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mrs. Davies                      Room 206</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mrs. Davies Room 20"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>  <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Issue 1</U></A> |<A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 2"><U>Issue 2</U></A> | <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 3"><U>Issue Three</U></A> | <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 4"><U>Issue Four</U></A> | <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue Five"><U>Issue Five</U></A>  | <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 6"><U>Issue Six</U></A> | <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 7"><U>Issue Seven</U></A> | <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 8"><U>Issue Eight</U></A> | <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue 9"><U>Issue Nine</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0498dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Issue 1</I></div> <div> ISSUE 1</div> <bR> <div> The Bomb Scare</div> <bR> <bR> <div> By: Tricia Gerwer</div> <div>    On Wednesday, September 19, 2007 there was an anonymous bomb threat reported to Liberty Middle School. The bomb threat was received on an answering machine at the middle school Wednesday morning as students were entering the school. The middle school students were evacuated to the auditorium at Liberty High School as a safety precaution. The State Police were called and the building was checked for explosive devices. There were none found. The middle and high schools were evacuated. The middle school students were evacuated to the track outside the school and the high school students were evacuated to the Liberty Fire Department. The middle school students then returned to normal classes around 9:30am. The high school students returned to the building after the building was thoroughly checked for explosive devices. Both buildings were cleared by the State Police.  The school personnel are very dedicated to providing a safe environment for all students, faculty and staff at Liberty Central School District. </div> <div>    Even though 90% of bomb threats turn out to be pranks, they can be a significant problem to a school. All schools are required to have an emergency plan ready for cases like this but it's still very hectic. The penalty of a bomb threat to a school is for the first offense a misdemeanor of the first degree and for a second or subsequent offense is a felony of the third degree. When a person gets a misdemeanor of the first degree the punishment is a year of imprisonment and a fine up to a thousand dollars. A felony of the third degree is punished for up to five years imprisonment and up to a five thousand dollar fine. All bomb threats are very important to think about, no matter where they occur.     </div> <div>    This bomb threat affected over fourteen hundred people. Hopefully the person who caused this gets caught and punished for doing this to Liberty School<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Franklin Gothic Book" >.</FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> Senior Lounge</div> <bR> <div> By: Deanna Burgio and Danielle Johnson</div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Franklin Gothic Book" >As the class of 2008 enters senior lounge many students agree and disagree with the current set of rules. Some are understandable like how there are no underclassmen allowed in lounge and that we are allowed to have music playing but it cant be loud enough to hear it outside of the room. But there are some that are ridiculous like not being able to play cards and that only students that have an 80 or above average are allowed in. Many seniors disagree with this rule and say that it should go by the amount of classes you are failing. </FONT></div> <div>    One senior in particular who strongly agrees with this is Elana Ehrenberg. The class of 2008 is unhappy with the vandalism that the class of 2007 caused because it means that we need to find ways to get new furniture for our pleasure.</div> <div>  “Another thing that upsets the seniors is that we can't paint the walls with a symbol for our class unlike the seniors from previous years,” said senior Katrina Norris. </div> <div>    Although many students disagree with the senior lounge rules we all still enjoy the privilege to go in there.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Recycling</div> <bR> <div> By: Allie Wallgren </div> <div>    Recycling is a great way to help keep our planet cleaner. As of right now Liberty Central Schools do not have a recycling program, but it is being worked on. Starting last year a group of students in Mrs. Gatta's class did a lot of research on recycling and wanted to get teachers and students to participate by putting cardboard boxes in each room. One box was for plastic and the other was for paper. Ms. Aberman and Mrs. Clark are working on finishing the recycling program and are even thinking of starting a recycling club. In order to make the recycling program in our school better the teachers are trying to find space for the plastic and the paper collections. In the mean time there are some things that can be done to help the planet. Ms. Aberman suggests eliminating the use of Styrofoam especially in the cafeteria because Styrofoam is not biodegradable. Another goal Ms. Aberman has that will advance the recycling program is to make it mandatory for all teachers to participate in recycling. </div> <div>     The goal of the recycling program is to make the planet a better place to live in, which is something of great necessity.  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Math with Hackymeyer </div> <bR> <div> by: Dana Kortright and Megan Eisenberg</div> <div>       Mr. Hackmeyer is one of Liberty's many new teachers this year. He teaches math AIS and claims to have a “funky fresh” teaching style. Mr. Hackmeyer graduated from C.W. Post in 1993 and after working in the city for a few years in NYC graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2001. He has worked in the Monroe-Woodbury High School, Hudson High School, North Salem Middle School, Ramapo High School, and Carmel High School in the past eight years, but claims his most interesting job was working in a hockey/figure skating store where he met Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes' coach. He also worked at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York City.</div> <div>      When asked how he ended up in Liberty, he said, “When I saw that Liberty needed a new teacher, I applied for it, knowing that it was further away than what I had wanted. But what I saw in this little community impressed me enough to want to join the staff. Go Indians-it is “Indians,” right?”</div> <bR> <div> Student Council Begins </div> <bR> <div> By: Ariana Burd</div> <div>    Student Council got off to a great start on Thursday September 20<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Franklin Gothic Book" >th</FONT> ! Angelee Santillo, Council Moderator, started the meeting off with a council fundraiser presentation by Mr. Strassman. The fundraiser entailed having a school wide game show, similar to the popular television game show, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. Mr. Strassman</div> <div> feels that this fundraiser could raise a lot of money for each class if all participated.  The class presidents appointed the remaining class representatives. The class presidents are as follows: Matt Arielly, Class of 2008; Connor Hinton; Class of 2009; Jill Lieberman, Class of 2010; and Megan Burke, Class of 2011.  The council also voted on whether or not to accept the fundraiser for the National Honor society. The National Honor Society will be able to go ahead with their fundraiser because the council voted yes!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Meet Mr. Keaveny</div> <bR> <bR> <div> By: Angelee Santillo</div> <div>    One of the new teachers joining Liberty High School this year is Mr. Martin Keaveny, who teaches both Global and United States History. Mr. Keaveny may be new to the district, but he's no rookie in the teaching world. This is his ninth year as a history teacher, as he previously taught in Fallsburg for two years and in the Bronx for six. Yet even before his teaching career started Keaveny had already experienced working with teenagers.</div> <div>    Right out of college, he worked for two years as an aide at a teenage drug/alcohol/mental hospital. Although his job had its challenges, Keaveney says it taught him how lucky he is to have a “normal” life. Ultimately, though, teaching in Liberty is what he loves doing.</div> <div>    Keaveny especially loves Liberty High School for the extracurricular activities that it offers its students. In the Bronx schools where Keaveny worked, he said there were no sports, art programs, drama clubs, or any organizations for students to participate in outside of academics. “It wasn't fair,” Keaveny says.</div> <div>    Here in Liberty, though, Mr. Keaveny is very happy. The Detroit-born teacher enjoys living in the town now and has high expectations for himself at the high school. “I hope to learn all my student's names and all my co-workers names with in a month or two,” he says. He also mentions that his ultimate goal is to get all of his students to pass the Regents with an eighty or better!</div> <div>    Outside of academics, Mr. Keaveny enjoys camping and playing guitar, and he hopes to become involved in the drama department here at Liberty. He makes it very clear, though, that his number one pastime is being a good father and husband to his wife and three sons.</div> <div>   With his good teaching experience, high expectations, and positive views of Liberty, history teacher Martin Keaveny is sure to be an asset to Liberty High School this year.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Global Warming</div> <bR> <div> By Gauri Samant</div> <div>    Okay, so you've skimmed the newspaper articles, listened to class presentations, and maybe even did a little research on global warming. But, it's not really important. Heck, what difference does it make if the earth gets a little warmer? We could use some relaxing Florida climate right here, in New York. Besides, global warming has nothing to do with you, right? WRONG.</div> <div>    Global warming has already led to extreme weather conditions such as droughts, floods, heat waves, avalanches, and windstorms. If we do not attempt to slow down global warming, the severity and frequency of these events will only increase. Global warming causes higher temperature, which in turn leads to fewer cold days.  If global warming increases at a steady rate, the hot temperature will cause severe illness and death to senior citizens, because their bodies will not be able to adapt to such extraneous temperatures.  Livestock and wildlife will experience rapid heat stress. Crops will be damaged. Energy supply will be reduced. Mankind's mortality in the cold will subside. If we continue to let global warming grow, the world as we know it today will rapidly change.</div> <div>    If we take precautions now, we can make a difference in the world. Some attempts that you can make as an individual is take shorter showers, plant more trees, and recycle. When you are going somewhere close by, walk or ride a bike. Carpool instead of individually driving. (Car pollution speeds up the process of global warming.) Turn off electrical appliances when they're not being used. Conserve energy as much as possible.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Is Fall Finally Here? </div> <bR> <div> Written by: Brianna Mir</div> <div>    Lately, the weather has been hot and humid. This heat has multiple pros and cons.</div> <div>    The pros of this magnificent weather are that it's great for sports. Most athletes are enjoying this weather greatly, and who can blame them? It's best to enjoy the nice weather before the cold, damp snow comes in. The scenery is gorgeous and the temperatures have been perfect for sight seeing. Going hiking and playing sports are the perfect things to do in these record breaking temperatures.</div> <div>    There are many more cons then pros for this beautiful weather. The heat is unusually high for this time of the year and many people are having a hard time adjusting to it. Certain species of migrating animals have possibly been “thrown off.” They aren't sure when to leave their current area to travel to their usual winter home. Most animals naturally leave the area by now as staying this long is more than likely confusing to them. Many fishermen/women are concerned this warm weather may bring a delay to the ice fishing season, as happened last year.</div> <div>    Could this warm weather be a sign that we humans aren't doing what we can to protect the environment? Could our constant driving and polluting be what's causing this delayed fall and soon to be winter?</div> </td> </tr></table></body>