An Alumna's Solution to Budget Cuts


Sachem graduates have and continue to have a significant global impact on all levels of education and government.


Sachem alumna Mary Trapani Hynes graduated from Sachem High School in 1961, and continued her education at Harpur College (SUNY), in New York. Mrs. Hynes has for years been working as a teacher in Taranto Canada.


On Thursday July 28, 2011 Mary Trapani Hynes, spoke at the Mayor's Executive Committee forum, in an effort to stop budget cuts to the Taranto public library, and transportation systems. Mary skillfully used a unique combination of reverse psychology and sarcasm, which had a dramatic impact on the outcome of that meeting.


Please read the top link, which is a newspaper article, then view the lower link, which is a YouTube video. The video is absolutely fascinating!




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http://www.thestar.com/news/torontocouncil/article/1031744--sarcasm-the-big-winner-in-marathon-budget-session


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq67lT93Ki0&feature=topvideos_news


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Dennis Pelliccia:

A Cool Music Video I Wish to Share:)

At the Beach / The Hamptons / May 2010 / New York


click link / music video / home made

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http://youtu.be/CIPJQyg-oPM


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These past few days "I've been takin" many cold showers... not too cold:))


Joan Lalla Gerson Said:


Thank you Dennis, for sharing that beautiful video. I can't wait to get out to Long Island this week and go to the ocean. After your video, I am more determined than ever. The Poconos have been hot for the past week but I am loving it. The humidity is low and the house stays cool with all these trees around. But, being a Long Island girl, I miss the ocean.

Thanks again.



Joanie


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Montauk Point Beach

Videos From Home on Long Island
The heat has been horrible here on long Island. In an attempt to get some relief from the extremely hot temperatures, Marie and I went to Montauk Point.  It was actually cool at the beach! The weather was overcast, so we were spared direct exposure to the sun. There was a slight cool breeze; wow, finally some relief! 

Montauk Beach
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The Great Montauk Tsunami! Ha! Ha!

(In the water with my clothes on!)
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I thought this had some value as a Human Interest Photo? This is Marie!

 Makes a great desktop background!

Fellow alumni:

Please share your experiences with our group. A few photos would be great!

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Emotional Evening at Ronkonkoma Beach

(This article is also published to Sachem Patch, the local Lake Ronkonkoma online Newspaper. Please go to the link below and read the wonderful alumni comments!)
 http://sachem.patch.com/blog_posts/emotional-evening-at-ronkonkoma-beach

Also read 23 other related alumni comments at the URL below.
http://reunion98.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-those-alumni-that-have-seen-one-too.html#links

What is currently known as Ronkonkoma Beach is in fact the former location of the Hollywood Beach Pavilion, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. I, as a young man, patronized the Pavilion in the Fifties and Sixties.

History repeats itself, as my Daughter Carol, a member of the Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce, and owner of the "Liberty Tax Service," invites her parents to attend a Clam Bake/ BBQ, at the former location of the "Hollywood Beach Pavilion," now called "Ronkonkoma Beach."

A smile appeared on my daughters face when she realized that she had inadvertently invited her father to a treasured location of his youth. My daughter is too young to have seen the Pavilion, but she did see the glow on my face as I basked in the Sun on what I consider to be "Hallowed Ground." Actually the weather was overcast, with rain showers. I was unable to see the clouds or feel the rain, because the "Spirit of times past," would only allow me to see the sunshine, and feel the sand beneath my feet!

Surrounded by younger "Sachemites," a few of the attendees were wearing Red and Gold Sachem T - Shirts "How cool is that!" I actually met a Sachem Alumna from the class of 1967.


The actions of the "Spirit of times past," once again prodded me, in effect telling me that I should look around for more signs from my past. Yep! The spirit was right, the event was catered by none other than "Bruno's."


"Bruno's," has been and still is an integral part of Ronkonkoma culture and history. In the Sixties and Seventies everyone from my crowd "hung-out" at Bruno's. Reminiscent of the "English Pub," Bruno's has for decades functioned not only as a prominent pub, restaurant, and caterer; but also as the de facto social headquarters of Ronkonkoma.


The "Spirit of times past," has shown me that the wonderful people and places of Ronkonkoma have not changed, but continue to thrive!


My thanks to the Ronkonkoma Chamber of commerce, for having this wonderful event, on July 8, 2011. It appears that this event may be annual; where can I buy the tickets for next year's event?



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From Marian (Stuart) Eskijian:

 Hi,        ---------------      I do enjoy the news from Sachem, and especially from the class of  '59!! The newspaper accounts are great. I am not good at all this new technology, but I do get to the blog page and my e-mail!! My grandkids have to help me with the computer and cell phone. All is well here. Greg and I are enjoying retirement with travel, local activities, and family gatherings. Thanks for keeping the Sachem news coming our way. Otherwise, we would all loose touch.              

Marian (Stuart) Eskijian

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From Gerry Jacobs Horal..class of '64


Hi Ben...so enjoy keeping up on all the info of past graduates (I graduated Sachem in '64)...


I don't know if anyone would remember Neville Hugelmeyer...When I was in Junior High Neville was brought in as a substititue teacher....He was also my neighbor and I remember how much he loved kids and what a great smile he had....He was also on the Yankee farm team and the kids in school would always ask for his autograph..( he not realizing that many were using it as a hallway pass)..Well..I just read today in Sunday's Newsday that he passed away in Florida on June 18th...His father (and possibly his mother were on the Board of Education..and his older brother was a dentist in Lake Ronkonkoma for many years...


Just wondered if anyone would remember..


Keep up the good work on your site....More people than you know are enjoying it.


Gerry Jacobs Horal..class of '64

Brenda Sichenzia (Sent via Email)
My brother was friends with the Hugelmeyer brothers. I myself remember when one of them was hit by a car when he was riding his bike across Hawkins Avenue near the old Post Office, which was across the street from the ice cream parlor.



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Members of the Sachem Class of 2011 sing the song, "In my Life," by the Beatles, at their Graduation!


Deja Vu at it's best! Wow!.......

http://sachem.patch.com/articles/video-sachem-north-graduation-2011#video-6751342


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Is Facebook Your Resume?

I have been telling my grandchildren to be careful what they publish on Facebook. I have repeatedly told them that whatever they publish on their Facebook page could be used against them in later years. Did they listen? I don't think so!

As a test, I went to Facebook and looked up the name of a person that I went to Jr. High School with, over 50 years ago. I did not find my classmates profile, but I did find the profile of another young lady, who has the same name. I decided to see exactly how much information this person was sharing with the world; which includes me, a perfect stranger. I discovered that I had immediate access to this persons personal information. In just minutes I knew what University she attends, what state she lives in, what books she reads, what movies she like, what TV programs she looks at, and also had access to the names and photos of over 550 of her friends.

I have learned through the "Life School of Hard Knocks," one corollary of life, that stands above all others; do not give too much information! Did the above individuals give too much information? "You bet" they did! Who are they giving this information to? Everybody!

A valuable secret of salesmanship, is to force your potential customer to respond with the answer "yes," to your questions, as many times as possible, before you actually try to make the sale. This secret is also applicable to getting accepted to a college, and applying for a job. A customer, an employment officer, or a college admissions officer, is more likely to grant his approval, if you do not give him any opportunity to say "no." The multitude of information that is available on Facebook, other social media sites, and or Blogs, gives an employment officer many opportunities to say no! Most people simply give away, too much information!

I looked up yet another female on Facebook, who is a complete stranger to me and read the following: "I am not a Bitch; I just have a low tolerance for bullshit!" I read the following on another facebook site, "I'm very easy to get along with, and I'm the craziest person alive! I wonder if this public information will have any impact on a future employer's decision to hire these females? Humm...

The previous examples do indeed indicate that, the material you publish on Facebook and other Internet media, could be viewed by people that are considering and evaluating your Resume!

I believe that it is a good idea to re-evaluate your Facebook, and other social media account, privacy settings. I personally would not allow any of my information to be available to "Everyone." Facebook is not like a Blog where there is usually one author, and the author of the Blog, has control over its content. In the case of Facebook and other on-line media, one of your friends could publish something stupid, that could eventually come back to haunt you in the future.


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Our Thanks to Blogger/ Google for stopping the attack on our "Sachem High School Alumni Gazette." As you can see on the graph of the weekly hits to our blog; the five days on the left side of the graph represent the attack to our Blog.  The last two days on the right show no trace of the attack.

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Richard Van Norr Article in Sachem Patch
Sachem Patch published an updated article about our classmate Richard Van Norr.
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http://sachem.patch.com/articles/remembering-richard-van-norr

Sachem Class of 1959:
Sachem Patch just published an article about the Sachem High School, Class of 1959.
http://sachem.patch.com/articles/looking-back-sachems-class-of-1959

Don Wooley
Sachem Patch just published an article about Don Wooley
http://sachem.patch.com/articles/don-woolley-sachems-original-coaching-legend

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