Thursday, October 11, 2007 By John Marchi & Olivia Marshall [ArticleImageHyperLink] Evans, Dawson Victorious In Election: Curtis administration decides to rehold last June’s SO elections because of low voter turnout. Students may remember the end of last year as a time when the hallways were plastered with posters of candidates running for the many different Student Organization positions. Summer went by, and when full story	Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Alissa Funderburk [ArticleImageHyperLink] Cheerleaders Lead Curtis’ First Pep Rally In Ten Years: In effort to raise school spirit, students participate in wheelbarrow races, water balloon toss. A deafening roar was all that could be heard from the Curtis football field after school on September 20. For the first time in 10 years, Curtis held it’s very own pep rally. Students from every fall full story
Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Jack Li & Jonathan Lee [ArticleImageHyperLink] Exit Five Trailer Is Construction Headquarters: Construction and renovation projects have been postponed pending the okay from the fire department. Upon returning to school after the summer break, students were surprised to find an unmarked trailer in front of Exit 5. Although students speculated that it was a new classroom, it is to be an office full story	Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Meg O’Connor & Emily Nacchio [ArticleImageHyperLink] Planned Renovations Incomplete: Without an acceptable bid, the library and auditorium renovations have been on hold. Air conditioning, new curtains, a new sound system and tablet arms for the first 200 seats in the auditorium were all part of renovation made possible by a grant from Borough President Molinaro. Reno full story
Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Sarah Edkins & Alissa Funderburk [ArticleImageHyperLink] Teachers Tech Up: From new textbook distribution methods to SMART board displays, technology is moving into the classroom. While today’s teenagers have long been familiar with every new gadget, device, and high tech mechanism, Curtis is just catching up. With the new school year comes a collection of high-tech gadgets for full story	Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Jill Feigleman [ArticleImageHyperLink] Curtis Hosts First Spanish Exchange In Years: The exchange students and their hosts formed strong bonds during the Spaniards’ three week stay in New York. Many students over the years have had to decide between France and Italy when participating in the foreign exchange program. Now Spain is an option too, as it has finally been reintroduced to the prog full story
Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Stella Cassignol [ArticleImageHyperLink] A Heartfelt Tribute: Curtis students remember the victims of September 11. All Americans recognize the significance of September 11, and while most sympathize with those who suffered losses that day, the sympathy runs especially high on Staten Island. Ten percent of the day’ full story	Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Tiffany Singleton [ArticleImageHyperLink] Summer Program Sends Five Curtis It was no ordinary summer for 41 Staten Island students, including five from Curtis, who went on a two-week trip to Japan. As Student Ambassadors in the People to People program, the 41 students visit full story