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4School LifeNovember 2012Concussions on the Rise?Continued From Front PageIf the symptoms persist after 24 hours,parents must bring the students to a doctor,who can then formulate a more precise diagnosis.Because the severity of the concussionsis pretty hard to identify and gauge (there areno external indications, and an MRI is generallyuseless) precautions must be taken.Rest is strongly recommended. Aggravatingthe condition by participating instrenuous and mentally challenging activitiescan have some very serious repercussions thatcan otherwise be avoided. After 7-10 days,the student is usually allowed to rejoin his orher Physical Education class and sports teams,if he or she is well enough to go to school atall. Of course, students must seek a doctor’sclearance first.In any given situation, a concussion isan undeniably serious injury. For students, itcan be even more problematic: children andteenagers are usually more susceptible to concussions,and usually take longer to recover,according to Ken Shapiro, a brain injury specialist.Also, apart from being rather painful, aconcussion can also affect one’s concentrationand memory.For students who are studying for theBAC, this can be very troublesome. Accordingto Lucas Zabotin (’13), “When I got a concussionback in March of last year, I couldn’tbring myself to work because it was so painful.”Armand Latreille (’13), who also suffereda concussion last year adds: “It messed up mywhole third trimester. I couldn’t concentrateon anything and was always making stupidmistakes, especially in math. Math was horrible.”FASNY has certainly kept up withNew York State’s growing concussion awarenessplan. Precautions have become more effectivein the last few years, especially whenit comes to sending kids with a head injuryhome. Not only that, but promotion of concussionawareness has developed in our schoolas well.Armand believes we can take concussionawareness a step further: “Every Americanschool in New York has their players takean impact test before the start of the season.The test evaluates their normal mental andmotor skills, so that when they take it againafter getting hit, the doctor can measure theseverity of the concussion. Our school doesn’toffer this test to athletes, but maybe it should.”A school-wide policy is being put inplace as this edition goes to print.Des vols à FASNY?Par Kiara Bernard &Emilie Matthews de BeaulieuEntre le 24 et le 27 septembre 2012, plusieurs étudiantsdes classes de première et terminale ont été victimes devols ou objets « perdus ». C’est le 24 septembre que cetteregrettable histoire a commencé lorsque vingt-deux dollarsà Albert Vasnouz ont disparu [n.b.: les noms d’élèves ontété changés]. Le jour suivant, cinquante dollars et des écouteursde la marque « Skullcandy » ont été dérobés à LaurenceKinchawi et puis le 26 Septembre Edwina Mazone des Balloness’est fait voler vingt dollars. Le 27 Septembre, le voleurs’est emparé d’un iTouch de 32 GB et des écouteurs de lamarque « Sony » d’Edwina Mazone des Ballones ainsi quecent quarante dollars appartenant à Paulina Sataraca.Ces disparitions successives sont peut-être liés et sontalors suspects d’être d’un même auteur. Les sacs ou portemonnaiesdes victimes étaient tous ouverts lorsque ces derniersont réalisé que leurs biens avaient disparu. Au total, lavaleur des objets et de l’argent disparus revient à 482 dollars.Nous n’avons jamais eu ce problème à FASNY auparavantet désormais l’atmosphère dans le « lounge » desélèves de première est assez pesante car la plupart des élèvesse sentent obligés de garder toutes leurs affaires dans leurs casiersou de demander à un amide surveiller leurs sacs s’ils s’envont pour un seul moment.C’est dommage; avant ces incidents,la confiance régnaitdans le « lounge ».Pour le student loungeen question il n’y a plus eu dedisparitions depuis ceux indiquésci-dessus, mais le coupablea certainement un poidsqui lui pèse sur la conscience.C’est difficile de penser qu’il yaurait un voleur parmi nous.Mr. Rosemblum suggèreque vous soyez vigilantsL’addition:- 22.00- 50.00- Ecouteurs Skullcandy- 20.00- iTouch 32 GB- Ecouteurs Sony- 140.00_______________≈ 480.00 dollarsavec vos affaires, et que « si quelqu’un a des informationsconcernant la possibilité d’un vol, contactez l’administrationpour qu’elle puisse lui apporter l’aide psychologique nécessaire».Mr. Ekotto recommande le conseil suivant :« La prudence exige que les affaires personnelles soient rangéesdans les casiers où le risque de perte est quasiment nul ».The French-American School Of New YorkMessengerEditors-in-Chief: Emanuelle Rizk & Olivier WeissManaging Editor: Emma GuyotSenior Editors: Armand Latreille & Julian SalzVOL. X NO. IISports Editor: Paul Castaybert Design Editors: David Guyot, Clémence Wassen, & Irène WooIn Review Editor: Irène Woo Drawings by Louis Le Jamtel and Emanuel Wickenburg.Reporting Staff: Nour Aljowaily, Matthieu Anconetti, Michael Anderson, Kiara Bernard, Tatiana Brochin, Joaquin Delmar, Jurnivah Désir,Thomas De Villemejane, Oriana Durand, Chloe Durland, Anatole Grablevsky, Zoé Guyot, Guillaume Horikawa, Maddie King, Zoe LaPomme,Alex Mason, Emilie Matthews de Beaulieu, Maxim Mounier, Sophia Nee, Hai Nguyen, Elizabeth O’csay, Eliwa Onanga, Mathieu Rizk, Jean-Baptiste Robert, Margaux Salz, Mathieu Salz, Oumou Sarr, Jacqueline Sarro, Alexander Sherman, Sabrina Sherman, Iona Sobral, Karim Tounkara,Emanuel Wickenburg, Declan Wicks, Camille Williams.Ecole Franco-Américaine de New YorkFrench-American School of New YorkFaculty Advisors: Mrs. Anne K. Culhane, Mr. Tom FaureSpecial thanks to Coach Taylor145 New Street, Mamaroneck, NY 10543(914) 250-0000 www.fasny.org
School Life 5November 2012White Plains Common Council Vets Ridgeway Campus ProposalContinued From Front PageWhile a four-hour-long common council meeting might notbe a particularly exciting experience, this one had an atmosphere ofpalpable tension. The audience was divided by an aisle into two opposingcamps; one side wore mostly green – tee-shirts representing FAS-NY’s project’s stated ecological benefits to White Plains – and some onthe other side wore their trademark red FASNO badges. Among thespeakers who addressed the weary White Plains mayor, Tom Roach,was Terrence Guerriere, head of the Gedney Association.Guerriere accused FASNY of “deploying their P.R. program todistract the city from the negative impact of the project” and accusedFASNY of mocking him, and called our school a “massive projectthreatening [their] residential lifestyle.”The Gedney association was created to represent the 400 or soupper middle class families of the Gedney Farms neighborhood, whichsurrounds the former Ridgeway country club. They have become animpassioned anti-FASNY group dominated by a few outspoken membersof the community who believe their way of life is threatened bythe Ridgeway project.Their main arguments are that FASNY would raise taxes forRidgeway inhabitants, would add to early morning traffic, wouldincrease noise pollution, and would affect the value of property rightnext to the new school. Our argument is that we will prevent harmfulcorporate development on the former country club, leave mostof the property as a natural preserve, and provide vast cultural andeducational benefits to the neighborhood.Along with concerns about pollution, many of the project’s opponents whospoke at the October 17th hearing described their current enjoyment of the Ridgewayarea for walking, cycling, and viewing the sunset.Supporters of FASNY’s project called attention to the lack of alternativeproposals for use of the former country club, and how this features in their concernsabout property tax, land use, etc.One White Plains resident cited the Draft Environmental Impact Statement,a 100-plus page survey of FASNY’s proposal. He questioned the Ridgewayopponents’ logic in citing their current enjoyment of the greenery, since FASNYhas pledged to convert over 80 acres of the land to a wildlife conservancy. FASNYsupporters repeatedly mentioned the DEIS and its proposed solutions to problemsof traffic. The opponents to the project also asked a traffic engineer to study thematter, and she spoke at the second hearing to raise questions about FASNY’s trafficproposals. FASNY representatives have repeatedly stated that they welcomed suchquestions and concerns, and that the school and its engineering teams would workto address them.Meanwhile, one opponent to FASNY’s plan seemed to view these promiseswith some skepticism, stating sardonically that he was very impressed by theschool’s “slick P.R. team.”Generally these were polite, mostly orderly, mostly prepared speeches. Offthe cuff, Sosena Daniel captured what some Ridgeway supporters might have beenthinking more privately: “At the end of the day it’s a school for a good cause, andthose who oppose us are honestly just being selfish.”Too Many Boys! A DemographicShift in 6th and 8th gradeBy Chloe DurlandLately you may have realized something: there are more boys thangirls in the 6th grade.So does this mean that the school-wide cooties equilibrium willbe thrown off balance at FASNY?It all started when I was told that there were five new boys and nonew girls! In the entire 6th grade there are 64 students. There are 27 girlsand 37 boys, 10 more boys than girls. Not much?Well, it looks as if in 8th grade there are only 26 girls and 47boys, 10 new boys and only one new girl! And this isn't the only yearit's happened:“We have had other years like this. It all depends on the birthrate,” says Mrs. Couty.Some 6th grade students believe this is a time to stand up: “It'sunfair that girls don't have the power to rule the school,” says TatianaBrochin.On the other hand, maybe this means each individual girl willstand out more? “It gives girls an opportunity to stand up,” says KozmoGeorge.Leandra Djomo sees this as both a negative and positive: “It canbe good because then we can have more friends that are boys, but at thesame time I was expecting to have some new girls in 6th grade.”Luckily in seventh grade there are only four more boys than girlsand there have been four new girls this year and only two new boys.Maybe soon balance will be restored.Various Countries CelebrateNational Coming Out DayBy Sabrina ShermanArt by Keith HaringOctober 11th was National Coming OutDay, which celebrates the rite of passage of “comingout” that is integral to the millions of peoplewho identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or queer.This day was not just about those alreadyidentifying with the LGBTQ communities, butalso aimed to create a safe space for those hesitatingabout coming out. NCOD was founded byRobert Eichberg, a psychologist from New Mexico,and Jean O’Leary, former head of the NationalGay Rights Advocates. The date of October 11thwas chosen because it was the anniversary of the1987 National March on Washington for Lesbianand Gay Rights, generally regarded by mainstream gay rights advocates as the “GreatMarch” that saw the most successful impact.National Coming Out Day is celebrated through rallies and information-sharingtables or stands in public spaces. The participants often wear “pride symbols” likepink triangles and rainbow flags.The celebration goes beyond the U.S. and is held in other countries like Australia,Canada, Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland,and the United Kingdom.Not all states have agreed to allow same-sex marriage. However, this ElectionDay, in Maine, Washington, and Maryland same-sex marriage ballot initiatives passed.
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