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November 1 General Membership Meeting Events Calendar November 21 December 6 December 9 |
BRENTWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
POSTED 11/1/13 It's time to renew your membership in the Brentwood Historical Society or join for the first time. SAD SHARING Agnes Andwood, mother of Brentwood High School Retirees Don Andwood (Librarian) and Betty Stosuy (English teacher) passed away on November 16, 2013. Here are the details?
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IN MEMORY OF MELENESE HAMILTON
POSTED 11/2/13 There will be a tree and plaque dedication in memory of physical education teacher Melenese Hamilton. A gathering of her friends and colleagues will be held at 4 PM on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Twin Pines Elementary School. The school address is 2 Mur Place, off Voorhis Drive, in Brentwood. If you have any questions, or would like to donate to this cause, please contact or make out a check to: Peter Vercillo 26 Willoughby Street Brentwood, NY 11717 631-231-5922 When writing your check, please add Melenese Hamilton's name to the check memo line. Thank you very much. Peter Vercillo View Photos REMEMBERING JOHN F KENNEDY 50 YEARS AFTER THE ASSASINATION - NOV 22, 1963 As the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination nears, AARP looks back by documenting events in history beginning with his Presidential campaign. |
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| JOIN THE ROBS WRAP PARTY POSTED 11/5/13 The ROBS Christmas Wrap Party will be on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the home of Kris Dougherty. GAS LINES EVOKE MEMORIES OF OIL CRISIS IN THE 1970'S By Greg Myre Published online at www.NPR.org November 10, 2012 Back in the 1970s, U.S. drivers faced two separate oil crises that led to long lines at gas stations. Many Americans feared it would be a recurring nightmare, but gas lines have been rare over the past three decades. Read the story here. |
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 View the "In Memoriam" page with the list of our Brentwood colleagues who have passed away. This list will be updated on a yearly basis. |
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| NYSUT NEWS | WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW | |||
Support VOTE-COPE with your voluntary contribution. Download the VOTE-COPE Contribution Card here.  Check out Member Benefits NYSUT Social Services Counseling in Times of Stress Hurricane Sandy Relief NYSUT - Superstorm Sandy Resource Sheet |
Social Justice Efforts Critical to Union's Mission In helping educators plan ahead, NYSUT has provided a selection of social justice events and resources for each month of the school year. The following are those listed for the month of November: |
Nov. 20 — Transgender Day of Remembrance
Nov. 28 — On Black Friday, encourage shopping at venues that sell Made in the USA products, at Union Label online sites and at Fair Trade festivals (www.fairtradeusa.org) around the state today. For info, visit www.equalexchange.coop. |
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| ROBS HISTORY PROJECT - John M. Sherin | ||||
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Why did we do it? What was our purpose in taking on such an open ended “History Project”; the one for which we’ve evolved a script of questions with corresponding answers from over one hundred and fifty dedicated volunteers for nearly two decades? We couldn’t answer the question in ‘94 when people would ask “What are you going to do with the interviews?” All we could say was that for educational and informational purposes we had better document our record or lose any chance to preserve innumerable poignant accounts, humorous stories and touching tales told to us by exemplary educators and dedicated public servants, who shortly and for reasons unknown might soon be leaving our Brentwood for good. We decided to let time sort out the details as we commenced making appointments to ask questions and simply listen. Listen we did as this project evolved saving for subsequent generations the very essence of what it means to have been an educator or employed in a large student centered public school system during the latter half of the twentieth century. Brentwood remains an exemplar to all the others; a diverse microcosm and accurate reflection of the approximately one hundred and twenty seven neighboring school districts on Long Island and the thousands across this country. We’ve accomplished something here, something we can all be proud of having been part of, whether we were interviewed or not, ours is a claim of service that few other professionals in the State of New York are positioned to share in a like manner. INITIALLY the practice of sitting for an hour with the Subject of our interview and giving them one hundred percent of our focused attention for that period of time seemed a little threatening to many of our friends and former colleagues. So much so in fact that many declined repeated invitations to be interviewed as they left careers behind or retired from full time employ with the District. Despite all assurances that this was not to be about investigative journalism or invading their privacy, they’ve deferred. Until now, almost seventeen years after we began, some say they may finally be ready. We say, “Better late than never”. However, to all those among you who were willing to share openly not only your classroom experiences but personal stories, precious memories from your lives and fondest hopes for the future, we say thanks for allowing us to be able to continue the process of giving as we now are able to share interviews with you, with the community and with countless regional professional educators and researchers through tentative acceptance of ROBS offer of collaboration with The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University. You can now enjoy unlimited visits to www.robsny.org/ where you’ll see and hear segments from the History Project Interviews featured here in the ROBS History Project section on the Announcements Page archived each month thereafter for those wishing to return again and again. |
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED HISTORY PROJECT INTERVIEW: David Martz Administration Dave Martz served the Brentwood School District for 30 years from 1961to 1991. He retired in June of that same year remaining in Brentwood for several additional years. All three of his children had attended Brentwood schools. He’d been a Ross Building Associate Principal under Carmine Puleo who’d held the title of Brentwood High School Principal beginning in the early eighties. Dave arrived in Brentwood in August of 1961. Educated in West Virginia, he had a solid background in the biological sciences and genetics which he taught briefly in college. At first he thought of engineering as a career. He’d grown up in the mountains of western Maryland in his home town of Cumberland, MD. As a middle child, between an older brother and younger sister, he joked in his interview about becoming a member of middle management. His family solidly supported his decision to switch to education from engineering even though his father had been a business man, he’d always talked of becoming a teacher. Brentwood was different in the ‘60’s. It was a district that was growing into one of the largest school districts in the State of New York and was positioned in the middle of the largest period of expansion Long Island had seen up to that point. About 20 minutes into this interview, (the very first of a series), a bell signaling the end of classes can be heard. It calls attention to our having forgotten to turn off speakers in order that background noise from changing classes not be heard on our recording. TV Studio Director Bill Rogers, was helpful in getting us up and running for this, our first interview in the ongoing History Project series. It took place in the Sonderling Television Studios of BHS on April 19, 1996. |
 Behind the scenes with Dave Martz, Bill Rogers and John Sherin. You can also view any of these past interviews by visiting History Project Interview Archives : Baker Bazata, Eleanor |
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| THE TOWN CRIER - MarilynDePlaza@aol.com | ||||
 Marilyn De Plaza |
The Town Crier" was set up a number of years ago so that the retirees of the Brentwood School District could have an email center to stay in touch. Since I began to send out all sorts of information, retirees from all over the country have sent me their email addresses. Some have asked, "Do you have any idea where so and so is?" Others have sent proud news of their accomplishments, their family news, photos,etc. and sadly, we often get bad news. Many retirees whom I have never met write me to thank me for keeping this connection going, as everyone remembers the Brentwood years with warm feelings.
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UNDERSTANDING MEDICARE SUMMARY NOTICES
POSTED 11/2/13 A Medicare Summary Notice or MSN is a notice you get in the mail from Original Medicare that lists services you received over the previous three months from doctors, hospitals or other health care providers. It tells you what the provider billed Medicare, Medicare's approved amount for the service, the amount Medicare paid, and what you may have to pay. Watch this video to learn how to read an MSN. Understanding MSN's You can get further information online at Medicare Interactive. It is a dynamic, independent online resource of free information that helps older adults and people with disabilities navigate the complex world of health insurance. |
SAD SHARING
POSTED 11/15/13 Our Brentwood Colleague Bob Hoppey passed away on November 12, 2013. Charlotte DeMarco posted the following on our retirees page on Facebook. Rest in Peace Bob Hoppey. A great teacher on the varsity field and a motivating teacher in the Physical Education Program. It is a real loss to lose a colleague like Bob. posted by Tony and Charlotte DeMarco HOPPEY - Leo Robert of Setauket, NY, and formally of PortJervis, NY, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at home with his family by his side. He was 81. Bob was born February 4, 1932 in Port Jervis, NY, the son of the late Leo and Hilda Judge Hoppey. Beloved husband of the late Alice Thorpe Hoppey. Bob was a 1951 graduate of Port Jervis High School where he was a four sport athlete. He continued his education earning a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education from Cortland College. He is a member of the Cortland College Athletic Sports Hall of Fame, Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame, and Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Bob taught Physical Education at Brentwood High School for over 30 years where he also coached lacrosse. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Conroy Hoppey, sons Michael (Regina) and Timothy (Ellen), daughters, Kathleen Roberts (Larry), Sharon Lauer (Jim), and Ellen Cabana (Fran), sixteen grandchildren, and one great-grandhild. A Memorial Celebration will be held at The Old Field Club in Setauket, NY on November 18, 2013 from 3 - 7 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: The Brentwood Lacrosse Scholarship Fund, 17 Huyler Court, East Setauket, NY 11733. |
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