ft . Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 21 May '86 29

<v> From The Principal

1-^— g — ■ ■ By Slanley Kolzen Print ip.il. Inner C .ipe Mj> Region.)! Hish School

Our literary magazine was distributed last week and the thrill of having one's work published lit up many of the homes of our students who proudly displayed their copies of Pegasus. With a collection of poetry, prose, art work and photography, four student editors and a production staff of 10 worked with advisor Margaret Jaster to ■ produce this annual celebration of the creativity found in our youngsters. Forty-nine students and two staff members have their efforts displayed in this issue and the quality of their work is a tribute to thought, feeling and imagination. ALTHOUGH THE work of only 4 percent of our student body does not represent a public consensus in any way. the tone of Pegasus this year is very encouraging. As a participant and advisor to high school literary collections over the years I have always been aware of the predominance of expressions of futility and isolation that find their way onto these pages. It has seemed that there was an unwritten law that stated that only loneliness and sadness were fit moods to inspire poetry when you were between the ages of 15 and 18. ONE STORY after another, each poem, seem- , ed to come from the pen of a teenager whose heart was breaking with despair, so what better activity than to write about those feelings. HOW TRAGIC. I always felt, that youngsters were not inspired, often enough, to write about their moments of joy and elation. For years I longed to see expressive students who were willing to share their happiness, their sense of wonder, th^tf enthusiasm for life in Che pages of a literary magazine — if for no other reason than to give a balance to the bleak view of the world that we often present to the young. Being a teenager today is often a difficult time filled with doubt and frustration. Maybe it is more difficult now than it ever was, but there is also great joy and excitement in the lives of these, our students. IT IS NICE to be able to read some of their thoughts and feelings that reflect that enthusiasm for life. Pegasus gives us that opportunity this year with work that is variously titled: My Dream. EARTH n SEA brUNIQUE SHELL AND GIFT rums OPEN WEEKENDS 261-263 96th St Harbor Square mall Stone Harbor

Steps to Success, Shining Days, Love is Forever, Ear ly Morning, Spring, and Friends. There is also the brooding poetry of contemplation and the adolescent search for meaning to a complicated and bewildering life.

What jumps out at you from these pages though, is the hope that you read in the willingness of these students to open their hearts and express themselves in a very public manner. It is one of the schools' most necessary roles to present the work of its students and this year Pegasus makes us proud.

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