Arts High School - Vignette Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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ELIZABETH REGINA HURDLE li . . . quiet, clever, witty, obtent-minded . . . usually teen with Cheryl Hicks . . . o member of the Senior Orchettro . . . hobbies ore handwriting o no lysis ond sewing . . . favorite teoch ers are Miss Abot ond Mr. Odell . . . bowling, swimming ond botketboll ore among her leisure activities . . . seeks the company of individuals who hove open minds . . . college-bound . . . career plons as yet ore undecided. Jacob Simmons os close friends . . . usually seen wearing mod fashions . . . enjoys listening to soul ond rock music ond to Tom Jones . . . Edgar Allen Poe rotes high . . . admires Robert Kennedy ond Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tho most . . . a member of the Glee Club ond the Y.M.-Y.W.CA. . . . chooses such tame forms of entertainment os judo ond karote . . . likes the people most ot Arts . . . future plans are not definite. LAVARNE JACKSON Vernie . . . ambitious, easy going, mellow onjoys the compony of Denise Hiller, Randolph Jomet, Bonnie ond the gong. June Scales, George Jones and lindo Robinson . . . odmires Mrs. Neuss ond Mr. Odell . . . favorite artists include John Coltrane. Groce Simmons, Grand Funk ond Quincy Jones . . . favorite book: 8 ock Foces White Masks . . . enjoys hamburgers ond Chinese food . . . Oh. wowl . . . active member of the Senior Orchestra ond the Ceramics Club ... pet peeve: phonies . . . usually found listening to records . . . plans to attend Nework State College to prepare for a career in elementary education. PATTIE JOHNSON Sister . . . easy to gel olong with, friendly . . . circle of friends includes Sheilo Pigford, Gail Jordon, C. I. Deeds, John Pope, ond Jacob Simmons . . . hobbies ore collecting stomps and volleyball . . . odmires o very special friend ond her parents most . . . Temptations, Langston Hughes. Mr. Howard, ond Mrs. Greene mode on impression . . . enjoys listening to rock 'o' roll ond spirituals . . . fond of chocolate coke ond ice cream . . . chorus, ond typing classes ore great . . . Howard Street . . . You must be craiy ... pet peeve: concoited people . . . dislikes receiving books on the first doy of tchool . . . o member of the Glee Club, the Black Culture Club, ond the Entertoinmenl Committee . . . found ot home in spare time doing homework or watching T.V. . . , plans to enter the field of data processing ond computer progromiming. RANDOLPH JAMES Rond ' . . . witty, friendly ond outgoing . . , counts laVorne Jockson, Mike Crooms, Ron Flodger, Ina little and Jockie Keene ot close friends . . . enjoys the sound of Quincy Jones ond Jimi Hendrix . . . skating, listening to music ond chicken ore most enjoyable . . . What's up? . . . admires Flip Wilton ... pet peeve: conceited people ond washing dishes . . . active member of the Bond ond the Orchettro . . . alto o member of St. Martin's Drum ond Bugle Corps ond Sigma Phi Gamma Froternity . . , the atmosphere ot Arts pleases him . . . dislikes the gym . . . can usually be found partying or ot home ploying tapes . . . plons to attend Montclair State College . . . will prepore for o career in music—ploying the trumpet or the piano. SHELLEY MOZELLA JOHNSON Shelley . . . criticol, sensitive, ond witty . . . usually seen with close friends Pam Townsend, Detirke Cisco ond Deb . . . hobbies Include writing, reading ond sewing . . . favorite sport is basketball . . . best subject is, of course, English ... pet peeve: jive time people . . . odmires artist Ben Coldwell ond author Leroi Jones . . . fovorite book it the Bontu Philosophy ... on active member of the Block Culture Club, Soul and Truth, Student Council, ond Senior Clott Council . . . dislikes the gym ond cafeteria . . . Humanities Closs will olwoys be well-remembered . . . enthusiostic member of the Committee for Unified Newark . . . will ottend Seton Hall University . . . expects to enter the medical profession. 24

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MONICA HAND Monique . . . associates with Debby Brown ond SKaron Doughtie . . . U»t» towing, reading, dancing, talking and having fun at hor hob-biet . . . Richard Wright and Mr. Howard ronk high . . . enjoys jolly rock, tool food, history, ond African clothing . . . o member of the Block Culture Club, the Girls' Glee Club ond the Junior ond Senior Clavt Councils . . . appreciated the student body and the obtence of a drug problem most ot Arts , , , plant include attending Douglost College ond entering tome field of psychology. CHERYL A. HICKS Bunny . . . o very friendly and talkative per-ton . . . utuolly seen with Liz Hurdle . . . o member of the Glee Club, the Junior ond Senior Orchestra ond the library Guild . . . ditliket the food at Arts ... pet peeve: prejudiced people . . . fovorite sport it soccer . . . enjoys horp music the moil . . . her fovorite author it Shakespeare . . . spends most of her spore time at home working or practicing her music lesson . . . seeks a coreer ot o music teocher. RENIA HARRIS Cookie . . . Mae Cosier and Denise Hitter ore real friends. Charlie Mae is her favorite ortitf . . . likes Shokespeore . . . favorite teocher: Mrs. Neutt ... pet peeve: a person who controdictt her . . . admires her mother . . . The Great Gatsby . . . enjoys |etz . . . chemitfry is THE subject . . . prefers midi clothing . . . lists riding, track, and motorcycle riding ot leisure activities . . . member of the Art Club ond the Block Culture Club . . . o dedicated lob assistant . . . likes students to be treated at young odults . . . dislikes detention. . , . utuolly found at home in spare time doing nothing . . . considers herself a very hard person to know but she wears well . . . plans to become a pre-med student . . . would like to ottend Ohio State University. DENISE HELENE HILLER Dee ... an amiable person . . . usually teen with Sherry Riercy ond la Vorne Jockson . . . fovorite food: fried chicken . . . favorite expression! Yiket . . . enjoys the sound of Aretha franklin . . . fovorite outhor: Ion Fleming . . . likes tome of the students; dislikes others . . . admires honesty ond sincerity in others ... Is found talking on the phone in her spore time . . . would like to be o professional writer. RONALD ROBERT HASSAN Ronold . . . usually seen with Cobbar Komek . . . hot been Involved in the Photography Club and the Three Dimentionol Art Club . . . enjoys the art classes the most . . . dislikes the a stem blies ... pet peeves: phony people ond liars . . . favorite food is cheese . . . enjoys listening to rock ond folk music . . . less is Mo re . . . Andrew Wyeth is his fovorite artist . . . fovorite author is Urr Tolkien . . . enjoys wearing dungarees ... Mr. Spindler is his fovorite teocher . . . plans a career as on artist. YOLANDA HODGE Yo Yo . . . cheerful, talkative, happy, industrious, understanding ... hot many ideas . . . likes to express her opinions ... on octive member of the Orchestra, the Scope, the Modern Dance Club, the Twirling Squod ond the Senior Class Council . . . hobbies ore sewing. Interior decorating, and listening to music . . . loves soul, ond Broadway music ... pet peeve: people who ore never wrong . . . o dedicated foot bo II ond basketball fan . . . admires people who speak well ond carry themselves well . . . dose friends ore Fu y, Dennis Hall ond Barry Wright . . . Express yourself . . . Super bod . . . plans to ottend Rutger's University in Livingston. 23

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ERIC A. JONES Red . . . dote friends indude Bob Melillo, Bernard Shackleford and Desiree Cisco . . . hot been active in the Dance Club and the Drama Club . . . Hove any tissues? . . . favorite! Include art, humanities Mr. Spindler, Mr. Howard, Goya and James Baldwin . . . going to theatres or shopping In New York occupy hit spore time . . . has a peculiar habit of pinching people , , . outside of school he Is a costume designer for N. J. Ballet Company ... pet peeve: fat people . . . hat liked the students of Arts High best; the cafeteria leost . . . Jubilee tops his list of books . . . enjoys classical music ond fruit . . . plans to ottend Yole University os on ort major in preparation for o career at a theatrical costume designer. GEORGE E. JONES Eric . . . o cool comedian . . . moody, frietsdly, outgoing ond rarely serious . . . friends include Herbert McCray, Jeffery Foushte, Sharon Tolley, ond Michoel Crooms . . . collects weird junk . . . Sigma Chi Gamma Fraternity . . . African Dance Club, Pep Committee, Entertainment Committee, Junior and Senior Class Councils . . . hat received Vortity letters for soccer ond trock . . . favorites include Grand Funk Railrood, Peter Mo , footboll, rootbeer and homburgert, cons-lovis sweatshirts, history and Howard Street by Nofhonel C. Hurd . . . looks for honesty ond friendship in others ... pet peeve: party poop-eft ond conceited or phony people . . . Is that black enough for you? . . . plant to attend Howord University to become a business administrator. ROSCELLE JONES Cool Jones . . . smooth, talkotive. energetic ... a comedian . . . hobbies ore listening to music, donct'ng, and fooling around . . . original ond extremely creative in fashion ond dance . . . enjoys the com pony of everyone ... is definitely one out of mony , the one ond only super cool clown . . . o member of the Basketball Team . , . undecided about his plans for the future. VIRDELL JONES Niesie . . . close friends ore Sharon Suber, Miriam Morales ond Denise McPherson . . . admires sincerity ond humor in others . . . describes herself at quick tempered with a wild sente of humor . . favorites include Jerry Butler, Mrs. Neuss, Mr. Carden and Charles Dickens . . . od-mires her parents most . . . enjoys records, hamburgers, boseboll, botketboll, and English . . . A Tole of Two Cities ... pet peeve: prejudiced people . . . likes the students best at Arts ond the gym leost . . . undecided obout her future plans. GAIL JORDAN Abby ... an honest, dependable, witty person . . . close friends are Beverly Williams, Clorice Williams, Debbie Brown, ond Barbara Wilton . . . hobbies are skoting, reading and watching T.V. . . . favorite entertainment is the Jockson 5 . . . Rkhord Wright is her fovorite outhor ... pet peeve: conceited people . . . fovorite expression: Oh, Wowl ... a member of the Bond, the Volleyball Club, ond the library Guild ... a Junior Class representative . . . fovorite subject: U.S. History . . . dislikes gym ond cofeterio . . . likes the fomily relotion-ship here at Arts . . . fovorite teachers: Mr. Odell and Mrs. Greene ■ . . plans to attend Howord University. JACQUELYN KEENE Jackie . . . lovable, moody, emotionol . . . lists as her best friends Donna McGregor, Bernita Robinson, Margaret Pleasant and Rio Robinson . . . admires her mother most . . . favorite teacher is Mr. Howard . . . enjoys the chorus cfastet tremendously . . . appreciates some rock ond some classical music . . . The Fifth Dimension . . . attends the meetings of the Conqueror's Club . . . will enter Newark Stole College upon graduation. V 25