Arts High School - Vignette Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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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

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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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lorrio ... a friendly, outgoing, honest ond tincoro person . . . dose friend include Denise McPherson and Debbie Nabors . . . particularly •njoyi painting and other forim of art work . . . one of the presidents of Conqueror' Club ond on octive member of The Got pel Team outside of school , . . carriet her favorite book, the Bible, oround with her oil the time ... especially noted for her contlant tmile ... her future plant include college. CABBAR KOMEK Cobbor . . . friendly, humorout, considerate, ond fronk . . . dote friend include Sergio Al-vorer and Ronald Hat ten , . . like other to be friendly, comidcrate ond honett . . . hobby it photogrophy . . . favorite ortitt, Michelangelo . . . Jock London, favorite author , . . Mi» Mey erton, Mr . Rich, and Mr. Odell ore great . . . admire hi mother mo t . . . enjoy movie , rock, Turkith and Chinete food, girl , Humonitiet, and conservative clothing . . . Good griefl . . . pet peeve: hypocrite . . . like the dote rela-tiomhip ot Art bett . . . member of the Photography Club ond o photographer on the Vignette Staff . . , participated in the Saturday School ot Cooper Union ... i o free lonce photographer . . . con be found ot home in ipore time rooding good book or developing picture . , . plan to further hi education . . . will prepore for a career in the field of architecture. DONA LEE Pokie . . . hone t, friendly, quiet . . . dote friend ore Vikki Wilkerton ond Regina Anthony . . . enjoy mu ic, chicken ond tenni . . . Dig here! . . . Timothy Byers i someone tpeciol . . . The Scorlet letter ... a member of N.C.C.J. Girl ' Orchettra ond Scot” Bloomfield Symphony ... Mr. Singer rote high ... pet peeve: phony people . . . like the educotionol standard best and the facilities leott Ot Arts . . . hot o habit of making things teem bigger than they ore . . . con usually be found ot homo wotching T.V. . . . plon to attend college ond later expects to become a happy homo maker. INA LITTLE Chino . . . friendly, stubborn, ond persuasive . , . usually teen with Octavio Nickerson, Renio Harris, Chortotte McAllister and Mae Gotier . . . her hobby it pointing . . . among her varied interest ore Miehelongelo, Richard Wright, Une e Tom' Children, ond history ... pet peeve: ignorant young people . . . enjoy Mr . Furst't history dosses . . . admire her two si ters Roslyn and Jeon . . . favorite type of enterloinment it music . . . loves fried shrimp . . . basketball . . . Oh Well . . . involved in Twirler , Student Council, ond lambda Koppo Rho Sorority . . . like the friendly otmotphere ot Art most ond the ottembly progrom leott . . . ho the peculiar hobit of day dreaming . . . like friendliness and sincerity in others . . . usually found ot home reading or pointing . , . plant to attend living-tlon College to become o teacher. LINDA ANN LOVALLO Undo . . . friendly, intelligent ond well-mannered . . . hang with Moria Denaro ond Elizobeth Wielgut . . . ha been octive in the Chorus, ond the Three Dimensional Art Club ... on the Fencing Teom . . . enjoy the music of Crosby, Still , Noth ond Young . . . To Kill o Mockingbird . . . hobble ore swimming, ice skating ond horteboek riding ... pet peeve: phonies . . . admires her parent . . . favorite include football, lotogno, pant , ond chorus ... Mr. Howard rote high . . . You're gonna get it ... a member of the Notionol Honor Society . . . plans to attend Newark State College. WILFORD LOWTHER Will . . . friendly, worm ond intelligent . . . usuolly teen with lorry Homm, Williom Pleasant, Attrid Ferszt, Derrick Buchonon, ond Michele Williams . . . ha been a member of the Science Club, the Soccer Teom, the Swimming Teom, the School Betterment Committee, ond the Notionol Honor Society . . . Mr. Singer top hi list of teachers , , . digs modern jazz, shop, Peter Max, ond music ... pet peeve: hypocrite . . . hot received two Varsity letter ... is octive in the Conqueror's Club ond the Boy Scout outside of tchool . . . dislikes the facilities at Art ... . future plon indude college in preparation for o corner at on engineer. 26