Curtis High School - Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

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SEATED: Katherine Walsh, Gene McCourt, Mr. Christianson, Otto Johnston, Roger Poeppel. STAND- ING: Mariorie Gott, Janet Acker- ly, Carl Krieg, William Knutsen, Robert Greve, Harold .Haugeto, Jeffrey Bash, Robert Johnson, Thomas Selden, Norman Johnson, Phyllis Rydzefski, Barbara Burch. Worship and have a good time, is the theme behind the meetings of the Trinity Club. Under the guidance of Mr. Christianson, this club, represented here by seniors and class officers, makes arrangements for talks by various clergymen, plans to see certain movies, and holds a traditional Christmas party for students of various Protestant faiths. WM CLUB Tltl ITY CLUB Miss Mary Harron guides the Newman Club for the Catholic students of Curtis, rep- resented here by the seniors and officers. Father Navins, the club's spiritual ladviser, provides ideas and arguments to strengthen the faith of its members. The Newman Club sponsors a communion breakfast, a Christmas party and a proiect for foreign missions. SEATED: Thomas Bell, Margaret Bellafiore, Michael Brennan, Janice Churchill. STANDING: James Smith, Ann Somma, Mary Anita Viegalmann, Pat McGowan.

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FIRST ROW: Brenda Carter, Mary Ellen Carroll, Glenn Johnson, Joseph Benitez, Thomas Scarpelli, Sandra Roth. SECOND ROW: Maurice Mathis, Ronald Grant, Charlotte Gollubier, William Keene, Janet Jennings, Julia Do- herty, Albert Licursi, Robert Wollins. The Art Club was re-established last term under the direction of Mr. Dieffenwirth. During the year it completed many projects, among which was making this year's beau- tiful decorations for the foyer at Christmastime. At regular meetings the members can advance in a particular artistic field such as sculpture. Curtis seems to have several budding sculptors! ABT CLUB BIOLOGY CLUB The Biology Club, after an absence of several years, returned to the Curtis scene this year. Organized by students interested in the biological sciences, the club's activities included trips to the Army laboratories in Manhattan, the Staten Island Zoo, and the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital. Of course, it dissected a frog! Mrs. Speight is the club's lively and well-liked faculty adviser. FIRST ROW: Helen Stampley, Ro- berta Bleiman, Jay Scheikowitz, Elaine Tribiano, Kathy Walsh, Mrs. Speight, Judy Walsh, Sandra Roth, Patricia Roberts, Anle Swiclr. SEC- OND ROW: Janet Jennings, Elaine Mehlworm, Carol Polevoy, Janet Trettau, Susan Farr, Cara Lazarus, Carolyn Chesaslxy, Eileen Biery, Julia Doherty, Isadora Borland, Barbara DeWaters, Charlotte Gol- lubier, Elizabeth Kelly, Judy lower. THIRD ROW: Nicholas Bal- dassano, Joseph Benitez, Ronald Grant, Glenn Johnson, Thomas Scarpelli, Raymond Keohane, Alan Baird, Robert Caplan, Everett Titus, Fred Robinson, Albert licur- si, Jay Duhl, Arthur Sher, Maurice Mathis.

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ISUWLI C CLUB Completing its third year, the Bowling Club is one of the largest and most popular activities in Curtis. Each Tuesday afternoon, over one-hundred and fifty keglers, be- ginners and veterans alike, gather at Madalone's Bowling Center to try to master the game of the maple hardwood. Mr. Richard Ryan and Miss Barbara Pietracatella have the task of supervising and instructing the eager group. KNEELING: Gail Conroy, Maureen Mattsson, Betty Ann Dinger, Joan Sullivan. FIRST ROW: Rusty Colby, Phyllis Rivkin, Edward Doxey, Lloyd Schutzman, Mr. Ryan, Doris Witriol, Midg Hulnick, Tara Tren- talange, Carol Moller, Arlene Hoffman. SECOND ROW: Howard Gelman, George Hartmann, James Smith, Beryl Luloft, Susanne Goss- ner, Charles Agar, Theodore Po- ritz, Robert Rabinowitz, Michael Teitler, Frank Gambaro. THIRD ROW: Steven Geller, Robert Hous- man, Roger Nelson, Bruce Frimet, Joseph Woitowicz, Thomas Bell, Roger Cuyar, Elmer Jensen, Tony Randazzo, John Palladino, Matty Canniuaro, Arthur lederhandler, Carl Krieg, William Knutsen. FIRST ROW: Elliott Ross, John Foster, Ronald Grant, David Gross, lsodoro Borland, Peter Lipsky, Miss Reardon, Efrem Sigel, Jesse Lipcon, Robert Groskin, Arnold Galer. SECOND ROW: Jeffrey Michaels, Joe Hudgins, David Sager, Robert Rodgers, Robert Neubert, Jay Duhl, Ezra Levine, David Weiser, Jay Scheikowitz, Fred Robinson. THIRD ROW: Roger Poeppel, Jeffrey Bash, Gary P. Schwartz, William Weisser, Charles Small, lewis Mandell, John Hicks, Gerald Schwartz, Bill Hudgins. The Chess Club, dedicated to those stalwart denizens of the realm of silence and thought, is now in its second year and starting to make its presence known in Curtis. Stimulating matches are played among the members and against other schools. Popular Miss Reardon serves as coach and adviser. CHESS CLUB