Art And Design High School - Prism Yearbook (New York, NY)

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YEAR BOOK LITERARY STAFF YEAR BOOK ART STAFF

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...AND THE DARKNESS COMPREHENDETH IT NOT. Man has burst forth from His womb, im- posing himself upon his galaxy, claiming the uni- verse as his birthright. ln the beginning there was... nothing. From the infinite reaches of time came, a dim memory...Man is born. His skeleton raises him above his contemporaries. His opposing thumb liberates him from the earth. ln the beginning was the Word, and Word was in God, and the Word was God. Man found his God. He looked to the sky, for a God must reign from above all men, iust beyond his reach... He looked, but he did not see: he searched, but remained unfulfilled. The light shineth in darkness: and the darkness comprehendeth it not. lf only he could reach into the unreachable domains of the birdsl Maybe then he would find what he sought. And man tried, and failed, and tried again. And again, his intellect liberated him from the earth, to soar, and to search. But as man reached further, his God became more elusive. Still, iust beyond his reach...He looked, but he did not see: he searched, but remained unfilled. The light shineth in darkness: and the darkness comprehendeth it not. If only he could scour the stars, bombard the heavens, conquer the celestial barriers... Man's spirit struggled once more. Again he sought to loose himself from his shackling earth. He tried, and failed, and tried again. And God saw that it was good. Again triumphant, man soared to the hea- vens, challenging the suns. ln his infinitesimal anger, he dared the universe to reiect him. Man progressed, and man reached: and his God be- came more elusive. Man learned, and sought even harder... The light shineth in darkness: and the darkness comprehendeth it not. Perhaps it is his purgatory, this eternal search .... or his hell. Perhaps man will find his God. But then, what could he want more? Most likely, he will try, and fail, and try again...Futilely? ...God knows: is it for us to know also? The light shineth in darkness: and the darkness comprehendeth it not. John 1:5 DIERDRE woLowNlcK FACETS We dare not speak our hearts and minds for fear of exposing ourselves, - to ourselves. We often fail to listen to our own advice to others. Live by the next times , and not the if onlysf' CHRISTINE ENG The independent man says that ten fingers are your own two hands. The dependent man doesn't know. HARVEY FIERSTEIN Faith is but the truth and knowledge of oneself. He who sees life as hopeless is blind. He should look no further than himself. ELLEN LASPALUTTO He who only regards the traffic light, but not the traffic, will one day feel the sting of wheels. LANCE LOVELACE A fool imitates but a wise man innovates. LEONA SEUFEHT Knowledge is not attained by the desire to gain it, but by the patience to achieve it. LANI MYSAK

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YEAR BOOK PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF SENIOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ART STAFF Chari Dean Sharpton Valerie Mele LITERARY STAFF Alexandra Reyes Roni Eisenberg On Floor: Caryn Ward Back ROW: Karen Pikanowski Matthew Rosensweig BUCK ROWS Carolyn McCombs Paul Greenwald George Abagnalo Steve Marchesi Martin Golding Tom Kostro Donald Ellison Warren Westbo George Reeder Steven Jones John Meriave Daniel Haskett Robert Hom Sal Rodriguez Denise Ferrari Marlene Kaplan Alexandrina Reyes Marci Compton Hedy Wolfe Marlene Arnaiz Lorraine Brooks Mr. Johnson Seated: Despina Peratzakis Sara Gutierrez Marie De Oro Brenda Branch Alan Spivack Tom Dula Victor Quinones Mario Sotolongo George Moy PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF Peter Wong Helene Grossman Anthony Armato Mario Sotolongo Felix Carrion Miriam Jimenez Brenda Branch Gail Debel Tina Ladas Sandie Greenberg Front Row: Hope Singer Dierdre Wolownick Daniel Haskett Leona Seufert Sheryl Weiss Lorraine Brooks Adele Geraghty Marci Compton Helene Grossman Center: Miss Daisy Aldan Roxanne Rivera SENIOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Standing: Renee Drucker Jill Pulis Miss Gail Lederman lChairman, Senior Activitiesl Adele Geraghty Sandra Kaplan David Lopez Lynn Jarvis fSenior Presidentj Betty Hom Naomi Rosado Sharon Newborn Jose Gonzales lSenior Vice Presidentj Lynn Kudelka Karen Ward Denis Fay Mrs. Edna Margolis lFaculty Adviserj