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

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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

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YEAR BOOK LITERARY STAFF YEAR BOOK ART STAFF

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THE RIGHT TO DISSENT The right to dissent is a direct offspring of the gift of thinking. Man is endowed with the ability of logic and reason. Through this ability, he is able to weigh and iudge situations as they stand. And if he finds the status quo an evil, or the unacceptable is good, he has the right to voice his opinion, to attempt to sway public opinion, to bring about change. To debate and reason is a birthright that no one should have the power to give or take away. Some, however, feel that this right extends beyond peaceful negotiations. They will tread upon the rights of others to have their opinions dominate. They will harm and abuse those who stand in their way. They will not allow for dis- sention on their views, once they have won their battle. These are the haters of the world, the dictators, the totalitarians. Once violence is employed, the entire con- cept of dissent becomes warped and twisted. The use of logic is tossed aside in favor of power. The might makes right ideology, which may become popular, is a dangerous one. If the powers that be, whether they are political, social, literary or economic, prove to be impractical, irrational or archaic, the public, maiority or minority, has the right to attempt to alter them. But with this change must go the knowledge that the substitute must be superior in order to succeed. HOPE SINGER THE WIND WILL BREAK THOSE WHO CANNOT BEND We are each a flower growing in a garden whose future comfort and happiness depend only upon the suppleness of our stems, and Na- ture's whims. And the wind will break those who cannot bend. Those with hard, brittle bodies will crack at the first sign of a storm, unable to keep up with its growing momentum. Those who are flex- ible and mellow, will gracefully sway, and adapt themseleves to Nature's many faces. The man who cannot compromise, who cannot forgive, who cannot adiust himself to each day's problems, will surely break with the effort of standing so tall and straight. If we were meant always to be upright, we would not have joints. Jo AMY si-IULMAN HOURGLASS My entire life, up to this point, has been a iigsaw puzzle of images and people. I am still trying to put all of these puzzle pieces together so that I can understand each sequence, each face, because I know that each small detail has been but a layer added to the moulding of my being. My entire existence has been destroyed and rebuilt. Destroyed and rebuilt like the needle- work of man's own existence. I find myself an- alyzing that person inside of me like a stranger is probed with suspicion by villagers. My art and my poetry are my mirrors re- flecting outward. But the storm of confusion with- in me erupts continually and clouds my line of aesthetic thoughts. I have been swept along with the tides of worldly exasperations and delusions. I am now beginning to grasp the moulding clay of my life and have now become the sculptor and the critic. BRENDA BRANCH AWARENESS To be aware is to be alive. This statement expresses a definite necessity of life. Aware- nessl A person must be conscious of all that goes on in the world, in order to be alive. Otherwise, he is only existing, a vegetable that goes on day to day, interested only in his minute section of life. Knowledge of many subiects broadens a person's outlook on life and enables him to live