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

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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

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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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it more fully. Being aware of others' feelings, faults, and attributes provides a basis for meet- ing people from many walks of lite. Those people who are not conscious of the world and its people, become very shallow and are to be pitiedp pitied because they do not have The maturity to look at the world with searching eyes, and to forget about themselves. The sad part of this philosophy is that those who follow it are in the minority, and Tend to be shut out of The world of The unaware. These people have now become The observers. VICKI NANOS ON RESPONSIBILITY One cannot take full credit for one's ac- complishments in lite unless one also takes the blame for one's failures. It is always easy to label one's foibles neuroses caused by a neglecttul parent or an unsympathetic teacher. But it would then follow that any good that came of one's life was a result of valuable training or assis- tance by a parent or teacher. Thus the individual dwindles to a passive instrument of his environ- ment and the people he comes in contact with, unless he assumes responsibility for all of his actions. BETH IRWIN THROUGH A STAINED GLASS WINDOW Welcome, Students and Faculty of the H.S. of Art and Design...So you're a Freshman...Late- nesses are not excused...It's like a long drink of water...you walk to the seventh floor...that's two doors left from the gym after you have made a right Turn...Only on Friday...if you pay your dues...The escalators might work today...No. They only go up...What? Your T-square is caught in the...leaking water fountain on the seventh floor...If only we had air...The terrace is now open...No we don't have student lounges...Would you like to buy a ticket tothe eight floor pool? Welcome back...No we do not give psy- chiatric counseling...go see the dean...What? You're a Soph?... I OOCX, ...Saw Rosenkranz is alive and well... in Bio test tubes you...don'T drop him ...Sil.95 for a portfoliol...Who's Charly?...A- portfolio...What?...He rides a bike to school... only when it rains it leaks...A special assembly on drugs will be held... when the G.O. store opens ...next Fall. So now you're a Junior...Where were you during the strike?...in the infirmary...You must take the PSAT...Don't forget to take home your dirty socks...From A to Z in the cafeteria...The deadline is tomorrow...l don't care if you were asleep...go back for a pass...List your shop... O.K. Who has the radio playing?...Now don't for- get to anchor your bandages by...pulling the arms up...or you get into shock and your body...will need a portfolio to graduate...Do I hear any vol- unteers?...As of today you are suspended... What? Hamburgers againl...rows nine and one ...no you can't wear shorts...Report to Mrs. Ein- stein...your transcripts show that you lack...a T-Square...And now the Star Spangled Banner will be sung by. Your Senior president would like to have a word...That's great...You're a Senior...Senior dues?...a 23 T-square...H.A.?...It's a course for Seniors...to play hooky at least once during school...puts you in the 90th percentiIe...Due to the heavy snowfall...the cafeteria..is closed.. Paints..Palettes..please pose and hold still... don't sneeze on the camera..because you failed your twelfth year Math...5Ol class rank...who's number one?...number two?...tried harder... SAT...when's Senior Day?...at the end of the Prom...two months to the deadline...one month ...four days... You extend your right hand, dum- my ...Regents?...What a yearl...We are gathered here...No more schooll...Diplomas are now being disTributed...Good Luck...Made itl LEONA SEUFERT Q- Hom