Arts High School - Vignette Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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SENIOR CLASS ADVISORS As a Senior Class advisor, Mr. G motivates and stimulates us to participate in all class activities and hos mode us realize the value of a firm and resourceful guiding hand. As a teacher, Mr. Gentile hos the skill and know-how to challenge his students ond creates a real atmosphere for learning. As an individual, his personality and his ability to blend in with every scene from a rocking discotequc to a quiet study holl hove earned him o special place in the heorts of all Seniors. Mrs. Benevento, born in Italy, attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples for one year. He then come to the United States and attended Arts High. Upon graduation he received a scholarship from the New Jersey Art Directors Club and went on to Cooper Union, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He has also attended Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School. As o professional artist Mister B has had two fine one-man shows. He has maintained great interest in the students, not only academically, but socially ond individually. This interest accounts for his great work with the Senior Class. C SENIOR HOME ROOM TEACHERS CM 3 1. MRS. MIRIAM CAHN Homeroom 220 2. MRS. SONIA FELDMAN Homeroom 204 3. MR. SAMUEL KURTZ Homeroom 215 4. MISS RUTH MYERSON Homeroom 314 5. MRS. LILLIAN RITTER Homeroom 315 6. MRS. RUTH WEISSMAN Homeroom 307

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MARILYN GAYNOR President Marilyn . . . concerned, talkotive . . . for reol . . . flood friends include Volencio Rodgers. Deboroh Bowers, Cynthia Cuffie, Roger Tucker, Bradford Branch ond Miko 0 Meo . . . digs fried chicken, football. English. ond Dionne War wick , . , M . Heck it the flreotett . . . tewing, cooking, and making beadt ore omong her hob biet . . . Gory lombright it special . . . member of the Oromo Club, VolleyboH Teom ond the Vignette Stoff . . . Student Council Ireoturer ond preiident of the Junior Clott ond the Senior Clott . . . liket the teochert ot Arts moil, the cofeterio leotl . . . appreciate! honetty ond concern in othert . . . o Tourean . . , plant to attend Cornell University or Brandeii University ot o political Kience major. LINDA CAPTAIN Treasurer Undo . . . versatile, cheerful, optimistic . . . counts Gene Cummings ond Goil Motley among her closest friends . . . hobbies include pointing and dancing . . . lists going to ploys, jau, pino. Sly ond the Family Stone, the Temptations, orl ond football and basketball gomes ot fovoritei , , . especially enjoyed English with Mitt Abot . , , captain of Arts High cheerleaders . , . proudly wears her Varsity letter . . . hat been active in the Student Council ond in Senior Class activities . . . rotet the class of 70 very highly . . . Cancer is her Zodioc sign . , . college bound . . . plant a career In teaching. CYNTHIA CUFFIE Secretary Known at little Ghandi ond Cy Cy to int'-mote friends . , . listens to oil sorts of music from Sly. to the Angelic Choir, to Beethoven , . . admires Miss Myerton . . . Finds the Tempto riont irresiifible . . . lovet the Village ond Central Pork . . , close friends ore Roger Tucker. Rosalind Stroiten, Jesse Young, Borboro Bruce, ond Clarence Voughn . . . can't resist o hamburger ond o vonillo milkshake . . . o color guord for the Marching Band, O member of the Notionol Honor Society, ond on organist ot church . , . fovorite moviet were Good-Bye Columbus and Romeo ond Juliet . . . finds pleasure in bicycle riding in Centrol Pork . . . plons to mojor in mathematics in college . . . hopes to become o part time model ond o computer programmer. ROGER TUCKER Vice President A sincere and easygoing person ... a serious thinker . . . friends include Clarence Williams. Bradford Branch, ond Donald Gray . . . usually accompanied by o paint brush or o Comoro . . . o devoted theater fon ... is fond of Mrs. Rich, french fries, tennis ond collegiote clothes . . . a member of the Notional Honor Society ... has o Vortify letter for tennis . . . would like to be a person ot peace with himself . . . Tourus . . . upon graduation would like to ottend Columbia University . . . expects to dwell in the East Village or in upper Manhattan. 17