Martin Van Buren High School - Futura Yearbook (Queens Village, NY)

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an lv-if it . Ji 5 . ILM: i R. SAVIO M. BREINER 'Z l L A J. COSTER R. ZOHLMAN R. HELBRAUN 170 swf? D0 f0r,lTz1ufyers A prophetic philosopher once stated, A learned man always has riches. Un- doubtedly, he must have been a profound individual, for in Martin Van Buren High School this year, many students were accorded riches in token of their learned abilities. This was a banner year for scholarship, and recipients in most areas far exceeded past performances. ln thc graduating class, Martin Van Buren's own Mr. Univac, Valedictorian Robert R. Savio, obtained an unprecedented high school average of 96.05 lG figure Obtained by a compilation and average ofthe individual's high school grades for the first three yearsl. The other top ten students, placed in order of rank, were Martin Breiner, Joyce Coster, Robert Zohlman, Roanne Helbraun, Sally Greenstein, Stephen Raskin, Phyllis Krumholtz, Michael Waldman, and Karen Hefter. lncidentally, these traditional top ton were in the top one per cent of Van Buren's graduating class, and nine of them attained a 95?-i average or better. Ten individuals also qualified for consideration in the scholarship offered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals to members of the National Honor Society. These worthy individuals were Seth lsman lMr. Scholarshipl, Joyce Coster fMiss Scholarshipt, Arthur Frank, Robert Goldberg, Karen Hefter, Lawrence Parker, Stephen Raskin, Mark Spahn, Corinne Anthony, and Robert R. Savio. Competition in the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test produced four Van Buren finalists: Arthur Frank fMr. lnfalliblel, Seth lsman, Michael Waldman, and Herbert Zuckerman. ,Selection was based on a preliminary screening test lthe N.M.S.Q.T.l, excellent results on the College Entrance Boards, and past performance in the high school itself. In the final decisions, Michael Waldman went all the way as he lassoed a monetary scholarship. Of the above, four Merit Scholarship finalists, three qualified as finalists in the General Motors Scholarship Examination. Seth lsman succeeded in meeting all requirements as he vaulted to a coveted finalist position. The two other semi-finalists were Arthur Frank and Michael Waldman. Nor was Van Buren scholarship confined within liberal arts areas. Seven science students in the school received honorable mention in the Westinghouse National Science Talent Search, with Robert R. Savio ultimately placing as one of the forty nation-wide finalists. Requirements included excellence in three phases of endeavor: Outstanding performance on a science aptitude examination, performance on previous high school academic record, and a report submitted on a scientific project performed by the applicant. The six other honorable mentions included Martin Breiner, Arthur Frank, Barr Forman, Mark Spahn, Johanna Stenzel iVan Buren's own Madame Curiel, and Philip Wolfson. ln Van Buren's other annual scholarship awards, students surpassed all previous expectations. Fifty-three Van Burenites received general awards of financial qggigfqnce

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and fnjuncars in the New York State Regents Scholarship competition: Corinne Anthony, Steven Baum, Kenneth Berkowitz, David Bernstein, Joyce Coster, Barbara Falkenbach, Ellen Dee Fenster, Henry Fogel, Barr Forman, Judith Forman, Arthur Frank, Irma Friedman, Frederic Gaylinn, Robert Goldberg, Mary Gregerson, Gerald Greenhouse, William Haasters, Roanne Helbraun, Fred Horowitz, David lngis, Seth lsman, Michael Kal- manash, Lester Kaplan, Michael Margolin, Barry Meyer, Barbara Michelman, Joshua Morris, Peter Moscato, Mqrtin Newman, Lawrence Parker, Daniel Rappaport, Stephen Raskin, Warren Reier, Steven Rosenberg, Lewis Rubin, Robert R. Savio, Gerald Schwartz, Willard Selfridge, Spencer Silverstein, Stephen Skye, Leslie Sloane, Mark Spahn, Samuel Sperling, David Spielberg, Alan Sutherland, Eric Toder, Victor Varady, Michael Waldman, Barbara Wallman, Carole Weinman, Jacqueline Winetz, Philip Wolfson, and Herbert Zuckerman. ln addition, eleven received grants for excellent performance on the Regents Scholarship Examination for Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Recipients included Frederic Gaylinn, Fred Horowitz, Seth lsman, Joshua Morris, Daniel Rappaport, Stephen Raskin, Warren Reier, Robert R. Savio, Mark Spahn, Michael Waldman, and Herbert Zuckerman. Finally, two girls in the school received Regents Nursing Scholarships. These were Jacqueline Levy and Marcy Neuschatz. Rounding out the scholarship distinctions were those garnered in specialized fields of study. Martin Breiner and Daniel Rappaport received recognition as semi-finalists on the Fannie and John Hertz Engineering Scholarship. Similarly, Kenneth Berkowitz was named first prize winner of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers Prize Essay Content, entitling him to a S50 Savings Bond and Citation Certificate. ln the annual Tobe-Coburn School of Fashion Scholarship competition, Joyce Kouba suc- ceeded in attaining a finalist position. At the writing of this article, several students were waiting hopefully for notification of other pending scholarship awards. Now that these students have obtained their monetary and scholastic riches as learned individuals, it is hoped that many will consider Ben Franklin's terse words in connection with all future educational pursuits for intellectual riches : Virtue and wisdom are the only riches over which neither thieves nor fortune have any power. For if a man empties his purse into his head, no man may take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. lt is the confident belief of fellow teachers, parents and friends, that all will expend their knowledgeable l'riches wisely, and will emerge as the future formulators of the fate of the Nation. MARTIN M. BREINER -mai,-f-A-a4:44-...,f4bxiT2:'l.r1,., 'A 1. N f W7 ., ZW of S. GREENSTEIN J. RASKIN P. KRUMHOLTZ A 1 . ...tt K 608 wi mf ,A , . E Q 4 V wg 4 Q 4, , 'i - 1 .,.. gQ,,33i,.i 4 L 52, X 1 r ff, t S 3 3542: V ,551 EBM is w . .H 'WG' NLWALDMAN 3 . --V .-.. PM 6 . JL HEFTER 171 K.