Perth Amboy High School - Reflections / Periscope Yearbook (Perth Amboy, NJ)

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 Room 231 hums with activity as our artists work in oils or water color, charcoal or pencil, or perhaps in clay. Our versatile students, under talented instruction, pro- duce eye-catching posters to advertise T. Svenningsen, C. Rusin, T. Swaniclc, and B. Chere- pon do an outdoor study of our campus. school and community events, delightful paintings for bulletin boards and offices, backdrops for school plays. The Art Ex- hibit and Art Department Assembly Pro- gram are eagerly anticipated by all of us. Our heightened appreciation of art points the way to many hours of pleasure and relaxation. Ida L. Dressier, B.S.Ed. Adviser. Paletteers R. Spevack, C. Rusin, B. Cherepon, M. Chiminih, T. Svenningsen, J. Jones, E. Larsen, T. Swanick. work on water colors. Anne H. Massopust, B.S. Head of Department Adviser. Paletteers, and Halls of Ivy M. Chiminitz puts the finishing touches on one of her paintings. 20

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our country J proyreSS S. Drahos. V. Wilgus, C. Asprccolas, and G. Kaczmarek work out a project in costume design. In rooms 119 and 120 the whir of sewing machines mingles with lively discussion of fashion trends. Deft snips of the scissors, a pin here, a stitch there, and voila ... a creation with the look of Paris about it. And right next door, we find the source of those delightful aromas that make us wish the D. S. students would invite us in to taste. The pattern of work in the Home Economics Department leads to worthwhile accomplishments. W. Gorzkowski and D. Brooks label home- canned products in the D. S. room. 19 Marie B. Conrow, A.M. Head of Department Pearle Peterson, B.S. Supervisor, Home Economics Adviser, Sugar Bowl Club Felice Picker, M.Ed. Leila M. Schwartz, B.S. Adviser, Future Homemakers Adviser, Future Homemakers of America of America

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 irtd enriched our lived. MUSIC I Hear America Singing, wrote Walt Whitman. And truly we are a music-loving people. Here in our school, the songs of our own and other lands are a constant source of pleasure. Our school days are brightened by instrumental music ranging from Bach to Brubeck. Those of us who contribute our talent to the orchestra, band or swing band, to the glee clubs or selec- tive chorus, are proud of the high quality of our performance. We listeners delight in the assembly programs and Cavalcades of Music that form one of the shining facets of our school life. Jon Howard does a solitary stint of practicing outside the band room. C. Randle, J. Sebesky, and S. Alexander view the Music Appreciation bulletin board. F. Skovran looks on as Mr. John V. Seaman instructs C. Pa|ak. Augusta E. Oksen, B.S. Head of Department Director of Music Education Alex Hudak, B.S.Ed. Band, Orchestra Adviser, Twirlers John R. Janderup, B.S.Ed. 8and, Orchestra, Swing Band John V. Seaman, A.M. Adviser, Keyboard Club, Glee, and Record Collectors' club