Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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Q. ABOVE: Ula Taylor calmly awaits the results of the Rose Bowl ticket giveaway. ABOVE LEFT: Getting into the Christmas spirit, Chris Hall helps support the Junior Class by buying mistletoe from Karen Reed and Ginny Humphrey. LEFT: During a Taiko drum exhibition put on by the Asian Club, Barry Caldwell, Robert Simon and Ricky Younger attempt to play a cadence. 1976

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WY , , A Q if fl ' AW- LEFT: Karen, in a more pensive mood, attempts to read through her hand, as Hugh Clary does his best to get his head in the picture. FAR LEFT: FOREGROUND: Chris Hall, Shelly Johnson. FRONT ROW: Lisa Helsing, Bruce Banks, Hugh Clary, Tim Safford, Karen Helsing, Sandie Burr, Gus Lazzari, Bambi Haggins, Denise Ratfield, Katy Powers, Stuart Hamilton. BACK ROW: Laura Mycek, advisor Sam Anderson, Ginny Humphrey, Al Clifford, Dave Stranahan, Tim Drachlis, Kristie Oberholtzer. ls This Any Way To Run A Newspaper? Blair High School, the shining oasis shoe-horned into the tinted postcard megapolis, once again led the field unopposed as Gotham's finest. Yes, when the sun would go down, and the crickets would sing our little patch of the world to sleep, Mother and Father would build a cozy little fire in the fire place. As it crackled, the children would gather around their great big issue of the North Star and bask in its warmth. Ah, those were happy times. They knew that they were being served the best selection of compelling news, challenging opinion, exciting feature, and as-it-happens sports. They knew that the demand for quality pulp had utilized the best efforts of three able editors, in rapid succession, much to the extent that it became a point of forensics as to who was coming or going. it warmed the cookies of every heart that the courageous editors, Chris Hall, Tim Spirits ran high and freely in the North Star this year, although their liquor license was revoked. The following photos attest to what a laugh-a-minute group they all were. fLeft to right, on opposite pagel 1. Karen Helsing, Chris Hall, and Tim Safford indulge in the official North Star pastime, Who's Editor- in-Chief Now? 2. Reporter Denise Ratfield, and photographer Gus Lazzari not reporting. 3. Always the joker, Chris eats a balloon at a football game, much to the dismay of Shelly Safford, and Karen Helsing, were followed every other step of the way by advisor Sam Anderson, with a steam roller. It was a forward- looking crew, with all intent on delivering the finest product possi- ble. It was keen to be alive in that time. We didn't have much money, but when Ginny Humphrey smiled on finishing her feature page, you would know that we were rich in spirit. Then Miles Glidden would leave his sports page, after which Hugh Clary would drop his letter to Frank D. Roosevelt. Then the whole staff, out of the clear blue, would gather 'round Grandma's old rocker and sing from an old hymnal And the reporters - what happy souls they were! always singing and dancing. Y'know Ma, they just don't publish papers like that anymore. And it's a good thing they don't, too.. Johnson. 4. When decisions were to be made, everybody added his bit. Here Chris, Tim, and Shelly debate whether a pencil or pen should be stuck through a piece of paper, and where to put it. This became the most crucial decision of the year. All in all, the feeling of the North Star was summed up perfectly when a despairing staffer queried, ls this any way to run a newspaper? The answer, of course, was Why not?