Niles Township High School West - Spectrum Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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Mistress of ceremonies, Ellen Havdala, talks to freshmen about the importance of taking part in school activities and clubs. “We’re loyal to you Niles West!” sing Senior Jill Rappin and Coach Odlivak who coaches football. Coach Odlivak and Jill are accompanied by the band, pom pon, and Varsity cheerleaders. 5 s c ' °°. L Freshman Cabinet member Patricia Kerstein addresses her classmates Striving for perfection means long hours of practice. Getting ready to perform at the at the Freshman Assembly. In her speech, she urges the crowd to Freshman Assembly, the marching band practices for the last time, attend the upcoming frosh-soph mixer. 19

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The Spirit Of ’87! The Freshman Class of 1987 was intro¬ duced to the true red and white spirit at a special assembly on Thursday, September 22, 1983. All freshmen got a glimpse of Niles West activities, such as the Math Team, American Field Service, (A.F.S.), students who travel abroad, and all the foreign language clubs. Ellen Havdala, as¬ sembly chairman, stated, “1 was pleased to see that something that we worked so hard on turned out so well. All the people who spoke, as well as the pom pon girls and cheerleaders, did an excellent job. I think that this really opened the frosh minds and gave them an idea how they could make this year exciting by joining clubs and hav¬ ing school spirit.” “At First the freshmen were inhibited about joining in with the cheers,” said sen¬ ior pom pon girl Becky Santos, “but as the true spirit of N1-WE-H1 came through, so did the freshmen!” Freshman Lauri Margolin and friend Julie Doppelt both had stated, “We never knew there were so many clubs that we all were able to join as freshmen that were not even offered in Junior High. Some are even interesting!” Laurie Adams Promoting interest in school activities the senior pom pon members complete a routine at the Freshman Assembly. Showing that Niles West freshmen have school spirit too, the freshman cheerleaders get the crowd going at the Freshman Assembly.

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Which high school event has the great¬ est attendance other than graduation? Many people would be surprised to know that it’s College Night. This year, Niles West’s tenth annual College Night had the greatest turn-out ever, with 5,000 upper¬ classmen and their parents coming to meet with representatives from across the coun¬ try. During the course of the night, stu¬ dents could pick up admission applications and brochures, and also ask questions and receive immediate answers from the col¬ lege people, therefore saving themselves much time. This event, in which 218 colleges par¬ ticipated, took place on September 27 for three hours. The students had mixed reac¬ tions. Junior Christie Guenther stated, “I think it was very informative, although it probably should have been two nights in¬ stead of one because I didn’t have a chance to talk to all of the representatives I wanted to.” Senior Jojo Valenti com¬ mented, “It helped me narrow down my choices by telling me which college courses are required for the jobs that will be in demand in the future.” Another sen¬ ior, Connie Anderson, thought that some colleges spent too long talking about one branch of study, such as engineering. A number of students also suggested that filmstrips of the college campus be shown. Despite time limitations, many students felt that College Night gave them a new perspective toward their future education. College Fever In addition to colleges, members of the armed forces spoke to interested students about a military career. Senior Chris LaLiberty gets some information about the Army ROTC.