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

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Girls tennis team member Ellen Havdala “snarfs-out” during the Pie Eating Senior wrestler Bill LaManna passes a lifesaver to sophomore wrestlette Contest. Ellen decided that pie makes a good facial mask. Shari Furman. Instructional Director Jack Lorenz concentrates on getting the marshmelloto Ellyn Friedman and Lilly Kornhauser, members of the Student Union team, blow score some points for the Faculty team. bubbles while laughing during the Bubble Gum Contest. 23

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Pentathalon Proves Popular Pen tat ha Ion Senior year will long be remembered by the class of ’83 because it was the first year for National Activities Week. For five days, thirteen clubs competed in the following contests: Monday: Peanut Butter Sandwiches. Each contestant on the team had to eat four sandwiches. Tuesday: Bubble Gum. Every person received a piece of Bazooka gum. They then had to unwrap the gum in their mouths and blow a bubble. Wednesday: Life Saver Pass. With one toothpick, each of the four contestants had to pass a lifesaver from one toothpick to another. The difficult part was having the toothpick between their teeth and not using their hands. Thursday: The 40-Inch Dash. There was a 40” string, attached to the end was a marshmallow. The object was to start at one end and suck-up the string until the marshmallow was in the mouth. Friday: Pie-Eating. Four people had to eat one chocolate pie with no help from his or her partner. The only part of their body they could use were their mouths. The Girls’ Tennis Team squeezed in one point over the Varsity Cheerleaders for a narrow win. The Boys’ Basketball team came in third place. Mr. Turry, the Director of Athletics, said, “The purpose of the contests was to highlight National Activities Week and call attention to all the activities offered to young people at Niles West.” The contests were planned by Mr. Turry and will become an annual event. II --

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Frosh-Soph Meet Over 200 underclassmen attended this year’s Freshman-Sophomore Mixer, which was sponsored by the Sophomore Cabinet. This event took place October 1st and pro¬ vided numerous forms of entertainment. Music was played in the contest gym, but instead of the usual band, disc jockey Don Diwis was hired to play all the latest songs. Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” and “Billy Jean,” and the song “Maniac,” from the hit movie “Flashdance,” inspired many people to get up and dance. In the north-south gym, students could partici¬ pate in team sports such as basketball and volleyball. During the course of the even¬ ing students could visit the cafeteria to find out about some of the clubs offered at Niles West. Some organizations that were represented were Spanish Club, Aeronau¬ tics Club, the Theater Department, the Pom-pon Squad, Student Union, and Stu¬ dent Senate. The purpose of the event was to introduce freshmen to Niles West life and to the people that will be sharing the next four years with them. “Everyone on the dance floor!” said the D.J. The freshman are booging to the beat, and as David Bowie would say, “Let’s dance.” Above. Meeting new people for freshman has to be the most scary experience on entering high school. Here freshman chat and get to know each other. Right. There were things to do at the mixer besides dancing and talking to have some fun. This freshman takes his best shot at making a basket.