Glenbrook North High School - Laconian Yearbook (Northbrook, IL)

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AND ACCEPTING DEFEAT

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BY STRIVING TO WIN . Jusl as viclory is hard To achieve, so is defeal hard lo ac- cepl. Bul' each has a lesson To reach. ln Glenbroolcs nine in'l'er-scholasiic sporls, emphasis, of course. is placed on winning. Teams who have once lasled vic- rory, slrive harder for 'rhe +rophy, Jrhe conference crown. Rigor- ous rraining rules musl' be observed. Long hours of pracfice musl' be spenlr. Viclory enlails sacrifice. By slriving +o win we learn perseverance and sporismanship. The old adage, I+ is no+ who won bur how +he game was played is lrue. Bul if seldom offers much comfori' To a losing 'l'eam. De'lea+ renders counlrless hours of Training in vain. Yel, +he greafesf lesson afhlelics can 'reach us, comes lhrough de- feat We learn 'lo slrive unl'il we reach our ullimale goals. We learn lo accepl' disappoin+men+s and defeat Above lell: Jim l-lerberl gains valuable yardage for Glenbrook. Above righfz The enfhusiaslic supporl of cheerleader Dee l-larm spurs The learn on, Below: Tom Koenig and Mark Ledger slrive fo overlalce lhe LiHle Gian+ runners. Opposile: Rob Nicoll discovers 'rhe biffer iasle of defeat

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dl- BY PURSUING OUR INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS Sludenl' publicalions. The plays. dances and many olher services are performed quielly and elficienlly by members of GIenbrook's 'forly-five organizalions. Wilhoul our club-sponsored Iunclions, much of Glenbrook's 'rradilion would be lacking. Three Iypes of clubs flourish al Glenbrook: honorary, service, and semi-curricular. Honorary clubs offer membership only lo sludenls who excel scholaslically in 'rheir individual fields. Service clubs spon- sor several Iund raising evenls for charify each year. Semi-curricular clubs offer 'rheir members malerial 'foo exlensive Io be covered in class. AI Glenbrook Jrhere is an organizalion keyed Io every inleresl and abilily. Their funclions are as varied as lheir Iilles, bul in one aspecl lhey are alike. Each club, despile ils size and individual pur- pose, offers pleasanl diversion ailer long hours of sludy. an oppor- 'runily Io meel and know our fellow classmales. and a chance lo pursue our individual inleresls. LeI'I: Enioying Ihe Iirsl days of spring in a game ol soflball are G.A.A. members Carol Reid and Barbara Le Fevre. Lower lellz Jo Covone LACONIAN piclure edilor makes an appoinlmenl' wilh lhe pholographer while Margie Marsh, TORCH managing edilor, idenliiies piclures for lhe nexl issue. Below: The rousing march music of 'loolball season calls for Doug I-lauseman on Ihe big drurn, Opposile: Perl' maiorelfles Joan Lundin, Laurie Bordwell, Linda Krafl, Barb Simpson, Nancy Ridenour, Tina Hardin Karen Hannibal, Palli Elgar, Sue Pelerson and Sue Glick go 'Ihrough lheir roulines al' a dress rehearsal.