Niles Township High School North - Saga Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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When one thinks of education, one usually thinks of classrooms, chalkboards, and teachers. Yet, without the teachers the class- rooms and the chalkboards would be meaningless. The function of a teacher is to instruct the student in certain fields of knowledge, a func- tion performed by all Niles North teachers. But teachers also strive to make education more than just a memorization test. Learning is meant to be a life-long endeavor, and the teacher is responsible for teaching the student the funda- mentals on which all knowledge is based. In order to make this en- deavor less formidable, teachers utilize many gimmicks to make the task more pleasant. Humor is the most obvious tool, being used in a variety of ways. Some teachers are unintentionally funny, but they al- ways work to get their point across. Teachers often go out of their way to help students who have diffi- culty in understanding the material. Special offices where students can get aid in a certain area are staffed at all times by at least one faculty member, who is willing to help out in any way he can. Students, over their four year stay at Niles North, have come to realize the significance of the facul- ty in the development of their edu- cation. Hopefully, the student will realize the quality education that he has received.

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14 Everyone has two kinds of friends: those who are around when you need them, and those who are around when they need you. Loyalty of Niles North students toward one another built strong and lasting friendships this year. Whether one needed ideas for a class project or advice about a problem, he or she could always find a friend in school to talk with. Loyalty of teachers towards stu- dents gave students someone to turn to if they had questions about class information. Many teachers showed sincere dedication by stay- ing after school to help students with class work. In many cases this devotion formed friendships be- tween students and teachers. Only after there is loyalty and unity between the people in a school can there be loyalty towards the school. This year, at pep as- sembly, games and school produc- tions, a sense of loyalty towards Niles North could be distinctly felt.