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

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Buses were the most common form of transportation. Ruth Rosenberg smiles as she looks forward to a new day of school. During all free time, especially lunch time, students flocked to the cafeteria to eat, socialize, or do some homework. Here hungry stu- dents wait eagerly in line for their lunch. Decorated lockers were popular be- cause they reflected the individual and were much nicer and brighter than undecorated lockers. Junior Debbie Torres and sophomore Lu- ciano DiFilippo show off this excit- ing locker. BACK TO SCHOOL - 5

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Return Nervousness And Excitement: The Emotions Felt As We Returned To School. At the end of August. Viking stu- dents picked up their books for school. Getting books proved to be an easy task. Mrs. Barbra Bass, who was in charge of the Niles North bookstore, felt that the new book system worked very well. The new system allowed students to choose the books they wanted so that everyone had an opportunity to choose books without marks. Students tended to appreciate this new book system. Getting books this year was really easy,” re- marked senior Leah Borkovitz, It wasn't a hassle like in past years. ' After receiving their books, stu- dents stored them in recently painted lockers. Freshmen and sophomores were assigned locker partners; Juniors and seniors ap- preciated their own lockers. Sen- iors had the advantage of lockers on the first floor. Niles North stu- dents made their lockers as hom- ey as possible by using pictures, mirrors, memo boards, colorful crates, and contac paper. After getting their lockers in order, students were prepared to start school. Summer was over and it was time to resume life at Niles North. Clubs and teams were ready for active participants. Vikings were eager and nervous to begin their school year. I'm spending the next four years of my life at Niles North exclaimed freshman Stacey Skolnik, and I intend to make them the best. Amy Pellman ing Waiting in line to check out your books was often a time consuming task. However, getting them was much easier this year compared to past years.

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1986 brought many new fads, and Niles North saw quite a few. In the morning on a typical school day, students hurried to get to class before the 8 o'clock tone. On the drive to school, new fads were dis- covered. Amusing to some and an- noying to others, the popular “Baby on Board signs stuck to the rear windows of many cars. To guarantee a cool car, some stu- dents displayed sun shades in the windshields. Cars, however, were not the only transportation to school. Larger-sized skateboards some costing more than $80, pro- vided a fun way for students to get where they were going- without needing a license. Speaking of li- censes, 1986-87 was the year of the bright red photo with under 21 stamped across all teenagers' cards. Trends for school featured hoop earrings for girls and smaller stud earrings for guys. Crew cuts and mohawks were also the style for many unassuming guys this year. After school, students unwound in front of a t.v. and watched their favorite performers singing for an admirable cause, such as Live Aid, Farm Aid, and Hands Across Ameri- can. Several North students not only enjoyed watching these var- ious concerts but became involved in them as well. Some kinds either pledged money or actually partici- pated in these events. A night’s entertainment for some students was one of the popular John Hughes' teen movies. The movies, (Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Ferris Buehler’s Day Off) had even more signifi- cance to North students because some scenes were actually filmed here at Niles North. 1986-87 brought many new fads that came and went, but being proud of the purple and white will be at Niles North forever. Jan Velco