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

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Students Study To Achieve Academic Success The school day started as stu- dents got off their buses, walked hastily to their lockers, and fin- ished their homework. Sounds of shuffling papers, closing books, slamming lockers, and yelling stu- dents filled the hallways. At the sound of the tone, Vikings depart ed from their morning gatherings ajjd pfSheeded to AAA where they officially acgan their day. Some- times they s emed to forget that th » '--‘vdoI's main purpose was the day Squeezing in til to do homework task. Most of the timl tually completed, but where to do it was the challenge.’ The library, study halls, and re- source centers were available for studying. Throughout the school, students could also be found writ- ing papers or doing last minute studying. Student Ann Schenk re- plied. Whenever I try to fit unfin ished studying in at the last min- ute during the day, it never ac- complishes much. The great diversity of classes gave students an opportunity to meet During free lime we often found stu dents studying for a test. Senior Nikki Markowitz was found study ing in the library for a test. their graduation requirements and select classes that were of interest to them. A new class that was added this year was TRANSI- TION TO COLLEGE MATH The course provided preperation for entry level college mathematics. Many students who were in this course didn’t have much success with mathematics in the past, commented instructor George Pryjma. We tried to work out math problems in a variety of ways to help the students under- stand them. The pace is just right, replied Eva Gyorgy. a member of the class. With other, m rti classes I found mysg!f w ways living to keepup ith th class. bu{J fe£U 3rtffortablr the pace of this com •ork. studvifl and classes were allpar f success at Niles North. To achieve impressive results Hitting the Books was a necessi- ty. Paula Brazen Gina Poczekaj The library was not the only place where students spent there time. Eric Schweig is getting some last minute studying In be fore his next class. Picking up books for the first day of school was a hard job One Freshmen shows us how she did it. 10 — Opening

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RRIS BUELLER’S One man’s struggle to take it easy Moonlighting was voted one of the most popular t.v shows by Niles North stu- dents. Tuesday nights at 8:00 many stu dents found themselves blowing off their homework to watch this show. Did you happen to own any one of these items? If you did then you were definately a hip and trendy person. The popular alien “Alf was not only seen on the t.v. screen of many Niles North students, but also on the walls of D200 The National Honor Society uses his popu larity to promote their tutoring services. During the Homecoming Pep Assembly, the Vikettes wore the latest trends in their prop routine Walking to her position. Jes- sica Rothstein shows off her ripped jeans and Converse high tops Nancy Goodman and Rick Jacobson ate at the Hard Rock Cafe and bought a couple of shirts Unfortunately, they forgot to buy one for HaeJin Choi, so she was stuck wearing a trendy |ean jacket Fads Trends — 9 ®

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Academics — 11 Computer class showed students how to operate and solve problems Seniors Lori Shecter and Julie Perlman show us how much they have learned Management for Living was a fun learning experience Senior Mike Delonis shows us how happy he is to have finished his in class assignment 11 ► 11 —• AU •' [ % Hi -f J l-fe lot Of StOT taking one tests. ss mar requ«r shown racy’s notorious Kk Teachers once in a while gave students a chance to get their homework done in class Senior Debbie Friedman takes ad vantage of this opportunity Quietly studying during free time. Nancy Hundrieser anticipates a test