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

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Free time could be spent in cafeteria eating or talking. A group of friends joked around during breakfast Some students preffered not to go into the boys bathroom and hold out untill they got home. Three brave Seniors take their chances before the AAA bell Vikings didn't always need the full 40 min utes to eat lunch. A group of before their lunch time is o The exercise room was a good place to have the physical fitness testing Mr. Hod- nick and his freshman class try the sit and reach The library was always a good place to study alone or with friends Nicole Ga- sinski gets comfortable while she studies Detentions were held on Saturday as well as during the school week Hillary Zazove. Orlando Cecilio. and Sejin Oh sign in with Mr. Ramirez. Facilities — 23 ®

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To get away from the pressure and noise of school.a common alternative was to go off campus Seema Singh and Sagi Sharone enjoy relaxing in the warm sun The college resource room was essen tial to the existence of a college bound student Joel Karman. Eric Schweig and Mike Binder make use of the avail able resources Sometimes the students of Niles North needed a little motivation . . . school facilities provided more than enough to unleash their academic and social power. A quiet study hall, cafeteria table with friends, or a secluded court- yard or library have always been frequently used. Many students took advantage of the college re source centers’ move to room -AlT)4 s oom A104 was different from the other resource centers in the school A104 contained col- lege alogs. admission informa apiBiiad the college ‘■ .Shirley Poss. Mrs. Toss helped Studentv-with ' ! ■ i As for the library, who couTdoo without it? To a true Viking, get ting good grades was always im- portant. Students studied at one of the many tables or carrols in the three sections of the library. During their free time they would browse through the rows of books and leaf through the magazines. The avid use of the library was seen, as Vikings by the dozen poured out of the big double doors before the AAA bell. When you thought of studying the obvious, the library and study halls, came to mind. At Niles North the most frequented facility was also a great place toJ»dy. bi the cafeteria or cafM uflBj breakfast, and snack»ronrt fhe vending machine coiBjBpS chased. In between the iIPng B cial and your next class you Kild study the rules of the road for dri- vers ed or finish the homework that didn't get done the night be- fore. Facilities, the most common of which skip your mind . .. locker rooms and bathrooms. After four years of five minute changing in and out of blue polyester. It’s hard to forget the smell and sight of the locker rooms. But what about the bathrooms?Next to the cafete d it was halmost impossibl fo r through Ihe day wrfffout ■before u AAaWTii was defi nit f an expeq ce In the girls bathr Wi rouds of hairspray fumes rose to the ceiling as girls carefully fixed their makeup. When you think of the boys bath room, you remember that the stalls had no doors. These places were doing more than taking up our time, they were helping us to enjoy our years at Niles North. Marilyn Devedjiev Debra Bernstein Places to go, people to meet, things to do. ® 22 — Opening

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A Purple And White F plosion it is usually a safe guard to assume that when a student reached his sen- ior year, school pride increased a great deal for him. Homecoming and j arious sporting events should have teen supported by the Seniors of the class. This was not the case for some of the members of the Senior Class of 1988. Captain of the Varsity football team. Seth Novoselsky was disappointed by the minimal support from the Sen- iors. The only fans who came to the games were parents and a few loyal students. It was really disappointing to look into the stands and see only a handful of fans, while the opposing team's bleachers were packed.'' Seth stressed the importance of Seniors showing support for their team. It means a lot to players when fans are cheering them on. After all. the games were exciting to watch ' Another Senior. Joe Morwitz agreed that school spirit was in decline among upperclassmen There is a certain negative attitude that most seniors have towards school func tions. They seem to feel that it is not important to support the» school I'm sorry to say that I am one of those people.” Contrary to all the negative state- ments about Senior spirit. Senior Class Board President. Tina Rafael, Throwing toilet paper on the Niles North building is many a student's dream Handfuls of seinors funfilled their desire Tension mounted before a varsity game. Coach Jim Giambaluck and players pause to acknowledge their unity as a football team On the field a vetern cheerleader clapped her hands and cheered her team Cocap- tain .Kim Berg feels her performance was lip-smacking good A seasoned musician vividly displayed his musical talent Alan Winkler per forms one of many classical master pieces.