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

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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.

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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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had an optomistic view. I told my Senior Class Board members that without spirit we could never have fun during the school year or good memo- ries when we look back on our high school days. After pulling together to make the best Homecoming float, we felt that spirit was higher in general. Although there were many different opinions about the attitudes of Senior spirit, many students possessed in hearts their desire to support (North teams and to have been in the stands, yelling Go Vikings! The cafeteria wasn't just a place to con- sume sustenance Patti Vargas and Lauren Kurtz takes time out to study. Accelerating in academics was a top prior ity for most students The library was just one place for Jeff Liang to retreat for his studies. A student rose from the murky depths of his resource room cubical Alan Speigos takes a break from his studies A traditional Homecoming parade would have never been the same without its queen Cindi Blease rejoices over her new ly elected title A vivid example of excitement mounted before homecoming week Senior Dan Ca- chetto practices his viking spirit Senior Spirit — 25 ®