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

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 “HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOWr “NOTHING! I HAVE .. School built stress for a student. Somewhere or sometime stress must be unleashed. Students must be given a chance to un wind. The place can be anywhere. Activities during free time varied from student to student. Junior Igor Murokh said. Free time is the time to do whatever you want to do. During school, free time spent m the library. ca)€teria. Tnrnrniuii tornri it nurr f rfntrn us ! I T ate Schwab -i : 1 my free time in the cafeteria, talk to my friends, and do my home work That was true for a lot of students. Most students had be tween three and six mods of free time a day and it was usually After sc ver the - tudents went h some staVed ui trti ibh enough for their needs. When lunch time rolled around, students headed for the cafe. Senior Doug- las Bressler said, School lunches are cheap and convienent but taste bad.” A few students who had cars used the time to go off campus for lunch. other a hanie Powers participated in National Honor Society. Span National Honor Society, and Student Congress Steven Ger- shenfeld was a member of the Medical Science Club. Current Events Club, Acedemic Achieve ment Club. National Honor Soci- ety. and French National Honor Society. A variety of clubs enter tained. taught, and informed mem bers through their monthly and weekly meetings. Some students had after school jobs Senior Robert Saldana, a head usher at Old Orchard The aters. said. When I got a break at work. I ate. rested, saw parts of movies, or talked with my co workers. He worked approxi- mately thirty hours a week Other students worked in just about ev ery other store in the surrounding area When school and work were over and the weekend arrived, the fun began' Parties, shopping, watch ing T V., hanging out. reading, go ing to friends houses, and some recuperating was done on week ends. Sophomore Dawn Feldman . when she was not working, liked to call, hangout, or go shopping with her friends but most of all she liked to party. What a student did during his or her free time was their own decision A little play ful wrestling was what Joel Carmen and Harry Litberg decided to do m the halls during their free time Can you tell who s winning? ® 26 — Opening CJse of free time varied, but what was done during that free time un leashed stress and tension for stu dents. Allen Kuo Mike Rynes Some students decided to use their free time to just sit arround and think by them selves Tammy Sherwood seems to be da ing just that on her free time The cafeteria was a great place to do things during free time Lauren Kurtz de cided to use the cafeteria for contempla tion and studying

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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 ®

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Free time was always special for students, but when the sun came out. It was even better. Dawn Hansen, with her shades, is deciding to take advantage of both her free time and the sun. Who said the LMC was that bad ' The LMC provided a good, quiet place to study or sleep. Doing his homework with vigor Ben Halperin either is bored or is trying to fi gure out what is going on! Old Orchard Theaters was just one of the common work places for students after school Jerry Chang shows his hospitality to customers while tearing their tickets Some students used their free time to |ust be with their friends Sitting in the halls Laura Bercier and Jill Dinicola have a friendly “chat ' as they wait for their next class The LMC also provided newspapers and magazines for students to look at during then free time Pinki Pandya is intently entranced with her magazine Want some popcorn? Mindy Klowden. one of the girls at Old Orchard Theaters, shows us that poping popcorn isn’t so bad when you get to have some yourself Free Time — 27 Bf