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

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At the beginning of the school year, a song was made to describe the first five days of school of the stereotypical North Shore teen- aaer The tune came from the First Twelve Days of nt like this: day of mother new Ben The rest of the student body had a choice of days to pick up their books and I.D.'s. For the third year in a row. the books were moved to the East Cafeteria. The change from the Bookstore to the cafete “On the school, gave to me etton shirt, ond day of mother gave to me two Reeboks and a new Benetton shirt. On the third day of school, my mother gave to me three Guess jeans, two Reeboks. and a new Benetton shirt. On the fourth day of school, my mother gave to me four new Swatches, three Guess jeans, two Reeboks. and a new Benetton shirt. On the fifth day of school, my mother gave to me five Polo shirts, four new Swatches, three Guess jeans, two Ree boks. and a new Benet ton shirt.” Songs were fun. but serious things were also taking place. One of the most important events that hap pened was Freshman Orientation, held on August 26 and 27. The Freshman entered the school, many for the First time, and left knowing their way around the en- tire building. As always, the “Fre- shies went to the B-100 room for a scholastic test and a hearing test in the library. They also picked up their books and school I.D.'s. For the first time. Freshman yearbook pictures were taken during Orien- tation. In past years, they were taken on the same days as Sopho- for stu senior commented “Getting books used to be a rea hassle. We had to wait in line at the bookstore, even longer than it took to return them. I’m glad they changed.” The cafeteria served many pur poses for students aside from eat ing. such as chit-chatting, relax ing. and doing homework. Nobody would be scolded for talking tor loud, while in the library, conver- sation was practically prohibited. “Taking the school bus was a unique experience.” explained Freshman John Passman “On occasions there was a substitute bus driver who was different from the rest. He had WCKG blasting on the radio and was dressed like a teenager. But our usual driver was real quiet and avoided talking to us.” From Orientation to getting books, from eating lunch to riding the bus. another year at Niles North started with positive atti- tudes and new ideas. Steve Gardberg Barry Halperin Before School started. Senioritis had al ready begun A group of Seniors have their fun'' blowing off some of it Going back to school meant returning to the classrooms. Mr. John Golata previews a book of short stories with his Sophomore English class. mores and Juniors. A lot of work was put into Freshman Orienta- tion. To lighten the load on the adults, a number of Sophomores and upperclassmen volunteered their time to become members of Project Lead, a student organiza tion. ■ 4 — Opening

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Pow-«r 1 .ability to do or act 2.vigor; force; strength 3-a suthorlty; Influence bjle- gal authority 4.physkal force or energy [electric power] 5-a person or thing having great Influence, force, or authority ... There was an exis- tence of this power in each and every one of us. Harnessing this power by the students and faculty was re fleeted in the 1987-88 school year. But wait! Before we get to the core of this power, let's not forget about the catalysists that surrounded the Niles North Student: for ex ample, the three ”F”‘s; faculty with foresight, a formative family, and friends with fidelity. Faculty not only motivated students, but taught for a purpose and led with foresight [to pre- pare provide for the future]. Another vital catalysist was a family which was formative [helping or involving formation or develop- ment] to the student throughout the school year. And last but not least, were the friends of the student. We were not just talking about acquaintances, but good friends with fidelity [faithful devo- tion to duty; loyalty]. There you have it, the three “F”'s; cataly- sists for the student! Now lets look at the power unleashed. This force of energy channeled through hours of effort, sweat, and sometimes even tears. Did the saying “No Pain. No Gain” mean anything? Cli- che' or no cliche’, this saying meant exactly what it said to the stu- dents during the 1987- 88 school year. Tar- gets were high for stu- dents and so were the Niles North overall achievements. The output of this power was demonstrated for example: The Aca- demic Bowl Team and their “powerful” re cord which placed first out of 44 teams in the state and 16th in the nation, the Math team competed and came out with “brain pow- er” and was 15th out of 120 schools, and The North Star gener- ated” a Medalist rating from Columbia Scho- lastic Press Assoc, and an All Columbian Hon- ors. There were other outputs of power by the students. For all you do. THIS BOD'S FOR YOG!”. Well, now you know about the existence of power at Niles North. To find out more about this power, open this yearbook and really “Unleash the Power! Mary Anne C. Masalihit Allen Kuo Theme Page — 3

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The cafeteria was a piace to be with friends. Jeff Cohen and Dan Caschetto laughed at a joke. Hearing tests were taken by all Freshmen. John Vitale waits for his testing card. Picking up books for the first time was an adventure Freshman John Passman finds the right book to take The five minute passing period between classes was a great time to talk with fnends. Seniors Yury Starodubsky and Maureen Meshberg take full advantage During Freshman Orientation, Project Lead gave tours of the school and helped the new-comers in other ways Seniors Mar- issa Magleo and Emee Belo answer ques tions and describe the school day Beginnings — 5