Niles Township High School West - Spectrum Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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National Merit Semi-Finalists Michelle Mackey Isam Makhlouf Aaron Malina Benjamin Malkin Romeo Mangul Pam Markfield Pam Marks Pat Marron Kelly Martin Wendy Martin Lisa Martinson Jeff Matsuda “Make sure you have of “commended stu- Lisa focused her essay One of the main bene- lead in your mechanical dents.” The raw score for on her future plans and fits of becoming a nation- pencil.” These words en- merit semi-finalists varies her extra-curricular activi- al merit semi-finalist, and compass the advice of from year to year but is ties. Nick wrote about his then a finalist, is that it senior Gail Gutterman to usually between 194 and time playing football, his opens up the opportunity those preparing to take 197. The cut-off this year work on the mural on the of special merit scholar- the PSAT. Gail, along with was 197 for a semi-finalist cafeteria wall, and various ships to the students. At fellow seniors Lisa Halli- and 180 for a commend- jobs during his high- the very least, colleges day, Meena Ravella, and ed student. Our four semi- school career. Meena are greatly impressed. Nick Nafpliotis, was finalists easily made the opted to focus her essay The main pieces of ad- named a national merit cut-off with scores rang- mainly on the subject of vice to future PSAT test- semi-finalist. ing from 200 to 208. prejudice, and Gail wrote takers given by Gail, Nick, To become a semi-fina- Once a student is about how dissecting a and Meena were to take list, a student must take named a semi-finalist, the frog affected her life. practice tests and to the PSAT as a junior, next steps to become a fi- Their academic goals study the vocabulary. Those students who nalist are to get a counsel- are as varied as their es- Students should also try score in the top 1.5 per- or’s recommendation and say topics. Meena is not to worry about the cent are semi-finalists and to write an essay. The headed toward an eco- test too much, according may try for the rank of “fi- topic for this year’s essay nomics major, while Nick to Lisa. And, most impor- nalist.” About 90 percent was simply to write about is going into engineering, tantly, don’t forget the of the semi-finalists be- yourself. Our four merit Gail plans to go into liberal lead for your pencil! come finalists. Those who semi-finalists approached arts with a pre-med ma- score in the top 4.2 per- this topic in many differ- jor, and Lisa is moving to- cent are given the honor ent ways. wards marine biology. Seniors 29

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Cindy Levine Robert Levy Demetrios Limber Anne Liosatos Jason Litwin Robert Liu Steve Livaditis Kevin Lochner Roddy Loewenthal Paul Lopez Lisa Lovett Alex Loyfman A sign of relief is breathed by senior Senior Karin Janessa completes her homework assignment under the watchful eyes of classmates Laura Gunnar Traci Dreier as she wins another son and Scott Dusten With all their ideas put together. Karin is sure to receive an A”. game. The fundamentals of various sports are taught to students in gym classes. 28 Seniors

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David Matz Tom May Tom Mazarakis Kim McAllister Coleen McCarthy Judy McGinley Lisa Meisner Karin Meixner Aurelit Mercado Larry Meyer Jordan Meyerovitz Tracey Michaels Fads And Fancies Don’t the constant whines of teenagers usu¬ ally concern what they should wear to school to¬ morrow, or where they should go over the week¬ end? Everyone wants to be at the right place and do what is cool and ac¬ cepted by everyone else. To put an end to this non¬ sense, a list has been composed for your refer¬ ence. So the next time you’re in doubt, don’t panic. Check this out! What’s In string bracelets Squirt shirts convertibles Grateful Dead pep assemblies Reeboks tie dye McDonald’s spring break leather tapered mini-skirts stone washed “Guess” prom seniors What’s Out rhinestone bracelets oxfords station wagons Bon Jovi classes Nikes paisley school cafeteria finals polyester bell bottoms knickers pin striped “Gloria Vanderbuilt” Frosh-Soph Mixer everyone else 30 Seniors