North Attleboro High School - Northern Light Yearbook (North Attleboro, MA)

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Often, North High seems as much a part of us as we are of it . . . Yet the school is only a material environment; it is through the students that it becomes a living force. The other factors are integral parts of the surroundings, but we are the tmly defini- tive element. In every sense of the word. North High is a place of people! people! 15

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. . a place of The school environment is composed of many ele- ments — the arts, academics, activities, athletics — but each in itself cannot adequately define North High. There is a more basic factor behind the facade, a unifying force within each element; people. With- out this human factor, the surroundings become meaningless. 14

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Especially in the later years of high school, each of us is confronted with many difficult decisions. Suddenly, the game of adulthood which we have played for so long begins to become much more a part of reality. Whatever one’s future may be — college, the working world, the military, marriage — it can no longer be delayed. Each one must choose a direction for his life, but in order to make the correct choice one must understand his own abihties and interests. If we wish to define ourselves, it is best to do so from the perspective of the world around us. Although one’s dreams of suc- cess often overshadow what might be a nat- ural occupation, in numerous cases, one’s activities and achievements serve to illumi- nate his true purpose at this time when within many of our minds there is nothing but confusion. For most of us, however, our friends also reflect the qualities we cannot see in ourselves; and, if we look closely at our environment and those within it, we can better understand our place in hfe.