North Central High School - Northerner Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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a wave of beginners seeking recognition, first as individuals, second, as members of a group Edith Shackelford and Jean Grossart, who are mte in social work, learn more about criminology on a visit to the police dispatcher ' s office. North Centralites serve as extras in the performance of Don Carlos , one of five operas brought to the school by Indiana University ' s Music Department.

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WE SEE OURSELVES AS Stopping to greet friends and yet get to class on time makes the day interesting for Kathy Carr, Bob Hulett, and Jody Horst. Mr. Clones, Rick Roessler, Mr. A. Logan Steele, and Dr. Schwilck shared the head table at the annual Leadership dinner. Teenagers are people who eat like horses but don ' t get fat; who talk for hours but don ' t get hoarse; who have a fresh outlook on life and can understand it; and who can enjoy any task whether bad or good. So says a senior in the school and probably most North Centralites look at themselves the same way. Despite that fact that most of them live under pressure — pressure to make good grades for college acceptance — the average pupil is well- adjusted, happy, and proud of his school. He be- lieves that top grades are a status symbol; that North Central offers him advantages not found else- where; that the faculty is better than average; and that if he behaves like an adult he will be treated as one. He wants his school to be well-known nationally ; not only for the beautiful building but most of all for the type of accomplishment made by its people. 12

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ACADEMICS ARE THE BASIC CONCERN Academics are the prime consideration of most North CentraHtes who, on the average, approach their studies with a seriousness of purpose that is in line with the national trend toward greater depth in edu- cation. Although the final choice of subjects to be taken is made by each individual pupil, the school provides extensive counseling throughout the three years, continuing that which was begun in the sev- enth grade in junior high schools. Both college-bound people and those who plan to go immediately into the business world find what they need in the wide range of subjects offered in the curriculum. All of these contribute toward giving North Central its excellent academic reputation. IT ' S ALL IN HOW YOU LOOK AT IT