North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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1 - Cattlemen lack Duncan and Buddy Browning wait for the ac- tion to begin at the FFA Rodeo. Z - Dr. james S. Wilson and his assistant use kindness and love to examine a small patient. 3 - ECC students spend quiet moments together in their student lounge. 1 2 Finding Your Future The biggest question that needs to be answered by high school students is what to do when their school days end. A new and very different life awaits the graduate. With the end of public educa- tion an endless variety of choices loom on the horizon for consideration. A few choose to just float on the tide, enjoying the good life of travel or being a Hbeach bum while still living under parental care and protection. This soon can become boring and more expensive than a part-time job can support. Many get their lives rolling im- mediately' utilizing skills obtained at North High or the Lee Tech Vocational School. Now the classroom training pays off as they gain fulltime employ- ment as mechanics, beauticians, draft- smen, secretaries, technicians, sales clerks, truck drivers, masons, book- keepers, ranch hands, or .construction workers. Those who desire additional educa- tion look to various agencies and scholarship funds for monies to assist them in their further quest for know- 292 f Closing ledge. With or without monetary aid from their families, they realize that the ensuing academic struggle will be ex- pensive, difficult, and all-consuming, but worth it as they emerge four to six to eight years later, ready to enter the pro- fessional or administrative worlds. More and more high school graduates, both male and female, look to the military for the answers to the post-commencement decisions. A two to four year stint in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, or Coast Guard can supply the young adult with advanced technical training in a variety of fields while granting them the opportunity to get away and see the world. Whatever choice the North High stu- dent makes for his or her personal future and wherever that choice leads, it is hoped the knowledge gained and foundations built during 13 years of public education will serve them well. For they are America's future and all of us are justifiably proud of each and every one of them. M .... N., ,- ,fffc-.f5'W f'tf'f 772

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1 R .1 'E . ' ,V ,,,VV my 1 - Riding the bull in championship form is senior Scotty White. 2 - Professional basketball player Brad Branson, North High Class of '76, returned to campus during the spring to visit fellow Red Knights and pose for the Lance in front of his retired jersey. 3 - Volleyball is a sport that can be enjoyed in P.E. class, on the beach, or in high school, college, or professional competition. ti 'Sas 41 new V' f V vry 1:1 5 2 i NJ 3 .2 OQXX Closing X 291

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L z 3 1 - Hard workers are always in demand on local construc- tion jobs. 2 - A friendly honk and a wave . of the hand are evident characteristics of the constantly busy truck driver. 3 - Exchange Bank Vice-President Bob Toggweiler oversees the operations of the North Ft. Myers branch. Closing X 293