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

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l X ,Af , 1-T -- 4 j M 1 - German Club lL to Rl: Row 1 - Kathy I-lupp, Suzy Peckham, Theresa Tyler, Mercy Welch, Aleen Orstrom, Ina Cooke, Bob Peckham, Wendy Tillery, Olivia Topchy, Iulie Szulczewski, Susan McDermott, Ianelle Whetton, Regina Varn. Row 2 - Tom Hardy, Brett johnson, Steve Muri, Richard Muri, Mike Mc- Quinn, Steve Martin, Wade Smallwood, Richard Hornberger, David Cooke, Chris Presnell, Bill Fussell, Tim Sushil. Row 3 - Richard Whitney, Don- na Kelly, Debbie Kirby, Patty Tally, Kim Thoman, Beth Smith, Molly Brodeur, Dana Cooke, Lynn Stauf- fer, Terri Osborne, jill Wallace, Velvet Huffmaster, Kathleen Beebe, Ann Robinson, Mike Ennis, Linda Hissam. 2 - German Club does the honor of uniting Red Knight couples at the Old Hitching Post. 3 - German Club members enjoyed The Omph-pah-pah Man at the Heidelburg Castle in Sarasota. 4 - The selling of Gummi Baren was a major fun-raiser for the German Club. .W E? , ,, i ,a Gaste + Ausflfige : Arbeit K' J Mrs. Linda Hissam began another Calendars. ? year as German Club advisor with the same energy and enthusiasm that she had when she began the organization eleven years ago. Helping her organize activities were the 1981-82 officers: President Bob Peckham, Vice-President Brett johnson, Treasurer Dayna Cooke, and Secretary Lynn Stauffer. This year's German Club showed a definite increase in both membership growth and unity in group activities. The students began with an initiation ceremony on Fort Myers Beach and soon attacked each project with a spirit of invincibility. After initiation, the club started their fund raising projects. The annual Gum- mi Baren sales and Christmas Candy- Grams proved to be great successes. Christmas was also the time for the sale and distribution of German Advent All work and no play was definitely not the rule for members of the German Club. The Foreign Language Skating Party and the German Christmas Party were just two of the popular social outings for members. The trek to the Heidelburg Castle in Sarasota to enjoy an authentic German meal and the marvelous dancing and entertainment was educational and enjoyable. The biggest event for the German Club came during Easter when students from West Germany visited our campus. Those foreign guests were taken to Walt Disney World, the Everglades, and the Asolo Theater in Sarasota. Perhaps though the highlight of their entire trip was attending North I-Iigh's Prom. This gave them a real glimpse into an ex- citing evening in an American teenager's social life. Organizations f 65

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D'Anglais a Francais French Club may appear to be just another foreign language club to the or- dinary student at North High, but once inside the doors of room 115, it's another story entirely. The French Club sponsor, Mdme. Benkhatar, feels her club is a bit more exclusive than the others because she required its members to belong to a French class before joining. This made it easier to pass on news regarding club meetings and activities. As with most organizations, French Club had a need to replenish its club treasury during the year. This they did with the usual car washes and bake sales throughout the year. Soon they had raised a tidy sum which enabled them to participate in a full array of social and educational events. All members looked forward to the St. Petersburg's International Folk Festival in February with enthusiasm. This event offered the students the opportunity to observe and learn about various cultures through their displays. EX- hibitors, dressed in native costumes, served authentic food, displayed their crafts, demonstrated their music and dance, and discussed their customs and heritage. French club is certainly not all fun and games. French students and club members began practicing in the fall for spring competition at district and state levels. Entries in these contests were in fields of oral recitation, written transla- tion, and artistic interpretation. Led during 1981-82 by President Robyn Bouch, Vice-President Laurie Parish, and Secretary-Treasurer Valarie Nottingham, French Club members were easily identified in North's classrooms and hallways by their white T-shirts with red sleeves, bearing the slogan, Souriez si vous parlez francais . . . Smile if you speak French. 44, 1 eg . 1 - Pausing for a moment of quiet contemplation during the foreign language's skating party was French Club member, Hezy Hemed. 2 - Mrs. Benkhatar enumerates her expecta- tions on participation in club activities. 3 - Ienny Nicks, An- f dy Iohns, and Kim Moody get information from Mrs. Benkhatar on their trip to the Folk Festival in St. Petersburg. 4 - French Club IL to Rl: Kneeling - Caroline Normandin, Katherine Yoder, Valarie Nottingham, Anita McLeod, Denise Nolan, Cindie Esquivel, Lynn Truskey, Bonnie Bouch, Robyn Bouch, Dennis Anderson. Standing - Ienny Nicks, Ienny Genesky, Dawn Iackson, Karen Bussey, Kim Moody, Andy Iohns, Carla Dudley, Denise Morgan, Dawn Hepp, Cheryl Martin, Coury Macdonald, Mrs. Cathy Benkhatar. 64 X Organizations 4 gtlm I si Wi!

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Roving Reporters Room 23 took on the appearance of a journalistic complex during fourth and fifth periods daily. It was here that the Knight Life, North Fort Myers High School's student newspaper, came alive. Mr. Allen Caraway, Knight Life spon- sor, pushed the staff to publish ten monthly issues of the paper during 1981-82. The newspaper, produced completely by Iournalism I and II students, reflected the creativity of the staff and the flavor of life at North High. During the 1980-81 school year, a press center was obtained which greatly reduced the monthly production cost of the Knight Life and offered the staff an opportunity to become more completely involved in the actual production of the newspaper. This center, consisting of two typesetting machines, a headliner, a light table, and other equipment, allows the staff to completely set up each issue of their paper. The only thing not actual- ly handled by them was the press run. Being a member of the Knight Life staff was a large and serious respon- sibility. Everyone had to pitch in selling ads, interviewing students and teachers, searching for unusual articles, covering sports, organizational, and social events, and writing, rewriting, and then editing their creative efforts. The rewards were tremendous though as each issue was produced and they saw their work recorded in print and enthusiastically read by the entire North High family. 2 1 - Processing headlines, Lisanne Banta looks over the machine's read-out. 2 - Michelle Waser works on the new typesetter. 3 - Mr. Allen Caraway super- vises his staff during paste-up at the light tables. 4 -- Knight Life Staff IL to RJ: Front Row - Michelle Mease, Tami Parker, Diana Bishop, Allen Caraway, Debbie Hills, Connie Burke, Back Row - Dusty Boyd, Stacy Williams, Elizabeth Corbitt, Laura Flem- ing, Komona McGriff, Lisa Long, Linda Iacobson, Tammy Mattox, Marshall Upshaw, Mike Tam, Lisanne Banta, Troy Simons, Steve Maitland, Michelle Waser, Wade Smallwood, Shawn Lingle, Ed Ieleniewski, lim Thompson, Tamara Bragg, Richard Alfano, Paula Howze. 66 X Organizations -if .ff A.