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

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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.

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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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1 5 l 1 5 , fi iEZ32iE33iiE?' -n-n.....,, W 7 fm 9 1 - 1982 Excalibur Staff: IL to R1 Kneeling - Ienny Nicks, Doreen Makar, Tami Parker, Diana Bishop, Nichole Vracar, Valarie Nottingham. Standing - Mrs. Martha Richardson, Todd Mik- kelson, Michele Markovits, Ioe Fortini, Cindy Es- quivel, Karen Bussey, Mike McQuinn, Donna Schoneman. 2 - The Excalibur staff gets together for a work session. 3 - Staff members Ioe Fortini and Marie Kapcin discuss layout designs used in last year's Excalibur. 4 - Checking for mistakes in copy is Excalibur Art Editor Doreen Makar. fl Medieval Magic The magical days of knights and their ladies in the medieval times of King Arthur, live on at North High through the literary magazine, Excalibur. Named after the legendary sword Ar- thur used to right injustices dur- ing his reign as King of England, North's Excalibur is used to showcase the creative talents of student writers, poets, and artists. The Excalibur staff, under the direction of Mrs. Martha Richardson, solicited the con- tribution of original stories, ar- ticles, essays, poems, and draw- ings from the students at North throughout the year. The staff then proceeded to turn this pot- pourri of creative efforts into an attractive edition of the annual magazine. Our modern day knights spent hours designing layouts, reading, editing, and typesetting copy, and choosing and prepar- ing original artwork and photographs. They were involv- ed in all stages of production, even to selling advertisements and securing contributions to finance the production. Their reward came with the publica- tion and sale of the magazine in the spring and the knowledge they had helped budding writers, poets, and artists see their original efforts in print. Excalibur's Editor Diana Bishop, Assistant Editors Terri Cochrane and Michele Markovitz, Art Editor Doreen Makar, Photo Editor Ienny Nicks, Poetry Editor Mark Kinder, and Publicity Editor Mil-fe McQuinn worked with their staff in producing an outstanding magazine for North High 1882. It was enteraining, innovative, and something that all Red Knights could enjoy with pride- Organizations f 67