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

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Pre-Algebro student Roy Wildrnon, shows greor en- thusiosm during Mrs. Previty's lesson. Computer whiz Dennis Groves, demonstrotes his obili- ty ot the keyboard. .V- Geometry questions by Angie Moroble ond Donnie Ellingsworrh ore answered reodily by Mr. Repp. 136 CU,,.w..,m XX Y. . lbc X- S14 A? ,,5i,j2'!LA ' I I f 12 ' Hwy? mf? N-ff sf :fi Ii ,,

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Editor: Jenny Volello Suson Horne Christy Rotliff Cindy Summeroll When someone mentions high school, vorious reoctions oboundg friendships, fun, othletic events. All thot is definitely port of life ot North Fort Myers High School, but Red Knights know thot educotion is the biggest port. During the post twenty-five yeors ot North High numerous chonges hove been mode in the curriculum in order to meet the needs, in- terests, ond desires of the wide ronge of students who hove graced the rooms ond hollwoys. In oddition to the course chonges there hove been drostic chonges in credit re- quirements for groduotion. The present trend is on increose in the numnber of ocodemic subjects, providing little opportunity for some of the elective course offerings. The future moy even hold the con- cept of speciolized high school diplomos, i.e. business, generol, vocotionol, college. Regordless of whot might be in the future for upcoming Red Knights, North High School's curriculum will be odjusted to serve eoch ond every student who is enrolled. ln the end, it is the curriculum thot is the moin ingredient to 0 successful future. C ,,, -am-: ., 1 Our modd 1965 chemists. Curriculum 1. Wi?

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Vital Statistics 97 Rock FM 107 4X4 36-23-35 813-287-4168 33903 1623 Elm Street 123AZl 267-41-0583 Q! 2 X45 5:30 AM 7V2 B 8 x10 Who said that math was not an important part of a Red Knight's daily life? Whoever believed that never acquired a social security number, called a phone number, read a clock, baked a cake, purchased a McDonald's sandwich, secured a car license tag, had a shoe size, or checked outa girl's vital statistics. Math definitely served a major purpose in the life of Red Knights. Realizing Math's vital role in society, North Fort Myers High School has numerous course offerings in the field of math. Whether a student used math skills as merely part of his everyday existence, or whether he planned to enter a V 51.25 M1 pounder 5'7 1002 16:25 M1 c. corn syrup 2 T. brown sugar professional field which required specialized math skills, he would be prepared because of the training provided by the faculty here at North. North's math faculty, led by department chairperson, Mrs. Julie Previty, has been outstanding not only in its teaching skills, but also in its concern forthe students. Any day of the week, Red Knights could remain after school hours to acquire personal help from one ofthe math faculty. Some teachers even gave up their lunch and planning periods to assist students. ln addition to the traditional courses of basic math, algebra, geometry, and Z Af' . 3 T. margarine or butter M4 c. peanut butter Mr c. fudge sauce 1 at. vanilla ice cream trigonometry, North High offered business math classes, remedial math courses, and computer math courses. Although it was the age of calculators and computers, Red Knights were still expected to be able to compute using only their brains with no assistance from mechanical equipment. For whatever reason a Red Knight needed to use math skills, he was prepared because of the courses offered, the professional skills, and concerned attitude of the North Fort Myers High School math teachers. ,733 Eager to learn, Karen Bussy and Richard Boinley watch Mr. Skiff demonstrate a rather hard trigonometry problem. Instructor Mr. Wise aids Laura Thomas during a com puter programming class. Curriculum