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

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Elizabeth Runnells Cinnamon Saltzman 202 Highly Rated Hits Music seems to be an essential part of life for many teenagers. Different people have always enjoyed different types of music. Here at North High School, students were varied in their liking of music. This was evidenced on classroom desks, bathroom walls, T-shirts, folders and posters in lockers throughout campus. Some Red Knights, like Nemesis, even liked to write, play, and record their own music. As for listening pleasure, there were country lovers who were interested in Hank Williams, Jr. and Alabama. Hard rock fans listened to the metal sounds of Dio, Twisted Sister, Ratt, and Iron Maiden. The top forties were prevalent for listening pleasure, while soul music was popular with some, Students frequently sneoked Arlene Patton Michael Pavlus Alexx Paz Rob Pearce Martha Pleil Lee Pohle Gabriella Ponzio James Prezioso Dean Price Aaron Pruite Kellie Reed Tobi Reist Daniel Rodgers Heather Ruch Jessica Rudd Lynda Rudd Joseph Rule John Russo Daniel Ruth Frank Rutkowski Tracy Sanders Isabelle Scott Sophomores illegal radios, cassette players, Walkman radios, and evenjam boxes on campus for listening to whenever possible. The oldies-but-goodies were still en- joyed by the sounds of Led Zepplin, The Beatles, Yes, Pink Floyd, and Bob Seger. Petra, the Christian rockers, remained popular with some Red Knights. Some preferred the classical sounds of Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach. Twenty-five years ago North's Red Knights listened to Elvis, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, and Connie Francis. Throughout the years, music changed in content and sound, but it has always been a vital part of many lives. For some students, life wouldn't be nearly as great without the good-ole-radio. Wearing a shirt which represents one of his favorite musical groups is Robby Hicks. 4

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Roppin' 'Round Compus Our school isjust like 0 Tee. North celebrotes its 25th onniversoryf' Those lines were heord severol times during this post school yeor os North's populor dee joys recorded vorious rodio onnouncements. North High proudly boosted four rolented student dee joys who worked professionolly ot thisjob. One of the four worked nightly ot Gorfield's Lounge in Fort Myers, ond the other three hod their own group coiled The Fontosy Four. The Fontosy Four wos known for its outstonding school rops for different school octivities ond clubs. The group consisted of leoder Jomes Flash Holi, Ricky Soul Washington, Jimmy Sonic Kid Miller, ond former Red Knight Cedric Sweet Put- nom. They olso D.J.'d ot locol porties in Lee County ond ot North High School donces. Fontosy Four speciolized in mixing ond recording, ond spent mony hours procticing so they could be considered Red Knights' fovorite dee joys. Kerry Johnson, better k wn os KJ the DJ, storted ropping for orth High three yeors ogo. Encouroged by his over- whelming success in school ropping, Kerry immediotely become employed os profes- sionol entertoiner. ln oddition to perform- ing his rops ot footboll ond bosketboll gomes, Kerry worked ot Gorfield's Lounge. These four rolented young men helped Red Knights celebrote this speciol yeor through their topes ond performonces dur- ing the school yeor. It, , 1 ,I - l T g if i J Q' l Timothy Merritt Donno Meceli LoShown Middlebrooks Anno Miller ,J Duone Miller ,f T Poulo Miller , r Leoh Minotti Renee Mitchell Cheryl Modtlond Alon Moroles , Zunio Morris Shonnon Mueller ,RQ Comille Noson Heother Newbern Heidi Nichols Nothon Nichols Soroh Novin J Christine O'Sheo L Mortine Overholt F Mory Poris Brion Porisi Dorryl Porker . Angelo Pote t Hope Potterson f V A Z Sophomores

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Hundreds of records ond ropes wolt to be bought by Pied Knights. Steve Pearce ond Jomes Pollard of Nemesis open for the hit bond Styrker. we N-SNK, I -arf ii i - X ,. 1 X Cindy Scritchfield LeAnn Scudder Douglos Semler Sondro Senesoc Eric Sheehon Jennifer Sheets Stocy Sheffler Kristy Shermon Debro Shultz Chrlstino Sievert Robert Siller Jennifer Smith Kenneth Smith Kimberly Smith Shown Smith Jill Solich Robin Speos Tino Spriggs J, Christopher Spurlln Rlchord Steel Volorie Summeroll Seon Swoney John Toylor Kelly Thomon ,,a If sxj Sophomores