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

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19 Signing in lore, Chuck McClure considers whot might be his fore. Lore to school, Kelly Moloy enters the porking lot. tw-,'-,f.Lf' '- '. 2 t . Wondering whot her excuse is this time, Ms. Ann Roglond looks onnoyed. Absentee

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Ready with Tom Rojshavongs pink unexcused is Ms. Ann Ragland, meanwhile Mrs. Barbara Vagle records it Due to a few extra z's, Joyce Williams gets an unexcused absence from Ms. Ann Roalond , , ,,,f n'x lx lff A, An Unwelcome Looks of dismay speckled the corridors as students read their grade cards and discovered the new code - I - no credit due to excessive absences. The State Department of Education realized that student absenteeism had become a major problem and therefore, initiated the new nine-day absence policy to remedy the situation. The law basically meant that if a student missed more than nine hours of a class, he was not to be awarded credit for that class. Reactions to the policy were varied among students, faculty, and staff. Some felt as did senior Sherry Word, that the law Absentee N mmw-N .WSNQN Policy as unnecessary. lf we can come to school for three days a week and make the same grades as when we come for five, why not miss those two days? Some felt the atten- dance policy was beneficial. As art teacher, Mr. Levone Simms stated, lf a stu- dent isn't directly participating in a class, he's still learning something by just being there. The primary reason this law was passed, stated Principal Mr. Ed Stickles, is many students were spending just too much time out of class for various reasons. lf a student misses more than nine hours, he will be required to take a state test to decide whether he receives credit for the course. lf the student doesn't pass the test, he will receive no credit even if all other requirements for that class have beenf met. Numerous Red Knights felt the im- mediate effects of the attendance policy, yet the long term effects are yet to be evaluated. ln the meantime, North High students received brand new alarm clocks for birthdays or Christmas so they would avoid the consequences of nine hours of absence from class.

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S4P-l-R-l-T We've got spirit, S-P-l-R-I-T, spiritl The North High Red Knights hove lived by this cheer! ln the post twenty-five yeors, students hove ottended North ond opprox- imotely 4,984 hove groduoted to become Red Knight olumni. Everyone ot North is proud to be o Knight ond port of the Big Red fomily, working together to moke North the best, experiencing new en- counters every doy. Spirit ond pride is very importont to Red Knight octivities, soys SGA President Kollyn Hormon. The students ot North hove olwoys supported the schooI's oc- tivities, thot's whot mokes North Aft. Every weekdoy from 7:30 o.m. until 2:00 p.m. North students were not only ot- tending closses ond leorning, but olso shor- ing good times with friends ond foculty. During this, our 25th Anniversory yeor, North High pride ond spirit wos even greoter. On Fridoys every Red Knight dressed in red ond white. During footboll seoson the students bought bonners, but- tons, spirit ribbons, ond oll the troditionol North High porophenolio to show their school spirit ond pride. After 2:00 p.m. the ottitudes of the Red Knight never chonged. Crowds of students decked in the school colors turned out to wotch footboll gomes, ploys, ond other school octivities. After on extroordinory footoll seoson, the Red Knights kept their enthusiosm go- ing by hoving donces, bond concerts, ond ploys. Upon returning to school ofter Christmos vocotion, everyone got into the bosketboll ond boseboll seoson. Knights showed up to cheer their teoms to victories. ln Moy, seniors received their com- mencement onnouncements. They were finolly reolizing how close their lost doys os Spirit Showing their spirit, Angelo Morrison ond Heidi Williams tolk to Toni Giffin during Homecoming week. Awording the troditionol Spirit Stick, Principol Ed- mund Srickies inspires the screoming crowd. North High students were. This yeor wos o very speciol yeor for North with oll the Silver Anniversory oc- tivities. School spirit hos reolly improved since my freshmon yeor, soid Senior closs President Delbretto Jones, ond I hope thot in the future things will be os successful os it wos this post yeor. Without spirit our school would dwindle to o school with only ocodemic qualities, stoted Febro Scudder o senior bond member. The clubs ond orgonizotions moke the difference, soid Lori Posririk, dromo club president. l enjoyed my four yeors ot North becouse of the worm, friendly feeling l got when l entered the building, soid olumni, Mork Bitter C198-49. The Red Knights will olwoys remember the good times they shored ond the things they Ieorned. Their spirit ond pride will olwoys be in their memories. il it ' Q S i i T' . 2.41 Y - A-..s-,. , ,P Lf' f .s'ff...f.sg.-