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

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Not an Ordinary School r As known to generations of Red Knights for the past twenty-five years, North Fort Myers High School is not an ordinary high school in an ordinary community. This was also the conclusion of Dr. Charles T. Council and the other members of the SACS Visiting Committee who visited, analyzed, and evaluated North High School this past fall. Although the committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools made their visitation just this past year, the preliminary work began ten years ago after the last evaluation in 1974. Five years after that report, the North High faculty and staff embarked on a thorough self study on the progress made after those 1974 recom- mendations. These evaluations were published in the North Fort Myers High School Five Year Evaluation Report. At the end ofthe 83-84 school year, the facul- ty and staff re-evaluated and published the Self-Study. This 205 page report was printed, bound, and delivered to the SACS committee well in advance of their visit. On the evening of September 14, 1964, North's campus was filled with faculty, ad- ministrators, students, and the Southern Association Committee members. The oc- casion was an informal luau dinner to com- mence the 3 day evaluation of the Red Knight domain. Opening the festivities was a slide show presentation by Mr. Alan Caraway, showing how North Fort Myers High School and its community work together, For those faculty, staff, and students present, it was a very emotional experience. The final moments were dedicated to the introduction of the twenty-four members of the SACS Evalua- tion Committee. The next morning North's corridors and Committee members share a few friendly words while visiting North High. Summed up in writing is the five year study of North Fort Myers High School. 1 '3 - I - , I ,, . 1 .. Q - , 1 - Q 1 Q , .K - 1 : .. : Q - rr-3 5-Ts. 1 - 1 :LL-as gfi YQ.. : M W A 1 -fy un . , classrooms were filled with new faces. SACS members questioned and surveyed students, faculty, staff and administration. For three days, these highly competent people analyzed and evaluated the status of North Fort Myers High School's educa- tional program. Those diligent evaluators worked round the clock, not to criticize, but to prepare and present thorough, non- partial commendations and recommenda- tions to the Red Knight administration, faculty and staff. As a result of the intensive and extensive analysis-evaluation, the committee de- duced that the real strength of this school is an extraordinary attitude that prevails, one which makes North Fort Myers High School not an ordinary school, but one specially accredited and suitable for the needs ofthe ever-special family of Knights. SACS v- Q

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A S.A.C.5, member reloxes ond fokes o look of our Knight Life newspoper. uv' 4 Q . 1 ' . iw QW.,-0 While on breok, evoluoring committee members pose for o picture. I ll Receiving helpful odvice from o S.A.C.S. member is Mr. Edmund Slickles. SACS f H, - - -.W -I

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John Belushi ond Dorothy from Kc sos visit North High with the help f Joe Yerkes ond Pam Brennan. 46 Homecoming '84 Red Knights enjoy themselves during the twenty-fifth Homecoming donce. Sporkling Red Knight, Lindo Smith rides for o finol time during the Homecoming gome.