North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Victory! We’ve Got It October 18, 1963. To the students at North High, the mention of this date will recall ninny fond memories . . . slow awakening over early morning pancakes . . . those endless morning classes ... the nervous candidates ... the best auditorium ever . . . pom-pons waving . . . Victory ... a wonderful dance! After weeks of preparation. Homecoming began in earnest. The Homecoming buttons came out with the Polar battle cry, “In-Voc the Po-Law,” engraved upon them. Posters began to publicize the various Homecoming activities. Announcements in the daily bulletin urged North students to become a part of Homecoming by participating in the activities taking place all around them. The football team dug in deeper in hopes for a victory. Decorations lined the halls of North. Homecoming was here. That Friday morning, classes, although informal, seemed unbearably long. Somehow, though, the students survived the morning, and at 1:30 p.m. excitedly crowded into the auditorium to see their Queen crowned. In a few short moments. North's Homecoming Queen was chosen. Marie Hagen's reign Itegan with entertainment by her subjects. Queen Marie and her court especially enjoyed a skit prepared by Mr. Gary Parker. The skit had. instead of the usual alumni talent, only students as actors. Its continuous rhythm stirred the students, setting a stage for the cheerleaders who stirred spirit to a frenzy in preparation for the game. With the strains of “Loyalty” still ringing in their ears, the students hurried to Hobb’s Firld. hoping to get a good seat in the weather-and-time-worn bleachers. They cheered as the team ran onto the field, and this enthusiasm did not wane throughout the game. After the wonderful half-time show, they suddenly realized that a victory was possible, and yelled even louder to rouse the team. A victory! CHAOS!! Crying, laughing, cheering, the students ran onto the field. Minor disagreements were momentarily forgotten as the students hugged each other with a sense of oneness that only victory can bring. That evening many students joined to celebrate at the Homecoming dance. They wondered how so many things could happen in one short day. Pleased with all that Homecoming had brought them hut sad to have it end. the students said “Goodbye to Homecoming for another year. 10 Queen candidates, clouds of spray, and Happy chit-chat adorn Homecoming.

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“Go North, Young Man!” North, where beautiful queens and talented students lurk. Where great things happen. Homecoming. Sno-Week, Holiday Revue . . . He stops and looks hut most of all enjoys. Breaks in his routine; that, he clamors for. He asks for them and he gets them. Whether or not they benefit him, they’re always there. 9

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Homecoming 1963 A Frightened Miss The slow, unnerving walk of the Homecoming Queen candidates down the center aisle was the climax to several weeks of tension for everyone. After senior | etitioning. Homecoming swirled all about them. They smiled, cried, laughed, wondered, and worried; but most of all. they enjoyed every minute of it. What’s This? The football captains strolled leisurely around the irls, smug in their knowledge of the victor. TENSION! The captains climaxed their exciting walk by choosing Marie Hagen as Homecoming Queen for 1963. After crowning Queen Marie, the football captains led the team to victory over Vocational. A Child’s Kiss Homecoming will always linger with Queen Marie in photographs and memories. She will never forget the warmth and acceptance expressed by the student body and represented by the adoring kiss of a miniature Polar. II