North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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J ournaljogging: hot pur uit DAVENPORT, IA QNAHPAJ - At approximately 8:10 A.M. Monday, August 26, the first issue of The Pursuit of the Wildcats was distributed as they embarked upon their new educational adventure into the world of proving that North's Alive in '85.', Early in the summer, Editor-in- Chief Jon Doyle and Adviser Betty Christian undertook the challenge of producing North's first paper, in hopes to capture the blue and the gold. After brainstorming over one hun- dred names, Student Senate and the small nucleus of the news staff voted, declaring it The Pursuit. Its inaugral edition was pasted up by News Editors Chris Johnson and Teri Schultz, Fea- tures Editor, Peggy Sager, and Christian and Doyle, on Wednesday, August 21, on Christian's ping pong table from 7 P.M. until 1:30 A.M. The Pursuit staff strove for excellence in layout and student coverage as they published sixteen issues. Being on newspaper has been a great challenge for me and a rewarding event, exclaimed Sports Editor Jeff Hester. Though newspapering took work and dedication, it was a lot of fun, admitted sophomore Alicia McDonough who wrote special features about issues such as boozin, tn' cruisin', Ramboman- ia, and HGimme a Break. The Pursuit staff sought out the identity of the newly composed student body. Finally, in May, they had estab- lished the way of the Wildcats in the field of newspaper journalism. --' mir f Ns! I .als iw Wednesday nights are reserved for newspaper paste-up as Jeff Hester and Mrs. Christian finalize a layout. Photo: V. Sabatino. To insure the continuation of our school newspa- per, Peggy Sager consults business manager Nancy Boever on financial matters. Photo: B. Christian. Newspaper

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'Newspaper Happy to get the first issue of the newspaper out Editor-in-Chief Jon Doyle celebrates by having a party. Photo: T. Erickson. 3 l 1. 1 0 1 1 1 X.. 'K -ax ,f A I ,.. ' , as I4 . 'Ni 1 ' 5 ' - ' F lx ' W A . fic . 0 U l YK a Q 7:2 lil ,, x X Q 4 l 5 Y . hi Q . I ' is JSI! 'F 98,3d ' x 'I' W E, . Www W 2 . 1.-Wir + '??r9' Q ,X PURSUIT STAFF: Front Row: Jeff Hester, Chris Johnson, Linda Schoffstall, Terri Schultz, Alicia McDonough. Second Row: Mark Schli- chting, Matt McManus, Kory Kleppe, James Green. Third Row: Josh Miller, Jon Doyle, Chris Hitshew, Mrs. Christian. Photo: T. Erickson. Ko X H il 5 Eli I 'J ,4 y .M-mwg. New 1 4? egg,

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Although the night be- fore a deadline can be very hectic in the pub , everyone manages to get - X-r, a few laughs. Photo: M. Mackenzie. Yearbook artists Kory Kleppe and Heather Pooley discuss their plans for designing the endsheets. Photo: M. Mackenzie. N z Wk X . , XX N s B Xxx N , SS' wx.. . 5 Memorymaking: uSign here! The work in producing a yearbook never seems to end, but if we can capture the true feeling of the first year at North, the hours spent are well worth while, stated Cindy Crossen, just one of the eighteen hard working staff members. Work on the Norwica began in June of ,85 with Co-Editors Ruta Shah, from Central, and Laura McCarthy, from West. Many hours of deliberation were put into choosing a name for the yearbook. They wanted to use an Indian name, 'Yearbook such as Central and West had, but could not find a name to suit the school. In August, they finally created a name that really represented North, the- Norwica, which was derived from the words, North Wildcats. The theme for this year's book was So Excited to be United, to which represented the symbolic union of Cen- tral, West, and Wood students into one student body. Editor-in-Chief Laura McCarthy remarked, This year's year- book is extra special because it is setting tones and traditions for future years of North High School, and is a reflection of the quality of the very first student body. Through all the work and sacrifices, new friends, lessons, and new experi- ences were gained. The daily camarad- eries of mixing education with excite- ment and committment are the greatest rewards of being in creativity as we attack deadlines, stated advisor Mrs. Christian.