North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Fall Play Is Lance (Steve) tries to persuade Nelson Smedley (Mark). ' The Beauty Part was presented by North Students on November II and 12, under the direction of John Thompson. The play was a farce which poked fun at the arts and the fact that artists can forget their artistic standards when tempted by money and authority. Also it was the story of Lance Weatherwax, (played by Steve Cree) who tries to find a place in the creative world, only to end up at home to live on his family ' s money. Beauty Part Mrs. Finecr li. - ' ■ vs ,uas i. )okini: orientals. CAST Octavia Weatherwax, Grace Fingerhead Emily Gould Milo Weatherwax, Hyacinth Beddoes Laffoon Mark Linebach Lance Weatherwax Steve Cree April Monkhood Linda Shipman Also the cast included: Rob Gallagher, Mike Allen, Rod Christofferson, Tina Lewis, Doug Godwin, Michele Weeks, Richard Peckham, Becky Woodyard, Paul McCollom, Chris Hay, Janet Battles, Mona Reese, Leslie Rychel, and John Gillihan. Justice Hollywood-style! 13

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Pep Assemblies Help to Spark Spirit With the cadets forming a tunnel. Greg Holland and 1 om C lay head to their seals. With Greg Patton looking on. Kevin Nichols talks about the coming basket- ball season. Pep assemblies were held during the Fall and Winter to help encourage spirit and enthusiasm. L. J. Boyd acted as M.C., the Band provided music, and the Cheerleaders lead the cheers. The activities all helped to fire up the Polar Bears. Much of the activities focused on the cadets, band, and cheerleaders. Students get fired up! 12

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Fall Means Activities, Involvement North means smiles and togetherness as students and faculty show. Emily Gould and Marsha Stufflebeam work hard on routmes. LEFT: As a part of North ' s membership in the North Cen- tral Association (NCA), an evaluation team visited North on December 5-7. The NCA is a group of schools and colleges that work to keep education at a rising level of qual- ity. The purpose of the team, consisting of high school teachers, adminis- trators, and college pro- fessors, was to examine the school programs and make recommendations. East High is hung in effigy. ROTC helps out at Open House. The sophomores are getting shakier every year! Mr. Koester and home remodeling class helped to build the new activity board. The board is a pep club project and will help adver- tise school activities. A wall was built to separate the gym and weight room. The wall was in the origina plans for North but was omitted in order to save money. 14