North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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During the pep assembly for the Homecoming football game verses Bishop Carroll, the candidates for Pigskin Pete and Varsity Sue are introduced. joe Basham and Emily Froome are caught with smiles as they walk onto the gym floor. While taking a chance to rest, Dana Farmer, Mark Gelvin, Diana Navarro, and David Foley sit down and socialize at the Homecoming dance, Approximately 400 people dressed up, and danced to their heart's content in the decorated cafeteria. am., KJ Q5 feic. 1 M,...,,,,y 4 . ,f , EQ L J ' 1 , 1 l , HOMECOMING CANDIDATES- Pete Sagarty, Valarie Howard, Ronnie Caldwell, jackie Dennis, Brad Orth, Cindy Stockwell, joe Basham, Emily Froome, Mark Stan- diforcl, Pigskin Peteg Renee Gates, Varsity Sueg Robert Hooper, Amy Porter. Homecoming

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E E l 1 1 Q 4 sf, -- . Y, . ij? 'ff .1-Qi he li-' 32, ct ,w fg...,t:', iz, 3.1, . .fb-engine was .35 fyjf ,mf During Spirit lakes., l:'CIOb'f3f 10-lil, a variety of activities took place. Competing in collecting change, decorating halls, and controlling the spirit stick were just a few of the weeks festivities. Students soon realized that the loose change they contributed from their pockets added up quickly as a dqnation to their class. The class that accumulated the most change by the end of the week won all the money donated from all four classes. .Beating the others with a donation of inspires involvement in Spirit Week, seniors dominate competition 357209, the senior class gained a total of 39613, to use for class projects. Painting and planning, each class decorated their hall on Thursday for the judging before school on Friday. Winning by .4 of a point over the sophomores, the seniors took first place. Several of the judges stated, All the balls looked really gooai and it was zz tough a'eczkz'0n. During the Friday morning pep assembly, a giant five foot spirit stick was awarded to the spirited senior class for donating the most money and winning red and white, and the class yell contests Each day of Spirit Week had a designa costume for the students to wear. One could see, by the peculiar costumes worn, just what their friends were truly like. 'On Fri- day, the halls were filled with the school colors of red and white, a tradition Homecoming that was not forgotten. Balloons were distributed before game, and when the Redskins made tl first touchdown the sky was filled with and white as students released them. II ing halftime activities the candidates vw introduced. As they walked through tunnel the girls were escorted by the father of the king candidates. At the end of the tunnel each received a rose from a varsit cheerleader. Keeping the tradition flowing, the football team went on to win 21-0. At the Homecoming Dance held Satur- day, October 15, from 8:30 to 11:30, Renee Gates and Mark Standiford were crowned Varsity Sue and Pigskin Pete, Dancing with dates and other friends to the music played by disc jockey john Born, proved to be exciting as the football game. Excha students were noted for the different de they taught to others. Although Homecoming had many memories were stored in the back students' minds. Weird Wednesday gives many people the chance to show their creativity with exotic outfits and strange attire. Tim Shive poses with Buddy Brown who is dressed in a Roman toga, a popular costume of the day. For the Tribe assembly on Weird Wednesday, the Homecoming candidates dress up as representatives from the other Wichita high schools. From clowns to E.T., all the other schools are illustrated humorously. ., '---Nc. Af. 64:1 11 i

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f d b Drama II classg iiaelleiiifldiiplayied in performing arts Autumn brought several productions from the Performing Arts Department. The Drama Department presented a two-act play based upon the popular comic strip Tunzhleweealr. The Vocal Music Depart- ment sang under the direction of a new vocal music teacher, and the Instrumental Music Department was assisted by musi- cians from Wichita State University. Transformed into the dusty, dismal, and dreary town of Grimy Gulch, the Drama classroom was made up to set the mood for the Drama and Vocal Music Departments' production of the Melodrama and Oleo, Tumhleweedr. Presented on the evenings of October 11 and 13, Tzmzhleweeai told the story of Grimy Gulch and how it was saved from the choo-choo. The melodrama, based upon the comic stri by Tom K. Ryan and the judge Frump, played by Bryan Buehler, I-Iildegard Hamhocker by Billie johnson, Poohawk Indian Chief by Trey Harris, Deputy Knuckles by David East, and of course the plays namesake, Tumbleweeds played by james Valdez. Apart from the usual routine of rehears- ing after school, the Drama II and III students involved with the melodrama rehearsed during class time and sometimes during the lunch period. Neither the Drama or Vocal Music Department had rehearsed together and the first time they performed together as a group was, in fact, the opening night. I zfhoaght it went very well andl gained a lor of a'zreetz'ng experience. I woula lz'he to a'z'rer:t again, hopefully a larger production. stated Natalze Castro, Sta- clent Dzreclor. The November 1 performance was the first vocal music concert under the direction of Mr. johnson, the new vocal music teacher. Traveling to Northwest for an invitational sponsored by Northwest on November 8, the Madrigals participated in a vocal music concert along with five other Wichita area high schools. The Madrigals were the first featured group to perform after the host high school. Following the concert was a reception and a dance held in the Nor- thwest commons. The performances were not judged, but rather enabled each school to show how they were developing in their vocal music areas. Assisted by two jazz musicians from Wichita State University, The Instrumental Music Department performed several clasical and jazz pieces in an instrumental concert presented on the evening of P book by Tim Kelly, was provided with musical numbers and comedy skits from the Vocal Music Department. Several characters from the comic strip were presented in Tarnhleweeafr, such as if ,V X l A 'iii sims.. XTXQS In the first vocal music concert of the season, the Vocal Music Department filled the auditorium with such songs as 'Diana Ross' Why Do Fools Fall in Love and the Madrigal favorite To Be a Foothall Hero. Members of the Drama I and II classes portray the inhabitants ofthe dismal Grimy Gulch in the October roduction of ' 'Tumbleweeds Towns eo le November 3. The two WSU jazz Kurt Ruckersfeldt and Loretta joined the jazz band in such songs as Come Rain or Shine and They Can 'I Tahe Away From Me. . . P - P P during a spelling contest that could decide the fate of their hero Tumbleweeds.