North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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thletes strive f,Zi.Zi'L?i3i3f3f,TiEim.m Time flowed quicker for athletes when they participated in sports. Not only did sports make time pass at a faster rate, but it also gave athletes something to look forward to, something to strive for, something to conquer. Trying out for each sport caused some students grief and others relief. The grief came when the first cut was made, for not everyone could be on the team. While the relief came for the stu- dent who didn't get cut. This process was repeated until the coach decided he had the best team he could possibly have. Many athlete hopefuls worked hard to make the team cuts while time flowed quickly on. As crowds filled the stands on September 7 the football team got ready to start the first game of the season. Not only was this the first game of football season, but it was also the sport which started the spirit of sports rising. The hard work demonstrated by the football team led them to a 4-5 record. While football players were striving to win, so was the cross country team. The stretching of muscles during workouts prepared the team members to place in every meet they attended. Cross country ended it's season placing seventh INTENSE CONCENTRATION - It takes great poise and grace to be a good competitive gymnast. Dana Farmer poses and readies herself for her dismount which enabled her to go on and take first on beam in the meet agaimt Carroll. SAVE THAT BALL - Wanda Holt attempts to spike the ball but it B blocked by Heights Kim Campbell gets set to save the ball giving North the lead. 6 !Open1ng: Sports in city. Stretching was not only for the cross country team but also for the gymnastics team. Leaping, flipping and rolling about with great precision gave the team a great start. Winning 8 out of 1 lmeets the gymnastic team tied for 2nd in ci- ty and 2nd in regional competitions. Hitting the ball over the net as well as keep- ing it in bounds was the main objective of the girls' tennis team. This hardworking group of young ladies strived to make the Redskin tennis team number one. Spikers, bumpers, and volleyers made up the volleyball team. Being an excellent team of Red- skins, they set the ball up and led their opponents into a fight for the finish. Dribbling up the court the boys' and girls' basketball teams gave their opponents a workout They were able to do this through hard work and long hours put in on many practices. While the basketball team was out on the court the wrestling team could be found in the weight room. The team ranged from the smallest, skinniest guy to the largest, most muscular guy. These guys gave their opponents a battle that was hard to win. Swimming laps, practicing strokes, and learn- ing precision was what the swim teams worked on in practices. The hard work they put in show- ed up in their performances at the meets. Fall and winter sports kept time flowing quickly for athletes through high school for athletes.

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i9 ?' my , Af Nr l cfm. ,Ali HARD AT WORK - With much skill and concentration, Steve Williams works to com- plete a blanket rack. Steve made the blanket rack as a project for his woods class. DON'T GET WET - Measuring the density ofa human body during physics class, Curt Drennen rises out of the water. The density was measured by how much water was displaced. il' 4 , 4.3 '-an ,M mt A wi i f -...Q fu tc! 4 Q f ,-M i L H w. ff A STEADY HAND - For his drafting class, Byron Sanders carefully finishes a two part 'detail drawing so he can begin working on his project. , mlm--Q., Opening: Academics! 5 T

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