North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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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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Printer added to computer in career lab, S d academics provide many opportunities for Being a very important part of high school, academics provided many opportunities for students. As time flowed, students became more and more aware of the importance of academics. A large variety of courses are available to students every year. With many different types of classes in every area, everyone had the op- portunity to choose the class that best suited their needs. The choices helped students to prepare themselves for the future. The career lab was improved early in the school year. The lab was redecorated by Councelors Donna Long and Sharon Hartsel. One feature added was wall paintings of Indian Motif. New curtains were put up, murals were hung, and furniture was rearranged to make the career lab more appealing. I wanted to make tbe career lab more appealing in tbe bope to get students more interested and bring tbem in, armrnented Mrs. Donna Long, counselor. A Guidance Information System was an outstanding program added to the computer. The five areas of information available to the students included occupational information, arm- ed services occupational information, two year college and four year college information, graduate and professional school information, and financial aids information. All the informa- tion could be printed on a print-out sheet which a student could keep. This program will be up- dated each year to provide accurate information for the students. The addition of a printer for the computer ter- minal was also added. This addition aided in the SAWING AWAY - Working in his silversmithing class, Tim Abney Cuts out a belt buckle. The design Tim chose for his belt buckle was that of a rebel flag. OPEN WIDE - In fourth hour Child Day Care, Dana Dehart is fed a snack by one of the children. The class gave students the opportunity to eam a certificate to teach in a day care. 4fOpen1ng: Academics operation of the career lab. Computer enrollment helped students get enrolled much easier in their chosen classes. In- stead of pulling cards for every class, the courses were typed in on a computer and the print-out appeareed after a few minutes. On the print-out was the name of the class, the hour, and the name of the teacher who taught the class. North was the first high school to try computer enroll- ment, and it was very helpful in the enrollment process. The National Merit Test was taken byjuniois to try and receive a scholarship and to help prepare for the SAT taken as a Senior. Senior, Beth Neher was chosen as a semi-finalist on the basis of her PSAT scores. The finalists will be chosen by comparing the score on the SAT to that of the Merit Test, and they must be recom- mended by their school. Sixteen seniors in Wichita public high schools were named as semi- fmalists. By winning this honor, the semi-finalists represent the top one half of one percent of their graduating class. Academics is the most important part of high school. Students were able to work toward their goals because of the many opportunities offered' to them. They looked toward the future as time flowed through their high school years. if 3 li j QL lf? 1' 5 li , 1 . . . Y 7

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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.