North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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STROKE, STROKE- Bay Huynh and Jesus Luna guide their canoe down the Arkansas River. Unlike any other school in Kan- sas, North students learn canoeing and water saftey skills. GRIN AND BEAR IT- Flashing a smile, Junior Christina Voltelen listens to English lll teacher Pat Brown. Voltelen, one of the ll exchange students at North, is from Denmark. 'K Show time A. V Process creates slide show A. V Process, Audio Visual Process, was a new course add- ed to the Language Arts Department A. V Process was in- troduced to North High with an end of the year slide show, Times n' Traditions . It was met with resounding approval from the student body and faculty. In order to make such a presentation Mr. Wilome, A. V Process instructor, receiv- ed help from volunteer students, faculty and community members. Music was provided by KE YN A.V Process is a semester course in which the students work on one major project. In this new beginners produc- tion class students learn basic techniques and theories of A. V production. They learn storyboard, which is visualizing what to shoot before going to an event. This is also considered an organizational tool because it basically means, planning ahead. They plan, shoot, and edit their own pictures. After they organized the pictures they plan to use for the slide show and pick out the music they want to use, they present the slide show for the entire school. To help Hnance the slide show projects, Mr Willome ap- plied for a grant from the district to help pay for the nec- cessary, expensive equipment. A petition of our students sup- port was also sent to them. However, the grant was unfor- tunately turned down, so A. V Process students had several candy sales to earn the 'money needed to pay for their ex- penses on the projects. Their first major project was made in the fall. It focused on Homecoming week, October Fest and other events happening in Wichita. It was presented at the end of the Hrst semester in a special assembly, The ac- tual shooting, planning and organizing is the most difficult and challenging part in making the slide show because we have so many photographers and people working on this project and there is so much to do, said Willome. Set to todays popular music and featuring North students and faculty, the Audio-Visual class presented a slide show that met with responding approval from everyone. - Nancy Moreno Opening: Academics Tower 86

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Wild bull rider Henderson rides for individuality For most cowboys, a horse is his best friend. Senior Shawn Henderson however has found an alternative. Henderson rides bulls and if that sounds a bit eccentric, he agrees. To ride fbullsj professionally, you've got to have a pas- sion for it. You've got to ride with aches and pains and you can 't call in sick. It's dangerous, but so is driving, he said. Although he doesn 't plan to ride professionally, Hender- son does plan to become more involved in Rodeo by enter- ing more competitions after wrestling season. Although Henderson has never won a major competitiong he has placed in the Moline High School Rodeo and nearly placed in another. He lost, he says because of a loss of concentration. While I was riding, 1 heard the announcer say, that it look- ed like I was going to make a good ride. So I let go and while I was in the air I heard the buzzer go off and I knew I screw- ed up, he said. Henderson says concentration is of monumental impor- tance in bull riding. A split second loss of concentration could cause a rider to get thrown off Henderson finds a parallel between bull riding and wrestl- ing. Each sport requires strength, balance, agility, flexibility as well as concentration. Also, Rodeo and wrestling are in- dividual sports and Henderson says he likes to do things on his own. '7n bull riding, its you against the animal, in wrestling its you against the other guy, said Henderson. - Mark McCormick I Til ..,..,i-rg? gi:-5,55 . KEEPING LOOSE- Gary Oneslager has Paul Gutierrez help him stretch out before a cross country meet. Oneslager and Gutierrez's personal bests were 18:58 and 19:35 respectively at 3.1 miles. Their times improved throughout the season through dedication to the sport. CONCENTRATION- While warming up for a match, Senior Jana Leep concentrates on her forehand returns. North's tennis team finished third in city league play with a 5-2 record. BALANCE- Sophomore Rachelle Ratzlaff displays the skill needed in gym- nastics, after mounting the beam. North's first meet was against Kapaun and South. They lost this triangular meet and went on to a 4-6 season taking fourth in the city. Opening: Sports Tower 86