North Hills High School - Norhian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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North Hills-Then and Now 5' W

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The Senior Class of North Hills High School 53 Rochester Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Presents The 41978 NGRI-IIAN Volume XX

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Twenty years ago a tradition ie an. It grew, nourished by those vga cared. It grows today tourished by those who trfy-our iterit2zgelTNor5h Hills High Schoo t en an now. In 1959 the ,first Norhian was published whic reflected the ex- beriences of the graduating stu- lents. Classes were much smaller hen. 270 Seniors and 600 Juniors ind Sophomores sauntered throu h fhe shiny new halls of North Hills Yigh. The students, awed by the :ight of the bright new buses, ex- Qitedly strived to catch the first seat ythe window. The smaller Senior igh Building ended at room 11 75 the octagon room was to be added years later. As the students day- dreamed and their eyes roamed out the windows, nothin but green grass and rolling hills captured their imaginations. Twenty years ago North Hills, well known for its hi h scholastic standards, sencouragej students to enroll in either Academic or Busi- ness courses. Man teachers, 60 in all, comprised the new faculty, twelve of these: Miss ,Armstron , Mr. Gay, Mr. Cuad nino, Hummel, Mr. Lon , ms. Ignath, Mr. Harper, Mr. fgzre, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Lacy, Mr. Waldfogle and Miss Rea still teach here today. In September of 1 958 a grou o ' girls with pony taiis, wearing blob? y soc s, circ e s irts, strings 0 pearls and saddle shoes strolled down the halls of the sparkling, new building. T ey assed by a gathering of boys witli crew cuts, all dressed in rolled-up pants and penny loafers and white socks. The girls stopped and anxiously waited ygrltheshoys to agk lthem to Kneiss' at 0 on a cock Blvd. f a soda. Oliics there the juke bolkr never stop e pla 'n th t , glvis Pgzslieyis lgfdugifgnqt Llllbllhiii- uta oun , alAk' Put Your Head My Blhoulldelii and Connie Francis' 'Where The 1. Joe Kish and Jim Hodges 2. Janice Meisinger, Donna Mertz, and others in the smoking area behind the senior h' h. 3. Fashions ofthe fifties. 4. Tim Zelinka attackslefim Brunner with lipstick 5. ' Dave Faller. 6. Frank Ried, Kathy Mcliissock, Bonnie Massucci, Janice Hirshlield. 7. Lynn Devlin, Raelene Caldwell, Michelle Myers, Cathy Caye, Anita Colaizzi, Rich Bartek. 3