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

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Boys Are. To the tunes students danced the jitterlilzf, the stroll and the dirt boogie. atchirf them, it was odvious to see t ey were oblivious to the problems of the world. Social Events were signzjicant in brin ing the class members together. For sophomores the Sock Hop highli hted the Christmas vacation. Wgst View Parkfs Dance- land, the site of the junior Prom, was the pefzct experience. At Thanksgiving came the annual Turkey Trot Hop at Shannopin Country Club where each Junior class member received reen 159 buttons. In the spectacugzr Senior Year, besides the Senior Dinner Dance, a square dance was ar- ranged in the cafeteria. On May 1 at the annual May Da festival s onsored by the Norbian the fgueen received the first copy ofthe 1 959 yearbook. School was not the center of all activities. Saturda shopping with friends also maakb, an enjoyable day. However, almost all shopping, had to be done downtown since McKni ht Road was in its infan I of deveiopment. The Mall, Gimbecl and Kaulfmannfs did not exist and McDona dis had not been estab- lished. The annual School picnic naturally took place at West View Park-the site my fun, excitement and thrills for a l. W 1 W This was the time of Ike'1 Elvis and the Cold War-household T words of the Mies. Eisenhower gloved at the ite House, Elvis 1 esley gyrated and Russia and the U S. both feared the outbreak of l another war. It was this that brought the students from the fan- y tasy world of the fifties to the harsh y and disquieting reality ofthe 60 fs. i The intervening years from then 5 until now have brought changes to X the Hilltop. From a beginning class f if 2 70, the size ofthe student body i as grown to 800 Seniors strong E along with 2,200 underclassmen. ' This increase has caused a pro or-Q tionate change in the size ofllhe Q buildings. I 1 - .ol 4 i K I I 4 P

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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

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The Perfect Experience 2 1. Bob Ostenieder, John Henderson, and Ed Crankovic. 2. Group of fans at the homecoming ame. 3. Julie Miller, Patti Crown, Gale Erotzman, Rose Geary, Lori Bechtold, Natalie Lutz, M .lo Becker, Monica Stattler. 4-. Linda McLau alllin 5. Bets Groves, Ron R Mindy Wolfiiobbie Baygv Debbie Grimrilsialhy Flynn, Leslie Kretzler. 7. Hall by the library as it looked in 1959. I 5