North Junior High School - Northern Star Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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THANKSGIVING When the Pilgrims came here early in the seventeenth century, they en- countered many hardships. The In- dians were a threat and the land was not ready for farming. Trees were cut, houses built, and all this was done with crude tools unlike the modern machines and tools we have today. When we think about what they did and the courage that they had, we can see why they were thankful and why they set aside a day to give thanks to God and called it Thanksgiving Day! Two little kindergarten boys stood talking on the school playground when a jet plane flew over. Look at that, said one, It's a BX-503' No, a BX-5l, commented the other. You can tell by its wing sweep. You're right, conceded the first youngster. 'fBut it's not going more than 760 miles per hour because it didn't break the sound barrier. The second lad agreed on this point and remarked, It's amazing the pres- sure that develops on those planes when they go into a dive-almost 1200 pounds per square inch. Then the school bell rang indicating the end of recess, and the first boy sighed, Now we have to go back and finish stringing those darn beads. H WHAT IS YOUR FUTURE? By Kathy Engstrom This is a very important question that everyone should think about. To you, your future seems very far off, but this is not true. You must begin to discover what line of Work you want to go into so you can start planning what courses to take in high school and college. The college you will attend depends on what vocation you are interested in. Choosing the right college is very important to you and your future. If you have a hard time with your grades or maybe your social life, it would be advisable to go to a small college for at least one or two years and then to some school which specializes in certain subjects which pertain to your career. Give a lot of thought to this and discuss it with your teachers. Mr. Oberhelman, the school counsellor, is always willing to talk to you about any problem which you have. Barber: Clooking at a cat's slick hairb Do you want a haircut or should I change the oil? Small boy ttired of ridingb speaks to his father: I wish you'd let Mother drive. lt's more exciting! FRESHMEN FINISH FIGHTING North freshmen, unable to get their offense moving, were defeated by Junction City, November 1. Bobby Kord played an exceptional game making over ten tackles. Mr. Wil- liams accompanied the team to Junc- tion City. This being the final game for the team, gave them a record of four wins and three losses. Rock-a-bye, baby In a treetop Better be careful It's a heck of a drop! NINTH VICTORIOUS OVER SHERMAN An exciting day for the ninth graders was October 27, as it was their last home game. The ninth grade foot- ball squad won its last game from Sherman Jr. High., Hutchinson, 19-14. In the first quarter, Sherman had a lead of 7-0. By the third quarter, the score stood 14-12, Sherman's lead. How- ever, by the outstanding plays made by Cll.l'lG lO Meadows, who scored two touchdowns and an extra point, Earcel llc sane, who scored one touchdown, North gained the lead and stayed un- til the end of the game. Coach Trimble is giving instructions to the ninth grade basketball team as they prepare for the approaching season. PARENTS GET LOOK- SEE AT OPEN HOUSE At the open house November 15, par- ents of the eighth and ninth graders got a look-see at their children's school life. Mr. Dilling had charge of a short program before the meeting. For the devotions, his ninth and eighth grade fifth and sixth hours sang Fairest Lord Jesus with soloist Lana Holder. After this, the ninth grade class sang Now Thank We All Our God and Where in the World but in America with Ted 'Coffman, Susie Painter, Helene Kalb, Audrey Browning, and Kennette Rundell as soloists. After the devotions, the P. T. A. de- cided, as a money-making project, to take individual student pictures as they did last year, and sell them to the students. At the close of the business meeting, Mr. Scott gave an interesting talk. When the business meeting was fin- ished. the parents got a chance to go around to the individual classes and visit the teachers. A number of teach- ers made special efforts to set up inter- esting exhibits for their rooms. There were refeshments in the cafetorium for the many parents who attended. BATTLE ON THE COURTS Fingers were crossed during the teniquoit game played by gym 2, hour 3 and gym 1, hour 3, ninth grade girls Thursday night after school, Novem- ber 17. Both teams put a lot of effort into the game. It was exciting, as the score was tied a good part of the time. The result of the game was a lot of screaming and happy yelling from gym l, hour 3, with the cry of Vic- tory! and We won!!!! Each team plays five games. Each team had played three games prev- iously. Gym l, hour 3, has won 2 and lost l, and gym 2, hour 3, has lost all three. Of the ninth grade teams gym 2, hour 1, is ahead. They have played three and won all three. Of the eighth grade, gym 2, hour 6, has play- ed two and won two. The captain of gym l, hour 3, is Marsha Kresge and the captain of gym 2, hour 3, is Ellen Parsons. Any girl who wishes, may come and watch the intramural games in Lincoln gym- Unanswered: CAd in the morning paperl Man Wanted to work in dyna- mite factory. Must be willing to travel.

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STUDENT COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD An executive meeting of our stu- dent council on November 11, reveal- ed that the Student of the Week pro- gram was receiving little or no par- ticipation from the ninth grade as of last Friday. The board all agreed that something should be done about this. If you know of someone who you think would make a good Student of the Week, just write down the reasons why he or she would be elegible and leave the letter in the office or give it to your Student Council represen- tative. Vice-President Glenn Maddox pre- sided over the meeting in the absence of president David Taylor. HAVE PROBLEMS-WILL MEET The student council discussed many things at the meeting, November 15. Among the things discussed was the Code of Conduct which will be print- ed on pocket-size cards. It has been slightly revised from last year's. Mr. Scott talked to the council about the Red Cross Boxes which must be in by Thursday, November 17. The school is authorized to keep a small amount of our Red Cross money to be used for the nurses' quarters and first aid rooms. This fund is used for emergencies such as buying eye glasses, etc., for those of our students who can't afford them, equipment, and other necessities. Mr. Scott explained the home-room Christmas parties which will be held Thursday, December 22, at 2:30. No collections are to be made for gifts for the teachers, and the teachers are not to treat the students. There are to be no exchanges of gifts. Classes are encouraged to decorate their home- rooms and are responsible for cleaning them up after school. Students may pay for the decorations and refresh- ments, but the amount must not be more than 25c per person. NINTH Y-TEENS OFFICERS INSTALLED The cafetorium was filled with sing- ing and fun at the ninth grade Y-Teens meeting held November 11. The new officers and cabinet were introduced and initiated in a simple ceremony. Mrs. Metz's homeroom then present- ed a fashion show, containing clothes worn by typical teenage girls to all occasions. Some of Mr. Dilling's girls, headed by Helene Kalb, led the group in sing- mg. Following this, a conversation period was held. THANKSGIVING IS HERE By Dan Austin The wind grows colder Upon my shoulder Filling my heart with cheer- Thanksgiving is here! The leaves blow down Covering the town Preparing the winter's bier. Thanksgiving is here! I bow my head In thanks for my bread With all the family near. Heralding in the winter's days With the traditional turkey and maize, Give praise! Thanksgiving is here! Jan McAninch, like many of our stu- dents. is taking advantage of this beau- tiful autumn weather to ride her horse. STUDENT COUNCIL HAS SHORT MEETING At the Student Council meeting, Oc- tober 25, it was decided that the idea of Students of the Week be continued this year. It was also decided that the coun- cil request trash barrels to be put on the school grounds, to eliminate the litter we have been troubled by. NORTH INVADED BY MARINES The 8th and 9th grade Boys Club was entertained Thursday, November 10, with a film of combat action in Korea. M!Sgt. Gibson from the Ma- rine Recruiting Station was the guest speaker. He was accompanied by several other Marines, all of whom were in full dress uniform. This very interesting film was entitled Chosin to Hungkow. It told of the Marines' strategic withdrawal from Korea and the assistance given them by the Navy. WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL DAY Two educators from the state of Oregon recently made a study among 2100 high school students to report on the items most frequent- ly mentioned as contributing to a good school day. As concerned the school, a stu- dent is more appreciative if nec- essary equipment is available for science or gym, and a day is better if courtesy prevails on the bus. The aspect of going through another school day is better after a good night's sleep, a balanced breakfast and a congenial home life. Regarding the students person- ally, he considers activity periods, assemblies, as well as cooperative classmates, time to finish assign- ments, attitude of his friends and class, and a neat, presentable ap- pearance as contributing to the success. of a day. When teachers are happy, good- natured, interested, have a sense of humor, are friendly and understand- ding, if classes are interesting, have experiments, discussions, and demonstrations. with something challenging or difficult, if our grad- ing system is understandable and fair, then all of us may enjoy good school days. SEVENTH GRADE BOYS ENJOY FILM ON SPORTS CAR RACING. BASKETBALL, AND FOOTBALL A film, containing techniques on sports car racing, basketball, and foot- ball, provided enjoyment for the sev- enth grade boys' club on October 28, in the Lincoln auditorium. The film was liked by most of the boys because of the three different topics. SEVENTH GRADE OPEN HOUSE HELD A Halloween theme was presented at the seventh grade P. T. A. open house held October 25. Mrs. Clyde Turner, president, presided at the meeting. Devotions were given by Mrs. Carl Engstrom. A short business meeting was also conducted. Mr. Scott then invited the parents of seventh graders to visit their child- ren's various classrooms. In this way, the parents have a chance to become acquainted with the teachers and to be informed of the work their child- ren are doing. Some of the teachers had displays in their rooms on which their students had been working. Coffee and doughnuts were served from an attractive Halloween table.

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Vol. X No. 4 Thursday, December 22, 1960 North Junior High, Sa1ina,KanS-as WHAT IS THE TRUE CHRISTMAS? By Kathy Engstrom At Christmas, everyone is busy buy- ing gifts, making cookies, and trying to find out what is in those myster- ious boxes. Because of the excitement it is very easy to forget why we have va Christmas. ,Christmas came to us when God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, into this world, not when Santa came down with his sleigh and reindeer. I'm not saying there should not be a Santa. Let's just be sure that he comes second in importance, after Jesus. In my opinion, Santa Claus is too highly publicized and too many fam- ilies build their Christmas celebration around Santa Claus and gifts instead -of the true Christmas meaning. On Christmas, before you open your gifts, why don't you and your family 'open the Bible and read the beautiful story of Christmas and remember that there is a place for Santa, but Jesus comes first. FACULTY AND FAMILIES HAVE POTLUCK PARTY Prunes, pears, pineapple, and pork were part of the food enjoyed at the potluck party held by the North Junior High faculty and their families on No- vember 21. This dinnr was held in the cafetorium. Mrs. Batten was chair- man of the committee that organized the supper. Also on the committee 'were Miss Neilson, Miss Brodine, Mr. Dahlsten, Mr. Dilling. Mrs. Brewer, Mr. Hemphill, and Mrs. Wise. So all could enjoy themselves, Miss Brodine and Mrs. Wise planned games for the children. The food was quite good and plentiful and everyone had a very enjoyable time. RECITAL GIVEN BY EARLYBIRDS The Earlybird Choral Group of 105 voices gave a recital which was open to the parents on the evening of No- vember 22. They have also given pro- grams for seventh and eighth grade assemblies. Mrs. Delbert Miller was the accom- panist and Nancy Moore was the nar- rator. The Earlybirds are also having a Christmas program, December 20, a patriotic program in February, an East- er program, and a spring program in May. Eating their suckers and telling Santa what they want for Christmas are tlett to right! Elaine Tanner, Betty Rollins, and Meta Adams pictured at Santa's headquarters in Sears. WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO SANTA By Liz Hoover The heart-breaking experience of my kindergarten year was when one of my little friends told me there was no Santa Claus. I told him it wasn't true. We argued for quite a while until I finally told him I was never going to play with him again, and at that, I ran home. But, of course, the next day I trotted over to his house to play. He called his mother in and she also told me there wasn't a Santa Claus. They final- ly convinced me after a session of brain-washing of about a half an hour. I ran home crying and asked my mother if it was true. She said there wasreally a spirit of giving, but not a Santa Claus who dressed in a red coat and rode in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Then I began to realize that there was a Santa Claus. It is a spirit that is symbolized by a jolly fat man with a red coat and a long white beard. My friend was right that there isn't a man named Santa Claus. But there is a Santa Clausg the Spirit. SCHOLARSHIP TESTS DISCUSSED BY FACULTY Mr. Scott was in charge of the faculty' meeting that met November 29 in the- blue room. Among the matters of bus-' iness discussed were the state schol-- arship tests. Mr. Scott plans to appoint a committee of six to organize and plan the try-out tests. This committee will consist of two teachers from each grader - Pupils who are planning to partici- pate in these scholarship tests that are given every spring should start bon- ing up on studies now. STUDENT COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD TO HOLD ITS MEETINGS EVERY OTHER WEEK At the December 2 meeting of the Student Council executive board, the group decided to hold its meetings every other week. Besides the regular duty of discussing and choosing the Student Leaders of the Week, the council also decided to plan the topics of discussion for regular student council meetings. President Dave Taylor presided over the meeting. -14