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

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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

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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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NORTHERN HIGHLIGHTS Published every three weeks by the Salina Junior High North's Publica- tions class, Salina, Kansas. Editor, Elaine Tanner, assistant editor, Meta Adams, society editor, Betty Rollinsg feature editor, Jeff Reesg sports editors, Charles Roth and Sue Hinkleg reporters, Marsha Kresge, Kathy Engstrom, Carol Christensen, Elizabeth Hoover, John Tisdel and Dan Austin. Faculty Sponsors: Beverly Cloyes, supervisor Robert Caldwell, printingg Lillian Cooke, artg C. O. Scott and A. G. Williams, advisors. CHRISTMAS IS A RACKET By Dan Austin Thirty days before Christmas, lights and decorations went up on the down- town streets of Salina, local merchants started setting up their display win- dows with all new glittering Christ- mas gifts inside them, and Christmas trees were put on sale. This, in these modern times, is the official proclama- tion of the holidays and the signal for some to make money and others to spend it as fast they they can! No one thinks about the real meaning of Christmas, unless he happens to be sit- ting in church on Christmas Eve or morning and the thought suddenly hits Thim that the real meaning is not to :spend and to get. But by then it is :almost too late to enjoy the real mean- :ing of Christmas. Perhaps if we thought about the birth of the Christ-Child and all His glory instead of thinking of buying the most expensive gifts and hoping to receive the same, it might make a merrier Christmas for all of us. iiiill- NINE FOOT CHRISTMAS TREE TO BE USED AGAIN THIS YEAR The Student Council had a meeting, November 28, to discuss the student body's problems. David Taylor, president, opened the meeting and the minutes were read and roll was taken. The executive board reported a fair- ly good income of student of the week letters from the eighth grade, but the ninth and seventh grades still need to send in more letters. A committee was chosen to decorate the nine foot Christmas tree in the Lincoln hall on December 9 and another committee was chosen for the large tree in the Roosevelt hall. Congratulations were given to all the students for the wonderful use of the waste containers which were plac- ed by the doors of Lincoln and Roose- velt for students' convenience. CHRISTMAS WREATH By Carl Christensen The Christmas wreath hangs on the door Giving joy to everyone, rich and poor. It is not large, it's rather small, But the message it conveys, goes to all. It is a symbol of happiness and joy, In honor of the new-born boy We remember in this sacred season For, oh, so many heartfelt reasons. Each year we celebrate his birth, This one who came to save the earth. He bore all our sins and sorrows, And gave us hope for all tomorrows. On many homes, we find this sign, And may it always us remind Of the glorious birth of the baby boy, Who gave the world a chance for joy. Snooper I heard that John Block and John Burch got into a fight over Linda Johnson. True? At lunch, why did Patty Pulk ask Rickie McPhail to pull out her chair? Ruth Brady, why do you always give Dennis Mathews gum during fifth hour? What does the teacher say about that? ...ii- Vernon Tillberg and Santos Bonilla, what were you doing tossing Richard Zrubek back and forth after lunch hour? ii- Betty, have you been making faces at teachers or just everyone in general? Watch it there, Kastner! ,1..1.-1- Well, Jerry Decker! I'd say you were rather selfish in Mr. Burch's room. After all, you could have shar- ed that bottle of ink you were drink- ing. Bill Cox, do you enjoy writing love letters to Marsha Kresge? I'm sure she enjoys them! Sheryl Covington, what were you and Bill Eubanks doing at the lunch table? Watch out for Sandy, Sheryl! OLD FOLKS GET CARDS AND STAMPS FROM Y-TEENS A Christmas gift of cards and stamps was given to the Ashlawn Rest Home and the Salina Nursing Home by our Y-Teens Club. The ninth grade girls thought that the members of the homes would en- joy these gifts very much, as they like to send Christmas cards to their rela- tives and friends, and they often can't afford to buy them themselves. CHRISTMAS COFFEE HELD FOR FACULTY A gingerbread house decorated with white frosting and candy was the cen- terpiece for the faculty Christmas cof- fee held December 5. The coffee was held at 3:30 in the blue room. The faculty visited and then enjoy- ed' refreshments, which were fruit cake with whipped cream, and red and green maraschino cherries, red and white striped mints, nuts, and coffee. FINE PLOT WITH GOOD ACTING MAKES S. H. S. PLAY A SUCCESS By Dan Austin Arsenic and Old Lace, the story of two sweet old ladies who try to be charitable by putting a pinch of ar- senic into home-made wine and giv- ing it to elderly men who are alone in the world, was given at the Salina High auditorium on the nights of Dec- ember 2 and 3. The results were ex- cellent. As the play developed, two old ladies' nephews, Jonathan and Morti- mer Cwho both hated each otherj kept trying to throw each other out of the house. Jonathan, who was the black sheep of the Brewster family, finally lost out in the end when a policeman noticed him as a wanted criminal. As they carted him off, he tried to tell the authorities about the twelve dead men down in the basement. They laughed at him and took him away. So the two sisters' secret was saved and Mortimer, the good nephew, who was a newspaper drama critic, mar- ried the girl who had been trying to get him throughout the play. The cur- tain of the third act went down on the two sweet old killers, again taking in another man who was superintendent of the local nuthouse, for a victim The play was a success. Q Congratulations are in order to Mr. Kelly, the actors in the play, and those who helped make it possible. TWO FISHERMEN MEET Hiyamac. Gobbawurms. Lobuddy. Fishanonaboddum? Binearlong? Rydonnaboddum. Cuplours. Igoddago. Ketchanenny? Tubad. Goddafew. Seeyaroun. Kindarthay? Yeahtakideezy. Bassencarp. Guluk! ! ! Ennysizetoum? Cuplapowns. Whachaoozin? -.llvl An Eskimo has been overheard in his igloo singing 'Tm Sittin' on Top of the World .... '