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

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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 .... '

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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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Decorating their room for Christmas are Cleft to right! Judy Pritchard. Mar- ilyn Singer. Patty Heck. and Janice Jore of Mrs. Metz's homeroom. EARLYBIRDS ARE AT THEIR FINEST Mr. Scott opened the eighth grade assembly December 2 by compliment- ing the Earlybirds, saying North Jun- ior High had the best vocal group in this part of the country of junior high age. Mrs. Lakin is the director of the Earlybirds and Mrs. Miller is the ac- companist. The group started by singing America Our Heritage, and then sang A Country Style Square Dance. The Girls Glee Club then sang Autumn Leaves, preceded by the Boys Glee Club singing Purple Hills. The boys then handed out ad- vice to the girls as they sang Hello Girls. These and other songs that the Earlybirds sang brought a great round of applause. Mrs. Lakin said anyone is welcome to come and join Earlybirds as the group is still minus some needed sing- ers. The program was ended by every- one singing 'fGod Bless America. Mr. Scott then made some announcements. Boy: Whisper those three little words that make me Walk on air. Girl: Go hang yourself. Kathy Carlin, did Dave Duncan really make you cry at the lunch table the other day? , Garage attendant -to woman driver of a badly battered car: Sorry, lady, we just wash cars: we don't iron them. THE VISIONS OF THE SHEPHERDS By Meta Adams Winter's blanket of velvet Gleamed white in the silvery night. The woolly lambs with their mothers Lay close to the campfire's light. The shepherds were quietly gazing Over their flocks with pride. The stars in the heavens were twink- ling In trying a secret to hide. Suddenly over the meadows, A radiant beam of light Dazzled the frightened shepherds, As they saw a glorious sight. Fear not, for I bring tidings Of the birth of Christ the Lord. You will find him in a manger In Bethlehem, sang the horde. Then suddenly all was quiet, The vision had disappeared. The shepherds gazed in wonder. Upward their sight adhered. We must go and see the Christ Child, They said to one another. So they started to find the stable And the waiting Child and Mother. Over the hills and valleys 'Till the gates of the city were seen, The shepherds trudged through the snowdrifts Thinking of that they had seen. Through the gates of the city They walked, not feeling the cold, Straight to the stable of Jesus, Another sight to behold. There, abed in a manger, The tiny infant lay. Mary, the Mother, was kneeling, Her thanks to God to pray. The Shepherds then knelt to worship And heard again the sound Of angels' quiet singing As a light from his face shone 'round. The shepherds left quietly later So not to disturb the Child, Who had fallen asleep in the manger, His face so peaceful and mild. As they returned to their meadow, They told all that would hear Of the glorious sights they had wit- nessed, 0f peace, good will, and cheer. ,lliil Shortly after moving to a new house, I met a former neighbor, a retired al- gebra teacher. I invited her to visit us and suggested that she write down our house number-24361-as it was hard to remember. Why that's easy to remember! she replied. It's two dozen and 19 squar- ed! CHRISTMAS IS IN THE AIR You could certainly tell that Christ- mas is on its way, by the program at the Sugar and Spice meeting, Decem- ber 2. Sandra Gaines presided over the meeting. The Christmas story from Luke was read by Olene Walker and was fol- lowed by a Christmas prayer by Pam Valkenaar. A poem Keep the Christ in Christ- mas was given by Beverly Cox. Those taking part in an acrostic, His Star, were: Karen Becker, Bonnie Staniger, Libby Spatafore, Joyce Parker, Susan Starvard, Nikki McArthur, Jane Akers, Diane Hayden, and Linda Abrams. Judy Crimen was the reader for a skit, The Spirit of Christmas. Those taking part were: Vicki Hallowell, Barbara Brandt, Carol Knight, Bonita Miller, Kathryn Tyler, Susan Lay, and Susan Lantz. Next there was a group reading, Where Is Christmas? Those partici- pating were: Nikki McArthur, Loa Vine, Elaine Austin, Gwen Steinle, Connie Tyler and Rosemary Zaragoza. A skit, The Tale the Fire Told, was given by Era Richardson, Sharon Johnson, Jolene Pruitt, Regina Fuller, and Kay Fulcher, with Susan Garrelts as reader. The program ended with a short play, in which Mary Lillard and Mary Ann Moore performed. .li-l The trouble with political jokes is that they often get elected to office. - While we have most of the automo- biles in the world, Russia has most of the parking space. - Do a little more each day than is expected of you and pretty soon more will be expected. As a junior high school teacher dis- tributed the first report cards of the year, she noticed that one blond teen- ager was scowling. What's the mat- ter? Aren't you satisfied with your marks? she asked. I certainly am not, said the girl. You gave me an F in Sex and I didn't even know I was taking it! In Africa, some of the native tribes practice the strange custom of beating the ground with clubs and uttering wild, blood-curdling yells. Anthropo- logists call this a form of self-expres- sion. In America, we call it golf.