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

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THREE MAKE H. S. WRESTLING SQUAD Boys from the 9th grade have been at the high school working out for the wrestling team. They began their season just as soon as the football season closed. Just three, Larry Elder, Chuck Reinbolt and Robert Johnson have been able to wrestle on the high school team. Grouped by weight, they wrestle others in their class. In our first match with Newton, we unfor- tunately lost. ORIENTS ORIGINATED THIS CHRISTMAS CUSTOM By Carol Christensen Christmas is the most joyous season of the year, honoring the birth of God's son, Jesus. From this simple event a great many customs have been derived. One of the happiest of these is the Christmas tree. It is placed in our homes and decorated gaily. Under it are placed the gifts. Giving gifts is truly an important part of the Christmas tradition, if done with the right thought in mind. We should not just give gifts for the presents we will receive in turn, but for the pleasure it will give the re- ceiver. This is sometimes difficult, but try to keep the Christmas meaning in your gift exchanges. The idea of giving gifts was started by the Oriental wise men, as they knelt at the crib of the baby Jesus. They gave the gifts because they were so very grateful that Jesus had at last arrived and they wanted to express their joy. We should feel much the same way. Instead of thinking only of what you will receive, express your joy in the pleasure of giving the gift and the hap- piness it will give the receiver. In this way, we can keep alive the beau- tiful tradition started by the wise men. ,1 STAFFER'S STORY I love the paper I think it's swell. The day it comes out I run pelmell To get my copy and read each line. I laugh at the jokes, I read all the ads. I note all the news, I take in the fads. When I praise the paper, - I scorn those who laugh. I'm real loyal, I'm on the staff! , Doris: When is your sister thinking of getting married? Little Brother. Constantly! A determined-looking Charlie Roth prepares to aim for the basket dur- ing the ninth grade game with South. pictured is North's Duane King. BASKETBALL INTRAMURALS BEGIN: 26 TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE Intramural basketball began this week with about 250 boys signing up. Last chance to sign up was Friday, December 9. Mr. Carlson stated that 26 teams from all three grades would participate this year. The first games will be played the week of the 19th, and the season is expected to run until the middle of March. THE PASSION PLAY WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT By Dan Austin The Passion Play held in Salina was given big write-ups in the Journal. advertised by sound trucks, newspaper ads, the radio, and by posters. How- ever, this endeavor was to no availg the public saw it and most of the pub- lic disliked it. The main reason for this was the performance by the so- called Broadway actor, Val Balfour. Throughout the show he did nothing but ham it upi' and also his voice was not that expected of someone portray- ing Christ. However, the rest of the cast did quite well-especially the men portraying Judas, Pontius Pilate, the temple priests, and Peter. These people must be given credit for a wonderful job. Unfortunately, Balfour, in my opinion, ruined the whole thing. The Salina Jaycees also suffered fi- nancially. The play put them in debt 31,000 While Belfour left with a cool 33,300 in his pocket! I'm betting Salina won't be seeing another Passion Play for a long time. December 8, won by South. 37-28. Also NEW TEACHER SPENT TWO YEARS IN FRANCE One of the new teachers whom you may have seen or may have as a teacher, is Miss Boyd. She teaches 7th grade English in Roosevelt, room 27. Miss Boyd was born in Logan coun- ty, Kansas, and lived there her entire life except for two years, when she lived in France. There she attended school the first year and taught con- versational English the second year. She attended Bethany College for one semester, and then attended Fort Hays College where she remained- for the rest of her education. She comes from a family of ten children, so she rather enjoys being alone at times. However, she now has a roommate, Miss Guthals, another of our new teachers. Her only hobby at the present is reading, because she has not found enough time for many other hobbies. A mother was proudly showing off her little daughter to a visitor who asked the little girl, What are you going to do when you get as big as your mother? Diet! the little girl quickly an- swered. Overheard on the radio: The Weath- er report you have just heard appear- ed at the time Uncle Fred's Fairy Tales are on the air. I assure you that any similarity is purely coincidental. With some girls, opportunity never has to honk twice.

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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.

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Vol. X No. 5 Friday, January 20, 1961 I North Junior High, Salina, Kansas STUDY FOR FINAL EXAMS By Elaine Tanner With the last-minute hustle before the end of the first semester, which means taking all sorts of quizzes and tests, we begin to wonder how we can cram all that stuff into our brains. Studying seems to be the best methodg however, cramming is often used by students who wait until the last minute. Studying should be done over a per- iod of time. It is practically impossible to learn material for tests in three or more subjects in one night. So, start studying several nights ahead. Study in a quiet place, not listening to radio or TV blaring in your ear, or eating that mid-evening snack. Rememeber, a good test paper can help your six weeks' grade quite a bit. START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT By Carol Christensen The habit of starting the new year by making resolutions is a good and profitable custom. It gives us a chance to sit down and appraise ourselves and decide what 1S good about ourselves and what needs to be better. The very best way possible, then, to start the new year is to make these resolutions hold fast. We are all inter- ested in making each year better than the one before it, and this is impossible without improving ourselves. Right now our lives are centered around school and home. Our resolu- tions ought to be made with these in mind, and they ought to make our lives and everyone else's happier and much rnore pleasant. Don't just make resolutions which are just for show and you know you won't keep, but smaller ones, which when kept, will gradually lead to big- ger ones. If we all do this, this year will be much better and happier. JOHNSON, BATTLES AND TROWBRIDGE ACROBATICS INCORPORATED By John Tisdel Mr. Johnston, executive manager, and part-owner of Johnston, Battles and Trowbridge Incorporated, put on a show for third hour on December 21, with the aid of his assistant, Gary Battles. Their act included a one-hand pushup While pretending to help Mr. Burch Davis fleftl and Sandra Ludes Krightl p that it will make studying easier. performed by Mr. Johnston. Then a spectacular test of strength was wit- nessed by his audience when Mr. John- ston lifted Gary Battles over his head with one hand. Thursday, the day after Acrobatics Incorporated's first appear- ance, Mr. Johnston performed for fourth hour when he used his human weight lifting device, namely, Tom Trow- bridge. He successfully lifted Tom much to the amazement of his aud- ience. Earlier the same day, Mr. Johnston consented to do a special act for Jan McAninch and certain other sinister members of this not-to-be-forgotten third hour Democracy Class who want- ed him to do a walking hand stand. This special attraction was made pos- sible through the united efforts of Jon Woodard and John Tisdel who swept the floor for Mr. Johnston. It is of worthy note, that we mention that Mr. Johnston is not only an acrobat, but is also a democracy teacher at North Junior High. run off his semester tests, Carolyn eek at some of the questions in hopes NEWLY ELECTED SUGAR AND SPICE OFFICERS Chosen to lead the Seventh Grade Sugar and Spice Club this year are the following officers: President, Debby McRaeg vice president, Marilyn Wael- ding secretary, Brenda Cowang treas- urer, Lisa Nelson. These girls were elected at the Friday, December 9, meeting. EARLYBIRDS, BAND, AND ORCHESTRA JOIN FORCES The public was welcome at the Christmas program given by the Early- birds, band, and orchestra, December 20 at 7:30 p. m. These groups were led by Mrs. Lakin and Mr. Watters. The program consisted of seven pieces played by the Junior High North Orchestra, two songs sung by the Early- birds, two songs sung by an eighth grade class, and three tunes played by the Junior High North Band. The program was concluded with a carol sing in which the audience par- ticipated.