North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Assemblies Contract Guarantees Free Rides at Fair S.A.D.D. tStudents Against Drunk Drivingl program oranized an assembly to show students the affects of driving while intoxicated. Arrlong the guest speakers were Dennis Olp, Phill Allen, and a nurse from the emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital. Dennis Olp, one of the firt to speak to students how they should realize how dangerous drinking is. He told everyone about how he had been out drinking and decided to ride his motorcycle when he ran in- to a parked car. In the end he was paralyzed irom the waist down but still managed to have a successful marriage and he even had a child. The nurse from Good Samaritan told about all of the horrible results of drinking and driving accidents that come through the emergency room. To finish oft the assembly, Phil Allen announced that the fair would be opening one night earlier for the high school s1:udents with free admission and free rides that they could enjoy if they had provided a signed contract from their parents. I ,-5 Assembly for Recognition From the second football assembly where it was announc ed that Cory Adams Darren Aune and Rhon McKinney made All State First Football Team to the assembly announcing Darren Tosie and Ioe Harlan as All State Cross Country runners spirit was always present There was always a lot yelling Pep assemblies were formed so that all team players could receive recognition for their efforts Each player on the team was announced with his or her position and got a cheer Pep assembhes were Just as important for team morale as they were for fan support There were also class competitions at most pep assembhes They usually consisted of each class getting up and responding to the How do you feel? The seniors mostly won and the freshmen et lit monotonous They would be even better if there were more of them with more stu dent participation commented several cheerleaders oi chattering and lacked it, so it tended ' . to g a tle

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Assemblies Females Flip With Gymnastics The week before school let out for Christmas, the assembly committee organized a special assembly in which they began the program with a series of tumbling runs which the team uses as their warm-ups. From there they went on to more dif- ficult tumbling routines. With the completion of their performance on the floor mats, the gymnastics began working on the pommel horse, then the rings, the high bar, and the big Arts Brings Christmas The annual Christmas program was on December 12th an the choir started off the program, which was held in the new gym, by singing Christmas carols, old and new. The band then followed with more Christmas music. Specially added for the program was the orchestra who played classic Sleigh Ride by Amadeus. Drama students brought out the joy of Christmas when they per- formed a skit written by two of the students. The North High dancers were next, as three of the students performed a Christmas dance. Breakin awa from the theme 9 Y - of Christmas was the rest of the C dance class. Iutea Burgess and Marco Dixen also cperformed a duet. The show ten ed with the jazz band- who made the au- dience jump with their playing as they performed. The Conga . Pink Panther and the South 24th St. Shuffle. grand finale. Each member of the team, plus the coaches and trainers, ran, jumped and flip- ped onto a table which was ap- proximately 4x5 feet. This stunt really got the students excited and everyone Wanted them to perform more. At the end of the assembly the majority of the female students rushed out onto the floor in hopes of receiving autographes and possibly even akiss. AMF Wi

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