North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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ln the upper left photo is ll picture of a great bonfire pep session before the North Side'5outh Side football game. To the right lviary Lou Hoover and Pat Powell provide some musical entertainment as music often plays a part in the prefgame sessions. Below left Shirley Cooper and Carole Neusbaum add atmosphere to the outdoor ex- triivgigainza with their Indian costumes. Below right is a typical view of the student body during a yell fest. Pep Sessions Buoy Tribe's Spirits football team played a regulation game while the tactics were being explained to the student body to provide a better understanding of football. Late in the basketball season several student groups portrayed their talents in per' forming before the student body. For the pep session before the sectional tournament, several junior and senior girls staged a contest which some faculty members judged. Another group of senior girls attempted to play a regulation basketball game. The ref' erees, coaches, water boys, and time keepers were varsity team members. The junior class presented a courtroom jury which tried and convicted two stuf dents and a teacher: they were compelled, as punishment, to lead the school in a yell. These are only a few of the pep sessions enjoyed throughout the year.

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Adding color and spirit to the football and basketball games are the yell leaders. These students devote time and effort to develop the yarzous yells, some of which are pictured here. Taken in the gymnasium, these photos arc of the Varsity cheerf eztders for this past year. ln the upper left hand corner arc, left to right. Ruby Baker. Lois Roush. Sharon Bowser, Dick Bar' ell, and their adviser lwfr. Arthur Rlioads, These leaders are also shown in the other pictures. Cheerleaders Qrganize Enthusiasmg Cheerleaders and pep sessions play an important part in school sport functions through' out the year. At each football and basketball game North's cheerleaders in their red and white uniforms could be seen energetically leading their fellow Redskins in the school yells and songs. Cheerleading is a skill, and with the constant practice North's peppy leaders had, Tepeeland was proud to claim four excellent varsity cheerleaders, Sharon Bowser, Dick Barfell, Ruby Baker, and Lois Roush. Many tried out for preliminary positions in cheer' leading. Gut of this group were some very promising aspects for varsity work. Mr. Ar' thur Rhoads began supervising the cheerleaders in january. Various pep sessions highlighted the football and basketball seasons. The freshman

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Booster members are, front row, left to right. Mary Forney, Pat Dunton, lvlaigaret Creim, Sharon lvlat' thews, Pat Liggett, Barbara Krause. Carolyn junk, Marlene Goodson, Marilyn Schmidt, and Carol Smith, Second row, Richard Prairie, Nancy Bickhart. Carolyn Shafer, Marlene Sehwehn, Dorothy Moushey, Rose Vvlorden. jean Siyits. Janice Carpenter, Sandra Brown. lune Renner, and Mary Lou Hoover, Third row, Barbara Stanger, Carol Schuelke. Jackie Zion. Charlotte Bauernieister. Marcia Moore, Lynn Otis, Paul Vvaller, Byron Opliger, Sharon Doehrman. Mariann Ulrich, Mary Ri-denbecl-Q. and Noel Vvihittern. Boosters Keep Business Humming As one of the most active organizations at North Side, Booster Club shoulders the important jobs of building school spirit and good sportsmanship and taking care of food sales at games. Vxfhenever a home game occurred, Booster workers busily satisfied the wants of hun' gry fans who flocked to the concession room. Other workers took care oi' fans in the stands. At sectional time, however, Boosters also sold beanies and made and distributed pomf poms. They presented varied pep sessions throughout the year. Qfhcers who assisted Noel VVhittern adviser, for the lirst semester were Marlene Goodson, presidentg Pat Dunton, vicefpresident: Carol Schuelke, secretaryg and Ed An' derson, point recorder. Second semester oilicers were Byron Qpliger, Marlene Schwehn, Marlene Goodson, and Judy Otis. The bottom left picture shows Barbara Krause and Charlotte Bauermeister making some ol the pompoms for Sectional time. At the bottom right are. seated, Byron Opliger and Marlene Goodson. Standing are, row one, ,ludy Otis, Marlene Schwehn, Pat Dunton, and Mary Forney: second row, Ed Anderson, Mr. Wliitterli, and Rich' ard Prairie. - N 1. 41 .K ' . 3 -... any . , , . fs ,v ,' .-'N . I -, 7' - .. Jilsrl. ee-5' 15