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

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' Skins Get Recognition, Benefits from Extra Efforts Recognition Day is the high point of the academic part of the year. On this day an assembly is held to recognize those students who have achieved outstanding work in their courses during the year. Receiving an award or honorable mention on Recognition Day is the goal which may provide the incentive for Redskins to work and study to the best of their ability. Ribbons are awarded for excellence in specific courses. Plaques are awarded for such honors as valedictorian and salutatorian; trophies are given for such things as debate, a foreign language, art, and speech. .Another form of recognition at North Side is the D.A.R. Good Citizen award. The recipients of this award as selected by a vote of the Seniors who take into consideration the qualities of dependability, leadership and patriotism. The honor roll is also a form of recognition. To be on the honor roll one must raintain at least an A minus average in all subjects for a nentire semester. North ' s Three Year Honor Roll consists of those students who have main- tained an A minus average for all three years at North. As she gazes into a mirror, Joyce Hayhurst wistfully anticipates being the Spirit of North Side at the annual Recognition Day Assembly. 27

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pictured here North Siders Practice To Improve Musical Talents and accompanist, Male Choir practices North Side ' s pride in its Music Department is not un- founded. For the fourth consecutive year the Concert Band won Class A Sweepstakes in the Northern Indiana School Band, Orchestra and Vocal Association. The A Cappella Choir again received numerous requests from local tele- vision stations for special programs. In addition, members of the school orchestra occupied almost half of the chairs in Fort Wayne ' s All-City Orchestra. Redskins who possess vocal talents may enroll in Girls or Male Choir, Varsity Choir being the next step. From this group, auditions are heard for membership in A Cappella. Within A Cappella are two selected ensembles, Chansonettes and Triple Trio. Chicas Cantates, an all girl choir, is another organized vocal group in North Side ' s Music Department. Varsity Band, Concert Band and Orchestra comprise the instrumental section of the Music Department. The bands share musical duties at games, assemblies, and pep sessions, while the orchestra appears at special assemblies and contests. The vocal and instrumental sections combine efforts several times a year to present public concerts. A Music Appreciation course is available for students who have non-performing interest in music. 26

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Theorems, Equations Confuse Future Mathematicians Rulers, compasses, protractors, solid objects, and slide- rules are among the instruments used by math students. General math, plane and solid geometry, algebra, and trigonometry were the math courses offered at North Side this year. One unit of math is required for graduation; however, many students find it necessary to develop their math skills further in preparation for future vocations. This semester one of the teachers taught his geometry class using an experimental text and technique from Ball State College. General math furnishes students with a basic background in arithmetic. Solving equations with unknown values is the main objective of algebra. Geometry acquaints students with the mathematical relationship of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles. Trigonometry is the branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of triangles. Such are the courses offered to meet the in- creasing demand for mathematical skills in today ' s world. Exhititing the many figu familiar. Mr. Clark explai math students Dirk Stout which Geometry 3 students must be le structure of one of these figures to Christine Tigges.