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

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While Redskin Students Viewed These, Other Traditions Passing years, graduating students and underclassmen all com- bine to form the North Side traditions. The initation of underclassmen is one of the oldest and best known of all traditions. Awe-inspired greenies spent their first hectic day around the Dome bowing to superior upperclassmen and carrying out any other mischievous wishes and commands that they might have. Senior Redskins will always remember that first proud day when they ascended the red-carpeted stairs for the initial walk through the Senior Door. Seniors also experienced the thrill and honor of being the first to leave the assemblies and pep sessions. The traditional spring Recognition Day assembly highlighted the activities of the school year. Following the assembly Seniors, garbed in caps and gowns, went to watch the planting of the ivy in front of the school. The Hollowed Halls of Ivy sung by the Triple Trio finished the assembly. North Side ' s annual talent show, Varsity Varieties, was a variety show in every aspect. The entertainment varied from rhe old, dusty melodramas to a Mad Pad coffee house, and from a piano duet to a rendition of the brilliant Beatles. Phyllis Driver sang One Little Candle. accompained by the entire cast in the finale dedicated to our late President, John F. Kennedy. girls held flon entered for the

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All-School Play, Varsity Varities Led Drama Productions The Counts Tim Appleirate. Jim Hoover. Robbie Shoaff. Dan Ertel, and Ji ring some of the children of the faculty. nninghoff did a rendition of the British Beatles after the Roache

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Honor, Study Go Hand in Hand To Produce Good Pupils Many honors are awarded to outstanding Redskins each year. Emphasizing academics, the three-year honor roll includes those seniors who have maintained an A minus or better average for three years at North Side. D.A.R., Best Citizen, and Spirit of North Side are honors awarded to girls excelling in leadership, citizenship, and patriotism; while boys with similar high qualities are presented with the Kiwanis Award, D.A.R., and Spirit of North Side. Recogntion Day honors North Side students who excell in classes or extia-curricular activities and recognizes students for school serv- ice, perfect attendance, and outstanding work in planning class social events. Plaques and trophies are offered for outstanding achievement in specialized fields. While striving to gain this recognition, conscientious Skins spent many evenings and weekends at the public library searching for term paper references, writing special reports, and catching up on daily assignments. Loyal Redskins, who helped teachers and personnel, exerted time and energy sorting books in the school library, taking attendance in study hall, and running errands for the office. While planning and preparing class events, energetic students had the opportunity to work with their classmates in an informal atmosphere. lident of the