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

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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

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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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Fun-loving Redskins Took Part in Outdoor Activities While attempting to conquer skiing, Mr. Ronald Certain discovered that the sport had it ups and do Students always enjoy having a good time, and this year was no exception. Each season, month, week, and day had its fun and memorable moments. Many students spent the summer months skiing at resorts, visiting relatives, watching city baseball games, going to the dances sponsored by local parks, or just buzzing local drive-ins to meet fellow classmates and a few new acquaintances. Autumn brought a wave of outdoor activities on which stu- dents employed much of their energy. An exciting football game and fast-moving dance frequently started off the much-too-short week- ends. Weiner roasts, parties, and moonlit hayrides also kept acrive students occupied. Nature-loving students strolled through the parks engrossed in the beauties of Indian Summer, while the more adventurous and daring fun-seekers attempted a brisk ride on horse- back over the countryside. Activities of vibrant Redskins changed with the coming of winter. During these months warmly-clad students engaged in such activities as ice skating, snowball battles, building snowmen, and tobboganing. Many ' Skins also ventured to Tamarack Mountain to try their ability at the popular sport of snow skiing. Despite chilly showers and mud, spring was a favorite time of the year for many. Planning the junior and senior proms, the sophomore parry, and cheering the track team highlighted the springtime activities. Basketball sectionals raised the spirits of all the sports-minded students. Later in the spring came graduation for the seniors and the wonderful thoughts of summer for all stu- dents and teachers. Many high spirited notions prevailed with the coming of spring •xhibited by Pnm Lorman and Ted Bonar. 11