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

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Normality Boosts School Spirit ■ ■ ■ Jenny Nelson, Mary Keirns. and Sandy Errington minute preparations for the first basketball game Red dominated as ' Skins sported their Indian spirit. Red Days coincided with pep sessions, and the student body turned out in its most vivid attire. Even stairwell bulletin boards flashed crimson after Key Club ' s brushwork. How Day debuted in red socks and pigtails, and students exchanged Hows instead of Helios . Individual clubs offered other opportunities for displaying loyalty by selling license plates, stickers, and sweatshirts, all embellished with Redskin in- signia. True school spirit showed in other ways, too. In- creasing the North Side reputation was the nation- ally recognized Student Council, which sponsored and encouraged beneficial activities such as the leadership program. Direction One. Individuals pitched in to clean up locker rooms and cultivate the school grounds; others devoted their free time to helping teachers and working in the various offices. Mark Henry. Howard Doughty, and Mona Georgi apply the skills to the preparation of a spirit-boosting banner. A tomahawk, some feathers, and a few fringe benefits, and Ron Mendenhall becomes chief of the Redskins. 12

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Horizons Broaden Scott Schaefer directs Central Catholic student leaders in a school tour as part of Student Council ' s attempt to better interschool relations. Patty Moore sorts college bulletins available to seniors for use in planning future schooling and careers. A student ' s knowledge of facts and ideas widens through participation in class discussion and recitation. 11

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Ties Us Together in Old Traditions and New m Kay Durfey ' s bug ' nietamorphizes into a rooti -tootm Redskin as tourney excitement grows. Disregarding the bulletin board, Sue Augsburger supports her own choice of candidates for sophomore class officers. Unwary sophomores discover on school ' s first day that war paint is the initial step in be- coming a full-fledged Redskin. l: