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

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Highway of Life Where is life taking me What road am I to choose The U-turns and the stop signs Have made me quite confused At times I ' m going one way But a detour ' s straight ahead The sign reads watch the bumps- It ' s not the bruises that I dread All these people seem to know Their way to get around Their lives have been paved Growing up in this small town But I must take the crossroads To discover life on my own I haven ' t yielded thus far And look how much I ' ve grown My journey is not over And I can not see a dead end So I will keep on driving Fate is just around the bend Carrie Schaefer Salute the sluggish walk with no bounce in the step. Salute the rumpled hair that stands on end, refusing to be combed into place. Salute the clothes that look like you slept in them; the dragging shoestrings; the loose papers crammed in a book— and let us not forget the tired, bloodshot, sleepy eyes. Salute the genius— on Monday mornings! Debra Pontius

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So Here Si I Trapped in a building Where society places me Go to school Get your education It will help you make a stand in life But the walls are closing in on me And my mind can not concentrate on anything else Except . . . My need for escape from Society ' s laws, teacher ' s rules, assignments, and uncomfortable desks If, but for a day I could be freed of these chains Break the rules meant to be followed And allow my mind and body run free My mind: through a good book or day- dreaming of new goals to achieve My body: quickly making its way through a golden wheatfield in search of my favorite spot by the stream No, not all can be taught in classrooms Nor can all knowledge be attained through professors, hardbacks, and filmstrips One can not hope to make a stand in life to fail Or experience the healing of a scraped knee, bruised heart, or a pony ride Reading about the salty old sea is not like tasting it for oneself or feeling the gritty spray wash Watching a flower (or love) bloom on the silver screen Can not be compared to the freshness and sweetness of actually being there But society places me ... so here I sit. Carrie Schaefer

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Sp are If carefully planned, one can find one to possibly 60 minutes of spare time; the lucky ' ones can find more. When students discovered some extra moments, they selected different ways to enjoy it. Listening to music or watching tele- vision seemed to be the favorites. The reason was the wide variety of enter- tainment they gave. Others enjoyed making their own music. Many students used their empty hour(s) to improve their musical skills. Others also tried to better them- selves during this time, but not in mu- sic. Whether on the school ' s teams or not, athletes, both novices and veter- ans, spent time enjoying their respec- tive games. Because of the ample prac- tice places, basketball and tennis were the easiest to get involved in. Other activities included roll- erskating, reading, coin collecting, eat- ing, working, going to movies, and painting. Even something as necessary as sleeping could only be caught up during spare time, reinforcing the ad- vantages and the need of it. Assistant Principal Robert Passwater reads his newspaper during a spare moment. Reading provided an enjoyable way for Lisa Wood to use her time. Chris Ohneek and Denise Sukow take a moment to talk between classes. 18 Spare Time