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

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Joel Brecount, sophomore, walks out of the arc- tic cold of an icy January day to the comforting warmth of North. Extremely cold temperatures caused ice to block the many rivers in Fort Wayne. m k ■ - - „ - — f, i W. Weather 25

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Winter Brought Icy Grip, Cold Feet, Family Fun When winter comes, can spring be far behind? Agreat number of people were asking themselves this question in our fair city as an arctic air mass moved across the Midwest forcing temperatures to their lowest points since 1945. The days of Jan. 8 thru Jan. 12, 1982, brought actual temperature readings of below zero into the teens. The wind chill factor at Baer Field reached -69! Our schools were closed for two days, a number of businesses weren ' t in oper- ation, water pipes froze and broke, cars refused to start, and our police depart- ment was busy with fender benders. Tragedy accompanied the cold as about 200 deaths were directly attrib- uted to the cold weather. There was a feeling of family as peo- ple were forced to stay home and work together to keep warm and to get to know each other. Long Johns were the fashion, and a lot of closets got straightened out as people used the days to their advantage. Though classes did not meet, an- other kind of learning was taking place — one we will remember to tell our grandchildren about. 24 Weather

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Health Fair Was Huge Success North Side High School was selected to host the first Health Fair ever held in Fort Wayne. Mayor Win Moses opened the Fair in a ceremony consisting of speeches and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Health Fair, sponsored by WPTA Channel 21, was held in November in our gymnasi- um. Registered nurses from our commu- nity staffed some booths, each featur- ing a different health test. Members of the Student Council assisted at the booths. There were stations in the gym for blood pressure checks, percent of fat tests, nutrition, anemia tests, and glaucoma tests for the faculty. The par- course at the IU-PU campus was opened to teams of five people each, several of our students took advantage of the event to have their heart rate monitored. Films about detecting can- cer were shown to all the students. The math classes tabulated the re- sults of the testing and the Health Fair was termed a huge success. Sophomore B ecky Renninger has her blood pres- sure checked while at the Fair. Students wait to have their blood pressure checked as part of the process.