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

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Like a fine craf tanan, ' the institu- ticxi that was North Side cut, shaped, and refined the lives of Redskins through quality education and person- al development; hoping to make a pos- itive mark on each student. Once the diamond has gone throu the whole changing process, it is the most enduring of all gem stones- a solid investment in the future. For now. Redskins are still dia- monds in the rougji, but they will continue to grew and change througih the years, as the realization of the ideal comes closer and closer. Poms stand at attention as the fight song fills the air with emotion. Junior Mike Higgins, who was made North ' s Chief Mac, poses for a picture, headdress and all. Stick ' em up! Senior Karen Youngpeter draws her six shooter on Cowboys and Indians Day. Japanese foreign exchange student Kazuo Kawamoto signs that life is fine. Sporting the newest new wave fashion. Sophomore Michelle Ayres grins with embarrassment.

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North Side High School is solid. Floods, fires, fights, and fifty- . • II J • J five years of challenge have left it Otlll Q13.mOnQS unbowed. Still, North Side is not un- i j» changing. Over the last 55 years, in rOUSll rOrm powerful forces have continued, and will continue in the future, to change, shape, and refine it, like a Story by: Kathy Smith diamond in the rough. As we coopare North Side to a dia- mond in the rough, so can we compare ourselves. A diamond mist first be brougjit frcm the ground and placed in a group of other dianonds going to the sane place, just as we students were brougjit from different schools and mixed together at North. The diamond, still in rough form, is then handed over to a craftsman. To produce the greatest possible brilliance in a diamond, nnny lit- tle sides, or facets, most be cut and polished on it. Each tiny facet mist be exactly the right size and shape and placed at exactly the rigjit angle.

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Spirit week does explode As 1 stuiii)led into school at 7:45 tJonday ncming in my favorite rai sweatshirt and faded jeans, I sud- denly realized that today was for dressing up, not down. Well, here goes, I thought, maybe no one will notice! T hey did! On Tuesday morning, 1 gathered ny buttons, all k.7 of them, 115 sailor hat and iny sunglasses and was off. On tliis day. Redskins scurried to their classes , metal, all shapes, sizes, and sayings, jingle- jangled with each step. Hats and glasses ranged frcm berets to lamp shades and from giant greed shaded to punk, glasses. On Wednesday, who dressed ya day , we looked more like a delegation of martian invaders in our trash bags and leg warmers or uncomfortable backwards clothing than a group of normal higji school students. No won- der the Japanese pupils were wary to come inside. Later that evening at the Junior-Senior Women ' s Football Game, Jiiob Noel was named Homecoming King. The Seniors, in the coM rain, demoKshed the Juniors, 26-0. After- wards, the glow of the bon-fire and the sparkle of the fireworks warnBd the heart. This will be a day never forgotten. Filming a wes tern at North Side? a stranger nay have asked on Hiursday ccwboy and Indian day. Ccwboy boots nade a clickety- lock on the liard tile floor as the soft-leather of the Indian moccasins crept silently along. Cowboy hats and feathers and Indian head bands bobbed up and dcwn as everyone hastened througji the halls. Friday was a great way to end a great week. Red and white was the thane for the day. With each turn, the colors came in swarms of loyal participants. Ihe pep session was better than all others when each class performed their own skits, in- cluding a very unsophisticated chorus line, a mock spirit explosion, a tribute to pack-man, and a senior beach party. Later that evening, dur- ing half-time of the Hcmecoming foot- ball gaiiE, Kelly Gtaves was named Homecoming Queen, and the fireworks once again excited the fans. The Redskins rolled over the Wayne Generals by a score 2U-7, the first win of the season. Following the game was the Hcmecoming Dance where T.K. Productions spun tunes from Chicago, Air Supply, Journey, plus many others. Dancing bodies full of ex- citement shook and wiggled to the beat of the mosic. For HomecoDiLng ' 82, North Side spirit literally exploded! Story by: Sonia Shearer Scott Bass, Paul Gibson, Bob Kirby, Darren Dunbar, Bob Noel, Jeff Reese, Jon Wood, Sam Householder, Steve Carroll were all members of the king ' s court. 6 Spirit Week