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

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OH, NO! They lost again! Senior Jeff Johnson likes to start the morning right by finding out the scores from last night ' s game. ACADEMICS 27

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iM... Homework gives us the blues Darkness had finally covered the city. Moms, dads and chil- dren were tucked away in their beds. Even Casper the cat set- tled himself down to sleep on someone ' s doormat. Several miles away, a glimmer of light streamed from a win- dow. Jane Redskin had not fin- ished her homework. The clock read 2 a.m., and with school being just six hours away, there seemed no way Jane could finish her homework and study for three tests. Unfortunately, many Reds- kins found themselves in the same position as Jane. Most knew that homework, and plen- ty of it, was a part of the reason that schools exist: Education. Fresh concepts of education came with the start of the 2002 program two years ago. Since then, North Side has expanded the building to include new sci- ence lab and computer areas. Teachers attended and partici- pated in summer workshops to add to their teaching skills. North Side ' s curriculum is more challenging, said Laurie McMillen. No matter how opinions on academics varied, one thing was sure: there came a point in every student ' s life when he or she was fed up with school work, tired of reading, research- ing, remembering. Jane felt this way, too. And as she sat pondering over her un- finished work, some words that she ' d seen on a poster in first period class flooded her mem- ory: I ' m too smart to stud y and too cute to care! And with that last thought, Jane turned off the light. SPEAKING before a group of people was preferred only fo death by most stu- dents. However, Sophomore Melacyn Turner shows her courage and eager- ness to give a speech. GROUP discussions helped students to express themselves as well as hear opin- ions of others. Linda Washington, Travi- cia Austin, Gayle Wilkerson and Deb Simms discuss a Human Development assignment. LATE NIGHTS

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Students escape through art An escape through which students vented their feelings: Art. From clay to photography there were ways to retreat from the world. The art curriculum had many ways for students to express themselves. With the beginning art classes they over- viewed all types of art. After learning the basic steps and following them through, they chose which kind of art they wished to pursue and took more advanced courses. Broad selections ranged from painting to photography. Art was not only an outlet for emo- tions, but it also provided the student self-confidence. Art is very important. It gives a stu- dent a chance to excel in something non-verbal. Also, art shows a student they can do something, that is hand- made, in their spare time other than watching television, said Mrs. Vicki Reed, art teacher. Art offered students a chance to for- get other things with a piece of paper or clay. They had the freedom to create anything they wished. ANTHONY Walker, junior, and classmate both work on a canvas design for art class. ART work claims intense concentration from Lea MR. Bruce Massoth demonstrates the fine technique Cady, sophomore. of painting to Sam Minick, senior. 28 ART