Northeastern High School - Aerie Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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Thirteen Seniors prove that it isn't only Sophomores who are silly! TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA Triskaidekaphobia is the morbid fear of the number 13. Throughout history 23 has been linked with mis- fortune. Today the fear of 13 is still very prevalent. Hotels prefer to have two twelth floors rather than risk a 13th floor. Dinner parties with 13 seated at a table are considered such bad luck that in France a professional fourteenth guest can be hired. 1981 contained three Friday the 13th's occuring in February, March, and No- vember and none of them were so bad. 13 can also stand for justice and right. King Arthur and twelve Knights of the Roundtable made 23. A judge finds merit in selecting twelve jurors making the final deci- sions up to 23 people. The very state and town we live in each have 23 letters in their name and neither is considered to be anything other than completely enjoyable. Although this was Northeastern's 13th year, it has not been overshadowed by bad luck but rather has shown signs of having had a silver lining. So who is afraid of the number 23? Certainly not the 13th graduating class of Northeastern High School. Thirteen less coffin nails that Miles Harris will have to pound. 4—Opening

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imilll Above—Decked out in fancy clothes the members of FHA HERO pose for an instant before they are off to the Rally. Left—Posed to begin a rousing spirit song, the band adds sparkle to the Pep Rally. Below—Superman was out of luck today because this phonebooth was filled to its limit with 13 NHS students. CONTENTS Opening Student Life Academics Community Athletics Organizations Faculty Classes Ads Opening—3

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13 A SILVER LINING Above: The Varsity Cheerleaders show that 13 can not only be lucky but beautiful. Left: Having locker 13 hasn't ruffled Zelda Williams feathers. She calmly stored her belongings in it all year with no ill effects. Opening—5