Northern High School - Panorama Yearbook (Dillsburg, PA)

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Seniors admire their tree. The well-known Christmas pageant, 6'The Story of the First Christmasf' was presented, by the choir, choral clubs, and the brass ensemble, under the di- rection of Miss Anne Hepler and Mr. Richard Fyler. At last came the long awaited day Tuesday, De- cember 23, when we packed away our books and said goodbye to Northern until our return in Jan- uary. While we were stuffing ourselves with turkey, our industrious custodians were busily cleaning the building so that it would be ready for our return. Northern felt a special pride in being the first school to present a program on the new television series 'iSeventeen.', Students representing different school activities were interviewed. Musical entertain- ment was rendered by the dance band and the faculty German band. They keep our school clean January 19 through 23 was set aside for semester examinations. The Lions Club presented their an- nual minstrel show in the school auditorium. An impressive installation ceremony was pre- sented by the National Honor Society at Northern. The service was followed by a tea held in the library for the new members and their parents. The Northernaires found themselves in demand when they were asked to play at Greenwood High School's junior-senior prom and Valentine's Dance. They also provided the music for our school dance held at the Allenbury. On March 5, our junior high songsters and mu- sicians presented an enjoyable concert. Career Day, which is held annually, gave the sen- ior high students an opportunity to discuss job op- Tough customer. portunities with professional men and women of many fields. This program is offered to help the stu- dent with his decisions on a career. The return of spring was welcomed by everyone. The new season began with the presentation of the tri-class play. At last came the high point of our school days, our senior trip to New York City. It is for this trip that the classes work so diligently in building up a treasury. We boarded the train early Thursday morning, May 7, and began a three day tour of the city. A tired but happy group of seniors arrived home the following Sunday morning. In place of the usual spring concert, an operetta, Words and Music, was presented by the senior high choral groups. One of the last social events attended by seniors was the Junior-Senior prom which was held at the Holiday banquet room. The year was climaxed with the Baccalaureate Service on Sunday, May 30, and the Commence- ment ceremony, on June 1, which marked the grand and somewhat sad finale for the class of '59. Final goal

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SCHOOL HAPPENINGS Our last year at Northern has been one with many varied, well-planned activities. On our arrival in September, we were greeted by our new high school principal, Mr. Eugene Williams. Each student was provided with a Hand- book which contained school activities and regula- tions. The annual magazine campaign was the first stu dent body activity. The goal of S4000 was success- fully reached, and many personal gifts were won by the highest salesmen. Future school- room? In October, construction work on the new thir- teen room addition was begun. The new rooms are to be used for senior high purposes. The PTA held its regular meetings throughout the year. The student and other problems connected with school life were discussed. Our fall sports, football and hockey, occupied many of the students' evenings. Although practice was not an easy task for these athletes, their efforts were not wasted, for participation in these sports de- veloped invaluable character traits which will be of great use to them in later life. Near the third week end of October, the date of the annual Farmers, Fair Festival, there was a feel- ing of great anticipation among the students. The school was closed for the County Teachers' Institute on Thursday and Friday. This gave the students an opportunity to put the finishing touches on their floats and to construct their food stands. In an effort to familiarize the parents with the students' activities in the school, a special night was set aside when parents may visit their child's classes Parents back in school Our busy new principal and instructors. Many interested parents attended the Back to School Nightifthisryearr. The students were fortunate in having an inter- esting assembly program each week. There were many paid assemblies as well as programs presented by various groups in the school. On November 12, the school administration re- ceived notice from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, that our school had been qualified as an accredited school. This was the result of an evaluation by a visiting committee. The senior class was the first to present an old- time melodrama called HDirty Work at the Cross- roadsf' The cast and their director, Mr. Paul M, Sights at the parade Marstellar, found this type of play enjoyable as well as challenging. With the arrival of the Thanksgiving Holidays, the students enjoyed the first long vacation of the school year. The month of December marked the beginning of a whirl of activities which continued until the Christmas vacation. The ham supper, sponsored by the Athletic Association, was held in the cafeteria. The winter sports began with a wrestling match at Dover on December 8, which, within a week, was followed by our Hrst basketball game on our home court.

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