Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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In erm: ional Dimger -sw Q Tv... .--1 N Trying to decide thc perfect location to hang the 1 pinata, juniors Bruce Adams and Glen Cunn- ingham discuss the merits of the center of the Com- mons. Cleaning up the Commons after the dinner, junior Chris Shaner and Sophomore Stacec Black sweep the floor while young Heather Shaner watches. International Dinner ' 101

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Annual dinner bridges languages Sponsoring an annual International Din- ner is one way the foreign language classes help to bridge a stronger understanding of the many cultures present at Northwest. To give parents, faculty and other students a taste of other cultural flavors, students in foreign language clubs helped to prepare foods from Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, France, China and Viet Nam. Tacos, tostados, streussel, pastries and several different kinds of egg rolls were just some of the foods that were prepared for the people to eat. The International Dinner changed its entertainment this year. Instead of having each foreign language club present something to represent its studied culture, the Spanish Club provided something special. The entertainment was a colorful donkey shaped pinata for the little kids to try to break. When the pinata was finally broken, all little kids scrambled to collect the goodies that were inside the donkey. 13' Helping Andy Shaner get ready to try to break the . . if pinata, junior Chris Shaner ties the bandana over his W east brother's eyes. Waiting for the entertainment to begin, Laila Nielsen, foreign exchange student, visits with a friend. Helping set up the pinata, Sophomore Thu Ha Mickle holds the rope steady while Sophomore Colleen M, Strouse stands by and watches. 100 0 International Dinner

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again tops United Wa Drive For the fifth consecutive year the students at Northwest have donated the most money to the annual city-wide United Way Drive. Although the Grizzlies did not meet their school goal of 1S2,400, they still topped other schools with a final donation of 32,281 Working together for United Way was just one way that the students at Northwest were able to work together in unity, said Marilyn Ramsey, United Way faculty spon- sor. Traditional fund-raising events such as class competitions, spirit chains, and assemblies were featured during the week of October 11-14. Innes Villalpando's second hour Spanish class won the class competi- tion by donating 5136, an average of 39 per student. To raise the money, the class sold donuts and cupcakes throughout the week. They also took up a collection each day con- sisting only of spare change, no dollar bills were allowed to be donated. At 10 cents a link, the junior class accumulated enough links to have the longest spirit chain worth 5182. Numerous intra-class competitions were common during the annual drive. Se- cond hour classes would challenge each other to a contest with the class donating the least money providing pizza or other food items to the winning class. A special time was set aside after the competition for the two classes to get together for the party. An Anything-Goes Assembly featuring numerous class competition activities pro- duced a last minute collection totaling over 5280. Shoe scramble, balloon hop, jelly beans in flour and foot races were a few of the activites which entertained both students and faculty. SZ' ln an effort to get the most jelly beans for his team, junior Tom Rhodes digs his way to the bottom ofa pan filled with flour and colorful jelly beans. Showing their class spirit, members of the senior class let out a cheer after winning a competitive event in the United Way assembly. ln a mad dash, members of the sophomore, junior and senior classes rush to find their shoes from the huge pile of shoes in the middle of the gymnasium floor. In this event you work by yourself in the search for your shoes. 102 ' United Way