Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Presenting certificates of recognition at the Honors Convocation in November Assistant Principals jerry Good- mon and im Sowcrs call the names of students who are to receive the certificates 2' it 12? We Congratulating students for academic achievement is a rewarding experience for Dr john Gasper principal. Here ne presents Senior Marla Crook with a certificate of membership into the National Honor Society. , f 5 :Wir ., - ' f, wi -' ' 3, I W' 7 r if X V 'L J T i f- 1 -- ,X4 arm- 5-VZ, ,V pf imfto . ' life. 1 e s dministrators keep full Seheduies Attending meetings, arranging ac- tivities, enforcing rules and regulations, supervising and appearing at community activities involving Northwest students, making important decisions pertaining to school policies and working with students, faculty and parents lcept the four administrators' daily schedule full. Although specific assignments were delegated to each administrator, Dr. john Gasper still assumed full irespon- sibility for the overall operation of the five-year old school. A meeting was held each week to keep the fotir ad- ministrators abreast of the activities and needs of the school. Being the principal of a 1,150 student high school was a fulfilling job for Dr. Gasper. Pleased with the current level of instruction and accomplishments of the school, Gasper was always seeking new ways to improve Northwest. l,believe that we have a good school, with ex- cellent and enthusiastic students taught by good teachers with strong support personnel, he said. Throughithe ef- forts of out students, parents and staff, we have continued to take a look at our strengths and weaknesses and will con- tinue to seek ways and means to improve our school in the future. i Handling enrollment for the current term while organizing curriculum for the next year kept Associate Principal Fred Spexarth active. To facilitate the enroll- ment process a new method of enroll- ment fot the 1982-83 school year was tried. Instead of enrolling for one semester only, students enrolledzfor the full year. Enrolling for both semesters was easier, he said. It gave us more time to work with students during the year. 5 Coordinating school activities and maintaining the very busy school calen- dat provided a challenge to Assistant Principal jim Sowcrs. ln addition to working with student. and faculty ac- tivities, Sowers also coordinated the scheduling of the builing facilities with local groups and agencies desiring to use Northwest. Assistant Principal Jerry Gooclmon spent his time coordinating athletic events and handling discipline and at- tendance ptoblems. The attendance and attitude of the majority iof the students was much better this year than in the prior years, he said. I feel they have become more responsible and realize the value of a good education. i ti? Administration ' 117

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'Pk , of if 15:33 ati Z xv' MM is H Speaking to the students at the Honors Convocation, Associate Principal Fred Spexarth presents his point of view about working to one's fullest potential. Dr. john Gaspcr jerry Goodmon james Sowers Fred Spexarth i f :fi , V I 116 0 Administration During Bear Frolics, Assistant Principal jim Sowers announces the next event. Organizing and super- vising student activities is a full-time job for this administrator.

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Business, art earn recogntion Numerous recogitions and honors were won by students in the art and business departments. Competitions in each area provided the opportunity for students to be honored for outstanding accomplishments and achievements. For many students who had an interest in business, the course offerings provided an opportunity for growth and learning. Dur- ing the first semester the business law class took a field trip to the court house and learned how criminal court cases were tried, while watching the first day of a rape trial. The personal finance class followed the stock market for two weeks and each stu- dent was taught how to figure his own tax report. In a unit on the real cost offinan- cing a new car, students soon realized that a car costs more than just a sticker price. Of- fice Education students made field trips to local banks, travel agencies and data pro- cessing centers. At a spring contest Patti O'Neal took sixth place in Job Interview II, Sandy Rhodes took third in Accounting and Related II,janet Wineinger took second as a communications specialist, Megan Ward took sixth in information communications, and Kim Sikes placed fourth in communica- tions specialization and sixth in Stenographic I. Art has long been described as a form of expression and for many Northwest art students, their expressions paid off as many were recognized for their works. At the 1985 Scholastic Art competition, Northwest art students received more gold keys than any Kansas school at the exhibit, having 30 pieces of art on exibit and winn- ing 16 gold keys. Approximately 4,500 pieces of work were submitted, said Don Filby, art department chairman, and 750 pieces were picked for the exhibit. Out of the 750, only 100 were given gold keys. Those receiving gold keys were Robert Barber, john Allen, Fred Wallace, julie Gilliland, Greg Schlyer, Tom Lezniak, Brian Lane and Chris McKee. Other art honors were given in the form of scholarships. Barber and Wallace receiv- ed Miller Scholarships from WSU and Barber also received a scholarship from The Iwcbitan magazine. Steve Cooper, school cartoonist, received a scholarship from KSU and received the Outstanding Art Student of the Year Award. Throughout the year student art work was displayed in the art wing, the library and at the Wichita Art Museum. 'ir 118 ' ArtlBusiness 'fa M 51:1 ABOVE: In photography class, Senior jim Banks touches up a picture before turning it in for grading. BELOW: Office education class explores the many aspects of secretarial work and office management ..,.,,...s--