Northwest High School - Tohari Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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For the first time, the HI-LITE held an election to determine a Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. Mrs. Hauser and Mr. Bailey were elected to these positions by the student body. Anchor girls again decorated an old fashioned Christmas tree in the school lobby. Decorations for the tree were made by the Anchors. Throughout the week just before Christmas, a real holiday spirit prevailed. When Christmas finally did arrive, it was the first white Christmas for about fifteen years. The whiteness was not due to an accumulation snow, but rather to heavy sleet and ice. However, the special beauty of a white Christmas thrilled all who beheld it. Christmas shopping begins in earnest. . . a few wise ones are already anticipating exams. . .basketball season nears midpoint. . . no one thinks that a white Christmas will happen this year. . . Anchor tree in lobby goes up and frantic shoppers begin to doubt that they will survive the rush. . .a few tested the pop corn on the old fashioned tree and found it to be loaded with pepper. . . and finally the last day before the beginning of the holidays. . . the unexpected happens. . . there's a white Christmas for the Carolinas. . . Chmstmas fmall ARRIVES

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Newton Scott appears more interested in his book than in the basketball game. BASKGIIBAU SEASON BEGINS Weeks of practice before the teams are announced. . . seven seniors return for the boys' team, five for the girls' team .... six games are scheduled for the Coliseum. . . Twenty-two Lynn Young seems very pleasedwith the play on one of her team mates. Robert Flynt, No1'thwest's Meadowlark Lemon, shows off one of his assorted Globe Trotter tricks.

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Jonny Burt teams up withjohn Crews and Scotty Mead to preview the talent show for the students. The group received a warm response and arroused an eager anticipation for special assemblies still in the planning stages. Fifi. Liv ' lm 1 At the end of the Senior Talent Show, a skit showed the decision that must be made between going to New York with class and going to t he beach. This perennial decision must be made by each senior. A particularly clever skit was presented by the cheerleaders. The girls dressed in black pants, white shirts, and red vests and socks. Sun glasses added to the effect. In an interest holding, West Side Story type beat, they presented a satire about rivals East High School. Verses were set up similar to Old MacDonald Had a Farm since the East group often uses this song as a theme song at athletic contests. Steve jones practices for his act to be presented as part of the talent show. Steve demonstrated a pleasing way of singing folk songs. Twentye four talent shows eann pnalse Hurry, hurry. . .work to be done. . . the show must go on. . . Planning the first in a series of talent shows is not easy. . .props to be found. . . skits to be rewritten. . . the day arrives. . . the Senior Talent Show summarizes events from freshman year to present, with a little look into the future, graduation. . . Ole Coach Blaylock has a farm. And on that farm he has a cow. And now that cow has a bright red vest, 'Cause they won the Northwest-East contest. The Falcons dressed in Black and White, Came running on the court that night. The boys were really on the beam, Ready to beat that Eagle team. And then they heard the whistle blow, Their eyes were blazing as the coach yelled go The boys they really fought but then, Those East High Eagles won again. Now listen all you Falcon Fans, We've gotta get it back, understand? So come on out and give a hand, So we don't have to listen to the Dixie band! The boys are going to do their best, To help Coach Wyatt win back his vest. But until then we cannot wait, To be the Champs of 3-A State. 95