Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Pupils turn to counselors for help with The guidance department is a service intended for the students at Northwest High School, said Mr. Richard Cummins, head guid- ance director. Under his direction, four counselors directed pupils in their programs and vocational choices. Catering to all pupils, the guidance department emphasized a personal-social aspect. Special programs sponsored by the guidance department included both the senior and freshman par- ent nights, College Day for jun- iors and seniors, and Careers Day for the whole student body. Seniors faced college and career planning, juniors and sophomores new program schedules, and fresh- men an entirely new world in high school. But all had the assistance of the guidance department which encouraged students to make ap- pointments for counseling. future plans su? NSN Mr. Richard O'Brien helps counsel Polly Hallaghan, junior, with her class schedule for her fourth and final year at Northwest. Mr. Larry Apt forecasts events to come for freshman in an orientation class. 1 ll? 54151 Q51 E 4,3 V 41

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Stud of history is more than past, present events Approximately 1544 pupils en- rolled in one of the 'IO courses offered by Northwest's social stud- ies department. Thirteen teachers, including five new to the Northwest faculty, taught courses such as in- ternational relations, world geog- raphy, and Indiana history. Latin American civilization was offered again as more pupils took an in- terest in world affairs. Though pupils were required to take U.S. History, government, and econom- ics, many enrolled in these elective courses. l Mr. Mark Nuthall finds his pupils interested in the national government. Because of the national elections there was no mock election. ln- stead, classes debated and discussed each national candidate and many state and local candidates in prep- aration for a school election. Elec- tion day Northwest students, like the nation, voted Republican, elect- ing Mr. Nixon as President of the United States of America. Seniors ranking in the upper 250!0 of their class were eligible to com- pete for S1500 in scholarships, awarded by the Lilly Foundation. Mr. Ralph Horn, department head, scans the abundance of work on his desk. Arleen Bolton and Eddie Koehl argue an important issue against janet Wiseman and Bill Mc- Kinley in a debate over current events in social problems. 40

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Physical fitness is integral part of daily school life Since physical fitness is an im- portant basis for life, the physical education department at Northwest promotes healthy outlets for NHS pupils. All Pioneers are required to par- ticipate in at least two semesters of gym, however, further training is offered. Advanced P.E. can build greater physical skills as well as providing a chance to assist under- classmen. Two gym assistants help supervise the eight classes with 40-44 pupils. Silverettes and one 1,5 Q s Basketball is an important part of freshman Mike Owen's physical training. advance class with 26 pupils each are branchs of Girls' P.E. Activities are planned with many purposes in thought-their value, usefulness, and simple enjoyment in recreation such as tennis and ping-pong. Also for the more ad- vanced student there is the ap- paratus equipment consisting of parallel bars, horses and high bar. All of this equipment takes many hours of practice for the advanced student. .mit . Sophomore Mike Cook demonstrates a new way of walking in advanced gym. As the number of semesters increase, so does the difficulty of the stunts. Agile junior Mike Lynn performs on the rings. 42