Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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X 5 Q lat lntent upon the book she is reading, senior Gail Baker completes her daily studies. lb, Concentrating on his wrist movements, .lay Cummings, senior, practices a rhythmic beat. lcj Senior Dennis Adams searches his memory for the correct answer to an Excercise in Knowledge question. ld, Senior Homecoming Queen candidate and Na- tional Merit finalist Sandy Connor radiates feelings of quiet excitement. lej Junior Missy Byron struggles to find the correct word for her Voice of Democ- racy speech. lt, With an air of satisfaction, junior Steve Corn adds the fin- ishing touches to an art project. 25

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ww was 'W 'ste w 'sf g W -. TU Tl-IE VICTOR . The acceptance of an assortment of honorary titles and awards highlighted a number of Northwest students' high school careers. Senior Gail Baker, one of the two students in the Eng- lish department to achieve honors, won honorable men- tion in the National Council of Teachers English writing contest. Gail wrote a theme based on a pre-determined topic as well as submitting additional examples of her work. Missy Byron, iunior, successfully competed in the Voice of Democracy Contest, sponsored by the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars. ln this contest, Missy was required to write and present a speech dealing with the theme My Responsibility to Freedom. Journalism students also participated in a wide range of contests offered at workshops held throughout the state. The Indiana High School Press Association spon- sored one of these workshops at Franklin College where senior Fred Miller attained second place in the news writing division and Steve Gano, also a senior, acquired a second place trophy in yearbook design. Results of the National Merit Scholarship test re- vealed the finalist status of Dennis Adams, Gail Baker, Sandra Conner, and Steve Gano, all seniors. After mastering a standardized examination furnished by the General Mills Company, Diane Herkless, senior, also brought honor to Northwest when she was be- 24 stowed the title Betty Crocker Future Homemaker of America. This title signified her eligibility along with 25 other girls for a state scholarship. Northwest art students fared exceptionally well in the Regional Scholastic Art Awards Competition. Competing against approximately 4,000 art student's entries from a 51 county area, these students had 26 pieces of work chosen for exhibit, 13 of which received Gold Medals. Their work was displayed in the L.S. Ayres auditorium February 25 through March 4. Those receiving Gold Medals included: seniors Sue Nolton, Debbie Green, Gary Crist, Steve Corn, Ron Harris, and Leslie Malone, and juniors Laura Huber, Judy Hayden, and Greg Zeiher. Competitors in the State Solo and Ensemble Contest were also rated outstanding. Among those who achieved first place in the various divisions were: clari- net-Jeff Smith, senior, snare drum-.lay Cummings and Keith Huston, seniors, snare drum and xylophone-sen- ior Danny Paul, brass quintet-Gary Cirrincion, Jeff Downs, Phil Wright, Steve Russell, and Sonny Hall, all seniors, drum ensemble-seniors Keith Huston, Danny Paul, Jay Cummings, and Mark Rusk, low voice-Kathy Phipps and Suzanne Mormance, seniors. Belles also at- tained a first place standing.

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0. W Me. tal After acting out an ancient Roman marriage ceremony Jim Wetzel, senior juantily carries his bride Bonnie Mar- tin, senior over the threshold. tbl Members of the Latin club made their first initiation cere- monies interesting and origi- nal by dressing in the tradi- tional Latin dress. 26 ue-as lcl The combined forces of the foreign language clubs made their annual Christmas party an international event. ldl The Red Cross Club col- lected toys and candy to fill Christmas stockings for under- privilaged children. CLUB UFll71VlJPn With the acquistion of iobs and the development of distinctive outside interests, Northwest students found little, if any, time for participation in school-sponsored academic clubs. Many students' class assignments ended after eighth period and they displayed no desire to wait until after ninth period to attend club meetings. Consequently, the maiority of these clubs' memberships were significantly decreased, some to the point of the complete disintegration of the club. ln as short a time as three years, six academic clubs including the history, science, and business activities clubs dissolved due to insufficient time and interest. Yet a few academic clubs continued to have regular meet- ings with fairly stable memberships. Members of Future Teachers of America learned the many facets of the teaching profession through films and guest speakers. A computer math club for students who were interested in operating the math department's computer terminal was also available. The chess club, which was composed of students who enioyed playing and improving their game, also met occasionally. Among this club's activ- ities was experimentation with three-dimensional chess. Ofticers of the Northwest Thespian troupe believed that the lack of interest, especially for underclassmen, was a result of limited knowledge of the clubs that ac- tually existed at Northwest. Thespians, therefore, in- itiated a Get lnvolved plan in which they talked with the officers of other clubs and learned about their differ- ent proiects. A list of these clubs and summaries of their activities was then compiled and included in the North- west High School Student Handbook. Thespians hoped that this plan would help to remedy the situation of growing disinterest among students.