Shawnee Mission North High School - Indian Yearbook (Overland Park, KS)

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C nie nt Depo rtmentol English ................-.,,.,.-,,- Speech and Drama Math ........................ .--. Science ......... Social Science ....................- Language .......... .- ..........,... 40 42 44 46 50 52 Business ....................,,..., 56 Music ......................-..,- 58 Fine Arts .....................-... 72 Physical Education 78 School Life Student Congress ...,..Yc.......... 122 Dances .......... 128 Publications ...................... 132 Quill and Scroll ..s................ 138 Debate .......................... 140 Boys and Girls State 147 Productions S... .e .,.............c. 152 Clubs ........................... 158 Student Body Sophomores ...................... 1 68 Juniors ......,...............---. 180 Seniors .......................,.. 194 Senior Summaries ...c............. 214 Index ................ 230 Advertising ............-...-..... 243 Autographs ...................... 252 Unlike the collegiate situation, there were no majors or minors at North. At the same time, unlike most high schools, a generous school district and versatile faculy enabled S-M to dangle a number of alluring alter- natives before the raised eyebrows of its students. Bogus classes existed, but not here. Instead, exacting teacher requirements, modern science equipment, and progressive policies insured against scholastic shams. Language labs, coupled with four-year courses, summer school classesg accelerated and decelerated programs-these boosted scholarly concern and fulfillment. While reveling in the most profound med- itation or while neglecting it, all S-Mites managed to indulge in a good bit of extra- curricular enterprise before the year slipped by them. Within the ivy-covered halls of book-lore, they entangled themselves in other labor. To some - the very ambitious - keeping up with the schedule they had set was like playing Flight of the Bumble- bee on a tuba. Nevertheless, when they looked back on it, the reality of what they had done, proved quite an ego-builder.

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Portals of S-M North heard trampling hordes rush- ing through . . . Red-clads, attended by a super- abundance of flushed delirium, stationed themselves in desks and shortly took a toe-hold for the impend- ing period of turmoil. Witli no part of the pre- ceding vacation left in which to dissipate, the aggre- gation, for the most part, came with serious in- tentions. However, this facet was well-disguised by tlle outward note of jollity which typifies the re-amassment of old gangs. Each face in the crowd, whether depicting sophomoric hesitance or the ex- perienced pomp of upperclassmen, gave substan- tiating evidence to the attitude which early Septem- ber invariably brings. Teachers took pleasure in the mass arrival and con- templated wistfully the revival of such steadfast traditions as the pop quiz and eighth hour. Per- haps, there lurked a certain shrouded sympathy in them as they took errant newcomers Cor oldcomersl by the hand and prodded them in the proper di- rection. Not only the teachers had pre-planned howeverg students, also, exhibited initiative in ready- ing campaigns for class offices, digesting reading material for book reports next spring, and ac- quiring the charm with which they might escape the afore-mentioned steadfast traditions. Mothers even prepared-saving sacks for lunches and money for fees. Seemingly no one being deficient in fore- thought, youthful scholars came and hurled them- selves into the bottomless pit of learning.