The Spartan Situation Rockin’ through the years

by Kyra Staley

In 1961, Northside opened its

doors for the first

time. Students were

listening to a variety

of different kinds of

music. From Ray

Charles to Patsy Cline,

students enjoyed a variety of different

music styles. “At Last” (Etta James),”

Crazy” (Patsy Cline), and “Let's Twist

Again” (Chubby Checker) were the top 3

Bill Board Hits of

1961. In 1961,

the CMA

(Country Music

Association) cre-

ated the Country

Music Hall of Fame,

inducting the dead

Jimmie Rodgers, Fred

Rose, and Hank Wil-

liams. The Beach

Boys, the Beatles,

and Bob Seger all began their suc-

cessful musical careers this year.

The musical “Bye Bye Birdie” won the

1961 Tony Award for the Best Musi-

cal Play. Music carries through the

ages, some of the popular songs from

1961 are songs

that we still

listen to and

enjoy today.

It’s your chance to prove to all the people who thought you COULDN’T do it that they were WRONG!

Your results will be mailed to your parents.

The ISTEP proves that when you get a job you can apply previous knowledge and skills to new situa-tions.

You can brag that you passed or even better, earned Pass+

Improving your score is a great boost for your self esteem.

A low score may effect your schedule next year.

Inside this issue:

Student and

Staff

Spotlights

2

Spartan

Pictures

3

Boy friends

OR

Best friends?

4

Spartan

Sign Up sheet

4

NMS

Calendar of

Events

5

Valentine’s Day

Dance Pictures

6

It’s ISTEP time!

Every year you ask...Why should I try on the ISTEP? This year, we’ve got some answers!

“ This is the better than the

Republic”

2012

February

Explorer students gear up for ISTEP at their team’s MATH ROCKS! Breakfast.

Spring is coming soon and that means track is coming soon. The callout meeting is Monday March 12th. Practice begins on March 13th. There are a few requirements to make sure you will make the team. One is to make sure to come to almost every practice. Another requirement is to make sure you don’t have any F’s in the third

quarter. You must also have a physical on file. There are many events be-sides running such as long jump, high jump, and shot put. When not at prac-tice you should try to get in shape by running and eating healthy meals with

high carbs. You should also try to eat lean protein. There are many benefits to being on track

such as learning team work . Also you will work hard and learn dedica-tion. So come on down an try out for track.

Student Spot Light: Mason Royalty By: Maycie Asher and Brooke Elkins

Q: What's the most embarrassing thing that has happened

to you? A: When I was 13, I pooped in

public.

Q: What would you do with

$1,000,000? A: I would buy a lot of Nerf guns!

Q: What's your favorite smell? A: Pickles :D

Q: Who's your favorite person

and why? A: Oprah because she's Oprah.

Duh.

Any last comments? When I fart, I leave the room.

Mrs. C was chosen to be the

teacher spotlight because all

of the kids that know her know

that she is a one of a kind

teacher. One of her favorite

things to do is go golfing.

The most embarrassing thing

she has done is going sky div-

ing and causing $40,000 dam-

age to her leg. Her dog has won

the Ugliest Dog Award on

"America's Funniest Home

Videos." She is also a good

water skier.

Teacher Spot Light: Mrs. Campbell By: Lexi Joyner and Tasha Johnson

Fast and the Furious!!!! By: Zach Smith and Morgan Dosterglick

The Spartan Situation Page 2

Through the of a Spartan!

February Page 3

By: Lexi Joyner

Behind These Green Eyes

you don't get to see your boy-friend as much."

Almost everyone has heard the saying "sisters before mis-ters," but is that always true?

The Spartan Situation asked the Navigators if they would rather have a fun sleepover with friends or a

romantic date with their

boyfriend.

13 out of 25 girls chose a

date with their boyfriend,

but why? One girl responded, "I would go with my boyfriend because you get to see your friends all the time, and maybe

The other 12 girls chose their best friends, again, why?

"Your best friends will always be there and your boyfriend won't," a different girl replied, "You can talk about girl prob-lems with your best friends, but your boyfriend won't un-derstand." This was an inter-esting vote, and in a close run,

the boyfriends

won!

Your Boyfriend or your Best Friend? By: Lexi Joyner and Maycie Asher

Turn in to Mrs. Phillips or room 102 :) ;) :*

The Spartan Situation Page 4

Sign Up:)

By: Lexi Joyner

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Create a funny caption for the drawing contest

Enter what the next vote should be about.

Enter photos you like

Nominate a student or teacher for the spotlight!

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February Page 5

NMS Calendar of Events Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs Fri. Sat.

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27

Wresting at

Batchelor—5:30

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Intramural volleyball

3:15—4:30

28

Intramural volleyball

3:15—4:30

29

Wrestling

HOME

vs. Clark-Pleasant

5:30

1

Intramural volleyball

3:15—4:30

2 3

Wrestling at CMS

9:00 AM

4 5 6

ISTEP Testing

————-

Intramural volleyball

3:15—4:30

7

ISTEP testing

8

ISTEP testing

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Intramural volleyball

3:15—4:30

9 10

11

12

Track Meeting

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Intramural volleyball

3:15—4:30

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Orchestra

Performance at EHS—4:00

13

Track Practice Begins

14

Choir and Chimes concert

at CNHS

7:30

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Intramural vol-leyball

3:15—4:30

15 16 17

SPRING

BREAK

BEGINS!!!

End of Season Blow Out!

By: Noah Bell and Will Connor

The boys’ basketball teams came to a great end of the season. Seventh grade

“A” and “B” both lost to Central . The “A” game score was: NMS 28 Central 33.

“B” scoring: NMS 18 Central 44. For eighth grade, we shared a bit of both worlds. “A”

scoring: NMS 57 Central 43. “B” Scoring: NMS 35 Central 38. The same

followed for the Tri-County Tourney on the January 11th. Although 7th

grade boys lost to Jennings County 35 to 44, 8th grade celebrated vic

tory. 1st game scoring: NMS 54 Jennings County 21; 2nd game scoring:

NMS 62 Central 34. Great season, Spartans!!

Valentine’s

Day Dance

<3 <3

By: Lexi Joyner