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compiled by Narissa Knorr and Heather
Volent
1977 - "Discipline Inconsistent" (NTAs aren't as strict as they should be - they let students get away with too much.) "Hockey Team Skating on Thin Ice" "Tough Going for Girls Hoopsters" "Basketball Team Winless" "Gymnastics Open to All" 1978 - "Budget Cuts Threaten Next Year" (Staff cuts - Extended day - 37 students in a class) "Music Department Conducts Notable Year" "SPARC Lands Successful Year" "COE (Cooperation Office Education) Prepares Job Training During School Hours" "WNEH Speaks Again" (increased radio broadcasting but equipment is stolen) "Senate Officers Chosen" (Changes in ballot counting; 650 out of 3000 students voted) "WRITE Way to Prevent Strike? (lay off / budget cuts / possible strike - ask parents to write to papers, elected officials and School Board) 1979 - "Oklahoma Comes to NE" (Students act out a climactic scene from Oklahoma) "Foreigners Invade Northeast" (Students offer tasty foreign delicacies at the Foreign Language Festival) "ACE is Working (ACE students work at the Univ. of Penn. museum) 1981 - "If I Were Principal" 1982 - "Alumnus Howard Eskin Returns to Northeast" "New Megaphone" "How Swede It Is" (4 Swedish men transferred to NEHS for the school year) "New Dimensions to Cheerleading" (3 men) Northeast Activities from 1977
- 1982
Sports: cross country, male soccer, female field hockey, football, girls volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, female basketball, male basketball, wrestling, softball, indoor track, cheerleading, bowling, frisbee team, golf, ice hockey, tennis, track, baseball, Clubs: Archery, Chess, National Honor Society, choir, debate, Red Cross Club, World Affairs Club, flag squad, WNEH Radio, SPARC, Ushers Club, jazz ensemble, Child Development Club, Expressions, Korean Culture Soc., Prom Committees, Rights of Passage Club, Calculus Club, Color Guard, DECA, Human Relations, Ski Club, Drama Club, Band, Megaphone, Dance Club, Computer Club, Orchestra, Spirit Club, Photography, Math Team, Student Council, Stage Construction, ACE Club, Hebrew Culture Soc., Black Culture Soc., Library Club, Senate, Drill Team, Swanson Skills Center, Co-Op |
December 1978 
November 24, 1982 |
| The 1978
article states involuntary desegregation will occur in 1980. This
NEVER happened in Philadelphia. We found there was always institutional
resistance to involuntary desegregation. In the second article, it states a school must be "40% black and 25% white to be considered desegregated." The article claimed Northeast qualifies. Today, Northeast still does not qualify if the percentages are correct. |
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| African American Leadership |
June 7, 1977 |
| We were
told by Ms. Harrell and Ms. Pavalko this was a controversial election. Mr.
Caston was first denied his victory. It is interesting there is nothing
about the controversy and the picture appears on page 2 (out of 4) versus
the front page. There was no article to accompany the photo and caption. |
December 20, 1978 |
| The
article includes the variety of activities sponsored by the Black Cultural
Society. In the late 1970s, Northeast also had Hewbrew and Korean
Cultural Societies. We didn't find any articles on other cultural
groups. |
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| Articles
on African American
History Month Programs |
| We don't
know when an annual African American cultural aseembly began but the
1976 event was the most controvercial. Though there isn't controvercy
described during the 1983 event, the photo (see below) "is worth a 1000 words."
The articles list what was included in each assembly and quotes some
participants as well as the staff sponsor. We don't know if other cultural
groups had assemblies. |
April 6, 1976 |
| Ms. Harrell
and Ms. Pavalko told us about this "riot." They told us the origins
of the "riot" were disputed. They said some people blamed it on relationship
fights. They also told us the Philadelphia Mounted Police surrounded
the school. They thought there was too much police response. The article states it was reported the controversy was in response to a speech and the Black National Anthem. The Black Culture Society disagreed. They blamed it on "prejudiced attitudes of some whites in Northeast." |
Photo from "Black History Month" Assembly held March 25, 1983 (see article June 3, 1983) Students were asked
to stand for the Black National Anthem.
According to the caption, "everyone stood." Obviously, based on the photo, most white students, and a few African American students, did not stand. |
March 31, 1981 |
March 11, 1982 |
June 3, 1983 |
March 14, 1985 |
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Articles / photos on
diversity of student body |
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| Northeast
continues to be a ethnically diverse school. Today, there are over
50 languages spoken by Northeast students. |
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| Magnet Program |
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| Magnet
programs were established in schools to created desegregated schools. Northeast's
magnet program was founded in 1962-1963 as SPARC (space / science program).
It was apparently expanded in 1978. |
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