Archives 1963-1964
The students of the 1963-64 school year experienced the shock of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963.
School enrollment numbers in 1963-64 were again bigger than the year before, six percent more, with 795 enrolled. The crowded conditions were noted in the first edition of the Trichter.
The sports teams did moderately well. Although soccer was a relatively new sport for NHS, the team tied with Frankfurt for the championship.
The curriculum for this year was most notable for its creative efforts. Two teachers combined history classes and experimented with team teaching. The junior high started its own newspaper.
For the first time there were two school plays, “Arsenic and Old Lace” in the fall and George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” in the spring. Both productions involved a number of teachers and students. “Pygmalion” starred Dianne Wiest as Eliza Doolittle and Dickie Davis as Henry Higgins. was the most challenging. Presented in the Fürth Opera House, the play was enjoyed by both Germans and Americans.
Eighty-five seniors graduated in June.
In the files linked to this page, you can read more about the events of the 1963-64 school year. For easier reading of these documents, right click on the link and then on “open link in a new window.”
This page was updated Dec. 13, 2019, by Bob McQuitty, Archivist.