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North abounds with names fro
to a certain special place. We p
a second thought to the name
Well, we stopped. And then ask
cases – these people? That qu
stories about very real people
North – and they still do.
Then we asked around: If you c
something, what would it be?
Contributors to the Center Spread: Salma Abdel-
Ahmad Abdel-Azim, Maddy Schilling, Sarah Flem
“The swimming pool,
because I love swimming
and I’ve been a swimmer
for eight years.”
~Lexi Hilt
“A forest because I like
to spend most of my time
there, and I enjoy forests
very much.”
~Mr. Sugrue
“I want to be buried in
the middle of Wash-
ington D.C. with a
plaque that says ‘Here
lies Sahil Beaherawa-
la, former presient of
the United States’.”
~Sahil Baherawala
“I would want ot be
named after a type of su-
shi becaue it’s my favor-
ite food.”
~Kristen Vermeulen
“I’d want to have a cer-
tain soccer trick named
after me that will live for
a long time. Lots of kids
growing up who will
want to be soccer play-
ers will know my name
because of the trick and
also the legacy I will
leave; the odds of it hap-
pening are slim, but you
have to dream big.”
~Meedo Amin
The Appleton Area School District has a long history of fine arts. Apple-
ton’s first music program, an orchestra, was formed in 1920 by Herbert
Helble, and they practiced in a local church’s basement. Appleton’s music
program has greatly expanded since then. Roosevelt Middle School even
had a ukulele club in 1931! Orlyn A. Zieman came to Appleton in 1953 to
teach social studies at Wilson Middle School, and in 1959, he became the
principal of Wilson. In 1964, he became the Director of Secondary Educa-
tion. He stayed in that position until 1971, when the old superintendent of
the Appleton school district, William Spears, passed away and Zieman was
called to the position. Besides making the Appleton Area School District
officially separate from the city government, he was very supportive of the
arts, like his wife and daughters. He was known to have an easy going and
approachable personality, both inside and outside of school. According to
Gerald Howard, a retired North English teacher and friend of Zieman, he
was a “handshake and a smile kind of guy” as well as an honest man. “If
he told you he was going to do something, he did it. There was no double
talking with him.” After a battle with cancer, Zieman passed away in 1985.
In the late 1980s, AASD realized that in the next decade the high schools
would become increasingly overcrowded, and another high school needed
to be built. A new auditorium was built along with the new school. In
remembrance of Zieman’s passion for the arts, Appleton North’s new audi-
torium was named after him.
Why is Appleton North’s football stadium named after Paul Engen?
Paul Engen was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Asso-
ciation in 1998. Engen started his football coaching career at Winona
State University, as their Assistant Football Coach in 1968. Winona
State is also his Alma Mater, which he graduated from in 1965. How-
ever, Engen left Winona State in 1969 to become the Head Football
Coach for the Appleton West Terrors, where he was also their Assis-
tant Track Coach. In 1995, when Appleton North opened, Engen left
Appleton West to be the Assistant Football Coach for North, as well as
our first athletic director. Currently, Engen is back at West as their Var-
sity and JV Assistant Coach, while his son, Brent Engen, is the Head
Football Coach for Appleton West. “Our team enjoys playing there
because it is an excellent facility. Our team is aware of Coach Engen’s
time at North but know him more as a West coach,” Brent Engen said.
“It (the prairie) is a legacy to the wh
Connie Roop. Most appreciate the pr
woman behind the natural beauty, Co
and environmental science teacher at
sion for environmental conservation.
by over $25,000 in grants and constr
dents. All of the plants are native to
students studying environmental sci
ment plant progression and evolutio
“School is not inside four walls. I f
what nature has to offer. Learn from
not only an environmental enthusias
husband both taught at Appleton Nor
than a hundred books.
Aerial photo by Jamie Silver, Herff Jones
Photo by Sonia Tallroth
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