Students rode public buses for free, which helped if the chosen school was distant.
There were a number of sports teams: Football, basketball, baseball, soccer, swimming in a 4-lane pool (Division II undefeated in 1969), cross country running, track and field, volleyball, tennis, wrestling, gymnastics, softball and lacrosse.
There were cheerleaders, a modern dance group, a jazz ensemble, chess club, and yearbook.
A number of classes were available to students, such as: English, Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Social Studies, Biology, Art, Drama, Photography, Reading, French, Spanish, German, Typing, Sociology, Psychology, Drafting, and others.
Lunch times were staggered from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M allowing the school to have sufficient class rooms for teaching.
During these times freshman who wanted to attend Northern could not and had to wait until their sophomore year due to the over crowding.
Once enrollment went down below 2600 students, some extra classrooms were added in pods or trailers, during the summer of 1977, and the school was again full-time.