Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Council Projects New Image Top: Dan Hartman, junior, and Marcie Chapman, sophomore, helped raise money for Penny Pitch by working in the Christmas Post Office, photo by Steve Hug Above: Kim Barker, sophomore, received a letter to be sent through the Penny Pitch post office by Freshman Brant Gaumer. photo by Steve Hug Right: Senior Todd Ramsey tries his luck drop- ping some change into a sunken cup to win a prize and contribute to Penny Pitch, photo bv Steve Hug Sneaky politicians, wire taping, brib- ing, and boring speeches are common sterotypes linked with government. Somehow local, state, and federal gov- ernments have failed to escape their sterotypes, but the student government at Northrop has tried their best. One of the student council ' s main goals was to change the student body ' s opinion of them. Student council president senior Joe Hyndman felt, In the past, student council members were considered to be teacher ' s pets. But I think the council this year was able to change opinion! One of the ways the council tried to change the unfavorable ideas involved opening up the administration to the student ' s ideas. A suggestion box ap- peared outside the main office in Janu- ary. However, according to Joe, there weren ' t many constructive suggestions until later in the year. Another successful new legislation made by the student council was an opening announcement option. It gave the student body a chance to take Mr. Brown ' s place doing the morning an- nouncements. Though response came slowly, several students took the h by the end of the year. Besides a new few ideas, the trad tional council activities continued i excellent style. The services of seliin spirit items and planrting Homecomin week added to activities such as th Save a Turkey, Gobble a Baron Da and a spirit week during basketball se( tionals. A new tradition that began la: year, the Morp, also continued wit more success. Despite the other successful endea ors, the most successful proved to b Penny Pitch. Through the sale Arby ' s coupon books, class competitior and many club and group donations a all-time high total of $8515 became th 1983 contribution to WOWO Penn Pitch. With the fantastic events and hig Penny Pitch total, the opinion of th student council should have changec Junior Melinda VanGuilder thought, ' thought it was better than it has beer They really tried to come up with fu things to do and they seemed to want t listen. They really cared. written b Kim Simpson. 16 — Student Council

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Seni.ir Jul- Kiley enjiiys the sun in llu- Ccinirncins 19H3 homecoming; queen Laura Didicjn is escorted at the beach party during the hcjinecominn hy Mike Smeltzlcy alter her coronation, photo week, photo by Steve Huf; hy Steve Huf; Fireworks explode above the stadium before the homecoming game against Bishop Luers. photo bv Steve Hug To show their utter humiliation over the senior powderpuff loss — and — to show spirit, many seniors came to school incognito during homecoming, photo by Steve Hug Homecoming — 15

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StLident Council: Row One — -lill Claze, Monte Moore, Derrick Greene. Lisa .Johnson, Tammy Neiibauer, Terrell Williams, Joe Hyndman; How Two — Rob Johnston, Caroline Moellerint;, Marty Powell, Elaine Patterson, Vicky Stoll, Hoi Belcher, Tonya Fields, Carmen Merica; Hosv Three Melissa Crush, I. aura Cei);er, Hart Tyner, Kevin Seiler, Boh Anderson, Kim Detrich, Danielle Dibert, Kim Barker; Row Four Pat Walker, Laura Boetjlln, Kristy .Sheehan, Dan Antjie Balser, Tony Natale, Travis Barkey, Mark Shcoeli; Row Five - Terri Johnson, Marcic Chapman, .Sherwin .Springer, Chris O ' Riley, Lori Miller. Miindi Lombardo, Amy Zemcn, Kim Gaines, Beth Bohn, Melissa Delrick. Meyer, Svdney Bloom, Kristina Cook, Tracy Hartman, Joe Jereb. Tammy Butt-s, Patty Faijan, Above — Senior Joe Hyndman, student counci president, proudly displays the food Northrop collected for the Daybreak Child Care Center. photo by Tim Shauver. Right — Sophomore Mike Wagstaff carries a box of food donated by Mr. Laslie ' s home room to the office, photo hy Doug Dye. Student Council — 17