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

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That ' s 1985 Tunes Were Varied Various memorabilia of the year in music for 1985 are displayed for our camera. After a summer filled with in- credible concerts like Van Halen ' s 1984 Tour , the Yes concert and Michael Jackson ' s record-breaking Victory Tour , who could have guessed that we would have a school year resounding with such unbeliev- able music. An unusually large amount of old musicians have returned to the per- forming circuit during the 1984-1985 season. There was the revival of such greats as Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Robert Plant in the pheno- minal organization dubbed The Honey drippers. At the Grammy Awards, one of the original women in rock, Tina Turner, picked up the award for Best Female Vocalist. Another popular trend in music during the past year was the support of the famine relief effort for Ethio- pia. Following the example set by their English counterparts, Band Aid, some of the hottest and big- gest names in American pop music got together, under the name of USA for Africa , and recorded We are the World . All of the money generated by the sale of the record has gone to help the starving people in Northern Africa. Along with the comebacks, sever- al sensational newcomers hit the music business. The flood of English bands continued with the success of Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hol- lywood. Two of America ' s newest ladies in music were Madonna and Cyndi Lauper, with their quickly ris- ing hit albums. Soundtracks from major motion pictures also contributed to the suc- cess of music last year. Prince ' s Purple Rain, from the movie of the same name, was a very big seller and gained him much recognition and many awards. In addition, Eddie Murphy ' s movie, Beverly Hills Cop produced the hit singles, The Heat Is On by Glenn Frey, Neu- tron Dance by the Pointer Sisters, and Axil F, and instrumental theme from the movie. All in all, it was a fantastic year for the music industry, for performers old and new, but ultimately for the listener, who enjoyed a wide variety of styles and artists unobserved in many years. by John Suter. Fort Wayne Offers More Than Bowling Although the city of Fort Wayne is sometimes reffered to as the bowling capital of the Midwest, a variety of activities are available to students who wish to broaden their cultural horizons. Fort Wayne is fortunate to have a professional ballet company located in the city. The FW Ballet performs The Nutcracker during the Christmas season and has a spring concert. The company also sponsors performances by touring companies. The Civic Theater is also a vital part of the cultural scene in Fort Wayne. This group holds many per- formances during the year, includ- The Thing, as some of Ft. Wayne ' s more culture-minded citizens so aptly named it, is a sculpture in the front yard of the Fort Wayne Art Museum. ing the annual holiday performance of A Christmas Carol. Other cultural offerings include The Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the Fort Wayne Art Museum. Fort Wayne will never be a rich i, cultural capital like Boston or New ' i York, but with the many different i fine arts groups, Fort Wayne comes i close to a strike. by Elana Crane. 22 Entertainment

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Minnie Mouse pauses for a picture with guid- ince counselor Susan Clancy in Northrop ' s Guidance Office. photo by Amy Vaughan. Seniors Mark Barton. Dawn Roberts, and Beth Bohn huddle together for a group pic- ture to show off their sporty Mickey Mouse apparel. photo by Amy Vaughan. Minnie visits Shirley Galvin, English depart- ment chairperson, in her tidy office abode. 21 Mickey Mouse Day

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IENTIEKTaVIN HIENT Varied Movies in ' 85 This year ' s movie market pro- duced many great films, but due to the inappreciative Fort Wayne audi- ence, most of them passed over the summit city. Awadeus — the four star film about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which swept the Academy Awards, receiving oscar ' s for best picture, best director, best actor, and best supporting actor, along with three others — received minor attention with a token screening following the awards. The Breakfast Club, surely one of the finest movies for teen- agers to come along in many years, departed after just two months due to lack of interest. The starring group of talented young actors and actresses — Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, and Emilio Estevez — suc- cessfully depict the trials of growing up, and with this, his second intelli- gent film for and about teens, direc- tor John Hughes has established his reputation in the movie industry. Other highly acclaimed films includ- ed Mask, Witness, Beverly Hills Cop, and Purple Rain, Prince ' s high- ly successful concert film. But let ' s face it. Unless a film shows flesh, either bare and heaving or slashed and bleeding. Fort Wayne just won ' t buy it. This w as punctuated by the appearance and success of such classics as Porky ' s Revenge, the mindless sequel to Porky ' s and Porky ' s II: the Next Day: and Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning, the latest install- ment in the series of stalk and slash films, preceded by Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (Who can figure?). If they stop be- fore double digits, I ' ll be surprised. (Imagine! Friday the 13th Part 13: The Ultimate Bloodbath! Bow taste- ful!) Other prized beauties of the sil- ver screen included Police Academy II: Their First Assignment, Moving Violations, Bachelor Party, Hard Bodies, Up the Creek, Hot Dog, and other mindless drivel. 1984-1985 indeed produced a wide vareity of movies, but until Fort Wayne shows an interest in the more high quality films rather than those at the opposite end of the spec- trum. Fort Wayne will continue to be known as The Bowling Capital of the Midwest. by Jeff Wunrow. An arlist ' s rendition by Joe Penaioza of movie ads from 1985: clocPcwise from upper right — The Breakfast Club, Beverly Hill ' s Cop, and Purple Rain. 23 Entertainment