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

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Backwards Prom Rocks Northrop On Friday, March 22, the Nor- throp Senior Class sponsored its third annual Morp in the Commons. Just in case there are people who don ' t know what a Morp is, here is an explanation. Morp is Prom spelled backwards, and the proce- dure follows that pattern. The girl asks the guy out and they dress in tacky clothes. Usually, they dine at cheap restaurants and then party amidst a glamorous setting of toi- let paper, trash cans, and garbage. This year ' s Morp was carefully planned by Senior class officers Maurice Nelson, Darryl Page, Shanta Springer, Dan Howe, and Tom Blacketor. According to Howe, the object was to make the whole affair totally trashy but nice to look at. The effect was exactly what they desired. The guests were exposed to lovely streamers of toilet paper cas- cading gracefully down on the lux- urious trashcan throne with gar- bage, boxes, and corn kernels all around it. The decorations were really awesome. The officers did a fantastic job stated senior Jim Lam- bert, who just happened to have fur- nished an extra special attraction to the atmosphere: a beautiful blonde mannequin who captured many a stare from the young men present. The music for the evening was provided by Unique Lighting and Sound. The dancers seemed to be having a fabulous time as they danced (and tripped) over pop cans, cups, and the usual assorted mess, to the driving sounds blaring from the group ' s system. At 9:30 the big event occured — the crowning of the Morp king. This year the court consisted of Tom Blacketor, Dan Howe, Maurice Nel- son, and Joe Penaloza. Penaloza cap- tured the coveted honor of being crowned the 1984 Morp King, by Darryl Page. Freshman Jenny Moliere steals a dance with her best friend ' s beau, sophomore Brian Jones. Clockwise from lower left on opposite page; Maurice Nelson, Dan Howe, Joe Penaloza, and Northrop dandy strut their stuff for the Morp Crowd. 24 Morp

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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

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