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

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Jeff Jones, Mike Phillips, Todd Peppier. Jon Black, Tony Sontero, Scott Pieri, Matt Bair, Mike Sloan, Mike Hamilton, end Craig Fitzgerald take time out for a last minute picture before becoming a graduate, photo Watters Studio Derek Graham fixes Reno Snowberger ' s cap be- fore the big moment . . . graduation. photo Watters Studio We Took The Rood Untraveled Graduation is the stuff dreams ore made of. Thirteen years of planning, struggling, and hoping go onto one piece of paper, one special ceremo- ny. It ' s a time to remember past friends and occasions-to look fondly to relive for a short while what can never be redone . . . But it is also a time for build- ing a future and deciding whether to take the path traveled or the path un- traveled. These ore the things graduations are made of. On June 1 the class of 1986 experienced a com- mencement they ' d dreamed of. Maybe it ' s the atmosphere- the brown gowns, the solemn music, the misty eyes of teachers, administrators, and graduates. But as the 1986 com- mencement began, no one was young anymore. The wise cracks of re- hearsal were forgotten, this was ' the real thing. Pomp and circumstance Valedictorian Shawn Patterson and Salutatorian Mike Bennett lead the class of 1986 into the coliseum photo Watters Studio was played, a special trumpet quar- tet, speeches were given by Eric Hef- fley and Beth Duncan, diplomas were handed out to 486 graduates and soon the class of 1986 hod graduated. ( ass Motto As we stand before the threshold of adulthood, friends, memories and special times endure forever. 24 GRADUATION

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Cherish The Moment, Fun, and Love Dim lighting, decor of lavender, dancing couples, live and recorded music, and excitement filled the lUPU Ballroom on May 18, 1986 when the magical time of the Junior-Senior Prom hod finally arrived. The ballroom was filled from nine to twelve with over 200 couples, whose months of waiting and planning hod finally came. The theme for the even- ing was A Southern Night ; it was ap- propriate with the warm temperature. The song Cherish fit in well as Traci Landin and escort Eric Wedge cher- ished the night as she was crowned prom queen. The court of Beth Dun- can, Beth Volikos, and Dianne Shatter soon joined the queen with their es- corts dancing to this year ' s selected Senior Carolyn Spoke ond her date, Todd Leeper, take time out to ctierish the evening with a picture. photo Mrs. Beer song. Many members of the senior class will always cherish the fun and love of the 1986 Prom that the junior class presented them. Senior Steve Arnold said, The prom was very well orga- nized and I will always remember the fun we seniors hod together. Senior Trish Starewich added, The setting was beautiful and it fit the theme very well. For a change, most people stayed from the beginning to the end. Senior Eric Heffley concluded, I will always remember my senior prom because I saw people dressed like a million bucks who I have never seen in anything else but jeonsl — Carolyn Spake The 1986 Prom Court Mike Bennett, Beth Dun- can, Brian Copelond, Dianne Shaffer. Mike Hamil- ton, Beth Volikas, Eric Wedge, and Queen Traci Landin. photo Watters Studio

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Seniors Eric Gaumer, Missy Kohii, Kris O ' Reilly and Bethi Duncan take time to pose for ttie camera, photo Wat- ters Studio GRADUATION f 25