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

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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

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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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Patterson, Bennett take top honors The Top Bruins Of 1986 Are Named Top scholastic honors were achieved this year by Seniors Shawn Patterson and Michael Bennett. Shawn was named the 1986 Vale- dictorian with an accumulative grade point average of 11.838. For those of us who ore not impressed with num- bers, Shawn ' s GPA came from receiv- ing only six A ' s in four years and all other grades being A-l- ' s , The is the best academic performance by any Northrop student ever. Our Valedictorian has received nu- merous awards at Northrop including Scholar with Distinction and Tri-Kappa Scholars, Beyond academics, Shawn represented Northrop in many ways. These include serving as a Junior Rotar- ian, a member of Northrop ' s first Future Problem Solvers team and as the cap- tain of the tennis team. Shawn also spends his summers working as a Wild- cat baseball coach at Croninger site. Shawn will attend the University of Notre Dame next fall where he will pur- sue a degree in engineering. Mike was given the honor of this year ' s Salutatorian. His past scholastic awards include Scholarship with Dis- tinction the past three years, Tri- Kappa Scholar, and National Merit Scholar. In his four years at Northrop Mike participated in many extra-cur- ricular activities. He participated in track and football his freshman year and varsity soccer his junior and senior years. In the fine arts he has been a member of the orchestra, concert choir and All City Choir as well as the lead singer in Northrop ' s Charisma ' 86. Mike was also well known for his brilliant performances as Curly in last year ' s musical Oklahoma! and as Sky Mas- terson in this year ' s Guys Dolls . Outsi de of school activities Mike volun- teered in the Big Brother-Big Sister pro- gram and worked as a Wildcat base- ball coach. Next fall, Mike will go to Indiana University and study math- ematics. He hopes to enter the field of actuarial science after graduation. Yes Mike you really did it! The 1986 Salutatorian Mike Bennett. photo Watters Studio Mr. and Mrs, Patterson stand proudly with their son who is Northrop ' s Valedictorian. photo Watters Studio Dr. Bill Anthis, Dr Williams, Mrs Sheridan. Mrs, Wil- liams, and Mrs, Anthis await dinner at the Senior Honors Banquet, photo Watters Studio 26 I VAL SAL