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

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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

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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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Ift n - xi. ' iiT. if ' Junior Laura Bordner entertains the honor stu- dents and their parents at the Senior Honor Ban- quet, photo Watters Studio Senior Four Year Honor Student Nicole Ccron receives tier certificate from Dr. Williams. photo Watters Studio Honor Students Of 1986 Kimberly C. Barker Lewis R. Jones Melissa A. Beyler Kevin M. Keiler Robertta L, Bryan Christopher M. Kotchey Nicole A. Caron Tamara A. Lawson Jeffery L. Colbert Melinda S. Merritts Joanna Cook Michele R. Miklos Beverly J. Eme David K, Neil Charlotte K. Fischer Hal J, Root Andrea L. Grable Christine N, Ruhl Derek L. Graham Beth E. Sanders Michelle B, Gunter Teresa R. Sheble Elisabeth R, Hagerty Charles M, Sloan Douglas S. Harper Rena L. Snowberger John R. Hymer Carolyn J, Spake Kenneth P. Johnson Robert S. Widmann Robert A. Johnston Top Ten Students of 1986 Shawn P. Patterson Elizabeth A. Duncan Michael G. Bennett John P. Kelsey Svi ati C. Patel Douglas G. Brown Christopher A. Dobosz Nom 1. Lee Wendy R. Coulson Randall F. Rusk, Jr. 27