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

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Senior, Mike Toles gets a personal message on his door during Home- coming. photo Heather Roe CRAZY NIGHTS 15

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The thing that was on your mind the most during the cra- zy days of school was the cra- zy nights. Movies, dances, res- tauraunts. parties, and athletic events, among others, make up our crazy nights. Parties were a crazy experi- ence for some students this year. Halloween parties, Christmas parties, and spring break parites all tie into cele- From cruisin ' the city to workin ' late at night We really knew how to have fun after hours Northrop ' s Crazy Nights brating an outrageous year. Some students were taught a lesson in party planning and going early in the year. The lesson for hosts was that it is not always advisable to plan a party when your parents are out of town for the weekend. The lesson for partygoers was that you should consider what is at stake if you are caught. One of the most stressful times during the year was mid- term. Grades suddenly be- came the most important thing in some student ' s eyes. Class- es forgotten about for most of the year now became as im- portant as life and death as students strived to pass ex- ams on one night cram sessions. An automobile is a terrible thing to waste. The money spent on gas also is but that is not even considered when you wrestle Mom ' s keys away from her for a night of cruising with your friends. This is strictly a no-couples-allowed activity because it is no fun to cruise for guys with your boyfriend sitting beside you. Many teens spend hours and many gallons of gas just driving around not to mention the time spent try- ing to convince parents that you actually were just driving around. The craziest night of all ar- rived on May 16 as couples joined to attend the Prom. Students busied themselves deciding who they were going with, what they would wear, and what they would do after the prom. As the year neared its end a whole new group of social ac- tivities began — graduation parties. The entire month of June is specifically set aside for celebrating with your favor- ite grads. So students continue to suf- fer through those unbearable days slaving away in the class- room with only one thing on their minds to get them through — tonight I ' m going to .. . — Gina Snowberger — Sara Seibert Members of the chain gang, Seniors Dan Barkley. Jon Woods, and Euel Osborne, just have to have their pic- lures taken. photo Scott Edwards Just clowning around at work for Hal- loween fun is Diane Diffendarfer. pho- to Scott Edwards 14 CRAZY NIGHTS

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mmm Catching people at their best and worst — the camera never lies We ' re candid on camera! Watch out! Allen Flint may have captured you on Candid Camera! Catching people do- ing the unexpected was the whole idea and throughout the year, there were many oppor- tunities to catch the moments — and we caught lots of them! Special days during the year like the spirit days for Home- coming or Halloween Day caught students in the act of outrageousness. But the day to day activities when students weren ' t expecting to be watched proved interesting too. Pep sessions were the best times to catch students in the act of just having a good time. Pep chants, cheering, and watching skits helped keep the spirit of Northrop within all of us. The lunchroom was an- other place were students could be caught just being themselves. Throughout the year many occasions brought forth the opportunity to take pictures of students just fooling around. For instance catching stu- dents in the halls without passes, and what a surprise it was to them when they thought you were going to ask for their pass and you simply just took a sneak photo. Throughout the year we caught many students doing things they weren ' t supposed to, and hopefully we caught some teachers to. Service workers were also a good source for taking unexpected pictures. It was even better to take pictures of them because most of the time they were caught in the act of displaying unusual behavior. — that which is usually unknown not seen by the fellow student body. What made the most fun about taking candid shots was the unexpected pranks played on teachers that were caught by the eye of the camera. — Sara Seibert — Gina Snowberger — Heather Roe Be serious! Senior Jill Kissner was a big hit on Halloween. photo Jill Robertson Mike Klopfenstein gets the scoop on everyone ' s activities. photo Sara Seibert i 16 J CANDID CAMERA