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

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Bruin motorcycle gang cruises the Daytona Strip, on rent-a-bikes. Sleeping on the way was common for those who took turns driving. Beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean brought many people to the beaches of Florida. Meg Johnson, Wendy Freck, Heather Roe, and Lisa Aker, live it up in Flori- da. SPRING BREAK 1 ' 23

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Spring Break Meant Sun, Sand, and Fun Florida or Bust! Spring Break officially be- gan March 27, as the annual migration south started for the Florida bound students. Oth- ers decided to stay home and work or just sleep for a week. It is a traditional ritual for the sun seekers to head to the most popular spot in the states, Florida! The land of sand, sun, surf, and fun. Most of all seniors wanted to get that tropical tan to show off on their first day back at school. The smell of sun tan oil filled the beach while sounds of MTV filled the air. It was a gathering of wild teenagers at the pool sides where those beautiful bronze bodies laid out in the blazing sun from 10 to 4 o ' clock! It was the wild ones that en- tered those crazy contests, which included wet t-shirt, bi- kini, best buns, and the crazi- est of all being the Eat-lt contest where the contestants engulfed themselves with food! When the sun went down it was a fight for the shower type contest as everyone returned to their rooms to get ready for the night life. Cruising the strip was a popular place to meet people from all over the states. Getting into the popular dance ■ : i u ■ I Hottest spot during Spring Break, the state of Florida! clubs was a feat in itself for some. Meeting Kenny Loggins was a great thrill for a few more of us. But don ' t let every- one fool you into thinking Flori- da weather was great all the time, Florida had its share of rain. Even though it snowed in the Fort, those who stayed in town found sleeping in and partying in the evening just as satisfying as going out of town. Many prefered to stay home and work because they needed the money! But the greatest of all was watching IU beat Syracuse to win the NCAA Championship. This was one of the best Spring Breaks that a Hoosier could have ever hoped for. — Heather C. Roe SPRING BREAK

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ikx Beautiful dresses, great music, flowers, and the date of your dreams made the night! J r.-Sr. Prom: A Night In Paradise. The Junior Class of Nor- throp High School presented A Night In Paradise Junior- Senior Prom in the Indiana- Purdue Ballroom Saturday evening May 16, 1987. The setting for the evening was beautiful as the sunset and the couples began to ar- rive for an evening to remem- Prom Queen Kim Bell and escort John Kocovay stand together under the trellas. photo Watters Studio ber. The ballroom was filled by 9:30 p.m. as the fashionably late couples arrived hand in hand. The evening was spent in a tropical paradise with palm trees, water fountain displays, and lovely floral arrangements displayed throughout the Ball- room. The theme for the 1987 Prom was A Night In Para- dise , with the theme song Almost Paradise. As the evening got underway the prom court was lined up out- side the Ballroom preparing for the crowning of the queen. The harpest began to play as the red carpet was rolled out and the court of Kim Bell and escort John Kocovay, Lori Meinerding and escort Don 24 PROM PROM COURT: Heather Roe, Lori Meinerding, Kim Bell. Rochelle Reink- ..- ■; onda Stiles photo Wat- ters Otudio Gilson, Rochelle Reinking and escort Niko Raptis, Heather Roe and escort Bob Stoll, Rhonda Stiles and escort Joe Quel Leach was announced. Kim Bell was crowned Prom Queen. Queen Kim Bell and her es- cort John Kocovay led the court through the first dance of the theme song Almost Paradise. After the crowning of the queen the Garder Ceremony was started as a new tradition. While the drum role played each guy had the honor of re- moving his date ' s garder from her leg and putting it on his left arm. Those crazy seniors once again displayed their usual an- tics as they put the true mean- ing into having fun at the prom. The time went by quickly and the evening came to an end as couples left the prom arm in arm. A Night In Para- dise will be remembered as we look back on our memories of the prom and all of the spe- cial times we shared as se- niors. — Heather Roe