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

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Karen Palmeter and escort Matt Ru pert pose while at the prom photo Watters Studio Angie Lombardo and escort Doug Ke- nnedy look as though nothing can come between them. photo Watters Studio Couples dance to theme song Al- most Paradise. photo Watters Stu- dio PROM

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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

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The Class of 1987 leaves Its mark on NHS S eniors make final appearance As our senior year comes to an end all the friendships that we have made will be remem- bered always as each and every one of us take our first step into our future. There will be many reunions to look for- ward to in the years to come as we will all prepare to meet again. As a class we will never all be together again but in our hearts and minds we will share a moment back in the past as we graduated May 31, 1987 as the Class of 1987. There are many memories left at Northrop that will be remem- bered always. Graduation was a day that Mark Neubauer gets a little help ad- lustlng his cap. photo Walters Studio we had all dreamed about. But it also meant a new beginning for us all. Graduation was our first big step into our new worlds. Along with graduation came fear of our new lives, ex- citement of what there is after school, preparing for college, and most of all how to cope with leaving home. The graduating class of 1987 left a mark at Northrop High School, not only aca- demically but also in leader- ship ability. The senior class gave a feeling of togetherness, unity, and enthusiasum to the school. The class of 87 made many accomplishments. They traveled to the Bahamas, they had the first Annual Semi-For- mal, and they left a mark of academic success. The moment we had all waited for after preparing for thirteen years had finally come and it was time to graduate: the sound of the trumpets played as we began our walk into our new futures. Michael O ' Hear , Jaci Malis, Matthew Wyatt and Renee Heffley ad- dressed the audience. Our names were called and we re- ceived our diplomas. It was one of the greatest moments in our lives as we had finished one of the great- est steps in our lives. It meant we had completed our first thirteen years of schooling. It marked an accomplishment that we had all endured. The atmoshpere was full of enthusiasum, cheer, hope, tears, and a feeling of accom- plishment. And most of all the rememberence of all the friendships that we had made over the years at Northrop. — Heather Roe 21 GRAD