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

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Chris Scott Tamera Seedorff Mark Selby Patricia Shaw Regina Shaw Ruby Shaw Paul Shepp Phihp Shriner Raj Singh Grant Singleton Velma Singleton Stacy Sipes Scott Sisco Adelm Skinner Cindy Smell Donna Smith Jacquelyn Smith John Smith Kurtis Smith Sarah Smith Suzanne Smith Norman Smyser Nita Snowberger Rita Snowberger Todd Snvder Linda Souers Gordon Springer Todd Stanfield Theresa Starewich Sylvia Starks Jeffrey Stellhorn Scott Stephen James Stephens Reginald Stephens Lori Stewart Steven Stier Jeanne Stone Tammy Storms Catherine Stroble Tamara Studebaker Dean Szczepkowski Leslie Ternet William Terry Kris Theis Seniors — 165

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Enjoy babysitting? Be- come a basketball man- ager. Sounds strange, not when the head coach has two sons interested in Dad ' s favorite pastime. Senior Gordon Springer is the basketball team ' s of- ficial Northrop nanny. And that takes a special person. Not everyone would care to sit in the Coliseum watching a game with an eight year old A.C. threatening to beat up the fans when they get down on Coach Eldridge. That Calvin, Gordon quips is really going to get into trouble one of these days when he threat- ens the fans. Calvin El- dridge has a faithful side- kick in the form of his younger brother Allen. Al- len also needs watching. Gordon has taken some of the load off his own shoul- ders by allowing five year old Allen to check water bottles and towels and let- ting eight year old Calvin pass out and pick up prac- tice balls to keep them busy. When Gordon started managing in seventh grade his primary reason was a chance to see a free ballgame. But he found later that he couldn ' t quit. Chris Rose Micheal Rothman Rhett Rowe Jerry Rudig Mark Russell Tammie Russell Ah Baba Saidi Jerhna Sain Steve Samaan Mellissa Scalzo Laura Schaeffer His hard work paid off and he is now in charge of the other three basketball managers. Gordon speaks of the team with a quiet pride that shows his feel- ings for his work. His job consists of clean- ing the coaches office, checking the air pressure in the basketballs, clean- ing the coaches office, run- ning errands, sweeping the gym floor, cleaning the coaches office, distributing band-aids to the team, making tea for coach El- dridge and Coach Barnes and when all through, cleaning the coaches ' office. In Mr. Eldridge ' s opinion Gordon does everything and really goes to it. He jokingly characterizes Cal- vin as spoiled and very in- dependent: but he likes Gordon ' s handling of the junior Eldridges. Though he did not choose Gordon as his children ' s nanny for any particular reason he seems to have chosen the right manhandler for the job. copy by Karen Ehle Gordon Springer ' s tight hold keeps a young Eldridge under control. Hold that Tiger! Shelly Schaeffer Bruce Schneider John Schommer Gavin Shubert Carla Schultz Kris Sch nab Kathleen Schweizer 164 — Seniors

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Jay Thompson Thomas Thompsin Matt Tinman Sue Tom Tim Tom Charles Topp Karen Traster Neal Travis Alan Traxel Bruce Trigg Terri Trowbridge Gary Tapper Michael Tuttle Jane Ueber Hal Usher David Vincent Tony Volikas Angle Waak Gerre Wade Joseph Wagner Donna Waldo Marilyn Walker Jacquelin Wall Trent Wall Chris Walling Paula Wallot Ivan Walters Fred Wambsganss Timothy Wappes Wanda Warfield Shelley Webster Anne Weisman Jerome Westendorf Karen Westerhausen Tom Wetmore Kent Weaton Aaron White Bobbi Whitehurst Edgar Wiedenhoeft Michael Wildermuth Jay Wilhelm Nina Wilkins d d .J 166 — Seniors