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

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inning: Students strive for best year in high school history Northrop is known statewide for athletic excellence not only in men ' s sports but in wonnen ' s as well. These are just a few of the areas of excellence at Northrop. There are many groups that have not been mentioned such as our speech team which is very successful and has won many awards on a state as well as national level. Another group is our Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) chapter. In- terest in this group was outstanding this year as they announced that their goal was not to encourage stu- dents to stop drinking but to dis- courage them from driving after they drink. Each year thousands of students come to Northrop and face the tre- mendous pressure of continuing the winning traditions of Northrop. The Class of 1988 and its followers, the classes of 89, 90, and 91, began the school year with the goal to not just carry on this tradition but to exceed all other accomplishments of for- mer NHS classes. They had one and only one goal — to be the best class to ever attend Northrop High School and to have the best year in high school history. They had to be the best, after all, what else is there!?! — Gina Snowberger ■M |- f I, .f»l; .« ' The Big Orange Pride, fourth in the state, perform for their favorite audience, the home crowd. photo Tami Clark ' TO BE THE BEST

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uccess: northrop students successfully compete with others She won this honor for going above and beyond the call of duty as many of the teachers and staff members do for their students. Mrs. Bourne went on to compete with other teachers in the statewide competition for Teacher of the Year. The goals of every secondary school should include providing an academic program which insures that graduates have every opportu- nity to succeed at the next level of schooling. Students at Northrop ex- cel academically and are able to compete successfully with gradu- ates from any high school in the United States. The highest accumu- lated grade point average ever achieved in the Fort Wayne Com- munity Schools was earned in 1987 by Northrop graduate Mike O ' Hear. Every year Northrop has many Na- tional Merit Semi-Finalists includ- ing two (Megan Brown, Mike Braun) in the 1987-88 school year. Two Northrop students (Valerie Pacer, Megan Brown) were also the only Fort Wayne students to receive the National Council of Teachers of En- glish Achievement Award for their excellent writing. Though Northrop is one of the two youngest schools in the Fort Wayne area, no school has won as many state championships, (contin- ued on page 6) After ending their slump, a group of proud Bruins celebrate tfieir 2219 fiomeconning victory over Wayne. pfioto Tami Clark WHAT ELSE IS THERE?

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i Transfering in from Wayne, Mrs- Beaver Beerman elicits a spiritual response from Mr Banana Brown on costume day. photo Tami Clarl Mrs Stephany Bourne earns the honor of being the Fort Wayne Community Schools Teacher of the Year, photo WHAT ELSE IS THERE? V J