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

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Nineteen Seviniylh the ::; ' ::W ; ' : ::■: ' : ■:. ■ V,; ' ' , ;., ; • J» ' ■ aBlr ' ; : ' ■ ' :■ ' : . ' -■■ ' , ' ' ' ■ ' . ■■ : ' - : ' ,:•■■ ' ■ : ' i» 1 1 m:M§:W MM i m UM — m Hf J y P ' - %9, 4|| ] if -■.-■ ' . , ;■ , ; ■ j ■ nl Members of the 1973 Homecoming court. From left to right: Pam Mandos, Karen Gaines, Diana Hoffman, Julie Johnson, Cathy Bux, Vickie Wade, -the queen Marianne Ferraro, Kathy Wright, Pam Shaw, Denise Tubbs, April McDowell, and Pam Hawkins October 26, 1973 was the date set for the second annual Homecoming at North- rop. The evening ' s festivities opened with the football game against the Huntington Vikings. During halftime the llS girls elected to the Homecoming court were presented to the crowd. Maiianne Ferraro was crowned Northrop ' s 1973- 74 Home- coming queen by Jennifer Johnson. After a striking Northrop win a victory dance was; held in the gym. The bright orange flames and the deep brown shadows reflect the Bruin spirit at the bonfire. Friendship has no boundries even between teachers and students as shown by Kirby Schiemann and Ms. Wichem at the victory dance. -:: ; ; o

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Train, let me off at the next stop. I ' ll go on ahead and check the track for traces of beginnings A, ' .JMt if i told you you wouldn ' t Alka-Seltzer I believe me try me I was o.k. today i sittin ' met a goblin who and eat- said if i didn ' t ing, ma fall in love with and pa you he would turned on eat me up the news. you ' re right I saw a i don ' t believe close-up you of a man that ' s funny it with his worked on the gut hanging mirror this out morning - all of a sudden outta the clear blue sky two Alka-Seltzers dropped into the T.V. and the picture fizzled out amidst effer- vescent bubbles, thus taking ll(. c .:i.:. - care of my if by chance we should meet ain after our last good-bye ' s please only say Hello c ' r U With eyes closed and mind eased I sit thinking of the times we found living hard and loving harder. Now it ' s all in a sealed room, where tears have rusted the hinges closed. I have too many untied shoe laces of my own to try tying yours Sitting Quiet You write and ask how am I? but all the time I was right beside you sitting quiet thinking of noisy actions to let you know I ' m here. You talked of San Francisco and gave me a matchbook to use and think about a trip next summer. Tell me- Do you think if 1 use a match from San Francisco the dream will follow the path of the burnt-out match or glow with the ash at the end of the dark? ' TV

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Full-back Jim Brenner gained yardage for Northrop befSre being tackled by a Huntington.. Viking at tkie Homecoming game. ,. ' ' ■ ' ' : ' ; ' v i , ' . ' : ' , ' . ' ,: ' ;.■ The radiant 1973 NHS Homecoming queen. past alumni as well as the student body, Vicki Visick, Brad Lusk, Jeff Stratton, Jody Weimer, Terry Offord and the class officers are but a few of the seniors that helped decorate the senior hall for Homecoming to sink the Vikings. Jeff Stratton won the honors for the most original hat on hats Off day. flMMM ml M: