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

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Norlhro[i liigli as seen Iidiii on higli. Senior Tim Tvvitelicll Iries lo keep wan- as lie leaves the gym on the way to a wrestlini; meet. Jeff Holt tries f or a basket during the reserve game against Wayne.

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In spite the complexity, we could still be ourselves It was in the individualness that we found friends. Others who had similar interests to ours found us and we found them and by holding together, we were so much stronger. We could realize that through friends and the recognition of their individuallation that both were confirmed. We had found in Northrop that we could be ourselves and now we found that we could join with others and be more than ourselves. Skills and talents that were our pride when we had stood alone were worth more when we stood together. In all areas, it was like a band where the sound of each instrument is sweet, but the blending of many can be more rich and expressive. Our skills and talents not only in music but in sports, in academics, and in all of the areas we excelled profited from teamwork. Friends were the addition that did not double but multiplied all of our superlatives. As we go through this yearbook, let ' s think of all the ways we were stronger though the friends who were able to show us so many new things. ' Sis ' Arnold lakes u break from one of licr gym elasses. Yvette Sainaan does her thing during speeeh elass.

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Tennis Second in sectionals caps netters up strokes season. Shappell, Voght end 11-3 The 1977-78 boys tennis team opened the season early in the summer with the difficult task of filling all but one of the varsity positions. The inexperience showed early as the netters lost their first 3 matches. A few changes in positioning and the tennis team was on a winning track. The Bruin netters finnished with a 7-9 record overall, and 3-6 in the SAC for a 7th place finish. During the sectionals the Bruins came alive ripping New Haven 3-2 in the morning contest and returning in the afternoon to handle Dwenger 4-1. In the sectional championship match eventual semi-state champions Snider defeated Northrop 5-0. Playing the number one smgles position on this years team was senior Paul Smith. The top doubles team consisted of seniors Jeff Shappell, the only returning letterman, and Tom Voght. Shappell and Voght finished with an excellent 11-3 record. Graduating from this years team along with Smith, Shappell, and Voght are Drew Hoffman and Darin Little. Returning for the 1978 Bruin netters will be sophomore Jim Cook and juniors Mark Germano, Jim Elizondo and Dale Lehman. Paul Smith hustles to tlie net to re- turn a sink shot. Lett to right. Front row: Dale Lehman, Jon Nelson, Eric House- holder. Larry Kaiser, Dave Armstrong Oiuck Neal, Kenneth Jones, Jim Cook. Back row: Mark Henry, Mark Germano, Jim Elizando, Jeff ShappeU, Tom Voght. Paul Smith. Drew Hoffman, Darin Little, Coach Keim.