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

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I.oc Crocker, a senior wilh a lot of ,;:usto. prepares for iiis turn in the Tricycle Race. And Friday was the day. Everything that had been promised came today and it was a huge party getting ready for the game Satur- day. The powder puff football game got things off to a huge start with an upset win for the juniors over a two year undefeated senior squad. Coach Eric Bee be took the loss well but vowed that this would be his last year at the powderpuff helm. And then the tricycle race proved to be no contest as the sophomores represented by the sporty Todd John,son sprinted to a decisieve victory. Then to ward off a chill October night, it was time to light the Bon Fire. This was the cap to an evening sponsored by the Student Council and it was appropriate that faculty representatives to the Student Council Mr Mell Zehner and Mr. Bill Brown set off the huge pile of wood to warm the night and to kindle the spark that on Saturday would burn the Snider Panthere to a crisp. Tlie happy winner ot the Trike Race was sophomore Todd Thompson. Complete with protective headgear, the junior entry waits the Trike Race start.

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Friday night came to fervor point with Bonfire Ami here arc the Powder PiilT lool- liall (.hamps. ihe Class of ' 79. The senior iiowilerpull ' leam and the eoaeh l:rie Beehe plan siraleiiN in iIk elianipionsliip ranie.

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Steve Billings played the trumpet dur- ini! the Homecoming half time. The sell out crowd made silting on th iiround and standing necessary. It was wet, but it was happy Wlien eveiAone was getting ready to leave tor our big football game, some people were getting a little nervous, because last year at the same linv at our hoiTEComing, Snider beat us 10 to 7. ftre just a year later, we ' re playing the Panthers again at another Nortlirop Homecoining. Tlie fans started ' to pour into the stadium ;ind so did tlie rain. Tlien as the Bruin Team ran onto the field the band played the gridders theme. We ' re Going to Fly Now. Tlie rain and cool temixrature didn ' t dampen any spirits, becatise within two minutes after the opening kick-off Spullcr Stadium w-as filled to capacity, then started to overtlowonto tlie track Both teams were ranked in the top ten. and tliis promised to be a thriller. At half-time Northrop was on top 21 to 0. Tlie ganie wasn ' t supposed to be decided until tlie lasl qiuirler. and the Bruins were running away witJi i! . Tlic fans vwre getting very rowdy and impatient iLS the homecoming events were about to begin, and the queen w.is going to be crowned. .Asllie Band tlnislied another f;uilasiic |xnfor- manc . Nortlirop fans gave them a standing ovation, for a job well done. Now on to Terre Haute. and the State Band Contest. Tlien the finalists for homecoming queen made their way throuli the mud and water. Tlie moment they ' ve been waiting for was upon them When the ballots were talleyed. Carolyn Ferraro was the 1977 Hoiitcoming Queen. Her court was lxiri Straluii Ctuolxii Caliill. Debbie Tubbs. and Pam B er. Tlien came the third quarter, after a few almost touchdowns the Fathers seemed to be turning on the switch to their defence. But Nortlirop was still on top as the tliird quarter remained scoreless. As the game started to wind down, the Gridders lut for one nxire TD. Tlien with only 18 seconds left in the ganx the Panthers managed to get on the scoreboard. Tlie l ast few seconds ran out. the GriddcR kicked tlie Panthers on the Grid iron as the won 28 to S.Now ' to try for the S.A.C. Crown. Tlie Bruins play Bishop Liiers. and onc ' e again the will try to pull the shades on tlv knights.