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

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1982 volume:

l.lJ (-LEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 02292 9647 pc 9 7 7.202 F77nor 19i iNorthr op High School Bear tracks 2ii S433 BEAR TRACKS 1982 3enior Donna Pontius crie-. tear of joy when the Big Or mge Pride takes second place iuring the MBA Regionals. Photo by Charlotte Atherton Northrop High School 7001 Cold water Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 Volume II Title — 1 Seasons and semesters The 1981-82 school year began unofficially when the Marching Band and fall sports squads started conditioning just three days after the 1980-81 year ended. Throughout the long sum- mer days assorted Bruin bodies trained and sweated in the hot summer sun. On September 9th the school threw open it ' s doors to some 2700 students and officiallybegan the 1981-82 academic year. As the leaves turned on autumn here Bruin activity swung into full gear. While the football squad and marching band drew the most spectators, the other fall sports established the boundaries of Bruin Territory. As the north wind turned bitter and the snow fell (as record 73.4 inches which caused the can- cellation of 7 days of school) Bruin activity moved indoors. The blazing heat of a close bas- ketball game more than made up for the -70° wind chill factor outside. Throughout winters onslaught the pencils and calculators of Northrop ' s students never fal- tered. The academic year was in full swing and semester exams kept everyone ' s nose in a book. As spring and bearable temperatures re- turned. Fort Wayne found itself under water: 26.4 feet of it to be exact. School was cancelled and Northrop students aided in every area of the disaster from traffic co-ordination to sandbag- ging. According to President Ronald Reagan, who toured Fort Wayne. The kids of the com- munity stepped forth and saved this city. When the flood waters receded Northrop ' s school spirit shone through the mud and debris left there by the flood. The school paper devoted an entire issue to the Bruins who volunteered their time and energy during the flood. While March rains brought floods, April show- ers brought May flowers and once more Bruin activity moved outdoors. While the baseball team and track squad trampled the soft spring sod the tennis and golf teams kept the ball roll- ing ., , or bouncing as the case may be. Days grew progressively warmer the woods behind the school took on the light green of spring. Carwindows, closed for the duration of winter, come down and Coldwater road becomes a sea of dangling arms. School ended for the Seniors on May 28. The class of ' 82 graduated on June 2. The last day of school for underclassmen was June 11th. Three days later the cycle began again. These R. V.S. students are shown restoring an 82 years old house for a class project Photo by Charlotte A ther- ton Senior Wanda Brooks seeks information for her re- search topic Photo by Charlotte Atherton ALLEN COUNTY PUBIK LIBRARY FORT WAYNE,, INDIANA 2 — Seasons And Semesters 2195433 Dave Winn, Charles Crabb, Dave Henry. Nancy Burke, Sara Wood, Paul Lucas, and Todd Stanfield perform the classic water-drop experiment for their physics class. Photo by Jeff DeVille. Another digoul from the snows of ' 82. Photo bv Jeff DeVille. .y Seasons And Semesters Days and hours measure Northrop At 6:15 A.M. a sleepy eyed man dressed in blue walks through the dark, empty halls of Nor- throp. The keys that hang from his belt make a jingling sound with every step he takes. He un- locks the front doors and continues his early morning walk around the school, checking the clock. A few minutes later the first student enters the building wearing sweats and drinking Carna- tion Instant breakfast. Before long several Bru- ins in sweats are running up and down the halls. As the sun comes up, cars begin to pull into the faculty parking lot. The teachers, most of them drinking the coffee that keeps them alive, head for their classrooms, getting ready for first peri- od. By 7:15 the traffic on Washington Center and Coldwater roads increases noticeably. Long yel- low buses and every manner of automobile carry Northrop students to their destiny for the day. At 8:00 the tardy bell rings and an orderly, hour- ly pattern begins. In the cafeteria, the lunchroom staff begins preparing the 1800 lbs. of food consumed by Nor- throp students daily. The secretaries in the office turn on their typewriters. Meanwhile, in the classrooms, activity of an- other kind begins. With each succesive ring of the bell, books open to the lesson for the day. At 11:05 the first lunch mod begins. Hundreds of students devour the food the cafeteria staff has been preparing all morning. During the brief respite of lunch class goes on. By 1:,35 the last hamburger has been eaten and the lunch staff cleans up. At 2:.35 the dismissal bell rings and the Nor- throp bus people head for the long yellow ve- hicles in the parking lot. One after another the buses leave the school. But not every student has left. In H-hall the music students pull out their horns or put on their dancing shoes and begin another two hours of class. In the gym or the stadium the athletes don their sweat-suits and practice until their bodies ache with the repeti- tion. At 4:.30 p.m. a man dressed in blue walks through the empty halls of Northrop. The keys that hang from his belt make a jingling noise every step he takes. He locks the front doors and continues his early evening walk around the school. Just a few short hours later another man in blue will begin the cycle again. Each day, for nine months, the cycle goes on rega rdless of the season or semester. The Northrop Band fans are cheering on another victory for the Big Orange Pride. Charlotte Atherton Junior Erick Jackson finds open hole for yardage gam. The anxious junior powder-puff- ers watch as their teammates de- stroy the seniors during home- coming week. Charlotte Ather- ton Days And Hours Homecoming Queen Tia DeWeese with her es- cort Ross Tims smile for the camera at the Homecoming game. Court member Shari Strahm and her escort Kevin Donnelly stand be- hmd. Photo by Jeff DeVille. Varsity cheerleaders frame the charging en- trance at the Big Orange Pride to the Homecom- ing game. Photo by Jeff DeVille. Days And Hours — 5 Joey Jackson and Rhett Rowe play the right tune at a Northrop Pep Session. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Brad Bloom demonstrates the enthusiasm felt after the Tennessee finals. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Scott Lahey gleefully creams Weicker with a pie while an amused audience looks on. Photo by Charlotte Ath- erton. 6 — Seconds Of Precious Time Seconds of precious time For some reason, whenever anyone talks about the good ' ole days they always remem- ber the years when they were in high school. High school is the last time in most peoples life when they can be whatever they choose or do whatever they want to. If they want to play foot- ball, they play football. If they want to sing, they join a choir. High school is four years of memories, pre- cious time and moments that you ' ll always re- member. High school is sitting under a blanket with that special someone at the football game, drinking hot chocolate and screaming until you ' re hoarse. High school is going to McDonalds after the game and sharing a small order of fries so the manager doesn ' t kick you out for loitering. High school is dressing up like an idiot during homecoming week and feeling normal. High School is suiting up for the big game and winning by a million points, or losing the big game and realizing that winning isn ' t ever- ything. High school is getting your first car and screaming at the first jerk to dent it . . . even if it ' s yourself. High school is complaining about the food in the cafeteria and buying two lunches every day. High School is sleeping in class and convincing the teacher that you were resting your eyes. High School is words on a page . . . and words, and words, and words. High school is studying in class or watching the people who really do study in class. High School is many different things to many different people. It is a time for fun and friends, the last taste of childhood and the first step to adulthood. Long after graduation, a part of every Bruin who walked here will remain . . . always remem- bering their seconds of precious time. Tim Chard, James Clark, Rich Jennings take it easy at a basket- ball game. C. A. Pom Pons perform their parachute drill for half time high lights at the Memorial Coliseum. Nancy Burke and Sue Bonfiglio laugh at the face of defeat. Seconds of precious time — 7 Senior poms show their affection for one another, after their last basketball performance. Photo by Jeff De- Ville. Varsity baseball players display their pride as they hold up their 1981 State Runner Up Banner. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. 8 — Opening Northrop was time and people And that is what made up Northrop. It was a magic combination of people and of time. Nei- ther one will be repeated again. It was the guys and the girls it was the jocks and the brains it was the seniors and the underclass it was the soc ' s and the prep- pies , , , it was all of us and it was this year at Northrop. We experienced school in the fullest sense. It was learning every minute, but it was learning inside and outside of the classrooms. We became a part of the great big world this year. The responsibilities came at us like the flood waters came at Fort Wayne and we were able to handle it just the same. With luck and skill, with talent and ambition, and most of all, with suc- cess. We got used to success. That did not mean that we won everything though it did seem that way with Barry Ashton ' s marching band and top teams like Barrie Peterson ' s always-winning cross country runners. What it did mean is that we learned to give everything our best and to work and to play like winners. We found out that if we did our best, we really were winners and the scoreboard was not the only thing to measure ourselves against. We learned that we could find success in our- selves and in what we learned. We could find success in ourselves and what we accomplished. We learned that we are winners and we are ready. When we look back at 1981-82, we only see the high spots. But that is only a natural thing. It is like looking back on any road you travel. The hills stand out, the valleys don ' t. But you had to cross the valleys to get where you are and they made you what you are. We probably won ' t remember the school year and our friends as well as we thought we would. But the important thing is that everything was part of a journey that can only take us forward. Look at this book and remember the year and enjoy it. But keep moving forward. Northrop getting assistance drying off our field for the Senior Jamie King head field commander leading our M.B.A. Contest Photo by Charlotte Atherton Big Orange Pride. Photo by Charlotte Atherton The flame soars again from our annual homecoming Bon- fire Photo by Jeff DeVille Opening — 9 Academics is what ' s happening The little red hand on the clock moves around in an endless circle as the seconds turn into min- utes and the minutes turn into hours. Some- where in the front of the room a stacato voice rambles on about the Battle of Hastings. Suddenly the teacher, who was engrossed in her lecture a moment ago, calls your name. There is a moment of ominous silence as you realize you didn ' t quite catch the question. I ' m sorry mam. I couldn ' t hear the question, you say. I thought so, says the teacher, Why aren ' t you kids paying attention today? Every student has been caught daydreaming at least once. It ' s a part of school. More specifi- cally, it ' s a part of Academics. The Academic day begins when the first teacher or student arrives at Northrop. And it ended when the last teacher or student finished preparmg for the next day. As often as not, it was a continued cycle. Academics involve everything from U.S. His- tory to DECA, Jazz Band, and Swing Choir (or Yearbook Staff). It ' s trying to raise your G.P.A. to that magical 9..5 that designates an honor stu- dent or staying up until 2 a.m. to finish that lengthy Research Paper. But most of all. Aca- demics is learning. Senior Wanda Brooks practices for a speech meet, photo by Charlotte Atherton 10 — Academics Paula Bitzel works hard in her sewing class. Photo by Char- lotte Atherton. Scott Gohl and Sebastian Chapman study the carefully m 9th grade band. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. T ■ ' !: m { 1 1 1 The advanced girls ' choir performs Christmas carols at the Marriott for a business meeting. Photo by Charlotte Ather- ton. Bob Lahrman makes an academic day possible by his assis- tance in digging out for the business at hand — education. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Academics — 11 The key to The ability lo effectively communi- cate an idea is important to everyone. Without this skill a person may encoun- ter many problems in dealing with oth- ers. The goal of Northrop ' s English de- partment is, according to Dept. Head Madeline Thompson, We believe that all students will have a need for the abil- ity to read with comprehension, to write with clear meaning, to listen construc- tively, and to speak fluently. In order to achieve this goal the Eng- lish dept. offers classes ranging from English Essentials for freshmen to Lit- erature Seminar for Seniors. The variety of English classes at Northrop enables a person to study anything from science- fiction like George Orwell ' s 1984 to Greek classics like Sophocles ' Oedipus Rex. The importance of English is proven by the fact that state regulations require three years prior to graduation. Through all three years one theme holds true: A person is only understood by those who understand his point of view. One of the biggest days in the Childrens ' lit class is the day that the little kids come to Northrop and the Bruins get to work with them on a one to one basis. photo bv Jeff DeVille Mrs. Geraldme Mansbach checks her stu- dents while working. photo by C. Atherton Beginning Journalism finds synonyms for the word said. They found over a hundred m twenty minutes. . photo by C. Atherton communications 12 — English Junior Charlene Tesch is hard at work during her English class, reading stories of excite- ment and adventure. — Photo byC. Atherton English — 13 1) Hsw A O, C h ?F Senior Kenny Lane watches as Mr. Lee Co- chard grades his test photo by Jeff DeVille Sophomores Dave Shuler and Greg Owens try to solve a Rubik ' s Cube in Geometry class. photo by Kim Carson Junior Kim Wright works on an Algebra problem in class. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton 14 — Math Math Makes It All Add Up Math can make it all add up. And it can make it add up so most of us are able to get the right total most of the time. But math is more m Northrop than the basics. In addition to the program that everyone knows about, there are special and innovative classes being offered to the Bruin Students. Thirty-five freshmen this year have survived Honors Algebra 1 2. This class was initiated this year and is highly competitive and accelerated. The same topics are covered in this class as in the regular Algebra 1 2 but in more depth and with a faster pace. Mrs. Jane Kim- mel, the teacher of this class said, I ' m really pleased with what they ' ve accom- plished. They don ' t give up easily. They ' ve come up with some neat solu- tions to problems. Steve Brink, freshman, feels that the class IS a challenging one. It ' s hard. he said. You gotta study Tom Beerbower, freshman, agreed. I have to work to un- derstand It. He added, It ' s fun and like working things out. The computer programming classes proved to be the most popular classes taken. Young people are realizing that they need to have a computer back- ground, said Mr. Bob Trammel, math department head. 156 students are enrolled. In future years Mr. Trammel feels that there will be a problem with space because of in- creasing enrollment. He calls this the ripple effect. Mr. Al Rupp, who teaches the class, gave several reasons for the popularity of this class. Students who are going to college m the math and science fields will be required to use the computer , , . many new jobs are opening in the field. It only makes sense that . . more stu- dents want to prepare themselves. He added, The computer is becoming more and more a part of our lives. Mr. Art Schwab helps students with problems at the board. photo by Charlotte Atherton Sophomore Mark Gustin works with the Ap- ple system in Computer Programming., ' photo by Charlotte Atherton Freshman Melissa Dietrich works on an alge- bra assignment, photo by A. Johnson Math — 15 Languages Are A Means To Go The classroom is only the first stop- ping stone, a home base to the foreign language students. In the classroom stu- dents work on verbal language, both lis- tening and speaking. Also studied is prose; the reading and wntmg of a lan- guage. However, living is learning. Each of the four language depart- ments: French, German, Latin, and Spanish, have at least one field trip a year sponsored by Northrop. Ball States ' Latin Day was attended by the Latin students. The other classes went to local programs given by the National Theatre of Performing Arts. Still, these field trips are only the sec- ond stepping stone to the goal of the for- eign language department which is To provide the student with an enriching experience of depth and bredth that will endure throughout his life. Foreign exchange students are brought in to lecture on their country. Each teacher can bring in speakers on different facets of their culture. Stu- dents are encouraged to participate in class skits and activities. Some of these activities escapt the classroom, as did the Christian salutations in the Com- mons. The third stepping stone to the differ- ent cultures, is one far away, overseas. During Spring vacation, Mrs. Weber will take twelve French And Latin students to France and London where they will view of the legendary articles of the past. There friends are made, and kept in touch with by a pen pal system, in what Dept. Head Mrs. Weber calls a Fantas- tic experience. An eye opener to the world we live in for the students. A mag- nificient opportunity. Another magnificent opportunity is being pursued by Junior Kris Collins. Kris is helping teach Spanish to three girls in Lincoln Elementary School. One of her students is in the fourth grade and the other two are in fifth grade. Basic phrases such as, My name is and, How are you? will be worked on. The three girls will also get the opportunity to study the colors and numbers in Span- ish. Kris will be teaching for half an hour every Wednesday and Friday after school. She will teach to the end of the 1981-82 school year. Perhaps she will teach in her senior year also. Miss Col- lins looks ahead to a possible Spanish teaching career, and feels her exper- ience will help her decide. Following the stepping stones of for- eign language we find a complete cycle . , from a student in a classroom to the local field trips, overseas and finally back home to the classroom only now, the student is the teacher. by Karen Ehle Freshman Scott Gobi and freshman Tom Stietz take notes during Mrs. Susie Ban- damer ' s Spanish class. 16 — Foreign Languages Explore Foreign Languages — 17 Media Center Offers Place To Learn I learned what a periodical was. laughs freshman library worker Kim Baker. Besides periodicals, the center provides other ways of finding informa- tion. If the books on the shelves don ' t help, Librarian Ken Crague will. Some of the books bought never got out for the stu- dents ' use, but they help Mr. Crague help. When he ' s not answering questions, Mr. Crague is filling out book orders. The non-fiction sections are mainly picked by the teachers. They know what sources are needed for their classes. Mr. Crague said, Our main function is to support the school curriculum. On the other hand, the fiction section is picked by the library according to what kids are reading. Reading is not the only way to learn. The Audio- Visual dept. is part of the me- dia center, too. Every single record, vid- eo tape, and film is handled by this de- partment. Mr. Richard Davis, in his first year as AV Advisor, concentrated more on maintenance and organization this year. He has planned to get into more produc- tion next fall. That will utilize WNHS, Northrop ' s closed-circuit television sta- tion, which first operated in 1980. The media center gives information to all who ask for it, but Sophomore Diane Beam gets more than that from working in it, It adds a little activity to a daily routine. by Kim Simpson Sophomore Rob Studebaker leafs through a magazine. photo by C. Atherton A group of English students look for interest- ing books for a report photo by C. Atherton Theresa Anderson, sophomore, browses for a book to pass the time. photo by C. Atherton 18 — Me dia Center Mr Kenneth Crague and Kelly Graber ju- nior are looking at the files photo by C Ath- erton Sophomore Todd Boyer cuts his wood to the correct measurement. Photo by C. Atherton 20 — Industrial Arts Industrial Arts About five hundred students in- clude industrial arts, located in the G wing, as part of their daily routine at Northrop. Department Head Steve Steiner ex- plained that industrial arts is de- signed to give the student an over- all idea of industry. Steiner also said: Industrial arts teach the student safety when it comes to operating the different types of machinery used in the classroom. It also involves the learning of the basic skills used in the class. Industrial arts expanded into many categories that students can choose from. They include drafting and graphic arts taught by Mr. Steiner, Mr. O ' Brien ' s metals class, Mr. Lubbe- husen ' s woods class, Mr. Lambert ' s power mechanics class, and electron- ics taught by Mr. Daniels. What is unique about industrial arts, Steiner explained, is that the stu- dents don ' t have to sit and listen to lectures like other classes, but they have freedom to work on different projects to improve their skills. Stu- dents seem to enjoy the freedom to work at their own pace and the re- laxed atmosphere that is present. As far as projects go, Steiner com- mented, each student is required to do a certain project decided by the teacher. After this one is completed, the student might do a project that he or she decides on. Students have the opportunity to show the public the projects they have created, during the Fine Arts Exhibition that is held in the spring. Industrial Arts doesn ' t nail a stu- dent to a certain vocation, but instead gives the student a good outlook and a sound understanding of what indus- try is all about. Lisa Bloom Sophomores Chris Broughton and Larry Stark plan out a drafting project. ' Photo by C. Atherton Junior Chuck Becker designs a dish during woods class. Photo by Barry Gray works on drill press. Photo by Larry Ladig Industrial Arts — 21 Science Opens Doors The more knowledge a man gathers, the less he knows. Man is educated to ask why and, as he searches for the an- swer, more complex questions come to mind. The man realizes that even though he knows some answers, there are an infinate number of questions be- fore him. From the smallest cell, to the far-flung reaches of space, man probes over and onward in his quest of knowledge. Senior Steve Stier pursued the smaller farms of life while Senior Ricky Kintz aimed for the stars. Steve worked for the identification of plants by their stomata. (The air holes in the leaves.) Ricky was a Regional winner of the Space Shuttle In- volvement Project with his experiment. Kintz worked with formation of alloys in a gravity free atmosphere. Club Sponsor Jhon McCory puts it, Even in ordinary places there are beautiful things to see. You ' ve got to look, but they are there. The science department has found en- rollment steadily growing larger. Mr. Levy believes the reason for the higher attendance is due to the increasing num- ber of science related jobs. And by the year 2000 much more so- phisticated equipment will be provided for daily activities. You will soon discov- er in your quest for more knowledge how little you know. by Karen Ehle Junior Beth Richardson looks at flowers un- der a microscope in Mr. Levy ' s biology class. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Rick Kintz, chosen to participate in NASA 5 Space Shuttle program, experiments in chemistry class. photo by Jeff DeVille Mr. Jacob Baker tells his first period Astron- omy class to look to the stars, even if they are only in the planetarium. photo by Charlotte Atherton 22 — Science Mr. Ronald Dvorak ' s 2nd period physics class experiments with the effects of gravity. photo by Charlotte Atherton Sophomore Matt Schuler disects a fetal pig in Advanced Biology. photo by C. Atherton Science — 23 Mr. Weber discusses grades in the hall with one of his students. Photo By Charlotte Ath- erton Junior Karen Wagoner introduces a curious snake to an interested junior. Dan Schlund- . Photo By Jackie Wall Mr. Certain helps a student fill out an income tax form. Photo By Charlotte Atherton Senior Chris Becker acts out his part in Mr. Waleen ' s psychology class. Photo by Char- lotte Atherton. Social studies gets everyone What do students think of when they here the words Social Studies? It is surprising how these two simple words put fear in the hearts of many. Well, not exactly fear, but not joy either. Why is It that the courses offered un- der the label Social Studies (including several kinds of History, Psychology, Government, Economics, Sociology, and a number of other scattered classes) con- jor up visions of dusty battles, complicat- ed analysis and fact upon boring fact? It could be merely the fact that most of these courses are required. To some a required class is a dull class, a class that no one would take if given the choice. According to Sophomore Michele Keck History just seems to be too many boring dates and facts. This type of thinking seems to be the current trend. Another reason could be the very knowledge that Social Studies classes require thinking. The students in those classes aren ' t just sliding by. I thought Sociology would be an easy class, but it ' s really pretty rough. We take alot of notes. said Kent Bundy, Senior. But the one major contributing factor in students ' lack of enthusiasm about So- cial Studies classes is a misunderstand- ing of them. A junior about to enter the world of U.S. History or a Senior ready for their Psychology class has no precise idea of what awaits them. They therefore come up with the old History-is-just-too- many-facts or the Psychology-is-too- complicated theory. Only a little of which has truth in it, a lot of which does not. Many people enter the classes expect- ing to prop their lids open only to find they had the wrong idea. When history class began, I thought it would be diffi- cult and boring. I found out it is much more easier and more interesting than I thought it would be. Said Junior Bart Wadkins. Others felt the same way. I thought that this class would be a waste of time, said Chris Hamhn, Junior, of her History class. But I have learned not just History, but the present and fu- ture of the United States as well. Not, what do you think of when you hear the words Social Studies? Said sophomore Bunny Storch I think of how my ancestors struggled for their freedom to live in America. Junior Kris Staller just says Computors do not wor- ry about Social Studies classes. by Amy Miller Mr. Schneider gives his government class a erton hands-on voting experience. Photo by C. Ath- Social Studies — 25 Students Save City From Flood They called it the Great Flood and the Children ' s Crusade. Because when the city of Fort Wayne was being hit by its second-worst flood ever and was facing over 100 square blocks of destruction, it was the students that banded together to save it. Everyone who was in Fort Wayne in March of 1982, remembers the flood. It is not something that is easily forgotten. It was a time of great trouble and panic as thousands of people feared their houses and belongings would be washed away. And it was a time of great pride as they saw their own town on national news for over a week and watched with awe as thousands of students and adults staked sandbags along the dikes night and day in order to save homes that weren ' t even necessarily theirs. Even Ronald Reagan came to visit. Though the true beginning of the flood is hard to place, it all came to a head on March 13, when the massive piles of snow left over from the winter blizzards melted with the suddenly-warm tem- peratures. Then the rains came — two days of thunderstorms. All of this excess water then began to fill the St. Mary ' s, St. Joseph ' s End the Maumee rivers to capacity. Then to over-capacity. Until by March the 18th, the rivers were over nine feet above flood level. The sudden waters then began to put too much pressure on the already weak Pemberton and Edgewater dikes. Here is where the volunteers came in. In order to keep the dikes from burst- ing and destroying thousands of homes, sandbags were needed to enforce them. And people were needed to fill and stack the sandbags. A plea went out and soon hundreds of people were showing up to help — then thousands. They worked night and day in shifts, piling sandbags upon sandbag until the danger was over on March 23. In the midst of all this excitement, all three national news networks covered the Childrens Crusade (dubbed by Mayor Win Moses.) and on March 16, President Ronald Reagan came to see the damage and handle a few sandbags. Although the flood of ' 82 was certainly destructive, and no-one would want a re- peat preformance, it did teach us two things — what we had and what we needed. What we had and still do was lots of water and caring community to help combat it. What we needed was stronger dikes. Copy by Amy Miller Sandbaggers survey the damage done by the ' 82 flood. Photo by Jeff Szobody. j. Flood waters near the steps of Northside but sandbaggers managed to sa ve the school from damage. Photo by Jackie Wail. 26 — Flood The flood ofS2 brought out the best in human cooperation as thousands of students and adults gathered at the Coleseuw before being assigned to their flood stations. Photo by Jackie Wall. Tired students give it their all. Photo by Jeff DeVilIe. As the waters in the St. Mary ' s River swelled to ever increasing heights, the Three Rivers Apartment houses, along with many other homes, were flooded with up to two feet of wateA.Photo by Jackie Wall. Mid-Winter blizzards that left snow piles like this one often kept students out of school for up to four days a week. Flood — 27 Junior Paula Roberts is busy at work in her art class. photo by Charlotte Atherton 28 — Art Art has lots of avenues Nearly a fifth of Northrop ' s enroll- ment took an art course of some kind this year. And yet, insists art teacher Miss Peg Whonsetler. that ' s not enough. I think everybody should take at least one semester of art. There are art courses that would inter- est almost any student. The Basic Art class is the most popular of the classes; it introduces the students to painting, drawing, clay and other mediums, and is a stepping stone to the advanced classes. For the serious art students, advanced classes specialize in just one or two medi- ums. This year a new eighteen-week ad- vanced drawing class was offered. All three art teachers — Miss Peg Whonsetler, Mr. Bob Johnson, and Mr. Gene Porter — teach Basic Art. and both Mr. Johnson and Miss Whonsetler teach advanced art Photography is also offered by Mr. Porter. Students from this class often are contributors to the school newspa- pers and the yearbook. Commercial art is taught by Mr. John- son. This course teaches graphics, silk- screening, and other techniques for stu- dents who may be interested in pursuing art in a career such as advertising or illustration. But, of course, a career goal is not the main reason for taking an art class. Many students take a class for enjoy- ment and a chance for artistic expres- sion. In a math class, two plus two is al- ways four, explains Miss Whonsetler, but in art, we can artistically express ' two plus two ' and get thirty different answers. by Kallie Overmeyer Novel Odisha works on his canvas painting in art photo by Angela Johnson Mrs. Linda Schenkei helps Jay Tyler. Raymond Warren draws in art class. photo by Charlotte Atherton Art — 29 A Sophomores Dan Pontius and Jeff Griffith watch in anticipation as sophomore Calvin Todd returns a shot in racquetball. Photo by Charlotte Atherton In sophomore gym, Vincent Morris goes for a goal. Photo by Jeff DeVille Sophomore Brian Dellinger prepares for track in gym. 30 — Physical Education Physical Education proves for all Perhaps you ' ve always said that you would just love phys. ed, if only you could do what you wanted to do. Well, Northrop ' s second semester phys. ed students had that opportunity. All but the body building and team sport students got to choose the activities in which they wished to participate. Fresh- man Laura Geiger said, I don ' t like to be told what I have to take. The department decided to test the new program during the second semes- ter. The semester was divided into six units, and every six weeks forms were given to the students to specify their choice of activities. Some of the activities available for the first six weeks were racketball, basket- ball, badminton, weightroom, and floor hockey. For the second session such sports as track, softball, tennis, and soc- cer were available. The phys. ed instructors taught their own specialties, though they weren ' t limited to them. This allowed the stu- dents to work with different instructors. Sophomore Scott Fruchey said, It ' s a good experience. Most students enjoyed the new sys- tem. Instructor Mary Alderidge ex- plained, It gives the kids a choice — they like that, and we get to teach what we want to teach and it works out well. Senior Danny King watches Rick Atlblue at- tempt a i;un ' t on the high bar. photo by Char- lotte Atherton Senior Steve Blackburn attempts to lift more than he can handle, photo by Brian Cravens Sophomore gym class plavs flag football, photo by Jeff De ViUe Strong Minds, Strong Bodies — 31 What ' s cookin ' is watchword to home ec 1 Cup knowledge Vi Cup inspiration 2 Ibsp determination 1 dash of daring Blend together, slowly adding exper- ience until proficient. Yields one skilled cook. Original recipies are encouraged in fourth year Home Ec. classes. Senior Kathy Martin comments, The reason I ' m taking foods is that I need the ability to cook smaller meals for one or two peo- ple. We have a larger family and prepare meals that would swamp a lesser num- ber. Kathy ' s younger sister, Freshman Debbie Martin has her own reason for taking a Clothing class next year. I want to be able to make clothes for my- self and my children. Clothes are getting too expensive. Females are not the only ones who take Home Ec. courses. Although there is not an all male class, males are fre- quently found in the courses. Senior Dave Collier, a student in Singles Liv- ing, reasons, I ' ve got to know how to live on my own after I graduate. At times it seems silly but it ' s educational. Children are studied in a special sec- tion of learning in Human Development classes. Young relations are borrowed for a few hours by students and studied. In another experiment eggs are passed out and for a short time are given human characteristics. With the motto, Babies are as fragile as eggs students become faster parents. Many students dress their raw eggs up. Some make baby car- riages and bonnets. Still others cruelly leave babies abandoned in lockers. In or- der for the parent to go out on the town, an eggsitter must be hired. Yet tragedies do occur and the egg children meet with mishap. These butterfinger parents must provide a funeral for their rup- tured children. A small price for life. From eggs in the kitchen to eggs pos- ing as children, the Home Ec. courses cover all aspects of life after the high school years. By Karen Ehle 32 — Home Economics Darrin Brueggemann and Mike Kienzle con- centrate on a Cooking task, photo by C. Ath- erton Freshman Michelle Oglesby is baking some- thing very interesting. photo by Charlotte Atherton .R C-XB. Mrs. Yoquelet assists Latonia White in mak- ing an item. photo by Charlotte Atherton Mrs. Yoquelet uses some brilliant deduction in figuring out a pattern layout for Rena Chestnut photo by Jackie Wall While Andy Ribar is putting hotcakes m. Walter Young watches carefully. photo by Charlotte Atherton Home Ec — 33 Senior Les Ternet looks doubtfully on a typ- ing assignment photo by C. Atherton Jeff Bigelow and Beth Penick ask Mr. Joe Brown to explain a problem in third period accounting class. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton Sophomores Sherrie Wilson and Dawn Kern try to learn the skill of typing in Buzz Doerffler ' s second period typing class. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Jutta King helps senior Kris Murphy on an assignment in Mr. Walter ' s second peri- od accounting class. photo by Charlotte Ath- erton Taking care of business at NHS The business hall of Northrop High School, otherwise known as C-Hall, is often thought of as a place for future secretaries only. Instead, it is a hall full of learning experiences that will be use- ful for the rest of any student ' s life. Some of the classes available to stu- dents are Record Keeping, Business Law, Typing, Accounting, Shorthand, and Notehand. These classes are con- stantly busy. Record Keeping consists of projects, keeping journals, and accounts receivable. One student explained, The teacher explains the problems to the class and then you ' re more or less on your own to get the work done. Accounting is regarded as being a lit- tle more difficult than Record Keeping by many students. The student is given a packet which consists of smaller prob- lems. Senior Steve Worman comment- ed, Accounting is a very cautious sub- ject because it takes a lot of concentra- tion. One mistake and you blow it! Al- though it is difficult, students learn use- ful things such as filling out tax forms. Pitftr ixai GK -Cob Itsttd )il %% 33. Business Law is described as an enjoy- able class by students who have taken the subject. Students usually know what their work will be for the day because there is a set pattern for work. This class teaches students to be good consumers in the business world. Beth Sowle, who has taken Record Keeping, Business Law, Accounting, and two years of Distributive Marketing and Typing, elaborated on her plans for higher education in her field of study, I plan on going to a small business college in Florida and then go into retailing. After that, I hope to own my boutique. Typing is a class that offers skills that are useful to just about everyone. The student becomes acquainted with the keyboard and then practices on building his speed and efficiency. Mr. Danley, a typing instructor, commented, Typing is a necessity for all students. It should be a required course because the world is gearing toward computer keyboards and the skill of typing would be very useful in increasing efficiency. The classes of Notehand and Short- hand are often confused with one an- other. Notehand is not the same as Shorthand, but it uses the same princi- ples. Shorthand is geared toward office work because it uses more abbrevia- tions. Notehand uses listening exercises to increase efficiency in listening and re- tainment. Senior Jim Billings stated, It ' s a really useful class, I ' m really glad I took it. It ' s very useful because I ' ll be going to college and it will come in handy when I become a reporter. The Business Department increases the efficiency of its subjects and deve- lopes skills that will be valuable in high- er learning. Mr. Doerrfler, a typing in- structor, summed up the Business De- partment ' s beliefs saying, These are the best kids in the world! There are skills available here that students will use all of their lives, regardless of what they do. by Susan Kidd Junior Dottie Goyer takes The Pepsj Chal- lenge in Consumer Education, ' photo bv Jeff DeVille Business — 3.5 The work and learn experience School walls are fine for most students who find all of the facts and figures they need between those walls. But some students want and need something else. These students need the freedom and opportunity of co-operative education. They need the chance to work and learn at the same time. They need the DECA, the COE, and the RVC. A rather unique Diana Kuhn astasia attorney Steve Trotter in preparing a case for court. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Martha Burrows takes an order for a shirt at the Shack. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Karia Wegman prepares for a new hair- do. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. 36 — Co-op Education An unknown student concentrates in- tensely as he arch-welds. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Gwen Clevenger enters a deposit into the credit union computer. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Paul Martin and Rich McBride check out an engine in R. V.S. Photo by Char- lotte Atherton. L y Martha Burrows waits for the customer ' s approval of her work at the Shirt Shack in Glenbrook Mall. Photo by Charlotte Ath- erton. At the Junior Class Carnival Chris Welch and Mark Prewitt assist at DECA ' s basket- ball toss. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. 38 — Co-op Education Selling And Service A Career 5t ««« rfirm DECA is one of the oldest of the ' alphabet ' programs in the co-opera- tive education complex. It is the club that is formed by the Distributive Education students. Distributive Education or DE is an idea where students study the mar- keting and the retailing profession and also work half a day durmg their senior year in one of the areas of those professions. Northrop ' s students were in such jobs as fast food counter help, food preparation, retail selling, and service support. Juniors were begun in the DE ex- perience by a basic class in the con- sumer fields. Miss Titzer instructs her junior Distri- butive Marketing class. Photo by C. Atherton. Tina Martin serves dinner to those who dine at the Heritage House. Photo by C. Atherton DECA — 39 Office Work Fits COE Fine Clerical skills are the product of the Co-operative Office Education pro- gram. An exposure to everything from typing to word processing, from filing to data processing filled the days for the COE. From the Office Clerical Practice class as juniors to the COE class and job experience in an office situation as the seniors in the program, every one found his needs filled. Superviser Rick Housel was able to keep the girls ' class busy with prep- aration for work, but he also found time to have an active club activity level with their Office Education As- sociation. The OEA sponsored a preschool donut and milk sale to provide a chance for students to have a break- fast before class. They also hosted coffee and roll breakfasts for the em- ployer supervisers and had a year- end Banquet for every one who was a part of the program. Gwen Clevenger displays business exper- tise at her job as a teller at North Ameri- can-Phillips Credit Union. Photo by Char- lotte Atherton. Robin Johnson concentrates intently while tabulating coupons at Food Market- ing Corporation. Photo by Charlotte Ath- erton. 40 — Co-op Education Service Advisor Rhonda Goodman sells doughnuts for the morning sales. Photo by C. Atherton. Diana Kuhn files legal documents. Photo by C. Atherton. Dee Dee Belote discusses a service request with her manager at Fort Wayne Lincoln- Mercury. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. COE — 41 RVS offers skills, careers Vocational skills in Fort Wayne Community Schools are the domain of the Regional Vocational School. Nor- throp had over 100 students who spent half their school day in some RVS program. These programs were varied and included data processing, graphic arts, metal trades, masonary trades, carpentry and cabinet making, auto maintainance, food preparation, child care, health careers, and cosmetology and hair dressing. The only thing the RVS students had in common was a desire to learn a skill or a area that was a vocational choice. They were already on the path that would lead to a career and a job. They were moving up and onward. Brenda Bibbs skillfully fries some ham- burgers. Photo By C. Atherton. Sitting patiently under a hair dryer, Mi- chele Ford dries her hair. Photo By C. Ath- erton Sketching with precision, the talented Aric Roman works on a drawing for Graphic Arts Photo By C. Atherton 42 — Co-op Education Two students in auto maintainance work together repairing the transmission. Photo By C. Atherton Tony Rogers works on a computer during Graphic Arts. Photo By C. Atherton With curlers in her hair, Carla Wegman smiles pretty. Photo By C. Atherton RVS — 43 Editor-in-chief Jim Billings relaxes his feet on the typewriter as he talks to other editors of Ft. Wayne School Newspapers about an all- city newspaper. Photo by C. Burns. Staff: Mike Keller, Todd Churchwood. Kris Brumfield. Lisa Domer. Brent Lantz. Jim Bill- ings. Matt Lucas. Janet Yoss. Beth Richard- son, Luke Stieber. Row 2: Mr. Laslie. Alan Kelso. Paul Dove. Jeff Szobody. Chad Shrock. John Kane. Lonnie Purifoy. Warren Binderman. Chris Burns. Dallas Evans, Cathy Miller, Janet Ausbury. Penny Mynatt. Jill Ausbury. Jeff Kare. r«  • B? 5 Junior Matt Lucas works with the headliner machine during the What ' s Bruin produc- tion. Photo by C Atherton Senior Kris Brumfield works on a story while junior Penny Mynatt types another piece of copy for the What ' s Bruin. ' VPhoto by C. Atherton 44 — What ' s Bruin (f A £ mF £ 7E0 M 0)mi THE FiaOD sTo y What ' s Bruin keeps up on news You ' ve probably never thought about all the things that go into producing a newfspaper. The interviewing, the writ- ing, the deadlines, the proofreading, the editing, the rewriting, the photo dead- lines, the typesetting, the photo devel- oping, the copy preparation, the ads, the headline writing, the page dummies, the headline machine, the copy corrections, the photo captions, the dateline, the printing, the distribution The long process is a difficult task. But What ' s Bruin? met the task. The mostly inexperienced staff was led by Editor-in-Chief Jim Billings, a two-year veteran of What ' s Brui n? He was fresh from a week-long course in Editorial Management at Ball State ' s High School Journalism Workshop. Also leading the staff were senior vet- erans Scott Corbin and John Kane, who served as Managing Editors. The staff tried to give What ' s Bru- in? an air of professional quality — in appearance and in the stories. What ' s Bruin? was also more consistent this year. The paper was issued even during the blizzards of January and the Great Flood of March. New features like Your Turn and Scoreboard were added. And Now For Something Completely Different by Jim Billings, provided light entertain- ment in contrast to the serious issues tackled on the opinion pages. Later in the year, What ' s Bruin? explored in depth to pics like education quality and drugs and alcohol. The work is seldom easy and rarely rewarding. Why do people do it? I like to write — and I like the people. com- mented Assistant Feature Editor Lisa Domer, who plans to further her career in journalism. Managing Editor Brent Lantz enjoys the managerial aspect and working with people — to get them to do what you want without them dislik- ing you for it . I think we ' ve made a lot of improve- ment, states Feature Editor Janet Yoss. I think we have the potential to be one of the best in Indiana if we try to work together. Editor Jim Billings summed up: Our staff was inexperienced and we set out to publish the best paper we could. Something the students would want to read. After all, that ' s what it ' s all about. I think we ' ve put out the best high school paper in Fort Wayne and it ' s better than What ' s Bruin? has ever been. I hope it stays that way next year. Maybe you ' ve never thought about what you want from your high school newspaper — but What ' s Bruin? has. by Jim Billings Newspaper — 45 The process of preparing the 1982 vol- ume of Bear Tracks began soon after the start of the school year in September. Journalism students supervised by Mr. James Sweeney were assigned to one of three staffs: Copy staff, Photography staff. The purpose of the copy staff is the writing of the stories which appear in the yearbook, (like this one.) The job of the photography staff is the taking and printing of the pictures which appear in the yearbook. The task of the layout staff is the arranging of words and pic- tures into an attractive page. Each new facet of the school year brought a new assignment for the Bear Tracks staff. From start to finish the average story took anywhere from one to three weeks to complete. The first step in doing any story is re- search. The writer of the story must ac- quaint himself with the subject. This in- volves observing the subject and inter- viewing those people involved. Meanwhile, the photographers are busy taking pictures of anything about the story that shows the reader the es- sence of the activity. This means being Cindy Nichols shows Mr. Sweeney her fin- ished product. Photo by Larry Ladig in the right place at the right time. Karen Ehle working hard to get a story done. When the writer has finished the Plr to by Kim Carson rough draft of a story, the story goes on to the copy editor. The printed pictures go on to the photography editor. After the editors have finished their jobs, the story is typed, and the story, along with the photos, goes to the layout staff. After the layout staff finishes the spread, the whole section goes to the edi- tor in chief for final approval. By this time, three weeks have elapsed. On the average, four stories are being prepared at a time by each staffer. By the middle of June the last story has been typed and sent away to the yearbook company. The yearbook staff can finally rest, and hope that their year of work will be enough to please North- rop ' s student population. By Brad Bloom. P.S. The staff of the ' 83 Bear Tracks was instumental in finishing the ' 82 year- book. Many, many pages, pictures, and prose had to be completed by the new staff while still working on the ' 83 book. 1982 Bear Tracks records the year The Bear Tracks staff tries to organize the picture receipts from the underclass pictures. Junior Cindy Nichols concentrates on getting the layout finished. Row 1 — Dottie Gayer. Tammy Studebaker. Row 2 sitting — Laura Schenkel. Cindy Ni- chols. Charlotte Atherton. Kallie Overmyer, Brad Bloom. Row 3 — Latonya White. An- drea Baghn. Rhonda Terry, Deb McClain. James Winters, Karen Ehly, Kim Simpson, Not Pictured Jeni Chess. Tammy ' s Tedious Task — Senior Tammy Studebaker alphabetizes underclass picture receipts. Carrie Alfeld and Dawn Firnhaber examine the newly distributed Bear Tracks. Yearbook — 47 Photogs cover everything Senior Charlotte Atherton was the photo editor of the best photo staff Nor- throp ever had. Seniors Kim Carson and Jackie Wall added a level of experience and ability to the picture output. Senior Chip Houshoulder was only with the staff one semester due to Janu- ary graduation, but his work was consid- erable. Junior Jeff DeVille proved a most rec- ognizable figure as he seemed every- where. It was as if a Northrop event was not official unless Charlotte or Jeff or often both were there to take pictures. Sophomores Steve Hug and Scott Fru- chey joined the staff after the start of school and were a great asset. Jeff DeVille. lost in a crowd of band members, prepares for a shot at a B.B. game., Photo by Charlotte Atherton In a comfortable position on the floor Angle Johnson wajts for the perfect shot. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. — Photographers Jackie Wall washes up her prints in the dark- room Photo by Charlotte Atherton Jeff DeVille is on the receiving end of the camera as he and date, Stephanie Keller, dance the night way at the ' 82 Prom. ' teve Hug soaks up some rays before a occer game Photo by Kim Carson Senior Charlotte Atherton shows off her legs at a baseball game Photo by Ken Heaston Photographers — 49 Big Orange Pride Makes It Work Its hard to write justly about a March- ing band that won every regular season band contest, placed second in state, won the open division championship at MBA regionals, placed fourth at the MBA Grand Nationals and whose horn line was judged the best in the U.S. For all those concerned. Marching Band is not just an autumn activity, it is a feeling of pride, accomplishment and mutual respect that draws all those who touch it into its aura. A parent who touched the Big Orange Pride best de- scribed the true meaning of Marching Band. Like Minutemen of long ago who rose from beds to fight. You raised your- selves upon your feet within the black- ened night. You had a distance far to go before the day was done and hoped that when you slept again you ' d done their best they ' d get a nod from Fate. There ' d be no room for mishaps or for lapses of the mind for every band which takes the field is of the winning kind. We sat upon the bleachers where the fans could stand and roar as marching Sophomore Joe Jackson plays the trombone at a home football game. photo by Charlotte Atherton The tension mounts as the Big Orange Pride prepares to perform its 1981 show at the state contest in Terre Haute. photo by Jackie Wall Freshman Jennifer Johnson tries to wake up as the Big Orange Pride loads up the busses to leave Tennessee for Fort Wayne. photo by Charlotte Atherton The Big Orange Pride ' s flag corps practices for the MBA finals later that evening. p hoto by Charlotte Atherton The Big Orange Pride begins the opener, which was triggered by a trumpet solo from senior Dave McGlennen. photo by Charlotte Atherton At a Johnson City. Tennessee Ramada Inn. the Big Orange Pride gets a few relaxing mo- ments as they prepare for the next day ' s events. photo by Jackie Wall It ' s thumbs up for Northrop ' s marching band as they take their show to Johnson City. Tennessee for the MBA Nationals., photo by Kim Carson y t v b- The Big Orange Pride anxiously awaits the results of the MBA finals. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Phil Shriner loses his footing m a kick- line of male band members, just after hearing the news of Northrop ' s placing m the finals at MBA Nationals m Johnson City Tennessee, photo by Jackie Wall Director Barry Ashton cheers on the band at the state contest in Terre Haute. photo by Charlotte Atherton Freshman Scott Gohl and junior Steve Wise express their joy when Northrop places in the finals at MBA Nationals. photo by Charlotte Atherton 52 — Marching Band National Contest Highlights Season bands displayed their skills, all eight and then a score. We marveled at their mu- sic and their eagerness to shine. It seemed that every marching band was surely very fine. Our stomachs churned, our fists were clenched, our laughter sometimes thin. It seemed sometimes our hope grew dim that you might really win. ' Twas one by one the brilliant col- ors filed across the field. Each company of troops took turn, not one of them would yield. Then as the sun moved slowly till the highest arc was better than the last. The time was coming soon we knew when White and Orange and Brown Would take before the crowd and make its news renown. Unspoken prayers were lifted up that you would do your best. We ' d done all we could do and only you could do the rest. We saw you scramble off the busses and don the orange and brown, and just the sight of all that orange be- gan to smoothe our frown. We saw you coming from afar — a silent, awesome tide — and all our fears were cast away by sober, honest pride. For long before you took your place at ready to the rear, You stepped so proud and fine that we were fighting back a tear. We sensed, because we ' d seen your show, that you would do quite well. And then believed that in this test you could not ever fail! We bore a burden you can ' t know of helpless waiting now. We took a breath and squirmed and talked and wiped our restless brow. Then when you formed upon the field, the noble Big Orange Pride , We raised our voices and pompons to make a big orange tide. You looked so grand for you were grand as on the you stood. And every person in the stands knew you were more than good. And so you were in every way a marvel to behold. As every note you played was The rifle corps warms up during a practice at Johnson City, Tennessee. photo by Charlotte Atherton Director Dave Lehrman tunes up the wood- wind section before the ISSMA contest, photo by Jackie Wall. Senior Jaimie King leads the Big Orange Pride during a home football game. photo by Charlotte Atherton Big Orange Pride — 53 Band director Barry Ashton leads the concert band., photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Gregg Gernhardt plays the bells in concert band., photo by Charlotte Atherton Junior Kirn Lake practices during concert band. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Jarrod Charles Crabb practices his bass clarinet during concert band. photo by Charlotte Atherton 54 — Concert Band Steve Newman and Todd Renner blow their guts out in concert band. Photo by C. Atherton CONCERT BAND Row 1 — Right to Left — Ann Wiseman. Kelly Cole. Dawn Ford, Dawn Porter, Charlene Tesch, Christine Dell. Heidi Mor- avec. Lisa Sower. Sarah Robart, Annette Case. Sue Bower. Kim Litten. Diane Pol- ing, Lisa Rhodes, Ester Eppele, Sue Par- Con ' t. Below Concert band plays today ' s music Junior Kara Evard takes a break during concert band practice. photo by Jackie Wall They don ' t look at it as a bunch of classical stuff, explains Mr. Barry Ash- ton I think the kids have a developed a new respect for concert band. According to Mr. Ashton, concert band used to be a class kids took only because it was required for marching band. Now many of them like it and re- spect the classical music. Concert band received a first division rating at ISSMA and appeared in three concerts here at Northrop. The Band and Orchestra concert in January, the Band concert in March, and the Pops concert in May gave them a chance to show off their excellence. Although the concert band is for ju- niors and seniors, a few outstanding sophomores joined their ranks. Four sophomores, Caroline Satre, Joe Hynd- man, Rina Robinson and Joe Jackson made the total of 96 members. Teaching concert band is enjoyable for Mr. Ashton because it ' s just the student and his instrument. They don ' t have to worry about missing the turn on the for- ty-yard line. It really gives them a chance to learn their instrument. Many students just like the chance to play their instruments, but the music is a factor. The fact that classical composi- tions have been around for so long at- tracts the students. Junior flute player Lisa Sowers said, Modern music is the same thing over and over, but classical music is more original, it ' ll never die. Classical music isn ' t crap anymore to the students who played it in concert band. copy by Kim Simpson rish. Caroline Satre. Teresa Davis. Ann Frappier. Owen Klemke Row 2 — Right to Left — James King, Stacey Sipes, Bart Wadkins, Cindy Neal, Pam Parsins, Jamie Stewart, Jodie Givens, Chris Buechner. John Brandt, Phil Shriner. Bruce Bohn, Scott Stephen, Joe Hynman, Angle Speidell. Stephanie Kel- ler. Sandy Lonsbury. Cindy Galihugh. Steve Wo ' rman Row 3 — Right to Left — David Klopfenstern, Rhett Rowe. Mike Hubbard. Mark Schaeffer, Toby Driver, Steve Wise. Scott Lahey. Mike Green. Joey Jackson, Kim Lake, Chris Walling, Christopher Staller. Charles Crabb, Gor- don Springer, Hank Gilbert. Jeannie Mer- riman, Cheryl McKmnie, Laura Evans, Karen Dillie. Steve Warman. Mary Mat- thews Row 4 — Right to Left — Ted Dill- man. Dave Moore. Todd Renner, Steve Newman. Russ Hire, Andy McCray. Mark Lemmon, Melisa Gunter, Matt Klug. Terry Myers. Scott Omerod, Jeff Stellhorn, Dave McGlennon, Lisa Layman, Annette Schuler, Julie Caso, Lisa Belate, Melisa Hupp, Monica Magin Concert Band — 55 Training bands build up groups Freshman Greg Lantz rehearses his snare part m one of the ninth grade band pieces. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton During the past couple years, several programs have been set up to accommo- date the new freshmen. Two of them are the ninth grade band and the beginning strings classes. Two years ago, these groups started out under the direction of Barry Ashton the Bob Rice. Now. two years and two personnel changes later, these same groups entered the 1981-82 school year. By this time under the guiding hands of Ashton and John Marshall, new assis- tant band director and orchestra direc- tor. Marshall from Indianapolis and about Northrop ' s beginning strings, he said, It is larger, more balanced, and more proficient than most high school orchestras which I ' ve been acquainted with. Ashton feels that the extra year of band will improve the advanced bands. The students will be more accustomed to the system their habits will be better, and they will be technically better be- cause of the skills developed. Freshman Orchestra and band have enrollments of 15 and approximately 90 respectively. Although all 15 beginning strings students are going on, 10-15 per- cent of band members drop out between the ninth and varsity bands. Ashton says, they come from Junior High not expecting the work or the time involved. They aren ' t quite ready for the pressure. Even if the students don ' t go on to a second year of music, they have achieved certain gains from just one year of instrumental music. In strings, Marshall says, Students will learn to play with complete use of bow and hand positions, while becoming aware of the individual ' s harmonic role in group ensemble. Ashton says, They have the opportu- nity to experience concerts, contests, and group playing, they will also have played their hour one year extra and will be more experienced. One of the aspects of 9th band is the competition within sections. Lisa Bloom, first chair flute player says that her posi- tion, gives me a sense of accomplish- ment. Bloom and Tom Jontz, first chair alto sax player, both say that they practice one half hour to 45 minutes to maintain their position. While neither of them have outside pressures to be first chair, they both have thoughts of moving up to a higher band. Bloom thinks it would be fun, but also a challenge. Jontz says, You ' ve got to try your best and for the best organization. Both directors are happy with the number of members. However, they feel that the instrumentation is bad, but Ash- ton and Marshall are going to try to change that, by Jeff Wunrow Director John Marshall and the ninth grade concert band work hard before a concert. photo by Charlotte Atherton ■■I mm (Row 1) Diana SpaA-e, Susie Fawley. Judy Jones, Michelle Wappes. Charlene Brown (Row 2) Jeff Renforth. Danielle Imel. Beth Ankenbruck. Joel Fritz. Gail Ingraham. Mark Gustin. Yvonne Griffith. Laura Aikms. Phil Hodson. Larry Smierciak. Barry Klein. Bob Halverson. Robb Riggs. Barb Robinson, Scott Stephens. Ron Kepler (Row 3) Barb Garrett, Sherrie Moore, Kim Pasko. Dave Singh, Andy Cowan, Mark Mar- kle. Brad Stauffer, Steve Fry. John Robinson. Matt Schuler, Dave Posey, Jeff Hatfield. Chuck Winkler, Eric Bra ' nning. Matt En- yeart. Gary Largen. Trevor Chopot. Ryan Bond (Row 4) Mr. Ashton, Mr. Marshall, Rob Mat- son. Rob Norwalk, Mark Fagan, Brian Grim. Dan Hogan. Tony Masterson, Tom Christen 56 — Training Bands Freshman Stacey Nash works out her pan on bells during ninth grade band practice, photo by Charlotte Atherton Freshman Lisa Bloom shows how the flute should be played during ninth grade band practice, photo by Charlotte Athe rton Ninth Grade Band: Row 1 Lisa Bloom. Debbie Emmerson. Shelly Derhiemer. Jennifer Bodkin. Beth Tielker. Amy Schenkel. Julie Voght. Maree Dybiec, Tawnia Holder. Coleen Murphy. Melanie Petsch. Laura Boeglin. Jenny Well- man. Angle Keebler. Cindy Roebel. Sandy Wilson. Jennifer Jacob. Christy Williamson, Keli Thomas, Andrea Webster. Laura Ruhl. Tracy Hobson. Row 2. Jodi Abel, Lynette Teubner. Janice Martin. Linda Kammer. Cindy Fisher. Anarene Holt. Sharlese Johnson. Jeff Wunrow. Kent Miller Todd Roussey. Tonya Rowdon, Tawnya Crutchfield, Judy Downing. Dawn Roberts. Andy Miner. Sebastian Chaplman. Tom Jontz. Scott Gobi. Patricia Green. Kelli Henry. Row 3. Alicia Powellson. Kelle Girvm. Debbie Pelke. Lisa Vanaman. Holly Monroe, Michele Whitaker. Beth Bohn. Jason Stien. Jeff Myers, Chris Parsons. Nick Holom, Tim Carnall. Shawn Clark. John McSham, Tom Steitz, Larry Kemp, Tracy Maple, Brian Taubert, Tim Kanyuh, Kevin Wells, Donna Blitz, Bill Reynolds, Mark Otto, Mike Magin, JettDeleon, Mark Barton. Brian Slane. Row 4. Sally Powell, Theresa Enright. Shelly Crouch. Mich elle Helvie. Director Barry Ashton, Assistant Director John Marshall. Sherman Gay- heart. Jim Dare, Jeff Fox, Stacey Nash, John McCory. Greg Lantz. Andy Clymer, Al Levy, Trent Banks. Doug Kline. Andy Crabb. 9th Grade Strings: (first row) Gloria Diaz. Dawn Clifford. Tyrone Fritz. Annette Button. Joseph Penaloza. (second row) Lillian O ' Haran. Kelly Gentry. Lora Snyder. Paula Davis. Kim Oberlin (third row) Dave Mar- shall, Marty Evans, Mark Evans. Scott Braun. Kevin Pensmger, Calvin Corey Training Bands — 57 Junior Tow Dennison and senior Tracy Phelps congratulate freshman Scott Barrett after appearing m the musical Carousel. Jar- rod Charles Crabb looks on. photo by Char- lotte Atherton With an intense look on his face, senior Chris Goddard practice playing the cello for orches- tra. photo by Charlotte Atherton Classical Act Keeps Orchestra Together This year, as usual, the Northrop or- chestra began another year of excel- lence. Mr. John Marshall, the third or- chestra director in three years, replaced last years director Mr. Kevin Drew as the new group instructor. In spite of all the confusion, the orchestra soon settled down to playing the music they are best known for. Students from all grades performed with the orchestra this year, and even though there were a number of graduat- ing seniors, the incoming freshmen are expected to partially fill the gap left by the seniors next year. In the words of Mr. Marshall: We have been blessed to have many excellent seniors in many sections of the orchestra. They leave a real challenge and responsibility to their successors to maintain a fine tradition of leadership and musicianship. The successful performances of the or- chestra this year were the kick-off con- cert, the string festival, the winter con- cert, the musical Carousel and the Pops concert. The orchestra participated in a contest for the first time due to the ef- forts of a lot of dedicated and talented people. With the majority of the orchestra members participating in a variety of other musical groups, it becomes obvi- ous that dedication plays a large part in the success of the orchestra. During the musical for instance, twenty hours of weekly rehearsal is normal. The orchestra ' s success is also due to an abundance of talented individuals and their ability to play together as an ensemble — as senior Susan Kidd put it: I think the overall depth of the orches- tra has strengthened our ability to per- form well. Mr. Marshall is also proud of the orchestra and feels that it has grown as a group since this fall. Typically, many school orchestras have good first chair players and then things rapidly de- cline. I don ' t think this is the situation at Northrop. In spite of all the hard work, the or- chestra members agree that they do en- joy themselves. Senior Forest Joslin summed it up when he said It ' s a real blast!!! Orchestra students listen to an orchestra symposium delivered by a member of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. photo by C Ath- erton 58 — Orchestra Senior Pam Collins rehearses for an orchestra concert, photo by Charlotte Atherton Sophomore Amy Crush rehearses for an or- chestra concert. photo by Jackie Wall Symphonic Orchestra Row 1. Lorena Nussbaum. Mary Beth John- son. Amy Crush. Pam Colhns, Gary Richard- son. Marina Crew. Diana Spake. Caroline Satre. Sarah Robart. James Amidon. Jr.. Dawn Staller. Lucy Trupo. Shauna Holt. Da- vid elson. Melissa Crush Row 2. Michelle Hughes. Tom Dennison. Sherry Herber. Cindi Critch field. Martin Don- nelly. Amy Watkins. Beth Ankenbruck. Kara Evard. Forest Joshn. Susan Kidd. Christy Lay ton. Christine Freon. Janet Ausbury. El- len Hoppas. Row 3. Scott Steven. Matt Schuller. Matthew Klug. Dave Klopfenstem. Mark Shaffer. Joe Jackson. Row 4. John Marshall, director. Gregg Gern- hardt. Gavin Schubert. Bruce Schneider. Donald Lee. Charles Crabb, Traci Phelps. Kent Barnhart. Orchestra — 59 All that jazz Senior Ted Dillman plays a tuba solo in. Con- cord Blues for Blue at the concert, ' photo by Jeff DeVille Jazz Band 2 performs at a Northrop concert- . photo by Jeff DeVille Jazz III. Row 1. Jim Daze, Mark Barton, Johnn Mar- shall, director. Dawn Clifford. Dan Hogan. Row 2. Susan Fawley, Brian Taubert, Barb Robinson, Janice Martin, Jeff Fox, Mike Ma- gin. Row 3. Jeff Deleon, Mark Gustin, Andy Hiner, Phil Hodson, Sean Clark Jazz Band II (Row 1:) Andy Crabb, Kent Barnhart (Row 2:) Scott Stephen, Barry Klein, Pam Parsons, Esther Eppele. Ron Kepler, Tom Jontz, Mr. Lehrman, (Row 3:) Gary Largen, Tracy Maple. Da ve Posey, Tre- vor Chobot, Brian Slane (Row 4:) Larry Kemp, Ryan Bond, Jeff Hatfield, Steve Fry- Jazz Band 1 (Row 1:) Cindy Neil, Ted Dillman, Phil Shriner, Jamie King (Row 2:) Mr. Ash- ton, Chris Buechner, Jon Brandt, Rhett Rowe. Scott Ormerod (Row 3:) Matt Shuler, Terry Myers, Matt Klug, Joe Hyndman, J. Charles Crabb, Toby Driver, Kent Barnhart, Dawn Porter, Dave McGlennen (Row 4:) Tony Masterson, Joe Jackson, Dave Klopfen- stein, Steve Wise Making 60 — Jazz Bands Music keeps jazz band busy ■i ' if After school in H hall, something spec- tacular happens. Preparation begins. The sound of locks clicking, chairs shuf- fling, numerous voices, and unharmon- ious notes from tuning instruments fill the room. The confusion goes on for ten minutes. Finally the real music begins. The Northrop Jazz Bands I, II, and III prac- tice every night in three rooms of H hall. Jazz Band I received a 1st division score at ISSMA; 1st place at the Elm- hurst Jazz Festival; and Honor Band at the Ball State Jazz Festival. The outstanding player for Jazz I was sophomore Joey Jackson, winning the trombone awards at both the Elmhurst and Ball State Jazz Festivals. Jazz Bands II and III are training bands for Jazz I. They both received first division ratings at ISSMA. In order to move up from Jazz II or III, the candi- date must either sight read of impro- vise as an audition. Many students moved up this year be- cause of people moving away, the sus- pension of one student, and the basic challenge to improve at their instru- ments. This challenge is one reason why kids commit their time to Jazz Bands. Mr. Barry Ashton said, I like to direct Jazz Band because the kids sign verbal agree- ments that they will stay after school everyday until 4:30. That means they want to do it. Because the kids want to do it, makes their music better, and Mr. Ashton feels that it will keep getting better and bet- ter. Despite the confusion before the practices, the feels so good jazz put out by the Northrop Jazz Bands make a spectacular happenings. Senior James King solos on the alto sax- . photo by Jeff DeVille The Northrop Jazz Band jams at a concert- .. photo by Jeff DeVille Jazz Bands — 61 Charisma ' 82 swings with upbeats During the first week of school Charisma ' 82 be- gan rehearsal for a long and prosperous year. After only two weeks of 2:45-4:30 rehearsals, the swing choir participated in the Bluffton Street Fair Swing Choir Contest. Charisma placed fifth in a field of nine choirs. According to President Tom Maupin: Bluffton showed us where we were at and where we had to go. We learned what is expected. Spurred on by their fifth place finish at Bluffton, the swing choir immediately began concentrated rehears- als for the Bellmont High School Brave Generation swing choir contest on October 20. When the contest was over. Charisma found themselves ranked third in a field of nine choirs. Charisma was moving up. With the first two of three major contests out of the way, the singing Bruins began preparation for the busy Christmas season. During the school year. Charisma performed extensively outside of the school. After the Christmas season ended, Charisma be- gan rehearsal for the world series of swing choirs The Bishop Luers Swing Choir Contest. Under the musical direction of Mr. Bill Heins and the choreo- graphic instruction of Mr. Larry True, Charisma had rehearsed for approximately 200 hours by the time of the Luers contest. In order to be invited to the prestigous Luers contest, Charisma and over 40 other choirs submitted a video audition tape in early December. From this group, twenty choirs were selected to participate. The other groups from Fort Wayne in the Final 20 were Carroll, Homestead and Wayne. The contest is organized into two parts. The first part, held during the day, features a 16 minute perfor- mance by each of the twenty choirs. The second part, the evening show, features the top six choirs. At the end of the first part, Charisma members stood anxiously, hands linked, awaiting the announce- ment of the six finalists. Announce! Larry Bower stepped up to the microphone: The six choirs, in al- phabetical order are: Anderson Highland, Edgewood, Iowa City West, Mount Zion, NoblesviUe and Fort Wayne Northrop. After a lot of heartfelt hugging and shouting, Cha- risma ' 82 returned to their dressing room, ate dinner, and prepared for the evening show. After a season of Also Placings, Charisma had finally beaten their lo- cal rivals. Northrop was the only school in the top six. After the evening show in which each member of Charisma put forth 105%, the Northrop Swing Choir left Bishop Luers with the 4th runner up trophy. Tom Maupin summed it up when he said: During the swing choir season you try to live up to the other groups and your expectations of yourself. Learning that you ' re one of the top five choirs in the Midwest is a great way to end the year. It ' s something we ' ll always remem- ber. Junior Allison Kibiger sings a solo, backed up by Charisma ' 82. photo by Jeff DeVille. Mr. Bill Heins directs the vocal talents of Cha- risma ' 82. photo by Jeff DeVille 62 — Swing Choir Seniors Jackie Wall and Geoffrey Kelsaw help Charis- ma ' 82 kick off Northrop ' s concert year. photo by Charlotte Atherton Mr. Bill Heins introduces Charisma ' 82 at the Kick-Off Concert. photo by Jeff DeVille Matt James, Todd Stanfield, Allison Kibiger. Lori Wil- helm, practice during Swing Choir. 1st row — Julie Covin, Alicia Williams. Cheri Cook, Lori McCrea, Chris Blackburn. Glendora Humphrey, Kelly Yates. Diana Jacob. Chris Schwab, Allison Kibiger, Tracy Sheehan. Angle StoU, Darlene Biggs, Lori Wihelm. Chris Anderson. VickiStoll. Tammy Stu- debaker. Jackie Wall. Robin Wilson, row 2— Greg Houser, Scott Fruchey. Todd Standfield, Kent Wheaton, Marty Powell, Brad Bloom, Chris BoJ- rab. Tom Maupin. Geoffrey Kelwaw. Matt James row 3 — Tom Christen, Rhett Rowe, Terry Myers. Charles Graabb. Dave McGilennen, Toby Driver, Cin- dy Neil, Stacy Nash Charisma ' 82 — 63 ' Mads ' give regal charm in song Julie Covin looks out the wwdow dur- ing class. photo by Scott Fruchey Regally, a Duke and Duchess walk up to the mansion, followed by their court. They proceed to the dining room where they are greeted by self murmering voices and dim lights. All sound ceases as they are announced. In a rising cre- scendo, their voices fill the mansion to echo back the sound of Northrop High Schools ' Madrigal Singers. The Art Museum fundraiser was a highlight of the many public perfor- mances by the Madrigal Singers this year relates director Janet Piercy. The choir also performs at all school concerts and at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Contest where they placed first in the first division this year. A hand picked choir. The Madrigal Singers average around fifteen students. Out of these approximate fifteen, a Duke and Duchess are chosen; this year they were Todd Stanfield and Kris Schwab. Ail Madrigal Singers are required to par- ticipate in a large ensemble. This small select vocal ensemble per- forming primarily acapella selections is, as Junior Lauri Wilhelm feels, A family type group, with all the members re- specting one another. I personally think it ' s the best choral group I ' ve ever worked in. Although the Madrigal Singers tradi- tionally dress in the sixteenth-century costume array, they are as often found in up-to-date formal wear. Their music se- lections have also ranged from slow mel- ancholy melodies to contempory jazz forms. The Madrigal Singers can sing the twentieth-century tunes as easily as they can recreate sixteenth-century Madrigals, copy by Karen Ehle left to right Row 1 Julie Gavin. Todd Stanfield, Chris Schwab. Chris Blackburn Row 2 Jerry Sain. Lauri Wilhelm. Martin Donnelly. Glendora Humphrey, Marcia Willis. Diana Ja- cobs. Lisa Houseman, Scott Fruchey. Julie Ram- sey, Marty Powell The Madrigal Singers perform at the Christmas concert. photo by Charlotte Atherton 64 — Madrigals Madrigals — 65 Pleasant Voices Fill H-hall With Music If you ' ve ever walked past H-106 be- tween 10:05 and 11:05, chances are that you ' ve heard an assortment of vocal mu- sic seeping through the door. That ' s be- cause every day the Northrop Concert Choir rehearses in H-106 during third period. Concert Choir is Northrop ' s most ad- vanced large ensemble and consist of ju- niors and seniors with a small group of exceptionally talented sophomores. Au- ditions are held at the end of every school year for the following year. According to director — Bill Heins, The great majority of singers have come up through the middle school choirs and the beginning high school choirs and about one out of five has an instrumental background. With this kind of background, it isn ' t hard to un- derstand why Concert Choir does so well. The Concert Choir performed for the first time on October 25 as part of the Northrop Area Choir Festival. The high- light of the festival was a 700 voice mass number including all 8 of the Northrop Choral groups and the Shawnee, Jeffer- son and Northwood Middle School choirs. The next appearance of the Concert Choir was at the Yuletide Choir festival. Again, the highlight of the festival was a mass number The Hallelujah Chorus. The peak of the year for the Concert Choir was the ISSMA (Indiana State School Music Association) State contest. On April 24th the Choir traveled to Hun- tington North High School and received a superior rating in Division I (the high- est division) According to President Tom Maupin, That first place made all the long hours of rehearsal worth it. The long hours of rehearsal ended after May 14. The 1981-82 Northrop Con- cert Choir ended their active season with a fine performance in the Pops Con- cert. According to Junior Tracy Shee- han, It was a lot of hard work, but I made a lot of new friends. I ' ll miss it. The concert choir practices for a contest un- der the direction of Mr Bill Heins. photo by Charlotte Atherton 66 — Concert Choir Mr. BUI Heins leads the concert choir during the Kick-Off Concert photo by Charlotte Atherton CONCERT CHOIR Piano Juhe Covin Row 1 Mrs. Janet Peircy. Robin Wilson. Patty Sanders. Eli- sabeth Houseman, Cheri Cook. Lisa Rhoades. Holly Biltz. Diana Jacob. Dariene Biggs. Polly Merhtts. Tammy Stude- baker. Mr. William Heins. Row 2 Lisa Knerr. Elizabeth Miller, Kris Schwab. Steve Sa- maan. Bob Studebaker. Todd Sumney. Don Bess. Scott Fru- chey. Lauri Wilhelm. Lucy Trupo. Andrea Baglin. Ann Kai- Row 3 Kym Zimmerman, Allison Kibiger. VickiStoU. Wayne Nagel. Brad Bloom, Marty Powell. Geoffrey Kelsaw. Hay ward Curry. Tom Maupin, Todd Stanfield. Nancy Frap- pier. Lisa Laymon. Jacki Wall. Row 4 Angle Waak. Lon McCrea. Greg Houser. Troy Banks. Ben Cook. Loren Landess, Jerry Sain, Bill Baker. Mike Lem- mon. Martin Donnelly, Greg Brady. Glendora Humphrey. Jacki Fisher. Tracy Sheehan. VARSITY CHOIR Piano Brenda Theobald Row 1 Sherri Wilson. Julie Cause, Chris Bojrab. Trent Groves. Debbi Cunningham. Amy Finger. Kelly Dougherty. Susan Rice. Row 2 Sally Shannon. Debby Bauer. Tanda McClure. Carla Perkins. Bill Welz, A.J. Bridges. Michelle Bailey. Michelle Couison. Lon Bitzel. Row 3 Julie Adams. Holly Haines. Teresa Simpson, Kim Wright. Randy McNeal. Bart Tyner. Andrea Toles, Beth Hough. Tracy Kmnison, Paula Jones, Bill Heins. director. Juniors Laurie Wilhelm and Nancy Frappier practice. photo by Charlotte Atherton Concert Choir during Christmas Concert be- ing directed by Mr. Heins. Photo by Charlotte on. Varsity Choir - 67 L ' «?i- Treble Choir: (row 1) Kristie Bewley. Susan Bower. Knslal Bor- oyer. Wendy Shank, Roehelle Chapman. Sandy McDougall. Tina Lamley. Flora Gales, (row 2) Michlelle Keck. Michelle Sm. Bobbi Kelso. Linda Philpol. Caylynn White. Bunny Storch. Bobbi Denham. Wilhemin Watson (row 3) Che n Murphy. Denise Brook. ' :. Sheri Kessler. Shcri Vinson. Amy Miller. Tammy Low- den. Kelly Madden. Cozette Myall. Tena Garden (row 4) Dawn Anderson. Cynthia McGee. Dawn Frederick. Jacquelin Green. Tonya Garciss. Cindy Neil. Tammy Sain. Jennifer Hunter. Kim Oliver. Janet Piercy — Director Not pictured: Arzetta Banks. Aritha Harvey. Don Hopkins Tenor Bass Choir: (first row) Chuck Swam. Chris Pipcnbrink. Brent Kamphues, Scott Pierce. Matt James (second row) Tim Richard. Mike Brady. Dennis Smith. Michael Robinson. Chris Davis. Mark Kuhn (third row) David Miller. Kevin Grames. Scott Caskey. Erskine Swift. Ron Kain. Avery Ganaway. Mr. Heins, Director. Junior Angle Stoll and friend fix themselves up before a choir photo by Charlotte Athcrton Training Choirs Boys Tenor — Bass choir is led by Mr. Bill Heins. photo by Charlotte Atherton row 1 Lisa Knerr, Melissa Catrone, Cindy Mullin. Susan Tehman, Mary Jane Baker, Me- lissa Jones. Kym Miller. Anita Hoeppner, Me- gan Patterson. Shannon Henry row 2 Denise Clark, Kaye Frederick, Melissa Lendman. Linda Smith. Chris Blackburn. Pam Hopkins. Tami Noe, Ann Schlink. Deb- bie McLain. Diana Schubert row 3 Roxanne Antoine. Nanetta Lathan, An- gle Stall. Beth Gorsuch. Robin King. Dawn Bradenburg. Candace Shlvely, Chris Wilson, Beth Hough, Michelle Coulson row 4 Wendy Lehman, Kim Sherouse, Donna Cooper, Michelle Bailey, Suzy Johnloz. Nan- cy Buttell. Robin Brown, Vlcki Dldlon, Beth O ' Reilly. Rhonda Erwood, Tina Staffer, Mrs. Janet Plercy Piano Alicia Williams ♦ f t: Choirs always concert crowd pleasers Vocal director Bill Heins steps back- stage. He edges his way to the center of the arc of students, causing a faint ripple in the auditorium curtain. The students ' hushed whispering dies and they stand erect as they listen to Mr. Heins ' last minute instructions and encouragement. Heins scans the choir, sees they are ready and gives a nod to a waiting crew member who raises the curtain. Another performance by a Northrop choir be- gins. According to Heins, performing is a big motivation on all aspects. Students can appreciate their hard work more if others show appreciation. Heins says, Each performance is a little peak of cli- max. If you do your best on the perfor- mance it ' s like a pat on the back. Tenor and Bass Choir member Chris Piepen- brink feels, It (performing) is fun and exciting because you can show off your talents to other people. Here at Northrop three choirs have been established as training choirs. They are the training choir, treble choir, and a tenor and bass choir. They are un- der the direction of Bill Heins and Janet Piercy. In the beginning, choir members ex- perience unique problems such as sore throats, laryngitis and voice changing or cracking. Later on, they learn to handle these difficulties with greater ease. Training choir members also go through stage fright but learn to over- come it. Heins says that it is normal for vocal people because they have nothing to blame if their voices squeak or crack. Band members can blame their horn. Practice is a must to do anything well and it seems that it would be easier to practice singing. You can do it anytime. While Heins agrees that the instru- ment and equipment of a singer is al- ways handy he also states that, you aren ' t practicing if you ' re not concen- trating. According to Heins, vocal music teaches you many things. It teaches how to use your body as an instrument, group discipline, and how to work on a team. Vocal music also has life long aspects. A singer can always be involved in a group of some sort, but there won ' t al- ways be a community band or orchestra. Choir member. Senior Kimberly Oli- ver sums it up when she says, if you have a future in singing it ' s a start here. Copy by Jeff Wunrow The ninth grade treble choir is led by Mrs. Janet Plercy during the Christmas con- cert. photo by Charlotte Atherton. Training Choirs — 69 Wanda Brooks performs in Harvey. photo by Jackie Wall Senior Tom Maupin as Elwood P. Dowd and Dave Berry hill as Mr. Sanderson discuss the huge white rabbit, Harvey. photo by Jackie Wall Senior Da ve Berryhill gets make-up for Har- vey. photo by Charlotte Atherton 70 — Dramatic Production Invisible Bunnies Plague ' Harvey ' A rather unique six foot invisible rab- always so many students who try for E.J. Lofgren Senior Dave Moore bit caused excitement at Northrop in the them! stated Director Del Proctor. The play Harvey Is about A middle- production of the ' 82 play Harvey . The students who were cast in the aged bachelor, Elwood P. Dowd, who Like any other play this one took a lot of play were as follows: likes company and an occasional drink effort and it was very time consuming. Myrtle Mae Simmons Senior Julie now and then. This is how he meets Har- The auditions were held in late Septem- Golvin vey. Harvey is a six foot rabbit who only her and the rehearsals started the first Veta Louise Simmons . . Senior Wanda Elwood sees. This play was very well week of October; rehearsals lasted six Brooks done and the audience loved it. The play weeks before Harvey was put on in Elwood P. Dowd Senior Tom was a two hour production. It was hu- front of an audience (the backstage crew Maupin morous, funny, and exciting. The audi- put a lot of work into the stage settings Miss Johnson Sophomore Tracey ence wasn ' t bored for a minute. It ' s a and props). The most difficult part in Thompson play that has been put on many, many putting on this play was the total pro- Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet Sophomore times, but the audience responded well. duction. There were double settings and Kelly Hile The cast and crew did a great job! Open- the characters were very complex. Ruth Kelly R.N Senior Darlene ing night went a little shaky, but the The Drama Dept. found out during the Biggs second night went a lot smoother. com- auditions just how many talented stu- Duane Wilson Randy McNeal mented Director Del Proctor. The play dents Northrop had. Mr. Procter had a Dr. Lyman Sanderson Dave was put on November 13th and 14th and successful turn out for the auditions. Berryhill it was a great success. There were sometimes four and five Dr. William Chumley Senior people auditioning for the same part. It Hayward Curry Teresa Anderson, is always very difficult to decides who Betty Chumley . . . .Senior Kris Schwab will get the parts in the play, there are Judge Omar Gaffney Tim Stelle Senior Wanda Brooks talks to her brother, senior Torn Maupin. She tells him not to bring Harvey to her party, photo by Charlotte Ath- erton. In the play Harvey, senior Wanda Brooks talks to a doctor about getting her brother committed to a sanitarium, photo by Char- lotte Atherton Senior Angie Waak pretends to be Miss Piggy Junior Curtis White dances in Etc. ' 82. photo during Etc. ' 82. pIioto by Charlotte Atherton by Charlotte Atherton Junior Julie Ramsey sings for the talent show. photo by Charlotte Atherton 72 — Variety Show Mr. Del Proctor helps senior Chris Schwab with her make-up before Etc. ' 82. photo by Jackie Wall LaShell Black and Stacey Nash bug for atten- tion during Etc. 82. Photo by Charlotte A ther- lon. On February 18th and 19th, Northrop presented it ' s annual talent show: Etc. ' 82. The talent show is unique among school productions because it involves acts from the entire student body. Mr. Rogers (Senior Tom Moupin) hosted this years show and took us on a tour of the neighborhood. Northrop ' s Swing Choir. Charisma ' 82, opened the show with a portion of their Bishop Luers Contest Show. The audi- ence found themselves in the neighbor- hood of the home for the next portion of the show. Following a variety of vocal acts and an excerpt from a play written by a Nor- throp student, the audience blasted into space. Tom Maupin and Senior Dave McGlennon commended the initial take off at the controls of their invisible space ship. After Mr. Rogers murdered the post- man, the audience took a tour of the great outdoors. Clowns, cats, and a rifle and flag exhibition highlighted the out- door portion of the show. Northrop ' s Blues Brothers opened the neighborhood of entertainment , which showcased some of Northrop ' s finest musical talent. The final neighborhood was the neigh- borhood of dress-up . The highlight of this portion of the show was the Madri- gal Singers rendition of My Bonnie lass she Smelleth. The curtain call brought the entire cast on stage for one last time. Accord- ing to Sophomore Scott Fruchey, The talent show was a great experience. I really enjoyed being in it. copy by Brad Bloom Altered States These troubadors don ' t have elec- trodes attached to their bodies, float in salt water, or turn into neanderthal monsters. But, they do live in altered states. Each of their lives are built for two different personalities that merge con- veniently. Juniors Ted Roberts and Bri- an Jackson, Seniors Kim Carson and Jackie Wall, and Sophomore Kim Simp- son act behind masks of color whenever a clown is needed. These students use their clowns as outlets because the make up eliminates embarrassment. Kim Squeaky Carson explained, I like acting goofy when no- body knows who I am. Squeaky ' s face doesn ' t turn red, Kim ' s does. Squeaky was ' born ' when Kim took pictures of Peppy the Clown for the yearbook in October 1981. From watch- ing him, she decided she would be a ' laugh specialist ' , too. Peppy, alias Ted Roberts, has been clowning for over three years. Peppy has gone through 3 different costumes, 2 Etc. ' 82 — 73 Clowns color Etc. ' 82 offering face changes, and countless wigs. His jobs have ranged from cherring up from a 9-year old Indianapolis boy with cancer todancing with 105 year old lady m a nursing home. Ted doesn ' t mind all the work that goes into Peppy . To him, the make up and sometimes long hours offer more than problems. Peppy explains, The feeling I get when I bring a smile to a child ' s face is what I do it for. Just to make others laugh makes me laugh too! Kim Autumn Simpson, like Squeaky, is new to this comical business. She also began through Peppy and often works with him. To Kim, Autumn is an instant upper. There ' s no way I can be down wearing a bright red wig, blue commas on my face and a polka dot bow! exclaims Kim. If I feel like laughing just wearing it. I can imagine what someone would do when they saw me in it. Getting in it turns out to be the most complicated part of clowning. Brian Bongo Jackson thinks clowning is worth the trouble though. I feel tired when I ' m putting my cos- tume on because I know when I take it off I ' ll be tired. Even though clowning makes me tired, it puts me in a good mood, admits Brian. Brian also said that being a clown helps him cope with people more. People are a clown ' s main concern and Dusty , alias Jackie Wall, wants to meet as many people as she can. Dusty is a silent clown, but that won ' t stop her. I ' m a people oriented person. I ' d like to clown on California streets and pass a hat like the street players of New Or- leans. I ' d also like to clown in other countries. Jackie started clowning during Na- tional Clown Week ' 79. She answered an article put out by Paco the Clown, it asked for anyone that wanted to be a clown to come and be made up. Sybil, the classic case, had sixteen per- sonalities, but these 5 students only have 10 among them. Living in altered states allows them to give part of them- selves so others can laugh. Kim Carson sums it up, Everyone has a bit of a clown inside them. If more peo- ple were clowns, they could give more of themselves. The Blues Brothers (seniors Brad Bloom and Tom Maupin) perform Stand By Your Man for the Northrop Talent Show. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Jackie Wall sings as a clown before a performance for Etc. ' 82 photo by C. Ather- ton 74 _ Variety Show Junior Brian Jackson and senior Kim Carson put on a clown act in the talent show. photo by Charlotte Atherton Clowning around in Etc. ' 82. From left to right: sophomore Kim Simpson, senior Kim Carson, junior Brian Jackson, junior Ted Rob- erts and senior Jackie Wall. photo by Char- lotte Atherton Etc. ' 82 — 75 ' CarouseF stops at Northrop stage The Northrop fine arts department presented it ' s annual musical Carou- sel on Thursday, April 29, Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1st. Carousel is the story of Billy Bi- gelow, (Senior Tom Maupin) a hand- some, charming, vagabond carnival backer who meets Julie Jordon (Sen- ior Cheri Cook) and falls in love. After marrying Julie, Billy is fired from his job by the Carnival owner Mrs. Mullin, (Senior Kris Schwab.) When he learns that Julie is going to have a baby he becomes involved with the town bad guy, Jigger Craigin (Senior Brad Bloom) to get quick money. Caught in the act of robbery, Billy kills himself and is sent up there . Eventually, he is allowed to return to earth for one day to atone for his wrong. Billy returns and finds that his daughter Louise (Senior Julie Galvin) has grown into a restive and lonely fifteen year old. During Louise ' s graduation, Billy makes his devotion so strongly felt that it pervades the entire gathering and transforms both his wife and his daughter into happy, hopeful people. Billy has saved them, and himself; through the priceless gift of his own love. The play ends with the message You ' ll Never Walk Alone. Auditions for the musical were held in late February and practice began on March 1st. Rehearsals averaged three hours a day and during the last week before the play often ran until 10:30 p.m. The average daily attendance for Carousel was 600. According to Sen- ior Kris Brumfield who saw the play, I thought it was fantastic. I remem- ber when I was little I couldn ' t wait to get to Northrop just to be in a play. Now that I ' m here I enjoy watching the people I know. It was great! Director Del Proctor added, The best thing about any show is the knowledge that the message and im- pact of the play reaches everyone who comes into contact with it: the directors, the cast, the orchestra, and the audience. Copy by Brad Bloom Junior Julie Ramsey, as Nettie, consoles her cousin Julie Jordan, played by senior Cheri Cook, during the musical Carousel- . photo by Jeff DeVille The cast of the Musical assemble for a for- mal cast picture. photo by Steve Steiner Billy Bigelow, played by senior Tom Maul- pin, runs the carousel, while talking to his boss, played by senior Kristine Sch wab, as Julie Jordan (Cheri Cook) looks on. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Brad Bloom and senior Kristine Schwab quarrel on stage. photo by Char- lotte Atherton 76 — Spring Musical ' Carousel ' — 77 Seniors Roger Brown and Jeff Redding cele- brate their WOWO Penny Pitch victory at Godfather ' s Pizza. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton Students decorate their door during sectional week. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Celia Motz holds up the 1981 WOWO Penny Pitch trophy. photo by Charlotte Ath- erton 78 — Student Council Student government brings awards home Once again, the Student Council aided in bringing trophies and recognition to Northrop with a very successful WOWO Penny Pitch campaign. Students surprised themselves by top- ping last year ' s total collections. I was afraid we wouldn ' t be able to raise much this year, admitted Council vice-presi- dent Celia Mote, a senior. She had feared that the poor economic situation in Fort Wayne would affect contributions. Instead, Northrop raised over five- thousand dollars for Penny Pitch, and received two trophies from WOWO. for the most money raised by a high school in the area, and the most money raised by a single organization. Mr. Bill Brown also received a plaque for his continued support. One factor in the Student Council ' s success was the distribution of McDon- ald ' s certificates. McDonald ' s donated a percentage of each of the 8500 one-dol- lar certificates sold by students, to Northrops Penney Pitch drive. Another fund-raising project spon- sored again tltis year was selling of spirit Items. Over ten thousand hats, buttons, spirit sticks, and other paraphenalia sporting Northrop ' s colors were pur- chased during the school year. Homecoming was also organized by the Student Council. Football King and the Powderpuff Football contests were some major attractions, as were the bon- fire and dance after the game. by Kallie Overmeyer Senior Brad Bloom dresses for Punk Rock Day. photo by Charlotte Atherton Junior Scott Lahey threatens Dean John Weicker with a pie during a pep session, photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Roger Brown drinks a Pepsi at Pizza Hut after a basektball game. photo bv Jackie Wall Senior Kris Brumfield chows down at Godfa- ther ' s Pizza. photo by Charlotte Atherton Penny Pitch Winners — 79 Black involvement at Northrop AFRO-AMERICAN CLUB: Mr. Blanks, Yolanda Chapman, Derrick Moore, Glendora Humphrey, Nathaniel Banks, Carla Harvey Pepi Rogan, Tracy Belcher, Cesselly Churchill. Sharon Flunker, Mrs. Isom, Sponsor: Sherri Smith, Michelle Bryant, Cynthia Lapsley, Nisa Rogan, Miss- ing: Cynthia Page, Geoffrey Kelso, Wanda Brooks. Mark Russell, Pam Col -ins, William Belcher. William Edwards. Patricia Huff, Shanta Springer, Darrell Chapman Photo by Steve Hug. Mrs. Isom, sponsor of the Afro- American Club, commented, We had a fairly active group. Co-sponsor Fred Blanks added, They had lots of good ideas. He stated, however, that many of the events that they had planned were cancelled because of the weather-citing a planned basket- ball game between the faculty and the DJ ' s at WMEE as an example. The club sponsored a fund-raising skating party with the money earned going to the Sickle Cell Anemia Foun- dation and other chanties. They also started an annual flower sale during homecoming week with carnations tinted orange and brown. For the Etc. — ' 82 talent show, the club put on a skit revealing the prob- lems of blacks coming up in society. The skit starred William Belcher, James Clark, and Pat Douglas. The Afro-American Choir also sang an ap- propriate song. The Afro-American Club also par- ticipated in the Junior Class Carnival. They set up a coin drop and a basket- ball ring toss. The year ' s officers included Wanda Brooks, president; Mark Russell, vice president; Tracy Belcher, secretary; Carla Harvey, treasurer; and Nate Banks, sergeant-at-arms. The purpose of the club, said Blanks, is to get the kids involved in the neighborhood get them to see different things. He also added that most students join because, lots of kids don ' t have anything to do. This gives them an outlet. Above all, the club is a chance to get them involved in school functions and their own community, Blanks said. It ' s an opportunity for them to do something positive and construe tive. — Afro-American Club If . . . Kipling Poem inspires club members IF If you can keep your head when ail about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you: If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by wait- ing, Or being lied about, don ' t deal in lies, Or, being hated, don ' t give way to hat- ing, And yet don ' t look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream — and not make dreams your master; If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with triumph and disas- ter And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you ' ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools. Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ' em up with wor- nout tools: Nate Banks and Fred Blanks calculate the profit from the Junior Class Carnival. Photo by Ted Roberts. Secretary Tracey Belcher plans club activi- ties with Mrs. Isom. Photo by Ted Roberts. If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss. And lose, and start again at your begin- nings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone. And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: Hold on ; If you can walk with crowds and kept your virtue, Or walk with kings — nor lose the com- mon touch; If neither foe nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds ' worth of distance run — Yours is the Earth and everything that ' s in it, And — which is more — you ' ll be a Man, my son! by Rudyard Kipling 81 Ecology club has busiest year yet As dawn creeps over the meadow the ecology club bestins itself. Breakfast be- comes a race to see who can wolf down the most food in the least amount of time. An hour later the club members, carrying flashlights and ropes and wear- ing hard hats on their heads, decend into the first of the three caves they are to explore. The Ecology Club is like stepping into a clearer world. It tries to bring ecologi- cal awareness to the public. An acid rain booth was worked by the club at South- town Mall with the Izaak Walton League. Numerous paper, metal, and glass drives are made for spending mon- ey. Two local streams have been adopt- ed and kept clean with Northrop ' s Litter Squads. An annual ten kilometer race directed by the club ' s sponser is set up by the club members. The second cave of the ecology club proves itself to be more difficult from the first. The cave is full of new exper- iences like educational trips to Fox Is- land, the Homestead Nature Center, the Izaak Walton League and a water treat- ment plant. They further each member ' s knowledge of the world. The final cave to be explored is one of recreation of the club members. A skat- ing and tobogganing party was enjoyed during a February afternoon. Two canoe trips were also taken down Cedar Creek with only minor mishaps. Upon emerging from their adventures the club prepares for future trips in the 1982-83 school year. Along with routine canoe and cave trips the club is working for a week of canoeing the Okefinskee Swamp. Club Sponsor John McCory wishes to get started the first week of the next school year. New members are urged to join. By Karen Ehle Mr McCory stands proud for a picture of his Ecology Club photo by Chuck Becker Junior Richard Shaw shows how graceful he is at a trip he took with the Ecology Club. - photo by Chuck Becker L ' r 82 — Great Outdoors Getting over a log isn ' t as easy as it looks, as juniors Richard Shaw, Jim Coalman and Dawn Golden find out. photo by Chuck Becker Mr. McCory stands with his Ecology Club at one of their cave trips. photo by Chuck Becker Mr. McCory demonstrates a game at the ju- nior class carnival. photo by Charlotte Ath- erton Ecology Club — 83 Speakers have best season ever It has been said that a chain is only as strong as it ' s weakest link. However, the Speech Team found this is not a prob- lem, for all the members proved to be strong. The 1981-1982 Speech Season started out well when, in, eight of their first nine meets, the Bruin Speakers ranked in the top five. After a stretch of poor weather, in which three meets were cancelled, the Mighty Mouths came back impres- sively, ranking in the top four for the rest of the season. Junior Lisa Zion says, It was fantas- tic, our best season ever, and we did it with a smaller team. This team was led by some outstand- ing members. Among them are juniors Lisa Zion and Jeff Moore who placed Runner-up to Nationals in Girls Extem- porary and in Humor, respectively. Ju- nior Brad Miller placed 3rd in state in Impromptio while Senior Mark Russell was 2nd in State, 1st in Regionals and won the Rotary contest in Original Ora- tory. Just as a car needs spark plugs so does the speech team. Lisa Zion commented of Juniors Penny Mynatt, Diane Poling and Debbie Stier, Regardless of how they do, they are always encouraging others. Improvement is a part of anything and the speech team was no exception. Two of the more improved members are Hei- di Halverson and, Greg Fisher, both Seniors. Zion says, Heidi started out poorly but ended up beating some rough competition in solos. Greg began as a scaredy cat and became a confident and eloquent speaker. The man behind all of this was Lincoln Link Record. He has sponsored the speech team for three years and has helped establish it as a major team in the area. The Mighty Mouths ended their year by ranking second in sectionals, fifth in Regionals, sixth in State, and sending 12 members to National Forensic League where they ranked seventh. Beside be- ing an individual accomplishment it was a plus for the whole team. Heidi Halver- son said, When one person does well, it is the success of the whole team because we help each other to improve. by Jeff Wanrow Senior Wanda Brooks shows her winning style at a speech meet. photo by Charlotte Atherton 84 — Mighty Mouths At the Speakathon (left to right) Assistant speech coach Abby Wackenheim, Mark Rus- sell and Angle Stall watch as a teammate per- forms. photo by C. Atherton President Brad Miller prepares for the Nor- throp speech meet. photo by Kim Carson Junior John Rigdon checks his score at the home meet. photo by Charlotte Atherton The Northrop Mighty Mouths: front row (left to right): Diane Poling, Greg Fisher, William Belcher, Jim Bilhngs. Maria Wills, Esther Ep- pele, Debra Stier, Tom Shank: back row: Mr. Lincoln Record, Jeff Moore. John Rigdon, John Robinson, Mark Russell, Brad Miller, Heidi Halvorsen. Speech Team — 85 86 — Sports Sports are natural to Bruins Every step sends a gut wrenching pain up and down each leg. The walls of the diaphram ex- pand violently to take in precious air. The sweat iruns in endless streams. Suddenly a whistle blows and the coach says ; hit the showers. Another practice is over . . . ; Sports, or the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat , played an important part in every student ' s life. Without competition what good Last thoughts needed to get psyched before the big game. Photo by — Brian Cravens. Bruin runners stride for S.A.C. Photo by — Charlotte Atherton would school spirit be? After the dismissal bell rang at 2:35 a large portion of Bruins headed for the locker rooms instead of home. Minutes later they emerged, wearing assorted patterns of sweat-suits, ready for practice. They spent the next two or three hours prac- ticing for what added up to anywhere from ten seconds to maybe five minutes of playing time. They pushed themselves to the point of breaking and then pushed farther. When it came time for the big confrontation with other schools, the Bruin athletes stood strong and ready. The score at the end of the game wasn ' t really important, the game itself was. Sports — 87 Senior John Feichter stands on the sideline, wishing he was in the game. photo by Jackie Wall Senior Jim Gordy forces a fumble at a game against Elmhurst. photo by Char- lotte Atherton Season full of Mf ' s ' Even with the 4-6 record, Coach Doerffler was anything but disappointed with the team ' s performance. He tatces a philosophical attitude toward the season. Everyone thinks if the team wins, everything is roses. But sometimes ever- ything can come up roses when you lose, too. The 1981 Northrop Football Season could be best summa- rized in Head Coach Buz Doerffler ' s words, It was an in- credible year of ' if ' s ' . Unfortunately for the team ' s record, though, most of the if ' s were decided in the opponents ' favor. The varsity ended the season with four wins and six losses. I guess you could say Lady Luck didn ' t shine on us, Coach Doerffler explains. It might have been that they were trying too hard. One of the things that contributed to their hard luck was injuries to team members. Two of their key players. Seniors John Feichter and Bruce Trigg, both offensive backs, were hurt during games. John Feichter ' s view of the season par- alleled Coach Doerffler ' s. We should have been undefeat- ed , he commented. We had a lot of bad breaks. Coach Doerffler points to questionable calls, mistakes, and penalties resulting in lost yardage gained. There was an average of eight penalties per game, resulting in an average of 73.2 yards lost per game. Senior Greg Otter, quarterback, explains, In the first games, we didn ' t get many penalties . . . But as we went on, we just got penalty after penalty after penalty. There seem to be contradictions between the statistics and the record for the season. Northrop far outran its oppo- nents ' rushing yardage, finishing with 1674 yards total to the opponents ' 933 yards total. And Northrop ' s average number of points per game is exactly the same as the oppo- nents ' average. Despite the winning statistics, though, the record shows a losing season. Any break that could have gone either way went against us, quarterback Otter comments, . and once we got down, we couldn ' t bounce back. Junior Erie Jackson runs away with the ball at a game against North Side, photo by Charlotte Atherton Northrop fans cheer on the Bruins at a home game. photo by Jackie Wall Varsity Football NHS 20 Elkhart Memorial 6 NHS 7 Richmond 26 NHS 49 Concordia 7 NHS Elmhurst 3 (OT) NHS 14 Bishop Luers 23 NHS 20 Huntington 8 NHS 10 Northside 29 NHS 7 Dwenger 14 NHS Snider 24 NHS 20 Wayne 7 Football — 89 - 1 DFAD Stats look better than season ' s outcome At a Northrop home game, against Huntmgton North, Bruin fans show how terri- ble the Vikmgs really are. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton Reserve Football Team: (first row) Head Coach Ernie Bojrab, Der- ricli Myers, Darren Brockhouse, Billy Harper, Don Dunten. Marty McClain, Maurice Nelson. Daniel Lauer, Mike Wilson, Sean Kelso, Brian Weaver. Tom Wyss, (second row) Coach Greg Pressley, Matt Enyeart. Ken Diffendorfer, Devin Eworth, Brian Bittner, Bruce Bnncman, Dave Grimm, Derrick Westfield. Bill Glaze. Dan Howe. Christopher Taylor. Scott Hnakey: (third row) Coach Wolf. Don Hednck. Mike Herman. Joe Riley, Derrick Green, Brad Clifford. Rich Lombardo, Todd Jacquay. Jeff Plank, Bob Henry, Tim Buck- land, Larry Prince, Ken Alderman. Varsity Football Team: (first row) Head Coach Buzz Doerfeller. Coach Danley, Coach Herman, Bruce Trigg, Paul Dove, Tonv Wil- liams, Tony Jones, Terry Semprini, Kevin Remmert, Greg Hen- ricks, Eric Jackson, Rich Jennings, Coach Bojrab, Coach Wolf Coach Pressley: (row two) Alberto Gonzalus, Ron Retherford, Bill Jennings. Kyle Kem, Mike Plank, Dean Szczepkowski, Ron Nico- demus. Ed Krall. Barry Moorehart, Jerome Reed. Lynn Wehrling. John Feicter. Tim Tom. Jeff Keller. Bob Janiszewski: (third row) JimSalkeld. Mike Madden. DougRickert. Barney Bear, Greg Kline, Sean Gorman, Shaun Zuber. Gregg Beckman. MikeNeuman, Steve Blackburn. Jamie Ashton. Connell Nelson. Ronnie Williams. Ben Cook. Eugene Cobb, Willie Miller, Rodger Polivchak, John Mar- key, (fourth row) Tony Mohr, Dan Stier. Hank Gilbrt. Dexter Fluker. Aaron White, Schann Leathers, Jim Gordv, Blake Geer, Mike Bennington. Mike Pond. Jeff Woolems. Greg Otter, Matt Jones, Phil Degitz, Mark Prewitt, Brad Glass, Chris Suder. ' In August, the varsity foot- ball team warms up at a preseason workout, photo by Charlotte Atherton After coming back from an injury, senior John Feichter makes two touch- downs for a winning game. photo by Brian Cra- vens Sherri Straham crowns Tia DeWeese Home- coming Queen. Photo by C. Atherton Back row LaVonya Edmonds, Sherri Cook. Sue Tom, Tia DeWeese, Cynthia Page, Laura Didion. Jill Glaze. Laura Bordener Front row Sonia Perry. Tania Fields, Shelli Lombardo, Diana Del- Grosso, Tracy Belcher Seniors Nancy Burke and Cheri Cook decorate the senior hall during Home- coming Week. photo by Jackie Wall 92 — Homecoming Senior Paul Dove is crowned Football King. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton Stick ' em up! says a stu- dent dressed for Western Day during Homecoming Week, photo bv Jackie Wall Seniors Brad Bloom. Tom Maupm and Martin Donne- ly dress for Hat Day during Homecoming Week, photo by Jackie Wall Welcome Home Spirit Fills Northrop Halls Homecoming: the word that brings to mind memories of school spirit, apple cider, and football. And the 1981 Northrop Homecoming was no exception. Homecoming week began on Monday, October 5 with Lick- Em-Day . The cheerleaders ' 10,000 Tootsie Pops to North- rops 2700 eager students at a price of three for a quarter. In the words of Senior Jeff Red- ding, It gave us all a chance to eat in class without getting in trouble. Monday also marked the start of the voting for Football King and the announcement of the fif- teen Queen Finalists. On Tuesday the halls were crowded with students dressed in Surgeons, Sweats, and Sun- glasses . The most popular out- fit of the day appeared to be a pair of sweat pants, a surgeons ' shirt, and a pair of mirrored sun- glasses. In Powder Puff action, Tues- day night the Juniors girls de- feated the Sophomores 6-0 after a touchdown by Cindy Nichols. The Seniors also triumphed, de- feating the freshmen 7-0. Thanks to a touchdown by Dede Belote. Wednesday was Western and Hat day. As usual the peo- ple in the office and the media center wore the strangest hats. The Homecoming Court and four potential queens were also chosen on Wednesday. The Court consisted of freshman Laurie Bordner, Diane Del- Grosso, and Tonya Fields: Soph- omores Tracy Belcher, Laura Didion, and Jill Glaze, and Ju- niors Shelli Lombardo, Cynthia Page and Sonia Perry. The sen- ior candidates for Homecoming queen were Cheri Cook, Suz- zette Tom, Wanda Brooks, and Tia DeWeese. Thursday was scheduled as Slob, Anti-Preppie or Clash Day . However, the main events for the day were the Powder Puff championships and the bonfire. After a long and often tense game the Junior Powder Puffers emerged victorious 27-13. Ac- cording to Senior standout Dede Belate, We seniors were handi- capped by numbers, we had ap- proximately 20 girls on our team compared to the juniors team of almost 40. With injuries on top of that we were just short ' wom- an power. ' It ' s difficult to go all out for an entire game when you know that there isn ' t a substi- tute waiMng for you on the side- lines. Homecoming — 93 Powder-Puff And Bonfire Highlight Week Mr. Scott hands Kevin Martin his prize for win- ning 1st place in the trike race. Photo by — Jeff De- Ville. 94 — Homecoming Alisa Cooke, Teresa Tatum, Aretha Harvey, Kay Norton, Susie Thomp- son, Vicki Runge, Ten Deeds, Melis- sa Jones, LaVonya Edmonds. Beth O ' Reilly, Cindy Nichols, Rosa Erby, Kelly Graber. Beverly Gaul den, Lynn Grasso, Lisa Domer. Mindy Howell, Betsy Johnson, Lisa Tech. Deb Hicks, Carla Harvey, Coach Madden, Asst. Coach Booth. Michele Clymer. Beth Ochoa. Mary Byrde, Robin Brown. Tina Staffer. Linda Bauermeister, Chris Hilger, Julie Steinbacher Beverly and Teresa celebrate after their team wins the first game. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Junior powder puff ' s hold up their winning trophy. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Homecoming — 95 Runners follow Maddox to State Bottom Row — Kevin Pen- singer. Sebastian Chap- man, Shaun Egolf. Dan Bradtmiller, Randy Widdi- field, Cliff McCallister, Rick Cox. Troy Wall. Gary Richardson. Manager — Bob Winters Middle Row — Pat Rice. Ken Lane. Tom Shank. John Heinkle. Kenny Moon. Chris Welsch. Kevin Buhr. Brad Berggoetz. Brad Reinking. Trent Wall. Fred Horstman. Row 3 — Coach Barne Pe- terson, Scott Maddox. Quintan Ellis. Lonnie Puri- foy. Ken Bernier. Tom Mills, Rod Jones. Mike Da- vis, Mark Keller. Dennis Meyers Senior Scott Maddox (far right) gets an early lead m a meet against the Snider Panthers. photo by Char- lotte Atherton We feel that we were in the top five in state, even though we didn ' t prove it on that particular day, commented Coach Barrie Peterson. That particular day was Sat- urday, November 7. A tenth place finish in the boy ' s cross country state competition disap- pointed the Bruins. But, accord- ing to Coach Peterson, ended the best over-all season since 1976. The Harriers ran in the shade of Dekalb during 3 out of 4 open- ing meets. That still left them with 2 second place invitational finishes and victories over Wayne, Elmhurst, and East No- ble. On the way to SAC, the Har- riers won the Huntington and New Prane Invitational in a dual meet. Huntington North and Bishop Dwenger were both trampled by the Bruin Pack. The Pack won the conference Championship for the 3rd year in a row and Senior Scott Mad- dox, Juniors Pat Rice and Mark Keller, and Sophomore Tom Mills were chosen for the All- SAC squad. Coach Peterson said that t here weren ' t any problems with practice or competition but total team unity wasn ' t there. He explained, . , there are so many other things tugging at the shirtsleeves of individuals to pry them away from, really, what we ' re trying to get done. By the time the Halloween trick-or-treaters knocked on doors, the Bruin Harriers were eligable for state. They took the Sectional and Regional titles and third place in Semi-State. It was said the Dekalb ' s Ron i Pepple tripped at the l ' 2 mile mark at Semi-State enabling Scott Maddox to gain a lead. Ac- tually, Ron just missed a turn, something Scott had done earli- er in the same meet, Coach Pe- terson felt, Scott blew him away at the state meet, any- way. The boy ' s cross-country goal at Northrop has always been a placing in the state meet. This year ' s team was no exception and reached their goal. Tenth place out of over 400 high schools in Indiana wasn ' t bad. When asked if he thought the Pack could ' ve done better in state. Coach Peterson answered, Place wise, yes, effort wise, no. 96 Boys ' Cross Country North rop ' s cross country- team takes place in the state meet at Indianapolis. photo by Brian Cra vens Junior Pat Rice (middle) and Senior Kenny Lane (far left) represent Nor- throp in a meet at Shoaff Park., ' photo by Brian Cra- vens Senior Scott Maddox is in the lead during a cross country meet at Shoaff Park. photo by Brian Cra- vens NHS 232 Bluffton 306 NHS 223 Homestead 260 NHS 230 Snider 225 NHS 211 Columbia City 240 NHS 223 East Noble 222 NHS 230 Huntington 181 NHS 237 Warsa w 205 NHS 199 Leo 228 NHS 219 Snider 218 NHS 205 Carroll 150 Boys ' Cross Country 97 Girls Cross Country NHS 23 Wayne 35 NHS 15 Elmhurst 50 NHS 15 Leo 50 NHS 19 Churubusco 40 NHS 15 Concordia 50 NHS 15 South Side 50 NHS 15 Snider 50 NHS 15 North Side 15 NHS 15 Columbia City 41 NHS 23 Prairee Hights 35 Sophomore Laura Didion soars at the Northrop Cross Country Invitational on September 12. 1981. photo by Charlotte Atherton Front row Cindy Lauer. Laura Didion. Melisa Lend- mdn. Carohne Moelering, Back row Cheryl Wilson. Michelle Barryhill. Coach Janel Denny, Dina Zahm. Laura Dohn Sophomore Melissa Lend man hugs Dma Zahm dm mg SAC Cro s Counii after a good race at Shoatt Park. photo by Charlotte Atherton — Cross Country Didion leads talented groups to a great finish One of the reasons I ran was lering. explains Melisa Tendman. They her.ansp T knew the feam was At timoQ t ' ha r Hirln ' t anA nr moiz Vmrr rr tt, ,-, oii „f  u„t v,,, One of the reasons I ran was because I knew the team was gonna do good and I wanted to be a part of it, explains Cindy Lauer. The girls ' cross country did do well, ending the season with the SAC title and the third place in state. We knew we ' d be at state, said sophomore Caroline Moel- lering. The first year for the team began with high hopes from the coach and the eight girls. Coach Janel Denny felt, We had potential. I just told them to run. Running was what they did every night and one morning every week. Oh my gosh, the first week! Oh, everything was sore! After the twelve miles, blisters. re- members Junior Dina Zahm. The workouts were tough, but the rewards made up for it. The girls felt that their main re- wards were personal and phys- ical satisfaction. Yeah, it ' s physical satisfaction that you can do the workouts and not die, jokes Sophomore Melisa Tendman. After you finish one of those workouts, you know you gotta be pretty good, adds Cindy Lauer. The team felt they had tough competition this year and so did I the newspapers, only ranking them 7th. When you ' re run- ning, you hate the person in front of you, when you ' re pass- ing them at the finish, you love om! explained Carolina Moel- lering. At times they didn ' t end up loving their opponents. Not placing high caused discourage- ment and disgust for the team members. They wanted to win. We had some people on that team that were competing against each other instead of for the team and that ' s where the problems came, replies Cindy Lauer. There were times when we were on each other ' s nerves, said Freshman Laura Didion. But during their months to- gether, the girls became close friends and a real running team. They matured as a team more than any other squad I ' ve coached, complimented Coach Denny. The team wanted more run- ners. I don ' t think everybody should be so afraid to run. com- ments Laura Didion. The training started in the summer with gradual condition- ing. Coach Denny understood if a girl couldn ' t run the whole way. Dina Zahm feels two good reasons to join the lady Harriers are, To be with your friends and get into shape for other sports. Last year, girls cross country was a part of the boys ' reserve team. Now that the team is on their own, there are some differ- ences. We get our own flags, we get more medals, and more trophies, and more recognition, explains Melisa Tendman. They may have gotten all of that, but the female Harriers didn ' t get enough support at meets. Their cheering section con- sisted of two cheerleaders and some parents. The girls were surprised since the meets were free. Coach Denny realizes, The students don ' t know what goes on at a meet. The preparation for a meet took a lot of work, but Coach Denny made it fun. She really understood and she knew how to have fun with us . . when it was time to work, we respected her and we got down to work, reflected Melisa Tendman. Coach Denny and Miss Young ran with the team during wor- kouts. Miss Young ran on her own time and that alone moti- vated the runners. If she ' s gonna take the time to do it. we can at least do the best we can to keep up. said Cindy Lauer. Coach Denny real- ly supported and encouraged the team, Melisa Lendman thinks. She had more hope for us than we did. The team agreed that they wouldn ' t have wanted any other coach. The first year for girls cross country was a success because they worked as a team. They all, coach included, knew the team could do well. Melisa sums up. We were thinking No. 1! Sophomore Laura Didion leads the pack early along with sophomore Melissa Lendaman at the Northrop Cross Country Invitational. photo by Charlotte Atherton Cross Country — 99 « Lady Harrier Laura Didion receives her second place award in the state meet. photo by Scott Fruchey Teamwork and together- ness, were the main ingredi- ents for the lady harriers ' ' 81 season. They grew together and be- came as close as any team I ' ve coached, commented girls ' cross country coach Janel Den- ny, and it was a learning exper- inece for them all. Because of the togetherness and working as a team, the girls only lost to two schools the whole season. The wins were numerous this year and included in these were first place finishes in the SAC, the Northrop Regional. The girls went at their goals with great determination. Their attitudes were good and they knew that their hard work would pay off in Novem- ber , explained coach Denny. The ladies proved this true when they placed third in the state with Laura Didion being state runner-up. This year was one marked with many victories, but what was most important was the the girls learned to function as a team. Everyone must give 100%. commented coach Den- ny, and each one did. Written by Lisa Bloom. 100 — Cross Country The cross country team warms up before the state meet. photo by Brian Cra- vens Cross Country — 101 Boys Tennis Team: (first ro w) Mike Long. Troy Lit- tle. Dan Henry. Mark Pa- gan, (second row) Mike Moya, Brent Lantz. Coach Jim Keiw. Pepe Pagan, Steve Flowers. Pepe Pagan, senior, pre- pares to serve. photo by Charlotte Atherton Troy Little, junior, takes a break from practice and grabs a drink from a tennis can. photo by Charlotte Atherton Netters No tennis team at Northrop High School has ever been as successful as the 1981 squad. Coach Jim Keim had nothing but priase for Young Men. All the kids worked very hard and it showed. According to Keim that hard work was re- sponsible for setting a new school record winning nine games straight, and finishing out the season 11-2. Out of the 11-2 season, the losses were by only one point each. 102 — Tennis Send Fagan T o State Tourney Senior Pepe Fagan, who fin- ished third in state, did a re- markable job winning ten games straight. Fagan agreed with Keim saying that it was a sensa- tional season, and in his own words, We did just about the reverse of what we did last year, which was 5-10. Pepe also commented that, Next years team should be strong in singles with Junior Troy Little returning with a re- cord of 12-3 and Sophomore Steve Flowers with 8-5. Last year Pepe Fagan was our number one singles player with Little second and Flowers num- ber three. When speaking with Fagan he said at the beginning of the season his only goal was to do as good as he could, then after winning some he thought maybe to win them all, and after that on to state. This team will be graduating ten varsity players. Keim says this will hurt next years perfor- mance. We, of course, won ' t be as strong after loosing Pepe, and next year ' s city teams will be very strong. 1982 players to watch for. says Keim, are Juniors Mark Fagan, and Troy Little, Sopho- mores Matt Lucas and Matt Lerer and Freshmen Steve Flowers. These players should be exciting. Senior Pepe Fagan prac- tices his return. photo by Charlotte Atherton 1 1 Varsity Boys 1981 Tenn s NHS 2 Snider 3 NHS 3 Warsaw 2 NHS 3 Wavne 9 NHS 4 North Side 1 NHS 5 Elmhurst NHS 3 Bishop Dwenger 2 NHS 3 Harding 9 NHS 4 Huntington 1 NHS 4 Bishop Luers 1 NHS 4 Leo 1 NHS South Side 5 NHS 3 Columbia Citv 2 NHS 3 Concordia 2 Coach Jim Keim and Nate Wittenberg watch the bosy varsity tennis team at prac- tice at Northrop, photo by Charlotte Atherton T Tennis 103 Volleyball coach Mary Al- drich shows her disapprov- al while senior Melissa Scalzo, with help from friends, shows her sup- port. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Julanne Canada looks to see if her hit makes it over after a tough play, photo by Charlotte Ather- ton Senior Melissa Scalzo leaps high to put the ball over the net as her con- cerned teammates watch. photo by Charlotte Atherton Gp and down season marks spikers in 1982 The girls Varsity Volleyball team had a season filled with ups and downs. They played many close games but with very little support from spectators. The Spikers started off their season with a win over New Ha- ven in three games, a triumph over Bellmont in three close games, and a third victory over Dekalb, again in three games. Defeat was first tasted in a three game heartbreaker to the Car- roll Chargers. Mrs. Aldrich com- mented, Our big matches al- ways went to three games and we seemed to lose by a hair. Victory came the Bruins way again in a close match against Adams Central. The Bruins an- ticipated their first SAC game against Northside but were dis- appointed with a two game loss. Many of the players commented on the lack of support from stu- dents and wished more had turned out to cheer them on. Northrop was soon on top again in a win over the Home- stead Spartans in two games. Unfortunately, the Spikers lost to Concordia in two quick games. The next fall came to the Snider Penthers in a match that was full of controversial calls by the referees. Improving their record with a triumph over South Side, the Bruin Spikers also seemed to be improving their skills through team communication. The team, consisting of Kelly Rasor, Ginny Gater, Melissa Scalzo, Julanne Canada, Lisa Zehr. Sarah Smith. Julie Adams, Peggy Stone, Mol- ly Huston, Paula Chmiel, Beth Minsor, and one player who played only in the sectionals, Beth Shmabery, was working together. Ginny Gater praised her team- mate Kelly Rasor ' s style saying, I always knew that I could rely on Kelly to get the ball if I opened up. The Spikers then moved on to the Warsaw Invitational. With the team ' s spirits up and some great team playing, the varsity team triumphed over four other teams. At the end of the season Coach Aldrich stated, I think they had a good season but I thought we ' d be better. Varsity veteran Kel- ly Rasor added, We didn ' t have a smooth season, but we worked together well as a team. Coach Aldrich agreed saying. They were a good bunch of kids to work with! Girl s Volleyball Varsity NHS 2 Neiv Haven 1 NHS 2 Bellmont 1 NHS 2 DeKalb 1 NHS 1 Carroll 2 NHS 2 Adams Central 1 NHS North Side 2 NHS 2 Homestead NHS Concordia 2 NHS 1 Snider 1 NHS 2 South Side 1 NHS 1 Wayne 2 NHS 2 Leo NHS Dwenger 2 NHS 2 Elmhurst NHS 2 Warsa w NHS 2 Harding 1 NHS 1 Bishop Luers 2 NHS Elmhurst 2 Girls Reserve Vollevball NHS 1 New Haven 2 NHS Bellmont 2 NHS 2 DeKalb NHS 2 Carroll NHS 2 Adams Central NHS o North Side 2 NHS 2 Homestead 1 NHS 1 Concordia 2 NHS 1 Snider 1 NHS 2 South Side NHS 1 Wayne 2 NHS 2 Leo NHS Dwenger 2 NHS 2 Elmhurst 1 NHS Harding 2 NHS Bishop Luers 2 Freshman Vollyball NHS Bellmont 2 NHS 2 North Side NHS 1 Concordia 1 NHS 1 Snider 2 NHS 2 South Side NHS i Elmhurst 2 NHS 1 Bishop Luers 2 Junior Tammy Neuhaus sets one up in a game against Leo. photo by Kim Carson Paula MacAbee. sophomore, watch- es her ball, hoping it will go into the cup. photo by Charlotte Alherton Sara Wood, senior, tees off on the second hole of the Northrop vs. Columbia City game. photo by Kim Carson Sophomore Chris Keske chips the ball during a golf invitational. photo by C. Atherton 106 — Golf 1981 Girls Golf NHS 228 Bluffton 306 NHS 223 Homestead 260 NHS 230 Snider 225 NHS 211 Columbia dty 240 NHS 223 East Noble 222 NHS 230 Huntington Tsi NHS 237 Warsaw 205 NHS 199 Leo 228 NHS 219 Snider 218 NHS 205 Carroll 156 Senior Sara Wood careful- ly studies her putt. photo by Kim Carson Freshman Stephanie Becker swings for a birdie at the Golf Invitational, photo by Charlotte Ather- ton Golfers On Target For The Year The 1981 season was a time of growth and learning for the girl ' s golf team. Coach Dave Ri- ley explamed that the team was young this year, with only two seniors. He also said that a lot of the team ' s strength came from the underclassmen. Freshmen Stephine Becker and sophomores Paula McAbee and Chris Keske played the first three positions and led the girl ' s golf team on to a good season. It was a year for gaining ex- prience and maturity com- mented Riley, and we played as well as we could. Even if this year ' s season wasn ' t marked by consistant victories, the team as a whole gained skills that will build them into an even better bruin team to come. Golf — 107 €- Bruin icer tangles up in a play against the Southside Archers. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. Peppier chases opponent to break up an exciting play. Photo by Larry La- dig. 108 — Hockey Pete Downey endeavors to break away from the pack. Photo by Larry Ladig. Rod Blacketon comes out of the net to save in a break away. Photo by Char- lotte Atherton. Bruin leers work on rebuilding program Northrop ' s hockey season ended with a record of 2-16-1. A record hke this can ' t say it was a great season, but the Bruins did have a good team. According to new coach Colin Lister. We are in the process of rebuilding. We had a lot of tal- ent, but It was a roug h year for the guys with late practices. Senior Pete Downey also felt that the breaks did not go for the Bruin leers. Fan support was sparse and that make it a tough job to get fired up. Senior Scott Lallo commented that It ' s not like we didn ' t play hard. We did. New league eligibility rules also hit hard as some key play- ers were dropped when their cla.- s .oads fell below four solids. Phil Shhner dives to save a goal from the Ewenger Saints. Hockev — 109 Bruins with SAC tourney to gain respect Junior James Curry looks for an open man. photo by Charlotte Atherton A News-Sentinal sports re- port said that Northrop felt like it deserved a little re- spect. This statement, part of the first SAC tournament game preview, proved pro- phetic. The Bruin Cagers went on to win the SAC tourney and come out second in the league standings. That surprised many people, judging from the season start and North- rop ' s highly ranked competi- tion. Northrop dropped it ' s first three games against Dekalb, South Side, and the eventual league champ Northside. When asked if he was disap- pointed with the 0-3 start. Head Coach A.C. Eldridge re- plied, I can be disappointed, but very rarely am I discour- aged to the point where I want to give up. If we lose a game, in fact, we just roll up our sleeves and start over . Maybe rolled-up sleeves helped, because in their third away game A.C. ' s team beat South Bend Adams, 45-37. Later, in the first of three games against state ranked Harding, Senior Jeff Hill broke an early 18-18 tie. With Hill ' s addition of nine crucial points in the fourth quarter, the lead jumped to 47-40. The final score, .59-48, left Northrop with two wins — three losses and two games until the S.A.C. tour- ney. Muncie South put another loss on our record, 56-43, and the Bruin ' s sleeves started rolling up again. December 18 saw the Bruins end Elm- hurst ' s perfect season, 69-62. The Cager ' s drive to win wasn ' t because Elmhurst was undefeated. If you ' re playing for the conference championship, you realize that you have to beat certain good teams. said Coach Eldridge. Elm- hurst happened to be the best team at that particular time, so quite naturally we beat them Beating the good teams put the Cagers on the top of the conference. As it happened, only a fraction of 2,776 weather-fighting fans saw Northrop ' s 35 point dance over Bishop Luers. An early 14-0 lead summarized the rest of the game, finishing with their best win, 78-43. Defending champion South Side, then 4-4 like the Cagers, was defeated 66-53 on De- cember 29. The Bruins kept up the good work, having to play twice on December 30. Harding entered the tour- nament 7-2 and gave the Cagers a good battle. Howev- er, the Cagers overcame an eleven point Hawks lead in the third quarter and won, 56- 55. The game went into over- time after a 52-all tie was made with 1;28 left. James 110 — Basketball Jerome Reed and Coach Ron Barnes jump for joy at the SAC Hohday Tournament in the Memorial Coli- seum, photo by Charlotte Atherton Schann Leathers dunks the ball for two. photo by Charlotte Atherton NHS 65 Dekalb 76 NHS 34 South Side 60 NHS 58 North Side 67 NHS 45 S.B. Adams 37 NHS 59 Harding 48 NHS 43 Muncie South 56 NHS 69 Elm hurst 62 NHS 78 Luers 43 NHS 66 South Side 53 NHS 56 Harding 55(ot) NHS 54 Snider 53 NHS 61 Richmond 63 (ot) NHS 60 Bishop Luers 51 NHS 54 Snider 48 NHS 56 Wayne 55 NHS 52 Marion 84 NHS 54 South Side 53 NHS 69 Huntington 60 NHS 71 E. Noble 64 NHS 67 Concordia 48 NHS 43 North Side 44 NHS 77 Dwenger 64 NHS 56 Dwenger 45 NHS 49 New Haven 35 NHS 44 Harding 46 (ot) Senior Mark Moore drives toward the basket, photo by Charlotte Atherton Coach A.C. Eldridge says there are three minutes left in the game, photo by ' Charlotte Atherton Basketball — 111 Cagers 2nd in league VARSITY Row 1. Marc Moore. Chris Redmaster. Jerome Lapsley. Mike Shull, Greg Kline. Row 2. Keith Mitchell. Dexter Fluker. Schann Leathers. Peter Mc- Clure. James Curry. John Schom- mer. Row 3. Coach Tom Madden. Coach Ron Barnes, Steve Fortenberrv. Jeff Hill. Coach Greg Taylor. ' Head Coach A.C Eldridge . Reserve Row 1: Earl Bitz manag.. Jay Lapsley. Dave Welsh. Monte Moore. Eric Jackson Row 2: Jerome Reed. Jaime Ashton. Jeff Berning, Bob Rockstroh. Vin- cent Morris Row .3: Coach Madden. Andy McClurg. John Cal lagan. Allen Smith. James Wilder. Donavon Brockman. Coach Barnes Sophomore Steve Fortenberry dodges a Bulldog Player during the game against New Haven at the Coliseum. Photo by C. Atherton. Curry saved the game with the second of two freethrows in the last seconds. The Snider Panthers wer- en ' t going to give up the championship easily. A.C. ' s Cagers took a 15-point lead into the lockeroom at half- time. But the Panthers came back and tied the score with 5:10 remaining in the fourth quarter. When Snider forward Booker James fouled out and guard Mark Burnett missed three straight free throws, Northrop took the advantage. Shawn L-athers increased the Bruin ' s lead to four, .52-48. Guard Mark Moore foiled a Snider steal, then scoring the winning basket. A traveling call ruined any chance of a comeback, but Snider ' s Rod Woodson scored two in the last 10 seconds. That set the final score at 54-5.3. At the beginning of the sea- son, Northrop was expected to finish sixth in the confer- ence out of ten teams. Prior to the first conference game, the paper said the Northrop basketball team felt deserv- ing of a little respect. Coach Eldridge commented, I just feel that respect is something that you have to earn. People didn ' t necessarily believe that we would be a factor in the tourney or in the league standings. I think one of the big factors was that we didn ' t start so well, but even after Christmas we played very ef- fective basketball. The Bruins showed their effectiveness in the remain- ing games, losing only four out of thirteen. After Rich- mond won 63-61 in overtime the bruin roundballers shot into action. The Cagers beat Luers, Snider, and Wayne be- fore Marion gave them their worst loss, 84-52. South Side, Huntington, and East Noble were the next three teams to fall. Then Con- cordia was downed by nine- teen points. Northside beat us for the second time, but only by one point, 44-43. In the Bruin ' s last sched- uled game and the first sec- tional contest. Bishop Luers bit the dust. The Caters held the Saints scoreless under the Coliseum lights for mearly five minutes in the first peri- od. Neither team scoring more than nine points in the second period, the half-time score was Bruins 24-Saints 19. Northrop ' s half-court de- fense and good shooting kept the lead. The final score was .56-45. Two days later, the New Haven Bulldogs held a 10-4 first quarter lead in the sec- ond game of Sectional I. In 112 — Basketball - Reserve — NHS 55 Dekalb 39 NHS 57 South Side 39 NHS 25 North Side 47 NHS 52 South Bend Adams 42 NHS 45 Harding 46 NHS 58 Muncie South 76 NHS 44 Elmhurst 45 NHS 42 Northside 33 NHS 56 South Side 31 NHS 58 Richmond 36 NHS 56 Bishop Luers 36 NHS 49 Snider 56 NHS 35 Wayne 38 NHS 36 Marion 41 NHS 37 Southside 38 NHS 52 Hun tin ton 50 NHS 38 Concordia 43 NHS 61 East Noble 35 NHS 33 North Side 40 NHS 54 Dwenger 44 Senior Marc Moore goes for a lay- up as Schann Leath- ers and Keith Mitchell keep the opposition from closing in. A.C. Eldridge and Ron Barnes ' discuss game strat- egy with the players dur- ing a time-out. Basketball — 113 Freshmen Row 1. Earl Bitz, manager, Sid Er- vin. Marty McClain, Jaime Chavis, Matt Brombaugh, Maurice Nelson, Lonnie Reed. Row 2. Steve Flowers, Damn Brueggman, Tom Scalzo, Jeff Hunt- er, Paul Springer, Bill Harper, Earl Sisson, Mark Gorsuch. Row 3. Dan OReilly, John Clark. Phil Shmn, Coach Greg Taylor, Bruce Brmeman, Dan Howe. Wes- ley Ruffm. j0liftt Senior Jerome Lapsley guards while Junior James Curry backs up. Photo by Charlotte Atherton. 114 — Basketball Future bright with JV, Soph, and Frosh the second period both teams exchanged baskets and great- ly improved their shooting. From six points behind, the Bruins fired ahead to 27-25 in third period play. The Bull- dogs froze the last quarter and the Cagers ran away with the game, ending 49-35. Harding ' s Hawks had been shot down by the Bruins two times before, but it was not to happen again. The Bruins held the first period, 16-5. But a full court press by the Hawks caused turnovers and rushed shots by the Cagers. The 24-23 half-time lead be- longed to Harding. Neither team was able to gain a decisive lead in the third or fourth quarter. Tied at 39 with 5 seconds left, Nor- throp tried for the winning shot and failed. A three minute overtime saw a 44-40 Hawk ' s lead. For- tunately a Hill basket and a Moore steal plus a bucket tied it again. The Hawks sunk two foul shots with almost a min- ute left. The Bruins tried to make it up, but all shots failed. The Cagers were look- ing back at a 17-8 record for the year and an S.A.C. tour- nament championship. The tourney crown fulfilled one of the team ' s three goals, but the league championship and sectional eluded them. The Bruins varsity round- ballers began the season un- ranked and unrespected. They fired up to take the con- ference tourney and place second in the league. A.C. thinks they earned a little re- spect and he doesn ' t want to lose it, I just feel that next year, we ' ll not only have re- spect, but it ' ll be a question as to what we do with it. The sophomore team fin- ished 9-3, losing two games by one point. Coach Tom Madden felt each of the play- ers progressed. All of the players could make the re- serve team next year. The purpose of the non- varsity teams is to provide experience. Coach Madden was happy because, Every- one played quite a bit. I think we had a very successful year. The freshman team was pretty smart and easy to work with , according to Coach Gregg Taylor. They worked hard enough to finish the season 16-1. Dan Howl, Steve Flowers, and Bruce Brennam were the mentioned hopefuls for the reserve and varsity teams. Coach Taylor thinks this team was By far the best freshman class. The reserve team finished 11-9. They lost seven games by less than four points and won the reserve tourney. The team was young, only playing two juniors. Junior James Wilder and freshman Paul Springer tied at 14 for the highest point average. Coach Ron Barnes felt, The potential is out of sight! Junior Julie Caso shows spirit for the Brums by using a magaphone at a pep session, ' photo by Scott Fru- chey Senior Jeff Hill dri ves to score t wo points for the Bruins, photo by- Charlotte Atherton Basketball — 115 Girls varsity basketball coach Dave Riley gives the girls a pep talk during half time. photo by Charlotte Atherton Lady Bruins aim to keep getting better yet 116 — Basketball Feet slap down on wooden court. Painful gasps are drawn between clinched teeth. A wea- ry hand dribbles a basketball. Sweaty palms clutch the ball, arms stretch, fingers flex. The ball flies, hits the backboard, re- bounds, and plunges through the hoop , , . not bad drive for practice. Behind the glory and game, are the grueling hours that make a reputation. Girls basket- ball can be considered a fulltime job, not only do the players train in season but also during the summer. Basketball camps are regularly attended by the girls. Coach Dave Riley states that the girls should go to at least one camp but if they think their B-ball is done after that they ' re in trouble. If the girl does not work on new techniques over the sum- mer and tries out on Oct., 10 against girls who have, she ' ll find herself bettered. The try out motto is None of you are sacred. Coach Riley revealed a dis- covery he has made during his 3 years of coaching. He feels girls tend to be very moody. If they miss the first shot of the game it tends to be a bad game. Howev- er, once they ' re fired up, girls maintain their emotion and keep adding fuel. The teams six losses were ac- counted to the girls agressive playing which fouled opponents, giving them free throws and ex- tra points. No team outscored the girls from the field. Coach Riley declares he does not hold his breath in hopes of a perfect team. You always do with what you have. Last sea- son he had the advantage of quickness . , , this year he has size. Riley does believe the 1982 team is better then the preced- ing two. He gives credit to Assistant Coaches Janel Penny ' s and Dan Cinder ' s helps during these sea- sons. One of the most exciting things in coaching girls, Riley states is that you can sure see their progress. The team has only three sen- iors, Kelly Razor, Melissa Scalzo, and Cheryl Wilson. Me- lissa Scalzo was the teams most improved player. Being new as a starter this year, it was hard to see what she was doing, recalls the Coach until we saw the stats. Melissa is 4th in assists, 8th in steals, and 8th in points in the history of the school. Scalzo has proved to be con- sistant. When the other teams ganged up on Captain Sophie Champan, Melissa always seemed to be able to take up the slack and to help relieve the pressure. Every team needs a captain who they can look up to and Ju- nior Sophia Chapman was that type of captain for the Bruins. During the week of November 30, she was Channel 2rs player of the week. Sophia also was the News Sentinal player for the week of December 7. Both she and Lisa Zehr made the S.A.C. first team. Coach Ri- ley felt that each girl (Chap- man, Zehr) did a fantastic job and the whole team did better than expected. Sophia has her 4th year of playing at Northrop ahead of her yet. She will be the first 4 year player in Northrop ' s girls ' program. Behind our team are two dedi- cated managers. Sophomores Joann Aughenbagh and Lisa Dowdell both love the game and found success as managers. Joanns ' house is the crashing area for the team after school and before home games. A pleasant place to relax, watch T.V., and rehearse game plans. This proved a thoughtful plus towards team spirit and moral. Coach Riley remarks that the .:::,.;,,..::.:,....., p . 1 - s Ik !| 44 A— L - 1 Ml r — A 1 K ' ; U% EaM ' ' ' ' ' fet tciTp r -rT K i-iii| } ' jL Kv ' I kJi wUA 1 i _ - . RTj ia4 1 O F n I iz II iS m m M lQ: ' ihli ludi iMi Varsity team: Row 1: Lisa Dowdell. Joy Walker. Boo- chie Tatum. Cheryl Wil- son. Dina Zahm. Chris Nei- lands. Joan Auganpaugh (manager) Row 2: Coach Dave Riley. Melisa Scalzo, Rosa Erby. Kelly Razor, Sophia Chapman. Nancy Stanley. LaVonya Ed- monds. Lisa Zehr. Reserve team: Row 1: An- gle Shinaburg. Molly Hus- ton. Holly Clevenger. Lau- ra Didion. Lisa Plum. Yvonne Shull. and Kelly Kessens. Row 2: Angle Kesner. Michelle Berryhill, Lynn Mmerding. Mary Humphrey, Nancy Stan- ley. Ginny Cater, Debbie Waggoner, Coach Cinder. 33 Teresa Tatum goes for the rebound as the Vikings miss the shot, photo by Kim Carson 43 Cheryl Wilson goes for a shot as the Saints and Bruins wait for the rebound. photo by Char- lotte Atherton Basketball — 117 team really seems to interact well. When he first came to Nor- throp, Riley worked with the boys ' basketball program as a sophomore team coach. He jokes that he learned all I could from A.C. Eldridge and then went to the girls ' program. Riley sees a very bright future for the girls ' program with a constant improvement in the fundamentals and steady pro- gress in the players. We are getting girls who stay with us for three, and next year, for four years. It has to make a differ- ence. So far that difference has been reflected in the quality of play and the increasing respect that the Bruin girls ' cage squad are getting from the press as well as their opponents. — by Karen Ehle Lavonya Edmonds jumps for the ball as the other players back her up. photo by Kim Carson 118 — Basketball NHS 38 Carroll 26 NHS 54 Marion 61 NHS 57 South Side 39 NHS 56 Snider 40 NHS 56 North Side 41 NHS 54 Bellmont 37 NHS 41 Harding 33 NHS 41 Dewenger 45 NHS 59 New Havern 25 NHS 51 South Side 39 NHS 34 Bishop Luers 38 NHS 57 Warsaw 48 Reserve NHS 32 Carroll 11 NHS 32 Marion 25 NHS 38 South Side 12 NHS 29 Snider 24 NHS 19 North Side 41 NHS 35 Bellmont 19 NHS 18 Harding 19 NHS 28 Dewenger 25 NHS 35 New Havern 23 NHS 38 South Side 18 NHS 32 Dwenger 28 NHS 48 Warsa w 30 Freshmen NHS 44 Marion 45 NHS 19 South Side 18 NHS 22 Snider 20 NHS 22 North Side 31 NHS 26 Snider 38 NHS 18 North Side 30 While Joan is shooting the ball. Joy Walker blocks her. ' photo by Charlotte Atherton Sophia Chapman makes her way out of the block she is in at a home game. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton Coach Riley. Coach Cinder and girls cheer on the girls basketball team at a home game., photo by Jeff Szo- body Basketball — 119 Senior Mike Plank pins his opponent. photo by C. Atherton Grapplers stay on top of a building year The gym was filled with the electric excitement that pre- cedes a high intensity sport. The crowd was restless and spirited. The air was filled with the cheers of loyal fans. The wres- tlers were ready for anythmg. They were determined to grap- ple their way to the top and they would go on to send three of their varsity wrestlers to semi- stale. Though the season started out slowly in November, the small group of dedicated wrestlers contmued to practice daily after school for two to two and half hours. They would begin their practices with exercises for warming up that included stretching and running stairs. Next, they would work on dif- ferent drills to improve their en- durance. The rest of the practice was spent concentrating on the methods of wrestling. They knew that the object of the game was to pin their oppo- nent ' s shoulders to the mats for three seconds or at least expose his shoulders to the mats to gain points. Coach Mike Danley and coach Ernie Bojrab ran drills of the already-learned wrestling moves, and went over some new techniques, also. The varsity, reserve, fresh- men, and exhibition wrestlers broke into groups and put into action both the old and new methods of Bruin wrestling. The practice then ended with a re- laxing, soapy shower for each hard-worked wrestler. These hard, intense practices paid off for the Bruins by help- ing to improve the mind, body, and strength of the wrestlers. Even though the season start- ed out with a great deal in inex- perience, they made great strides and finished the season strong. It was a tribute to their hard work when they won sec- tionals and placed second in re- gionals, said coach Danley, and they had to work hard to succeed. The Bruin grapplers also went on to qualify seniors, Brian Hal- lett, Mike Plank; and junior, Wil- lie Miller for semi-state. Coach Bojrab explained that the freshmen wrestling team consisted of Rob Coonz, Martin Nault, Joe Nickolaenko, Henry Olivrs, Dan Rockstroh, Greg Walden, Brent Bojrab, Derrick Meyers, and Sherman Gayheart 120 — Wrestling Coach Mike Danley talks with soph- omore Jeff Plank, -photo by Char- lotte Atherton Reserve: First row Ben Cook. Craig Stahly. ToddEckart. Rick Co. . Mike Meier. Rob Leach. Tim Klepper Second Row Sean Kelsaw, Dan Lauer. Paul Augsbuger. Jack Hayes, John Adams. Scott Martz. Tarence McCarter Third row Bob Henry. Ron Wil- liams. Coach Ernie Bojrab, Coach Mike Danley, Brad Clifford, Eugene Cobb Varsity: First row Steve Bullard. Scott Fitzgerald, Brain Hallet. Todd Sum- ney, Jim Amidon. Paul Lacy, Walter Young Second row Steve Enright, Jeff Plank. Mike Plank, Coach Ernie Bojrab. Coach Mike Danley. Tony Mohr, Willie Miller, Jim Gordy Northrop wrestler Todd Sumney gains a pin over his Harding opponent. photo by Angle Johnson Wrestling — 121 Emotion packs Bruin mat season had a lot of talent and were ea- wrestlers were shining exam- makes perfect. ger to learn. pies of the old saying, Practice Written by Lisa Bloom. Overall, this year ' s Bruin Coach Mike Danley cheers on his Brum wrestling squad., photo by Charlotte Atherton Sophomore Rick Cox pins an Elmhurst opponent- . photo by Jill Halter 122 — Wrestling % 1 Walter Young gets pinned at a home meet. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Scott Fitzgerald cheers his team on. photo by Charlotte Atherton Var. ,ty Wrestling NHS 15 Concordia 35 NHS 61 North Side 6 NHS 45 South Side 22 NHS 49 Harding 17 NHS 25 Columbia City 41 NHS 27 Wavne 30 NHS 34 Dekalb 28 NHS 13 Bellmont 40 NHS 27 Plymouth 32 NHS 13 Penn 41 NHS 4S Munstea 21 NHS 29 Elmhurst 31 NHS 24 Homestead 36 NHS 41 Dwenger 9 NHS 30 New Haven 28 NHS 22 Huntington 31 NHS 41 Dwenger 12 NHS 6 Snider 56 NHS Varsity games are now over except for sectional Reserve NHS 12 Concordia 15 NHS 33 North Side NHS 15 South Side NHS 27 Harding 24 NHS 25 Bellmont 43 NHS 17 Adams Central 43 NHS 53 Columbia City 8 NHS 29 Wayne 18 NHS 30 DeKalb 14 NHS 20 Bellmont 27 NHS 21 Elmhurst 29 NHS 32 Woodland 31 NHS 27 New Haven 22 NHS 41 Herritage 6 NHS 50 Luers 5 NHS 40 Huntington 9 NHS 17 Dwenger 16 NHS 14 Snider 24 WHS games are o ,er Wrestling — 123 Gymnasts Work Hard For Their Success OPTIONAL NHS 102.8 North Side 99.7 NHS 99.95 Hern t age 52.20 NHS 100.1 South Side 75.2 NHS 92.6 Harding 74.15 NHS 94.50 Huntington 80.55 NHS 99.0 Leo 97.3 Girl s Gymnasists Intermediate NHS 96.25 East Noble 87.00 NHS 95.1 Dekalb 73.7 NHS 99.4 New Haven 91.45 NHS 99.5 Concordia 59.5 NHS 104.6 Homestead 102.6 NHS 98.80 Wayne 94.50 NHS 103 North Side 92.3 NHS 98.40 Beritage 84.60 NHS 98.5 South Side 71.7 NHS 93.9 Harding 62.4 NHS 97.9 Huntington 77.4 NHS 97.5 Leo 91.8 NHS 100.55 Snider 76.30 NHS 97.4 Dwenger 74.35 NHS 103.6 Elmhurst 97.95 They put their body on the line every night in practice. It takes a special kind of kid to want to abuse their body that way, said Head Coach Dave Hey, in awe of his gymnastic team ' s devotion. It ' s not self inflicted torture, but summer after school, and weekend time was sacrificed to continue Northrop ' s tradition of SAC championships and state finishers. Freshman Lisa Golembrewski finished first in floor, all-around, and bars. She also received sec- ond on beam. Sophomore Char- lene Brooks came out fourth on bars. Third and fourth places in floor were taken by Junior Kristi Rowdon and Senior Tere- sa Cuney. According to the coaches, ev- eryone made good progress this season. Coach Janet Young felt, They progressed at making their routines more solid or add- ing tougher tricks. Everyone progressed in their own way. Unfortunately, two girl ' s pro- gressions were hampered. Ju- nior Sherri Lombardo was limit- ed to beam because of loose liga- ments and Junior Caroline Clark was ill for 2 months. Still they both placed in regionals. Shelli received sixth on beam and Caroline tied eleventh with sen- ior Sandy Kortenber on vault. The optional and intermediate teams ended their seasons 17-0 and 12-0. The talent it took to achieve those records were ap- parent during the summer prac- tices. Coach Herg remembers. We realized what we had, it was just a matter of getting it out of them. The majority of the girls weren ' t experienced with meets, so the first routings taught them what to do for high scores and helped eliminate fear. Once you ' re in like five meets, it ' s natural and you ' re just performing for the judge. That ' s all you think about. re- flects 2nd year gymnast Sopho- more Nathan Overton. Fear during meets isn ' t the only terror on gymnastics ac- cording to Coach Young. She feels there is an element of fear involved in learning new tricks. She also feels that a good gym- nast works past that fear. The Bruin tumblers worked past the fears and the competi- tion. The coaches agreed that Leo was one of the toughest teams this year. Northrop beat Freshman Lisa Golembrewski per- forms her gymnastic floor routine. photo by Charlotte Atherton 124 — Gymnastics Some of the ladies on the gymnas- tics team. photo by Charlotte Ath- erton Judy Stietz scores high pomts on the balance beam. photo by Charlotte Atherton. Judy Stietz tries hard to beat the Snider Panthers on the uneven bars.. ' photo by Charlotte Atherton MlUMMKfHt fttijT Gymnastics — 125 Coach Janet Young talks to a very- upset junior Kristi Rowden. photo by Angle Johnson Senior Sanday Kortenber practices her balance beam routine. photo by Kim Carson Junior Carolyn Clarl practices her floor exercise, ' photo by C Atherton Senior Teresa Cuney does her floor exercise. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton 126 — Gymnastics the Lions during the season, but Leo defeated the Bruins in re- gionals. After regionals came five Bru- ins on their way to state and the AU-SAC lists. Senior Sandy Kor- tenber, Junior Carolyn Clark. Freshmen Judy Stietz and Lau- rie Bordner were chosen to the 12 member SAC gymnastics team. As SAC title, second place in Regionals, and five state finish- ers accompianied the personal accomplishments. But the per- sonal dedication and time made the high team acclaim possible. Coach Hey summed up, We don ' t have super, super gym- nists, but they ' re kids that be- lieved that they could do some- thing and they found out they could do it! Dedication really paid off for us remarked coach Hey. It was really apparent with wins over Northside Homestead. Hey also said that Home- stead ' s meet was the best team effort of any team he ' s coached at Northrop. That meet was a typical meet for the team, with everyone doing their part when they really needed it. Someone always came through for the team, part of what landed them their 18-0 record. Carolyn Clark and Shelli Lombardo shined at Homestead, Sandy Kortenber at sectionals, Laurie Bordner at the Harding Invitational, and Judy Steitz stayed consistent throughout the season. Coach Hey felt. Being 18-0 was impor- tant to us, although we didn ' t get hung-up on winning; but rather improving. That will car- ry over for next year. Senjor Sandy Kortenber uses grace- ful movements at Northrop, photo by C Atherton Girls Gymnastic Team: (first row) Sandy kortenber. Charlene Brooks, Teresa Cuney. Kelly Madden, (sec- ond row) Shelh Lombardo. Laurie Bordner. Coach Janet Young. Elaine Schmieman (third row) Elaine Pat- terson. Lisa Golembieski. Kristi Rowden. Judy Steitz, (fourth row) Shelly Smith. Coach Dave Hey, Carolyn Clark, Kathan Overton. Photo bv — Gymnastics — 127 Spirit is cheerleader ' s goal Sore muscles, limited free time, a reputation for being less than brilliant, and kids that just sit and stare instead of cheering, are just a few of the prob- lems Northrop cheerleaders such as ju- nior Cynthia Page have to contend with. The worst part is when they (students) tell you to get out of the way because they can ' t see the game, she adds. Why would any student put up with these hardships to become a cheer- leader? To get free tickets to the games! jokes Cesselly Churchill, a ju- nior. More seriously, she says she want- ed to bet involved somehow in sports or another school activity , . . and not just come to school every day. That would be dull. Linda Baurmeister, junior, has been a cheerleader since junior high school when she decided to follow in her older sister ' s footsteps. I meet a lot of peo- ple, is one of the reasons she still enjoys being on the cheerleading squad. An- other reason was the friends she has made among the other cheerleaders. Freshmen who become cheerleaders for these or other reasons may have the hardest job of all, adjusting to their new role. Freshman Kim Suder remembers, I had to learn what everyone else on the squad already knew. Of course, the first pep session or sporting event is the most frightening for freshmen, but they find ways to cope. I just blocked the crowd out, said freshman Diane Delgrasso, Kim Suder, a freshman, explains that once they got started you quit being nervous because you have so many other things to worry about. And as the cheerleaders gain exper- ience, they learn that the best part of being on the squad is actually getting up during sports events and getting the crowd involved in the game. I have a challenge to meet by raising spirit for the team, explains senior Kelly Graber, and sometimes it ' s a challenge and a half! The rest of the squad ' s activities are just leading up to that moment, and al- though it ' s also hard work, it somehow makes up for all the times when the cheerleaders feel like they ' re not appre- ciated. — By Kallie Overmeyer 128 — Cheerleaders VARSITY SQUAD Carla Schultz. Kelly Graber, Julanne Canada, Jill Glaze, Betsy Johnson, Susie Thompson, Shirai Baughman, SheUi Hatfield, Cynthia Page T - ' Junior Linda Bauermeister, senior Shirai Baughman and sophomore Jill Glaze huddle under a blanket to keep warm at a football game. photo by Bob Crosby Spirit is the name of the game before the start of a basketball game against Wayne. photo by Charlotte Atherton The cheerleaders show their stuff during the sectionals against Harding at the Memorial Coliseum. photo by C. Atherton JUNIOR VARSITY Homa Sabet, Tonja Godfrey, Kris Byerley, Dawn Lucas. Lmda Bauermeister, Cesselly Churchill, Dechelle Trim, Top — Tern Deeds, Vicki Runge, Tonna Wisley The crowd watches intensely during the sec- tionals. photo by Bob Winters Cheerleader — 129 Catcher Barry Ault puts the tag on a Snider player attempting to score. photo by Charlotte Atherton Scott Harris cleans up the mud under Bill Parsons- . photo by Charlotte Ath- erton Mike Madden prepares to go to bat in a game. photo by Angle Johnson New diamond for Bruin nine In the spring of this year 1982 the Northrop High School base- ball season began. As prior years the first games were filled with a hopeful excitement — which soon began to grow. For in this year — 1982, everyone had good reason to hope. Not only did the Bruins have fire of 198rs state runner-up cham- pionship in their veins but they also had plenty of fans and a new field to keep them going. Starting in July, teammates, parents, and other volunteers helped to tile the infield for bet- ter drainage, put m a new grass outfield, and put up two new du- gouts m order for the field to have a new look Money for the project was earned by a spaghet- ti supper held by the team and by program ads Everyone lent a hand in their field of exper- tise, said head coach Chris Stavreti The Brum Diamondmen had another thing going for them, too. According to Coach Stavreti the team was one of the most coachable teams ever and worked very hard to improve r Varsity Baseball Team: (first row) Earl Bitz. Gail Glentzer, Tanya Landin. Joleen Stewart, Kelly Moore. Steve Brink, (sec- ond row) Chris Parsons. Jeff Grif- fith. Ron Retherford. Barry Ault, Tim Erdly. George Dunn. Lee Harpe. (third row) Doug Rickert, Scott Walden. Mike Neuman, Barry Moorehart. Mike Madden, Rick Akers. (fourth row) Assis- tant Coach David Hey, Tim Clax- ton. Scott Harris. Jim Gordy, Kent McQuade, Kurt Harris, Brad Glass. Bob Rockstroh, Head Coach Chris Stavreti. Reserve Baseball Team: (first row) Dan Rockstroh, Gail Glentzer, Diane McGraw, Amy Marvin. Phil Waggoner, (second row) Greg Walden. Rob Koontz. Jeff Wynn. Matt Brumbaugh, Marty McClam. Dane Menke, (third row) Terry Simmons, Billy Harper, Rich Lombardo, Todd Jacquay, Brian Fleming, Derrick Westfield, Shaun Zuber, (fourth row) Coach David Hey, Chris Taylor, Scott Gohl, Dan ' OReilly, Steve Fortenberry, Mark Gor- such. Doug Rickert dives after a foul ball. photo by C. Atherton Barry Morehart successfully goes into third base against Snider. Ron Retherford gets congratula- tions after scoring a run. photo by Brian Cravens Doug Rickert attempts to break up a double play against Warsaw, photo by Charlotte Atherton Stav leads team 7 DeKalb ]] New Haven Col. City Harding B Luers Homestead Homestead Elmhurst B Dwenger H. North H. North Concordia Wayne Warsa w Warsaw South Side Snider Wabash Garrett N. Side East Noble New Haven 13 5 1 10 7 7 7 I 3 6 1 3 12 4 12 9 8 4 1 Tim Claxton gets the signal , „, ,. . J ■, ,-.„ J,, from the catcher., photo by Coach Stavreti gives Jim Gordy ,,„ pointers on his pitching. photo by C. Atherton Mike Neuman steps back on first base after an attempted steal against Warsaw, photo by C. Atherton Baseball — 133 Bruin track runs to win where improvement was need- ed. However, at the start of the season there was at least one thing that promised to pose a problem. The team had only one returning pitcher. According to Coach Stavreti the inexperience showed in the first games when too many hits and walks were given away but improved as the tournament got nearer. Hitting was a strong point all season as was the infield. The hittmg was led by the returnmg seniors including Barry Ault (.389), Tim Claxton (.310), Jim Gordy (.354), Mike Neuman (.437), Doug Rickert (.389), and Ron Rutherford (.299) who were also strong in their respective areas. By the end of the regular sea- son the Bruins had won 20 out of 25 games and had defeated Snider, Concordia, and Bishop Dwenger to put the 1982 sec- tional championship under their belts. — by Amy Miller Coach Barrie Petersen shows a great deal of con- cern for junior James Wil- der. photo by C. Atherton Junior James Wilder clears another jump for the Bruin track team. photo by Ken Heaston Anthony Grayson, James Wilder. Paul Springer and Tim Rigsby show how the relay teams keep the com- petitive edge. Junior Charles Scott blasts out of the blocks in the first leg of the 4 x 100 relay. Photo by Char- lotte Atherton Boy ' s Track NHS 76 Snider 51 NHS 126 Bishop Dwenger 1 NHS 90 New Haven 58 NHS 90 Bishop Luers 11 NHS 74 Vi Elmhurst 54 NHS 74 ' h Huntington 24 Vi NHS 55 Elmhurst 54 NHS 55 South Side 50 NHS 64 Wayne 63 NHS 69 Snider 58 North Side Relays: 3rd place Lime City Relays: 2nd Place Land OLakes Freshmen Invitational 3rd Place SAC Varsity: 4th Place SAC Reserve: 2nd Place SAC Freshmen Invitational CHAMPS Sectional: 4th Place Boys Track Team: John Heinkel, James Stewart, Mike Green, Jerry Fox, Derrick Green, Tim Rigsby, Dan Lauer, Brad Reinking, Dan Bradt- miller, Randy Widdifield. Bruce Hand, Cliff McCallister, Tim Carnell. Tom Shank. Shane Ge- berin, (row two) Mgr. Nick Nikolaenko. Maurice Nelson, Rudy Jordon, Ken Bernier, Rodney Ro- berson, Tim Wappes, Sebastian Chapman. Gregg Beckman. James Wilder, Eric Jackson, Jerome Reed. Kevin Pensinger, Charles Scott. Mark Kuhn. Dwayne Lewis. Ron Nicodemis. John Feichter. Coach Barrie Peterson, (third row) Wilhe Miller. Brad Berggoetz. Brad Clifford. Raj Singh, Jeff Berning. Pat King. Anthony Gray- son. C.K. Elcock. Robert Ferrell. Wesley Ruffin, Dexter Fluker, Mike Davis. Chris Welsh. Con- nell Nelson, (fourth row) Mgr. Hank Parks, Mark Prewitt. Phil Shinn, Rod Jones. Quinton Ellis. Ronny Williams, Matt Jones, Paul Springer, John Smith, James Curry, Bruce Brineman, Pete McClure. Danny Howe, Tom Mills, Blake Geer, Dennis Myers, Mark Keller, Kenny Lane, Scott Maddox, Assistant Coach Keith Scott, Assistant Coach Tom Madden. Senior John Feichter has a look of determination as he races to the finish. Photo by Charlotte Atherton Boys Track — 135 Peterson steps down Northrop ' s boy ' s track team finished their Dual meet compe- tition with a record of eight wins and one loss. Three team mem- bers; Mark Keller, Ken Lane, and Scott Maddox, went on to state. Mark Keller, junior, placed fifth in the 800 kilometer race. He said, It was a great ex- perience. I think it will help me alot in next year ' s track. Senior Scott Maddox finished his Northrop track career with a time of 4:20.1 in the 1600 meter as his seasons best and 9:32.4 in the 3200 meter run. The 1982 track season was the last for Head Coach Barrie Pe- terson. Peterson, after ten years of coaching Northrop track, re- signed. He said that the season was especially very meaning- ful. Although injury and illness probably kept the team from do- ing as well. Coach Peterson thought that the season was, very pleasing in that those who stayed healthy reached their po- tential in all the big meets as, true champions do. j Senior Dexter Fluker and sophomore Jerome Reed show the spirit and speed of Northrop ' s track team. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior John Feichter is on his way to place in the sectional meet at Wayne High School. photo by Charlotte Ath- erton Senior Scott Maddox runs his way to another victory for the Bruin track team. photo by Ken Hoaston Senior John Feichter, with juniors Ed Mitchell and Charles Scott, shows the depth of the Bruin track team. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Dexter Fluker goes for an- other point in the sectional meet. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Dexter Fluker shows his speed in the sectional meet, photo by Charlotte Atherton jm a SCOREBOARD Nortllrop 61 Northside 56 Luers 13 Richmond InvitaUonal Relays 2nd Northrop 61 Huntington 44 Northrop 60 Harding 76 Southside 39 Wayne 21 Northrop Invitational 2nd Northrop 69 New Haven 27 DeKalb 35 Northrop 66 Dwenger 14 Snider 53 SAC 2nd Northrop 71 Elmhurst 25 Concordia 38 Carroll 30 Northrop 74 Sectionals Runner-up (13 schools) Regionals 10th (16 schools) State 8th Regina Storey at the Snider Dwenger meet. Photo by C. Atherton 138 — Girls Track Competition: The name of the game Last year they learned how to win, this year they learned how to compete, admitted girls ' track coach, Janel Denny. She said she hadn ' t realized how ob- sessed with winning she and the girls were. They all learned to compete more this year. Coach Denny felt that the team was very young this year with only two seniors. Even though the team was young it was very strong. One of the strong powers for the team, sophomore Laura Di- dion, proved she could beat her competition at the sectional track meet. She defeated Hard- ing ' s Kristi Walker for the first time. As reported in the June 9th What ' s Bruin, Laura stated, I made myself do it this time. ' Kristi said, Didion ' s no competi- tion, ' that made me mad. Kristi remained undefeated for three years until that special night at Northrop. Coach Denny said, I set goals for myself as a coach . . my second goal was to have Laura beat Kristi. I was real proud of her. Denny ' s first goal was to have Sonia Perry do well at state. So- nia placed second in the hurdles, while Laura Didion placed third in the 1600. The team as a whole placed eighth. Placing eighth dissappointed the girls but they had other glo- ries. The team placed third in the SAC meet, only missing sec- ond place by one point. Individuals on the team made Northrop shine when they broke some set records. Fresh- Sharese Bell and Sonia Perry lead-off the 1600 re- lay at Snider meet. Photo by C. Atherton Cheryl Wilson was the 1600 relay anchor at Snider meet. Photo by C. Ather- ton Sonia Perry comes in 2nd in the reg. hurdles finals. Photo by C. Atherton Girls Track — 139 Tonya Fields comes in first in the 200 m and La Vonya Edmonds places fourth. Photo by C. Atherton. Tracey Phelps missed qualifying for state by a fraction of an inch, but Ms. Denny still gives congratu- lations. Photo by G. Ather- ton Sandra Tatum takes a de- served nap after a race Photo by C. Atherton (Front) Regina Storey. Mi- chelle Ragsdale. Lisa Plumb. Laura Didion, Carta Turner, Caroline Moeller- ing. Sandy Lansbery, Gina McNall (2) Diane Townsend, Holly Haines, Karen Scott, The- resa Tatum, Melisa Lend- man, Molly Huston, Sonia Perry, Michelle Berry hill, Laura Dolin (3) Ann Bratmueller, Joan Augonbaugh, Gina Wil- 140 — Girls Track Hams. Sandra Tatum, Tonya Fields, Yolanda Chapman, Angie Shmbery. Cheryl Wilson, Beth O ' Reilly, Gewn Scott, Cin- dy Lauer. (4) La Vonya Edmonds, Ginny Gator. Kelly Rusor, Tracey Philps, Machelle Huston, Peggy Stone, An- gie Balsur, Dina Zahm. Janel Denny, Mary Al- drich, Janet Young. LaVonya Edmonds unwraps a pulled muscle at reg. Photo by C. Atherton Girls reflect Bruin spirit man Michelle Ragsdale ran the 400 in 58.9 seconds, and La- Vonya Edmonds ran the 200 in 26.2 seconds. These newly set records were made during the Concordia Elmhurst meet on May 11th. Some other new re- cords made ' were by Tracy Phelps who threw the discus 1 15 feet, and Laura Didion who ran the 800 in 2 minutes and 19 sec- onds. 1982 was a really fruitful year for the girls ' track team. Coach Denny commented that this year was a good one for improv- ing as a group. The team had tremendous dedication, will power, and a desire to do the very best they possibly could Because of this effort and will to succeed, they have reflected what being a true Brum is all about Copy by Lisa Bloom Michelle Ragsdale talks to Ms Denny as Mrs Alder- idge Aatches the meet Photo by C Atherton Michelle Ragsdale m the 1600m Photo by C Ather- ton Girls Track — 141 Senior Jennifer Cook con- centrates throughly on perfecting her backhand during a chilly spring prac- tice. Photo by C.A. Girls tennis team: back row: Coach Wittenburg. Nancy Jontz. Jennifer Cook. Penny Naselaris, Kirn Evans, Lisa Zehr. manager Alisa Cooke. Front row: Beth Nikels, Mary Byrde. Melany Eber- hart. Tracy Sheehan, Janet Yoss, Kelly Bowlin 142 — Girls Tennis 1 1 VARSITY NHS 2 HOMESTEAD 2 me) NHS 5 HARDING NHS 5 DEKALB NHS 1 LUERS 4 NHS 2 ELMHURST NHS 5 LEO NHS I DWENGER 4 NHS 3 CONCORDIA 2 NHS 4 EAST NOBLE NHS 3 WAYNE 2 NHS 5 HUNTINGTON NHS 5S0UTHSIDE NHS 2 SNIDER 3 NHS 3NORTHSIDE 2 NHS 1 ADAMS CENTRAL {DEFAULT) RECORD: 10-4-1 1 1 - VIjpif ' - K i|i J 1 x BB vk l 1 i. Tracey Sheehan shons her affable high hand Photo b C Ath- erton Coach Nat Wittenberg de- scribed the season as, satis- factory. He said, The girls were conscientious. They worked hard and developed a winning attitude. The lady netters went into the sectional with a record of eleven wins, four losses, and one tie. They won their first round against Southside, but lost to Bishop Luers in the sec- ond. Elizabeth Nikels, junior, played number one singles for the varsity team. She finished her season with a record of 14- 3 and made all SAC and all- area. Elizabeth commented, I was surprised when I made ALL-SAC and doubly sur- prised to make All-Area! It ' s quite an honor to me, high cali- ber of tennis. Senior Jennifer Cook and junior Lisa Zehr both made honorable mention to SAC. At the end of the season Coach Wittenberg gave a spe- cial co-award to juniors Mary Byrde and Penny Naselaris for being the most improved mem- bers of the team. The whole team improved, starting as Coach Wittenberg felt, A winning tennis tradi- tion. Elizabeth agreed, It feels good to be on a winning team! Junior Penny Naselaris chases a ball during an early spring prac- tice. Photo by C. Atherton. Junior Tracey Sheehan and Sopho- more Mary Byrde exchange a friendly handshake after practice. Photo bv C. Atherton. Girls Tennis — 143 Senior Don Richard, sopho- more Mike Riley and junior Rob Bixby celebrate with Coach Bruce Oliver after a win at their home course, the Elks Club. photo by Charlotte Atherton Senior Tom Booth checks the angle of his next putt. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton J— ' ? ,. - -•« ,«! « v.-- Golf aces season Coach Bruce Oliver told a What ' s Bruin reporter, It was a good season We won the city championship for the first time. To keep ahead of Bishop Dwenger for the number one spot in the SAC the Bruins had to beat Snider and Harding on May 11. Todd Churchward led all golfers with a 37. Don Rich- ard finished with a 39. The Bru- ins were at the top and they stayed there. The good of winning the city championship was reached, but the goal to get out of the section- al wasn ' t. Only one Bruin Link- ster, Don Richard, went to the regional. Don placed. Bruin golfer, junior Todd Churchward said in the Spring Sports Review, I think poten- tially we have the best team in the SAC . . if we play like we are capable of we should win it. The 1982 boy ' s golf season topped all others in Northrop ' s history. Their outstanding 25-1 finish plus their first SAC crown made this year a great one. Senior Don Richard, the team ' s most valuable player for the second Straight year, lead the varsity Linkiters with an average of 39.5 strokes. Sopho- more Mike Riley made a close second with a 40.8 average. Senior Tom Booth watches as a seven foot putt drops in the cup. photo by C. Atherton Senior Don Richard selects a club photo by Charlotte Atherton Varsity HS OPPONENT SAC 157 Garrett 172 157 Caroll 159 164 Snider 178 164 Southside 173 163 Luers 160 163 Elmhurst 183 171 New Haven 187 161 Bellmont 177 154 Wayne 163 154 Northside 179 169 Concordia 183 169 Dwenger 171 169 Harding 181 163 East Noble 185 157 Concordia 165 157 Southside 163 157 Wayne 160 151 Dwenger 160 151 Luers 160 154 H North 163 154 Col. City 173 162 Harding 183 r?( } ' xc The 1981-82 soccer team survived the loss of a coach and pulled through to achieve a record of 2-6-1 with victories over Southside and Concordia. Soccer is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and the most popular in the world. The soccer season starts in January and runs through June, changing from indoor to outdoor around the end of March. The members of the 1981-82 soccer team are as follows: Freshmen Brian Cook, Greg Junior Ken Lepper leads the ball back to his teammate. Alberto Gon- zales, sophomore. Photo bv Steve Hug. Freshman Greg Martinjako tries to get by the New Haven Defender. Photo by Kim Carson. 146 — Soccer Martinjako, Chris Sanderson, and Jeff Sauter; Sophomores Gary Richardson, Al Gonzales, and Tony Trupo; Juniors Ben Cook, Hank Gilbert, Ken Lepper, Dan Mad- den, Jeff Moore and Jeff Young; Seniors Steve Blackburn, Brian Damerell, Kurt Fritz, Alex Gater, and Bryan Renbarger. The coaches are Chris Carr, Kurt Mir- waldt, and Brad Stephens. Congratulations to this fine team and good luck next year. Sophomore Tony Trupo steals the ball from the Snider offender, as Senior Steve Blackburn looks on. Sophomore Dave Singh works the ball down field as a New Haven defender tries to make a steal. Photo by Kim Car- son. Soccer involves special kind of Bruin ; if ' ' Junior Chris Brumfield and Sophomore Mike Bell pose dramatically for Steve Hug on student council sponsored Punk Rockers Day. Photo by Steve Hug Junior Kara Evard takes a short nap during a grueling practice of concert band. Photo by Charlotte Atherton 148 — Album People make up Northrop They move down the halls in an endless mass of surging bodies, each struggling to make it from one place to another. Each person has his own destination, his own goal. Individually, they are as different as the I b lades of grass in a summer field. Collectively, I they are Northrop . . teachers, student, and ( people . . . Every morning they got out of bed and came I together in one place. They all worked together I and shared the benefits of each other ' s presence. The teachers helped the students to grow as adults, sharing with them the knowledge they have acquired. The students helped the teachers to grow as people by giving them an intimate group to communicate with. The bond between teacher and student is hard to explain. It is a bond of mutual care and re- spect. It is a bond of people who need each other. At the end of each day everyone went home to their own life and environment. But the next day they would return. Not because they had to, but because deep inside they wanted to. Senior Dave Moore dreams of victory on the long bus ride to the state competition in Terre Haute. The Big Orange Pride came in second, losing only to Chesteron. Photo By: Charlotte Atherton. Album — 149 Renee Abel Wendy Adams Richard Adelblue Kevin Adkins Renee Affolter Reuben Aker Ricky Akers Anna Alexander Karie Alfeid Greg A I ford Steve Amidon Kurt Anno Rhonda Anspaugh Roxann Antoine Kelly Arney Charlotte Atherton Dale Augspurger Barrv Ault Michelle Bailey Da vid Baney Kent Barnhart Donald Barton Shjrai Ba ugh man Seattle Beam 150 — Seniors Helga Beck Keith Beck Kimberly Beck Lisa Becker Doug Beckman Paul Beech er Bill Belcher Deidre Belote Jeff Bennett Mike Bennington Ken Bernier Darlene Biggs Tamara Biggs Jim Billings Holly Blitz Warren Bmderman Tma Black Steve Blackburn Rod Blacketor Larry Bleiler Linda Bleiler Brad Bloom Bruce Bohn Sue Bonfiglio James Bonnice James Booth Sherrie Bowers Stephnaie Bowick Kathy Boyer Diane Braun Mike Bricker Rhonda Brock Daniel Brockhouse Kim Brockman Wanda Brooks Roger Brown Rosemarie Bruce Kristme Brunifield Brad Brunger Cheryl Bryan Greg Bryant Mervin Brvant Seniors — 151 Lisa Buchan Chris Buechner Jill Buhr Steve Bullard Charles Bundy Nancy Burke Melody Burnett Chris Burns Martha Burrows Rhonda Busche Nancy Buttell Jackie CaUigan 4. Julanne Canada JuHe Carboni MOB . Kim Carson j BKSl Bobbette Carter m Jeff CashdoUar v ft John Chaney B ' - ' S 7 Vern Chapman Timothy Chard Kye Chester Paula Chmiel James Clark Kim Clark Mary Clark Tim Claxton Pat Clemens Seven Clemmer Gwen Clevenger Kelly Cole Dave Collier Joe Collins Pamela Collins Chen Cook Jennifer Cook Mike Cooper Scott Cor bin Charles Crabb Brian Cravens Cmdi Critchfield Teresa Cuney Sl Ui 152 — Seniors Hay ward Curry III Stephen Cushing Brian Damerell Leanne Davis Teresa Davis Terry Davis Dirk Dawkins Tia Deweese Graver Diemer Pam Diffendarfer Kevin Dill man Connie Dimke Tom Doerhman Lonnv Dohner Gerald Dohn Sonia Danley Martin Donnelly Tammv Dorman Seniors — 153 154 — Seniors Patricia Douglas Paul Dove Diana Dowdell Peter Downey Rhonda Driscoll Barbara Duncan Kent Easley Melanie Eberhart William Edwards Karen Ehle Jodie Ellen wood Annette Ellis Quinton Ellis John Elsholz Timothy Erdly Karen Ervin Brian Erwood Lupe Esquivel Luara Evans Peter Pagan Jacquelm Falls Janette Falls Dennis Fawcett John Feichter Ruth Fike Dawn Firnhaber Greg Fisher Jacquelm Fisher Scott Fitzgerald Julia Fleck Dexter Fluker Allen Fogel Eric Ford Terrance Ford Jo Anne Forde David Fortenberry Lori Fowler Melanie Francis Julian Franke Pat Franklin Anne Frappier Seniors — 155 Steven Fraser apK? Scott Fredricks David Frisby Kurt Fritz Richard Full erson Tammv Fusselman Doug Garrison Jodi Garwood Stacy Gerber Gregg Gernhardt Lonnie Gilbert David Girardol Jodi Givens Cathy Glass Rhonda Goodman Randy Gordon Robby Gordon James Gordy 156 — Seniors Dottie Goyer Julia Govm Tonya Grannmg Michelle Greene Brian Grim Charles Guevara Lisa Gulyas Laura Gunkel Bonnie Hackley Mehssa Haecker Tim Hagan Brian Hallett Heidi Halvorson Lisa Hamilton Pamela Hammond Steven Hand Brian Hanson Justin Harding Joseph Hare Lori Harmes Mike Harris Scott Harris Ken Harrold Michelle Hatfield Matt Haynes Daniel Hedrick Greg Hem Scott Henricks Daniel Henry Judy Hepler Kimberly Herber David Hieber Donna Hile Jeffery Hill Tern Hobrock Mike Hoerger Jana Hoi comb Pamela Hopkins Beth Hough Beth Houseman Charles Houshoulder y Seniors — 157 Patricia Huff Thomas Humphries Annette Irvin Diana Jacob Dawn Jacquay William Jennings Jeanne Jewett Thomas Johnioz Darlene Johnson Jeffery Johnson Mary Johnson Robin Johnson Lisa Jones Nancy Jonlz Diane Joseph Forest Joshn Tammy Junk Paula Kalev John Kane Donna Karnes Fredcncl Keith Jeffery Keller Jennifer Keller Goeffrey Kelsaw 158 — Seniors Kristi Kemerly Richard Kephnger Susan Kidd Danny King James King Jutta King Robert King Ricky Kintz Gwenn Klemke Karen Kloemm Greg Kline Constance Kloha Lisa Knerr Sandra Kortenber Eugenia Kozinas Edward Krall. Jr. Debra Kramer Kristme Krummen Diana Kuhn Barbara Kumfer Raymond Kump Kyle Kem Kevin Lake Scott Lallo Loren Landress Kenneth Lane Connie Langston Brent Lanlz Mike LaPorta Freada Lapsley Jerome Lapsley Nanette Lathem Cindy Lauer Tarrica Leach Donald Lee Sue Lehman Scott Leichty Richard Leitch Mike Lester Given Lewis Joyie Lewis Scott Levden Seniors 159 Elaine Logan Michael Long Tammy Lucas Scott Maddox Geoffrey Manos Ross Marburger Katherine Martin  Kevin Martin f Raine Martin Tina Martin Tracey Martin Christy Matson Thomas Maupm Joan Maybee Sharon Mayes Bruce McBride Kelly McBride Bobbie McCarter Tracey McCIain Brain McClurg Lori McCrea Micheal McDaniel Ronald McDaniel Da vid McGlennen Deborah McLain Polly Merritts Robert Messenger Lmda Meyer Alan Miller Elizabeth Miller John Miller Rhonda Miller Theodore Miller Jayne Minick Beth Minser Sam Mitchell Michael Montooth Da vid Moore Marcellus Moore Queen Moore Steven Moring Celia Motz 160 — Seniors James Mora Mark Mungovan Christina Murphy Dennis Myers Tarnrnv Nahrwold Christy Ncff Thomas Neuhaus Michael Neuman Lon Ncwhart Eric Nichols Mark Nichols Ronald Nicodemus Mary Ning Shan Noehren Dean Notesline Kim No well Lorena Nussbaum Rhonda Offord Klin Oliver Chris Ormerod Greg Otter Regina Paluchniak Deborah Parker Darrvl Parker Seniors — 161 David Parmenter Timothy Partin Pamela Perrine Tracy Phelps DeLois PhiUips Behnda Pickelheimer Michael Plank Curtis Pliett Rodger Polivchak Michael Pond Donna Pontius Timothy Powers Mark Prewitt Suzanne Prideaux James Purcell. Jr. Ollis Purifoy Jean Putt Brent Quackenbush Laura Quinn Kandi Radke Cathy Ramsey Daria Randolph D onald Rapp Kelly Rasor Rodney Rathge Thomas Rauch Kern Raupfer Jeffery Redding Chris Redmaster Robert Reid Scott Reidt Bryan Renbarger Ronald Retherford Donald Richard Darin Richardson Douglas Rickert Russell Ries Scott Roberts Steve Roberts Christina Robinson Daniel Roebel Jerry Regers K M. ' ' a 162 — Seniors Seniors — 163 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 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 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 Magician Dick Stoner wraps up both the senior breakfast and the senior section of the Bear Tracks. Anthony Williams Fern Williams Cheryl Wilson Robin Wilson David Wmn Tracy Witte Jennifer Witzky Kris Wong Sara Wood Bruce Wood Paul Woodis Delena Woodson Jeffrey Woolems Steven Worman Lori Wright Katrina Wristpus Timothy Wysong Edwin Yoder Jerry Young Monique Datta Shannon Geddis Terri Hobrock Terry William Seniors — 167 2) Barbie Kumfer hugs a friend after com mencement exercises are over. Coliseum reflects a gamut of emotions As the graduating class of 1982, marched out of the Memorial Coliseum on June first at nine ' clock P.M., another year was over, another leaf had been turned. Graduation took place amongst an array of feelings ranging from senti- mentality and loss to resignation and re- lief. The parents, the teachers, the friends, and most of ail, the graduates, looked at the past three years and talked of them with mixed emotions. They talked of secrets shared, friends (and en- emies) made, teachers loved and hated. the administration understood, and the cafeteria food tolerated ... all the things they had learned to take for granted but now they would miss. The ceremony itself was correct and solemn with Principal Doug Williams deftly handing out 450 diplomas in rapid succession. Commencement speakers Darlene Biggs and Mark Russell changed the atmosphere somewhat with their address that evoked memories of days gone by at Northrop and provoked thoughts of days to come in new chal- lenges. The silent graduates realized that this was the turning point in their lives that they would remember for ever. They wanted to remember it for- ever. The 1981-1982 year was filled with people, places, and events to be remem- bered. It was a special year, and the class of ' 82 made it special. This whole year (along with two others) was to be relived in one night. A warm June, 1982, night 3) Graduates look over their diplomas excite- ly Photo by DeVille 4) Honor student, Chris Buechner goes back to his seat, diploma in hand. Photo by Jeff DeVille. 5) Band members watch commencement knowing it will soon be their turn. Photo by J- DeVille. Excellence in many areas r2 -1 ' ' i X -i. V-Vk-lk Mka % •. .. 170 — Candids The proud and the pensive UiiiiiiMilWIIIIWii • Debbie Abbott Andrew Adams Julie Adams Robin Adams Jim Adl ins Lucia Adkins Rodney Adkins Daron Aidrich Jim Amidon Jr Chris Anderson Rhonda Anspaugh Dave Arnstrong Tern Armstrong Dean Arney Paul Arnold Janet Ausbury Jill Ausbury Cathy Babcock Andrea Baglin Jim Bailey Tim Bailey Mary Jane Baker Bill Baker Nathaniel Banks Greg Barkcy Tim Barnes Kevin Barn el t Debra Bauer Linda Bauermeister Nancy Baun Tom Beam Rex Beard m 172 — Juniors Andela Brown Brcnda Brown Daphme Brown Doug Brown Lisa Brown Mary Brown Robin Brown Shelly Brown Keith Brown Kurt Brundige Kevin Buhr Chris Byerley Any Byers Mary Byrde Angela Cade Terrance Caldwell Nora Canpos Norma Campos Melanie Capehart Kay Cartwrighl Annette Case Julie Caso Dianna Castro Sophia Chapman Yolanda Chapman Jenny Chess Kye Chester Beth Chivington Tom Christen Delbert Chupp Cesselly Churchill Todd Churchward Carol Clark Denise Clark Dolita Clav Rob Clme Jeff C louse Michel e Clymer Lance Coats Jacki Coleman Charles Becker Glenn Becker Gregg Beckman Lisa Belote Brad Berggoetz Dave Berry hill Don Bess Jeff Bigelow Lori Bitzel Rob Bixby Kim Black Mia Black Amy Black Mark Blake Tina Bloom Dave Blust Chris Bonifas Michele Bordwiak Jacquelyn Boston Tim Bout we 11 Lori Bo vie Tracy Bowen Susan Bower Gma Boyd Jon Brandt Chantal Brase John Brallain Cathy Brcsnahan Renee Bnckloy Denise Brooks Juniors — 173 Ben Cook Denice Cook Alisa Cook James Coalman Nicky Corey Jerry Cox Linn Cox Tom Creek Brian Cross Steve Cuellar Kris Collins Jim Curry Deb Daenell Joe Dance Stephanie Dance Tim Daniels Jeff Davis Mike Davis Jeff Day Bernadette Dean Tern Deeds Phil Degitz Christine Dell Tom Dennison Mark Derrow Jeff Devi lie Vicke Didion G rover Diemer Karen DiUie Paul Dixon Shawn Dohner Lisa Domer Soma Donley Dawn Dorsey Christ a Dowden Toby Driver David Dullaghen William Eddleman Lavonya Edmonds Brian Eisnach Bonnie Erne Jeff Engle Margaret Ennis Steve Enrighl Esther Eppele Rosa Erby Rhonda Erwood Dallas Evans Kelly Evans Paul Evans Kara Evard Craig Fagg Roger Farney Mike Ferguson John Fesler Robbie First Da vid Flood Dawn Ford Jimmie Ford Michelle Ford Wendy Fosnight Lisa Foster Annette Fowler Nancy Frappier David Frederick Jodi Freels Kenny Freeman Anthony Freiburger Jeff French Christine Freon Tamala Fromm Lindsey Frost 174 — Juniors Andre Fuad Kama Fugate Neil Gaff Rose Gamble Randy Gardiner Ellen Garman Holly Gaskill Ron Gatchell Flora Gates Beverly Gaul den John Gebhart Blake Geer Keith Germano Dan Gessner Dave Gessner Shawn Giant Henrv Gilbert Brad ' Glass Keith Goble Matt Goeglein Matt Golaszewski Charlene Gooden Sean Gorman Dot tie Goyer Kellev Graber Bob Grabill Kevin Grames Linda Gratz Bob Grayless Sherry Green Mike Greene Ann Grish Juniors — 175 Den]s Grobis Loretta Grobis Lynn Grosso Mike Grotemat Max Grotnan David Crush Alice Guevara Melissa Gunter Theresa Gulhier Brvan Hackclt Chris Haiflev Chris Hall Jackie Hall Zenovia Hall Greg Hamilton Chris Hamlm Scott Harmes Lee Harpe Kurt Harris Todd Harris Aritha Harvey Caria Harvvey Tom Hayes Tim Hayes Johnnie Heard Jeff Heck Rosemary Henline Gregg Henricks Mike Henry Shannon Henry Deborah Hicks Tom Higgens Chris Hilger Cynthia Hines Russell Hire Lisa Hoke Ten Holdgreve Sherry Holland Shauna Holt Christina Hoot Deb Hopkins Deb Hopkins Fred Horslman Elizabeth Horton Patricia Houlihan Greg Houser Mmdy Howell Mike Hubbard Sandra Huffman Michelle Hughes Randall Hull Charles Humphrey Glendora Humphrey Jennifer Hunter Kim Hun tine Melisa Hupp Kevin Hutchisson Brian Jackson Donna Jackson Erick Jackson Homer Jacobs Shirlene Jacobs Sherry Jehl Rich Jenningss Steven Johns Wesley Johms Betsy Johnson Greg Johnson Rose Johnson Tony Jones Chris Jones James Jones 176 — Juniors Matt Jones Melissa Jones Jeff Kaduk Ann Kaiser Greg Karbach John Kauffman Shawn Kellman Mark Keller Stephanie Keller Alan Keiso Allison Kibiger Brian Kibiger Robin King Roland King Tracy Kmnison Lori Kirkpatrick Matt Kline Amy Kloha Da vid Klopfenstem Matt Klug Luke Kohls Mike Krauskopf Tanya Kirder Lynda Krocber Curtis Krommaker Jerald Ladd Larry La dig Trinia Ladyga Scott Lahev Kim Lake Denise Landes Juanita Lapsley Wendy Latham Kris Lauer Lisa Laymon Christy Layton Schann Leathers Mike Lemmon Mark Lendman Ken Lepper Greg Lewis Gwendolyn Lewis Joyie Lewis Laura Lindermuth Kim Lit ten Terry Littlejohn Shelli Lombardo Sandi Lonsbury Dawn Lucas Matt Lucas Kathleen Luley Chris Macy Dan Madden Mike Madden Monika Magin Betty Mahler David Manos Todd Mar burger Kathy Marckel John Markey Valerie Marks Cindy Martin Kelly Martin Mike Martin Robby Matson Mary Matthews Chris Mays Juniors — 177 Lawrence Mcabee Richard McBride Holly McClure Andrew McCray James McCue David McDaniel Stephen McKinney Cheryl McKinney Greg McNall Randy McNeal Kent McQuade Jeanne Mernman Matt Mcsing Eric Meyer Charlotte Milan Amy Miller Brad Miller Kim Miller William Miller Willie Miller Carolyn Milligan Kathryn Mmnich Theresa Monday Derrick Moore Fred Moore Jeff Moore Kelly Moore Heidi Moravcc Barry Morehart Connie Moring Vicki Mortimer Rose Mulcahv 178 — Juniors Cynthia Mullln Scott Mum ma Jerry Murhn John Myers Karen Myers Sue Myers Terry Myers Tom Myers Penny Mynatt Wayne Nagel Penny Nasetans Steve Naselans Curtis Nash Steve Nehls Chris Nelands Connell Nelson Lawerence Nelson Sean Nelson Tamara Neuhaus Steven Newman Tisha Newport Cindy Nichols Glen Nichols Elizabeth Nikels Tamra Noe James Noll Jacki OBrien Elizabeth Ochoa Glenn O Connor Terry O ' Grady Man V el Olivas Beth OReillv Juniors — 179 Kathy Orn Kallie Over my er Marl Olivas Cynthia Page Gerri Parkison Anne Parish Sue Parrish Pam Parsons Megan Paterson Brian Pa ugh Timothy Perez Demetra Perry Sonea Perry Wilham Peters Keith Peterson Andrea Pfeiffer Brian Pinnington Diane Pohng Mike Pollock Glenn Poole Dawn Porter Brian Pratt Gregory Pressler Kenton Pridgen Pam Putt Jollene Pea Larry Peance Dawn Quackenbush Michelle Rabbitt Susan Ramey Julie Ramsey Dan Rehm James Reid Kevin Remmert Todd Renner Lisa Rhoades Frank Raimondo Pat Rice Dennis Rice John Rigdon Darla Riley Sarah Robart Paula Roberts Ted Roberts Gerard Robinson Da vid Roebel Anthony Rogers Aric Roman Rose Rompinen Lori Rounds Kristi Rowden Mark Runge Vicki Runge Brady Saaf James Salkeld Amy Sanders Patricia Sanders Stuart Sanders James Sandman Julie Satterthwaite Diana Schenher Laura Schlund Elaine Schmeiman Dawn Schneider Chad Schrock Michelle Schwartz Mark Schweyer Michail Sch weyer Charles Scott Denise Scribner Bobby Scribner 180 — Juniors Paul Scruggs Terry Semprini Mark Shaffer Thomas Shank Sally Shannon Richard Shaw Tracey Sheehan Pat Sheerin Kim Sherouse Annette Shuler Michael Shull Terrial Simmons Susan Sloan Dennis Smith Gail Smith Linda Smith Kimberly Snell Lisa Snowherger Barrel 1 Snyder Kim Snyder KeUi Sorg Lisa Sower Beth Sowle Michael Spangle Diahn Spangler Angel Speidell Andra Spencer Daniel Spieth Janci Springer Andrew Stabler Anthony Stabler Craig Stahly Kris Staller Chen Stanfield Adrian Starks Jacquelin Starks Tim Stefanski Julie Stembacher Brian Stephens Craig Stephens James Stewart Luke Stieber Michael Stieber Dan Stier Debra Stier James Stockett Tina Staffer Angela Stall Kellie Strahm Sheryl Stroble Chris Suder Susan Sullivan Todd Sumney Erskine Swift Pam Szczepkawski Jeffery Szobody Alma Tabb Tom Tanner Theresa Tatum Lisa Tech Charlene Tesch Constance Thompson Dana Thompson Matt Thompson Cynthia Than Todd Thornton Andrea Tales Mary Trischler Lucy Trupo Connie Tubbs Wanda Tubbs Georgia Tucker Juniors — 181 Edumund Turner Tina Tut tie Ted Tyler Greg Underwood Dawn Van Patten Shen Vinson Frannie Waddell Bart Wadkms Karen Waggoner Scott Walden James Walker Joy Walker Valerie Wallace Randy Warfield Carl Washington Amy Watkins Steve Weekely Karla Wegman Janine Weller Chris Welsh Doug Weltv Todd Wendel Andrew Wene Lynn Werlmg Cathy White Curtis White Gaylynn White Greg White Mary Ann White Warren Whiteman Mitchael Whitman 182 — Juniors James Wilder Lauri Wilhelm Charlie Williams Gina Williams Letrice Williams Mark Williams Bob Williams Ronnie Williams Wanda Williams Bob Winters Steve Wise Tonna Wisley Patricia Wolfe Glenn Wood Brian Worden Joyce Wright Kim Wright David Yarman Tammie York Janet Yoss Jeffery Young Dma Zahm Kevin Zies Kim Zemmerman Lisa Zion Shawn Zuber Sherita White Gene Cobb Juniors — 183 Mr. Ashton throws pies at Mr. Heins at the Junior Class Carnival photo by Jackie Wall Mr. Brown looks around after finding a broken bottle of 7-Up. photo by Charlotte Atherton 1 oo TV ' ' i Kim Simson clowns around at the Junior Class Carnival. photo by C. Atherton Balloons sell well at the Junior Class Carni- val. photo by Charlotte Atherton Carny spirit marks juniors It is seven o ' clock in the evening of the fifth day of March 1982. The place is Northrop High School. People are pouring into the Commons. They push past each other in their ef- forts to buy tickets, games, concessions, and booths are coming alive with activ- ity. Why? For the 1981-82 Junior Class Carnival. According to Mr. Dan Gibson, director of the carnival, approximately 750 peo- ple came out to support the event. They were greeted by an assorted number of booths and their staff, crying out in a determined effort to draw the largest crowd. These announcers represented the activities for the evening. If target prac- tice is your game, the carnival is the place to get it. Interested spectators could throw softballs, basketballs, foot- balls, rings, washers, darts, pies, and even tiddlywinks. There were also games of chance such as the horse race, cake walk, sucker tree, and fish pond. A Junior Class sponsored concession stand and a PTSA sponsored sweet tooth booth were available to help combat the munchies. The Bruin Speech Team sponsored a jail that was set up in case someone had a grudge to settle or a teacher they didn ' t especially like. Mr. Gibson said, There were fewer booths and not much advertising be- cause of the weather but over-all it was very successful. That same sentiment was echoed by many students. Junior Pam Parsons said. I enjoyed the carnival becasue it was a change of pace, although there was not as much variety as in past years. In order to gam impressions from a student attending the carnival for the first time. Freshman Melanie Petsch was interviewed. Her response was, positive. I liked the carnival because it was interesting, and lots of people I know were there. It was better than I thought it was going to be. According to Mr. Art Schwab, math teacher, favorable reactions from the student body at the first carnival in the spring of 1976 led the event to become a tradition which is observed every year. — by Jeff Wunrow Prom dedicated to the class of ' 82 Poem to the seniors Dancing the night away are Vicki Stall and her escort. John Schommer. Judging from their expressions, this appears to have been a slow, roman- tic dance, perhaps the last dance of the evening. Poem to the Seniors Another year goes passing by Another Prom is here To some this brings a joyous smile To others, brmgs a tear For four years you have tread a path From dawn to stting sun But now the path gets steeper And the chmb is just begun. We ' re very glad to know you We ' ll miss you when you ' ve gone And to the class of ' 82 We dedicate our Prom. — The Juniors 186 — Prom These memories were magic moments Strains of Open Arms by Journey provided theme music for Northrop ' s 1982 Junior-Senior Prom, held on May 22. 1982 from 9:00 p.m. to mid-night at the Indian- Purdue Ballroom. Entitled Magic Moments the Prom was decorated in light blue and silver, and featured a garden of potted plants and a reflecting pool at the center of the ballroom. Elegant couples strolled, talked with friends, posed for the traditional Prom photograph, enjoyed refresh- ments and admired each others finery. And finery it was. with colorful tuxes and ruffles shirts everywhere along with frothy, frilly dresses in pastels, ever-popu- lar white, or several brilliant jewel tones for accent. Music for dancing was provided by the I.T.T. Band and, alternately, by Rock 95 ' s D.J.. Chris Hollywood Woods. The couples attending — over 200 of them — appeared to appreciate the change of pace provided by these dual musical offerings. Probably the most magical of the evening ' s moments oecured with the crowning of the queen and introduc- tion of her court. Senior class president Tia DeWeese was presented the coveted prom queen crown. She was escorted by Mike Neuman. Tia ' s court consisted of Wanda Brooks, escorted by Lawerence Humes; Cheri Cook, escorted by Don Lee; Suzette Tom, who was escorted by Kim Blanchard; and Jackie Fisher, who was escorted by Scott Fitzzerald. Junior class sponsors, whose efforts helped to make the evening a success, were Mr. Dan Gibson, Mrs. Jack- ie Foelber, Mrs. Gussie Green, and Mr. Tom Madden. Couples throng the dance floor in a whirl of color as the 1982 prom Magic Moments begins. It was indeed a very special evening and one all the couples will long remember. Ben Cook and Jodi Freels share a magic moment in the garden — a time to reflect and talk about the prom and to just relax. Dan Madden is about to make the most special an- nouncement of the evening — the prom queen. Mary Sue Matthews, class president, waits to present the queen with roses. Prom — 187 ■p - , — L- Monica Abbott Dale Abramowitz John Adams Julie Adams Tangela Adams Melissa Adelblue Laura Aikins Mark Albahrani Todd Alber Wendy Albersmeyer Bob Alderman Terri Alexander Pete Ambler Dawn Anderson Teresa Anderson Karen Angel Lawrence Angel Beth Ankenbruck Scott Arbuckle Ken Argerbright Jim Ash ton Joan Aughenbaugh Paul Augspurger Charles Austion Jim Babbitt Kevin Baker Tracy Banks Renia Barile Charles Barker Brad Barnett Sherry Barrand Randy Batchelder 188 — Sophomores Jg g 1 % Gina Baughman Audrey Baur Debby Batsinger Dianne Beam Steve Beebe Teresa Beeler Tracy Belcher Mike Bell Sheila Bennington Kim Bernardin Jeff Berning Krisftie Bewley Brenda Biggs Brenda L Bibbs Angle Billingslea Brian Bittner Bob Black Sharon Black Chris Blackburn John Bohn Ryan Bond Ken Booker Terry Boothby Steve Bordner Kelly Bowlm Kristal Bowyer Todd Boyer Jim Bradshaw Ann Marie Bradtmueller Dawn Brandenburg Eric Branning Margaret Brase Bob Braselton Kiwanya Bratton Gary Brentlinger Christie Bricker A.J. Bridges Darren Brockhouse Don Brockman Bobbie Brooks Charlene Brooks Chris Broughton Charlene Brown Tracy Brown Cindy Branson Earl Browning Jim Bryant Willie Bryant Amy Buchan Tim Buckland Amy Burke Mark Burnett Debby Burney Sarah Burton Kelly Busche Don Butler Derick Cabell Roy Calhoun Sonya Calland John Calligan Kim Capps Melissa Catrone Rochelle Chapman Greg Chess Felicia Chestnut Kirk Chevillot Dave Chmiel Danita Chuch Jim Clark Pat Clay Holly Clevenger Brad Clifford Eva Cloud Sophomores — 189 Dave Colbert Wayne Conley Donna Cooper Debby Corell Stormy Cotterman Michelle Coulson Andy Cowan Natalie Cox Ricky Cox Linda Cucllar Deby Cunningham Paul Current Karen Curry Mark Dance Chris Dandrea Lesa Davis Michelle Davis Tammy Deal Wyatt Dean Brian Dcllinger Paul Dcnemark Bobbi Denham Renee Dennis Jennifer Devi lie Laura Did ion Tania Donley Kelley Dougherty Lisa Dowdell Chas Downey Scott Downs Mike Duncan George Dunn II Don Dun ten Ken Elcock Noel Ellis Matt Enyeart Kim Evans Craig Enos Mark Pagan Suzie Paw lev Kevin Fee ley Ellen Feldman Julie Felger Tonya Fennig Robin Ferguson Clinton Ferneau Roy Fields Cathy Fike Amy Finger Tony Fisher Michelle Fisher Michelle Fisher Randy Fleck Brian Fleming Sharon Fluker Tina Ford Vic Ford Connie Foreman Steve Fortenherry Dawn Frederick Kaye Frederick Joel Fritz Scott Fruchey Steve Fry Anna Fulkerson Jeff Gaby Avery Ganaway Tonya Gareiss Barb Garrett Frank Gary Debby Gasdorf Ken Gaskill m4 190 — Sophomores Mark Goddard Tonja Godrey Albert Gonzalez Ann Goodman Trena Gordon Beth Gorsuch Jerry Goshorn Ross Grant Kim Graves Tony Grayson Chris Grayson Davette Green Jackie Green Derrick Greene Joelle Greene Jeannine Griffith Jeff Griffith Yvonne Griffith Trent Groves Amaryllis Grush Mark Gustin Kim Half ley Hollv Haines Bill Hakev ' - - Sophomores — 191 Ti-Jean Haller Jill Halter Lisa Halter Tammy Halter Bob Halvorsen, Jr. Richard Hampton Scott Hankey Dawn Harding Theresa Hart Lisa Harvey Jeff Hatch Jeff Hatfield Tina Hayden Luther Hays Don Hedrick John Heinkel Tammy Hendrickson Jeanne Henry Bob Henry Sherry Herber Jim Herron. Jr. Tom Hess Doug Hewitt Julie Hilger Tyrena Hienes Shelley High Julie Hilger Mark Hit tie Philip Hodson Anita Hoeppner Dan Hogan Karee Holland Susan Holliday Tim Holmes Don Hopkins Vic Hopkins Ellen Hoppas Mike Horman Jenny Howard Mike Howell Bob Huffman Joe Hug Curt Hull Kevin Hull Molly Huston Joe Hyndman Danielle Imel Gail Ingraham Linda Jackson Todd Jacquay Kevin Jakway Bob Janiszewski Mane Jenkins Suzy Johnloz Angle Johnson Dionne Johnson Lisa Johnson Mike Johnson Shannon Johnson Chris Johnson Brian Joiner Judy Jones Paula Jones Rod Jones Valerie Jones Tina Jordan Doug Kammer Jeff Kane Traci Karr Kristen Katt Michele Keck Michelle Keith Mike Keller 192 — Sophomores Sean Kelsaw Dawn Kem Dean Kennedy Christine Keske Sheri Kessler Mike Kienzle Michelle KiUingbeck Roosevelt King Tim Kinnie Donna Kmtz Angie Kissner Barry Klein Kris ' tine Klemm Dave Knapp Richard Kurtz Paul Lacy Bruce Lafontaine Tina Lamley Tanya Landin Amy Landolfi Debby Lane Jay Lapsley Gary Largen Mike Latourette Sophomores — 193 Dan Lauer Tracy Launer Scott Lawson Jeff Leach Melisa Mendman Donna Lenzer Holly Leonard Matt Lerer Gary Lester Debby Lewandowski Marion Lewis Raylene Lewis Tammy Liming Patty Logan Bill Logan Ricky Lombardo Tammy Lowden Elise Lyons Steve Macgregor Kelley Madden Lisa Maggart Shelley Malcolm Bryan Mangione Jim Markey Mark Markle Vicki Marks Kevin Martin Ruth Martin Tony Masterson Paula Mcabee Amy Mcbride Terry Mccarter Don Mcclure Geanie Mcclure Tonda McClurg Jim McClurg Joellen McCray Jessie McCurrie Baron McDonald Sandra McDougall pM ' Si A wf4 194 — Sophomores Becky McHenry Greg McNabb Gina McNall Mike Mefferd Mike Meier Sandra Menke Carmen Merica Brenda Meyers Jim Mihavics April Miller Cathy Miller Daphne Miller Jim Miller Karen Miller Wesley Miller Tom Mills Sandy Minnich Ed Mitchell John Moeller Caroline Moellering Tony Mohr Kinnie Moon Charles Moor Matt Moore Monte Moore Sherri Moore Vickie Morris Jenny Mougin Carla Mountz Crystal Mudrack Kim Mumma Mary Mumma Chen Murphy Julie Murphy Shawn Murphy Guy Musice Cozette Myatt Holly Hyer Jim Myers Marcia Nance Pat Nash John Neely Cindy Neil John Nellems Dave Nelson Zelda Nelson Tamara Neubauer Mark Neuhaus Ken Nichols Tom Ning Kristma Noll Ricky Norwalk Becky Oberlin Nouel Odisho Kathan Overton Greg Owans Tom Parrot Bill Parsons Ed Parchall Kim Pasko Naresh Pat el Angle Patterson Elaine Patterson Beth Penick Carla Perkins Ed Perrey Richard Petersen John Peterson Marchell Peterson Linda Philpot Chris Piepenbrink Sophomores — 195 Chris Piepenbrink Darryl Pinkslon John Linney Tavi Planck Jeff Plank Dan Pontius Da ve Posey Maurice Powell Tamara Pratt Gary Pressler Mark Preston Barb Price Larry Prince Gerald Qumn Todd Ramsey Bill Rauch Chris Raupfer Dave Reardon Carri Reed Jerome Reed Dan Reid Shannon Reidt Brad Ranking Jeff Ren forth Brad Renner Roger Rhodes Andy Ribar Susan Rice Beth Richardson Gary Richardson Dan Richardville Bob Riggs Tim Rigsby Joe Riley Mike Riley Diane Ringler Teresa Ritchie Gary Ritter Barb Robinson John Robinson Keith Robinson Rina Robinson Tonya Robmson Bob Rockstroh Pepi Rogan Maurice Rogers Jeanne Rondeau Kelly Rode Joe Ross Cle Rouse Reggie Robertson Shern Ruble Todd Ruble Jimmie Puffin Homa Sabet Tammy Sain Steve Salkeld Mark Sanderson Carohne Satre Chris Schaaf Mark Schenher Sonya Schnefler Ronda Schlemkofer Ann Schlink Greg Schmidt Brian Scholz Diana Schubert Matt Schuler Laurie Schultz Mike Schultz Ray Schultz Jr Christoph Scott 196 — Sophomores Gwen Scott Mike Scott Michele Senhen Mitchell Seymour Sonja Shafer Wendy Shank Tim Shauver Emma Shaw Dennis Sheets Larry Shenfeld Angela Shmabery James Shirton Candace Shively Dawne Shoemaker Dave Shuler Kimberly Simpson Teresa Simpson Tammy Sims Dave Singh Mark Slater Larry Smierciak Alan Smith Brian Smith Crystal Smith Doneen Smith Jeanette Smith Michelle Smyser Sabrina Sowles Diana Spake Darin Speakman Mickey Speidell Jeff Stachera | .- ■-«! Sophomores — 197 Sunday Stacy Konniw Staller Larry Stark McArthur Starks Brad Stauffer Kristina Steinbacher James Stephens Malinda Steward Joleen Steward Rhonda Steward Ronney Steward Linda Stidham Paul Stieber Shelly Stockert Vicky Stall Peggy Stone Jane Storch Bob Studebaker Mike Sudlow Janet Summerlot James Szobody Kevin Tackett Tamara Tackett Sandra Tatum Chris Taylor Theresa Ternet Rhonda Terry Brenda Theobald Anthony Thompson Tracy Thompson Laura Thon Calvin Todd Jeff Tolbert Marcus Trice Dechelle Trim Anthony Trupa Carla Turner Eric Vincent Stephen Vincent Beckv Votaw Chris ' Waddell Debra Waggoner Phip Wagoner Par Walker Troy Wall Vonda Walters Kathy Wambsganss Michelle Wappes Denise Ward Mary Warmkessel Bob Warnell Kim Washington Wilhelmina Watson Brian Weaver Andrea Wehrly Susan Welch David Welsh William Welz Kristina Werker Pat Wethington Lynn Wetzel Gail Wheeler Jeff White Latonia White Robert Wilder Alicia Williams Daphne Williams Kim Williams Stephen Williams Steven Williams Vickie Williams Maria Wills 198 — Sophomores Carol Wilson Christine Wilson Craig Wilson Lance Wilson Mike Wilson Sherrie Wilson Todd Wilson Deborah Win born Tim Winchester Charles Winkler Doug Winn Kara Wood Bentley Woods Jeff Wynn Patrice Wynn Steven Wyss Thomas Wyss Deborah Yoder Kim Young Walter Young Lisa Zehr Amy Zemen Rick Zemen Joellia Zent Cindy Zirkle Daniel Zirkle Mike Davis Joey Jackson Ron Keppler Jeff Jaxcox Sophomores — 199 Tamera Angel Julie Anglemyer James Apollo Scott Arney Matt Atkinson Greg Augsburger Tony A ustin Robin Ayers Kris Babbitt Kimm Baker Wendy Batogh Angela Balser Trent Banks Scott Barnett Mark Barton Gary Batchelder Sherri Bauer Andrea Baughman Terry Baumgartner Beth Beard Stephanie Becker Tom Beerbower Charese Bell Cary Bellis Michelle Berryhill Tahea Bibbs Janice Biggs Donna Blitz Earl Bitz Tom Blacketor Robert Blake 200 — Freshmen Lyshell Blech Shawn Biesiada Chad Bloom Lisa Bloom Jennifer Bodkin Laura Boeglin Bethany Bohn Brett Bojrab Chris Bojrab Johnny Booker Craig Borders Laurie Bordner Diane Bowens David Bowser Wendy Boyer Dan Bratmiller Mike Brady Paul Brammer Brenda Brant Robert Brase Lloyd Brat ton Deborah Braun Scott Braun Andy Brehm Dan Brickley Cindy Bridges Bruce Brineman Steve Brink Lisa Broughton Kathleen Brown Kim Brown Tracy Brown Kateen Brownlee Leslie Bruce Darrin Brueggemann Matt Brumbaugh Cheryl Bryant Mechelle Bryant Robin Bryant Gennett Buchanan Julie Buhr Jenny Burkhart Anita Burney Carl Burns Patrick Burns Mike Bushing Annette Button Tammy Butts Chris Caffrey Cherl Camp Adelita Campos Tim Carnall Kris Carpenter Valorie Car swell Jennifer Case Scott Caskey Kim Caso Mich elle Chaney Sebastian Chapman Jim Charleston William Charters Samuel Chastain Jim Chavis Trevor Chobot Lorie Christophol John Clark Shawn Clark Susan Clark Robert Clemens Karen Clement Dawn Clifford Andy Clymer Freshmen — 201 Fanita Coleman Amanda Cook Jim Corcoran Wendy Cotterman Randy Cox Andy Crabb Elana Crane Mikr Critchfield Dawn Crosby Shelly Crouch Tawnya Crutchfield Chris Cueller Mary Cashing Deanna Dandrea Jim Dare Vicki David Melissa Davis Mike Davis Paula Davis Scott Davis Sheila Davis Tracy Davis Jim Davis Jr. Beth Daughterly David Day Mary DeHaven Lawrence DeVos Todd Dean Diana Del Grosso Jeff Deleon Grace Denmark Lisa Derek Shelly Derheimer Tammy Derkatsch Pam Derrow Melissa Detrick Gloria Diaz Ken Diffendarfer Andra Diller Stephen Dohse Laura Dolm Kim Domer Tracy Donah Sara Donley Wendell Donley Jodi Downing Tracy Duboise Tara Duer Beverly Dunham Rand Dvorak Doug Dye Regina Earlywine Lisa Easterly Chris Eddleman Amy Edwards Schawn Egolf Melissa Eix Brett Eley Mary El worthy Debbie Emerson Theresa Enright Sidney Ervin Mark Evans Mark Andr Evans Maritn Evans Yale Ewert Patty Fagan Angela Fairfield Ruth Farr Roxanna Ferguson Robert Ferrel Tonya Fields 202 — Freshmen Caria Fike Elisa Firestine Cynthia Fisher Jeff Fisher Kevin Fisher Lori Fleming Jeana Fletcher Steve Flowers Bruce Floyd Jr. Lisa Fowler Gerry Fox Jeff Fox Brent Franke Mike Fran sen Tim Frayer Jeff Frazier Greg French Robert Freon Tyrone Fritz Stefanie Fromm Paula Frost Robert Fruechtenicht Matt Gage Kim Gaines Vivian Gaines Sherman Gayheart Shane Gebrin Robert Gehring Laura Geiger Kelly Gentry Anita Gerardot Gary Gibson David Gick Mark Geise David Gilbert Dannielle Gillan Kelly Girvin Scott Gohl Lisa Golembiewski ' - r%.: Freshmen — 203 Debbie Goodman Donna Goodman Vicki Grable Tracy Granning Tracy Grant Charlene Green Patty Green Deborah Greene Julie Gregg Ken Griffis David Grim Diane Grosso Jeff Grate Jeff Grunewald Melissa Grush Lisa Gunkel Brenda Hagan Mark Haar Paul Haifiey Tom Haire Deena Hamhn Mike Hamlin John Hammel Floyd Hammond Bruce Hand Gail Hankey Erika Hanson Rich Hargis William Harper III Ben Harris Mark Hartman David Hasty Michelle Helvie Brenda Henderson Carol Henry Kelli Henry Eric Henslm Lisa Hess Jerry Hettinger Melinda Hettinger t i J ' :. • 204 — Freshmen Tamara Hey George Hicks Kelly Hile Angela Hile Andy Hiner Tony Hi n ton Terry Hobbs Trade Hobson Kathy Hoerger Mike Holcomb Tawnia Holder Nicholas Holom Anarene Holt Kevin Hoover Wendy Hoover Magdalene Hopkins Dan Howe Jody Howe Kim Huffman Chris Hughes Rhonda Hughes Terri Hughes Mary Humphrey Jeff Hunter Carrie Hutchings Machelle Hutson Cindy Jackson Jennifer Jacob Don Jacobs Matt James Jackie Jeffreys Amy Johnson Heather Johnson Jennifer Johnson John Johnson Michelle Johnson Sharlese Johnson Vmcent Johnson Willie Johnson Leroy Johnson Jr. Jonathon Jonasch Kathy Jones Tom Jontz Rudolph Jordan Jr. Charles Kacsor Ronald Kain Jr. Linda Kammer Brent Humphues Tim Kanyuh Angela Keebler Lisa Keller Bill Kelley Larry Kemp David Kennedy Joseph Kennedy Jr. Kay Keplinger Scott Kesler Kerry Kessens Jim Kessler Da vid King Freddie King Jeff King Kellee King Patrick King Jane Kirchner Robert Kirkpatrick Tim Klepper Doug Kline John Kohlmeier Kris Kolbe Robert Koontz Jr. Judy Kramer Freshmen — 205 Mark Kuhn Paula Kurtz Korina Ladyga Kim Lamb Jim Lambert Lenny Lampe Teresa Langston Todd Lanning Greg Lantz Cindy Lapsley Vanessa Lapsley Dennis Layden John Layton Tim Leach Yulanda Leathers Cotina Lee Laura Lee Todd Leeper Robert Leitch Allen Levy Ron Levy Carren Lewis Lisa Liggett Aaron Likes Kevin Little Brian Longardner Dan Lowe Clifford Lude Linda Lymon Rollin Mackel Mike Magin Heather Maker Tony Manning Tracy Maple Debbie Martin Janice Martin Marita Martin Greg Martinjako Scott Martz Amy Marvin 206 — Freshmen ? ) . . William Mauritzen John McCaltster Glenn McClure Patrick Mc Arthur Marlon McClain Cassandra McClure Todd McComb John McCory Jim McCuUough Steve McDaniel Steve McGlennon Diana McGraw Larry McHenry Lisa McClain John McNabb Jr. John McShain Lynn Meinerding David Menke Bruce Metz Beth Meyer Jenell Meyer Wendy Meyer David Miller Kent Miller Linda Miller Rebecca Minnich Brenda Mitchell Chris Mitchell Rod Mitchell Tracy Mitchellson John Monnier Holly Monroe Arthur Moore Griselda Moore Scott Mooreland Micheal Morton Dawn Mott John Motz Todd Muehlmeyer Joseph Mulcahy Colleen Murphy Kevin Murtaugh Derrick Meyers Jeff Meyers Steve Meyers II Tom Meyers Stacey Nash Martin Nault Andy Neher Bruce Neireiter Linnita Nelson Maurice Nelson Kris Neuhaus Cheryl Newsome Joseph Nikolaenko Jeffrey Nine Julie Notestine Lillian O ' Haran Kim Oberlm Tern OBrien Michelle Oglesby Enrique Olivas Daniel OReilly Mark Otto Sony a Owen Dawn Pacer Darryl Page Nancy Palmeter Mike Palmer Kenneth Park Lisa Parnin Chris Parsons Freshmen — 207 Jennifer Patterson Sandra Paul Debbie Pehlke Yolanda Pena Amber Pense Joseph Penaioza Kevin Pensinger Robert Peppier Genaro Perez Joseph Perkins Steve Peters Debra Petersen Melanie Petsch Tom Petti t Tommiesue Phares Kathryn PhiUips Jennifer Pierce Scott Pierce II Lisa Plumb Scott Pobuk Mark Poffenberger La Rue Poole Sally Powell Alicia Powelson Diann Prewitt Lonn Protsman Sylvia Pruitt Debbie Quinn Peggy Sue Quinn Felicia Ragsdale Michelle Ragsdale Sherri Rainbolt Michelle Ramsey Jim Ramsey Jeanne Randall Melinda Rash Lional Reed William Renolds Doreena Rice Terry Rice Tim Richard Tom Ries Pam Ringler Rodney Roberson Dawn Roberts Karin Robertson Keith Robinson Mike Robinson Dan Rockstroh Cynthia Roebel Nisa Rogan Jodi Rose Leroy Ross Robert Ross Todd Roussey Tonya Rowdon Wesley Ruffm Brenda Rutherford Chris Sain Sherri Salas Chris Sanderson Jeff Sauter Gary Saylor Walter Saylor Tom Scalzolll Beth Scanlon Tamra Schaaf Gary Schaeffer Stacey Schaffer Kim Schaffer Amy Schenkel Gary Schleinkofer 208 — Freshmen Dane Schoel Shelby Scbwaben Karen Scott Chris Shaffer Nam Soo Shank Bart Shannon Sharon Sheperd Gwen Shields Mike Shields Laura Shriner Corl Shuler John Shuler Dale Shuler Yvonne Shull Earl Sisson Brian Slane Kevin Smith Michelle Smith Richard Smith Sberri Smith William Smith Lora Snyder Donna Spake Lora Srears Paul Springer Shanta Springer Bobbie Sprinkle Joyce Sproat Kyle Stabler Joseph Stanford Nancy Stanley Kimila Steele Jason Stein Judith Steitz Tom Steitz Tim Steitz Brenda Stephens Felton Stephenson Regina Storey Freshmen — 209 Kim Strahm Rob Straub Don Stroud Blaine Stuclcey Sheryl Stuerzenberge Lisa Stults John Suarez Kim Suder Chris Sullivan Pat Sullivan John Suter Charlie Swain Jr. Andrea Sytsma Anthony Tabron Brian Taubert Bethany Taylor Sandy Terlosky Lynette Teubner Maureen Theis Thomas Keli Cynthia Thompson Colleen Than Beth Tielker Tamera Taney Gaye Traxel Cindy Trent Trace Trowbridge Joseph Trupo Owen Tubbs Jackie Tubbs Tracey Turner Jim Twitchell Darrin Underwood Jenny Underwood Melinda Van Gilder Michael Van Patten Lisa Vanaman Vanessa Vanolden Shawn Vanpelt Alicia Vargas Amy Vaughan Julie Voght Shane Waggoner Ann Wagner Melissa Walburn Stanley Walburn Greg Walden Randy Walker Kris Walter Maria Ware Charles Warner John Washington Laura Wearley Andrea Webster Kim Woigmen Robert Welker Jennifer Wellman Robert Wellman Kevin Wells Holly Westcrhausen Derrick Westfield Michele Whitaker Eric White Jim White Michelle White Yetta White Randal WiddiField Jeff Wiedelman Glenn Wilbur Christy Williamson Jodie Williamson Ronda Williard 210 — Freshmen Venisa Willis Greg Wilson Kari Wilson Ladonna Wilson Sandy Wilson Susan Winters Christy Winters Glen Witchey Cory Witte Charles Wolf Shawn Wolff Lana Wood Beth Woodard Dean Woods Fred Woodward Jeff Wunrow Charlie Wylie Kelly Yates Tracy Yates Louise York Pat Young Cathy Zirkle Richard Zoltek Michele Berryhill Maree Dybiec John Golyas David Irven Brian Cook Jon Ellison Mark Gorsuch Torn Ladig Freshmen — 211 ADMINISTRA TION: H. Douglas Williams, Principal Dennis McClurg, Assistant Principal Melvin C. Zehner, Assistant Principal Timothy Mattias, Asst. to the Principal Donna Parker, Asst. to the Principal John Weicker. Asst. to the Principal Donna Green. Guidance Coordinator Mark Schoeff, Athletic Director Wilham Brown, Guidance Counselor Susan Clancy, Guidance Counselor Willard Holloway. Guidance Counselor Gary Patterson, Guidance Counselor Teachers Mary Aldrich Barry Ashton Eric Augsburger Jacob Baker Susan Bandemer Ronald Barnes Eric Beebe Glen Bickel Ernie Bojrab Bernard Booker Stephany Bourney Sue Bresnahan Joseph Brown Ann Brudney Richard Bullerman Ronald Certain Lee Cochard Kenneth Crague M RHVP 212 — Faculty TEACHERS Mark Daniels Michael Danley Richard Davis Robert Davis Robert O. DeUinger Janel Denny Byron Doerffler Ronald Dvorak John Eastes Frank Ebetine Mary Lou Eddy Jean Ehrman A.C. Eldridge Alonzo Epps Martin Erickson Rosalie Farrell Stephen Flohr Jacqueline Feelberg Carol Freck Shirley Calvin Donavon Gerig Daniel Gibson Philip Gmder Jessica G I ending Gussie Green Judith Griffith Irvin Hart Darrell Heasten William Hems Martha Hemmer Faculty — 213 Thomas Herman Natalie Hewes Dave Hey Richard Heusel Louise Isom Patricia Jackson Robert Jackson James Keim Jane Kimmel Ronald Kuhn Douglas Laslie Charles Laurie Richard Levy James Lubbehusen Thomas Madden William Madden Geraldine Mansbach John Marshall John McCory Betty McCrory Joan McKee Patricia McKinney Judith Mildworm George Miller William Mitchell Cane Moden Lawerence Myers Clifford O ' Brien Bruce Oliver Jeanette O ' Toole 214 — Faculty TEACHERS Jean Perego Barne Peterson Robin Phillips Janet Piercy Gene Porter Greg Pressley Jodee Pressley Delmar Proctor Lincoln Record Bernard Richardville Da ve Riley Alan Rupp Howard Schneider Arthur Schwab Terry 1 Springer Chris Sta vreti Steve Steiner Evelyn Surso James Sweeny Daniel Tannas Madeleine Thompson Max Thrasher Jennifer Titzer Thomas Tom Robert Trammel Laura Vonderl age Robert Walleen John Walter Janet Weber Lloyd Weber Faculty — 215 Rex WeUs Margaret Whonsetler Sally Widmann Nathaniel Wittenberg Darlene Yoquelet Janet Young Pictured out of order Vicki Petrie Carol Finco Nancy Laslie Clerical and Auxiliary Personel Kathryn Bohlender Dorothy Bruick Marguerite Durfey Laree Elizondo Helen Merge Mildred Keuneke Ann Kilgore Lillian Nicoski Nancy Schmieman Jane Stine Rebecca Talati Fred Blanks Keith Scott Russell York Gayle Chobot Freida Current Linda Jeffers Jane Lmn Dorothy Lombard Linda Schenkel Teachers not pictured Robert Barnwell Alice Kinne Robert Lambert David Lehrman 216 — Faculty Violet Wysong Nadme DeSanlo. psychologist Food Service Personnel Nancy Pressley Betty Parmeter Nancy Cox Juanita Evans Vera Fortney Becky Haire Ruth Hake Sin Hamilton Daria Heitger Helen Kramer Beverly Mendler Judy Mueller Evelyn Nahrvvold Bernice Oakman Pat Porter Irene Ross Elizabeth Sanderson Monuca Shaffer Hilda Stadelmeyer Joann Terloskey Mary Till Rose Wynn Custodial Personnel Bob Lahrman, Custodial Foreman Clerical not pictured Robert Coffey Warren Notestine RoUand Priest Larry Britt Roy R. Sutton Food Service not pictured Candido Terrazas Carolyn Gomf Diane Waltz Dorothy Wetzel Custodians not pictured Richard Best Paul Booher Florence Hardy David Lock Lois Marsh Esau Phillips Ernestine Reiling James R. Sproat Joseph W. Yaney Faculty — 217 The many faces of Northrop girls ■I 1 Bk- -t ' 5 ' Jn 218 — Candids Northrop: calm, quiet, and crazy Candids — 219 Couch Staverti consults with pitcher Kent McQuade. Doug Rickert, Tim Claxton, Tim Erdley, Mike Neu- man, and Barry Ault listen in. Photo by C. Atherton Senior Charlotte Atherton relaxes when she gets a break from being Photo Ed. Photo by Brian Cravens Juniors Brad Glass. Terry Semprini. Dave McDaniel, and David Blust are looking at the newly distributed Bear Tracks. Photo by C. Atherton 1S EB ' T 220 — Closing A parting glance The last dismissal bell has rung. The mad dash of students toward the doors has subsided into the empty halls of summer. The school is but a hollow shell filled with memories. There are piles of refuse in various locations around the school as the janitors dispose of the last physical remnants of the school year past. The lockers once filled to capacity with books and nine month old theme paper now stand open and empty. The only people, aside from the janitors, are the administrative personnel. Even their appear- ance is altered for the summer; they come and go wearing casual slacks or jeans and open collared shirts. Even with their presence, the halls ap- pear empty and deserted. In spite of the appearance of emptimess, the school is very much alive. Not alive with phys- ical activity, but alive with memories. From B hall to H hall, each room abounds with the memories of all who have gone before. In the gymnasium one can almost hear the cheers of the crowd, the whistles of the referees and the sound of the pep band playing the school song. The halls echo with the sound of morning announcements and the clamor of unseen stu- dents. Perhaps the strongest presence is the spirit of the most recent graduating class. There are still visible signs of their influence on Northrop tradi- tion. In the commons, the trophies of three years past bear their names and achievements. The trophy cases, however, aren ' t the only things that the upperclassmen have influenced. Three classes of friends and acquaintances remain. But the presence left by the seniors disappears once the new school year begins. The vacancy left by graduation is immediately filled by an- other senior class, who m turn will leave their impression on Northrop tradition. Although the school years come and go, and the senior classes move onward and outward only to be replaced by their peers, the spirit that stays behind shall never die; the spirit that is Northrop written by Brad Bloom MMBB practices their General Effects while they wait to strut their stuff m Johnson City. Tenn. Photo by C. Altherton Reflections of the Flood of ' 82 from the Fourth Street Area of South Clinton., Photo by Jackie Wall Closing — 221 A parting glance The 1982 edition of Northrop Bear TracAs was under the direction of Mr. Jim Sweeney. The book was printed by Jostens American Yearbook Company in Clarksville, Tennessee. The cover was build on 150 point binders board, covered with an orange silkscreen and printed over in white and brown ink. The end- sheets are Ivory. The paper stock is 80 lb. matte. There were 1500 copies printed with 124 pages. The headlines are 42 point korinna sentence headlines. The body copy is 9 point korinna. The caption type is 8 point italic korinna. The folio tabs were in 9 point angles. Photography was shot and printed by student photographers with some assistance from Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Steiner, who shot group shots. Advisor: Jim Sweeney Editor . . . Tammy Junk 2 ' p J .-.g r q- Stephanie Keller Junior, Jeff Stellhorn, Senior. Bruce Bohn Senior, watch T. V. during band. Band preforms opener before preliminaries m Tenn. Photo By Jacqueline Wall 222 — Closing Robert Wallen and John Weiker sandbag during the Flood of 82. Closing — 223 Accomplishments real and envisioned Copy Editor Brad Bloom Photography Editor Charlotte Athcrton Layout Editor Laurie Schenkel Copy Staff Kim Simpson. Lisa Bloom. Amy Miller. Jeff Wunrorow. Elana Crane, Susan Kidd, Karen Ely, Kallie Overmeyer, Dave Collier Layout Staff Cindy Nichols, Andrea Baglm Photography Staff Kim Carson. Jeff De VII le. Jackie Wall, Scott Fruchey. Larry Ladig. Steve Hug. JeffSzo- body, Tom Christian. Brian Cravens, Mike Bell Production Staff Debbie McClam, Rhonda Terry, Tammy Studebaker, Dottie Coyer, Jenlt Chess, Ste Johns. Latanya White Note: When the 1982-83 school year opened this boo was not finished: subsequently, the ' 83 Bear Tract, staff under the new advisor, Mrs. Evelyn Surson. con pleted this task. The Bruins diamondsmen team looks forward to ai other win before the Bishop Luers game. Photo b Angela Johnson 224 — Closing