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

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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

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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

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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