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

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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

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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

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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