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

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Don Schwartz catches a restful forty winks on the bus trip back from Florida. Dave King. Goofy. Mike Boeglin, and Dave Johnson enjoy a day at Disney world. W ' rm pi 9 ' ' l 5 !■ Tracy Hobson, Rhonda Thomas, and Mai Fields pose in a sleigh. Photo by Johnny Amos. Mike Hardiek and Shawn Clark Shoot-em- up in Florida. Photo by Michael Boeglin. The famous Disneyworld castle lights up at night with all the colors of the rainbow- . ' Photo by Tom Taner. The Big Orange Pride performs for the crowd along Biscayne Boulevard in Miami. Photo by Tom Taner. Orange Bowl Trip

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BOP Basks In Florida Sun Members of the 1984-85 Big Or- ange Pride Marching Band spent a week basking in the Florida sun over Christmas vacation. The 268 member band left Fort Wayne on six Indiana Motor Buses on De- cember 28th. Mayor Win Moses was there to declare New Year ' s Eve, the night of their performance in the Orange Bowl Parade, Big Orange Pride Day. After driving over 24 hours to Or- lando, the band spent the day at Dis- neyworld buying those famous Mickey Mouse sweatshirts and rid- ing Space Mountain. That evening they spent the night at a nearby Marriot hotel. In the morning it was off to Epcot Center where one of the highlights for sophomore Susan Butler was eat- ing snails in France! Afterwards, the BOP drove to a Holiday Inn in Miami to stay for the rest of the trip. After breakfast the BOP loaded up and went to a nearby high school where they practiced for a couple of hours in the hot Florida sun. It was really fun going on a trip where we didn ' t have to rehearse for six hours, change on the bus, and be expected to compete, said senior drum major Brian Taubert, ' Most of our time was spent having fun. When things were polished up enough for the parade, the BOP re- turned for a meal at that highly pop- ular cafeteria, Morrison ' s, and a quick dip in the pool. They were then lined up in a parking lot at the beginning of the parade route. Soon they were performing for a national audience as the first band televised in the parade. As senior Sharlese Johnson said looking back on it all, I thought the parade was a really neat experience . . . The best part was when the band marched by the viewing stand because I felt like a movie star under the spothghts. As band director Barry Ashton added, Their performance was excellent. I thought they might have the atti- tude, ' We ' re not competing so screw this ' but they were really raising up and grabbing it! At the conclusion of the sweaty parade it was back to the Holiday Inn for a windy barbeque and a New Year ' s Eve celebration with music by Ashton and his select band. The next day was spent on t he beach where some white Fort Wayne bo- dies started on their Miami tans. Later that evening the six buses ar- rived at the Orange Bowl stadium where Washington beat Oklahoma to the disappointment of much of the band. I thought the Orange Bowl was a great opportunity for the band to see and hear college bands, said Ashton, especially the Oklahoma band because their style is a lot hke ours. The trip was in its final stage as the BOP spent the last day at Fort Lauderdale catching some final rays and a few surprise jellyfish stings before the 32 hour bus ride home. The BOP returned home January 3rd at 9:30 p.m. — ahead of schedule for once! It was a great experience for a lot of kids, concluded Ashton, and for some of them it may be the only trip they ' ll ever take. Sopho- more Renee Heffley summed it all up with, The trip was absolutely marvelous! by Lisa Bloom. Bob Hope, Grand Marshall of the Orange Bowl Parade, gazes at the cheering crowd- . Photo by Tom Taner. Orange Bowl Trip

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L . Mike Boeglin surprises Chris Sullivan with a birthday cake in the journalism room. photo by Torn Pettit. Steve Powell is caught by photographer Mi- chael Boeglin on Nerd Day during Homecom- ing Week. Junior Male Cheerleaders pose for the camera during the Powder Puff game. photo by Dirk Behrendt Student Life Division