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

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Weezer Lisa Aker grunts, A-ughh!!! in honor of Nerd Day. Photo Heather Roe Nerds Kelly Mendler, Cassie Ritter, Mi- chelle Pasko, Debbie Spake, Diana Diffendarfer, Teresa Camp. and Dawn Rice have just what it takes to attract attention. photo Scott Edwards Everybody wants to be a winner — and the senior powderpuffers earned just that honor. HOMECOMING

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Homecoming Week was for spirit And everyday was so very different Nerds and sweats and togas ... oh my! m omecoming has come and gone, but it left with f I tt memories of a bizarre, fun-filled and (of course) a cra- zy year. Northrop kicked off its 16th annual Homecoming festival on Monday with Lick ' em and Sweats Day. Cheerleaders R psby, Brian Wesolowski, Mike Kevin Tkacz. and The Un- - 3w their spirit, not to auty as they cheer the 3ms to victory, photo- idge sold flavored lollipops while the Bruin student body showed their spirit with sweats. The week continued on Tuesday with Nerd Day and Crazy Hairdo Day. Nerds strolled the hall with taped glasses, high waters and notes from mom while other stu- dents sported their favorite hairdo. Wednesday was jersey day. Students wore the jersey of their favorite sport or activity. The Senior class also took the initiative to claim Wednesday as Toga Day. These wild cos- tumes added to the atmo- sphere of the week. Thursday was the day to hit the beach and sun your bod as Hawaiian Day arrived. The traditional beach party in the commons became picture perfect with a pink flamingo overlooking a pool filled with goldfish. Students displayed their school spirit by dressing in the most outlandish and col- orful Hawaiian clothing. — Sara Seibert — Gina Snowberger No, it ' s not the ordinary way that stu- dents travel through the halls, it ' s just Senior Heather Roe flying through the commons on her skateboard during the beach party. photo Lisa Aker • HOMECOMING

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Football team defeats Luers 3-0 in OT Pep session tops off the week Go! Fight! Beat Luers! . . . and dance the night away rriday was the day that everyone had been wait- ing for. During the day, j ' .re :; cessec c B r ov n and Orange Day and some students brought their favorite teddy bear to school. The Se- nior class also organized Se- nior Lunch Box Day causing students to dig out their favor- ite lunch time pals from long ago. Friday also included the first pep session of the year. It fea- tured a Pee Wee Herman look- alike contest which brought some talented students out in front of the crowd. Mr. Irresist- ible, Scott Reynolds was crowned above his competi- tors Herman Black, Donnie Martinez, and Todd Welch. Another event that took place during the pep session was a Banana Eating contest involving five varsity football players. Two other varsity football players, Shane Marti- nez and Matt Taylor, were joined together by a strand of licorice. The Bruin student body was caught up in an ar- ray of enthusiasm during the pep session which kept the students and faculty alike fired up for the rest of the day. That night, Homecoming became a reality. Northrop de- feated Bishop Luers 3-0 in overtime. At halftime, the Homecoming Court was rec- ognized. Amid the glamour and excitement of the evening, Senior Rochelle Reinking was crowned Homecoming Queen. She was escorted by Sir Mi- chael Hamilton. The Home- coming Court consisted of Se- niors Robin Davis, Rhonda Stiles.and Julie Poling. Juniors Chrissy Saunders, Vanessa Williams, and Dawn Rice. Sophomores Stacey Hughes, Lisa Edwards, and Sonji Green. Freshmen Jessica Har- rison, Tonya Hart, and Nicole Tubbs. The Homecoming dance was the biggest hit ever. Some 900 students attended the dance. Unique Lighting and Sound provided the sounds of today ' s music. Another highlight of the eve- ning was the Lip Sync Contest in which the Bruin student body performed their talents of copying another artist ' s song. Various groups were presented on stage from Van Halen to Bananarama. The hit of the evening was Matt Wyatt performing as Robert Palmer and his back up band. — Sara Seibert — Heather Roe — Gina Snowberger The Award-winning Big Orange Pride enterla r r ialftime of the ling Game. photo Watters In a wild show of spirit Junior Varsity and Reserve cheerleaders show their Bruin pride as they await the football team. photo Watters Studio 10 STUDENT LIFE