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

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Senior Steve Stedge leads the varsity Bruins onto the Homecoming battle- field, photo Watters Studio nez. Sophomore Sonji Green escorted by Tyrone Moreno. Freshman Tonya Hart escorted by Scott Thatcher. Not shown: Freshman Nicole Tubbs. Photo Watters Studio Homecoming 11

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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

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A We made it through school by finding unique activities for fun Northrop ' s Crazy Days rhe only possible way to get through the dread- ed days of school is to make the most of them. This year, we kept ourselves sane with whatever craziness we could get away with. Coming in late was the tra- ditional way to see just how far you could push your teachers. Skipping school and not get- ting caught was almost mis- sion impossible for most stu- dents since the school cracked down on skipping. On October 31, 1986, we had our first Halloween dress- up day. Students dressed up as trees, angels, M M ' s, clowns, Rambo, etc. Some days it seemed liked the only way to get through lunch was to grin and wear it. Jokes could be heard all day long about that day ' s award winning lunch and once in awhile, you could see it plas- tered against the wall. Yester- day ' s spaghetti turned into to- day ' s pizza. But beyond the normal school-lunch jokes was the fun of talking with friends and planning the next escapade. The seniors traveled to the Bahamas on November 11, to sun themselves and enjoy a day of shopping, sun and fun. Spring Break is that sacred time when students break away from boring teachers and the ole school routine and literally go nuts. This vacation was the only real haven that we had from school and of course all Bruins used it to its full potential: parties, food, fun, vacations, friends, and that wonderful, but unusual thing called sleep were major items on spring break agen- das. Sara Seibert Gina Snowberger Seniors Don Martinez and Tom Kress- ley get crazy during bodybuilding. photo Dawn Loew 1 2 CRAZY DAYS