Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Showing Senior spirit, Gina Morris, Kathy Campbell, and Robin Bethel get in the mood for the night ' s festivities. HOMECOMING ’83 A Special Dress Code for a Special Week Spirit Week 1983 got off to a futuristic start as students donned plastic garbage bags and heavier- than-normal make-up to celebrate 2084 Day. This day was chosen, as was 1884 Day, to link today ' s H.H.S. to that of yesterday and tomorrow. Although few people participated in 1884 Day, those who did made a true effort to capture the flavor of Hammond High ' s early days. Others, instead of reverting to 1884, took a time journey of 2000 years and en- joyed the popular but unofficial Toga Day. On Tuesday we got our first peek at the Homecoming Queen and Princess candidates. The Student Government Association presented a fashion show to introduce one of the largest Homecoming Courts — a total of 24 girls - in our history. Wednesday was the traditional Western Day, which had a larger turnout and the Association- sponsored hayride. Although only a small number of students attended, most who did felt it was a lot of fun. The halls were overrun with tots on Thursday as students saved some time in dressing for school by coming to school in their p.j. ' s. Stuffed animals and lollipops were common fixtures in most classrooms. Thursday afternoon, the cheerleaders and Pom-Kats decorated the yards of the Senior football players. Throughout the week the girls had been leaving tasty goodies - paid for out of their own pockets — in the players ' lockers. Friday was Class Colors Day. The halls were awash with waves of pur- ple, red, yellow, and green. The Freshmen benefitting from the un- common idea of decorating the hall near the office, won the hall decorating contest. Several organiza- tions snatched the opportunity to raise greenbacks while students were in a festive mood. The Freshman Class sold purple and white balloons while the Association vended cor- sages and boutonieres. Although the Homecoming Pep Rally was shortened to thirty minutes, the Wildcats showed the spirit that had been growing all week. The football players and cheerleaders were warmly received as was Dr. Feuerbach who returned to H.H.S. to join in the festivities. After school, a large number of students participated in the Homecoming Parade. The parade was unique this year. Four old fashioned cars and a horse and buggy were supplied by the Centen- nial Celebration Committee who wanted the city to know it was H.H.S. ' birthday. Also the parade had a large number of floats including the winning Swim Team and Senior Class floats. After the parade, the students slowly straggled home to prepare for the evening ' s festivities. 14 Student Life Homecoming Week

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COMMENCEMENT A New Beginning Today, )une 5, 1983, the gym- nasium is not filled with a Wildcat basketball game, a sock hop, pep ral- ly, nor a P.E. class. No, those events will only be memories to the celebrated participants of the day ' s ceremony. The basketball backboards have been moved out of the way, and a portable stage rolled in. Confetti squares left over from Homecoming, that were hidden in a hard to reach spot, have been swept up and metal folding chairs have been set in neat rows. Sweaty P.E. students have ex- ited for home and proud relatives, administrative heads, the band, and soon to be H.H.S. Alumni have entered. It is now 2:00 p.m. and time for an event that 235 students have worked and planned twelve hard years to attend - The H.H.S. Ninety-Seventh Annual Commence- ment Exercises. The program officially opens after the Class of 1983 makes its grand en- trance to the tune of Pomp and Cir- cumstance. Faculty members. School Board members. Valedic- torian Desi Earl, Salutatorian Dan Ventimiglia and Senior Class Presi- dent Paul Graska give speeches while several Seniors, dressed in purple or white mortar boards and robes, un- conciously recount the past month, the climax of their high school careers . . . There was Senior Ditch Day. Neither teachers nor parents com- plained when Seniors didn ' t attend classes that day. That certainly was odd! The legal hooky players used the day to fulfill yearnings that they had all year — to sleep all day, to ride The Edge at Great America, to paint Chicago red, etc. Then on May 18th, deserving twelfth graders received recognition for academic, athletic, and social suc- cess at Honors Day. The Class of 1983 shared its spotlight with Doc Feuerbach during the all-school pro- gram. This assembly, in which the Class of 1983 presented an electric adding machine to Doc, was the last time the entire school body and Dr. Feuerbach would be together before Doc ' s retirement. Seniors honored each other at the Senior Banquet. Awards such as: best legs, prettiest smile, class clown, etc. were given to a female and male whom other Seniors believed had the most outstanding qualities for the award. Suddenly, all wandering minds return to the gymnasium as the Seniors stand and march up to the stage to receive the piece of paper that abruptly starts the alienation of the new graduates from the student body. After the ceremony, the graduates cry together because they realize that commencement means beginning - a beginning of a new way of life, a life that won ' t constant- ly be shared as in high school. Tyra Norris. Paul Warner, Ricky Smith, Connie Baxter, and lames Addison march into one of the biggest moments of their lives. Student Life Graduation 13

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During the Homecoming Parade, Centennial Celebration Committee members Kathy Aubruner and Tom Cunningham sing Happy Birthday to Hammond High while riding in a horse drawn carriage. Pom-Kats Ann Marzocchi, Mia Ginn, Erin Beck and Tricia Sperry try to prove that they can be like the Rockettes — even while on a moving vehicle. Nicole Wess struts her stuff while being presented at the Homecoming Fashion Show. Mia Ginn, |im Kitchell, and Amanda Brown display the styles of their great grandchildren. 15