Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Ira Smith takes off with the ball as a Wildcat tackle effectively does his job. lunior Quarterback Pat Waldron takes a break before hitting the field again to battle the Oilers. Shannon Long gratefully accepts flowers from an invisible Marine after being announced Freshman Princess. Whiting Who? asks Senior |oe Orsini after the final touchdown is scored at the Homecoming Game. Student Life Homecoming Night 17

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Homecoming Court members Faye Kallas, Crystal Wallace, and Donna King exit the foot- ball field with their escorts on the big night. HOMECOMING ’83 Bzzt! The lights went on around the football field. As the ticket booths and refreshment stand got ready for business, the Oilers came to the field and both teams started warming up for the game. When the crowd started piling into the stands, Homecoming ' 83 was officially under way. HHS was to play the Whiting Oilers for the 1983 Homecoming game. Under the direction of Coach Zasada, the ' Cats scored a re- sounding victory over Whiting. Earlier in the week, elections were held for the 1983 Mr. Football. The winner for this year was Nick Anderson. We had many alumni come back to Hammond High for the game. Not only did they root on their old team, but they also did some reminiscing with the underclassmen friends they left behind. The Halftime activities were kicked off with the HHS Marching Band ' s rendition of Mr. Touchdown. The spotlight was then focused on the Pom-Kats, who did a routine to Shalamar ' s Dead Giveaway. Finally, the moment that everyone was waiting for - the Coronation of the Homecoming Court had come. The ordeal had started much earlier for the candidates; they had to be ready by seven-thirty, and were put in the Faculty Lounge until the big event . . The procession of candidates and escorts marched onto the football field while the Police ' s Every Breath You Take played in the background. There were also members of the Marine Corps marching onto the field to participate in the ceremony. Up in the booth. Association President Kristen Hill an- nounced the earth-shattering results: Freshman Princess: Shannon Long Sophomore Princess: Phoebe Glenn junior Princess: Judy Wells When the time came to announce the two Senior runner-ups for Homecoming Queen, suspense was building as Kristen asked, Do you really want to know? A loud Yes! was heard in the crowd, and we were told the results: Second Runner-up: Tami Moore First Runner-up: Nicole Wess Homecoming Queen: Cyndi Newton As the names were read, bouquets of roses were given to the winners. Congratulations to the winners were given, and the atmosphere was filled with emotion. After the game ended, many peo- ple went to the Association- sponsored Homecoming Dance in the gymnasium. A highlight of the evening was when H.H.S. ' s former principal, Doc Feuerbach, danced with Miss Ennis, our present principal. The day finally drew to a close. Everyone went home to remember one of the most hectic and exciting nights of the semester. 16 Student Life Homecoming Night

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SUMMER SEMINARS F rom St. Brieuc, France to Muncie, Indiana During the summer, Hammond High sent representatives all over In- diana and even to another state and country to soak up all kinds of experiences. Kristen Hill, after scoring high on a competitive test and surviving a French and English interview, was picked from students all over Indiana to be one of the members of the In- diana University Honors Foreign Language Program. The program in- cluded a summer long trip to France and acting, speaking, and studying only French. When she returned to H.H.S. in the Fall, Kristen told the French 5, 7, and 9 class all about France and shared new expressions she had learned. Also, there were many in- teresting tidbits like: the Mona Lisa is actually pretty small and that some French beaches have quite a few nudists (no, Kristen wasn ' t one of them.) When French 5, 7, 9 had a French breakfast, Kristen knew it wouldn ' t be authentic unless everyone drank their beverage out of a bowl. The group that traveled second farthest from Hammond was spon- sored for minority students by Notre Dame and the Amoco Oil Co. Renee chosen through a recommendation by a science teacher. Before jetting to Montana for the geology excur- sion, Renee and Dallas attended several local seminars. While hiking the hills and valleys of Montana, our geologists came eye to eye with nature specimens never seen in the polluted and crowded Calumet Region. They didn ' t totally rough the wilderness though, hotels and buses became a familiar site. Odoriferous Terre Haute, Indiana was the location for Hoosier Girls ' and Boys ' State (held during separate weeks) that was sponsored by the American Legion. A state was ex- actly what Garrard McClendon, Dallas Creighton, Mike Monberg, fill Wagner, and Kathy Aubruner were supposed to make at Indiana State University. The events of: being a member of an imaginary political par- ty; registering to vote; attending par- ty conventions; campaigning and running for an office; passing bills in the legislature; etc. were handled the same way as in the State of Indiana. Each delegate was a member of a ci- ty (the floor of the dormitory he lived on) which then formed the counties and the state. Positions held by H.H.S. delegates were: Wagner - County Councilman: Aubruner — State Secretary of Commerce, Natl. County Treasurer; Creighton — County Councilman; Monberg — Ci- ty Judge, Bodyguard of governor; McClendon — County Councilman. Also, Garrard served as a photog- rapher for the newspaper and Kathy was a reporter. Although the girls had to wear a dress every day and the boys had to march, the H.H.S. delegates thoroughly enjoyed the week. Meals and sleep were quite often skipped at the Ball State Journalism Seminars. This usually occurred because homework assignments were very demanding. Also, the fact that Muncie had a frightening record of 40 arsonist-set fires in the past months and the extra hot temperatures probably didn ' t help the matter. Many times these condi- tions made the editors giddy (Kathy: Who ' s out mowing the lawn at 3 a.m.? Julie: That ' s my fan! ) What the editors brought back from the editorial management and design classes can be seen in this year ' s publications. In the Fall, Hammond High was ready to launch with the powerful propulsion of talents developed dur- ing summer months. Montana Explorers Renee Sims and Dallas After getting only 20 hours of sleep during Creighton are happy to be back on the flat plains their week at Ball State, Kathy Aubruner and of Indiana. Julie Griffith demonstrate that the yearbook might lead them to an early grave. 18 Student Life Summer Seminars