Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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TEACHER STUDENT FAMILIES A 11 In The Family You can ' t lie about your report card. When you get in trouble your parent is always the first to find out. You never have to worry about forgetting your lunch money. You always have a ride home.” It ' s a great conversation starter. What is the unique situation that inspired these comments? They were told to us by students who have parents who work at Hammond High School. We have four parent-student teams who are lucky, or perhaps unlucky enough to be working and attending school, respective- ly, at H.H.S. Since it i s a special situation, our on-the-job DUNES staff reporters did some in- vestigating into the pros and cons of being at the same school. Among the four parents we spoke to is our junior Counselor, Mr. Monberg. When asked if he tries to teach his children at home, Mr. Monberg replied that he, personally, did not, but that his wife often helps their kids with homework. Mr. Monberg is a very dedicated counselor in that he worries about the students that he deals with, especially when he sees good potential going to waste. We wondered if Mr. Monberg might try to set higher standards for his children because of his work in education, but he replied in the negative, saying, ”1 try to fit the standard to the child, not the child to the standard. Mr. Monberg ' s son. Senior Mike Monberg, believes that there is a good and a bad side to having his dad around all of the time. One not-so-good aspect is that his father is always able to find things out before he does, such as grades! Our second parent is Mr. Ball, who teaches Art. Mr. Ball has a son, a daughter, and a niece attending Hammond High. Although Mr. Ball is a talented artist and an art enthusiast, he has never tried to restrict his children ' s interests. I exposed them to art but never forced them into it, he said. Senior Dan Ball comments that having a parent work at his school is less difficult than he thought it would be. He says that the only real problems are that his dad could easily find out if he were to ditch, or to lie about his grades. Of course I would never do either of these, so I don ' t have to worry, states Dan. Thirdly, we have Mr. Green, who teaches Social Studies, and his daughter. Junior Kelly Green, who is a cheerleader and very active in school events. ”1 don ' t expect more from Kelly than she can perform, af- firms Mr. Green. The Greens say that they do talk about school quite a bit at home, and that they have a good home relationship, as well as a good school relationship. Our fourth and last parent-student team is Mrs. Pacosky and her daughter. Junior Debbie Pacosky. Mrs. Pacosky is a secretary in the of- fice and told our reporter that their both being at H.H.S. does not really make a big difference in their rela- tionship, but that it does make it easier for Debbie to depend on her. We are lucky to have these special parents and students who can relate well to this situation. Many students who don ' t have parents in school with them say that they wouldn ' t care to be in that situation. Perhaps, however, one would have to try it before one would really know if it would be good for him or not. This is the Ball Gang, known for stealing some of the greatest art treasures of the world. (The leader — Mr. Ray Ball, his daughter DeAnna, his son Dan, and his niece Cheryl.) 28 Student Living Teacher-Student Families

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While displaying her dancing yearbook talents for patrons at the Harrison Branch Library, jill Wagner returns books to their proper places. Tracy lohnson cheerfully folds a mini skirt (lill Wagner ' s sister ' s Christmas present) so her Marshall’s customer will be pleased. After placing a loaf of bread and a carton of eggs at the bottom of the lewel ' s bag, Scott Lindholm searches for some canned goods to add to the collection. Student Life Part-time )obs 27

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Have you seen these two men? If you have, notify the police immediately; they are Fred and Mike Monberg, the notorious father-son criminal team. Watch out they ' re fast talkers. When Cupid Came to H.H.S. It was a crisp morning in mid- September. but “the snow was falling on the hearts of Mr. Robert trick and Miss Anna Moriconi as they caught sight of each other at a faculty meeting. She was wearing a yellow skirt and a yellow print blouse as she took her seat in front of him at the meeting, and she was also engaged to someone else! Was it love at first sight? When asked this question, Mr. trick replied, “No. We were both preoccupied with other people at the time. Mrs. trick, on the other hand, said, “W ell. I hope it was! Notwithstanding the disparity in their answers, the tricks eventually This is the father-daughter team of Kelly and George Green. Known for her acrobatics and his intelligence they have fooled thousands by passing as student and teacher. These are the Pacoskys; alias Pacowsky, Pacoski, Pocoski, and Smith. Debbie and Carole have sold hot office items for 3 years. got together. After their first meeting, it was only about a year before they realized that they were meant for each other and were married. The Uricks now have one child, Thomas, who was born on the first day of school in 1976. They don’t “teach” Tommy at home, but like any good parents, they try to help him out whenever he has a problem with his school work. Although the liricks’ lives seem to he fatefully connected with school, they have made an “agreement to only discuss school on the way to or from H.H.S. “We leave our work in the car, commented Mr. Urick. All in all, the Uricks are grateful to H.H.S. for bringing them together. “We’ve had a very happy marriage,” affirmed Mrs. Urick. 29