Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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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

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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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LCLLLL L LV Lli llL.ll ♦In 1967 every door knob in the school disappeared. They were found at the bottom of the pool. The ivy growing up the side of the school can be traced back as far as 1935. H.H.S. has been referred to as The Halls of Ivy. ♦After the fire on Dec. 13, 1967, it wasn ' t definite that H.H.S. should be restored. An Association poll, which was held on )an. 5, 1968, revealed that 95% of the pupils wished to stay intact. On Jan. 15, parents, students, and faculty crowded the school board meeting to fight to remain together and to push restoration. Mayor Joseph Klen dubbed Feb. 3, H.H.S. Fund Day. Students col- lected money door-to-door on that date and raised $3406.85. ♦The 1918 Annual (yearbook) cost $ 1 . 00 . ♦During W. W. II students bought $50,000 worth of war stamps and bonds at school. A record of $12,000 sales was set within four days. ♦The famed pilot Amelia Earhart spoke to H.H.S. girls in a special auditorium session on Nov. 4, 1935. ♦Mr. Sizemore won the Ugly Man Contest in 1971. ♦Mr. Kucer, Miss Fisher, Mrs. Urick, Mr. Cradisher, and Mr. Sizemore spent part of their 1970 summer participating on the commit- tee that formulated new discipline rules — morning detentions and in-school-suspensions. ♦The 1917 Football team was the first Hammond team to win the Northern Indiana Championship. ♦Every member of H.H.S. joined the Red Cross during W. W. II. They made bandages and hemmed towels for hospitals. Their slogan was Knit, and do your bit. There were 25Thrift Clubs - (these sold and bought war stamps and bonds). Less than 100 students and faculty bought $11,500 worth of bonds and stamps in a week. ♦A bi-monthly V-mail edition of the Calumet Herald was mailed to former students in the armed forces. ♦The Pop-a-Dop Club, whose slogan was Push our pens and do our part, wrote letters to servicemen. ♦Students collected Betty Crocker coupons and redeemed them for tableware for the cafeteria in 1952. ♦The Herald staff interviewed Kukla, Fran, and Ollie in 1956. ♦I.D. cards debuted at H.H.S. on September 12, 1958. ♦The trees in front of the school that bloom each year are magnolias. They have been on the cover of two yearbooks. ♦Year ' s electricity bill - $165,000(1982) ♦Year ' s gas bill - $73,000(1982) ♦The H.H.S. Cafeteria uses — 110 hamburger patties (3 oz.) per day, 350 pints of milk per day, 10 pounds of butter per day, 125 pounds of french fries per day, 75 pounds of mashed potatoes per day, and 9 dozen buns per day. - 29 furnaces (440 horsepower) heat and cool the building. ♦The H.H.S. library possesses 14,500 books. ♦There are 445 wads of gum under the desks. ♦An average of 9 people come in the main office per hour. ♦The building houses: 2862 chairs, 643 stairs, 2826 ceiling tiles, 1570 lockers, 25 exit signs, 346 door knobs, and 1200 flourescent light bulbs. ♦After the Class of 1984 graduates, there will be approximately 30,000 H.H.S alumni. ♦The student body has 45,440 teeth ♦Note: the numbers above have been thoroughly researched. Count them for yourself, if you don ' t believe! The picture to the right is of a Wildcat receiving her diploma during the armed forces graduation (H.H.S. was the first in the country to do this, students who had gone off to war and who never received their diplomas finally got them at this ceremony) The middle picture is of Hammond High after the fire Finally, here is one of the yearbook covers with the famed magnolia trees. 30 Student Living Believe It or Not T V 19 5 9 Dunes HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL