Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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bring The abolition of strict student dress codes is the major reason for the obvious difference in school clothes. Since skirts and nice pants are no longer required, kids have turned to what they feel to be the most comfort- able clothes, blue jeans. Accepted as part of administration, monitors watched halls during the school ' s early years. Now, many consider monitors to be an infringement on freedom as senior Bob Bender asks for a pass from senior Will Rogers. % V.

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Vicki Bussert, Bryan Crary Other groups and events, although connected with the school, did not have such strict regulations. These were usu- ally functions such as plays, Chi, and pleasure organizations such as ski club. They were given freedom to choose their members and the majority of rules they would abide by. Wtfmf 7 I i f: ™ . 1

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t ' erent. A [of has changed over the pastddtade, some things remain the saine. ' With the tenth ' anniversary of Paragon, Munster High history, M - ..... is easy to uncover, elauifding itself has twice been remodeled. In 1965, construction began on the auditorium, pool, fieldhouse, and north building. As the student pop- ulation grew, it seemed necessary that facilities again be expanded in 1973. Along with the physical structure of the building, students and styles differed. School dress codes determin- ed what kjds ' wore. Today, one would never think wearing a skirt to a game, yef ten, years agq girl were for- bidden to wear sl k? and no one .wore ' jq ns. Dress codes alsc |tated s ' hairstyle . ( uys had tnjyeep their inair offfctheir peck , burni’only to cks, and tl onom uH their side- ns only to the ' bottom b» ars hSMMs X ' C J m qrrhcMr t ars and haji x ' Cent long M J touen „ pies a re vq a r i ng sTi o rt e r, hajfc. ow here J ar tjre buzt cbts p . aw here ear t£i ie||s Vow, f ' zh m afresh, in a new school, t£ie students were bent on setting tra- ditions. Athle j jt teams were formed jMMd 18 ' «n girls ' called a Drill Team; 4 )erforrned Girl ' s sports, - however, did not exist those fffst years of the school ' s hTstory. Cheer- leaders, like today, stood on the sidelines at game? and backed the teams. IJiq firs;., bard backed yearbook, published under the supervision of Mr. f Cene Fort, history teacher, was named Paragon and was sold to nearlyuevery member of the student body. The first Paragon sold for j 4.50 as compared to the $7.50 price of the book these days. Not only were the new students con- cerned with lasting traditions, they also wanted their school to last. Some students spent spare hours seated in hallways in an effort to regulate stu- dent traffic. Ten years later, moni- tors have again been employed, this time in retaliation for damage of school property. Maybe the past seems much more de- sirable to some people. Still, it ' s easy to forget that ten years from now, someone e se will be looking back, possibly wisfting they had a part in — %. the school that is today. ml M 4 Cl w Vt », f Ten y %r nniversary 13