Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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V. Hey, What time did you get home last night? “Three-thirty?!?” BELOW: EASY DOES IT. Concentrating on keeping a steady hand, junior Greg Os- lan, places another nail into the scarecrow ' s arm “Boy, you must have put in a lot of time on the float.” You said it, and I’m just not ready for an hour of English. I guess I’d better pre- pare myself for his lecture.’’ . . . and always use transi- tive verbs when . . . ZZZzzzzz I don’t believe it! I must be somewhere over the rainbow! Why am I sitting in a field of poppies? I’ve got to hurry back to school! I don’t have time to sit here all day; I have a big Chemistry test next hour!” I wonder what the fastest way out of here is. I guess I’ll try my luck at following that yellow brick road over there. I had been walking down the yellow brick road for five long hours, when all of the sudden I caught a glimpse in the distance of what looked like civilization! I noticed a sign on a big gate which read: “Welcome to the Land of Oz” (better known as the Home of the Mustangs). I couldn’t be- lieve it! Curiously, I opened the gate to let myself into the “Land of Oz”. The high school wasn’t that hard to find, considering it was the only one in the whole town. I made it there just in time to participate in Spirit Week”. Throughout the week, an extra added spirit was found in the school as students dressed up in jeans and jerseys, nostalgic clothes, farmer outfits, their class colors and red and white. This was the beginning of the many events that were to take place that week. On Thursday, I happened to be out for a walk when I no- ticed a big pile of wood in Community Park. The silence of the night was broken by cries of Beat the Panthers . My instincts told me to go and find out what was happening. As I was standing amid the crowd, I (Continued on page 12) RIGHT: RUST IN PEACE. Hours of construction produce a winner for the Senior Class as they uphold their second consecutive first place float. 1 0 Homecoming

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ABOVE: UNDERWATER EXCURSION. Ready to scan the depths of her backyard pool, freshman Leslie Hughes fastens her fins before taking a dive. Gosh! I can’t believe it! Only one minute left! Better start the countdown . . . 59 . . . 58 ... 57 Just think! This time tomorrow I’ll be out cruising ... 44 ... 43 ... 42 ... No more icy stares from foot-high piles of books when I sneak in at the stroke of midnight ... 30 ... 29 ... 28 ... Boy. time flies! Seems like just yesterday when I crammed for that his- tory final ... 17 ... 16 ... 15 . . . Wow! Look how late it’s getting ... 6 ... 5... 4 only three more seconds and Good-bye” school frustra- tions ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... BBBBBBBzzzzzzz Omigosh! I’m free at last! No more term papers or finals. I’ve got three months to lie out on the beach, go swimming, or just sit around. Oh, no! I forgot all about summer school. There goes all my free time! As June and July rolled by, 703 students found their time limited as they participated in summer school acitivites. Whether learning the steps of parallel parking or just im- proving other skills, students took part in more lenient classes than those of the regu- lar school year. In addition to such required courses as Driver’s Education and Health and Safety, make- up courses in English and Math were also available. Under the direction of physics teacher, Mr. Steve Landy, a non-credit Greek class was offered for those interested. Seeking skills in individual interests, summer institutors attended many workshops. Cheerleaders learned new rou- tines, while Paragon and Crier staffers spent a week at Ball State. Others even studied in Mexico and Germany. As the seconds ticked off students anxiously awaited the start of summer vacation. Too soon the bells would start to ring, signalling the start of a new school year. Summer 9 Cells signal start ef summer fun

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LEFT: THE CAT ' S MEOW. Reliving days gone by, senior Tom Sedey dresses in nostalgic attire as part of spirit week. ABOVE: ROYALTY. Looks of happiness appear as senior queen candidates, Jill Kovack, Karen Porter, and Cheryl Kish take the traditional ride around the football field after announcing Karen as queen. Homecoming