Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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ECHOES OF CONGRATULATIONS re sound on the field as Flag and Rifle Corps members rejoices with Marisa Gederian, Homecoming queen, and her escort Jonathan Mintz, senior. ESCAPING HIS CROWN Point oppo- nent ' s block, senior Mustang halfback Clark Labitan (41), determinedly pushes onward in attempts of scoring before the quarter ends. d s Murphy’s Law states: whatever can go wrong- — will. Homecoming took Murphy’s Law seriously as ac- tivities were struck with one di- saster after another. Once class float construction began, the first ’’blow” to Homecoming came as eggs and fruit were hurled at the float sites. Two homes suffered smashed windows as a result. The next day, Principal Dr. Da- vid Dick cancelled all float ac- tivities for that night and threat- ened to end float activities permanently. Junior Class sponsor and Business teacher Mr. Don Fortner, attributed the vandal- ism to the fact that, “in past years it had been tolerated to a degree and people treated it as accepted behavior.” After one night of float sus- TONY THE TIGER proclaims the sign of eventual victory as he awaits the cue to take his place in the Homecoming pa- rade and show of the Junior Class pride. pension, activities continued until Homecoming was burned” with its second mis- hap of a much larger degree. School was cancelled for three days because of the fire in the North Building. This caused Spirit Week to be cancelled. According to senior Carrie Nelson, Pride Committee Sec- retary, “because Spirit Week was cancelled, there was not as much student involvement or spirit as there could have been. At first we were not even sure there would be a dance — a real disaster.” Included in cancelled activities were dress-up days, Class hall decorating, class skits, and field competition. With no other Homecoming activities to participate in, all classes used the three days off to work on floats. However, all class sponsors agreed they had expected more people to show up and more to get ac- complished during this extra work time. After school resumed Thurs- day and the Homecoming week- end approached, the classes were “sprinkled” with yet an- other misfortune. As the rain came down on Homecoming Eve, last n ight float work was slowed. Since all final float preparations must be done out- side, the floats had to be com- pleted on Friday morning with limited time before the parade. As Mr. Stephen Wildfeuer, Sophomore Class sponsor and French teacher, commented, the rain made it difficult. The night before we couldn ' t assem- ble the float, like we had planned.” However, with the sun shin- ing, all floats made it to the Christian Reformed Church in time to be judged at 1:30 p.m. Led by the Marching Band and Drill Team, the parade made its way down Ridge Road to the high school South Park- ing lot, still echoing with cheers for the class floats. continued Homecoming 1 1

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CHICKEN TURNERS LISTEN to instructions from Mr. Earl Goldberg in preparation of dinner for eager fans wishing to satisfy their appetites at the annual Speech and Debate Team Chicken Barbecue Dinner. UPON SPOTTING MINOR flaws, sen- iors make some last minute adjustment on their float, Dig ' Em before it will be judged. The float earned second place. IN THEIR FIRST year of float competi- tion. the sophomores are determined to burn the upperclassmen with Milton the Toaster, which eventually captured third place. THE HOMECOMING COURT includes freshman Emily Sebring and escort Mike Meyer, junior princess Eva Zyg- munt and escort Mike Speranza, senior princess Marisa Gederian and escort Jonathan Mintz, senior princess Mari Sartain with escort Mike Jasinski, sen- ior princess Caryn Mott with escort Mike Etling, senior princess Gena Faso with escort Steve Pfister, sophomore princess Karen Decola and escort Dan Stevenson, freshman princess Mary Kay Capp and escort Brian Kushnak. 10 Homecoming

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“BLOW THEM AWAY’ replaces Fire up for a Victory” as the Distributive Education balloon sale springs into ac- tion for Homec oming with senior Dru Payne as salesperson. CAREFULLY MAKING CERTAIN that no empty spaces remain on Tony the Tiger ' s head is a job for junior Nick Na- varro as he adds the finishing touch. MOVEABLE PARTS DO not happen without the use of mechanical instru- ments. Senior Lisa Fitt checks over the motor one last time before placing it into position. BUSY WORKING TO keep the pace moving in the carry-out line, freshman Julie Thompson, junior Terri Bame and freshman Ann Higgins put together chicken dinners at the Speech and De- bate barbecue. 12 Homecoming