Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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i ii J students accentuate the differences EVERYBODY NEEDS SOME time by themselves. Finding the hall empty, sophomore Jeff McNurlan settles down in the corner to do some private studying. needed to maintain success and interest. Four years of 2,000 intense practice hours helped the Chess Team achieve a Top Ten National ranking. While new clubs and classes expanded beyond the typical high school mold, deep-rooted traditions remained intact. Sending the Freshman Class into a frenzied panic, the customs of Homecoming, from the Speech and Debate Team Chicken BBQ to the elaborate parade down Ridge Road, began three weeks earlier than usual. But the freshmen pulled through in Muppet style with their Rainbow Connection semi-formal dance, as did the individual classes as they finished final touches on Fozzie, Animal, and Scooter with seconds to spare. With personalities of their own, Students rejected both the mold of the typical high school teenagers as well as the mold of “snobbish Munsterites.” Whether it was a frustrated freshman scurrying about in the seven-minute passing time or self-assured seniors convinced they’re just “doing time,” students pulled together to prove . . . We don’t fit the mold, we break it. — 4 We don’t fit the mold —

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ALTHOUGH HOMECOMING IS a typical event for most schools, the extent of its celebration varies. Hastily working in order to make sure every gap is filled, junior Ella Aktay puts finishing touches on the float skirt of Animal. ANTICIPATING THE START of the Homecoming parade, seniors Jennifer Baron and Steve Kuklinski and Mr. Tom Russell, DECA sponsor, get into the spirit by “clowning around” on the Source’s float to help promote their balloon sale. GOING BEYOND THE usual teacher student rela- tion, Mr. Don Kernaghan, economics teacher, spends a few minutes before the bell rings giving seniors Caroline Paulson and Cheryl Brazel some additional advice about the Stock Market game. BY VIEWING THE accomplishments of others, one becomes instilled with the desire to excel. Proud of the coveted silver District Speech and Debate trophy, junior Mindy Shimorinski polishes the trophy that remains a constant reminder of the team’s success. — We break it 3 —

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FINDING A VARIETY of food to satisfy his lunch- time munchies, senior Nick Wolfe chooses a package of cookies to top off his meal. HAVING THREE FORMAL dances a year is an unusual happening for most high schools. Freshmen Matt Travis and Kelly Comstock enjoy the refresh- ments provided by the freshmen at their “Rainbow Connection” Homecoming dance. NOT EVERYONE CAN drive to school. Deciding not to walk home through the mud puddles, senior Nancy Maginot thinks about nicer weather as she waits for her ride home. BY OFFERING A variety of classes, every student is able to find something which interests him. Junior Diane Peterson mats her block print during Print Making as she expands her art interests. A GAME CAN be won from the sidelines. Getting in “the middle of things,” Coach Dave Knish gives timeout instructions to the starting five, while juniors Hal Morris, Mark Gozdecki, Bob Hulett, Jim Zajac and senior John Zajac momentarily give up their seats to their resting teammates. — We break it 5 —