Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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Culminating over 90 hours of work on 4,000 flowers by 600 hands on each individ- ual float, the Homecoming parade provides the chance for students to show off their handiwork. Coming in first place was the seniors with Smurf-ette to ' em, second place was the juniors with Doo ' Em In ; and third place with We ' re Bamn Sweet was the sophomores, who also took first in the Spirit Award.

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-DAMPENED YET rain go away chanted the students as they watched their colorful tissue paper creations start to wilt as the gentle rain greeted the parade ' s start. Al- though the rain might have disap- pointed those who had spent the last three weeks creating Saturday morning cartoons character floats, the weather proved to be a small obstacle as students produced a crowd-pleasing Homecoming. Homecoming was no easy task for students. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors were constantly asking themselves questions like, Are we going to finish float? Is our class going to have the winning float? or Is our float going to be cancelled for lack of participa- tion? Although freshmen didn ' t have to worry about designing a float, they had to seek artistic tal- ent for the dance decorations. Student government had their hands full with planning activities like the three-legged race and the tug of war for pep assembly. Rivalry started out slow, but as Homecoming Day neared, float competition was under way. At first it was really hard getting stu- T his is not an ordinary hangover as senior Kristen Miga, who hosted the senior float, suffers from the sleepless final night of float. Homecoming dents to attend float, stated Ju- nior Class sponsor Mr. Don Fortner, business teacher. Moreover, Having float at the end of the grading period was a big problem because teachers had to give homework and tests, agreed senior Joan Horvath, Stu- dent Body President. The beginning of float didn ' t seem too promising; however, students united and picked up the momentum and were able to fin- ish in time. Students realized that it was important to work together as a class and create something t o be proud of, stated sophomore Laura Welsh. In the long run, float turned out really well and it gave students a chance to get to know people in their own grade better, said senior Jodi Jerich. As preparations were made out of school at float, students came in with flying colors as they tempo- rarily changed the dress code for a week. Students ' outfits varied from day to day. At first students were wearing their favorite col- lege T-shirts and then changed their attire for 50 ' s-60 ' s day. The girls wore full skirts, bobby socks, and monogrammed sweaters while the boys rolled their jeans up and put on letter sweaters. Hats, along with sunglasses and jerseys were other outfits for spirit week. Finally, students ' displayed the school ' s red and white colors which covered them from their hair to their feet. A lot of students didn ' t bother to dress up, stated junior Kristen Komyate. The traditional spirit week really lacked spirit. Trying to encourage students, English teacher Mr. Jack Yerkes dug up some of his old clothes for 50 ' s and 60 ' s day. Students remained wearing red and white attire while represent- ing the school in the parade. As the band members stood straight up and loudly broadcasted their instruments, the Drill Team and the Flag Corps were the first to fol- low the music which led the long procession of cars and trucks out Vfter being announced queen, senior Georgia Megremis goes to the sidelines to receive congratulations from her friends junior Dawn Feldman, and seniors Sebine Peterson, and Sally Miller.

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A ith a pom-pon styled hairdo and a powder-puffed face, junior Debbie McDonough, Deca member, spots a per- spective balloon buyer out of the crowd. Setting the stage for a late night of float construction, seniors work diligently to put together the first place float of Smurf-ette to ' em. Ma rk rkers in hand, freshmen Greg Nowak, Lori Anderson, Joyce Kozlowski, and Ryan Gentry put together the decora- tions for the Homecoming dance. The theme of the dance was Saturday Morning Cartoons. s— Spirit spirit comes in all shapes and forms. Mrs. Linda Lemon ' s junior English class chose to brown bag it for the pep rally. Homecoming E ven with a cast on his writing hand, sen- ior Jeff Zawada works overtime to make last minute conversions from the plans he cre- ated to the actual float. 3etting a helping hand from friends ju- niors Floyd Stoner and Tim Carlson, sopho- more Goran Kralj prepares to escort fresh- man princess Susie Higgins in the parade.