Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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B e ii eve [t Q r Not Friday night had finally ar- rived, along with some bad news. There weren ' t any good movies playing, all the pro- grams on T.V. were stupid, and nobody was having people over. So the girls got together and were just talking about trivial matters. Who actually realized that 2,640 feet trudged through 18 endless hallways each day? And why do we have 1,713 lockers for only 1,320 people? Maybe it was a result of the declining enrollment from 1983. The building might not have seemed large, but on the average, it took 621 spaces to walk to the farthest point of the south building to the far- thest point of the north. This was a prime excuse for the 9 or 10 people a day who received y fter taking an indepth look at all of the trite things in the school, one can see that the overall result is a unique atmosphere. An active group of students pass through the com- mons area, the most centralized part of the building. detentions for tardiness. Then there were those who re- versed the adage to It is bet- ter never than late. These ap- proximately 300 students were absent in a grading peri- od. The present numerical fig- ures might have seemed trite, but the history behind it all was intriguing. Although Munster High School opened in 1964, girls were unable to participate in athletics until 1970-71. But, the teams were good throughout the school ' s years of existence; 59 confer- ence titles were attained, along with 42 sectional titles, and 10 state titles. Sports were not the only significant information as the girls dug deeper into the his- tory of the school. Who would have ever thought that the school nickname came from the Ford Mustang? And all those years everyone sang the school song, no one knew that a Wilbur Wright Science Teacher named Arlene Wal- ters wrote it. And where did the school get its colors from? Red and white were the chea- pest color uniforms and in the beginning, MHS was operat- ing on a low budget. During those fall Friday nights watch- ing football games each year, did anyone think about the field? It was named after Bar- ney Hill who contributed money towards the football field and was a devoted fan. Even though Munster High School was considered an im- portant landmark in the town, there was a lot to learn about Munster in general. Looking back 100 years, it would have been possible to find Ridge Road, a major street, was once the end of Lake Michigan. Land was the only existence and Indian remnants were found nearby. But much has changed and this little town situated 25 miles from one of the nation ' s major cities, Chi- cago, has exceeded a popula- tion of over 20,000. At the end of November, 1976, an artist by the name of Fred Holly de- signed three statues which symbolized Munster. It was a Bicentennial tribute devoted by the Rotary Club. Thousands of cars each day drove by the corner of Ridge Road and Co- lumbia Avenue and were completely oblivious to the three metal statues of the indi- an, the farmer, and the steel worker, which exemplified the transformation of our town. What was a town without famous people? The late Frank Reynolds who was a corre- spondent for ABC News once lived in Munster. Another famous media person is Linda Yu who also was a Munsterite. Trivial information doesn ' t seem like it can affect anyone specifically. But it can cause a person to think when standing in line for lunch. He is one of the 231,543 people who ate 93,600 pizzas, 112,000 cook- ies, and 311,174 cartons of milk during the course of a year. meiunoj Sui uijp aqi jo luojjoq n. SMopujM uinuoppne 0L asnoqppq aqi jo jooj $ sua| JojDajojd g po| joop •£ ja eads uioajaju; g asoq ajq S Jauadjeqs |puad u;s f juaA 8ui -leaq z aujqaeoj SujpuaA j :sjaAASuy Trivia

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Each day hundreds of students walk through the various hallways. It was easy to overlook the minor details which contributed to the design of the school. These are only a few of the trivial aspects which had gone unre- cognized throughout the monotony of the year — guess what they are. Trivia

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The earlybird wakes with the sun while the night rider pushes the midnight hour. Students flip for While the earlybirds set their alarms for 5 a.m. and or- ganized themselves by leaving a whole hour to study for their test, the night owls crammed every bit of essential informa- tion into their heads before the clock hit 1 a.m. While go- ing from the extremes, many people seem to do certain ac- tivities better at specific times of the day. Studying to some was one of those activities that had to be accomplished before the night was over. Whether it took a person until 1 a.m., it would have been done. I can usually concentrate much bet- ter late at night because it is so quiet and there are no inter- ruptions from the t.v., stated senior Christine Johnson. But for those who had to be asleep by 9 p.m., early morning studying was the best way to remember the material. I have to study early in the morning because I have such a short memory, commented junior Julie Calvert. Although shopping could be time consuming, one was usually able to make time for it. Some activities, due to school, had to be done either early in the morning or at night, for instance, the dilem- ma of picking out the right outfit for school. Mothers would always say, Lay your clothes out the night before! To some this was the best way to save time in the morning. If I didn ' t decide what I was going to wear the night be- fore, I usually arrived late to school, said senior Marcy Lang. But to others it made no difference. It really didn ' t matter if I already knew what I was going to wear because I would usually just throw something on in the morn- ing, explained senior Chuck Hanas. Another way to save time before school was to take a shower the night before in- stead of in the morning. It was much easier to take a shower the night before be- cause it gave me extra time to sleep, stated senior Jodi Jer- ich. I had to take a shower in the morning or I felt really dis- gusting all day long, com- mented sophomore Laurie Lieser. While the interference of school made some choose to do certain things in the morn- ing or night, little chores around the house would most likely be completed at a cer- tain time of the day. The ever so dreaded task of walking the dog would have some awaken to the sunrise, or to others, the smell of a crisp evening. I would much rather walk the dog in the morning because I felt so much more alive throughout the day, ex- plained freshman Jay Dye. Ac- cording to senior Chris Ca- mino, Walking the dog at night was a lot better than the morning because it was a chance to take a break and get out of the house. So whether it was the early- risers who would rather do their tasks in the morning, or the late night workers, it did not matter, the job got done. Z-ooking fir the perfect outfit, junior Lisa Hurubean organizes herself the night before by laying her clothes out for the next day of school. S; laying up into the early hours of the morning, senior Karl Hand tries to keep his eyes open as he reads h is gov- ernment book for a test. Morning Night Life