Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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Being a perfect gentleman to the rescue, senior Jeff Zawada assists his date senior Rachel Chua to a thirst quenching glass of punch after a fast paced dance. W ith the lights and attention drawn to them, sophomore Leanne Suter and senior Jay Crunewald are one of the six lucky cou- ples picked randomly out of a hat to share a spotlight dance. Freshman Tracy Silverman presents them with a participation prize. Winter Formal

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W: ' hile some use their snow days to stay in and relax, junior Lisa Zucker and sophomore Matt Efron take ad- vantage of their snow holiday by play- ing in the snow. Gfetting in the spirit, seniors Mona EINaggar and Joan Kiernan decorate the tree in the Publications Room with streamers, pop cans, pica rulers, and film canisters. In order to please all religions in the Pub, the Journalism staff created a Chrisannukah tree. 5reaking up second hour on Valen- tine ' s Day, sophomore Jen Fraser re- ceives a carnation from a friend, com- plete with a charms lollipop and Valentine message. Holidays

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-IN THE SPOTLIGHT women, months came and wearing wool sweaters, warm pants, and heavy boots was com- mon place; but in this kind of bliz- zard, shedding warm clothes and putting on sophisticated dresses, sharp suits, and dancing shoes was a real treat. Sponsored by the cheerleaders, the first annual Snowball dance re- placed the usual winter turnabout, formerly sponsored by a non- profit community organization called Chi Kappa Chi, which don- ated their funds to charities. The evening started at 8 p.m., and peo- ple didn ' t stop dancing until 11 p.m. The dance took place in the cafeteria, instead of an out-of- school hall. There were many ad- vantages and disadvantages to- wards having the dance at the school. I liked the dance being in the cafeteria because it was close and easy to get to, and you have more time to do what you want after the dance, stated sopho- more Rick Kumiega. Contrasting this view, junior Kristin Keen ex- nd the next couple will be . . . sopho- more Rhonda Pool and seniors loan Kier- nan and Kathy Wojcik announce the next couple to be featured as one of the six in the spotlight dance. plained Snowball was just like Homecoming. Before, turnabout was always something different because it was away from the school, but now it ' s very similar to the Homecoming dance. Another important change was the switch from a band to a disk jockey. The music from a dj is continuous, and you can request anything you want to hear, stated senior Tim Feeney. Similarly, Bands sometimes aren ' t too great, because they don ' t play music the way everyone wants to hear it, added freshman Sue Anaszewicz. With all these changes, one thing remained the same. This was a turnabout dance. As the roles were reversed, girls found out the difficulty that guys have asking girls out. Now I do see how tough guys have it, because it took me a week to get up enough nerve to just ask my date to the Snowball dance, explained freshman Susie Higgins. One of the highlights of the evening included the drawing of six couples ' names from a hat for the spotlight dance, which took the place of the annual homecom- ing court dance. Although there was some trouble getting the cou- ples on the floor, playing of the theme song, You ' re All I Need, lured them out. A new idea was tried to prevent the hassles of standing in a long line for pictures. As the couples walked in the door, they were handed a ticket with a number on it to tell them when the picture would be taken. The numbers were announced over the loud speaker. I though the numbers were a great idea because I did not have to wait in line for one hour, like I did for prom, commented Tim. Others didn ' t notice the differ- ence, I didn ' t think it worked out because I never even knew about the numbers, remarked sopho- more Kristy Dunn. The turnout at the dance seemed a success as 213 tickets were sold. I was pleased with the number of couples that attended the dance. We had to borrow money to pay for the decorations and the dj, but we made a reason- able profit, explained cheerlead- ing sponsor Mrs. Linda Scheffer, home-economics teacher. Through the changes in spon- sorship, location, music, and pic- tures, students learned a new meaning for a snowball. One that doesn ' t always create an image of a cold, round object. F or rest and relaxation senior Dawn Med- lin and date Kevin Smith move away from the action to spend a few brief moments with each other. Winter Formal