Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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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

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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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-WARMING UP TO 0 lotion fumes pen- the air and students wearing beach hats, sunglasses, and even zinc oxide on their noses filled the corridors. Seeing all this, one would have even thought it was the summer- time. Too bad it was only Feb. 25. No, people weren ' t donning shorts in the middle of winter just to be different. They were partici- pating in Beach Day, which kicked off Winter Spirit Week, coinciding with the sectional basketball game. Many welcomed the change of pace. I enjoyed dressing up for Beach Day the best, because it made me realize that summer was right around the corner, stated senior Carol Beckman. Roaring 20 ' s day found students as gangsters and flappers, wearing pinstriped suits, dark sunglasses, and carrying machine guns. I think that people enjoy dressing up because it shows a sense of freedom and personality, said ju- nior Tara Goebel. Teachers demonstrated their school spirit by getting in costume too. It was nice to see the stu- dents see the teachers in a differ- ent way, and for the teachers to see the different sides of the kids, commented English teacher Mr. David Spitzer. The future was foretold seeing many students put on uniforms for future occupation day. Junior Lynne Carter was an exception to the norm of doctors, nurses, and a few priests. I wore an extermina- tor uniform because my brother had the suit, and I thought no one else would come to school as an exterminator. Another costume was a more conventional one. I didn ' t feel like getting dressed that morning, so I decided to go as a housewife, which is not my future ambtion, said junior Kelly Harle. To enthuse the team before the game against Merillville, a spirit- raising pep rally was held. Pulling their weight against the seniors, the juniors took first place in the tug of war, as the freshman and sophomore teams were disquali- fied. The result for the teachers for losing to the students in the bas- ketball relay, was a sticky one. A cream pie was thrown in each of the teacher ' s faces by one of the students. We wanted the stu- dents to realize that teachers are just as crazy, stated Mr. Spitzer. As the crowd quieted down, the senior prince, Jay Grunewald, and his court junior Lewis Hansen, sophomore Andy Zeman, and freshman Tim Sannito were an- nounced, and took a final walk down the red carpet. So even though it was cold and wet outside, inside the spirit from the students radiated like the scorching sun. A earing sunglasses, binoculars, zinc oxide on his nose, and carrying a beach ball, senior Dale Matasovsky participates in Beach Day, which kicked off Winter Spirit Week. As the crowd quiets down, the senior King Jay Grunewald takes the chair, and his court sophomore Andy Zeman, freshman Tim Sannito, and junior Lewis Hansen take their place around the King ' s chair. Showing their spirit by building a pyra- mid during the sectional basketball game, varsity cheerleaders are given help by the spirit lifters and the Munster Mustang. This spirit helped to advance the Mustangs throughout sectional week. Winter Spirit Week