Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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Subtle spirit week, pumped-up pep rally, all-night float leaves ' em un-niyni iiuui ern Restless and wild During halftime at the game, I felt unbelievable excitement and anxiety ... I couldn ' t help but cry senior Julie Blaine Float or no float? That was the question. As Homecoming ap- proached, many students won- dered whether the Wonderful World of Jim Henson would come alive. Classes tried to limit costs to under $400 in order to save money. We wanted to save our money for a good Prom, so we didn ' t want to spend as much as we did last year, said Kristen Siebecker, Junior Class president. Studying and sleeping seemed unimportant as students spent their time fluffing flowers and building the body of the float. During the last couple of days of float, my home- work and study habits went down the drain and were replaced by flower making, senior Adam Och- stein said. As the final week arrived, students dressed for Spirit Week in costumes ranging from Hawaiian surf shirts to Micky Mouse sweatshirts. Spirit Week reached its peak with Red and White day. “Everybody got really fired up for the football team and was raring and ready to go, sopho- more Gina Wlazik said. The final day arrived with cold but sunny skies. Weary-eyed students entered the football field, tired but excited as each class got ready to battle it out for the Spirit Award. Stu- dents cheered their teams on as the classes competed in the three- legged race, leap frog, and wheel- barrow medley. While the medley teams raced, participants in the an- nual tug-o-war got ready to show their stuff. As the whistle blew, the freshmen and sophomore teams fought it out, with the shopomores coming out ahead. The Junior Class gave it all their might, but came out on the short end. Tension grew as the two winning teams took hold of the rope. At the sound of the whistle, both teams pulled as the expression on their faces grew serious. With their last inch of force, the seniors defeated the sophomores. Last year I lost to my little brother so I got a chance to avenge my own de- feat, senior Mike Autry said. As the races came to a close, Dan Porter football team tri-captain, ap- proached the microphone with a few words of enthusiasm. He jokingly pulled out his speech which was three feet long, and started to re- cite it when he crumpled it up and threw it at the crowd. “Last year I Super soph ' s In order to boost their teams morale, the sophomores display a bright and bold banner to show their confidence to win the medley relay, The sophomores went on to win the Spirit Award due to their loud cheering and screaming.

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Students just want to have fun . . . When books were put aside and responsibilities fulfilled, students let loose and had fun the only ways they knew how. I have fun by get- ting crazy and having jello fights with my friends, senior John Stewart stated. Others found simpler ways to enjoy themselves. I like to spend time with friends by going to movies or parties, junior Becky Selig said. When the definition of fun was in- terpreted by students and teachers, resembling views were shared. I think the definition of fun is escaping your responsibilities of school and work, senior Matt Dwenger said. Fun is anything that ' s not work, agreed Social Studies teacher Mr. Ross Haller. While students and teachers agreed on what was fun, their ways of having fun meant two different things. Junior Marybeth Agness stat- ed, My kind of fun is tepeeing someone ' s house. While Mr. Haller added, “I enjoy playing a good game of golf. Jello fights, crazy nights When the time came to stop hav- ing fun, students knew where to draw the line. I stop having fun when people start getting hurt, ju- nior Joe Knight said. Freshman Lin- ette Glendening stated, The fun stops when it gets in the way of get- ting important things done. But when time flew by and the fun had ended, students realized they couldn ' t enjoy themselves forever. The time had come for students to get back to the books. Stumped While contemplating an answer, sophomore Jenine Berkowitz tries to figure out a sports trivia question in Trivial Pursuit. Sophomore Cara Felin patiently awaits her turn hoping for a chance to give the right response. D Time Flies When You ' re Having Fun 19

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Homecoming 21 Winner takes all Proudly displaying their prize winning float Cookie Monster. the Sophomore Class ex- presses their excitement by arousing the crowd. On the field of battle Giving it all they have got, the sophomores and freshman battle it out in the tug-o-war. The sophomores claimed the victory, but went on to lose to the seniors. Senior pride In the last minutes of preparation, senior Jona- than Sherman perfectly places Oscar ' s club. Last but not least Moments before the parade, the juniors an- ticipate the long ride ahead of them. Fozzie Bear beared down by placing third in the float competition.