Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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MAGIC continued than expected. ‘‘I was surprised that not too many students dressed up. People who usually wore tie-dyes would not wear them just because it was Spirit Week,” said sophomore Becky Deren. The arrival of Homecoming Day marked the start of the fun as the students poured out of school and into the football field bleachers for the pep rally. Classes chanted as their class- mates competed in the tug-of- war and tricycle wheelbarrel race. “I didn’t think riding a tri- cycle would be hard, but it was because my legs were too long. I had to pedal with them over the top of the handlebars,” sophomore Lisa Maxin said. The junior Class went on to win the tricycle wheelbarrel race, while the sophomores and the juniors battled it out in the tug- of-war finals, with the juniors tugging their way to victory. After the pep rally, students rushed to their float sites to add finishing touches and fasten heads, tie flowers on chicken wire and check lettering. ‘‘We cut it so close because we didn’t put Mickey ' s head on un- til less than half an hour before the judging,” senior Eric Schwartz said. Ready for the parade, the floats were then moved to the parking lot of the Christian Re- formed Church, where the judges awaited. ‘‘Judging was difficult because all of the floats were good, but it was fun to see how well the students devel- oped their floats,” Dr. Green- field explained. After dining at the Speech and Debate Teams ' annual bar- beque dinner, eager students and community members packed the football stands as the Mustangs hosted the Lake Central Indians, but it later turned to worry as the Indians dominated the field and beat the Mustangs 31-7. While the Flag Corps, Pom- Poms and Band began the half- time performance, the Home- coming Court lined up. Fresh- man princess Lauren Bomberger escorted by fresh- man Doug Webber, sophomore princess Allison Witty words of encouragement from the football captain bring smiles to the faces of seniors Cammi Champion, Robin Howerton and Debbie Somenzi. Although the seniors and sophomores yelled to their hearts ' content, the ju- niors won the Spirit Award. Into the rhythm of ‘‘Shout’ ' by the Isley Brothers, junior Noel Camire gets down to the beat. With music provided by the deejay, Platinum Sound, there was a wide variety of music for the 214 couples that attended. With float judging only a day away, junior Vicki Terranova hastily puts flow- ers on the wooden wire frame. Due to curfew limitations of 10:30 on week- days, juniors had to make the most of their time. 12 Homecoming

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Wonderful World of Disney sheds it’s Homecoming l » MAGIC -Qll let n tecLcbj As the wonderful world of Walt Disney shed its magic on the Homecoming festivities, students united in class and spirit to start the year on a rushed note. Students crammed building floats, sleep- ing and studying into just two weeks. With Homecoming around the corner, a panic developed because the float locations had not yet been chosen. Principal Dr. Steven Greenfield suggest- ed holding the floats on school grounds in the bus garage by the North Parking lot. But, in fa- vor of tradition, students re- jected the proposal. “I didn ' t like the idea of having float at school because when it’s at Although the seniors captured the magic of the student body, they had difficulty in capturing the votes of the float judges. Their third and final at- tempt to win the float competition failed once again as the seniors came in last place for the third year in a row. someone’s house, it’s more like a get-together with your friends rather than a school activity,” said junior Jennifer Obenchain. Float locations were finalized when sophomore Brandon Siurek, junior Amy Fraser and senior Allison Potts offered the use of their homes. “Although my biggest fear was something getting broken, I thought hav- ing tons of people crammed into my house every night would be fun and exciting,” said Allison. With plans completed, stu- dents gathered to fluff flowers, design skirts and build con- structions. However, not all floats ran as smoothly as planned. “We were lucky to fin- ish because we received our tis- sue paper five days after the other classes started,” senior Chris Smith said, We were way behind and had to work long- er. To avoid the problems con- nected with the tissue paper, classes utilized new methods. The Sophomore Class used Kleenex and the Junior Class used spray painted newspa- pers. “I think the newspaper worked well for us since the tis- sue paper factory seemed to make every color except Dum- bo’s main color, gray. It was also a lot cheaper, explained junior Melissa Klee. As the final festive week ap- proached, school activities continued to promote student spirit. Cheerleaders chose Mickey Mouse, Tie-Dye, Plaid and Jersey Day, along with the traditional Red and White Day, to round out Spirit Week. How- ever, participation was less. Oulminating over 60 hours of te- dious work with over 300 sets of hands, the sophomores unveil their first float. Their stringent efforts paid off as they captured first place in the float compe- tition. 11 —

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0 stch of the day Late night pays off Working after midnight often becomes difficult, especially with steroes blaring, hammers pound- ing and students screaming. Yet, students still found a way to have fun on one of the most chaot- ic nights of the Homecoming week ' s festivities. “The last night of float was the most frantic for me,” said junior Amy Fraser. “Everybody was go- ing crazy because around 10 p.m. we realized we hadn ' t made enough flowers for the neck of the elephant. So everybody, in a panic, made more flowers. The night began to take its toll on students as they became more restless. Tired, droopy eyes appeared, and moods altered to aggravation and irritation. “I noticed the people who had been working until we finished were becoming crabby and messy, and they wanted to go to sleep,” said sophomore Branden Siurek. Some students’ moods even changed to slap- happiness. People were actually beginning to laugh at my dad’s bad jokes,” Amy quipped. As the final touches were completed students realized that their work had come to an end. “Fin- ishing the float was the best part because every- one gathered to watch. Then all we had left to do was wait for the decision of the judges,” said soph- omore Donald Fesko. As the saggy-eyed students left each float site to get ready for school, silence filtered through the air and the realization hit that float festivities had once again come to an end for another year. Showing his school spirit, sopho- more John Davidson showcases one of his tie-dyes. A rebirth of fashions from the 60 ' s surfaced, as many students in- cluded tie-dyes in their wardrobe. Homecoming 13