Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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Monday, Aug. 29 Reality hit students in the face as the first day of school rolled around a week earlier than usual. Kids found themselves waking at the crack of dawn to listen to their teachers’ expectations, instead of waking up at noon in time to catch their favorite soap, All My Chil- dren . With the Homecoming dance only four short weeks away, stu- dents were caught spending their first school day wondering whom they would go to the dance with and what they would wear. Wednesday, Aug. 31 “Hey, Sara! Jane’s brother heard from his girlfriend’s cousin that there ' s not going to be a half day for Homecoming this year... This rumor quickly spread throughout the school, causing panic and anger among the stu- dents. Due to the new state law adding five days to the Indiana school year, the traditional half day seemed doomed to a School Board calendar ruling. Tuesday, Sept. 6 As the rumor turned to fact, the Student Government, with the help of sponsor Mr. Dave Spitzer, Eng- lish teacher, organized an all out campaign to preserve the tradi- tional half day. “All for one and one for all was our fin al decision as we decided we were going to fight for our half day instead of work around it,” said senior Gene Chang, Stu- dent Body President. As the students began their fight. Student Government distributed petitions and encouraged faculty, students, and parents to attend the crucial school board meeting. Groups prepared to take a stand and speak out on the problem. Monday, Sept. 12 Students saw their hard work paying off as over 250 supporters crammed the Administration Building from wall to wall. “Due to the warm weather and so many 4U- Not only did the last minute panic unite each class, but it made float itself the social event of the two weeks. sophomore Jamie Gardner TRUCKIN Wildly cheering on their float. Yogi Bear, the juniors show their class spirit while chanting J-U-N, J-U-N-I-O-R-S. The Homecoming festivities kicked of with the parade, soon to be followed by the Chicken BBQ and football game against Mishawaka Marion. CATCHING SOME Z S As some students prepare for the pa- rade, sophomores Tricia Lasky, Janet Oi, Beth Sohrbeck and Julie Schoop catch a quick nap. All night float, along with hectic Homecoming preparations caused students to be overtired and run down. Homecoming 11

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SPIRITED NOTE Proudly displaying their class spirit, seniors Debbe Oi, Sharon Pavol, Char- main Pestikas, Kevin Nowaczyk, Amy Hulett and Todd Apoto pile into the senior truck in hopes that their float will win. With a limited amount of time left before the start of the Homecoming Parade, junior John Michaels spray paints Yogi Bear ' s arm while sopho- mores Geoff Apato, Tom Miga, Paul Wang, and Bob Cuban add the finish- ing touches to Dino. The seniors went on to win the float competition with the juniors coming in second and the so- phomores placing last. r. , . . . ■ • i -Vf. . . , 6v«imik Mr ikLI aiEtSiX . Homecoming

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BUSY HANDS ARE HAPPY HANDS Hastily making dozens of paper flowers for the junior float. Yogi Bear, junior Morgan Hawkins and Debbie Rybieki find themselves deep in crepe paper. During the final week of the Homecom- ing preparations students folded and fluffed thousands of flowers in order to complete their float. REFLECTIVE MOMENT Making sure her hair flows smoothly, senior Tina Carrara gives herself a quick glance in the mirror before her date picks her up. From their make-up to their nails, girls checked a thousand and one things while awaiting the arri- val of their date. Homecoming