Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Pep band played at home basketball games. February . . . Hoosier mania becomes Tech mania . . . Early hopes high . . , Rise and fall with season scores . . . Very few pep assemblies . . . Lack of Tigerism . . . Season advances . . . Pep quickens . . . The wonder and waiting for sectional draws . . . Draw . . . Debate . . . Win looks good . . . Students purchase annual tickets. . . Flowers ordered . . .Plans made . . . Cheerleaders lead peppy student assembly . . . Players introduced . . . Coach pleads for backing . . .Game time arrives. . . Tigers take off . . . In the lead . . . Keep the lead . . . Downed in fourth . . . Hopes lost . . . Tigers bow to Morton With snow covering the fields, track runners practiced in halls for the coming season. The scoreboard tells the story as Tech lost to Morton in the sectionals held at the Civic Center. 9

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In January seniors started preparing for their grad- uation in June by ordering caps and gowns. During one of the basketball games there was a special night at which Tech basketball alumni were honored at half time. A representative of Herff-Jones collects final payments as juniors pick up their long-awaited class rings. While students were home getting a two-day vacation, teachers were in school putting grades on report cards for the end of the first semester. January . . . The year once started . . . Now half over . . . New Year brings new resolutions . . . Last minute rush to finish homework assignments . . . Prepare for finals. . . The possibility of A becoming B . . . The excitement of B turning to A . . . Pensive moments for athletes, coaches . . . Seniors realize their last oncoming semester . . . Schedules reviewed . . . Changed . . . Finals over . . . Papers in stacks everywhere . . . Grades being averaged . . . Attendance figured. . . Ninth hours to make up . . . Final average in . . . Grade distribution hectic . . . Students return for cards . . . Pay for a successful semester . . . 8

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Athletes are honored at a series of sports banquets. Mr. Lentvorsky speaks at the Spring Sports Banquet. March . . . One of the less enjoyable experiences of the senior year was the tuberculin test administered by Mrs. Mehleck. 10 The choral department gave three performances of their musical, “Pajama Game. Two years in the planning stages . . . Tech Folk Singers ready themselves for European tour . . . Performance after performance . . . Endless . . . Call on community organizations . . . Tech clubs become active helpers . . . Sell sweatshirts, furniture polish . . . Record album . . .More sales. . . One month to travel time . . . Budget unsure . . . $600 per person to raise . . . Funds build . . .More concerts . . . Pajama Game . . . Press releases go out . . . Physical exams, vaccinations given . . . Arrangements made for missing classes . . . Singers begin packing . . . Little to do but wait . . . Seniors chalk up another victory, this one against the faculty in the annual Senior-Faculty Basketball Game.