Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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JUST AN . AVERAGE DAY Upper Left: Hurry up, we haven ' t got all day! Center Left: Watch out! Lower Left: We ' re going to be stiff after this. Upper Right: Come to the sock-hop. Center Right: And then you . . . Lower Right: Coming through! e

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★ SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS With the opening of school on September sixth, we at Merrillville entered into a new and exciting year. The Homecoming Dance climax- ed an undefeated football season. To acknowl- edge the fine record held by our team, we re- ceived two beautiful trophies, and our boys were feted at several banquets. Basketball be- gan two weeks later and continued through a fairly good season. The cheerleaders were al- ways there giving support to the team, but so much school spirit was shown that their job was not difficult. Santa visited our school to help the Hi-Y advertise their Christmas Dance. It really was a gala affair! “What a Life’’ and “January Thaw” were hilarious comedies pre- sented by the Senior and Junior classes. A number of our students from the music depart- ment went to Crown Point and participated in the Solo Contest. Most of them placed first or second. The Band and Choir gave three con- certs and traveled to Brook for the District Contest in which each placed first. Several dances were sponsored by the Junior, Sopho- more, and Freshman classes. Speaking of danc- es, the Sadie Hawkins Dance was one of the most successful of the year. The girls certainly took advantage of their opportunity! A very talented Variety Show was presented by the Senior Class to raise money for their trip to Mammouth Cave, Kentucky. A new addition was started to our high school and a few teach- ers had sore throats for days from talking a- bove the noise on the roof. The Interclass Tour- nament was played off during school so that all of us could attend. It was a hard fought game, but much to the disappointment of the Sophomores, the Seniors were victorious. But- tons popped off the chests of the proud Sopho- mores and Juniors when they received their class sweaters and rings. A beautiful scene to look back on is the Junior-Senior Prom, which was held at the Marquette Park Pavilion. On May 25th in the gymnasium, the Seniors walked down the aisle to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance. This was the 21st class to be graduated from Merrillville. The school will be shut up for the summer and the mainten- ance staff will prepare the building for the fall to usher in a new class of “green” freshmen. SECOND PERIOD STUDY HALL 5

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AS ONE STUDENT TO ANOTHER “Where do I go for Biology?” These famil- iar questions, asked by the Freshies, of course, filled the halls of Merrillville the first few days. But they got over that - - - Now comes the re- mark “Why rush? We still have 2 minutes.” - - Next period is Driving Class. It’s a wonder Coach Englehart isn’t gray by now. All those women drivers! Who will have the privilege of giving the Ford its first dent? Take a deep breath, you’ll need it. There’s a pep session third period. Yell hard! Tonight’s the big game! Well, lunch hour has finally arrived. Whiz - - What was that? Don’t be alarmed, it’s only the daily cafeteria rush. Smell that odor? Let’s investigate. Just as I expected - - an experiment in chemistry lab. We have a lot of time, let’s take a peek in gym class. I’d hate to be in their shoes, they’ll be stiff for a month. Here comes Mr. Miller - - - we’d better duck. Hurry up! This is one class I don’t want to miss. Who would, when they can sit and listen to Coach Demaree’s tall tales. Who’s that at the door? It’s Mary Elma telling us that our annual pictures will be taken tomorrow. You sure can tell that vacation time is nearing according to all the exams we’re tak- ing. I hate to see my report card! ! Upper left: DEEP CONCENTRATION Lower left: LISTEN AND YOU WILL LEARN Upper right: QUIET, STUDENTS AT WORK Lower right: WHAT A MIX UP! Center: INFORMATION, PLEASE 7