Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Successful M.H.S. Homecoming The king and queen candidates pictured left to right with Head Coach Richard Demaree are John Whetsel, Becky The band float which tied for first place had an appro- priate theme for Calumet. Flick, Judy Kelley, Ron Clark, Brenda Harris, John Ship- ley, Sharon Apolzan, and Tom Steiner. The Junior Class float, which also tied for first place, rides high with Fred Maihofer representing the Pirates. 17

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Student Council Sponsored Roger Johnson runs through the hoop starting off the 1963-64 homecoming game. Here is part of the half-time ceremonies performed by the Marching Pirates at the homecoming game. Homecoming week-end brought with it the an- nual return of alumni to watch the parade and game. A treat was in store for all who watched the parade as the ingenuity of the band and junior class to transform chicken wire and napkins into winning floats was shown to full advantage. The game proved to be a tense seat binder as faculty, students and alumni watched the Pirates tangle with the Calumet Warriors, first in Confer- ence. Although losing to the Warriors in the last quarter 14 — 13, the Pirates never let Calumet for- get they were there. To climax the festivities, Judy Kelley and Ron Clark were chosen to reign over the dance. The Student Council sponsored the homecoming dance for 123 couples, as the Moonglows played appro- priate music for the fall memory. Mr. Football, Ron Clark, and Queen, Judy Kelley, reign over Homecoming festivities. 16

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Intramural Interest Revived Intramural bowling captains —(FRONT ROW) D. Ham- lin, D. Hill, D. Witter, J. Davis, J. Spitz, R. Schmidt, R. Blaney. (SECOND ROW) G. Culp, D. Malis, M. Bikoff, M. Jacobs, J. Klausman. Intramural pin-topplers enjoyed twelve weeks of bowling fun at the Merri Bowl. In the past, many attempts have been made setting up a successful intramurals program for the people who are good in sports but are never able to play on a var- sity team. This year, through the hard work of the Student Council, a program was started, and quite a bit of interest was generated by the 150 active members who took part in it. Two committees were set up by the Student Council. One for basketball which was headed by Tom Nelson and one for bowling of which Rich Blaney was in charge. The basketball was sponsored by Mr. Maneer and Mr. Annontrout, and the members of the varsity team served as officials. Seventy-two boys signed up and composed the eight basketball teams. The games were played every Wednes- day for eight weeks after which two all-star teams were picked and a game was played on March 6th, during a school assembly. The bowling was sponsored by Mr. Davis, and the games were played every Monday at Merri Bowl. 18