Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 176 of the 1975 volume:

' • V. y ;o ♦ Editor: Sandy Kormos Assistant Editor: Tami Fleming We gratefully acknowledge the use of the logos and the page styles of People” Magazine. The editors of the magazines were kind enough to give us permission to use their unique style. All logos used in the 1975 ”Mer- rillvue” whieh also appear in regular magazine issues are copywrited by the magazines. We would like to thank the editors, as without their per- mission, the publication of this year- book would not have been possible. noput 4 Homecoming: A Space Odyssey 10 On the Move 1 2 Community Involvement Day 1 3 Sequel 14 “A Guest in the House” 16 ‘‘That’s Entertainment,” . . . that’ entertainment 18 ‘‘Done to Death” 20 Spirit 22 Stairway to Heaven 24 Lookout CHATTER Skin News The most exciting fashion news of the year was skin. But the im- portant rule to follow when skin was worn was ' keep it covered up. ' This rule advocated some strong supporters who enforced the rule in school. In order for girls to stride the fashion route, they donned their platforms, thus elevating their skin from the sight of others. This decreased the number of people in the detention room who got in trouble wearing their skin. This sudden fashion break- through parallelled the burst of acne products on the market. Variety Of Friends The results, deter- mined unofficially, were taken from a personal survey. The conclusion was that MHS has to have the widest vari- ety of people to hang around with. A new person coming to school has a choice of the rahs. and super-straights, the freak, the red-neck, or whoever could be classified that lies some- where in-between, to hang around with. Some of these groups don ' t asso- ciate with each other, others carry a common bond. But w hatever the case, the choice is there. Coach Retires Three banquets were held for Coach Richard Demaree to commemorate his retirement. Coach Demaree was a football coach at Mer- rillville for 29 years. Annually the old sportsmen from Gary get together for an Old Timer’s Banquet. Last year the Old Timers celebrated the coach ' s re- tirement. Many of the old football players were sad to see the coach go; and many of the underclassmen foot- ball players were especially sad be- cause they woidd never have the op- portunity to play with the soft-spoken coach. Smokers: A tale of woe. Smiles: Robin Mitsos radiates smiles to her friends. Love Is Fair During the course of this school year, it has been reported to the various ' rumor-routers ' around school that different girls had been going out with steady boyfriends. Un- doubtedly, the biggest scandal oceured when the girlfriend found out about it. But as the controversy died down, a mumbled retort could sometimes be discerned from under the girl’s breath. It had something to do with ' all is fair in love and war. Smokers Given Sentence The MHS suspension list seemed to be growing for a while since the shutdown of the smoking area. Mrs. Spurr made her daily rounds to the bathrooms and gathered all of the smokers she could. For a while, anyone entering the bath- room had to sign in, to fight against abusive smokers. Suspensions were handed out, giving students anywhere from two days to five (depending on the student’s record). All In The Game During a Varsity Baseball game, Greg Rister and John ' Jonner’ Warded made a play between third base and home plate that will never make the record books, but will stay in the memory for a lifetime. The ball was hit and two players ran for the catch. Too engrossed in the re- trieving of the ball, they didn’t notice they were on a direct collision course, Greg racing with his arm outstretched, John watching the ball. What fol- lowed was winning the game and John going to the hospital. His eye looked nothing less than injured. But John didn’t think an elbow in the eye was serious enough to stay in the hospital. In order for the hospital attendants to keep him lying down, they had to hide his street clothes. 3 OUT OF THE The football game between the Pirates and the Bulldogs was filled with sounds of eraeking hones and grunts as bodies collided with one another for the hall. One type of game led to another. Ray Keilman. of the Varsity Football team, delivered his pre- victor) ' speech to the student body. Following the Homecoming victory, students mounted the player ' s back and showed their excitedness for this time of year. The construction of the float took time and de- termination. Brenda Storey and Mickey Korae deliberate what, if anything, to do next. Space Odyssey By Sandy Kormos Building a float is a time-consuming job. I asked a girl who had the float- building at her house this year if she would ever have it again. Following is a conversation we had after popping the question to her months after Homeeoining had taken place: Q. Would you ever have the float built at your house again? A. (After developing a wide grin on her face) No . . . but yes. It was a lot of fun but people would just come to talk. After all this talking, when the last day came along, everybody was complaining that we didn’t have the float done and that the float looked sick. It would have been more fun if we would have finished it first, and then joked around and met to goof around after. It was fun though. Outside of school, teachers and students ac- tively participate in many school functions. Mr. Woods and Rene Jenkins chat while working on the Senior float. The Homecoming queen candidates with their escorts are: Dave Watts and Lucy Ornelas. Deb Henriehs and Jerry Bardeson. Sue Nims and Dave Sullivan, and Kim Randhan and Cary Carrabine. To complete the evening, the candi- dates received roses as a Homecoming souvenir. Q. What was the hardest thing to do to build a float? A. The hardest thing was folding the napkins and then fitting them into the chicken wire. Well, probably the hardest part was getting everybody and telling them what job they had to do without them getting mad at me for getting on their case. After thinking about her answer for awhile she changed her mind. A. The hardest thing about building the float was finishing it and then hav- ing it burned down. As anyone could imagine, that would be the biggest letdown. But af- ter all this, she admitted that she would remember it the rest of her life . . . and would probably do it again (if no one else wanted to.) What I remember most about building the float was having to stand out in the cold and have drops of wa- ter drip on my head from a leaky gut- ter. The water must have left a deep impression on my brain. 5 The Queen was the highlight of halftime at t he Varsity game against the Crown Point Bulldogs. No one left until the winner was crowned. Anx- ious faces turned toward Debbie Hen- richs as the crown was placed on her head. Her escort was Jerry Bardeson. Once the crowning of the queen is over, no one really gives much thought about the time and labors that went into getting those queen candidates looking in tip-top shape. Weeks before the event, formal dresses were being picked out, match- ing shoes were selected, and flowers ordered. But the most tedious, and the most enjoyable is the day of the big event, when the soft aroma of scented baths and mother’s hair spray fills the air. This is not to leave out the escorts, who go slap-happy with after-shave and maybe a kiss from Mother for having such a goodlooking son. Repeating what has been said many times before. Work paves the way for happiness. Hands raised in triumph at the Senior victory at the Powderpuff game found Debbie Taylor wishing she had stayed at home. John Warded comments to an unseen compan- ion on how well salt water quenches the thirst after a rough football game. Arms spread for balance. Coach David Nespcr shows Sophomore girls the proper techniques for kicking a football in formation. The Spirit Club delivered mums from secret admirers to the girl of their c hoice the day of the Homecoming game. Last, but not least, on the agenda of Homecoming festivities, is the Home- coming dance. As the hard and heavy rock music penetrated the souls of the couples, feet stomped, hands clapped, and bodies flung themselves in wild gyrations. Tucked away in the girls mind for the entire night was her ap- pearance. The guys worried more about how their girls looked than themselves, as showed up in some ol the pictures. All ol this was done as fingers fumbled through pockets cal- culating the price of pictures, the cost of meals, and all the little extras. The biggest moral learned at this time, the first dance of the school year, is what ' s in and out of style, and bigger yet, is the hassle worth it. John Vassil. Fat Lewis, ami Andy Benko stand vigil at their mini-bonfire the night before the bonfire. The victorious Senior girls are a display of emo- tion as they pose for their Powderpuff victory picture. Gathered in garages overstuffed with students, the float-huilding goes on. Mickey Peters helped with the Senior float. Charred remnants of a burnt float are the ac- complishments of a pyromaniac (or py roma- nces) . After weeks of preparation, only one float was left standing for the game. The Homecoming Bonfire triggered many emo- tions in people; some were filled with spirit, some with pride in their school, some came for the warmth of the fire, but most came to par- take in the sense of togetherness established there. 8 Caught in a moment of despair. Donna Smar was caught holding her britches while awaiting the girl ' s halftime in the Powderpuff game. Fashioning cheerleader skirts and sweaters for the Powderpuff Football game, Chester Troeha and a group of the guys cheered the Senior team to Victory . Bewilderment covers Ten Long s face as Deb- bie Taylor stands in the background trying to warn Teri of a stray flying football. As the time for the annual Home- coming bonfire drew near, guards were set on watch to make sure no one set the mighty timber on fire before the right night. You see. a match was set to wood a night earlier than planned one year. Since that time, guards have felt the need to make sure the heat wasn ' t turned on too soon. As tongues of the flames jumped out and set the tiniest hearts on fire, or should 1 say the one you ' re w ith, it provided the air on the open field with vibrations of fellowship between students. Anyone was invited to see the bonfire . . . even if you didn ' t have anyone to go with. All you had to do was tag along. It was so dark no one would recognize you anyway. The bonfire was held after the Pow- derpuff Football Game. The crowd moved from place to place around school appreciating the warmth of companionship. As the wooden crates were transformed into glowing em- bers, an undeclared party began. Many of the carloads of people ventured to the popular McDonald’s where the same groups met to find out w here the parties were. The night usually ended on a low note because school the next morning stared them in the face. But tomorrow brought promises of fur- ther partying after the big game the next night. Speaking of Powderpuff. this is the game where girls ranging from red- neck to extreme feminists, get to- gether to play football in front of a paying crowd and have fun beating up on the other classes. This year the Se- niors proved their great football abili- ties as they defeated the Juniors in a rough and tumble game. Remodeling In MHS Began Again The world today is subject to change. These changes have occurred in various ways and will change even more drastically in days to come. We watch history taking place every day, whether it be on the world scene, na- tional scene, or even the school scene. Voices were raised questioning the validity of the President and Vice- President of the United States, neither of whom were elected by the people. The hungry people of the world still cry out for aid and soldiers wake up every morning to the sound of guns and dying people surrounding them. Why the world has to witness these events and for what purpose they serve no one may ever know-. Changes in the school that appear to have no significance sometimes The early morning rays filtered through the tar- paulin and scaffolds in what was once the gym. The hint of rebuilding was seen throughout the school. confuse the students into a state of mind that they don ' t know what is coming next. WTien the new auditorium, library, and cafeteria were added, it changed the school ' s appearance. Now instead of the conventional square shapes usu- ally associated with school buildings, circular rooms with windows and sun roofs added the look of modern architecture. We have gone ultra-modern with the halls remodeled and the offices having played musical chairs around the school. The entire guidance crew is being transported to the old cafe- teria and the new main office will be located in the old auditorium. These changes are all needed. What were once rooms that weren ' t used for anything besides measuring for caps and gowns, will now be air-condi- tioned and carpeted. The high school may not be too late in catching up with the modern junior highs. The main offices will be converted into classrooms, the gym is being com- pletely redone, a new industrial arts and art area are being built. The halls and classrooms will be remodeled and a new social studies and English office will be added also. These are changes that the school will undertake. That also explains why there are so many ruggedly-dressed men walking around school with torches in their hands. It will be beneficial for teachers and stu- dents to work and study in a comfort- able and more congenial environment. 10 Although these workers aren ' t identified, the man on the right said he would buv a yearbook if his picture was published. Both men are facing the great mound of dirt that seemed to envelope the area. The crane working above the pit gives a good picture of what the grounds around school looked like. The student parking had to he moved in order to let cranes, trucks, and workers move efficiently. What once used to be the ticket booth jutted out of the wall reminding one of what used to be. There were no casualties of students messing around in tlie construction area. The earth was not broken around the construction sight with a shovel during a publicized ceremony, but this crane completed the task in a much wider scope. A helping hand was always appreciated by tin workers, especially when they were the ones getting paid for the job. Jerry Sharp found the construction area one place in school worth exploring. Dig a whole and climb in is a habit prompted by three years of tedious schooling. Construction workers found themselves in a rut daily. This worker is laying footing for the new gymnasium. Aitv. 11 Once upon a time, not so long; ago, there was a large number of people who went to school and had the nasty habit of smoking cigarettes. At first these students were rejected, made fun of, and punished by those elders who disapproved. But the group who had this nasty habit grew in number and formed their own territory, where they could leisurely loll about in nice weather or shake from cold in had weather, on a large grassy corner lot that they christened informally The Hill.’ Soon. ' The Hill’ was taken away and the students were allowed to go behind the school to smoke, in the mud fields where bus traffic is the most menacing factor to consider. The attitude developed that if The Hill ' was taken away and they were stuck in no-man’s land (it could be considered that since it took so so long to get to classes from this spot), that many stu- dents should make the short journey to the bathrooms instead, where it was warm and smokes were fired up in bathroom stalls. Logical thinking prevailed and a new smoking area had to be the best idea so far, thought the smokers. Lo- cated in the grasscovered area en- closed by classrooms, where peeping teachers and glassed-in-hall-ways were sure to expose even the slighest hanky-panky, the smokers had found contentment. But, alas, this smoking area was taken away. The situation was different this time though. Through no fault of the school or the administration, the smoking area was closed because it was under police jurisdiction and they said it was a fire hazard. No wonder they have never had male Pom-Pon tryouts! Cindy Kirby can ' t help from smiling as Community Involvement Day proves to be edu- cational for everyone. Since some of the bathrooms that were once popular relief rooms were closed to prevent further violation the smokers have had to make pilgrimage out to the street . . . where they have neither garbage cans nor the comfort of enclosure. What the smokers do have is the worry of getting hit by a car! Now, as the story comes to an end, we can see that the smokers will go where they’re put. And that they will travel over hill and mud just to satisfy that urge. But you know you always find one joker who says. I’ll quit to- morrow ... I think.’ He then contin- ues in this metamorphosis of habitry as he soon realizes how hard and ri- diculous it is to shake the ' I can quit right now if I wanted to’ habit. Providing ample time for meditation, the Activ- ity Period provides Miles Cohen with the chance to get his thoughts clear. (EDITORS NOTE: From the time this story was written until the time of publication , the location of the smok- ing area was changed. At first many of the restrooms were closed to pre- vent smokers from smoking in them during Activity Period and the lunch hours. This was more of an inconven- ience to the nonsmokers than to the smokers. Students were sometimes obliged to walk to the other end of the school just to use a restroom. A petition was started to re-open the enclosed smoking area. One condi- tion was added to the privilege of being able to smoke in the area, those who went out to smoke were either 18 years old or had permission from their parents in the form of a slip of paper. The smoking area was reopened May 1, and this is where the students of Merrillville are left smoking.) Students nowadays are seen popping in and out of everything. Jenny Lewis protrudes her head out of a garbage ean long enough to catch a smoke. The capabilities of women were no longer ques- tioned in the Industrial Arts room when, on Community Involvement Day. able-bodied women manned the machines ready to work. Involvement Community Involvement Day stands for just that— the community gets involved. It’s a way for the school to let the Merrillville community’s adults know that they count. On October 31, students were al- lowed to miss school, as long as they had an adult attending classes in their place. Class was supposed to be car- ried on as usual, with students not lag- ging a day behind when they returned. In some classes normal procedure was not likely, especially in typing or for- eign languages, where fingers plucked at an even rate and other foreign words were stammered from loosely- formed mouths. For those who did come to class, classes were at best, not normal. The most common attire at school is jeans and comfortable tops, hut parents came wearing neat pantsuits, short dresses, and bow ties. The congeniality of teachers and administration was welcomed with open arms as fingers fumbled on combination locks and lockers and adults stood with bewil- derment written all over their faces from not knowing where classes were. The teachers understood the pan- demonium because it was the second year for Community Involvement Day. Many students were surprised when, on Halloween night yet, secretaries and vice-principals called to ask why students were absent that day from school. Some had compromising par- ents, some were sick, and some were just, well . . . On leaving school after the eight- hour grind, one parent was heard saving that he wished he could do it over again. That in itself proved Com- munity Involvement ' s success. Baring his chest only to find it covered with grass is Boh Ragonovich. Although a few years ago a shirt of this kind would be looked down upon, it is now almost accepted as any other shirt would he. 13 Guest Wore Out Her Welcome — To An Ovation Bv Sue Long The fall play was to have been Marne, but for a lack of males, Mrs. Schmidt switched to the comedy- drama, A Guest in the House, which starred: Ann Proctor Jane Fileff Lee Shirley Tucker Hilda Pat Haymes Dr. Shaw Jim Waters Aunt Martha Sue Long Miriam Blake Linda Jackson Doug Proctor John Jackson John Pete Dakich Dan Procter Chris Reinhart Evelyn Heath Regina Hurst Mr. Dow Jim Bonick Mrs. Dow Avy Andreatos Pamela Rhodes Debbie Smith Cam Tracey Gary McClellan Student Director Cindy Poti Director Mrs. Kathryn Schmidt Six weeks of rehearsals every night from six until ten, laughs, screw-ups, unfinished homework, fallen grades, one minor argument, new friendships, and one ton of hard work. Six weeks of rehearsals for three performances that came and went all too soon. With make-up plastered on, hair sprayed down with glop, Avy spraying her dress with Cling-Free every ten minutes, Regina changing clothes on set, rushing to places when curtain starts opening, screaming at the stage crew for turning the lights down too soon, bursting a bladder, a standing ovation, tears, collecting stars off the dressing room door, the parties and TP-ing Mrs. Schmidt’s house and Mrs. Spurr’s car, and finally on the Monday after, getting clothes and props back. Its really hard to believe that six weeks could pass so quickly. 0 F Above left: Aunt Martha gives Evelyn a psycho- logical shove into the pool. Far left: Oh my gosh, your zipper is down! Bottom center: Thanks, I needed that. Top center: Don ' t touch me. I’m dirty.” Center: On a clear day Top left: But Evelyn, she is our daughter. 15 t f Bert and Ernie” Make Guest Appearance I he famous ' Bert and Ernie hosted the bi- ggest, the most talent-infested show of the school year. They kept the audience laughing as they performed their usual antics and told jokes. 16 Dave Dolotowski and Rick Bella fit well into the roles of Groucho and Chico of the Marx Brothers. Lines of patience crease John Jackson ' s face as Mickey Peters squeezes into their home on stage in their Adam and Eve performance. This year’s Review ' 75’ ” presents That’s Entertainment” was different than any other year’s review in that the performers were only members of the Thespian Society. Thespians could include a special talent or perform in specially written skits or in previously rehearsed Our Gang” sketches. The theme song used at the beginning and end of the review That’s Entertain- ment” was taken from a current movie of 1975 about old MGM musicals. The performers appeared in the over- ture and finale staged by Mr. Morrow, the Thespian Director. Sketches included the six Our Gang” sketches, a Marx Brothers sketch, a 1950 sketch written by Re- gina Hurst and a hilarious Edith Ann sketch performed by Sheree Sarko. Singers and pianists were also in- cluded in the two evening Revue. Pic- Edilh Ann, played by Sheree Sarko. sat propped at the auditorium stage ' s edge and gave what was commented afterwards as one of the funniest performances at the Revue. tures and projects from the art classes were on display in the lobby of the au- ditorium for viewing by the audience during intermission. That ' s Entertainment” was hosted by the Sesame Street puppets, Bert and Ernie— alias Chris Reinhart and Jack Oros. Their narration included sketches from Sesame Street and also some original ones written by Chris and Jack. Bert and Ernie invited guests such as the Cookie Monster to help them with their introductions. She looks like a boy drowning in a large coat, but really it ' s Gloria Vrazo, who portrayed the role of Harpo Marx. Gloria and the other mem- bers of the performance received a tremendous ovation at the end of the night. “Death” Play Tells ‘Who Done It’ In one of the main imagination sequences con- tained in the plot of Done to Death. Chris Reinhart as Da Boss ' offers Gloria ra .o any- thing she wants— Rio. Capri. Detroit, or ... . Liz Radakovieh asks Mark Reinhart where he did hide the homing device. One of the main characters in Done to Death, the last play of the school year, wrote her own resume of the play— the actor’s feelings. As I walked down the hall toward the make-up room. I saw a poster on the wall publicizing a play. The real- ization was sudden and shocking as I remembered my major role in that same play and that that moment marked the first time I realized the butterflies had nested in my stomach. Up until that moment. I hadn ' t really thought about the play being put on in front of an audience. I re- member feeling a strange sensation throughout my body (probably like that feeling called ’butterflies’). 1 proceeded to the make-up room where I found the committee ready to begin their work. On went the grease paint and then the real work began. Shadowing and highlighting com- bined together made the character 1 portrayed come to life. IK I entered the dressing room and put The cast of Doin’ to Death was as follows (left to right) How I: Student Director; Miekey Peters. John Stanton. Regina Hurst, Mark Re- inhart. Cindy Riser. Riek Bella. Director: Mrs. Kathryn Schmidt. Middle Row: Jack Oros Row 3: Li . Radakovich. Kalin Hawn. Sheree Sarko. Jim Waters. Mary Ann Pipta, Gloria Vrazo. Chris Reinhart. Row 4: Bill Cook. Mike Cloyd. Linda Jackson. Pete Dakieh. File east poses on the set that was to he an ex- act reproduction of an old house called ul- tures Vault . The effect of being a dilapidated house was achieved through a cobweb machine that uses rubber cement to make the sticky webs. on my costume. The next time I looked at the mirror, it wasn t my own reflection that stared hack, but that of mv character. That is when I began to feel the part I was soon to portray on stage. Sitting backstage seemed endless, waiting and watching for my turn to go on. Suddenly the stage lights flick- ered meaning there were three minutes left until eurtain. Those three minutes led way to the sound of the curtain rising and the first audible murmurs of the audience. The lights went on along w ith my cue. My stom- ach dropped about a mile and my hands clammed up. As I said my first line my worries vanished and every- thing was all right. I was no longer the person who saw that poster. Like magic, I was turned into the person in the play. The rest of my lines (the ones I’d rehearsed for the past 6 weeks) came like natural conversation. The first night of the play was over and as 1 felt the vibrations of the au- dience’s applause I knew my effort was worthwhile. Dismissing that thought from my head, 1 began to think— ' now for tomorrow night . . . Being made-up fur the part of the murdered Ja- son Summers is Jack Oros. I he knife was taped and the blood was really ketchup, contrary to the belief exemplified through John 3 assil s expression, (left) In a sequence mocking silent flints. Kathy Hawn sees the Monster (Bill Cook) as Pete Dakieh puls the words into her mouth, (right) 19 Girls Showed Spirit The Varsity Cheerleaders display their unity in performance as they join hands during a foot- ball pep session. Debbie Henrichs must have had to say some- thing other than ' cheese ' when this picture was taken. The girls had two different uniforms to wear for football and basketball games. Pictures always concern themselves with the front side of people; not so with these Pom Pon girls who display the philosophy that there are two sides to every story. The term spirit ' covers a large cate- gory in school. It covers the team players themselves, the cheerleaders, the Pont Pon girls, the students who cheer the team on, and it even covers the parents and teachers who dili- gently attend the games to cheer the team on, even though sometimes it is not to a victory. The cheerleaders take pride in themselves for portraying the role of leading the school on in cheers. I hey attend sports events at a time of the year when the student turnout is very small. They realize the need of the athletes to have someone there for support. They attend camp to learn new cheers, new mounts, and to meet new people. I he following fall they share what they’ve accomplished with the rest of the student body. lined in formation so often associated with a good cheerleading squad are the Varsity Cheer- leaders, Jane Fileff, Wendy Swanson, Brenda Storey, Kim Johnston, and Debbie Henriehs. Although some legs kick higher than others, die Pom Pon girls were highly skilled in their routines. This group worked especially well together and had fun on the side. Dressed in outfits similar to the cheerleaders, the Pom Pon girls learn stiff formation and routines per- formed as a unit in front of the vast crowds of people that watch the foot- ball and basketball games. The girls have a class that they attend daily where they receive grades for their work and effort. Working together, the Pom Pon girls and cheerleaders help to form some of the best team spirit possible to attain. They both cheer for the same cause and to the same crowd. Combining the talents of all these girls, the product is one of genuine team spirit. 21 The Dance You Waited For Has Come and Gone An appropriate tip of the crown to the watch- ing couples at Prom is clone by King Fred Ver- trees. Standing to his left is the Junior Prom ' s queen Donna Sniar. laura Rudolph congratulates Donna Smar, who, five seconds earlier was announced as this year’s Prom queen. Darlene Fetkavich. Janet Hansen, and Katrina Andreatos look on. This happy couple looks as if they enjoyed themselves at Prom. Mary Ann Pipta and Rill Cook embrace for a picture that serves as a re- flection to the dance’s overall success. The dance that is held in many girls hearts as the dream come true has come and gone, taking along with it dried flowers, faded photographs, and a memory that lives vividly in the mind for a long time. The dance is Prom. The nosegay is still in that plas- tic hag in the refrigerator. The photo- graphs arc kept safe in the album un- der the bed. And the rest is fantasy. The theme of this year’s dance was Stairway to Heaven. Appropriately named, the music of the dance flowed into the couple’s head’s leading them to Post-prom, and that heavenly chance to mingle with other couples in an extremely congenial atmosphere. The band that performed at the dance was ’Brick.’ Preparing for the dance could be called nothing other than pan- demonium. But the confusion ends as shiny cars pull into driveways ready to whisk the slightly embarassed couples off to a night of fun. IN Dave Schetzel slyly points to his date at Prom with a bandaged thumb, probably the results of his antics performed on the dance floor. Christina Andreatos and Senior Counselor Wal- ter Kraus stand on stage in front of the Prom audience. Behind Christina and Mr. Kraus is the Prom’s theme. There are eertain stipulations that are attached to allowing couples to at- tend. One of these is that one member of the couple has to be a Junior or Se- nior. The only exception to the rule was that teachers were allowed to at- tend with husband and wives, some- times confessing later that they had a better time than some of the kids. Probably the most popular place to go the following Sunday was Turkey Run where horse-back riding and bi- cycling were taken advantage of by many. There were obscure picnic areas where groups met to have their own picnics. Park officials were aware ahead of time that various schools would be visiting the park. Coming back to school, the stu- dents looked forward to the pictures that they took at Prom, and a short time later, senior breakfast and gradu- ation: all part of the final days as a se- nior at MHS. 23 A GUIDE TO THE UP AND COMING Many seniors enjoyed an “un-” official day off Bill Joliff was caught at an opportune moment during tin lunch hour. He was attempting to get some answers for his homework due the next hour. Sue Long was always complaining to the year- book adviser David Nesper that he had dan- druff. Sin finally had to stress her point by dumping confetti on his head. Who knows what Rick Bella is pondering about! It was something to do with the frame that he is hanging in the set for one of tin school plays. The last days of school for the Se- niors went by quickly. Very few Se- niors attended a full day of school, and of that few almost no one had to take a final exam. The lines in front of Mrs. Homoky’s debt clearance window were seemingly endless though, as li- brary dues long forgotten about, book rental, and fifty cents here and three dollars there, were paid. Unpaid debts meant no diploma, and it just wasn’t worth not getting a diploma just be- cause of a few bucks. Seniors finished school on a Tues- day and were asked to come back the following Friday for Senior breakfast. Donuts, coffee, and milk were served, with Mr. Clark officiating. His speech to the upperclassmen brought back memories of the last three years, and what they meant. He triggered the graduates back to reality when he re- minded them of the road ahead. The two steps that were left before the final break from high school were Baccalaureate and Commencement. There was a controversy about where the Commencement ceremonies should be held. The construction be- hind the school made the football field muddy. No matter what kind of day it was, the field wasn’t really fit to be photographed for a background for graudation exercises. A meeting was held and the Seniors voted (majority rule) to go ahead and have Com- mencement at the High School, whether it be in a state of disarray or not. The class of ’75 has moved on to bi- gger and better things. Thoughts then moved on to next year wh en the Ju- niors will be Seniors, where their cere- monies will be held, what color of gowns are best . . . Mickey Mouse anil Mr. Kraus seemed to have adopted the same pose as they stand next to each other. Mr. Kraus ' wife entered a contest and won a trip to Disney World. Pausing mid-air in Business class is Cheralyn Tonetski. The business courses offered in school provided various students with office jobs. 25 Two Girls Earn Title Of Valedictorian Of Class The annual Awards Day presenta- tion took place on May 7 in 1975. The presentation was presided over by Principal Robert Clark and other presenters included, Marie Spurr; As- sistant Principal and John Stone: also Assistant Principal just to name a few. The first awards of the day were the American Legion Awards for the Most Outstanding Senior students. The two recipients were John Stanton and Glo- ria razo. Several scholarship awards were also presented on Awards Dav. The Anderson Company Scholarships were awarded to Debbie Henrichs, Deb Stanko, Lil Samardja and Debbie Kaiser. Another scholarship, the In- land Steel Scholarship from the Ryer- son Foundation was awarded to Barb Hoffman. The Merrillville Chamber of Commerce Scholarship went to Vicky Hancock and the Jill Jaskolka Memorial Scholarship to Cindy Poti. Some awards also went to Soph- omores and Juniors. The Hugh Seniors gathered the Sunday before Com- mencement Ceremonies to attend Baccalau- reate. This was the first of two times that the Seniors got to wear their caps and gowns. O’Brien Award went to Peter David- son and the Merri-Glen Kiwanis Sum- mer Camp Police Career Scholarship was received by Junior Mike Cloyd. Additional awards were given out to three year members of the National Honor Society, to the students who had made the honor roll for three grading periods and to the upper 15% of the Senior Class, which included co- Valedictorians; Laura Dawson, and Renee Jenkins and Salutatorian; Cary Carrabine. The final awards went to delegates and alternates to Girl’s and Boy’s State, for perfect attendance and to students who received Department Awards. With the reading of the list of stu- dents having perfect attendance not nearly completed, the buzzer sig- nifying a fire drill went off and the 1975 Awards Day Presentations came to a disorganized and premature end. 26 Tin turnout for Senior Breakfast was good. Sally Springman ami V iolet Jakovijivieh grab for tin best pic k of the donuts and milk. Accepting the award for tin Most Outstanding Senior boy was John Stanton. Lugging the waist-high trophy to his seat in the auditorium. John received a loud ovation and envious glances from classmates. 27 Lasting impressions A Senior Now that I’ve graduated, I can look back on all of my school years and ob- jectively decide where I made mis- takes and where I did the right thing. I made a lot of mistakes but I learned some things I would never have learned if I hadn’t made the mistakes myself. People have played a great in- fluence on my life. I like people and I ' m glad that I met some . . . I’m sorry for others. I think this is under- standable since it is impossible, and I personally believe a waste of time, to get along with everyone. I found myself going through stages concerning popularity, grades, cliques, and boyfriends. Things that were so important two years ago have no meaning today. I couldn’t date until I was 16 years old. I was younger than most of my friends so when they went out on a date and I wasn ' t even al- lowed to double-date, I felt like my mother was the least understanding, most unsympathetic person alive. Vilien I graduated 1 was 17 years old. Most of my friends were 18. Sixteen years old seems to be much an unim- portant age when I now look forward to being 18 and able to vote, but more importantly, to claim my legal independence. I m kind of scared to be a high school graduate. My freshman, soph- omore, and junior years were spent anticipating my senior year. I studied an got good grades, some of which weren ' t earned. I fervently planned on going to college . . . immediately. I thought that a person who graduated from high school and didn’t immedi- ately go to college would never get there. It is too easy to be possessed with money and fulltime jobs that you don t really like but keep working at because of the pay. I’ve heard of some parents actually crying when they came to the realiza- tion that their children were growing up and would have to face that cruel world outside. I’ve also heard of kids crying when they were no longer con- sidered kids anymore and they had gotten the first of many bitter tastes of what waits outside. I envision life from now on as radiating from a cen- tral nucleus. The nucleus represents life from the time you’re born until the time you graduate. I really shouldn’t say graduate because some people never grow up and never be- come what we sometimes flippantly describe as independent. But from the time you graduate, and even when you go to college, you no longer can de- pend on mother’s kind words and fa- ther ' s encouragement. The paths that radiate from the nucleus are varied. Some lead up, some down, some are rough, some are full of pitfalls, but none are completely smooth. That is where my life really begins and it scares me. In tin Iasi weeks of school. Karen Adams, as many other students, caught tin sun ' s ravs long before summer came along. Astutely watching tin- varying crowds around school. Bob Guska doesn’t seem to he aware that his picture i.w being taken (or he would not he biting his nails). See what you guys get for taking my picture?” Mark Coleman, who portrayed the position of editor on the Newspaper staff, had something going with the photographers on Yearbook. A mild look of astonishment marks John Shield ' s face as he is caught making his way through the cafeteria during Activity Period, the busiest time of the school da . An ardent smile is caught by the camera s lens as Bill Maresko mounts his jeep to go home. Transportation varied from hikes to trucks to and from school. Tom Nowesnick raises the sign of approval as Mark Coleman stands behind giving Tom the look of a devil. There was never a dull mo- ment” in many of the classes this year. The benches that line the cafeteria during Ac- tivity Period and lunch hours provide ample space for the idle chit-chat that is heard circulating. The psychology (as seen in the background) that Bill Hebert uses on his girlfriend Joyce Izinsky. is hold hands first . . . 29 Inland Steel Corp. 3201 Watling St. East Chicago, Ind. Phone: 392-1200 Best Sports Year MHS History Editor: Peggy Whitley 44 Wrestlers Win Sectionals The departments 34 Football 52 Basketball 48 Swimmers Take 2nd Sectional; 38 Cross Country 54 Track 40 Tennis 58 Golf 44 Wrestling 60 Baseball 50 Roundballers Win First Sectional 48 Swimming 62 Scoreboard 54 Two Cindermen go to State We gratefully acknowledge the use of the logos and the page styles of Sports Illus- t rated magazine. The editors of the maga- zines were kind enough to give us per- mission to use their unique style. All logos used in the 1975 Merrillvue” which also appear in regular magazine issues are copyw- rited by the magazines. We would like to thank the editors, as without their per- mission, the publication of this yearbook would not have been possible. 32 Sports Illustrated The End of an Era Demaree Retires as Head Football Coach After nearly three decades of back- aches, bruises and bandages. Coach Richard Demaree has trained his last Pirate football team. It was a long and glorious career highlighted by six con- ference championships and four di- visional championships. The most re- cent of these being ’73 and ’74 victories in the Lake Suburban Conference. Starting out in Washington Park High school in Racine, Wisconsin, a growing interest in althetics prompted Demaree to continue with his college studies. Scattering his schooling atmo- sphere from Ohio to Illinois, he at- tended four different universities be- fore making his appearance on the coaching staff here at Merrillville. With thin tic and fedora hat showing his 1964 stylishness. Demaree eyes over the field. Since that day, over 29 years ago, Demaree has played a major part in the development of such athletic tal- ents as Fred Maihofer, George Ure- movich and Ken Dike. Even the not so talented are well remembered as Demaree recalled a player who had a flare for backing into the opposition and picking up fumbles at just the right moments. Although his career has been filled with many happy moments, the best of these occurred on a chilly night in 1966 when the football field was offi- cially named Demaree Field. Ex- pressing thanks to all coaches from ju- nior high to his closest assistants, Patz. Armon trout and Dinsmore Demaree ends his field work but begins Assis- tant Athletic Directorship. Outfitted for a 59 praetiee work-out Demarir and Patz plan how to wear out tile team. 33 out of the team ' s 2027 total yards gained. Being directly responsible for 44 of the 168 offensive points, Melli- nger received the Outstanding Back award at the years end. Mark Rohder was next high yard gainer with 355 yards picked up during the 1 1 game route. The Most Valuable Player award was presented to John Wardell. Defensive back and Kicker. In the 19 times Wardell went in for the extra point, he was successful 15 times miss- ing only four kicks in the whole sea- son. Other athletes receiving Valuable Player recognition were: Bob Taseff— defensive end, Rav Keilman— offen- sive team guard. Mike Prochno— out- side linebacker, Don ST. Germain— safety defensive team. Bill Tharp— of- fensive tackle, and Randy Moore— de- fensive tackle also designated Most Improved. Pirates Leave L.S.C. Undefeated Champions As M ' ville fans watched the rugged Pirate football team grind it ' s chal- lengers into the muddy turf of De- maree Field, they were also witnessing the kick-off to the most outstanding sports year ever at our school. For the second consecutive season our team held off all on-comers to and was crowned the undefeated champions of the Lake Suburban Conference. In conference competition our oppo- nents were only able to score three touchdowns against us in seven games. But the Pirates piled up 168 offen- sive points and attained four shutouts. Retiring Coach Demaree had this to say of his last team, We won in ' 74 because we were a TEAM. Although there were lots of injuries and adver- sities, the guys never gave up. Our de- fense was particularly outstanding and offensively, we were able to move the ball when we had to.’’ And moving the ball was a speciality of senior Randy Mellinger. He carried the ball over 105 times putting in 675 yards Temporarily out of the action. Marly t.ipke (78) and Dan Kuzma anticipate every move on the field. Successful Handoffs . . . Fast Backs . . . Hard-Hitting Defense . . . Long Accurate Passes arc all vital parts of a good team. Our ’74 team mastered all of these and used it to their advantage. Going 7-0 in their last season of LSC competition, the Pirate squad raked in it s second consecutive Championship. Football 1974. Row I (L to R): Mare Sperry. George Pheanis. John Wardell. Ed Knit .. Man- ager Dave Stoubaugh. Dave Schultz, Doug So- ber. Manager Mark Peek. Mark Gob •man, Greg Washburn. Jim Mann, Ed Stevens, John Kelly. How 2: Don St. Germain. Brent Wroeblewski. Neil Nommenson, Riek Brumley. Kevin Spur- loek, Jeff Willingham. Mike Proehno. Randv Mellinger, Mark Rohder. Phil Manvolivieh, A1 Satanek. Row 3: Goaeh Richard Demaree. Ke- vin McDonald, Larry Welch. Carl Lumbar- kowski, Dave Fossey, Louie Traina. Dan Ku- zma. Marty Lipke, Rich Poling. Brian Rendina. Mike Fapiihua. Mike Sears. Bob Taseff, Vince French. Row 4: Coach Lafey Armontrout. Rax Keilman. Dan Kedwiuka. Kurt Martin. Tom Vandenhurgh. Mike Heemovich. Mark Nosieli. Jeff Bianehi. Dave Rastovski. Paul ickherg. John Pike. Andrew Georgilis. Mitch Jones. Mark Kucan. Mark Demmou. Tim Rastovski. Dave Schaetzel. Ramlx Moore. Coach James Dinsmore. Prepared for all emergencies, assistant Loach James Dinsmore watches from the sideline. Lead by a new eoaeh. Dennis Gutowski, the J team sought experience on the field. Loming lip with the hall after a pile-up, finding an es- cape hole in the opponents line up. and keep- ing him from finding one in yours were all less- ons well learned by tin years end. I hese techniques proved useful every game. After raking in all the awards. Mike Proehno. Bob Taseff. and Don St. Germain make a quirk exit from the athletic banquet. Other teams just couldn’t seem to get a grip on our mighty pirate football players. JV’s find success WHAT A WIZ OF A WIN IT WAS :i7 New Talent Strengthened Cross Country Team The 1974 Cross Coun- try 1 earn was character- ized by youth and inexpe- rience. There were 17 sophomores, two fresh- men, one junior and one senior. The A-Team throughout most of the season was made up of one senior. Dale eisman and four sophomores. In dual meet competition the Har- riers were 3-2 and finished up the year 3-10. During the season they ran against 14 teams on 10 different occasions as well as four invitational meets. Placing 7th in both Lake Subur- ban and in Duneland Conferences. The Harriers have ended their LSC member- ship and have entered the Duneland race along with the other MHS sports. At the sectional meet the team placed 15th out of 22 participating area teams. The overall record during 1974 was not in- dicative of some of the fine young talent the team had. Despite a late season injury, Leon Hurlburt proved to be one of the strongest runners in the region. Curt Richter, John Stroia. Greg I homas. and Tony Talef gave the team solid performances all year. Frosh Joe Berger and loin Costakis joined the team part way through the season to add in- ter-squad competitiveness. Team captain Dale Weisman ended his season successfully. Concentrating on th number pinned on. ' runners. le upcoming race. Cun Riehter ( Numbers are necessary in Cross ( A-team: (I to r); Coach Mike Miller. Weisman. John Stroia. Leon Hurlburt. 4-9 Record Failed to Reflect Vast Improvements The 1974 Merrillville Boy’s Tennis Team played in two different Confer- ences during their season, the Lake Suburban and the Duneland. Al- though the season was hectic. Coach Tom Cameron pulled his team through with a four win-nine loss record. Despite this record, the outcome of the season didn ' t reflect the mental at- titude of the team. Last year’s team took defeat with less resistance post- ing scores of 0-5 and 1-4. The ’74 team showed more finesse since six of nine loses were results of 2-3 match scores. At the Fall Sports Banquet held in November at Harrison Junior High School, three awards were given to those who deserved special recogni- tion. Senior Chris Reinhart, named most valuable member of the team, earned the title by competing in dou- bles and winning each time. Team- mate Bill French was named most Im- proved and Best Mental Attitude for the 1974-’75 season. Senior Tennis team members John Petro, Dwight Ashby, and Mark Hol- lander along with junior Dean Zouniis were also essential to the team’s per- formance by compiling points in both the singles and doubles categories. Senior John Pelro shows graceful form as he returns the hall over the net using a backhand sw ing. proaeh to tlio aim 1 of tennis on Merrillville s Home (.otirl. Next year’s team will have more depth and experience with returning sophomores Gary Matykiewicz and Wallv Primer who made up a doubles team. The team will also consist of only sophomores and juniors who will Senior Chris Reinhart, voted most valuable Tennis player at the Fall Sports Banquet, awaits a backhand shot from his opponent at a match. compete in the Duneland Conference. Graduating Seniors who won letters were Mark Hollander, one year: Dwight Ashby, two years; Bill French, two years: and Chris Reinhart, four years. 41 Young Netters Improve Skills 1974-1975 Tennis Team (l ft to Right) Joe DiNatale (Manager). Garv Matvkiewiez. Rob Bernal. Wally Primer. Dean Zoumis, Joe Ham- ang (Manager) Row 2: Niek Melegos. Rill Freneh. Chris Reinhart. Dwight Ashby. Mark Hollander. Coach Tom Cameron. Seniors Chris Reinhart (I-eft) and Rill Freneh eongratulate earh other on a well-played dou- bles nia tell. Out of the six times they played as a team, they wen undefeated. Rill Freneh prepares to smash an overhead shot down his opponents throat, (above) Facing a year of rebuilding is the hardest thing for a coach to do. Vi ith only four returning letterrnan. Coach Cameron began the tennis season with a young and inexperienced team. Al- though the team was young, there were some bright spots. 42 Matmen Grapple to 1 st-Ever Sectional Title Strainin ' : to see every move of the opponents, an unbiased referee must reallv get into the aetion in wrestling. He’s no easual observer here a he follows Pat Turner ' s strategy for victory. Tensely following the aetion. Kim Randhan and Coach Gutowski await the outcome of the match. Anxious for their turn on the mat. each varsity |ua4 member finds a different way U � y a s the ttme. Continued Success Predicted by Coach Driven by unexpressed vitality, in his first year as Head Coach, Tom Cameron took an ill-organized blob, reworked, reshaped and retrained it into M’ville’s first-ever Sectional Championship Wrestling Team. In a remarkable reversal, the team’s win-loss record flipped from it ' s 3-9 flop in ’73, to a boastworthy 9-3 in 1974. At Sectionals, 3 senior matmen, Pat Turner, Jim Mann and Larry Swanson, placed 1st in their weight classes. Every wrestler totalled up 139 individual victories. The ’74 team had several multi-con- ference Champions. Making his own fantastic reversal. Turner captured both Lake Suburban and Duneland Conference Championships as well as his Sectional title at 119 lbs. In his ju- nior year Turner carried a 4-9 record. In ’74, with Coach Cameron’s aid his record of 23 wins and only 1 loss earned him both the Most Improved Wrestler and Most Valuable W rest lor Award at the Season’s end. Another outstanding performer was Jim Mann, who finished his year w ith 21 w ins, 2 losses and 1 tie. Mann was another of ’74’s triple crowned Champions. Hav- ing 9 of his 21 mat victories won by Falls, Mann was awarded the dis- tinction of Most Falls by any one wrestler at the W inter Sports Banquet. Champion at 132 lbs., Larry Swan- son was not only a Sectional victor, but Lake Suburban King also. Swan- son (sr) rounded out his year at 20 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie. W restling at 155 lbs.. Senior Mike Prochno con- tributed more than just his successful 15-7 record by endlessly thinking pos- itive, as shown when he received the award for Outstanding Mental Attitude. Crouching low for the all-important take-down attempt, Mike Prochno puts his rival yn the defensive Weighing in at 98 lbs., lightweight wrestler Mark Gray, (jr) showed up with an impressive 13-9-0 record. On the other end of the scale the team s heavyweight Kelly Keough, soph, also displayed good potential for future seasons. Sophomore Dave Porter put his 112 pounds to good use as he cap- tured 10 victories out of 20 contests. The 1974 team was composed of five seniors, two juniors and five soph- omores. With many of the underclass members obtaining successful records in their early careers, the prospect for the coming seasons is one of hope for repeating Championships. A shifting of positions and titles treated an opening for a new assistant •oach. This position was filled by erry Ward. Ward teaches the eleetri- •al shop classes. Responsible for the levelopment of young talent. Ward nainly works with the junior varsity iquad. The 1974 JV team was equally iuecessful as the varsity. Their season •arried a 9-win, 3-loss, 0-tie record and vill continue improving with •xperienee. In a sideline conference with Coach Cameron, Jim Mann (Sr) makes las! minute decisions on the strategy he will use to catch his contestor off guard and bring through another victory. 74 Reserve Wrestling Team. Row 1: Joe Pcsche. Glenn Suss. Bob Shawver. Scott breville. I ony la- Icff. John Kelly, Dan Wasick. Row 2: Doug Miller. Dean Neff. Jim Kongers. V oody Melcher. Lewis Davis. Brian Shaw. Ia c White. Row 3: Coach Ward. Brian Woodword. Ted Storey. Mark Konrad). Tom Costakis. George Costa k is. Ken Turner, ( ' .oach Cameron. ' 74 Varsity Wrestling Team, (kneeling) Mark Gray. Randy Standish. Dave Porter. Pat Turner, Larry Swanson. Bill McCormick. (Standing) Coach Cameron. Kevin Keough. Mike Prochno. Boh laseff. Rick Jclesky. Dan Dainton. Kelly Keough. Duneland Champions. Swimmers Capture 2nd Sectional; Although it sometimes seems that the MHS pool is just a nice place to splash around and keep cool in, it meant long hours and hard work to more than 30 team swimmers. Quali- fying for six swimmers and events for state meet in ' 75, was evidence of the dedication of these athletes. The record holding 200 yard medley relay team of Scott Corder, Tom Davidson, Joe Gifford, and Jerry Bardeson, clocked in with a streaking time of 1:45. A 400 yard free relay of Bardeson. George Rudovich, Tom Nowesnick and Corder also went to state finals. Individual qualifiers were Nowesnick were Freshman talent John Cone swims freestyle in many sehool meets. for both the 200 and 500 yard free- style; Corder with a 59.64 school record in the 100 yard Backstroke; and Tom Buzz” Davidson for his speedy 1:01.87 minute, 100 yard Breast stroke. Despite their 7-7 record, the Pirates had an outstanding season. Moving out of the cornfield and into the big city streets, the Pirates mainly com- peted against the top state ranked teams. The highlight of the season came when for the first time in the teams three year existence, they con- quered higher-ranked Bishop Noll with a close 87-85 victory. hilc lln attendant checks for false starts. ' Pom Nowesnick balances himself on the takeoff platform. This particular job was a leg of the KM) yard medley relay. Out of breath and near exhaustion. Joe Gifford has just completed his KM) yard fly share of the relay. 1974-1975 Swim Team (Left lo right) Row 1: Dave Schetael, Tom Beck. Dave Berelli. Billy McFarland, Boh Danko. Steve VI ilcs, Fete Da- vidson. Coach l ee McCloud. Row 2: Asst. John Mavlath. Tom Davidson. Tom Combs. Boh Mc Farland. Joe Gifford. Tom Nowesnick. Max Austgen. Mark Isolampi. Row .3: Jerry Sharpe, Mike B rankle. Ed Gillam. Butch Haviza. Larry Cucurro, John Cone. Kevin I homas. 49 Never Before Never Again LSC, Sectional Champions Like a stick of dynamite set on a long fuse, when the Pirate basketball team finally reached the potentially explosive sectional victory, the initial suspense had almost been turned ho- hum from the slow-down tactics of the Lake Central Indians. In a game that tried the nerves of both players and fans, emotions varied from de- pressing anger to winning ecstacy. But the well coached Pirates kept cool and came out on top to take the title of I.H.S.A.A. Sectional Champs for the first time in the 18 year history of Merrillville basketball. Calumets gymnasium crowded to capacity to see what was billed as the last attempt to stop the steaming Pi- rates. So with elbows in their ribs, knees in their backs and screams in their ea rs, Merrillville fans out- cheered, out-applauded and occasion- ally out-booed the lack-luster L.C. In- dian fans from the very beginning of the contest. The game was an endless series of hot and cold flashes, hot when the Pirates were moving the ball in for a hit, and cold while the In- dians stood around and played patty- cake creating seven minute intermissions. Over and above the Indian guard. Bill French scores for M ' ville. That point and the 28 others earned us the privilege of demolishing the vic- tory net. So with the crowds approval. Carra- bine begins the amputation. But the Indians trapped themselves in their own ambush, wasting time they desperately needed. Soon the game was over and although it hadn t been a thriller, the overwhelming joy of victory spread rapidly through the crowd. Hugs, kisses and tears of happi- ness all accompanied the cry of WE RE NUMBER ONE! After the traditional cutting of the nets, the newly crowned Pirate Kings and their glorious leader. Coach Larry Liddle headed for the locker room to shower away all the tensions and anx- ieties of a dream come true. As Uie final buzzer goes off Pirate teammates rush onto the floor to share the thrill of winning. Even though the score board may have read 29-22, our Indian opponents were never close enough to present a competitive challenge. Basketball 1974-75, Front Row (L to R): Tom Cary Carrabine, Bill French. Back Row: Coach Blane, Gary Matykiewicz, Tim Rastovski, Vandcnburgh, Randy Pettet, Dave Rastovski. Larry Liddle, Tim Harker, Tim Seneff, Mark Coach James Vermillion. 14-6 Season Leads to Double Conference Crowns Inside the looker room during half time activities. Coach Liddle stresses bad points in the first half. the Pirate powership would cause more than just a ripple on the water. In fact, at the end of our very first i Duneland debut we were seated in the throne of glory with the Champion- ship crown securely in our grasp. Not only did the team win that title, but for the second consecutive year the caggers pulled a 14-6 season record that included the Lake Suburban Con- ference Championship as well. Nee- dless to say in his two years here at Merrillville Liddle has performed mir- acles with a seemingly hopeless part of our athletic department. The 75 team was one of many stars not just a few good players. At the seasons end Mer- rillville dominated the Lake Suburban All Conference team with Cary Carra- bine guard, Randy Pettet— center and Bill French — forward being selected for the honors. Carrabine led the team with an average of 19.8 points per game and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. Pettet was tops per- centagewise making .464 percent of all fieldgoal attempts and .728 of his shots from the line. Another top marksman. Bill French scored at an 11.3 clip and hit 70.3 percent of his free throws. The team statistics are also quite impressive, scoring an aver- age of 68.2 points per game while holding our opponents to 63.6 on a good night. Merrillville broke into triple digits only once this year when they raked in 102 points over the Lowell Red Devils 60 point effort. With this being our first appearance as full-fledged contestors for the Duneland Conference crown, some schools might not have been ex- pecting too much trouble. But when we finished a game and sent them stumbling back into the locker rooms, everyone knew that the backwash of Making a quick leap for the ball Randy Pellet keeps the action away from the opposing Mun- ster Mustang Player. Just in case Pettet needs help, French, Harker Slamming on the brakes, the Kankakee Valley and Carrabine all wait to assist the play. But guard can only watch as Carrabine put in two who ' s assisting the other team? of the 99 points scored against his team. And Still A nifties and planning workout . ' m li l.i Classic Of Cool I Champions in their own style, the ■j FMcrrillville Track Team worked hard and long hours for a few moments of glory in the pouring rain. Plagued by v freezing temperatures, rain, hail and even snow, stripping down to the sparse uniform was never eagerly anticipated. But when third call for the race was announced over the loud speakers, other concerns were dropped and victory blocked all else from their thoughts. Achieving this goal most often throughout the season was the Conference Championship 880 Relay team, composed of Tim Seneff, Mike Prochno, Dave Watts and Leon Hurlburt. Barely pausing to touch the ground. Hurlburt (soph) anchored the race for a zippy 1:33.5 minute spree. This particular relay team took firsts in many meets. The Hobart Little Live, Delphi Relays, Griffith Relays and Duneland Conference were just a few of their accomplishments. Y Armontrout is still very successful at disciplining and Field Events Set New Conference Records Breaking three old school records, and two Lake Suburban Conference records, the 75 track team had many strong points. In a not so well known event, the Triple Jump. Randy Melli- nger established the new record of 40 feet 4 inches. Another senior, Pete Dakich made a record pitch of 142 led, 5 and % inches in discus com- petition. Winning the Lake Suburban Conference with a toss of 135’ 11”, Dakich went on to sectionals where he qualified for regionals and from there went to state. Accompanying him through these events were both Shot- put man, Butch Georgillis. and long jumper. Randy Mellinger. Sending the discus into flight. Pete Dakich com) Mellinger was a qualifier for the re- gional competition, making many jumps over 20 feet in distance. In his second year as a state meet qualifier. Butch Georgillis has raked in many firsts for the team. Because of the points he has secured he was named Most Valuable team member. Honor- ary co-captains for the 75 team were seniors Dave Watts and Mike Prochno. Watts was also awarded the Iron Man trophy for his 2nd year in a row. h ' tes his throw and awaits the official measurement. The third fastest HRO yard dash runner in MHS history, Chris Reinhart heads down the stretch. Head and knees above the bar. Randy Pellet clears 5’9 at tin ' Griffith Relays. The snarl of determination is the trademark of Stretching out to clear the high hurdles, Harold Nicholson qualifies for the sectional competition, sophomore sprinter Leon Hurlhurt. Nicholson is also part of the shuttle hurdle team that placed first in many important meets. 1975 Track. Seated (L to R): Mike Miller, Steve Martin. Curt Richter, Dave Smith. Al Satanck. Row 2: Coach Lafey Armontrout, Kevin Keoiigh, Jeff Hartwig, Mike Proehno, Tim Byres, Woody Melcher, Chris Reinhart. Asst. Coaeh Dennis Gulowski. Row 3: John Stroia. Craig Poropat. Ron Bova. Bill Metcalf. Rick Je- lesky. Row 4: D on Hurlhurt. Peter Dakicli. Mark Koremsky. Harold Nicholson. Butch ( •orgillis. Kelly Keough. Dave Watts. Jim Rongers. DEADLY STROKE 19i5 1HS Golf Team: Front Row (left to right): Chuck Hevezi. Jim Jannasch, Randy Ta- seff. Boh Mihelie. Back Row: Assistant Coach Jim Vermillion, Ken Carter. Brent Stewart. Greg St. Germain. Mark McCall. Rick Mihelie. Head Coach Max Hutchison. Two conference championships dominated the 1975 Merrillville golf season which was highlighted by the setting of a new school record of 306 shot in a tournament at Lafayette Jefferson. The golfers won the Duneland Con- ference with a record of 12-0 and took the Lake Suburban Conference with a 13-1 record. The team finished 29-2 overall. During the eourse of the year, Ken Carter and Mark McCall led the team with medalist honors. Jim Jannasch set a new school record of 3 under par 33 for a nine hole round. At the spring sports banquet, Ken Carter was given the Most Valuable Flayer award while Kick Mihelie was awarded the Most Improved plaque. Mark McCall, Ken Carter and Greg St. Gennain were conference champions. 58 1975’s top golfer Mark MeCall shows off his glare, designed to seare opponents. Head Coach Hutchison and his Assistant Mr. Vermillion check out the opposition at the sectional met !. Ken Carter pitches a shot to the green in hopes that it will run into the cup. Carter. McCall and Greg St. Germain rest after the tough se ctional meet in which they placed third. 59 Bad Weather Can’t Stop Another MHS Sectional Baseball Championship , v;u ; i.rou nin{£ low to snatch a ground hall. r r ••• ” • « •! •HTuran rairn. rt ist na.. high Irani member for this years balling average, holding a .338 over three years of playing From his position in the outfield. Barry Jurew- iez fires a hall hack to his catcher. As the 74-75 sports year went on a clear pattern on winning champion- ships was established. Far he it from the Baseball team to end the year out of the mode. So after a trying season of bad weather, cancelled games and off-days, our batmen proudly came through with their own Sectional championship. With prospects for state good this year, next season should be even more successful since all the returning juniors were starters in 75. The home run record set hv Jerry Kuzma was broken by junior Mark Blane. It now stands at seven home runs in one season. Blane was presented the Most Offensive Points award at the Spring banquet. Artie IN uzzo received the Best Batting Aver- age trophy at the same event. Nuzzo’s season ended with a .427 average. Coach Metcalf expressed confidence in his team for w inning both the june regional and state championship competition. Strategy pays off as Don St. Germain hits a pop-up during tile Griffith game. 1075 Baseball Team. Front Row 1L to R): Jerry Red-Neck” Light. Manager Patrick Hassett. Mark Superstar Blane. storekeepers Lesli Wagner and Donna Smar. Row 2: Coach Met- calf. Paul Kerulis. Bill Rathjen. Dan Kuzma. Jim Julovich. llnele Artie Nuzzo. Row 3: Don St. Germain. John Wardell, Kevin McDonald. Boh Zajae. Mark Plesar. Row t: Coach Mixell. Izirr Rip Lill . Jack Rister. Rob Blagg. Thomas Red Roof Haberkorn. Barry Grand Slain” Jurwiez. Steve Blitnin. 1 974-1 975 MHS Varsity Sports Scoreboard Football Basketball MHS OPPONENT 19 10 Andrean 0 14 Hobart 0 12 Lew Wallace 13 10 Munster 30 0 Griffith 0 35 Portage 47 6 Lake Central 20 0 Highland 10 0 Calumet 7 0 Lowell Cross-Country i MHS OPPONENT 60 25-36 Bishop Noll-Hobart 32 23 Portage Lowell Portage M unster New Praire Invitational Gary Wirt Crown Point-Calumet- Munster Valparaiso Tennis MHS OPPONENT 99 65 Kankakee Valley 59 54 Valparaiso 46 47 Gary Roosevelt 75 52 Munster 84 83 M.C. Rogers 66 59 Andrean 61 63 Highland HOLIDAY TOURNEY 74 55 Concord 74 54 Goshen 77 84 Lew Wallace 55 61 Hobart 64 54 Lake Central 57 70 M.C. Elston 102 60 Lowell 80 79 Crown Point 53 62 Bishop Noll 60 48 Griffith 68 49 Calumet 81 63 Portage 69 68 Chesterton SECTIONALS 78 75 Highland 70 62 Griffith 29 22 Lake Central REGIONALS 68 78 Emerson Wrestling MHS OPPONENT MHS OPPONENT 11 50 Chesterton 2 3 LaPorte 29 27 Munster 3 2 Crown Point 40 18 M.C. Rogers 0 5 Munster 33 19 Crown Point 2 3 Griffith 39 15 Griffith 3 2 Gary Wirt 31 20 Hobart 2 3 M.C. Rogers 18 37 Portage 0 5 Valparaiso 43 15 Lowell 2 3 Highland 39 26 East Gary 2 3 Andrean 16 29 Highland 4 1 Lake Central 15 37 Calumet 0 5 Chesterton FIRST PLACE Sectionals 2 3 Valparaiso 3 2 Lew Wallace 62 Track 19 3 Horace Mann 3 2 Lew Wallace MHS OPPONENT 1 0 Andrean INDOOR Third Valparaiso Invitational 34 75 Munster Golf Second Munster Relays — ■ ■ Fourth OUTDOOR Indoor Conference MHS OPPONENT 59 68 Hammond Tech 165 165 Andrean 52 57-50 Calumet-Crown Point 158 159 M.C. Elston Fifth Andrean Relays 168 189 Portage 66.5 54-37.5 Griffith-Lowell 148 155 Highland 41.5 7047.5 Highland-Lake Central 159 165 La Porte Fourth Highland Relays 167 201 Calumet First Hobart Little Five First Elkhart Memorial Second Delphi Relays 155 159 Crown Point Second Chesterton Relays 157 167 M.C. Rogers First Rensselaer Relays 151 159 Munster Third Griffith Relays 159 182 Lake Central Fifth Hammond Clark Relays Third Renselaer Central Fourth Duneland Conference 164 182 Chesterton Third Lake Suburban 161 173 Lowell Conference 159 162 Hobart Baseball 159 203 Griffith 157 159 171 178 Valparaiso Highland 153 173 Portage MHS OPPONENT 149 177 Calumet 2 2 (Tie) 7 Innings Wirt Eighth LaPorte Invitational 11 3 Chesterton Doubleheader 165 166 LaPorte 8 3 153 171 Crown Point 10 0 Lowell 159 158 Munster 0 5 La Porte 154 168 Lake Central 4 2 Crown Point Third Lake Central Invitational 1 5 Lake Central Fifth Lafayette Invitational 7 9 Portage Doubleheader 155 162 M.C. Rogers 5 1 156 176 Lowell 6 4 Munster 163 181 Chesterton 8 7 (3 Innings) Calumet 143 169 Griffith 2 11 Highland 154 165 Hobart 3 15 Lowell 163 164 Valparaiso 0 5 LaPorte Third Sectionals 6 0 Griffith 2 3 0 10 3 4 (9 Innings) Lake Central Munster Michigan City Rogers D.H. Swimming 1 o 3 5 Highland MHS OPPONENT Lowell 0 4 Crown Point 124 47 5 2 Griffith 90 80 Griffith 6 8 Andrean 91 90 Highland 5 3 Calumet 97 73 Lafayette Jefferson 8 9 Lew Wallace 94 78 Hammond 3 2 Hobart Doubleheader 59.5 112.5 South Bend Jackson 10 0 127 53 Chesterton 4 6 Calumet 63 109 Munster 2 5 Valparaiso Doubleheader 65 107 Columbus North 8 0 60 102 Bloomington North Sectional 87 85 Bishop Noll Education Saturday Review ® 7 Saturday Review EDUCATION ARTICLES 67 S octal Studies 68-60 English 70-71 Drama and Speech 72-7.1 Literary Section 74-7. r Art 76-77 Business 78-70 ( dioir 80-81 Band 82-82 Foreign Languages 84-85 Math and Science W -87 Home Ec. ami Shop 88-80 Phvs. Ed. 00-01 ( duhs 02-0.1 Honor SoeictN and FI A Cover: Mr. Eugene Talmadgo Social Stu iic Teacher Women Held Convention 1974 marked a year of firsts for the Social Studies Department. It was the first year that the department offered the one semester elective courses. To fill their Social Studies requirements, students could choose courses from The Role of Women in History to History of Wars. In the Role of Women” course. Mrs. Schmidt ' s stu- dents held a mock reenactment of the First Woman’s Rights Convention from Senneca Falls with students in costumes of the period of 1848. A very special happening in the de- partment was the first year for a mock House of Representatives held by the first semester Government students. Speaker of the House, Paul Znika, presided over students representing every state. Bills brought up for pas- sage included those on farm subsidies, mental hospitals, and busing. Students received the valuable experience of learning first hand how our laws are passed. Mr. Choncoff s Economic classes from first and second semesters par- ticipated in a field trip to Chicago in order to observe the workings of the Commodity and Stock Exchanges. Students were also taken oil a tour of the Federal Reserve Bank. In the bank, participants on the trip were shown counterfeit bills, check sorting and a part of the bank’s security system. Students from Mrs. Schmidt ' s Role of Women class listen to speakers at the First Woman ' s Rights Convention, (left) Sandy Pawl. Joyce Russell and Rhonda Burris an 1 just three women speaking in favor ol women ' s rights, (middle) In the back. Greg Keister. Mark Rohder and Kathy Rukavina and in the front. Brian Samay and Heidi Sadowski. listen to a Government lecture. 67 Members of u new Knglish class. Devel- opmental Reading. take lime out from their work to greet the photographer. The class, with their room located near the gvrn. heard first hand the racket from tin reconstruction. Mr. Richard Gullctt. a manager of one of Gei- s« n s Funeral Homes speaks to one of Mr. Ka- -arda s Perspectives on Death” class, (above) Gary Puetz. a member of the New York Jets football team, speaks to Mrs. Hanes Careers class, (right) Careers; Reading, Were Added to Department’s Curriculum 68 A new Developmental Reading Course was offered for the first time for Sophomores through Seniors. The purpose of the course was to aid stu- dents in developing their skills in comprehension and vocabulary. I lie course was aimed at self-improvement for the student. He was tested at the beginning of the semester and again at the end and the scores were compared for improvement. Fifteen students were allowed per class to alkrn for more individual help. The course was taught by Miss Renner. Another new course for the 74- 75 year was Ca- reers. The objective of the course was to help students prepare for job inter- views and applications. Students were also aided in career decisions by sev- eral speakers from various jobs. A special event occurred for 50 of Mrs. Hanes Psychology students dur- ing the year. The students were able to visit the Beatty Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hanes stated afterwards that it was a very successful learning experi- ence in that it enabled the students to observe a world many of them had never seen before— the world of the mentally ill. Senior Wendy Swanson draws a picture to go along with an English story. “That’s Entertainment’’ and ‘Our Gang’ Made Thespian Members Proud 1974-75 Thespian Society Row 1 (left to right): Shi rice Tinker, Cheryl Costakis. Cathy Curtis. Darleen Cieslak. Mickey Peters. Dehhie Smith, Gary McClellan. Karleen Adams. Cindy Elser. Barb Wirtes, Terri Jimenez. Stephanie Doyle and Debbie Johnson. Row 2: Mike Maginot, Gordy Garnet. Andy Benko. Jim Waters. Cindy Poti. Linda Jackson. Lisa Zaeggar. John Vassil. Pat Haymes. Sue Ku- jaca. Sue W irles. Lana Tyler. Vanessa Brasich. Row 3: Sue Branson. Evey Andreatos. Pete Dakich. Regina Hurst, Sue Long. Tori Long, Robin Kemp. Cathy Klepack. Jovrc Evans. Gloria Vrazo. Sherree Sarko. Lori Newton, Kathy Weher. Mr. Morrow. Row 4: Paul Haussnian, Jim Julovich. Jack Oros. Chris Reinhart. Larry Dieffenbach. Dave Oppman. Mike Downey. John Jackson. Dave Dolatowski. Mike Cloyd. Rick Bella. Rick Tal- madgc, Mark Reinhart. I he ' 74- ' 75 Thespian Offices Mark Reinhart. Soph. Representative: Larry Dieffenbach. Junior Rep.: Chris Reinhart. Se- nior Rep,; leri Jo Long. Recorder: Dave Dola- towski. Treasurer; Gloria Vrazo. Secretary; Jack Oros. Vice President John Jackson. President Mr. Joseph Morrow. Sponsor. 70 The Thespian troup from Merrill- ville High School again retained their traveling group of short skits. 1 he group, called ' Our Gang’, performed at engagements around the area. A few of these places included Mama Punt- illoV and the ' Court ' in Valparaiso. ' Our Gang’ also performed Review ’75’ Presents That ' s Entertainment.’ The Review was different from those of previous years because it contained only members of Thespians. Another activity of the club was their annual trip to Chicago to see a play. 1975’s trip was to see a comedy, musical called The Magic Man.’’ The group’s annual banquet was held at San Remo’s where awards for plays and concerts were given along with ' gag’’ awards and two new awards which honored the best actor and actress in all of the ' Our Gang’ sketches. The Acting classes work on the make-up unit that requires applying make-up to themselves and fellow students, (top) Mr. Morrow receives congratulations and gifts after a successful ‘Review ‘75 . (m hi die) The 1974-75 Speech Club and Debate Team Row 1 (left to right): Mrs. Hurt, Betsy Kirby, and Marv Fortunak. Row 2: Tim Adylotte, Jo A line Eich. Mary Lip- ton. Betty Lipton. and Mrs. Armstrong. 71 A Year Of Hard Work Payed Off In Success For Newspaper And Yearbook Staffs The 1974-75 Merrill vue Staff: How 1 (left to right): Debbie Taylor, Sandy Ko- rinos. Vickie Benjeman, Gloria Vrazo. Tim Nay. Row 2: Bill Marcsko. Tammi Fleming. Karen Adams. Jane Fileff. Wendy Swanson. Sue Long and Peggy W hiteley (Co-Editors.) How 3: Randee Green. Joe Gifford, Tom Nowesniek. ' Oh, shut up.’ ' No, you shut up. ’Would you just do your work? I’m sick and tired of doing my work, and then yours besides’ ' Oh, you ' re sick, are you? Well for your information, I had no idea you were doing my work. I was too busy- doing your homework and your cropping and your editing to notice you doing my work.’ All right. What’s going on this time?’ Why don’t you keep your nose out of other people’s business?’ ' Wliat are you talking about? You two are having a fight and I’m only trying to help. Really, what I’m trying to do is to keep you two quiet long enough for me to get some work done.’ ' Of all the nerve ... as if we’re making a commotion.’ ' Yea. Why don’t you leave?’ ' Yea. Wliy don’t you? And take your brilliant philosophy with you.’ So everyone breaks up, and the ten- sion mounts. That’s not really how Yearbook class is, but it does have its ups and downs. Best friends quarrel with each other about a lay-out and everyone is open for gossip. Except for 3% of the class. 97% had never even seen a grease pencil before this last year. A few girls had gone to a summer camp for a few weeks to learn the fundamentals of putting a yearbook together, and one photographer had attended camp to benefit his photography. But all in all. mini lessons had to be given in every aspect of the production of the yearbook. 72 The first semester consisted of a classroom of friends, all wanting to work but never quite succeeding in putting their heads together long enough to accomplish a combined goal. At mid-term half the class left to continue with other classes or to fin- ish with school completely. The class that was left had to face a long, cold semester of never-ending picture-tak- ing and copy writing. When the school receives their yearbooks after a year of waiting, they tend to be critical, often complaining on the lack of pictures, the unin- teresting copy, and the tendency of putting the same people throughout the book. All of these fallacies of a yearbook were fought against by the staff of 1974-75. The aim, thought by the working members of the staff, paid off in self-gratification if nothing else. The last weeks of school were by far the busiest and the most productive. Deadlines were hastened to be met and agitation of lazy staffers pre- dominated. The last day came to an end after putting in hours of home- work and then, this, the final product. Looking back on the year, recollecting the good times more than the bad. the tediousness of a full year ' s job is over- shadowed with the accomplishment of a book worth bragging about. During a slow time between papers, the news- paper staff cleans out one of the back rooms of the Journalism room. 1974-75 Mirror Staff Row I: Tom Nowesniek. Kathy Solich. Mark Coleman. Joe Gifford. Mary Comerford. Sue Steele. Row 2: Sally Schiesser. Pat Hassett. Larry Franz, Mark Englebright. Jodi Sydes, Mich- alene Hurly, Lori Patton. Row 3: Cindy Pupillo, Mark Magurean. Doug Charochak. Bill Stephan, Bill Jones. 73 Students incorporated their own interests into their art projects during the year. Senior Art four student I om Nowcsniok. also a member of the Merrillville Swim I earn, works on a replica of the AAU Symbol to be reproduced in acryl- ics on a T-shirt. Something for everyone could de- scribe the MHS Art Department dur- ing the i t- 75 school year. Courses were offered to include student inter- ests in drawing, weaving, and sculp- ture. Student work was continuously exhibited in showcases through the year and the department had its an- nual exhibit in Revue ’75. Merrillville’s Art Department gave students many great opportunities to exhibit their work in area art shows. The first of these was the Scholastic Art Show, a national competition. In the regional competition, M11S won three gold keys and many certificates of merit. The keys were won b John Vassil. Judy Braddach and Carole Feilds. The work of the winners then went on to New York for the national competition. In the second show of the year, sponsored by the Hammond Clockwise from bottom: Picture A: Art 1 stu- dent . John Stroia. George Christoff, and Jim Papamilhakis. busily work on drawing houses in perspective as their art projects. Picture B: Senior John Vassil, a fourth year art student, takes a break from working on his macrame wall hanging. Picture C; Junior Sue Rusak con- ceit trait ' s on the string design she is making in third year art. Art Association, four awards were won by Merrillville students; Diane Beres, Kathy Weber, Lucy Celorio and Barb Hoffman. Barb also won a $250 scholarship from the show to the school of her choice. Merrillville also participated in the Regional Art Fair in which Cathy Renicker and Bill Trakas received gold medals; Diane Cemiak, a bronze medal: and honor- able mention to Trakas, Karen Hud- speth, and Juyne Sauer. The last show of the year, the Crown Point Tri- Kappa Competition, was held at the end of April. The student who was looking for a field of study and work in the ’74-’75 school year, that would give him greater job opportunities, looked to a business career. Many students had re- alized by the time that they entered high school, that college wasn’t for ev- eryone and possibly they were the ones that should look for an alterna- tive. With increased interest, students needed more preparation and the Merrillville curriculum had to be adjusted. hilt- Mrs. Kolotlziej assists a helpless typing student, the rest of the class is working quickly to complete their assignment. Because of the demand on Business courses, an early morning section had to be added to the department. A Typ- ing III and a General Clerical course were included in this early section. The eight students taking General Clerical and the fifteen taking Typing III the first semester, began their classes at 6:45, more than an hour be- fore the school began its day. To keep up with the demand, new- courses were added during the regular school day along with the early sec- Accounting students in Miss Leas ' third hour class get a head start on the evening ' s assign- ment during the hour. lions. A new course on sales, taught by- Mrs. Ambroziak, dealt w ith retail sales and sales techniques. This semester course prepared the student for a job in sales or for just being a wise cus- tomer. The other new course. Busi- ness Law, was taught by Miss Ko- lodziej. The course discussed legal rights that effect people in everyday life. It helped students learn how to protect their investments, families and themselves from costly legal diffi- culties. There was also a survey of the law of accidents in cars and at home. Mrs. Bovard took the Business Ma- chines students through the remo- deled Gary National Bank to observe first hand the running of an office. Mr. Mixell s Data Processing class made a trip to the Training Systems Institute on January 8. For a few- hours in the morning, 23 students saw computers, punched cards on a key punch machine and participated in other activities. A man from Gary- Office Machines made his annual trip to the MHS busi- ness department to demonstrate the use of offset and copy machines. The business department also helped students in getting jobs in of- fice work. Individual offices needing help would contact Mrs. Bovard or the guidance department. Students would be placed in these offices where their specific skills were needed. An Alternative To A College Prep Program 76 1974-75 Concert Choir Row 1 (I to r): Melody Brook . Marsha Stani- nger, Sue Branson. Mickey Peters. Teri Jo I mg. Christine Shooter. Marianne Dovellas. Jenny Broadawav. Tina Cuprinski. Dchhic Tav- lor. Cathy Pulaski. Laurie Harper. Pain Neal. Row 2: Kim Mihalick. Sherree Sarko. Jo Vnne Milanovich. Sue Long. Cindy Brown. Kathy Keogh, Cathy Klcpack. Carol Burke. Denise Krayniak. Kim Flauding. Carla Nelson. Tracy Brownfield. Karen Storey. Row .1: Dave Sehartzel. Rick Bella. Rick llauss- man. I irry Dieffenhaeh. Jim Waters. Mike Choirs gave concerts; raised money The 1974 Choral S ■ason came into full swing with the annual Christmas Concert which was presented two nights instead of one as was done in previous years. The concert combined the voices of the Concert Choir, Girls’ Glee Club, Vocalteens, and a ' mini’ or- chestra with members from the imme- diate area. The district solo and ensemble con- test held at Lew Wallace High School in February proved to be very success- ful for choir members who partici- pated. There was a record amount of firsts and seconds, more than any year ever in Merrillville’s history. On Feb- Sopolowski. Andy Benko. Mark Reinhart. Dave Jackson. Sian Holodick. Glen Suss. Row L Joe Zaradich. Jim Reinier. Ron Harder. Bill Hanotli. Ld Mitro. Dave Oppman. Jim Ju- lovieh. Lorin Kirksev. John Jackson. Chris Re- inhart. Jack Oros. Fred V ertrees. 1974-75 Girls Glee Club Row 1: Kathy Hawn. Jenny Lewis. Estelle Psimos. Cathy Curtis. Gail Buhas. Row 2: Michelle Suekev. Jean Long. Monica Sailer. Cindv Jones. Bar!) Jones. Row 3: Sue Kujaca. Marilyn Zanders. Janet Maehia. Janet nika Row 4: l-mra Hoffman. iekie Funk. Terry argas. Linda Jackson. Row 5: Lydia Joyanovski. Tamnn Kirhy. Jami Smoot. Karen Samay. Row ( : Shery l Ray. Patti illareal. Nancy La- zart. Heidi Kemperlc. Dchhic Johnson. Row 7: Maribeth Long. Beth Best. Cindv Bed- done. Mary Brislen. Raetta Harper. Row 8: Angela Evdokiou. Sherry Brown. Con- nie Froman. Julie Klaus. Mary Lou Grotto. Row 9: Suzanne Haldeman. Valerio Pappas. Vanessa Brasich. Becky Waite. Rhonda McPherson. 78 1974-75 Concert Choir (coni.) How 1: Cheryl Costakis. Sandy Thorsteinson. Gale Gatlin. Mitsa Korakakis. Cindy Kiser. Sha- ron Lonsheff. Ixiri Kvion. Sheila Peoples. Nancy Rocberg. I.aurie Broschart. Diane Klahn. Pam Presley. Mary Ann Pipta. How 2: Debbie Zirkel, Cindv Poti, Roberta Tobv. Renee Ordwav. Lynee Wolff. Faye Go- vert. Hoehelle Brugos. Kaura Rudolf. Sheryl Underwood. Robin Wiggand. Tammy Tomassi. Kim Dobis. Row 3: Bruce Dnrhin. Mark W ysoek. Brant Bargfeldt. Gordon Garnet. Boh Crampien. Tim Miller. Terry Ridgley. Brad Ditter. Duane Zona. Robin Kemp. How l: Dave Dolatowski. Tim Sutton. Joe Christy. Sam Gareia. Hiek Smolnieky. Paul llaiissman. Niek Melegos, Terry Chase. Ken Keiser. 1974-75 Vocalteens How 1: Nitsa Korakakis. Jim Waters. How 2: Ijutv Dieffenbaeh. Mickey Peters. Che- rvl Costa k is, Chris Reinhart. Tracy Brownfield. Jaek Or os. How 3: Hiek Bella. Jenny Broadawav. John Jackson. Juyne Sauer. Tina Cuprinski. Sam Garcia. Jim Julovieh. Jaek Hostetler. Cindy Poti, Dave Neal. Sandy Thorsteinson. Hiek Tal- madge. Andv Benko. Dave Dolatowski. ruary 15, State Solo and Ensemble Contest was held in Indianapolis but those who qualified were unable to at- tend due to iced over roads which caused poor driving conditions. March 14 marked the annual Cho- ral Festival which was held in the gymnasium of Griffith High School. Seven area high school choirs formed this year’s festival. Merrillville’s Larry Dieffenbaeh was chosen to accompany the massed choirs as they joined to- gether to sing songs that all choirs had been practicing for about two months previously. Spring brought about the need to raise money. A new type of sale was introduced to choir members which included useful articles such as all-oc- casion wrapping paper and cards. The Spring Concert, Music from Holly- wood” dealt with all types of music performed on Broadway. A small girls ensemble performs at the Christ- mas concert during one of the two performance nights that were presented. 79 Bands played their way through 1 975 STAGE BAND (above) Kmt 1, left to right: Ed Mains. Jaek Hostetler. Dave Sobierajski. How 2: Sue Bowser, Don Saherniak. Jeanette Dudak. Ken Bolvan. Scott Duncan. Dave El- lieh. Jeff Brandt. Mark Rolider. Bill Phillpott. Nancy Wooldridge. Janice Ruble. Sh aron Seitzinger. Karen Dorkweiler. 3: Dave Shephard. Paul Znika. Dave Smith. John Stanton. Dave Sharp. SYMPHONIC BAND (below) How I: Linda Cicei, I -aura Dawson. Cheryl Miller. Jodi Svdes, Nancy Wooldridge. Laura Hancock. Mike Magiuot. Lana Tyler. Patty Miller. Row 2: Bari) Miller. Dale Metcalf. Lori Sur- prise. Faith McPherson, Jo Roberts, Steve W iles. Sheila de la Rosa. Dave Sharp. Don Sa- herniak. Linda Hartman, Riki Freeman. Pau- leen Manovilovieh. Row 3: Jill Belfuss. Eleanor Kaemar. Lynn Shafehuk. Joy Cummins. Dawn Shudiek. Chris low ' . Ken Bolvan, Jeanette Dudak. John Stan- ton. Dave Shephard. Dave Smith, Vickie Han- cock. Sandy Paul, Sue Garrett. Tana Bryant. Beth Canushaek. (Jail Scilzinger. Carol Hinkle, Debbie West, Cheryl Vovles, Martha Foster. Row 4: Sue Deyot. Mary Lou Gratto. Kathy Ju- lovieli. Bonnie Procko, Tony Webb, Rick Mel- lirk. Sue Bowser. Dave Ellieli. Greg Crowder. Steve Thomas. John Kueik. Bill Philpott. Boh Brooks. Sharon Seitzinger. Janice Ruble. Karen Doekweiler, Lori Meltzer. Donna Jagger. Lisa Kaley, Debbie Jidinston. Standing: Heidi Levine, Jim Dinsmore. Jack Hostetler, Lee White, Ed Mains. Dave Sobie- rajski. Steve Krosick. Mike Cloyd. Mike Hem- mes. Jeff Brant. Jim Harris. Dave Nelson. PEP RANI) (above) Row 1: Linda Cirri. Laura Dawson. Jodi Sydcs, Pam Mitsos, Robin Mitsos. Mike Maginot, Patty Miller. Row 2: Chris Lowe. Ken Bohan. Jeanette Du- dak. Sue Bowser. Fred Hodges, Dave Ellieli. Don Sabemiak. Martha Foster, Gail Seitzinger. Sharon Seitzinger. Nancy Wooldridge. Row 3: Paul Znika. Dave Shephard, Dave Smith. Dave Sharp, Greg Crowder, Mike Cloyd. John Stanton. Steve Krosiek. Simone Saher- niak. Jack Hostetler. Jeff Brandt. Mike Hem- mes. Bill Philpott. Performing in the Fourth of July Parade was the first event of 1974 for Merrillville’s bands. The year contin- ued with contests and Christmas and Winter concerts. At the state band contest held in Hammond, the band received a score of 7-7-10 with 7 being a perfect score. The Stage Band made a tour of four of the grade schools where a dance contest was held. In the contest, a boy and girl from the fifth grade and a boy and girl from the sixth grade were eligible to win a dol- lar. A spring concert was also given in which the eighth and ninth grade band students from both junior highs joined the stage and symphonic bands. The Band Boosters sponsored two smorgasbords that were held at Harri- son Junior High to raise money for uniforms and other necessities. The band ' s annual banquet was held in 1975 at San Remo’s where the senior gifts of money were distributed. The band finished the year with its perfor- mance at Commencement. Christmas levs, as played by the Pom Poll girls, come to life during the band ' s Christmas concert. Field Trips and Foreign Trip Made ' 74-75 and exciting year 1974-75 Spanish Club Row 1 (left to right): Karen Hicks, Diane Daw- son. Robin Wiggand (club historian), Mrs. Ber- The Foreign Language Department was involved in many projects in 1975. A group of nine students along with Mrs. Callender took a nine day trip to France over Easter vacation. The group visited Paris, the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. In the Spanish section of the de- partment, Mrs. Jeffries took a group of students from her classes to a Mexi- can restaurant in Chicago called ' La Margarita. The students were able to taste many different Mexican dishes and also to listen to a group of Ma- riachi singers. The German Department was proud to announce that Junior Mary Lipton would spend eight weeks of the sum- mer in Germany on the Indiana Uni- versity Honors Program in which par- ticipants live with a family in the country. tram, Laura Dawson (president), and Nanry Wooldridge (treasurer). Row 2 (left to right): Pat Collie. Cathy Klc- The Spanish Club initiation consisted of read- ing pre-prepared slips of paper that told mem- bers different activities they hail to perform. pack. Jo Anne Eich (secretary), and Jeff Patch (vice president). Hen . Pat Collie and Diane Dawson display their dancing talents around a pihata. 82 1974-75 French Club How 1: (left to right): Betty Lipton. Dia An- dreatos, Leslie Hoze. Diane Chenore. How 2: Judy Lipski. Renee Jenkins. Cindy Poti. Katerina And real os. Sherry Bonich. Julie Metz. How 3: Sin Kujaea. Sharon Christy. Sujata So- mani. Wendy Mees. Laura Harmon. Boh Brooks. Kathy Kritikos. Ellen Vossos. Vanessa Brasich (behind Eiffel Tower). Sharon Chentn- i« k. Luia i ozanowski. Evey Andreatos. Hem- mie Song. Peggy ' Whiteley. and Mrs. Callender. 83 French students try to listen carefully to a tape in order to get the correct meaning. Some par- ents infiltrated the class (bottom left and middle right) on Community Involvement Day. Math Students Excelled in Contests Members of Mrs. Kahlcr ' s class. Chuck Marker. Elaine Tonetski, Dawn Shudiek. Cindy Bed- doinc. and Roxanne Potaralski stand by as I aurie Hancock studies color absorbancy of chlorophyll, (top left) 1974-75 Science (dub (right) Row 1: Jean Papp. Evey Andreatos, and Miss Pavel. Row 2: Lester Richter. Cathv Klepack. Bob Kepshire. and Dave Nelson. Dan Dainton and Beth Best work on their Biol- og 1 project in Mr. Kahler ' s Class. (t � p right) Jack Oros works on a study in wave motion in Physics class, (far right) 84 The Science Department added two new courses to its schedule in 1974: Basie Physics and Basie Chemistry. The overall facelift and remodeling of the High School wasn t to affect the Science Department other than add- ing on an additional lah and class. The lab was to have been located on the first floor and the new class was Earth Science. New equipment for the de- partment, electronic calculators, was to have been acquired at the end of the school year. The Math Department again in the ’74- 75 year entered and was very suc- cessful in various math contests around the area. Several of the con- testants entering from Merrillville were students of Pierce or Harrison Junior High. This fact gave the de- partment the chance to look ahead to other successful years in the future. 8 . ' Shop Students helped with town maps 1974 was a busy year for the Home Economics Department. A new course. Advanced Sewing, dealt with lined garments. Mrs. Bothwell ' s Child Care class took a field trip to Wood school late in the year to observe the students and their relationship with their teachers. This trip coincided with a project the class had through- out the year. This project included having children up to the age of five come into the class. The students ob- served the children, played games, and held a party for them. The Industrial Arts Department in 75 was looking forward to a brand Students I -ri- u Washburn and Brett Wallace work on an engine in Auto Mechanics class, (above) Marv Krol pins a pattern in Sewing class. HO new drafting room to inelude a work- room for the students to cut wood and do other activities that they pre- viously didn’t have a place for. The department was also proud to have five students under the direction of Mr. Semokaitis help in the drawing up of a town master plan. The five stu- dents were. Bob Denta, Kurt Martin. Rich Poling. Steve Krawczyk. and Jeff Bianchi. They drew a map which mea- sured 18 by 24 inches. House Planning ami Construction slmlents. Ray Keilman. Kurt Marlin. Chuck Hevezi. Bob Denta. Jim Treaska. Gregg Washburn and Jack Powell display one of the house models and blue prints they ' ve completed, (above left) George Pheanis works on a project in Ad- vanced Technical Drawing, (middle left) Scott Speer tries his hand on a new dish in Food ' s class, (above) Cindy Branson receives aid from Mrs. Seale on a pattern in Sewing class. K7 New Junior High Swimming Program Proved To Be A Success The Physical Education Depart- ment in 1974-75 began a new program in the High School pool. It was an ori- entation program for eighth graders from Pierce and Harrison Junior Highs. The eighth graders came to the pool every period except fourth. The program was aimed at finding ex- ceptional students for the competition program or the slow students for the The 1974-75 Porn Pon girls perform at one of the year ' s basketball games, (above) Junior Sherry Bonich strikes a favorite pose of Pom Pon girls, (right) 88 instructional program. This program was hoped to strengthen the swim team when these students reached competition age. The Pierce students walked over to the High School while the students from Harrison rode buses. A Sophomore boy ' s P.E. class gets a work-out during one of the class hours, (above) Sophomore Dave Shafehuk keeps in shape through an activity designed by the P.E. coaches, (left) 89 Clubs Kept Students Busy After School The Members of the 1974-75 Student Council Row I (left to right): Estelle Psimos, Janet Znika. Cathy Curtis. Linda Jackson. Shirlec Tucker. Lori Adams, Mieki Korac. Candy Ha- herkom. Jackie ieian. Stephanie Doyle. Evey Andreatos. Kathy Hawon. Row 2: Michelle Human. Leon Shooter. Terri Jimenez. Mark Reinhart. Jill Mitchell. Vanessa Brasieh. Marion Tiea. Uirr Dieffenbaeh. Teri Dm®. Iaura Rudolf. Jenny Lach. Bernadette Shooter, Jack Oros. Darlene Fetkovich. Row 3: Mike Cloyd. Christine Shooter, Rhonda Burris. Dehhie Farmer, Sue Steele. Jeff Bi- anehi, Gary Matykicwicz. Val Pappas. Martha Foster. Jim Rahick. Randy Ruhin. Terry Nich- ols, Mike Downey. Terry Chase. Larry Vittorini. 1974-75 Pep Club Row 1: Franeine Wheeler. Renee Jenkins. Marv Lou Gratto. Evey Andreatos, icky Bien. Row 2: Marv Bolding. Cindy Manyak. Kathy Sikora. Carol Laeh. Mary Ann Pipta. Lori Sur- prise. Debbie Taylor. Row 3: Tammy Kirby. Dale Metcalf, Sherry Bonieh. Shirley Gibbons. Linda Parsons. Cathy Klepack. Debbie O’Rear, Cindy Otto. Michelle Sirko. ) 1974-75 Sunshine Society (above) Mrs. Bovard. Wilson. Monica Wirtz, Peggy Armandinger. Bow 1: I -ana Tyler, Marv Fortunak. Nancy Row 2: Sue Wirtes. Christine Phillips, Margaret Wooldridge, Debbie Taylor. I-� Vonnc Tyler. Melcher, Mary Rzelteny, Cathy Klepack. Linda 1974-75 Letterman’s Club How 1: Cary Carrabine, Boh Taseff, Mike Prochno. How 2: Chris Heinhart, Boh Kepshirc. Boh Danko, Jerry Sharp. Coach McCloud. How 3: Tim Kastovski. Mart Lipkc. Tom Nowesnick, I eon lliirlhurt. Dan Kuzma. How 4: Handv Pettet, Bill French. Dave Watts, Tim Darker. Scott Corder. Pdc Davidson. 1974-75 Human Helations (left) Row 1: Kristene Griggs. Debbie Williams. Patricia Martinez. Julie Metz. Tcri Wilson. Row 2: Linda Parsons. Vicky Manivilovich, John Vassil. Jane Lennon. Mr. Walters. A.V. Club 1974-75 (above) Donald Barron. •’•TP) Veach. Andy Staples, Nancy Wooldridge. Mr. Wooldridge. 1974-75 Health Careers Club (below) Row 1: Judy Lipski. I-iY onne Tyler. Denise Gut. Row 2: Lori Patton. Cathy klepack. Joanne Lipski. Mrs. Gaffrey. 91 Elves And Pin Trees Keep FTA And NHS Busy 1974-1975 Honor Society: Row 1 (L. to R.): Michele Sirko. Cheryl Cos- ta k is. Kristene Griggs, Renee Jenkins. Josie Trafieante. Jenifer Poliak. Laura Dawson. Ka- ren Storey, Cathey Renicker. Gloria Vrazo, Debbie Henrichs. If you were one of the 51 old mem- bers or one of the 53 new members you made sure to have your pin on on Wednesdays. If you forgot, a nickel fine would be levied to raise money for the elub. NHS entered a car in the Homecoming parade and sponsored the class pin trees for the ' mini’ spirit week held in February. 1974 started off a busy and success- ful year for FTA and its many annual projects and some new ones too. For the first time, FTA members became ' elves’ for teachers and the administra- tion. An elf gave his faculty members gifts on holidays or just little hello notes throughout the year. The FTA cadet teaching program continued again this year for members interested in observing and getting teaching ex- perience at several elementary schools. The seven girls participated in classes ranging from music to spe- cial education and various classes be- tween kindergarten and the sixth grade. Row 2: Kim Ramlhan. Linda W ilson. Julie Wharton. Tom Haberkorn, Cindy Poti. Pcgg Whiteley, Lisa Summers, Robin Mitsos. Georgia Stanley, Debbie Beck. Jody Sikora. Denise Gut. Row 3: Mr. Hutchison, Diane At .horn. Vicky Hancock. Boh Sumiehrast. Bill Philpott. John Stanton. Paul Znika, Jack Oros, Sharon Chap- man, Liz Guba. Barb Hoffman. Row 4: Nancy Wooldridge. Richard Oljace. Randy Moore. Cary Carrabine. Bob Denta. Tom Wiltshire. Erie Torp. Kurt Schultz. 92 Bottom of opposite page: The FTA c ar lines up for the Homecoming pa- rade in Crossroads parking lot. The ear was awarded best ear in the parade. Top Left: Santa Claus or as she ' s better known. Barb Wirtes, visits the Special Education classes at Fieler Elementary School for the an- nual FTA party. Top Right: Faculty and Administration mem- bers get together for some good tall tales during tin Teachers Appreciation Breakfast. Bottom of page : 1974-1975 FTA Row 1: Robin Mitsos, Rochelle Brugos. Mrs. Callender, Barb Wirtes, Gloria razo. Row 2: Lau ra Harmon. Dottic Widing. Janice Ruble. Kim Dobis. Row 3: Bob Brooks. M ickev Peters. Susan Dolatowski. Sue irtes. Row 4: Teri Jo Long. Jeanette Dudak. Cheryl Miller. Andrea Dinatalc. Mary Dinatale. Nancy Wooldridge . Ken Bolvan. 93 94 Friends CO-EDITOR DIANE MOORE CO-EDITOR SALLY SCHIESSER CO-EDITOR JOYCE EVANS IN THIS ISSUE: SECRETARIES AND CAFETERIA PERSONNEL 97 TEACHERS 98-105 SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD 106 PRINCIPALS 107 SOPHOMORES 108-117 JUNIORS 118-125 SENIORS 126-143 We gratefully acknowledge the use of the logos and the page styles of ' Friends’ magazine. The editors of the magazines were kind enough to give us permission to use their unique style. All logos used in the 1975 Mer- rillvue” which also appear in regular magazine issues are copywrited by the magazines. We would like to thank the editors, as without their per- mission, the publication of this year- book would not have been possible. 96 ( ' lara Adam.-, (riddance Office Shirley Barclay. Main Office Marlene Harmon. Main Office Donna lloinnk . Main Office FJizaheth Frasca. Main Office Dorothy Goetze. Main Office Diana Nixon, Teacher ' s Aid Barbara Richter. Teacher ' s Aid Cafeteria Workers Really Cooked; Secretaries Let Their Fingers Do The Working Cafeteria workers; (left to right): Norma Manis. Marv Ann Stanley. Jerry Koch. Doris 0 Hear. Marilyn Green. Diane Trpkovski. Mary Corey. Marge Primich, Martha Thomas. Joan Nichols. Ann Govert. Mary Lon Sims. Mary Za ron Ls . Mary Cloyd. 97 Mary Alexander, art Mary Ann Bertram. Spanish Bobbie Bnthwell. Business Remodeling Kept Teachers Busy With Packing Up The teachers at MHS for the school year 1974-75, ex- pressed several interesting points through a Merrillvue” questionnaire answered by some of the teachers. A variety of interests were far from similar. Mrs. Bovard, a Business teac her, expressed interests in boating and swimming while another Business teacher, Mrs. Bothwell, sees bowling and crocheting as her major hobbies. Interests in T.V. shows and movies and books also differed dramatically. Mr. Choncoffs favorites. All in the Family” and The Sting” were con- trasted with Mr. Schnielters’, Nova” and Chinatown.” Some favorite books were Mrs. Burgess’, Future Schock”, Mr. Nesper’s, Jaws,” and Mr. Semokaitis’, The Naked Ape.” Teachers were also asked what one person they would change places with. Miss Hulpa chose Olga Korbut, Mrs. Koby named Christina Onassis, Mr. Meltzer— Hugh Hefner. Beverly Ambroziak, Business Patricia Armstrong, English illiani Armontrout. Phys. Ed. 98 Patricia Callender, French Marilyn Carlson, English When asked what their biggest wish would be, some of the answers included; Mr. Woods expressed his wish for 10 school spirit, Mrs. Ambroziak hoped to win the $1,000,000 Illinois State Lottery, Miss Alexander wished to study art at the Louvre, and Mrs. Meggenlioffen wished for a very large home in the country. Mr. Talmadge is caught in a quiet moment while lie gathers his thoughts for the next point in his lecture. W Chris Choncoff, Business Janies Dailey, Iml. Arts “Chaos Was A Way To DescribeScheduling Tom ( Cameron, Soc. St. Charles Carroll. Spec. Ed. Richard Ebler, Soc. St. Clifford Fackler. Math Linda Fry, English The suspension room supervisor, Mrs. Halkias. or better known as the ' direetor spends another hour keeping an eye on some new arrivals. Richard Demaree, Soc. St. Miles Dunscombc. Science Steve Fansler, Science Elizabeth Gaffrey. Nurse Mary Ann Galanis, Soo. St. Margaret Hurt. Soe. St. Jean Hutchison, Math Max Hutchison. Math Mary Jeffries, Spanish James Kahler, Science Jerrold Kasarda, English 101 Helpful Advice On Problem Solving Was Received At Teachers In-Service days. Fern Kirtland. Home E Barbara Koby. English 102 David Nesper, George Novak. English I ml. Arts Charlotte Padish, English Christine Pavel. English William Pigg. Math Is e Pittman. Phys. Ed. 10.1 Gerald Rainford. Math Jerauld Reinhart. And. Director Eugene Talmadge, Soc. St. David Teeter. Ind. Arts 104 Genevieve Wooldridge, Math Velven Wooldridge, A.V . Director Teachers Attended ‘Teachers Institute’ Boyd Yeoman. Matli Walter Yovanovich, Science Tom Nowesnick ami Mr. Nesper pose in a pa? picture for the April Fool edition of the Mirror. 105 1 he offices of (lie Superintendent of Ross Township schools moved to a new building during the ‘74-’75 school ear. Work on the faeilities was started in December of 1974 and completed in June of 1975. The new building which is made up of 13 outer rooms, one large room, one kitchen and one machine room, is located at the north end of the High School on the opposite side of the Auditorium parking lot. Hie faeilities provided greater convenience and better work- ing space for the workers that are in charge of the eight schools in the school district. The offices and personnel in these offices included I)r. Dunn Kaupkc, Superintendent; Dr. Llovd Harrell, Asst. Superintendent in charge of person- nel and curriculum; Dr. Edward Mundy. Asst. Superinten- dent in charge of business; Peter Goerges, Attorney for the Superintendent office; Oscar Boswell. Director of Elemen- tary Education; James Kaiser. Director of Buildings and Grounds; James Holderman, Director of Transportation; ken Haupt, Director of Attendance Services; Clarmae Pie- gat. Public Information Officer; Muriel Carter. Office Man- ager: Gordon Lorentz. Director of Food Services; and Paul fully. Science Coordinator. Dr. Kaupkc. Superintendent and Dr. Harrell. Asst. Superintendent, take time out from a busy school board meeting to pose for a photographer, (above) 1 The school board and Drs. Kaupkc and Harrell in action at a meetine (middle) the members of the I974-7. r school board: (left to right): Robert Klepaek. Arthur Collins. Phyllis Tully, Maynard Krueger, and Jack Morfee. New Facilities Are Built For Superientendent’s Office l()f RIGHT: Row 1 (Left to Right) Ackerman, Sonya; Adams. Da vid; Adams. Lori; Adams. Mar tin; Adler, James; Alsop, Rich ard; Row 2: Altop, Mark Anderson. Kevin; Anderson Scott; Andreatos. Artist; Ap pleton, Karen; Aron. Tony Row 3: Arts. Gordon; Austin Sue; Ballard. Mark; Balt .. An thony; Baron. Dow; Bartelt Dennis. BELOW: Row 1 (Left to Right): Bires. Tim; Bizanes, Sue; Blagg. Robhi. Row 2: Rlankenhaker. Glenda; Bloede, Marilyn; Bly, Brian. Row 3: Bodhaine, Marcia; Bo- gordos, Gail; Bolvin, Ken. Row 4: Bova. Ron; Brankle, Mike; Brasieh, Vanessa. Row 5: Brice, John; Brislen. Mary; Brooks, Robert. ABOVE; Row 1 (Left to Right): Bartolomeo. Margaret; Barton, Donna; Bascom. Sherry. Row 2: Beatty. Ken; Beck, Gloria; Beck, Tom. Row 3: Becker, Frika; Beddome, Cindy; Bennett, Barb. Row 4: Bernal, Robin; Beader, De- sanka; Best. Beth. Row 5: Bi- ckel. Sue; Bielak, Sue; Bilski, Judi. LEFT: Row 1 (Left to Right): Brown, Sherri; Brown, Tracy: Bro .oska, Janet; Bubas. Gail: Buchanan, Patti; Buchfuehrer, Ron. Row 2: Buggie, Pam: Burget, Donna; Buring, Rus- sell; Burke, Jerry; Burke. John; Caldwell, Bill. Row 3: Candiano, Peter, Carpenter, Kevin; Carriere, Brad; Carter, Cathy; Castellanos, Linda; Ca- zangiu, Candace. 108 LEFT: Row I (Left to Right): Chenore. Renee; Chentnik, Kathy Chew, Nila: Chiado, Terena; Chimitt. Jim; Christoff, George. Row 2; Cioe, Rosemary; Clarke, Cheryl; Collins, Charles; Collins. Ta niara; Colon, Louis. Row 3; Connelly. Robert; Cook. Richard Costidakis, Denise; Cox, Roger, Crist, Michelle; Crumpton. Tom Row 4: Cunningham, Andrea; Cuprinski, Lori; Curcuro, Larry Curtis, Cathy; Curtis. John; Dainton. Dan. Row 5: Dam mare II Rich; Davidson, Peter; Dawson, Diane; Deck. Gerald; Dedios Iinda; DeWell, Dave. Row 6: Deyot, Susan; Dietrich, John; Dina tale. Joe; Dinsmore, Jim; Ditter, Brad; Dockweilcr, Karen. Bill Tharp takes a glance out a window. LEFT: Row 1 (Left to Right): Dogan. Dan; Domonkos, William; Doughterty. Phillip; Dowdy, Debbie; Downey. Mike. Row 2: Doyle, Jim; Drabik. Tim; Dressier, Kathy: Duck. Melanie; Du dak. Cindy; Dudak. Jeanette. Row 3: Dujmovich. Beth; Dumler, Debbie; Dumond. Nancy; Duncan. Scott: Dunn. Sharon: Durbin. Bruce. Row 4: Dykstra, Bill; Earley. Carol: Eich. Marie; Klsman. Eric; Elsman. Mark; Englebright. Kim. Row 5: Erickson, Patti: Estep, Sue; Evans, Howard; Evdokiou. Angela; Faga. Cheryl; Fargo, Jim. 109 now ' to Mi-lit): farmer, Deborah; Fasel lk. Danny; Ferkuli, Patrieia; Fernando, Robert; Fiel 2: Figueroa, Becky; Flynn, Lawrence; Flynn, Pegg Sandra; Foremski, Mark; Fotinos. Cally; Row 3: F Franz, Steve; Frazier. Randal; Freville. Le an, Connie; Row 4: Fugate, Mark; Funk, Vicki ; Row 5: Galiaitis, Cathy; Garnet, C on; Frey. Donna ie; Gaggartz Gordon; Garavalia. Sherry Row 6: Gaskey, Kevin; Gatlin, Dari; Gavelek. Gregory; BELOW Row 7: Geil, Teri; Georgantes, Martha; Gernenz, Sue; Gaskc, Da vid; Gibson. Pam; Gillham. Ed; Row 8: Glenn, Mike; Goldsmith Joe; Golightly. Jeff; Goranovieh, Cynthia; Govert. Paula; Grabc zvk, Anthony; Row 9: Graham, Joy; Gratto, Mary Lou; Gray Judy; Gregory. Bunny; Grembowiez. Lisa; Grynovich, Nick Guardiola. Juan; Gust, ang, Joseph; Hamilton, Tim: sen, Cheryl; Hansen. Dale; Hai Harker. Chuck; Row 11: Harke vin; Harper. Raetta; Harrell. LuAi Judy; Harvoth, William; Hart, Chris. Timothy; Halfman, Don; Row 10: Ham lianas, Greg; Hancock, Laurel; Han insen, Theresa; Hargens, Lcnore ■r. Lorri; Harker, Ron; Harlowr, Ke nn; Harris. James; Harrison 110 LEFT: Row 1 (Left to Right): Hauiza. Richard; Haussinan. Rich- ard; Hawn Kathleen; Hayes, Eldon; Heidorn. Hob; Hemmes, Mi- chael; Row 2: Henke, Greg; Henrichs, Dama; Henrichs. Tammy; Hcrt, Ken; Hcrctlcndy, Chaha: Hicks. Karen; Row 3: Hicks. Vickie; Hines. Becky; Hines. Cheryl; Hinkel. JoMarie; Hinkle. Carolyn; Hirjak, David; Row 4: Hodorek, Karen: Hoffman. Iaura: Holderman, Suzanne; Row 5: Holeman, Gerald: Homeier, Robert; Hostetler. Jack: Row 6: Hurl hurt, Leon: Hurley. Dianne; H use man. Paul: BELOW : Row 7: Hies. Cindy: Imboden. Cindy: Isolampi. Mark: Jackson, Dave; Jackson, Linda; Jaeger. Donna: Row H; Jamroz. Ron; Janovick, Don; J a s o , Anita: Jaso. Michael: Jefferies. Sue; Jelesky. Rick; Row 9: Jenkins. Claudette; Jiminez, Maria; Johnson. Deborah: Johnston, Deborah: Johnston. Do- rothy; Jones. Cyndie, Jones. Dcana: Jones, Kevin: Jones. Mieheal: Row 10: Jones. illiam; Jovanovski. Lydia: Julovich. Dan; Julov- ieh, Kathleen; Jurasevieh. Jeffery: Kaiser. Mark: kalc . Lisa: ka- nuseak. Beth: Kapitan. Michael: Row 11: Kappas. Louie; Kappas, Mike: Karski. John; Karwasinski. Waller: Keen. Melody; Keiser. Kenneth; Kemperle, Heidi: Keough, Kelly; Keough. Kevin. Ill RIGHT: Row 1; (Left to Right); Kidd. Kathryn; King, Debbie; Kirby, Tammy; Kirk. Debra; Kirksey, Lorin; Klaus, Julie; Row 2; Kleist, Debbie; Komeehak, Bill; Kometz, An- drea; Konrady, Kevin; Ko- rmos, Laurie, Kostantios, Tula; Row 3: Kovan, Donna; Krafft. Kathy; Krafft, Rick; Kram- pien. Bob, Krutz, Deborah; Kucik, John. BELOW: Row 1 (Left to Right): Lavery, Patricia; Laza- rian, Lisa; Lazart, Nancy; Row 2: Lee, John; Lehman, Tom; Leks, Elizabeth; Row 3: Len- ker, Stephen; Lentini, Sandy; Leshk, Michael; Row 4: Les- zynske, Stanley; Lewis, Jenny; Light, Teresa; Row 5: Lin- dgren, Dave; Lines, Tim; Lip- ton, Betty. ABOVE: Row 1: (Left to Right): Krampen, Linda; Ku- jaca, Susan; Kulage, Jetta; Row 2: Kunstak, Pam; Kurth, Rich- ard; Kutsko, James; Row 3: Kuzma, Terri; Kyres, Jane; La- bash, Cindy; Row 4: Lach, Carol; Laco, Pam; Lamb, Doug; Row 5: Lamb, Russ; Lar- sen, Jim; Lathrop, Sue. LEFT: Row 1 (Left to Right): LLoyd, Nancy; Long, Donna; Long, Jane; Long, Jean; Long, Maribeth; Ix pez, Ricky; Row 2: Lovingood, Jeff; Luebcke, Randall; Lynn, Stanley; Machia, Janet; Mack, Leslie; Maddack, Terry; Row 3; Mam- mas, Paula; Mandrell, Rico; Manivilovich, Paul, Manivilov- ich, Pauline; Mann, Phil; Marinello, Matthew. 112 LEFT: Row 1 (Left to Right): Maris, Sheri; Mannolejo. Larry; Marsee, Dave; Martin. Jackie; Martin, la-slic; Martinsen. Harold; Row 2: Massa, Diane; Matt, Karl; Mattingly, Mark: Matykiewicz, Gary; McCall. Molly; McCann. James; Row 3: McGraw. Jeff; McGuire. Robert: McHenry, John; McNeil, Jenny; McPherson, Rhonda: Mees, Wendy; Row -t: Melcher, Welliard; Melegos, Nich- olas; Meltzer, Lori; Metcalf. Dale; Mcznarick. John; Mick, Kathy; Row 5: Mihelic, Robert; Milanovich. Kathy; Miller, Cheryl; Miller, Doug; Miller. Mary; Miller, Timothy; BELOW: Row 6: Mills, Duane; Mirieh. Tamara; Mitchell. Jill; Mitro. Edward; Moehl, Roger: Moffett, Sue; Row 7: Mohamed. Don; Monzulla. Jeff; Moore, Dianne; Moore. Mike; Morez, Elizabeth; Moriarty, Dennis; Row 8: Morigi, Michele; Moses, Stacey; Mrisein, Don; Mueller. Joseph; Mullen, Bob: Mumma. Sheryl: Row 9: My- kowski, Brian; Nadolski. Dorothy; Nay, Tim: Neff. Ralph: Nel- son. Dale; Neumeyer, James; Row 10: Newman, f red: Neksch. Ronald; Niles, Joe; Nims, Carol; Noel, Julie; Nolan. David; Row 11: Nowak. Melisa: Odom, Terry; Okeley. Michael: Olejniczak, Linda; Oolich, Daniel; Oonis. Brenda. Sophomore Beth Best wonders why the yearbook photographer is in the process of taking her picture, anil tells him where to put it! 113 BJ(rH I : Row I (1 eft to Right): Ooms. Ronald: Or- nelas. Olga: Orten, Cheryl; Palvas, Brian: Panning. Dale: Papp, Ron: Row 2: Pappas. Kimberlv: Pappas. Valerie; Parini. Debbie; Parker, Jeff; Pasa. Betty; Pas- tor. Roberta: Row 3: Paterson. Mary; Pearnian, Den- nis; Perry, Katby; Peach ke, Joseph: Petroskey. Carol; Pellet. Nancy: BELOW: Row 4: Philpott, Roberta; Pie- kuU Joanne: Pierce, Katherine; Pierce, Katby; Plesac, Marc: Pluth. Pamela; Pointer. Richard; Row 5: Pokra- jac, Radmilla: Porpat. Craig; Porras, Helen; Porter. David: Poss. Steve; Poturalski. Roxanne; Povlock, Patty; Row 6: Posell. Scott; Powers. Susan; Prescott, Deborah; Price. Roberta; Primer, Wally; Procko. Bo- nita: Psimos, Estelle. ABOVE: Row 7: Putman. Anette; Radeff, Da fid; Ray, Cherri; Ray, Constance; Reinhart. Mark; Rernkus, Chris; Rendleman, Cynthia; Row 8: Reynolds. Rita: Richards, Helen; Richter, Curt; Roark. Earl; R« epstorff. Melissa; Roessing. Michael; Roganovich, Bob; RJGHT: Row 9: Rohder, Dan; Rolff, Janet; Rong- ers. James; Root. Christopher; Rossnian, George; Ros- zkowski, Michael; Row 10: Roy, Harold; Rubin, Randy; Ruble, Janice; Rusak. Nick; Saberniak. Sim- one; Sabo, George; Row 11; Sabonis, Leroy. 114 LEFT: Row 1: Sabonis, Linda; Sadowsik, Scott; Samay, Karen; Sarich, Robert; Sarikos, Nick; Saltier, Monica; Row 2: Scheldt, Debbie; Schenn, Dan; Schiesser, Sally; Schiller. Brigitte; Schleicher. Monica; Schlesingcr. Peggy; Row 3; Schlesinger, Ron; Schmidt. Yvonne; Schulatz. William; Schuller, Barbara; Schulz. Michael; Schuster, Randall; BELOW: Row 4: Schuster, Scott; Scott, Bob; Seitzinger, Sharon; Seneff, John; Sliaf- ehuk, David Sharp. Kristeen; Row 5: Shawver. Robert; Shepherd. David; Sheridan. Lisa; Shooter. Leon; Shud- ick. Dawn; Shuman, Randy; Sibo, Dean; Row 6: Si- kora. Jeri; Smallfield, Pamela; Smar. Diame; Smar. Tint; Smith. Alicia; Smith. David; Smith. Dolores; ABOVE: Row 7: Smith. Helen; Smolnicky, Richard; Smoot, Jami; Snodgrass, Jeff; Sobierajski, David; So- hovicli, Michael; Somani, Sujala; Row 8: Souronis, William; Sperry, Jamie; Spicer. Terry; Sponel. David; Sprovtsoff. Sherrie; St Germain. Gregg; Stalhandski. Donna; LEFT: Row 9 Stanik, Michaelene; Staples. Christine; Stephanelli, Cherise; Stewart. Kim: Stout, Keith; Straub. Janies; Row 10: Stroia. John; Stutrud. Mary; Suckey, Michelle; Sullivan. Ellen; Surprise, Lori; Suss. Monica; Row 11: Sutton, Tim: Swiek. Pam; Syjut, Ronald; Szafranski, Joseph; Szczepanski, Bar- bara; Taber. Terry; 113 RIGHT: Row 1: Taleff. Tony; Talley. James; Taylor, Cheri; Tay- lor Gail; Taylor, Thomas; Teetzel. Martin: Row 2: Teitge, Sheryl; Thomas. Cynthia; Thomas, Gregory; Thornton, Cindy; Thu- reanos. Kris; Tica, Marian: Row 3: Tisma. Mary; Toigo. Joanne; Tombers, JoEllen; Tomlin. Carol; Toneff. Susan: Tonetski, Elaine; Row 4: Traicoff, Jerry; Trakas, Kathryn; Travis, Loretta; Row 5: Travis, Lori n da; Trembly. Howard; Trinoskey, Mark: Row 6: Trinowski, Susan; Trumbo, Deborah; Tsangaris. Nikki: BE- LOW: Row 7: Tuchek. James; Tucker, Shirley; Tuft. Kathy; Tullv. Michelle; Turley, Linda; Valant. George; Vale. Erie; Vale, Michael; Row 8: Valencia, Jerry; Vance, Billie; Vandcrheof, Dan; Vazquez, Enys; Villarreal. Patti; Vinnedge. Holly; Vittorini, Ron- ald; Vowell, Kelly: Row 9: Vuyakovich, Dale: Waddolow. Doug- las; Waichulis. Margaret; W allace. Ken: W alters. Kimberly; Ward. Carol; Wasiek. Daniel: Wasilewski. Elizabeth: Wheeler, Franei; Whitted. Charles; Wickham, Valerie; Row 10: Wieezorek. Greg; Wiles, Steve; Williams, Marsha; Wills. Mark: Winberly, Janet; Wing. Ann; Wlodarczyk, Joel; Wojahn, Jeff: Wood, Mary: Worts- nian. Penni; Wotring, Robert; Row 11: Yaeko. Joann; Yates, Katiiy; Yates, Richard; Zanders, Marilyn; Zaradich, Joe; Zarnik. Mary; Zeheralis, Gial; Zenian. Marianne; Zenei, Pamela; Znika. Janet; Zoumis, Dean; 116 117 RIGHT: How 1 (I ft to Right): Adam . Teresa: Adler, Kenneth; Agent. Steve; Aimutis. Gerald; Albrecht. Suzanne; Aliff. David; Row 2: Aliff. Mark; Allen, Charles; Allmendinger. IVggv; Anastoff, Keith: Andreatos. Ava; Andreatos, Constat ine; Row 3: Andrea t os. Katerina; Arrensen, David: Austgen, Harold; Aust- gen. Susan; Aydelotte, Timothy; Aznar, Mark; BELOR : Row I (Left to Right): Black. Cynthia; Black. Douglas; Blanc, Mark: Row 2: Blimm, Steve; Blumberg. Marla; Bolding. Mary; Row 3: Bolin. Steve; Bonich. Sheree; Bonick. James; Row 4: Bookas. Micheal; Bowser. Susan; Boyd. Jeffery; Row 5: Boyer, Dale; Boynak. Emery; Bradaeh. Judith; ABOVE: Row 1 (Left to Right): Badie. Darlene: Bajza. Susie; Banehy. Micheal: Row 2: Barclay, Tammy; Bargfldt, Brant: Barnack. David; Row 3: Barnack. Thomas; Be ilfuss, Jill: Bcllafiorc, Karen: Row 4: Benjamin. Vikki; Bereaw, Fred; Bergner, Christine; Row 5: Bernal, Kathryn: Berndt, Lisa; Bianchi. Jeffery; LEFT: Row 1 (Left to Right): Branch. Nadine; Branson. Susan: Brant. Jef- fery; Brewer, Monica: Bridgewater . Anita: Broadaway. Jenny; Row 2: Brosehart, Laurie; Brumlev, Rick; Brvant. Tana; Buchfuchrer. Sliaro- lyn; Buehko, Judi; Bukur, Jim: Row 3: Burke, Carol; Burris. Ronda: Caudiano. Kathleen; Carieh, Linda: Carija. Mike; Carr. Julie; 118 LEFI ' : Row 1: Carter, Jeff; Celorio. Lucille; Certa, Lee; Chadd. Danny: Charoehak, Douglas; Chase. Terence; Row 2: Chentnik. Sharon; Christy, Joseph; Christy, Sharon; Churilla. John; Cioni. Emil; Clark. David: Row 3: Cloyd, Michael; Codespoti. Karen: Cohen, Miles; Collins. Arthur, Combs. Tom; Comerford. Mary; BELOW : Row 4 Connors, William: Corson, Diane: Covaeiu. Craig; Cross. Lisa; Crowder. Gregg; Culver, Kim: Row 5 Cum- mins, Joy; Cusamano. Fete; Daintou. (.urtis; Danko. Robert: Danyi. Gary: Davidson. Kathy: Row 0 Davies, Daniel: Davi; . Dan- iel; Davis, Lewis; DeBoy, Lori; DeFoor, lyori: Del-iRosa. Sheila: ABOVE: Row 7 Demitrakis. Peter: Deppe. Peggy. Dieffenhaeh. | ,arTv: Dieterieh. Scott; Dinalale. Andrea: Dinatale. Mary: Row K Dohis. Kim; Doeing. John: Doeing. William: Dogau. I om: Dola- towski, Susan; Dudak. Julia: LEU: Row ) Dunn. Ronald: Durk. Kathy; Dykstra. Deanna; Eaton. Kelly: Eieh. JoAnn: Ellieh. (.hes- ter. Row 10 Elmer. Teresa; Equihua. Mike; Erickson. Robert; Evans. Joyce; Feryo, Michael; Fetkavieh. Darlene; Row II Fieblc- korn . Kennetli; Fileff. Karan: Finney. Karen: Firpo. Evan; Flauding. Kim; Fortunak, Mary: IP) RIGHT: Row I Foster, Martha; Fox, Kim; Fraley. Kathy; Franko, John; Franko, Mary; Fraticelli. Jim; Row 2 Freeman, Riki; Galic, Rose; Gallagher, John; Gallo. Zina; Gareia. Samuel; Caskey, Keith; Row 3 ( atilt. Tom; Gavin, Mary; Gerodemos, Litsa; Gibbons, Shirley; Glibota, Charles; Godocik, Paul; BELOW : Row 4 Gold, Shane; Goldschmidt, Jim; Goldschmidt. John; Gomez, Karen; Gomez, Kathy; Gott, Mark; Grabczyk, Edward; Gray. Mark; Row 5 Guba. Paul; Gulab, Mark; Guska, Nada; Guzik. Terry; Haherkorn. Candy; Hales, Patricia; Hamer, Kurt; Row 6 Hamilton. Charles; Hansen, Janet; Harbison, Vince; Hardt. Den- nis; Harper, Laurel; Harrison, Gary; Hartman. Linda; ABOVE: Row 7 Hartwig, Jeffrey; Hasan. Richard; Hassell, Patrick; Hastings, Kenneth; Haussman. Paul; Haviza, Cynthia; Haymes, Patricia; Row 8 Hefty. Bob; Hemmes, Nancy; Hendricks, Tony; Herzog, Larry; He- vezi, Charles; Heylin, Kevin; Higgason, Jill; RIGHT: Row 9 Hines, Marcia; Holodick, Stanford; Horton, Maureen; Horvath. Robert; Hosier, Randy; Hostetler, Daniel; Row 10 Hoze, Leslie; Hudspeth. Karen; Huish, Carol; Human. Michelle; Hunt. Cynthia; Hunter. Re- becca; Row 1 1 Hurley, Michaeleen; lussic, Gial; Izynski. Joyce; Jackson. Thomas; Jamrok. Leonard; Jank. Robin; 120 LEFT: Row I Janasch, James; Jarosak. Jacquelyn; Jar- vis. Brenda; Jensen, Pherese; Jimenez. Christine, Jimi- nez, Teresa; Row 2 Johnsen, Scott; Jonson. Craig; Johnson, Jill; Jones, Barbara; Jones, Kimberly; Jones, Lori; Row 3 Joyce, Patricia; Kacmar. Mary; Kaiser. Debra; Kapilan. Rudolph; Kaufman, Brenda: Keen. Cynthia; BELOW: Row 4 Kecver, Richard; Kelley, John; Kelly, Nancy; Kemp, Robin; Keough. Kathy; Kepshire. Robert; Kilgore, Thomas Row 5 Kingery, Donal; Klahn, Diane; Kla .ura. Barbara; Kleminski, Phillip; Klcpack. Cathy; Kloth. Robert; Koch. Ray- mond; Row 6 Kolettis, Joan; Konarski, Debra; Konja. Deborah; Konja, Robert; Kontos, Georgette: Korac, Milica; Kottis, Niek; ABOVE: Row 7 Kouremetis, lnuis; Kowalski. Susan: Kramoen. Kathryn; Krayniak, Denise; Kriados. Karen: Krol, Mary: Krueger, Garry; Row 8 Krutz, Edward; Kruzan. Christine; Kuhn, Kris; Kurtis, Constantine; Kuzma. Danny; Kvarta. Barbara; Laeh, Cheryl; LEFT: Row 9 Laeh, Jennifer; Lafever. Richard; Lamb, Dan- iel; Lane, John: Lape, Norman; Lecik. Donald; Row 10 Ledwinka, Daniel; Lee, Teri; Leeson, Cindra; Lilly, lawn-nee; Lipke, Martin; Lipski. Joann; Row 11 Lip- ski, Judith; Lipton, Mary; Lockridge, Lou; Love. Chris; Lozanoski, Lena; Lumbarkoski. Carl; 121 RIGHT: Row 1 Luptak, James; Lynch, loin; Magee, Jonnie; Maginot. David; Magurean. Mark; Mains, Edward; Row 2 Malec, Richard; Malocha. Raul: Maloney, Kathleen; Ma- niatis. Florence; Manolovic. Philip; Martens. David; Row 3 Martin, Kurt; Martin. Michael; Matrinez. Patricia: Massa. De- nise; Massey. Scott; Massow, Patricia: BELOW : Row 4 Melegos. Lori: Mersot, Scott; Metz. Julie: Row 5 Meyer, Terry; Mihalick, Kimberly; Mihelic, Richard; Row 6 Miklos, Steve; Mikolies, Gary: Milivojevic. Milan: Row 7 Miller, Barbara; Miller. Danna; Miller. Denise; Row 8 Miller, Margaret; Miller, Patri- cia; Mills, Wanda; ABOVE: Row 4 Mathew. Mar- jorie; Mattingly, Lee; Mauch. (.ynthia: Row 5 Mayberry, Debra; McDaniel, Gerald; McClellan. Gary; Row 6 McClure, Robert: McConnell, Mike; McDonald. Kevin: Row 7 McHenry, Scott; McKee, Gloria; McKee. Marsha: Row 8 McKee, Paul; McPherson, Faith; McShane, Colleen; LEFT: Row 9 Millus, Kim; Mitchell, Steven; Mitro, Mi- chael; M its os, Pamela; Mizera, Debra; Montasiewicz, Cathy; Row 10 Monyok, Cynthia; Moore, Warren; Moore, Wil- liam; Morigi. Ruth Ann; Morri- son, Ice; Moya, Renee Row 1 1 Mullen, Teresa; Murray, Debo- rah; Nagy, Cory; Nahod. Ken; Nay, Kevin; Neal, Pamela; 122 LEFT: Row 1 Nekon. Steve; Mewlin, Mary; Nichols, Terry; Nich- olson. Harold; Niles, Lilliam; Nuzzo, Arthur; Row 2 Odar, Rob- ert; Olejace, Robert; Ordway, Rene; O ' Rear. Debra; Ornelas, John; Oros, Lynn; Row 3 Orrell, Jeff; Ostrozovich, Geralyn; Otto, Cynthia; Ozimec, Diane; Ozug, Cathy; Palansky, Susan; BELOW: Row 4 Palmateer, Suzanne; Pappas, John; Parsons. Linda; Pasto- riza. Nelson; Patton, Lori; Patz, Kerry; Row 5 Pawlak. Stephanie; Pearinan, James; Peoples, Sheila; Petrites, M ark; Petroff, Carl; Petroskey, Jean: Row 6 Petrovich, Diane; Pheanis, George; Phil- lips, Edward; Piechocki, Walter; Pierce, Jon; Pilatos, Tom; Lisa Grembowicz prepares make-up for an acting class. ABOVE: Row 7 Pleva, Carol; Polaski. Cathy; Poling, Richard; Poliak. Tim; Pollock, Polly; Popp. Michael; Row 8 Poss, Lynn; Pounds, James; Poznaik, Harry; Prado. Laura; Pressley, Pamela; Price, Raymond; LEFT: Row 0 Pritchard, James; Prochno, Cathy; Proffitt. Deborah; Pupillo, Cynthia; Rabick, James; Rada. Richard; Row 10 Radakovich, Elizabeth; Ramos, Joseph; Ras- tovski, David; Rathjen, W illiam; Reck, Rosalie; Reinhardt, Judy; Row 11 Rendleman. Marisa; Richards, Hugh; Richards, Thomas; Richards, William; Richter, Lester; Riffe. Jerry; 123 RIGHT: How 1 R is ter, Patricia; Robbins. Ladonna; Roberge, Nancy; Roberts, Randolph; Robinson. Ruby; Rodgers. Thomas; Row 2 Rodich. Eli; Rodriquez, Joe; Rodriquez, Margaret; Root, Michael; Rosen berry, Greg; Rudolph. Laura; Row 3 Ruiz. John; Rusak, Mike; Rusak. Susan; Rzetelny, Mary; Saavedra, Ju- lia nn; Santucci, Tina; BELOW: Row 4 Sark, Theresa; Sarko. Sheree; Satanek. Alan; Sawa. Pat; Sawochka. ( ' -indy; Schaefer, Christine; Schaetzel, David; Row 5 Schechner. Neil; Scheub, Lawrence; Schlesinger, Shar- ron; Schmidt. Georgine; Schoon, Thomas; Schultz, Dennis; Schultz. John; Row 6 Schultz. Karen; Schultz. Timothy; Scott. Gregory; Sears, Mike; Seber, Douglas; Sefton, Kim; Shafchuk, Lynn; ABOVE: Row 7 Sharp, David; Sharp, Mary; Shaw. Brian; Sherwood, Deborah; Shooter, Christine; Sikora. Cathy; Singer, Luci; Row 8 Smar, Donna; Smith, Da- vid; Smith, Donald; Smith, Donald J.; Smith, Douglas; Smith, Mike; Smith. Michael A.; RIGHT: Row 9 Snel- grove, John; Sobierajski, Susan; Soder, Connie; Sohov- ich, Jacquelin; Sokolowski. Michael; Solich, Kathern; Row 10 Song, Hemmie; Souronis, Christine; Specht. David; Speer, Scott; Spencer. Robin; Spurlock. Kevin; Row 11 Stalhandski, Don; Standish, Randy; Stanik, Michael; Stanzione, Dean; Steele, Susan; Stewart, Brent; LEFT: Row 1 Storey. Brenda; Stowers, Connie; Sullivan. Charles; Sullivan, Dan; Surowiec, Da- vid; Susanna, Cary; Row Suss, Clenn; Susterieh, Sharon: Swanson, Sally; Swartzell. George; Sydes, Jodi; Szczerbik, Lisa; Row 3 Telfer, Tammy; Talley, Timothy; Taseff, Randy; Thiros. Constance; Thoesen. Rebecca; Thomas, Delores; BELOW: Row 4 Thomas. Kevin; Thorsteinson, Sandra; Tiernan, Elizabeth; Til- man. Jeff; Tipton, Sheree; Titak. Paula; Toby, Roberta; Row 5 Tomasi, Tammy; Tournai, Sha- ron; Traina, Ixmis; Trocha, Chester; I rzaska, James; Turean. Emil; Turman, Caroline; Row 6 Turner, Mark; Tyler, Lana; Underwood, Che- ryl; Underwood. Kevin; Unmisig, John; Vale, Dean; Vallese, Dave; Row 7 VanDenburg, Tom; Vareas. Armand; Vargas, Carl: Vasas. Ed; Ver- trccs, Fred; Vician, Jacqueline; Vlassopoulos Alex; Row 8 Volom. Mary; Vossos, Ellen; Voy les, Cheryl; Wagner, Leslie; Wallace, Brett; W a rot, Denise; Wasick, Joe; Row 9 Wasick, Bob Waters, William; Waters, James; Webb. Wil liam; Whetsel, Tim; White, James; Wickham Lori; W’iggand. Robin; Williams, Debra: Wil liatnson. Annette; Row 10 Willingham. Jeffrey W’ilmot, Gary; WJlson, Dean; W ilson, Teri; W ' ir ick, Donald; Wirtcs, Susan; W ' irtz, Monica Wise, Terry; Withers, Helen; Wood, Danic! Row 11 W f otherspoon, Leo; Wroblewski, Brent Zagger, Lisa; Zajac, Robert; Zeha, Jamie; Zeh- ner. Janet; Zimny, Frank. Zirkel, Debra; Zor- ich, Johnny; Zoumis, Theodore; 125 Charles Abel Peggy Adair Karen Adams Karlene Adams Michael Albrecht Kevin Allen .Amy Allcndorf Mark Alsop (hia Altop Ted Anastopoulos Gail Anderson Paulette Andrey Dwight Ashbv Stephen Askren Diane Atzhom Mary Kay Ballueh Jean Baltz Paul Balunda Keith Banks Gerald Bardeson Karen Battleday Sharon Battleday Deborah Beck Richard Bella Janet Bendt Andrew Benko Diana Beres Lome Berry Jill Betters Michele Bianchi Carol Bielak Kimberly Billens Karen Billiek Lori Biimm Jo Boiee Denise Borgmeier Cynthia Branson David Brooks Cynthia Brown Judith (Volk) Brown 12 (� Tracv Brownfield Horhellr Brunos liorraiiu Brzoska Pamela Buchanan Donald Buchfuehrer Hichanl Bulchko Kiclianl Cardenas ( ' .ary Carrabine Daryl Calcs Jcannic Cclorio Julie ( ' handler Sharon Chapman Diane Chenore Jacob Chidester Donald Christensen Senior memories will live forever PAGE 126 Row 1 CHARLES ABEL: PEGGY ADAIR: FROSH: hand. KARL ' S ADAMS: SO: girls swim team; JR: AAC swimming; SR: year- book. K ARLENE ADAMS: FROSH: choir: SO: class play comm., thespians, NHS. powder puff; JR: class play comm., thespians, NHS. prom comm.: SR: class play comm., thespians. NHS. student council, human relations club. MICHAEL ALBRECHT: SO: swim team: JR: debate club. Row 2 KEVIIS ALLEN: FROSH: track, football, cross country, wrestling. AM) ALLENDORF: MARK ALSOP: FROSH: band: SO: track, band; JR: hand. OJSA ALTOP: TED ANASTOPOVLOS: Row U GAIL ANDER- SON: PAVLETTE ANDRE): DWIGHT ASHBY: JR: tennis; SR: tennis. STEPHEN ASKREN: JR: jr. and sr. play, thespians. SR: thespian. DIANE ATZHORN: FROSH: hand: SO: band, pep club, bsakctball. powderpuff. JR: hand, volleyball, basketball, track, NHS, class vice president; SR: hand, NHS. basket- ball. volleyball, tennis. Row 4 MAR) KA) BALLVCH: SO: pep club. German club; JR: German club. JEAN BALTZ: FROSH: BAA. basketball, track, powder puff, pep club; SO: GAA, basketball, powder puff; JR-SR: GAA, basketball, powder puff, volleyball, track asst. PALL BALUNDA: KEITH BANKS: JERRY BARDESON: Row 5 KAREN BATTLED AY: FR: prom comm. SHARON BATTLED AY: DEBORAH BECK: FROSH: yearbook; SO: swimming: booster; JR: swimming! booster, homecoming: and prom comm.; SR: swimming! booster, homecoming: and [iron: comm.; SR: swimming! booster, tennis leant French club. NHS. RICHARD BELLA: FROSH: choir, pira- teens; SO: choir; JR: choir, vocalteens, off- hroadwav revue, thespians; SR: choir, vocal- teens. thespians. JANET BENDT. Row 6 AN- L)REU BENKO: FROSH: class play, choir, pi- ratoons. intramural basketball: SO: class play, choir, class executive board; JR: class play, choir, class executive board, off-broadway re- view. thespians, prom comm. SR: class play . choir, vocalteens. student council, class execu- tive board, thespians. DIANE BERKS: LOR- RIE BERRY: JILL BETTERS: MICHELE Bl - AN CHI. Row 7 CAROL BIELAK. KIMBERLY BILLENS: KAREN BILL1CK: LORI BLIMM: JOE BOICE: Row 8 DENISE BORGMEIER: CYNTHIA BRANSON: FROSH: GAA: SO: GAA. thespians, class play: JR: thespians. swimming, class play: SR: pom-pons thespians. powder puff, das play . DAVID BROOKS: CY- NTHIA BROIL N: FROSH: girls swimming SO: girls swim team; SR: girls swim team. JI D 1 (VOLK) BROUN: FROSH: band. PAGE 127 Row I TRACY BROUN FIELD: ROCHELLE BRVGOS: LORRAIN BRZOSKA: PAMELA BUCHANAN: DONALD BUCHFUEHRER: Row 2 RICHARD BUCHKO: RICHARD CAR- DENAS: FROSH: basketball: SO: basketball. CARY CARRABINE: FROSH: basketball, cross country; SO: basketball, cross country. NHS; JR: basketball, cross country. NHS. let- termans club, boys slate; SR: basketball, cross country. NHS. letterman ' s club. DARYL CATES: JE ANNIE CELORIO: Row 3 JULIE (.HANDLER: SHARON CHAPMAN: FROSH: lalin club.; SO: NHS: JR: prom comm., execu- tive board, student council. NHS; SR: student council, executive board, powder puff. NHS. DIANE CHENORE: SO: . lass play com. ARC. powder puff. JR: French club, powder puff: SR: French club. JACOB CHIDESTER: DON ALD CHRISTENSEN: Chris Reinhart and Jack Oros cleaned up oil Student Government Day as they traded places with the custodians. Sloven Christoff Linda Cicei Diane Ciemiak Darlene Cieslak Star la Clark Don Cobb M ark Coleman Timothy Conley William Connelly John Constan tin ides William Cook Daniel Seotl Corder Cheryl Costakis Karen Cunningham Tina Cuprinski Footballers won two titles PAGE 128 Row 1 STEVEN CHRISTOFF: FROSH: football, wrestling; SO: football, wres- tling; JR: wrestling. LINDA CICCI: FROSH: hand, chess club; SO: hand; JR: hand. FT A. SR: band. FTA. DIANE CIERNIAK: DAR- LENE CIESLAK: FROSH: choir, cheerleading. GAA. freshman queen, pep club; SO: choir, pep club, pepteens. executive hoard; JR: choir, prom court, powderpuff, swim boosters; SR: choir, FTA, student council, thespians, pow- derpuff. STARLA CLARK: Row 2 DONNIE COBB: MARK COLEMAN: FROSH: football, baseball; SO: class play, German club, project awareness; JR: football, project awareness; SR: football, student council. TIMOTHY CONLEY: WILLIAM CONNELLY: JOHN CON - STANTINIDES: Row 3 WILLIAM COOK: DANIEL SCOTT CORDER: FROSH: choir, swimming, cross country; SO: swimming; JR: swimming, letterman ' s club; SR: swimming, let- terman s club. CHERYL COSTAKIS: KAREN CUNNINGHAM: FROSH: student council. ARC: SO: ARC; JR: ARC; SR: ARC. TINA CUPRINSKI: FROSH: choir, science club: SO: choir. ARC; JR: sr. class play, choir, thespians; SR: vocalteens. thespians. PAGE 129 Row 1 PETER DAKICH: FROSH: football, wrestling; SO: class play, track: JR: wrestling, track; SR: class play, track. THOMAS DAVIDSON: FROSH: swimming, chess club; SO: swimming. JR: swimming chess club; SR: swimming (capt.) LAUR.i DAK SON: FROSH: band; SO: Span- ish club, band; JR: Spanish elub, band, pep band, honors program in foreign languages; SR: Spanish club band, pep band, NHS. JAMES DAY: DEBORAH DEW ELL: FROSH: GAA; SO: powderpuff. basketball JR: powderpuff; SR: powderpuff. Row 2 JULIE DEJiOER: JR: concert choir. LISA DEBOY: BONNIE (GANGA) DEEM: NICHOLAS DEMIT- Joyce Russell, Regina Hurst, and Ronda Burris partieipate in a reinactment of the Senica Falls Women ' s Rights Convention. RAKIS: MARK DEMMON: FROSH: football, basketball; SO: football: JR: football, weight lifting; SR: football. Row 3 ROBERT DENT A: FROSH: German club, track: SO: german club, NHS; JR: NHS: SR: NHS. GARRY DE - TERT: FROSH: band: SO: band: JR: band; SR: hand. BRIAN DOCK WEILER: FROSH: bun- ball. choir; SO: football, choir. SUZETTE DOEING: DAVID DOLATOW SKI: FROSH: choir; SO: choir, class play, thespians. review; SR: choir, voclateens. thespians. class play, re- view. Row i MARIANNE DOVELLOS: FROSH: choir: SO: choir, Spanish cluh; JR: choir; SR: choir. JAMES DYER: JOSEPHINE ECHTERLING: JO ANN ELIA: DAVID EL- UCH: Row 5 CYNTHIA ELSER: MARK ENGLEBRIGHT: K ENNETH E V i NS: LAURA EVANS: SO: girls basketball; JR: class play, girls basketball; SR: student council, girls basketball. LAURIE EVION: Row 6 DAVID FEMIAK: MARCELLA FESKO: JR: prom conun. RUTH ANNE FIEDLER: CARLOE FIELDS: JANE FILEFF: Row 7 SHARON FLANAGAN: TAMM IE FLEMING: SO: French club. GAA, basketball: JR: pom pons sec. of GAA; SR: pom pons. DA l ID FOSSEY : VANESSA FRANCIS: LARRY FRANZ: Row 8 STEVEN K. FRAZIER: VINCE FRENCH: W ILLIAM FRENCH: FROSH: football, basket- ball. baseball: SO: tennis, basketball, varsity club: JR: tennis, basketball, varsity club: JR: tennis, basketball, varsity club; SR: tennis, bas- ketball. varsity club. LYNN FREY : FROSH: li- brary club— sec. SO: powder puff. ARG. Span- ish club sec: JR: ARC — sec., powder puff. Spanish club— sec. SR: ARC— sec. BELINDA FRYAR: Peter Dakieh Thomas Davidson (aura Dawson Janies Day Deborah DeWell Julie DeBoer lisa DeBoy Bonnie Deem Nicholas Demitrakis Mark Demmon Robert Denta Garry Detert Brian Dockweiler Suzette Doeing David Dolatowski Marianne Dovellos James Dyer Josephine Eehterling Jo Ann Elia David Ellicli Cynthia Elser Mark Englchriglit Kenneth Evans I a ura Evans laurie Evion David Femiak Marcella Fesko Ruth Anne Fiedler Carole Fields Jane Fileff Sharon Flanagan Tanunie Fleming David Fossey Vanessa Francis I .am Franz Steven K. Frazier Vince French William French Lynn Frey Belinda Fryar 129 Sharon Fulmer John Galanos Marisa Ganga Kirn Garavalia Karen Garden Susan Garrett Gale Gatlin Andrew Georgilis Anita Giaeomin Joseph Gifford Virginia Gillis Bmce Givens Patricia Glass Gary Glihota Debra Goldman Bruce Gonzalez Maria Gonzalez Miehael Gorandovieh Faye Govert Randee Green Kristine Griggs Elizabeth Guba Denise Gut Jan Halfman Frank Hall Julie Hamang Phillip lianas Victoria Hancock Marianne Harbes Timothy Harker Iaura Harmon Gary Harris Billie Hartwig Dale J. Harvoth Sheryl Haussman William Hebert Mike Heeimovieh David Hefty Debra Henrichs Peter Hernandez 130 James Herr Betty Hicks Darlene Hines Fredrick Hodgers Barbara Hoffman Mare Hollander Cynthia Hopp David Lance Huiseh Patricia Hurst Regina Hurst John Jackson V iolet Jakovijevich Michael Jank Renee Jenkins Unda Jewell Pirates won first sectional ever Row 1 SHARON FULMER: FROSH: choir; SO: choir. JOHN GALA NOS: MARIS A GANGA: KIM GARVALIA: SO: pep teens. KAREN GARDEN: Row 2 SUSAN GAR- RETT: FROSH: hand, gaa, ARC; SO: band; JR: band; SR: band. GALE GATLIN: FROSH: cheerleading, choir, gymnastics; SO: pepteens, choir, gymnastics; JR: choir, cheerleading. SR: choir. ANDREW GEORGIL1S: FROSH: track, basketball, football, wrestling; SO: track, foot- ball; JR: track; SR: track, football, lettermen ' s club. ANITA GIACOMIN: JOSEPH GIF- FORD: FROSH: choir, pirateens; SO: swim- ming, lettermens club; JR: swimming, let- termens club; SR: swimming, newspaper, yearbook, leltermans club. Row 3 I IRGINIA GILLIS: BRUCE GIVENS: PATRICIA GLASS: GARY GLIBOTA: FROSH: golf; SO: golf. DEBRA GOLDMAN: FROSH: student council; SO: Spanish club; JR: Spanish club. Row 4 BRUCE GONZALEZ: FROSH: year- book. MARIA GONZALEZ: MICHAEL GO- RANDOVICH: FROSH: wrestling: JR: wres- tling. FAYE COVERT: RANDEE GREEN: FROSH: gymnastics, cheerleading, choir, pep club; SO: gymnastics, swimming, girls cross country, girls track team, student council: JR: swimming, class officer, pep club, powder puff, yearbook; SR: swimming, powder puff, year- book. Row 5 KRISTINE GRIGGS: ELIZA- BETH CUBA: SO: NHS. powder puff; JR: NHS. powder puff: SR: NHS, powder puff. DE- NISE GUT: JAN HALFMAN: FRANK HALL: Row 6 JULIE HAMANG: FROSH: choir; SO: choir, powder puff, ARC; JR: choir, powder puff, prom comm. PHILLIP HANAS: VICTO- RIA HANCOCK: FROSH: band: SO: band, ex- ecutive board, girls volleyball; JR: band, execu- tive board, NHS. girls volleyball: SR: band. NHS. girls volleyball. MARIANNE HARBES: TIMOTHY HARKER: FROSH: football, bas- ketball. track; SO: football, basketball, track; JR: cross country basketball, track, lettermens club; SR: basketball, track, lettermens club. Row 7 LAURA HARMON: FROSH: ARC, choir, SO: ARC, choir; JR: prom comm., class play, choir, French club; SR: FTA. French club. GARY HARRIS: BILLIE HARTWIG: DALEJ. HARVOTH: SHERYL HAUSSMAN: Row 8 WILLIAM HEBERT: MIKE IIF.CI- MOVICH: SO: track; JR: football, track: SR: football. DAVID HEFTY: DEBBIE HEN RICHS: FROSH: gymnastics, cheerleading, pep club; SO: gymnastics, cbeerlcading, pow- derpuff. class officer, pep club; JR: gymnastics, cheerleading, powder puff, treasurer, baseball mangr.. pep club; SR: gymnastics, cheer- leading. powderpuff, class officer, pep club, homecoming queen. PETER HERNANDEZ: JR: hockey; SR: hockey. Row 1 JAMES HERR: FROSH: German club; SO: German club. BETTY HICKS: DARLENE HINES: FROSH: student council. FREDRICK HODGERS: BARBARA HOFFMAN: Row 2 MARC HOLLANDER: SR: tennis. CYNTHIA HOPP: DAVID LANCE HUISCH. FROSH: yearbook. PATRICIA HURST: REGINA HURST: FROSH: track. GAA; SO: class play; SR: class play. Row 3 MICHEAL JANK: VIO- LET JAKOVIJEVICH: FROSH: French club; JR: human relations club. French club, news- paper. JOHN JACKSON: FROSH: choir, pira- teens. football; SO: choir, swimming; JR: class play, sr. class play, thespians. vocalteens, choir, our gang: SR: school play, thespians, vocal- teens, choir, our gang, student council. RENEE JENKINS: SO: NHS. pepclub; JR: NHS, pep- club. cbeerlcading. girls swim team; SR: NHS, pepclub, student council, girls swini team. French club. LINDA JEWELL: Pamela Jewell Patrieia Jones Sh iryl Jones James Julovich Barn Jurewics Eleanor Kaemar Debra Reiser Kurtess Reiser Mahala Jo Rendall Paul Rerulis Tom Kilgore Gena King Betsy Rirby Cindy Rirby Doris Kir pa Mid-term grads proved numerous Row 1 PAM JEWELL PATRICIA JONES: SHERYL JONES: JAMES JULOVICH: FROSH: choir, class play; SO: choir, baseball; JR: choir, thespians, baseball; SR: choir, tlics- pians. baseball. BARRY JUREWICZ: FROSH: baseball: JR: baseball, hockey; SO: baseball, hockey; SR: baseball, hockey. Row 2 ELEA- NOR KACMAR: DEBRA KEISER: KURTESS KEISER: MAHALA JO KENDALL: PAUL KERUUS: FROSH: baseball; SO: baseball; JR: baseball. Row 3 TOM KILGORE: GENA KING: FROSH; choir, SO: choir; JR: choir. BETS 1 KIRB 1: FROSH: student council, choir, SO: German club; JR: pom-pon, NHS, NFL, German club, speech and debate club, school newspaper, SR: NHS. NFL, speech and debate club, yearbook. CINDY KIRBY: FROSH: choir, student council; SO: German club; JR: German club, speech and debate club, pom-pon; SR: yearbook, pom-pons, stu- dent council, executive board. DORIS KIRPA: F ' ROSH: student council; SO: ARC; JR- ARC PAGE 133 Row I DAVID KMIOTEK: KAREN KO- LETTIS: FROSH: ARC; SO: ARC. pep club; JR: pep club; SR: student council, pep club, swimming booster. KATHLEEN KOLODZIEJ: SO: GAA; JR : track. MICHAEL KOLODZIEJ: ANDREW KONRADY: FROSH: German club; SO: German club: JR: diving team. Row 2 NITSA KORAKAKIS: FROSH: choir; SO: choir, Spanish club; JR: choir, vocaltcens; SR: choir, vocaltcens. SANDRA KORMOS: FROSH: NHS, student council, class officer, cheerleader, SO: powder puff; JR: yearbook, newspaper, NHS, SR: yearbook. NHS. USA KOUKLAKIS. DENNIS KREINER: KATH- RYN KRITIKOS: SO: French club, tjiespians; JR: French club, thespians, jr. ex. board, news- paper; SR: French club, yearbook. Row 3 Members of the Pep Band relax for a moment during a varsity basketball game STEVE KROWEZYK: MARK KUCAN: DEBORAH KUCHTA: SO: class play comm. GEORGE KUCIK: FROSH: band; SO: band, track; JR: band. STEVEN KUHN: Row 4 DONALD KUZEV1CH: FROSH: yearbook, student council, SO: HCC, human relations; JR: H(.C, human relations, SR: human rela- tions. JOHN LA CO: ROBERT LAIN: THE- RESA LARSEN: FROSH. GAA, pep club; SO: GAA, powder puff, ARC; JR: powder puff; SR: powder puff. MARY LEACH: JR: human rcla- lions; SR: French club. Row 5 ROBERT LEN- CHIS: JANE LENNON: ROBERT LF.ON- HARDT: SO: ARC. BARBARA LESHK: JERRY LIGHT: Row 6 BETH LOBSIGER: SLSANNE LONG: FROSH: choir, yearbook, ecology club; SO: choir, class play; JR: choir, class play comm., off hroadway revue cotnm., soph, play comm., newspaper; SR: choir, class play, thespians, yearbook, girls ensemble, off broadway revue. Our Gang Troupe. THERESA MING: FROSH: choir, GAA, student council freshman class play; SO: choir, thespians, stu- dent council, Spanish club, swimming team, ARC, class play comm., JR: class play, choir, thespians, student council, swimming team. ARC, jr. director; SR: choir, thespians, student council, FT A, ARC, sr. director. JESSE LO- PEZ: SHARON LOUSHEFF: SO: glee club; JR: choir, SR: choir. Row 7 GARY LOVE: JA- NET LUEBCKE: SO: Spanish club, FHA; JR: Spanish club. AUDREY LUIPOLD: DEL- BERT LUIPOLD: RANDY LUNSFORD: Row 8 PATRICIA LYNN: RICHARD MACDON- ALD: JR: class play, thespians, av club; SR: class play, thespians, av club. JANET MACH- NIK: F ' ROSH: choir, ARC; SO: choir, Spanish club; JR: ARC, Spanish club; SR: ARC, NHS. MICHAEL MAGINOT: JAMES MAHONEY: FROSH: student council, yearbook; JR: debate team. David Kmiotek Kami Kolettis Kathleen Kolodziej Michael Kolodziej Andrew Konrady Nitsa Korakakis Sandra Korinas lisa Kouklakis Dennis Kreiner Kathryn Kriiikos Sieve Krowezyk Mark Kuran Deborah Kuchta George Kueik Steven Kuhn Donald Kuzevich John Laco Robert Lain Theresa Larson Mary Leach Robert Lenehis Jane Ijennon Robert Leonhardt Barbara Leshk Jerrv Light Beth Ixihsiger Susanne Ia ng Theresa Long Jesse hipez Sharon Lousheff Gary Love Janet Luehcke Audrey Luipold Delbert Luipold Randy Lunsford Patricia Lynn Richard MacDonald Janet Machnik Michael Maginot James Mahoney 133 Suzanne Maicher Gregory Maieki Teresa Mant illa Evelyn Maniatis Karen Mauls Vicky Manivilovich Janies Mann Teresa Mann Susan Manojlovich William Maresko Shawn Markey Charles Mannolejo Dennis Maroules John Marovich Laura Marovich Linda Mayoch Robert McCann Gail McClellan David McCloud William McCormick Jill McDonald Robert McFarland Corey McShane Laquita McIntyre Michael Mclatighlin Susan McMillan Margaret Melcher Randy Mellinger Patricia Mercer William Metcalf Jaci Meznarick JoAnne Milanovich Denise Miller Marilyn Miller Michael Miller Rosalie Mirich Robin Mitsos Cynthia Moehl Kathleen Morre Randal] Morre 134 Charle Moroz Joseph Mullen Margaret Nadol.sk i Carla Nelson Ann Nemergut Susan Newman Roger Nikseh Suzanne Nims Neil Nommensen Mark Nosieh Thomas Nowesniek Denise Nuemeyer Kathleen O ' Connell Daniel Odar Karen ()lejui -zak Senior ditch day was “successful” Row | SUZANNE MAICHER: GREGORY MAICKI: TERESA MANCILLA: FA ELY S MANIATIS: FARES HAMS: Row 2 TICK) MANIl ILOUICH: JAMES 1A : FROSH: football. wrestling. track; SO: football, wres- tling. track: JR: football, wrestling; SR: foot- ball. wrestling. TERESA MASS: SLSAS M l NOJLOVICH: WILLIAM MARESKO: FROSII: track: SO: football: JR: track: SR: track. Row 3 SH I II MARKEY: CHARLES HARHOI.EJO: DENNIS MAROULES: JOIIS MAROVICH: LAURA MAROVICH: SO: hu- man relations, powder puff: JR: human rela- tions. powder puff, gymnastics, SR: powder puff. Row 4 LINDA MAYOCH: ROBERT MCCANN: GAIL MCCLELLAN: DAVID MCCLOUD: WILLIAM MCCORMICK: Row 5 JILL MCDONALD: ROBERT MCFARLAND: FROSII: coif; SO: swimming; JR: swimming: SR: swimming. CORE) MCSHANE: LA- Ql ITA MCINTYRE: FROSII: band, pep band. FT A. JR: elass play. MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN: Row 6 SUSAN MCMILLAN: MARGARET MELCHER: SR: pep club, sun- shine society. RA I)Y MELUNGER: PATRI- CIA MERCER: WILLIAM METCAI.E: JR: track, SR: track. JACI MEZNARICK: FROSH: GAA; SO: GAA. executive board, powder puff: JR: powder puff, girls diving, prom comm., stu- dent council; SR: powder puff, executive hoard. JOANNE HILANOUICH: FROSH: choir; SO: choir; JR: choir. SR: choir. DENISE MILLER: SO: class play, powder puff: JR: pow- der puff. MARILYN MILLER: MICHAEL MILLER: Row 8 ROSALIE MIRICH: ROBIN HITSOS: CYNTHIA MOEHL: KATHLEEN MOORE: RANDALL MOORE: FROSH: foot- ball; SO: football. NHS; JR: football. NHS. ex- ecutive hoard: SR: football. National Honors Society. Row 1 CHARLES MOROZ: SO: German club; JR: German club. JOSEPH MULLEN: MAR CARET NADOLSKI: SO: powder puff; JR: pom pons, powder puff: SR: pom pons, powder puff. CARLA NELSON: ANN NEMERGUT: Row 2 SUSAN NEW MAN: ROGER NIKSCH: SUZANNE NIMS: SO: powder puff, executive board: JR: powder puff. NHS. NSNS: SR: pow- der puff. NHS. NSNS. NEIL NOMMENSEN: FROSII: football, track; SO: football, track; JR: football: SR: football, lettermans club. MARK NOSICH: Row 3 THOMAS NOW ESNICK: FROSH: swimming; SO: swimming, lettermans club; J R: swimming, lettermans club; SR: sw im- ming, lettermans club. DENISE NL EMEY ER: KATHLEEN O ' CONNELL: DANIEL ODAR: HA REN OLEJNICZA K: Students in Mr. Morrow ' s IJrama class practice make-up work. Richard Oljace David Oppinan Cheryl O’Quinn Elisa Ornelas Lucia Ornelas Jack Oros William Overton Steven Owen Randall Padol Jeane Papp Barbara Pasa Jeffery Patch Darinka Paunovich Pamela Pawl Sandra Pawl Seniors wore Purple and white at graduation Kou 1 RICHARD OIJACE: DAVID OPP- MAN: CHERYL O’QUINN: ELISA OR. NELAS: JR: track, NHS, SR: NHS. LUCIA ORNELAS: SO: powder puff; JR: powder puff; SR: powder puff, homecoming court. Row 2 JACK OROS: FROSH: choir, ARC, pirateens, .student council, play; SO: choir, vocalteens, ARC, class play, thespians, NHS, JR: choir, vo- calleens, ARC, thespians. Spanish club, student council, NHS; SR: ARC, vocalteens, thespians, student council, NHS. WILLIAM OVERTON: STEVEN OWEN: RANDALL PADOL: FROSH: tennis; SO: tennis; JR: tennis. JEANE P dPP: FROSH: choir, pirateens; SO: choir, swimming booster, health careers club, JR: swimming booster, pom pons, health careers club. Row 3 BARBARA PASA: FROSH: band, gymnastics; SO: gymnastics, band; JR: gymnas- tics, band. JEFFERY PATCH: DARINKA PAUNOVICH: PAMELA PAWL: SANDRA PAUL: PAGE 137 Row 1 CARYN PERONIS: RICHARD PERR) : SO: baseball mgr.; JR: baseball mgr. SUSAN PETERS: FROSH: choir, cheerleader; SO: choir, thespians; JR: vocalteens, thespians, choir, SR: vocalteens, FT A, student council sec., senior class-vice pres., thespians, choir. JOHN PETRO. RANDALL PETTET. FROSH: football basketball, track; SO: basketball, track; JR: basketball, track; SR: basketball, track. Row 2 CHRISTINE PHILLIPS: SR: sunshine club. WILLIAM PHILPOTT: FROSH: hand, honor roll, SO: NHS; band, JR: band, NHD; SR: band, NHS. LYNNE P1EKUT. KAREN PIERCE: JOHN PIKE: FROSH: track, swim- ming, football; SO: swimming, football: JR: football; SR: football. Row 3 GEORGE PI- LA TOS: MARY ANN PIPTA: SO: Spanish club; JR: Spanish club, concert choir; SR: choir, pep club. Spanish club. JENIFER POL- LAK: FROSH: choir, ARC; SO: choir, powder puff, thespians. class play, ARC; JR: choir, thespians, NHS, swimming booster; SR: thes- pians. NHS, swimming booster. CINDY POPKA: CINDY PORRAS: Row 4 JAMES PORTER: F’ROSH: av club. SO! swimming. C1NTHIA POTI: FROSH: choir, pirateens, SO: powder puff, NHS, thespians, choir; JR: powder puff, NHS, thespians. choir, class play. SR: student council, French club, NHS. thes- pians, vocalteens. Our Gang, choir, class play. JACK POWELL: TERI POWELL: ROBERTA POYNTER: FROSH: GAA, SO: powder puff. GAA, JR: powder puff, SR: powder puff. Row 5 MICHAEL PROCHNO: FROSH: football, wrestling, track, SO: football, wrestling, track; JR: football, wrestling, track, lettermans club; SR: football, wrestling, track lettermans club. MARY ANGELA PUSKAR: GREGORY RAC- ZYNSKI: VALERIE RAHN: KIMBERLY RANDHAN: SO: powder puff; JR: NHS, Span- ish honor so., powder puff, SR: NHS, Spanish honor soc., powder puff. Row 6 TIMOTHY RASTOVSK1: FROSH: football, basketball, track, band; SO: football, basketball, track, band; JR: basketball, track, lettermans club; SR: football, basketball, track, lettermans club. ROBERT RA Y: MICHAEL REIBLY: JAMES REIMER: JEFFEREY RE1MER: FROSH: choir, SO: concert choir. CHRISTOPHER RE- INHART: FROSH: choir, tennis, basketball, student council, pirateens, SO: choir, tennis, basketball, student council, project awareness, class play; JR: choir, tennis, basketball, student council, project awareness; SR: choir, tennis, basketball, student council, class play, project awareness, ARC, Our Gang, vocalteens. BRIAN RENDINA: VINCENT REN DIN A: CATHEY RENICKER: HAROLD REYNOLDS: FROSH: basketball. Row 8 GREGORY RISTER: FROSH: Baseball, basketball, football; SO: baseball, basketball, JR: baseball, hockey; SR: baseball, hockey. SHARON RISTOFF: ROCH- ELLE ROGANOVICH: SO: girls swim team, French club; JR: human relations club. MARK ROHDER: DARLENE RORK: 136 Caryn Peronis Richard Perry Susan Peters John Petro Randall Pettet Christine Phillips William Philpott Lynne Peikut Karen Pierce John Pike George Pilatos Man Ann Pipta Jenifer Poliak Cindy Popka ( ' indy Porras James Porter Cynthia Poti Jack Powell Teri Powell Roberta Poynter Michael Prochno Mar) Angela Puskar Oregon Raezynski Valerie Rahn Kimberly Randhan Timothy Rastovski Robert Ray Michael Reihly James Reimer Jeffrey Reimer Christopher Reinhart Brian Rendina Vincent Rendina (Cathey Renicker Harold Reynolds Gregory Rister Sharon Ristoff Rochelle Roganovich Mark Rohder Darlene Rork 137 (� ntr«c Riidovicll David Rudy Kathy Ann Rukavina Andrea Russell Joyee Russell Peggy Russell Gregory Ryan Donald Saberniak Heidi Sadowski Ullian Samardzija Brian Saniav Carol Santeramo Juyne Sauer Donald Sawoehka Jeffrey Scheldt Charlene Sehleieher Connie Sehleieher June Sehlesinger Twyla Schmidt Sandra Schmuck Mark S chramm Virginia Schubert David Schultz Mark Scott Gail Scitzinger Robert Seller Judy Semplinski Jerome Sharpe Jon Shield Bernadette Shooter James Shoup Richard Shuman Mark Siho Terrilyn Sigler Jody Sikora Mike Simiakos Michelle Sirko Cheryl Smith Debora Smith Leora A. Smoot 138 KoImti Solivais Roberta Sopko Deborah Sperber Marc Sperry Michael Spiisak Sally Springman Debra Si Martin Debra Slanko Georgia Stanley John Stanton Krista Stauffer Ralph Edward Stevens David Stevenson Karen Stewart Karen Storey Government, Econ climaxed the year PAGE 138 Row 1 GEORGE RVDOVICH: SO: varsity swimming; JR: swimming; SR: swimming. DA- VID RUDY: FROSH: wrestling; JR: swimming. KATHY ANN RVKAVINA: ANDREA RUS- SELL: JOYCE RUSSELL: SO: German elub; JR: German elub. Row 2 PEGGY RUSSELL: GREGORY RYAN: DONALD SABERNIAK: FROSH: band: SO: band. German elub; JR: band, German elub. SR: band, German club, German honor student. HEIDI SAI)0 WS K I: LILLIAN SAMARDZUA: JR: human relations club; SR: French club. Row 3 BRIAN SAM AY: CAROL SANTERA MO: JUYNE SAUER: DONALD SA WOCHKA: JEFFERY SCHEIDT: Row 4 CHARLENQ SCHLEI- CHER: CONNIE SCHLEICHER: SO: GAA, pepteens, pep elub. JUNE SCHLESINGER: TWYLA SCHMIDT: SANDRA SCHMUCK: Row 5 MARK SCHRAMM: VIRGINIA SCHU- BERT: DAVID SCHULTZ: MARK SCOTT: GAIL SEITZINGER: Row 6 ROBERT SELLER: JUDY SEMPLINSKI: JEROME SHARPE: SO: swimming; JR: swimming; SR: swimming. JON SHIELD: BERNADETTE SHOOTER: SO: ARC: JR: choir; SR: choir, vo- calteens. Row 7 JAMES SHOUP: RICHARD SHUMAN: MARK SI BO: TERRI LYN SIG- LER: JODY LEE S1KORA: FROSH: choir, gymnastics, SO: NHS, gymnastics, powder puff, GAA, JR: NHS, gymnastics, powder puff; SR: NHS, gymnastics, powder puff, golf team, let- lermans club. Row 8 MIKE SIMIAKOS: MICHELLE SIRKO: CHERYL SMITH: DE- BORA SMITH: SO: class play, thespians, pep elub, swimming; JR: class play, thespians, pom pons, pep club, off broadway review, student council; SR: class play, thespians, pom pons, thats entertainment. Our Gang. LEORA A. SMOOT: FROSH: GAA: SO: Spanish club. PAGE 139 Row I ROBERT SOLIVAIS: ROBERTA SOPKO: DEBORAH SPERBER: MARC SPERRY: FROSH: track, football; SO: track, football, hockey; JR: track, football, hockey; SR: football, hockey. MICHAEL SPISAK: Row 2 SALLY SPRINGMAN: FROSH: choir; SO: powder puff; JR: pom pons, powder puff; SR: yearbook. DEBRA ST. MARTIN: SO: FHA. JR: thespian. FTA. Spanish club, SR: FTA, thespians. DEBRA STANKO: GEORGIA STANLEY: JOHN STANTON: Row 3 KRISTA STAUFFER: RALPH EDWARD STEVENS: DAVID STEVENSON: KAREN STEWART: KAREN STOREY: FROSH: choir; SO: choir. Spanish elub; JR: choir, track. NHS; SR: choir, powder puff. NHS, human re- lations club. Dale Wiseman and Mark McCall spend some time in room 117. 139 Debra Stout Lloydene Stowers Clay Suckey Theresa Sullivan Robert Sumichrast Lisa Summers Lynn Susanna I-arry Swanson Wendy Swanson William Swartzell, Jr. Gary Sweeney Deborah Swift Jessica Sykora Roxanne Sylvester Cheryl Taber Commencement ended it all PAGE 140 DEBRA STOUT: SO: powder puff, student council, JR: powderpuff; SR: powderpuff. LLOYDENE STOWERS: CLAY SUCKEY: THERESA SULLIVAN: kOBERT SUMICH ■ RAST: FROSH: science club; JR: French club, student council; SR: student council, NHS. Row 2 LISA SUMMERS: SO: swimming; JR: swimming; NHD; SR: NHS. LYNN SUSANNA: LARRY SWANSON: WENDY SWANSON: WILLIAM SWARTZELL JR.: Row 3 GARY SWEENEY: DEBORAH SWIFT: JESSICA SYKORA: FROSH: GAA; SO: class play, JR: class play. ROXANNE SYLVESTER: FROSH: choir, basketball; SO: football. CHERYL TABER: PAGE 141 Row 1 RICHARD TALMADGE: FROSH: pira- teens, choir, track; SO: choir, swimming, JR: choir, voealteens, thespians; SR: choir, vocal- teens, thespians. VICKIE TANNER: GEORGE TASEFF: FROSH: football, srestling, baseball, SO: football, srestling, track, JR: football. srestling, track, lettermans club. SR: football, srestling, lettermans club. DEBORAH TAY- LOR: FROSH: choir, pirateens; SO: choir, pow- derpuff, sunshine society; JR: choir, sunshine society, powderpuff; SR: choir, powderpuff, yearbook. DEBRA A. TAYLOR: FROSH: choir, SO: choir, science club, JR: basketball. Row 2 THOMAS TESTI: SO: class play. BI- LLY THARP: FROSH football, baseball, wres- tling; SO: football, baseball; JR: football; SR: football. SHARON THIELBAR: STEVEN THOMAS: FROSH: band, track, football; SO: band, track, football; JR: band, track, football, pepband; SR: band. DAVID TICA: Row 3 CHERILYN TONETSKI: SO: GAA, track timer, powderpuff, pcpclub; JR: prom comm., class play, powderpuff. ERIC TORP: FROSH: track; SO: track, NHS. JR: track, debate team, class play, NHS, SR: NHS. JOSEPHINE TRAFICANTE: SO: honor society; JR: NHS, Spanish society; SR: NHS, Spanish society. FRANK TRAINA: FROSH: intermural basket- ball. WILLIAM TRAKAS: Row 4 DAR TUCKER: ROBERT TURMAN: PATRICK TURNER: SO: wrestling JR: wrestling; SR: wrestling. LAVONNE TYLER: PATRICIA VAGNONE: Row 5 KAREN VALENTI: DONNA VAN HOUTEN: JOHN VASSIL: FROSH: newspaper, science club; SO: class play, thespians, off hroadway revue, ross sum- mer music theatre; JR: class play, thespians, off broadway revue, student council, executive board, newspaper staff, powderpuff cheer- leader, ross summer musical; SR: class play, thespians, off broadway revue, student council, executive board, yearbook. Our Gang, ross summer theatre. MARGARET VEACH: girls swim team; JR: class play, thespians, SR: thes- pians, ab club. WILLIAM VEACH: FROSH: football, baseball; JR: football, baseball. Row 6 RICHARD VORWALD: GLORIA VRAZO: FROSH: choir, pirateens; SO: NHS. thespians, choir, speech club, class play, JR: FTA, NHS. ARC, thespians, choir, speech club; SR. FTA, NHS, ARC, thespians. BETH VRTIKAPA: RICHARD VURVA: ROGER VURVA: Row 7 DEBRA WASHOWSKI: GREGG WASH- BURN: CINDY WATSON: DAVID WATTS: FROSH: track, football; SO: track, football, JR: track; SR; track. KATHERINE WEBER: PAULA W EGER: FROSH: gymnastics, GAA. pep club; SO: gymnastics, GAA, pep club; JR: gymnastics, pom pons, SR: gymnastics, pom pons, pep club. MARY W ENRICH: MARTIN WESLEY: JULIE WHARTON: MARGARET WHITELEY: FROSH: choir, ARC, pep club, ecology dug, GAA; SO: choir, ARC, pep club, pepteens, GAA; JR: choir, ARC, pep club, NHS; SR: French club, human relations club, track timer, NHS, yearbook. 140 Richard Talmadge Vickie Tanner George Taseff Deborah Taylor Debra A. Taylor Thomas Tesli Hilly Tharp Sharon Thielhar Steven Thomas David Tica Cherilyn Tonetski Eric Torp Josephine Traficante Frank Traina W illiam Trakas Dar Tucker Robert Turman Patrick Turner 1-iVonne Tyler Patricia Vagnone Karen Valenti Donna Van Houten John Vassil Margaret Veach William Veach Richard Vorwald Gloria Yraaso Beth Vrtikapa Richard Vurva Roger Vurva Dchra Washowski Gregg Washburn ( ' indy Watson David Watts Katherine chcr Paula Weger Marv Wcnrich Martin Wesley Julie Wharton Margaret Whiteley 141 Dorothy Widing John Wiechnik Susan Wildrick Da id Williams Raymond Williams Linda Wilson Barbara Wirtes Lynee Wolff John Wonsowicz Thomas Wood Nancy Wooldridge Timothy Wooley Carey Wright Susan Wright Gregory Wroblewski Diane Zajdel Patrieia Zapinski Paul Znika Michael Zoleak Duane E. Zona PAGE 142 Row 1 DOROTHY HIDING: FROSH: GAA. ecology club, swimming, ARC; SO: GAA, vol- leyball team, JR: GAA, volleyball team; SR: volleyball team. FrA. lettermens club. JOHN WIECHNIK: SUSAN WILDRICK: DAVID WILLIAMS: RAYMOND WILLIAMS: Row 2 LINDA WILSON: BARBARA WIRTES: FROSH: CAA. newspaper. SO: GAA, Spanish club, JR: FT A, pom pons, Spanish elub, speech elub; SR: FTA. LYNEE WOLFF: JOHN WON- SOWICZ: THOMAS WOOD: Row 3 NANCY WOOLDRIDGE: FROSH: band, GAA, newspa- per, SO: band, GAA, FI’A, Spanish elub, sun- shine society; JR: band. GAA. FTA, Spanish elub. sunshine society, NHS, AV elub; SR: band, FTA, Spanish elub, sunshine society, NHS, av club. TIMOTHY WOOLEY: FROSH: basketball, diving; SO: swimming; JR: swim- ming. CAREY WRIGHT: SUSAN WRIGHT: GREGORY WROBLEWSKI: Row 4 DIANE ZAJDEL: PATRICIA ZAPINSKI: PAUL ZNIKA: FROSH: intermural basketball, band, student council. SO: band, student council, JR: band, NHS; SR: band, NHS. MICHAEL ZOL- CAK: DUANE E. ZONA: FROSH: choir, Ger- man club. SO: choir, German club, track, elass pla y; JR: choir, wrestling, track, class play; SR: choir. Broadway provides the haekdrop for entertainment on a Friday evening. Schepel Buick Merrillville— On Rt. 30 V 2 Mile West of Rt. 55 3208 W. Lincoln Hwy. Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. — 9 to 9 Sat. — 9 to 4 Wed.— 9 to 6 769-6381 144 Swimming 148 Gymnastics 1 50 Basketball 1 52 Tennis 153 Track 1 55 Editor: Sue Long Assistant Editors: Vicki Benjamine Mieki Korac We gratefully acknowledge the use of the logos and the page styles of Women Sports magazine. The editors of the magazines were kind enough to give us permission to use their unique style. All logos used in the 1975 Mer- rillvue which also appear in regular magazine issues are copywrited by the magazines. We would like to thank the editors, as without their per- mission, the publication of this year- book would not have been possible. 146 Golfers Finish 3 and 7 Top: Jody Sikora accepts her award for Most Valuable Player from girl’s golf coach Ruth Homco. Above: The 1975 Girl’s Golf Team was as follows: Row 1: Diane O .imec, Laura Rudolph, Bi tty Lipton. Row 2: Mary Lipton, Teri Wilson, Sue Steele. Absent were: Jody and Jeri Sikora, Molly McCall, and Linda Castellanos. The Merrillville Girls Golf team had 10 players for the 1974 season. They were Molly McCall (Soph), who averaged 51 strokes for 9 holes; Sue Steele (Jr) who averaged 57; Laura Rudolph (Jr) 58; Diane Ozimec (Jr) 58; Jody Sikora (Sr) 59; Betty Lipton (Soph) 69; Jeri Sikora (Soph) 69; Teri Wilson (Jr) 76; Mary Lipton (Jr) 78; and Linda Castellanos (Soph) 83. Most Valuable Player was senior Jody Sikora. The Medalist was soph- omore Molly McCall. Most Improved Player was Diane Ozimec (Jr). Some of the best individual scores for 18 holes were Sue Steele 114. Diane Ozi- mec 120, Ijura Rudolph 129, and Jody Sikora 147. The team’s first match was with Valpo and they lost the opening event 258-224. Number two was played against Chesterton and M.H.S. stom- ped them 231-289. M.C. Marquette wiped them off the course with a score of 199-263. Munster lost a close game to Merrillville 227-233. The next four matches M.H.S. lost to M.C. Marquette 207-217, M.C. Elston 201- 209, Andrean 204-230. and M.C. El- ston 203-253. There was one forfeit with Munster. Merrillville buried Chesterton in their last match of the season 204-250. All together Merrill- ville won three and lost seven. Final Results of Sectional Teams: Michigan City Elston— 412 Michigan City Marquette— 434 Andrean— 454 V alpariaso— 460 Michigan City Rogers— 481 New Prairie— 490 Merrillville— 510 Munster— 539 Chesterton— 589 Portage— 628 147 Mermaids Sent 3 To State The girls swim team ended their season with a 3-7 record. The girls fin- ished third in the Duneland confer- ence, and fifth in sectionals. State meet qualifiers were Michelle Tully (Soph), Kim Millus (Jr), and Cindy Brown (Sr). Merrillville ' s only finalist was Kim Millus, who finished 5th in the 50 yard freestyle. She also placed 15th in the 100 yard freestyle. Among the letter winners were Naney Dumond. She placed 5th in the 100 yard freestyle. Terry Han sen placed 4th in the 200 yard I.M. and 5th in 400 yard freestyle. Michelle Tulley, a diver, captured 6th in the sectionals. Sheryl Hansen, Terry Ta- ber, and Patty Lavery were also letter winners. Pam Mitsos captured a 5th in sec- tionals in the 200 yard freestyle. Con- nie Soder received 5th in the 50 yard freestyle. She also received a 6th in the breaststroke at the sectionals meet. Merrillville’s top swimmer Kim Millus received 2 seconds, in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. In sectionals, Kim also received 2 seconds. Later Kim advanced to the state meet and received a 5th in the 50 yard freestyle and 15th in the 100. Judy Lipski, Kim Mihalic, and Sue Bowser were also let- ter winners. Seniors on the team were Cindy Brown, Jane Lennon, and Renee Jen- kins. Cindy placed 5th in the confer- ence meet, and third in the sectional meet as a diver. Jane received a sec- ond in the 100 yard breaststroke and 4th in the 50 yard in conference. Man- agers of the team were Sheryl Faga, and Cindy Havieza. The 1975 Swim Team was: Row 1: Pam Mitsos, Chris Bannister. Sue Bowser, Teri Tabor. Cindy Jones, Connie Soder, Kim Millus, Patti Massow. Lee Ann Bannister. Row 2: Mgr. Cindy Havi a. Naney Dumond, Kim Mihalic, Judy Lipski. Cheryl Hanson. Renee Jenkins. Jane Lennon. Teresa Hanson. Shari Hosier. Paula Manis, Michelle Tully, Beth Best, Pat lavery. Ia ft: the divers were, left to right, Kim Millus, Cindy Brown. Michelle Tully. Top Left: Ia c Pittman coached the team to a 3rd in the Duneland Conference. Top right: Beth Best anxiously awaits the results of a meet. Above: The team cools off after a meet. 149 Gymnasts Upped Record To 33-4 The 1975 gymnastics team was left to right. Row 1: Valerie Engel. Claudia Pawl. Donna Campbell. Barb Summers, Lynn Bardeson. Marie Mackanos. and Janice Hebert. Row 2: Dama Henrichs, Beth Dujmovich. Molly McCall, Jerry Sikora. Leslie Mack. Kris Sharp, Iula Kostantious, Lori Adams. Row 3: Candy Hahcrkom. I aura Rudolph. Julie Carr, Kathy Solieh, Sherree Tipton, Chelle Human. Row 4: J nly Sikora. Paula Weger, Dehhie Henrichs. and Coach Diane Hulpa. The Munster Mustangs came on strong defeating Merrillville 257.60- 249.00. The beginning level score was 90.10-89.45. The intermediate was 90.05-86.60, and the optional 77.45- 72.95. On March 4th Merrillville hosted their Second Annual Merrillville In- vitational Meet. Each school entered their one best girl in all 4 events, at all three levels. Ten schools were invited and Merrillville came out on top, cap- turing seven out of 12 first places and 4 seconds. Individual winners were Beginners, Tula Kostatios (Floor), Candy Habercorn (Beam), and Claudia Pawl (Bars) in which they all received firsts. On the intermediate level, Debbie Henrichs receiving firsts in floor, beam, and bars. In optional Paula Weger received first in floor exercise. Merrillville was the host for the 3rd. Annual I.H.S.A.A. Girls Gymnas- tic Sectional Meet. Individual honors went to: Tula Kostantios, Chris Sharp, and Claudia Pawl. All those went to the beginning level. In the inter- mediate level Debbie and Dama Hen- richs, and Paula Weger. Receiving first on bars in the re- gional was Freshman Claudia Pawl and Chris Sharp in the beginning level. In the intermediate level Debra Henrichs received first in floor and second in bars. Dama Henrichs re- ceived first in beam, third in bars, vaulting, and floor. Dama also re- ceived first in all around. Paula Weger received 4th in floor exercise. Paula placed this in the optional level. Claudia Pawl is the 1975 Beginner uneven bar Champion. Kris Sharp placed 7th in the Beg. vaulting. Deh- hie Henrichs is the 1975 intermediate uneven bars Champion. Debbie also placed 4th in the Floor ex. Merrillville boasted of 5 girls who were elected to the Duneland confer- ence all star gymnastic team. In the beginning level winners were Tula Kostantios, Kris Sharp. In the in- termediate were Debbie and Dama Henrichs, and Paula Weger. The most improved gymnist was Dama Henrichs. The most valuble all around was Debbie Henrichs, optional was Paula Weger. The best mental at- titude was Jodi Sikora. The beginning level ended with a 13-1 record. Intermediate ended with a 12-1. Opional ended with a 8-2. The 1975 gymnastic team improved their 1974 record tremendously, as they upped their season mark to 334 in dual meets. The girls competed in three levels of events: beginning, intermediate, and optional. The season opened with M.H.S. defeating Oregon Davis 161.08-122.10. At the intermediate level, the score was 81.25-60.55. The beginning ended with a 79.83-61.55. There was no optional meet. The gymnists then conquered Low- ell 215.70-134.90. Merrillville cap- tured all three levels, winning the be- ginning level 82.05-66.35, the intermediate 73.90-55.85, and the op- tional 60.65-12.90. The Bulldogs front Crown Point were the next victims for the Pirates. The girls stomped the Bulldogs 222.40-189.35, by winning all three levels again. The beginning score was 82.35-71.40. The intermediates then took Crown Point by 81.60-61.70 and the optional 58.45-56.25. The next meet found M.H.S. gym- nists competing against Hobart and Griffith in the beginning level Griffith at the intermediate and optional lev- els. The Pirates won, every event, scoring 73.05— Hobart’s 37.15 and Griffith’s 55.51 at the beginning level and outscoring Griffith’s 82.3540.00. The optional level defeated them by 72.0541.85. The next victims were South Bend Adams. The Beginning team steamed through with a score of 85.50-76.50, the intermediate then buzzed through with a 87.10-68.40. Optional ended 71.50-66.60. The total score was Mer- rillville 244.10-210.80. The gymnists then defeated the Valpo Vikings by a score of 83.85- 79.50. The beginning level defeated them by a score of 83.85-79.50. The intermediate with a score of 84.60- 66.35. There was no optional meet. The Highland Trojans came close in the beginning level scoring 82.20- 81.80. The intermediate won 84.60- 66.35. Optional ended 77.10-58.40. The total score of the meet was 243.90-203.55. The gymnist then zipped through the Eagles with a 142.55-112.40. The beginning level defeated them by 80.55-76.00. The intermediate then creamed the Eagles 62.00-36.40. There was no optional meet. The Portage Indians came close to the Pirate Buchaneers. In the begin- ning level scores were 85.40-85.95. The intermediate captured them 89.25-88.55. The optional team was defeated by the Indians 71.95-87.20. The total score of the meet was Por- tage 259.70— Merrillville’s 246.70 Top left: Janice Hebert prepares to cartwheel on the beam. Below: Leslie Mack dismounts from the unevens. Left: Jody Sikora receives her third place rib- bon at the Munster meet. Above: The gymnastic team warms up before a meet. 1S1 Girl’s B-Ballers Had Rebuilding Year The 1974 girls roundballers of Mer- rillville High School ended with a sea- son record of 1 win and 10 losses for the A team. For the B team 3 wins and 8 losses. The best offensive re- bounder for the season was senior Diane Atzhom. Best defensive re- bounder was senior Jean Baltz, and most improved player was sophmore Gail Zeheralis. Letter winners for the season were Diane Atzhorn, Jean Baltz, Cathy Curtis, Cindy Illes, Geor- gene Schmidt, Gail Zeheralis, and Ja- net Znika. The opening game of the season was against the Andrean Fifty-Niners. The girl basketballers were bounced around and lost 54-25. The B team won 19-18. The second game was against Valpo and the A team lost by a score of 26-28. The B team put up a good fight but lost 20-36. Number was with the Wallace Hornets and the A team lost 2143. The B team lost by a score of 23-28. They lost their next 4 games to Roosevelt, Whiting, Portage, and Chesterton. They lost to Roosevelt with a score for the A team 21-55, and the B team 11-17. The score with Whiting was the A team 20-39 and the The 1974 girls basketball team was, left to right in row 1: Janet Znika. Diane Atzhorn. Jean Baltz. Chris Curtis. Row 2: Cindy Illes, Gail Zeheralis, IVhhie Doudey. and Sandy Fore- man. Row 3: Coach Pat Megganhoffen, Teri Wilson, I-ori Debore, Georgine Schmidt. Left to right the JV team was, row 1: Peggy Dcppe. Jean Long, Cindy Mitchell, Jo Ellen Tomkbers. Row 2: Coach Pat Megganhoffen, Carol Petrosky, Kim Hurlhtirt, Kathy Abel, Nancy Pettet. Carol Hancock. Absent was Peggy Vandenburg. B team 17-31. The Portage scores were 24-39 for the A team and for the B team 15-38. The Chesterton scores were the A team 2243 and the B team sank with a score of 9-30. Tile next game was with the Hobart Brickies and in a very tight game Ho- bart won the A team game 42-39, but MHS B team wipped the Brickie sec- ond string 30-15. Next in line was River Forest and the A team eeked out a 39-37 victory while the B team lost be a score of 31-33. The last game was with Wirt and the A team lost 38-60. and the B team smashed them 32-16. The A team players were Diane At- zhom (Sr), Jean Baltz (Sr), Cathy Cur- tis (Soph), Lori Deboy (Jr), Debbie Dowdy (Soph), Sandy Foreman (Soph), Kim Hurlburt (Soph), Geor- gene Schmidt (Jr), Teri W ilson (Jr), Gail Zeheralis (Soph), Janet Znika (Soph). The B teams players were Kathy Able (Frosh), Vicky Bien (Soph), Penny Deppe (Soph), Carol Illes (Soph), Jean Long (Soph), Cindy Mitchell (Frosh), Nancy Pettet (Soph), Carol Petrosky (Soph), Jo El- len Tombers (Soph), and Peggy Van- denburg (Frosh). 152 Tennis Finished With 2-7 Record The 1975 Tennis team included in row 1: Jo El- len Tombers, I aura Evans, (jail Zeheralis, Mieki Korae, Kathy Curtis, Estelle Psimos. Row 2: Pam Mitsos, Vicki Haneoek, Martha Foster, Val Pappas, Betty Lipton. Debbie Beck. Tammy Adams. Coach Cameron. Above: junior Martha Foster practices her serve. Right: Gail Zeheralis takes a form stance against the ball. 153 lop: Kathy Curtis. the Most Improved Player, attaeks the hall with a fierce forehand. Above: Senior Debbie Beck warms up before a meet. Above: Vickie Hancock makes ready to slam into the hall. The 1975 record was as follows: Hobart 4-3 Lowell 7-0 Cavil 2-5 MC Elston 1-6 Cavil 3-4 Portage 2-5 ( llicsterton 0-7 Crown Point 2-5 Morton 1-6 154 Track Ended Its Season With A 6-6 Record Merrillville’s 1975 Girls Track Team ended the season with a record of six wins and six losses. The team entered the track sectionals with the following qualifiers: Mary Ellen Ga- vin, the 80 yard low hurdles and the 880 Relay: Jo Ann Lipski, the 220 dash and the 880 Relay; Jean Baltz; the high jump, the 220 dash, and the 880 Relay; Kathy Able, the shot put; Kim Millus, the long jump, the 880 Relay and 220 dash; and Michelle Crist, the 100 yard dash. The regional qualifiers from Mer- rillville’s team were Jean Baltz, the high jump and Kim Millus, the 220 dash. In the state meet, Jean finished first and Kim finished sixth. At the team ' s banquet at the end of the school year, Jean Baltz was awarded High Point Scorer; Judy Lip- ski and Mary Bolding were voted the Most Improved Team Members and Kim Millus was voted The Member With the Best Mental Attitude. The 1975 Girls Track Record Read as Follows: MHS VS Gavit Lost 65-52 MHS VS Whiting Won 52-20 MHS vs Chesterton Lost 66-37 MHS vs River Forest Won 37-25 MHS vs Valpo Lost 67-31.5 MSH vs Hobart Lost 34.5-31.5 MHS vs Clark Won 69-51 MHS vs Lew Wallace Won MHS vs Andrean W on 78-22 MHS vs E.C. Roosevelt Won 50-28 MHS vs Gary West Side Lost 51-50 The 1975 Track team included in Row I: Cindy Mitchell. Kim Hurelburt, Kathy Abel. Mary El- len Gavin. Kim Millus. Jean Balt .. Carrie Krol. Kim Mihalic, Cathy Klepaek. Jill Mitchell. Row 2: Judy Lipski, joAnne Lipski. Peppy an- denburp. Carol Hancock, Iaaura Lack. Alison Petticourt. Mary Bohlinp. Cissy Philpott. Rhonda Sauer. Man. Rzetalney, Kris Sharp, Sherree Tipton. Rom 3: Coach Diane Hulpa. Kim Liposki. Susan Bartolomeu. Paula Manis, Michelle Crist, Jody Sydes, Heidi Kemperle. Kathy GalatU. Mpr. Avy Andreatos. 155 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING SENIORS AND STUDENTS AT MERRILLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL @ INVESTIGATE YOUR FUTURE WITH THE U.S. STEEL TEAM AT GARY WORKS. 156 157 The Lure 1800 W. 81st Avenue 769-5540 Carroll Chevrolet 1800 North Main Street Crown Point 769-3636 158 J.C. Penney 3516 Village Court 884-8151 Gary Storage and Van Co., Inc. 819 Washington St. Gary, Indiana 6801 Broadway Phone: 219-769-3113 Mon. thru Fri. — 9:30-8 Sat.— 9:30-5 160 Steel City Bedding and Mattress Co. Brumm’s Bloomin’ Barn A1 and Nina Marler, Owners 1333 Virginia Upper Level Southlake Mall Street Gary, Indiana Phone: 882-1858 Patrons Hannah’s Building Center Merrillville Tire Service Calumet Securities Nason’s Appliances Reeve’s Flowerama Insurance Service Agency, Inc. Cook’s Insurance If) I Putting: out a yearbook is not an easy task. There are often problems which arise which have simple solutions but at the time, the solutions appear to be unreachable. In the course of producing this book, we, as a staff, have come in contact with many people who have helped immensly, and we would like to take this page to single them out and thank them individually. A yearbook would not be a yearbook without pictures, and our most grateful thanks go to Mr. John Giolas for his neverending help. He graciously supplied chemicals, paper, and his own talents to help us put out this book. e would also like to thank Mr. George Kingslv. Jr., our representative from Herff Jones Yearbook Company. His rush shipments of supplies when we ran out helped too. His understanding about our construction problems also gave hope that this thing really would get done. M iss Sharon Mumaugh was of invaluable service, by letting us borrow her Typing III class on occasion to help us get some of the endless type sheets done. Without her, we might still be typing pages from our not so easily read rough drafts. Thanks must also go to the people who helped us during the year and especially at the end when help is really important. Sandy Kormos, editor of the People” sec- tion gave freely of her busy days even after school was over. Gloria Vrazo, editor of the Saturday Review” section also gave of her valuable time to help complete not only her section, but also the sections of people who fell a little behind. Debbie Taylor was of great help down the stretch as well. Gracious thanks must also go to Diane Moore and Sally Schiesser who finished a tough job on the underclass section which, but for their help, would have gone for- ever unfinished. Special thanks also go to Joyce Evans who completed the Senior section, probably the toughest assignment of all, because no matter what she did, someone was not pleased. We must also thank our photographers who sometimes reluctantly, sometimes not at all. but most times gladly, took the pictures which appear in the pages preceding this one. Joe Gifford, Tom Nowesnick, and Tim Nay were instrumental in the com- pletion of the book— Joe and Tom for the after school work, and Tim for his work after the seniors had gone. Our special thanks go to our advisor. David Nesper, the human garbage disposal, confident, full fledged weirdo and the only guy we know who can do layouts in his sleep, without him we never could have finished this book or the doughnuts. Most of all we have to thank you. the students, for your patience and your help in putting out the book, because if not for students, we wouldn’t be here at all. Sue Long Peggy Whiteley. Co-editors