Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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.

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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

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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.