Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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

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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.

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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.