Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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.

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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

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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