Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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.

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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

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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