Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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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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.

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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.