Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Student Life Student Life 9

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A school is often said to be a world of its own. A world comprised of many dif- ferent factors; the most important factor being the students themselves. It is through them that the school becomes different from all the other high schools. We, at Merrillville, strongly believe that we are the school. It is through the lives of the students at Merrillville that makes us different. We have settled down into a routine of club activity, sports suprem- acy, and academic achievement. All of these contributed to the student life at MHS. Yes, Merrillville High School is truly a world within a larger, ever-chang- ing world, and it seems as though the students at Merrillville are settling down into a life in both worlds. 8 Student Life

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Special days involved parents, students Two days were set aside this year as replacement days. The first day was Community Involvement Day when stu- dents were allowed to have adults take their place. The other was Student Gov- ernment Day in which Merrillville High School students were allowed to fill vari- ous positions in the Merrillville schools and community. Community Involvement Day for the fourth year gave adults a chance to see what school days consist of. For some, just opening their lockers and getting to class on time was a big task, while others seemed to just blend right in doing as- signments and taking notes. The school day was very long for some adults and made them appreciate their student ' s days even more. Student Government Day was finally held on February 18, after being called off because of bad weather. Student Council sponsored this day selecting stu- dents to fill various positions. This day gave students a chance to experience different jobs in the school system and throughout the community. Tom Duchman checks over a list of things to be done today while acting as Mr. Stone for a day. Taking the place of assistant principal, Mark Rein- what ' s ahead of him for the day with the atten- hart listens attentively to Mr. Walter as he finds out dance policy. V Lynn Vagnone starts right in on her tasks for the day knowing she has to get an early start taking over the p lace of head secretary of the administra- tion building for the day. 10 Student Government Day