Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Lori Johnson, while accompanied by Roger Emig, plays a clarinet solo. The entire concert band plays several selections for the audience. An aerial view of the concert band while playing for the audience. Larry Adams shows his talent with determination at the band concert. Student Life 23

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Concerts Provide an Entertaining Evening T he nineteen-eighty year ended with Merrillville High School providing the students, parents, and community with a winter choir concert. Perform- ing were the Velveteens, Girls Glee, and Choir Concert. Meg Johnson provided the audi- ence with a flute solo. Mr. Ger- ald Reinhart was director and organizer of this concert. Merrillville High School’s Band Department presented a winter concert on February 26, 1981. It was held in the Rein- hart Auditorium. Directors were Susan A. Hamer, Gordon Williams, and Darlene Yorke. Merrillville High School ' s Velveteen ' s perform joyfully at the nineteen-eighty Christmas Concert. Together the concert choir and girls glee, containing sophomores, juniors, and seniors sing at Merrillville’s traditional choir concert in the winter. In the opening number, the concert choir dresses for the winter season after spending some time ice-skating. Meg Johnson performs a flute solo. 22 Student Life

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Seniors lead the way S ENIOR — older — more ad- vanced — advanced in edu- cation — higher in degree and rank — superior in stan- ding — head of a group. The word senior can mean all of these things and more, espe- cially if you’re talking about the class of 811 The seniors this year have not only exemplified all of the above characteristics, but they stand for even more. They are the crazy, loud bunch that gathers every morning in the west wing of the school before classes start. They are the founders of Merrillville High School’s new-born spirit; spirit that is said to be, by many teachers, the kind that this school has never seen be- fore. They are the ones who gave Merrillville High School its first set of male cheer- leaders. But, most important, they are the graduating class this year that will be going out into the world, taking jobs, go- ing to college, and becoming the foundation for the future. The seniors this year have set a classic example in many ways for the underclassmen to follow. They have shown them what it means to have enough spirit and leadership to be able to persuade a whole school to participate along with them. They tried the un- usual, and by being different as far as spirit goes and the guys participating in cheer- leading, they have set a fine example. In some ways, this year for them has been their hardest, or perhaps their easiest. They had the option of graduating mid-term or going a half day. Some chose to take their har- dest and more advanced classes, while some chose to make this year their easiest by taking less taxing courses. What ever they chose, those who were still here at the end of the year were all looking forward to those two last big days of a group effort. Which days were those you ask? Why, they were Senior Ditch Day and Commencement, of course! Patty Dudak prays for mercy, while in the senior hall, using her to do his Joe Jenson gets his morning exercise idea of push-ups. Jennifer Chiabai, Rose Shooter, and Kathy Szmagaj share a joke. The seniors show enormous spirit dur- ing the first big pep session. 24 Student Life