Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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“ enjoyed myself being in a different country during the summer.” Mike Zimnawoda, senior By starting the season early, Louie Spiru, senior, tells the frustration of the summer heat. Merrillville lost to Crown Point 0-24. Surprising the grilling of hot dogs is Mark Harding and Butty Palvas, seniors. A birthday party in Craig Kosac’s senior, backyard was held to celebrate Butty and Craig’s birthdays. 8 SUMMER

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•flan Bardeson, senior, looks on as Merrillville was defeated by Crown Point during the first football game. Tom Herbert, assistant principal, and his wife, Linda, dress up for the Halloween Dance. During their free time, Beth Bowen and Karen Kasprzak, sophomores, admire the display of class rings. Anxiously awaiting their first day of school, students board the school bus. Watch us play after school Watch us play. Having a good time is something MHS students know how to do. The fun started out with the Back to School boo- gie” and didn ' t stop until after graduation. Students boogied” in the cafeteria at the Back to School Boogie” sponsored by the Senior Class. It was a great way to start out the year,” stat- ed Chris Childress, junior. The fun continued through Homecoming ac- tivities, where students got pepped up for the Homecoming game, at the first pep session of the year. Jay Anderson, junior, stated, I think the pep session was super. It really helped get the football players excited for the game. Seniors remembered all the good times they had at MHS as graduation drew near. Mandy Leposky, senior, exclaimed, This has been a really great year, but Senior Week was the best time of all. 7 STUDENT LIFE

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Siutune i Students find happiness in hot weather Summertime. It ' s a time for having fun and doing what you enjoy. All I did was party, go to the drive in and look out for guys, commented Kendra De- cheske, senior. The summer of 1983 was an excellent year for concerts. Bryon Adams and Jour- ney played at Alpine Valley and the Police, Joan Jet, along with the Fixx, and A Flock of Seagulls played at Comisky Park on July 23. “I had an excellent time seeing the Police. It was a long, hot day, but it was well worth it, said Andy Guba, junior. Summer trips to foreign countries were popular this year. Rich Robinson, senior, trav- eled to Germany, while Nanci Poling, Diane Niksch, Maria Olivadoti, seniors, and Onofrio Olivadoti, junior, toured France. “We stayed in France for 3 weeks. We had to speak in French most of the time if we wanted to get something across, stat- ed Niksch. A somewhat closer-to-home summer spot was the ever-famous Y 8t W drive-in. Jay Anderson, junior, stated, ”1 tried to hit the drive-in at least four nights a week. Many MHS students could easily be seen on the beach. West Beach was a really popular place to go and ' cop some rays ' . Amy Giordono, senior, stated, ”1 worked on my tan all summer long. — Tiffin! Crownover A typical lazy summer day in Mexico isn’t wasted by Jay Anderson, junior. At the Student Council pool party, Jennifer Thompson, senior, cools off from the summer heat. 9 Summer