Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Broadway attracts many car fanatics Getting your license. It seemed to take forever. Now you have it. Along with the thrills of driving to school and going out, comes the ag- onies of buying gas and fixing the car. I can ' t wait until I get my license! commented Eric Austin, sophomore. I ' ve just finished Drivers Ed, I ' ve held my permit for two months and now it ' s only a matter of time, he added. When you finally had your license safely in your wallet, next comes the begging and pleading. When I first got my license, I could never get the car. Now I can get it whenever I need it. I guess it ' s just a matter of trust, said Gail Juloski, junior. Getting the car. Going out with friends. The only thing left is some- where to go. That somewhere eventu- ally came to be, the cruisin ' of Broad- way. Rod Gayda, junior, stated, I cruise to look at the cars and to meet new friends. The lights. The music. The people. All are the perfect setting for a fun night on Broadway. It ' s the people-watching that makes cruisin ' interesting, added Gigi Vergin, senior, and there are definite- ly a lot of interesting people on Broad- way. We understand that the kids need some where to go, but all that we ask is that they abide by our rules, ex- plained a Merrillville officer keeping an eye on the Broadway strip. Along with cruising comes the rules of Broadway. The rules are basically simple, stick to the speed limit, don ' t drive through the parking lots of McDonalds or Burger King, and respect the rights of others, and you can have a safe, exciting ' night on the town ' . As the students gained more and more access to the car, they found driving to be not all ' fun and games ' . Car troubles, the enemy of all stu- dent drivers. I was on my way home from the beach, when all of a sudden my car back-fired and died. I had to have the car towed and left it with a mechanic over night to have it fixed, said Mary Croarkin, junior. MHS has designed a class to be the answer to your car troubles. Auto mechanics is a two hour course taught by Robert Harder. We understand and sympathize with MHS students and their cars, stat- ed Mr. Harder. Auto mechanics is set up to charge the students only ten percent above cost for us to work on their cars, he added. The auto mechanics class has on the average, about sixteen people per class. This is one of my favorite classes. We really learn a lot and it helps me at home when I have trouble with my car, mentioned Jim Crim, junior. Another car problem is the rising cost of gas. Students with jobs even find that paying for gas is sometimes diffi- cult. Although I do have my job at McDonalds, gas is still an extra item I have to pay for each week, stated Linda Kruppa, senior. As we all know, along with the thrill of getting the car and cruisin ' , comes the agonies of buying gas and having the car fixed. — Tiffin! Crownover 10 CRUISIN '

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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

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Broadway is the place for many students to cruise on the weekends and after school. Tom Mlhal and Dan Mathis, Juniors, learn about cars In the auto shop class at school. “ cruise to look at the cars and to meet new friends.”