Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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.”

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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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Displaying their attire on Clash Day, Pat Armstrong and Linda Christott, English teachers, participate in Homecoming ' s Spirit Week. Representatives from the Senior Class get rowdy during the parade on their Homecoming float. Rain doesn’t dampen spirit “ t was really exciting, and I was shocked.” Jon Rhodes, Senior The rain during this year ' s Homecoming events didn ' t dampen anyone ' s spirits. Despite the rain and the ear ly date of Homecoming week, a lot of students par- ticipated in the week ' s activities. During the week, students expressed their spirit by dressing up for College T- shirt Day, Clash Day, Opposite Sex Day, Sweats Day and the traditional Purple and White Day. Chris Poti, junior, commented, The tur- nout of people participating in the pa- rade, despite the rain, showed that ev- eryone had lots of school spirit. Winners of the parade were Best Club Float, German Club; Best Car, Spanish Club; Best Theme Display, German Club; Best Class Float and Most Spirited, the Senior Class. To highlight the week, a Pep Session followed school Friday afternoon. All fall sports were recognized. There was a dispute about the seniors getting to sit on their own side at the Pep Session. Tom Herbert, assistant principal. noted, The Pep Session was volunteer because we felt that we ' d get more en- thusiasm from other kids if the kids who sat there and did nothing weren ' t in- volved. If few students attended, the seniors would be on the same side as the juniors and sophomores. The seniors got their own side because as it turned out, the entire gym was filled with enthusiastic students awaiting the night ' s events. Jon Rhodes, senior, was elected Mr. Football by the senior football players. He said, It was really exciting, and I was shocked. All students showed their spirit by screaming and holding up signs. The sen- iors received the Spirit Stick because they were rowdier than the juniors and sophomores. Dawn Halsted, senior and a member of the Homecoming Court, said, I think it ' s great that our class finally showed every- body that we do have spirit. (continued on page 15). 12 HOMECOMING