Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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The junior powder puff team gets rowdy before the Homecoming parade. The Senior Class sings the school song at the pep session for their last football Homecoming. The German Club float won the award for the best club float for their second year. George Angelov, sophomore, proudly displays the float. 13 HOMECOMING

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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

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Hiking the football to quarterback Patti Haupt, junior, is center Mary Croarkin, junior. The juniors deteated the sophomores in the tirst game. Running through the Homecoming banner are Branko Jocic, senior, and Bob Scheub, junior. was very surprised at being elected queen.” Cindy Lamfalusi, senior 14 HOMECOMING