Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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t like informal dances because more people can go without worrying about the expenses that a formal dance has.” Diane Ramuscak, Senior Traci Irwin and Ron Vanna, seniors, jam at a MHS informal dance. At the Halloween Dance, Danny Bellovary and Jim Marando, juniors, show what they ' d really like to be. 19 DANCES

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Friends share good times at informal school dances After a hard long week at school, MHS students were ready for rest and relax- ation on the weekend. What better way to rest and relax than at one of MHS ' s many informal dances? Since the start of the school year, sev- eral MHS clubs and organizations spon- sored dances for the students to enjoy. The first dance was on Aug. 25. This was the Back-To-School Dance spon- sored by the Senior Class. The purpose of the dance was to break the ice for sophomores. Susie Lax, sophomore, commented I thought the Back-to-School Dance was a great experience. It let me see everyone I would be going to school with. Jill Habrych, junior, also commented, The Back-To-School dance helped me get in the mood to go back to school. The Student Council sponsored the Hal- loween Dance on Oct. 26. Music was provided by Dr. Walker. This dance let everyone who attended display their carefully chosen costumes. Bret Storey, junior, stated, I think a costume brings out your true personality. That ' s why I liked the Halloween Dance. The Student Council also sponsored the Merrillville-Andrean dance, held after the Merrillville-Andrean game on Dec. 9. Students from both schools were invit- ed to attend. Andrean junior, Alicia Metz, comment- ed, have a lot of friends from Merrillville who I hardly ever see. The dance let me have a good time with my friends from Merrillville and Andrean. Laura Hanas, junior, added, I was skeptical about the outcome of the dance, but the night turned out great. Everyone got along really well. The third annual Basketball Homecom- ing dance was after the MHS-LaPorte game on Jan. 27. The music was pro- vided by Dr. Walker. David Herbert, junior, mentioned, The dance was a good ending to a very suc- cessful Spirit Week. Jeanine Kierzkowski, sophomore, stat- ed, The music was great and I had a really good time. — Shawna Eberle 18 DANCES

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Fall, spring plays entertain the ‘curious’ and ‘sleepy’ The Thespian Society was busy putting on productions for the entertainment of MHS students. The Curious Savage was the Fall Play that was presented in Reinhart Audito- rium on November 17, 18 and 19. Unlike previous years, the cast consisted of sophomores and juniors only. Tim Runholt, senior, was the student director who made the play very successful. “The play was about a lady who was put in an insane asylum by her family, said Laurie Reinhart, senior, and I thought it was very good. Linda Roe, senior, said The publicity for this year ' s play was much better than last year, and we did have a larger audi- ence, but I think more students could have attended. After finishing the Fall Play, the Thespians went right to work on the senior production. George Washington Slept Here was presented on April 13 and 14 in Reinhart Auditorium. The cast consisted only of seniors. Drew Furuness, guidance counselor, stated, “I enjoyed the play very much. The seniors did a very good job. The play was directed by Bruce Woods, English teacher, with the assis- tance of Jessie King, senior. The play was about a man who bought a run down house because he thought George Washington slept there. Rich Robinson, senior, stated, There was a lot of time and effort put into the play, but it was well worth it. According to Dawn Spiroff, senior, George Washington Slept Here was very funny and well organized. — Susanna Eibel, Vicky Tsampis Kawlck Scott Otterbacher, Carol Gruber, Kenny Moore, and Sheryl Riddle, sophomores. In a serious performance from the fall play “The Curious Savage. Smiling their way Into everyone’s heart, Laurie Reinhart, Linda Roe, and Brian Tretter, seniors, perform for the entertainm ent of all MHS audiences. 20 PLAY PRODUCTIONS DJurlch