Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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yn Feb. 2, the Sunshine Society spon- sored the annual Valentine ' s Day dance. “This year’s turnout wasn’t as high as pre- vious years, but we all had fun,” commented Susan Spitz, senior Sunshine Club member. At this dance, Laurie Funder and Greg Kar- ras were picked as Queen and King. “Right before they announced who were queen and king, Greg told my sister that we had a ten percent chance of winning and then they called our names,” explained Funder, senior. Although the dance turnout was low, MHS students found other ways to still celebrate Valentine’s Day. ‘i’ll probably take my girlfriend out to din- ner for Valentine’s Day, commented Brian Singer, junior. Valentine’s Day is an enjoyable holiday for many students. “I like Valentine ' s Day, because it’s a day you can be with someone special,” said Savo Micic, senior. “I like Valentine’s Day, because it’s a day to express your true feelings to the one you love,” added Michelle Traber, junior. — Tina Carrigan Greg Schuster and Robin Sanko. seniors, dance the night away at the annual Valentine’s Day Dance. The turnout was low at this year’s dance. Valentine ' s Day

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DANCE Students show Valentine’s Day feelings Sunshine Society — Front Row: Grace Bovard, sponsor, Sheila Yonker, Lori Equihua, Susan Scott, Kim Boatner. Second Row: Janet Schnick, Karol Krawczyk, Beth Jasinak. Third Row: Claudia Doerte, Leanne Bell, Donna Zaikos, Danette Guzman. Back Row: Renea Miller, Susan Spitz, Kathy Woods, Denine Bezick. Valentine’s Day

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Getting home late: Is it worth it? It ' s getting late and you wonder if you should start for home. No”, you say, “just ten more minutes and then I’ll go. Before you know it, that ten minutes has turned into a desperate attempt to explain to your parents why you’re forty-five minutes late! I’ve used some pretty outrageous ex- cuses, but they were all true, insisted Julie Fratzke, senior. For some people excuses aren’t even ac- cepted. “My curfew is 12:30. If I come in at 12:31, I might as well forget even seeing the outside world for a few days!” complained Shelley Barkasi, senior. Some parents don’t punish their children when they come home late. Are these the lucky ones? The first time I went to Homecoming, 1 didn’t even get home until 2:30 a.m.. I got the silent treatment from my mom, and that’s much worse than being grounded, said Ka- ren Kirksey, senior. However some students have understand- ing parents who realize that cars get flat tires or that you have to make sure your friends get home safe, but there are some excuses that you just shouldn ' t use. “Once, I told my mom that my watch has stopped. She double grounded me because I didn’t even own a watch,” explained Marco Perez, junior. According to many students, parents are usually more lenient if you call home and let them know you’re going to be late. “I used to get in trouble all the time for coming home late,” said Vivian O Dor, junior. “Now my mom tells me that a simple phone call could save me from being grounded for a week.” Still, breaking curfew worries many stu- dents. Daved Gee, junior, said, I always hate coming home past curfew. My dad stands at the door just waiting to ask me where I’ve been.” — Sherry D’Asto Blind dates prov e controversial Blind dates aren’t very popular at MHS. This is because most students don’t trust their friends enough to set them up with dates. I wouldn ' t let any of my friends find a date for me,” added Dave Herbert, senior. Of the students who do go on blind dates, most are set up by brothers and sisters or friends. Most of the time, the people who do take a chance and go on a blind date find themselves in a long-term relationship. My sister and her boyfriend fixed me up with this guy,” explained Robin O’Deen, sen- ior, I wasn’t expecting to have a good time, but we did, in fact we dated for about three months. Of course, there are some blind dates that lead to major disasters. “I went on one blind date and the girl was a dog,” commented Mark Flanagan, senior, I will nev er do it again!” On the whole, a blind date is an unforgetta- ble experience. “Kelly Kaurich set me up with a girl from Highland and 1 was pleasantly surprised,” ad- ded Jay Anderson, senior, “we really had a good time. — Sharin Piggott MHS’s Superbowl of Knowledge. Phil Pardus, senior, happily accepts his award in the Academic Decathlon. This is the second year MHS has been involved in this Decathlon. Superbowl Sunday It’s Sunday night. Everyone is crowdec around the T.V. The atmosphere is tense anc anxious. This is the one Sunday of the year tha everyone stops what they are doing to watcl what is perhaps the most popular event of th( year ... the Superbowl. Every family has a different way of cele brating Superbowl Sunday. “Everyone in my family gets into the Supe Bowl. We eat a big dinner first, and then we g downstairs to watch the game,” explains Neil Eubank, senior. To others it is a more casual affair. “I don’t watch the Superbowl, but to m brother, it’s the greatest day of the year, commented Allison Dakich, senior. Perhaps it was the players, such as chari matic Joe Montana, quarterback for th 49er’s, or record setting Dan Marino for th Dolphins, that drew attention to this year game. Julie Fratzke, senior, stated, “I’m glad Mo tana ' s 49er’s won, because their colors ai nice and so is Montana! — Shawna Ebei Digest