Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Displaying his spirit for spirit week, Tim O ' Shea, senior, flashes a big smile before class. The Sophomore Class won the competition for spirit week. Trying to frighten the crowded street 7 the Quest Club members display their Homecoming float. Judges then later picked the Senior Class float as Best Float. Concentration overwhelms the Senior Class Powder Puff team as their coach gives them half time instructions. The seniors lost to the juniors, 6-0. 11 Homecoming

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to begin with. Also, because our football team was winning their tough games, the parade drew a crowd. A winning football team attracts a crowd to anything as- sociated to them, especially Homecoming.” “Being on the fire truck in the parade for the first time, I felt so much older than a sophomore. I didn’t feel like a stranger to MHS anymore. I felt like I belonged,” stated Ann Mestousis, sopho- more. For about two weeks before the Powder Puff game, most students brighten Homecoming came dedicated Although the sun didn ' t shine and the rain faded in and out, MHS students brightened up Monday, Sunglasses Day, to be- gin spirit week. Tuesday followed with Crazy Hat Day. Then came Wednes- day, Hawaiian Day. Regan Plesha, junior, stated, “Spirit week was overlooked by a lot of teachers. They didn’t even count us, but that didn’t stop us from getting into the spirit of the week.” espite the rain, The festivities on Thursday did not end until the last flame of the bonfire dwindled out. It all began with Occupation Day as the students represented future doctors, lawyers and con- struction workers. The sun stayed out on Thursday for a suc- cessful parade. The parade began at 4 p.m. from the Pierce Junior High School parking lot and proceded down a crowded Broadway to MHS. Chuck Tipton, senior, stated, “I think the parade went over better this year. It was a nice day football players. All were determined to win the championship game. After the parade, the crowd gathered to watch this popular event. “I always wondered what it would be like to be out on the field playing football as I watched the varsity boys play. So each year I played Powder Puff, I imagined myself as a football player even though Mr. Herbert warned us that we were not foot- ball players,” commented Lisa Funder, senior. The first game bega n and the Junior Class won an easy victory over the sophomores, 40-0. The juniors went on the defeat the seniors 6-0 in a hard fought game. Lisa Gogola, junior, comment- ed, “Going into the game against the seniors, I thought we didn’t have a chance. We all got psyched up and went out to try to beat them. I could hardly believe it when the clock ran down, and we were the winners.” The bonfire followed the excit- ing Powder Puff game. Many MHS Students went to the bon- fire to talk over the week’s hap- penings. Unfortunately, some viewed Homecoming as monotonous and boring due to the lack of cre- ativity in the spirit days. This also accounted for the lack of partici- pation. Mary Kate Hill, senior, stated, “I don’t think Homecoming was a loss at all. I think it was just over- looked because of the Hobart loss the week before.” “Even though the participation level was low, Homecoming was a success because of the positive student participation and not be- cause of the negative participa- tion.” stated, Pat Mulloy, Stu- dent Council sponsor. Karen Dudak Leading the tans into cheers, the sophomore Powder Puff cheerleaders take a break during the first quarter of play. Their enthusiasm lasted the whole game although the sophomores were defeated. Running with the ball, Carrie Ralf, sophomore, tries to gain some yardage against the tough junior defense. She was tackled after only gaining a couple of yards. Homecoming

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remain Even though the rain was con- stant, the dedicated fans stayed to watch the mighty Pirates de- feat the LaPorte Slicers, 5-0. Another reason the fans stayed to suffer in the rain were the halftime activities. Chris Pirate fans for festivities Cochran, senior, was elected ‘‘Mr. Football 1985 by the team. Cochran commented, “I was very happy to receive the award. It was especially nice because my brother Doug won this award his senior year also. However, there was one difference, his ball stayed dry, mine got drenched.” This also was the time for the crowing of the Homecoming Queen. The court consisted of Sam Dalkilic, Karen Dudak, Lisa Funder, and Sheri Sohacki, sen- iors. The 1984 Homecoming Queen, Stecy Plesha, pranced out in the rain, along with the court, to crown the new 1985 Homecoming Queen, Sam Dalki- lic. Dalkilic, commented, “It was an honor and I enjoyed it.” Dudak added, “At first, the rain upset me, but once we got out there we had fun and laughed about it because we’ll remember this time for the rest of our lives.” Luckily, the rain held off for the following night. Couples swarmed to the dance to, “Let the Good Times Roll.” The dance was sponsored by the Student Council on Oct. 19. L L Mobile Sound System provided the mu- sic for the 235 couples that at- tended. The couples were provided with a momento which was a re- cord with their name on it, re- freshments, music, pictures, and if they wanted, a lot of socializing. Pat Mulloy, Student Council sponsor, commented, “This was the best turnout we’ve had in a long time. The decorating com- mittee had a fun time making up the cafeteria, and all around, ev- eryone had a great time.” Tracy Schneider 12 Homecoming Fighting to recover the ball, the Pirates defensive line pushes through to gain possession of the ball. Merrillville ended up defeating the LaPorte Slicers. 5 - 0 .