Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Struggling for his life after battling AIDS, actor Rock Hudson died late in 1985. His memory will live on in the hearts of many. Hijacking a Trans World Airliner with 145 passengers and eight crew members aboard in Athens, Greece, a Sheite terrorist peeks out the window. All of the hostages were releases within days except the murdered American. Rocking his fans at a recent concert, Bruce Springsteen was the uncontestable “Boss” of rock n ' roll. He broke many hearts after his marriage last fall. i

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Shocking the nation day after day, headlines reported the many world tragedies. From natural di- sasters to hijackings, the number of fatalities and damages grew enormously. Aggriavating travelers, busi- nessmen and eager vacationers, terrorists struck many times. Pa- lentineans hijacked TWA flight 847, four men seized an Italian ship, killing one man, and terror- ists captured an Egyptian airliner, killing 60. Edie Phillips, sophomore stat- ed, “I would take dominate the news ![’;„ g risk eve though the high rate of hijacking but it would depend on what country I was going to visit.” Record setting natural disas- ters hit hard. Six hurricanes ripped up most of the southern and eastern coasts of the U.S. The most disasterous earthquake shook Mexico City, twice, leaving thousands dead and homeless. A landslide in Puerto Rico, a volca- no in Nevado del Ruiz, and a dam burst in Italy claimed many more lives. Fortunately, help was on the ire, fury, frenzy Reviving the famous “Fireside Chats , President Reagan laughs with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbchev. They are seated in front of a fireplace at the Fleur D’Eau Tuesday in Geneva. Breaking Ty Cobb’s career hit record in September, Pete Rose displays his winning form. The historic number 4,192 hit was a single to left field on a 2-1 pitch. way. Rescue teams from all over the world came to the aid of Mexico City and other cities in need. The second earthquake that hit Mexico City was a real trage- dy. Once was enough. I hope Mexico City gets the aid it needs to get back on its feet,” stated Brigette Belmonte, senior. The body of Josef Menegele, “Angel of Death”, was uncov- ered near Sao Paulo, Brazil. After much controversy and research, it was finally officially identified as Josef Menegele. On the brighter side of discoveries, the famous remains of the Titantic were un- covered, September 1, Curiosity did not win the fight to raise the remains of the ship because of the fragility of the rotten body, and the depth of which it laid. Who has a 22 inch neck, 48 inch waist, 34 inch thighs, and wore number 72? Of course, it’s William “The Refridgerator” Per- ry. His wight of 308 pounds brought him his fame. He was the heaviest man in the NFL to ever score. Being the first to do something always is exciting, especially for six-foot Lynette “Leaping Liz- ard” Woodward. She became the first woman Globetrotter. Amy Roberts, junior, com- mented, “I’d like Refridgerator Perry to be my next household appliance.” Throughout the year records all over the world were broken. Ty Cobb’s glorious hit recorod was broken by Pete Rose, and Tom Sever was the 17th man ever to win 300 games. Young hearthrobs of Bruce Springsteen were broken when “The Boss” married. His popu- larity is still in tact, but now he only has eyes for one. Nick Thomas, senior stated, “I went to his concert in Chicago and thought his concert gave the best performance of any per- former I know.” Disease and other health prob- lems plagued the world as the AIDS scare began to increase as it claimed more livs. Rock Hud- son became one of its victims. But now, scientists and research- ers have developed a new drug that will hopefullyh soon cure this dreaded disease. Hitting at home and in the schools is what fright- ened the world the most. Chil- dren with AIDS were not allowed in schools or else were forced to Stay OUt. Karen Dudak World Events

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Seniors, juniors or sopho- mores, who had the most school spirit? During spirit week, the ju- niors seemed to prevail. Prizes were awarded to stu- pirit Week attracts classes to participate dents who participated in the fol- lowing dress up days: Chicago Bear Day, Dress Up Day, Clash Day, College Concert t-shirt Day and Purple and White Day. Reagan Plesha, junior, com- mented, “I participated the most on clash day, because it was the easiest!” Student Council — Front Row: Kris Zimnawoda, John Garcia. Carl Jimenez. Joe Nash. Pat Mulloy. sponsor. Second Row: Karen Dudak. Jean Tasicas, Candy Rathjen, Brenda Hippie. Melissa Stefanovich. Tammy Barkauskas. Sharon Daniel. Mike Dinatale, Debbie Galka. Michelle Schmidt Third Row: Katie Lear. Lisa Funder. Linda Walsh. Donna Zaikos. Janet Clarke. Jill Lamfalusi. Barb Hippie. Jodi Yagelski. Michelle Dudak. Lisa Bernstein. Gina Gros. Heather Kirk. Susan Galoozis. Back Row: l.aury Smith. Ana Dobrijevic, Bronko Jasnic, Sheri Sohacki. Chris Cochran. Tony Asnar, Dave Maddack. Joel Paska, Eric Ban. Brent Isenberg, Mike Mallory. David Yonker. Chris Taskoff. Tracy Wikse. Assisting the winning float at the half time activities of Spirit Week ' s Friday night basketball game are Frank Erfurth and Bill Lorentz, juniors. Inside the float is Carl Jiminez, junior. 26 Homecoming “It was neat to look around and see everyone in purple and white on Friday,” added Kelly Burke, junior. MHS students were tempted to participate in Spirit Week by re- ceiving gifts, such as a case of pepsi, gift certificates and movie tickets. However, some students felt that offering prizes wouldn’t make people show school spirit. “There are some students who will show school spirit, and there are other students who won’t. Nothing will change that,” said Ron Borden, junior. The Student Council tried to sponsor ‘‘Junior Olympics.” These Olympics were to be a se- ries of events for the student body to compete with each other and with other classes. Unfortu- nately, these games were can- celled due to lack of participa- tion. “We had hoped that the Olym- pics would start a sort of tradition at MHS,” commented Kris Zimnawoda, Student Council President, “but I guess the timing just wasn’t right. Hopefully, the Student Council will try it again next year.” “I think spirit week is important to the school. It shows the team that people are backing the Pi- rates all the way,” concluded Wendy Eaton, junior. Julie Metcalf