Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1987 volume:

$ch cL 2% e. pu , IA 464 0 170 i 3 3113 01352 8312 A rriving to school in the yellow limo,” MHS students are anxious to be- gin their day. The majority of students take the bus, but it is usually referred to as the yellow limo” because of size and driver. SCHOOL bu: — IMAGE CONSTRUCTION began on Aug 2 g, but the blue prints were different than any other year. MHS was “Building an Image.” All 1436 students worked together to complete this job by June 5. REVITALIZATION was we „ on way before school began. Renovation of the interior of MHS started early. School colors were painted throughout the building, new curtains and a clean atmosphere made MHS a better place to be. Mean- while, anxious students anticipated a fun-filled year with lots of activities and people to see. Parties, mov- ies and school activities were found on lists of things to do. scH difikiDE SPIRIT the key to building a better image, was sparked for the first time in two years. Pep rallies were another returning boost for Pirate pride. Many claim it was Dr. Daniel C. Rapacz, principal, who brought about school spirit, and from there, the students took over. ENTHUSIASM shjfted from outside in- terest to school interest. Club membership climbed as students became involved. Attendance at school events increased with both school and community support. Eager students even suggested a senior “lock in’’ In a few weeks, their enthusiasm took charge as the committee planned and passed the idea. ATHLETICS was one area that MHS al _ ways came out on top. The weight room provided for pre-season training, but once regular season was un- derway, there was no way of stopping the Pirates. The Lady Pirates volleyed themselves to a sectional cham- pionship title after a successful season. Also the Bucs continued with another winning football season and conference champions for the second straight year. With dedication and strength, MHS teams excelled and improved. M uddling up the- defense to discuss previous plays. Coach Jeff Yelton, Pierce biology teacher, explains to Mike Belmonte, junior, what to do in case of an emergency. The Pirates won the conference title for the second year. A B efore parting the next play. Sandy Jackson, senior, receives the defensive strategy fronn the coach. Powder puff games were debjyed one week because of a wet field, and for the second straight year, the seniors came out on top. Hiali SfeDARDS ACHIEVEMENTS accomplished by many MHS students took a great deal of time and hard work. Those who wanted to get a head start participat- ed in the voluntary summer school program to get required courses out of the way. Enrollment was the highest ever. MHS student, Jerry Miller, senior, quali- fied as a National Merit Finalist, Matt Gilfillan and Mar- tin Falatic, seniors, also received high scores, which were in the top five percent. SUPERIOR technology modernized MHS in 1987. Computers were installed in all departments to cut down time for simple or complex jobs. Attendance was taken by computers, and studentswojiked with computers in class as the number of classes increased and technical drawing classes adapted 1 !© computers for visual drawing. EXCELLENCE became a building l ck for MHS students and faculty. To reach excellence, cP few changes occurred. The English department con- structed a more traditional curriculum to best fit the needs of students. Graduation requirements were set higher to encourage students to accomplish as much as they could in four years. The excellence found at MHS will move on to future careers or college educa- tions. MHS was well on its way to ‘‘Building an Image,” but more construction was ahead. It ' s Halloween in the child develop- ment class. Maria Strogilos. senior, watches two visitors as they decorate pumpkins. Students invite children to participate in holiday parties to under- stand and learn about child behavior. L ori Cook, senior, assists Miles Duns- combe, physics teacher, in demon- strating the physics in pendulum. Dem- onstrations and classroom experie- ments encourage the students to ex- amine the physics in problems. 4 STD ffilFE ating or just spending time with ■fr W friends kept weekends busy for MHS students. Time flew by, but not a minute was wasted. Parties and visit- ing Chicago topped several lists or weekend activities, while others found relaxation at home on a soft sofa. Romantic types usually enjoyed a quiet dinner following a movie with a date. Sunday was a special day for MHS students. Many gathered at the Lake County Public Li- brary or invited friends over to take in a Bears’ game. Time was theirs after punching out at 2:48 on Fridays. INVOLVEMENT MHS students. Every- one became a building block in creating a better image. Seniors hoped to leave MHS knowing they got the most out of it. Juniors were caught in the middle of the como- tion, and sophomores were just learning to adjust and take on new activities. Clubs caught the eyes of students who were looking for something new. The Student Advi- sory Council, created by Dr. Daniel C. Rapacz, principal, gave students a chance to speak out concerning ideas and problems. But, there were other changes for stu- dents to become involved with athletics and academics. MHS students took those chances to “build an image”. A fter a vigorous practice, Ann Mes- tousis and Michelle Dudak, juniors, take time out to paint signs. This is one way the cheerleaders support teams and boost school spirit. P uff the magic dragon,” created by the students of the Senior Class, pre- pares to lead the way for the Home- coming parade. After several hours of work, the Senior Class took top honors for the Best Class Float. 7 Coming Home A week’s worth of rain did not dampen the students’ enthusiasm for the Spirit Week activities Just as the 1986 football season brought back school spirit, Homecoming brought back the Merrillville 1976 State Championship football team. It was truly a Homecoming. “I thought having the 1976 team at our Homecoming was a great idea. At the game ev- eryone showed a lot of spirit,” said Gina Canales, sophomore. Most of the members of the 1976 team were present to see the Pirates reign over the An- drean 59ers. Not only did the Pirates reign over the 59ers, but Mother Nature rained over the entire town of Merrillville. During the week, several inches of rain fell. This rain caused many of the Homecom- ing festivities to be postponed. The powder puff game, which was followed by the bon- Offering some encouraging advice is defensive coach. Bob Bergeson. Berge- son helped coach the team to a 7-2 season. 8 Homecoming fire was rescheduled for the following Thursday. As in the previous year, the Class of ' 87 earned the powder puff hon- ors. Renee Mishler, senior, com- mented, It was great to win the game two years in a row.” The only thing not dampened by the torrential rains was the spirit of the students. One way students showed their spirit was to participate in Spirit Week. The week started Monday, with Nerd Day, followed by Hip- pie Day. Then came Wednes- day which was Dress-up Day. Amy Roberts, senior, stated, “During Spirit Week my friends and I participated everyday. It made the week that much more fun.” (continued on page 11 ) “I thought having the team at our Homecoming was a great idea.” — Gina Canales fter the exciting powder puff game, students gather around the traditional bonfire. Homecoming traditions brought out the spirit in MHS students. W hile showing their school spirit, Amy Roberts and Tamara Levinson, seniors, participate in Hippie Day. Hippie Day was one of five dress-up days during Spirit Week. F ollowing through with school spirit by decorating the windows in the en- trance of the school is Debbie Galka, junior.The cheerleaders decorated the school every Friday for the football games. S howing that the Senior Class is number one are Shelly Metros, Kathy Lynch and Heather Charlesworth. sen- iors. The Class of ' 87 is the first team to take the powder puff honors two years in a row. Homecoming 10 Homecoming Students voted Lamfalusi as the 1986 Homecoming Queen during halftime of the 22-7 Pirate victory over Andrean. Coming Home Thursday was College Sweat- shirt Day, and it also hosted the first pep rally that the Class of ' 87 has ever seen at MHS. The enthusiasm of Dr. Daniel C. Rapacz, principal, and the an- nouncement of Mr. Football, Chris Abel, will be remem- bered. “Being awarded Mr. Football was an honor I will never for- get,” said Abel. Following the pep rally, the fired up students joined in the annual Flomecoming parade. The Senior Class won for dis- playing the best float. Purple and White day, the fi- nal day of Spirit Week, was also the day of the big game. At halftime Merrillville was ahead 8-7 against Andrean. Then the Flomecoming Queen, Jill Lamfalusi, and her court, Sherry Lemon, Kelly Burke, Reagan Plesha and Renee Mishler were introduced. “I was shocked and sur- prised when my name was an- nounced at the Flomecoming game. It was a great honor!”, commented Lamfalusi. The Pirates went on to win 22-7. To wrap up Flomecoming fes- tivities, many students attend- ed the Flomecoming dance, the theme was “Back to the 50 ' s and 60’s”. “The dance was really fun. My date and I had a terrific time dancing to all the older music,” concluded Mike Depta, junior. by CHRISSY FIGUEROA A ccepting the award for Mr. Football is Chris Abel, senior. Mr. Football is se- lected by teammates on his personal- ity, leadership and skill. G etting down to the Flomecoming music is Heather Charlesworth and her date.- The theme for the Homecoming dance was Back to the 50’s and 60 ' s.” Homecoming 12 Good Morning “I get up at 5:30 a.m. so I can take a shower, do my hair and put on my makeup.” — Jeri Scrivnor S howing a part of her normal morn- ing routine is Heather Kirk, senior. Girls at MHS seem to take more time out in the morning for preparation before school. E njoying breakfast and a quick look at the newspaper before school is George Nicolich, sophomore. Many students make a special effort to wake up early to eat breakfast before school. Good ■ ■ ■ rustling Morning Time to eat is often hard to find while rushing to get ready for school. However, many students eat cereal for a fast breakfast BUZZ— BUZZ!!! The alarm goes off, and it’s time to get up and get ready for another school day. Many MHS students wake up hours before they have to be at school in order to look their best. “I get up at 5:30 a.m. so I can take a shower, do my hair and put on my makeup,” said Jeri Scrivnor, senior. While some students get up hours before school, others get up just minutes before their bus arrives. Pete Kachur, senior, said, ‘‘It takes me 15 minutes to get ready for school. I take a show- er, get dressed and run out the door.” Girls tend to take more time getting ready for school than boys because girls are more self-conscious about the way they look. “Guys really don’t care how they look, but most girls take it a bit too seriously,” said Dan Sell, senior. Ann Mestousis, junior, said, It’s important to look nice, but students don’t have to spend hours getting ready for school to have a nice appear- ance. All that counts is that you ' re comfortable.” Many students that over sleep and don ' t have enough time to do their normal morn- ing routine just throw on any- thing and run out of the house. Karrin Burke, sophomore, said, “When I ' m running late for school, I throw on the first thing I see and catch my ride to school.” Time to eat is often hard to find while rushing to get ready for school. However, many stu- dents eat cereal for a fast breakfast. Greg Chidsey, senior, said, “I like to eat Apple Jacks for breakfast because it allows me extra time to get ready. I also like to dig the prizes out of the cereal box!” by REAGAN PLESHA Putting on her make up before school is Michelle Drinski, junior. Applying make up is a part of almost every girl ' s routine in the morning. Ready to apply mousse to her hair is Lisa Bernstein. Many of the students wear mousse in their hair for style. 13 Good morning T ina Pavlou, sophomore, decorates the main lobby in preparation for the game against Hobart. The cheer- leaders spent many hours decorating the school before football and basket- ball games. A long with pep rallies, decorating the halls and the entrance to the school enhanced spirit. E nthusiasm. Seniors go hog wild a one of the many pep rallies at MHS. L eading the crowd in a cheer, MHS cheerleaders show their school spirit. Spirit was evident at pep rallies for the first time in years. M US students catch football fever at the Hobart game. During the course of the football season, there was an abun- dance of fans. 14 Spirit Pirate Pep sessions, winning teams and a positive school image helped increase school spirit SPIRIT. An attitude and feeling that was renewed at MHS. Pep sessions, winning teams and a positive school image helped increase school spirit. Spirit was a definite plus for Pirate teams. At several of the football games, students paint- ed their faces Purple and White, while others wore var- ious shirts and sweathirts to express “Pirate Pride. According to some students, winning played a major role in the uprising of spirit. “I think beating Hobart and other good schools raised school spirit, said Camile Kearby, junior. For the Hobart game, over 7,000 fans attended the game. Leslie Osoba, junior, said, “I think the spirit of everyone helped the team get psyched up and made them want to win.” Not only was this spirit evi- dent in the stands, but it ap- peared on the athletic field as well. Several Pirate players fired up the crowd during in- tense moments of the game. Bob Stewart, junior, said, “The team needed the extra ‘push’ from the crowd to help us through the rough spots.” In addition to feeling more spirited, MHS has also looked spirited. Signs were posted throughout the entire school. George Nicholich, sopho- more said, “As I walked down the hall and looked at the lobby for the first time, I began think- ing about how great it looked and about the game that night.” The renewed school spirit had positive effects in 1986-87, which helped in “building an image.” “Football games were not the only place MHS students were spirited. I noticed it in school events, pep rallies and girls’ games,” said Jill Lamfa- lusi, senior. by MICHELLE SPOSATO, TRACY WIKSE Spirit Merrillville Grows In just over 10 years, Merrillville has gone from a small, rural community to the largest” town in Indiana with over 100 restaurants. Ten years ago, Merrillville was just a small town in Indiana that was known as “Next to Gary. But in 1987, Merrillville has prospered to be the largest town in Indiana. The drastic growth has been due to the many new buildings construct- ed. Some recently constructed buildings are New York Carpet Land and the Carlton Inn, next to the Holiday Star. With the added number of buildings to Merrillville, the traffic becomes a problem. “It’s a pain. The lights take forever, and when they do turn green, it seems like only five cars pass through,” said Jim Markos, senior. Sometimes people decide not to drive because of the traffic. “The traffic is a pain at 9 p.m. when the mall closes and 16 Merrillville when the Holiday Star lets out,” commented Steve Lewis, junior. Even though the traffic is bothersome, most people be- lieve the growth is beneficial to Merrillville. Michele Santos, sophomore, said, “The growth will supply many more jobs for the unem- ployed teenagers.” Some people focus on the general benefits of the growth. “Merrillville’s increased size will help the economic growth and also put Merrillville on the map,” said Diane Mishevski, senior. Others have high hopes for Merrillville because of the growth. Josephine Cammarata, sen- ior, said, Maybe it will finally make Merrillville a city.” So maybe in ten more years this dream will be a reality. by JAYNE MAGINOT £ njoying a quick meal is Valerie Hus- ton, Tony Muffoletto, Steve Harms and Carl Jimenez, seniors. Burger King is one of the many fast food restaurants in Merrillville. X he restaurants right off of U.S. 30 are an example of the many different franchises in Merrillville. The town of Merrillville has the most restaurants in the United States. Zawada Enjoying the pizza at Giordano ' s is Laura LaCount, Josette Hackleman and Chris Paine, seniors. Giordano ' s is a Chicago chain and opened its first Indiana restaurant in Merrillville. The Southlake Mall consists of 145 stores and is a major part of Merrill- ville ' s economic growth. The Southlake Mall attracks crowds from out of state as well as Northern Indiana. 17 Merrillville XPenney photos Barandela. Zawada Dating Dilemma “If your, uh, not, uh busy Fri- day night like to go out may- be?” Dating plays a major role in the lives of many students. De- cisions have to be made once an adolescent starts to date, such as where to go and what to do. Tracy Phillips, junior, de- scribed her perfect date as: The guy and you go to a mov- ie and then to an inexpensive place for a Coke. Then allow enough time to go home and talk. End the date by getting to know each other with a good- bye kiss.” Dating is becoming very ex- pensive. The cost for a couple to go to the movies is $9. This doesn’t include popcorn, pop and going out afterward. Yet, inexpensive alternatives are available. “Staying home and watching a movie on the VCR while eat- ing popcorn is fun, yet inexpen- sive,” commented Anna-Marie Turpa, senior. How old should adolescents be before dating? According to leading psy- chologists, before the age of 16 most teens are “Me oriented.” They are not capable of being aware of and fulfilling the needs of a partner. As two people become close they play a big part in each oth- er ' s lives. Those two people should be mature if they are going to affect each other in such a way. “The younger the adoles- cent starts to date, the less re- sponsible he or she is for their actions,” stated Lyle Stoelting, psychology teacher. Dating someone can lead to a serious relationship, which can lead to early sexual en- counters. Without the proper information, this may lead to teenage pregnancy. Some schools offer sex edu- cation courses in an attempt to inform students. At Lew Wal- lace High School, for instance, a nine-week sex education course is a mandatory part of the physical education pro- gram. “I think a sex education course at school would be beneficial,” stated Sandy Jack- son, senior. Dating experiences, good and bad, all help to form the people we become in the fu- ture. by SHAWN LYNN CUNNINGHAM ' The guy and you go to a movie and then to an inexpensive place for a Coke. Then allow enough time to go home and talk. End the date by getting to know each other with a good-bye kiss.” 18 Locker Decoration Personalizing lockers is a favorite activity. Students arrive in August to decorate before school begins. Pictures and mirrors are most popular. Looking down the halls, cre- ative locker decorations added life and character to the bare, metal, school lockers. Photographs, stickers, post- ers and mirrors are some of the many items found in lock- ers hanging on locker doors. Several students arrived be- fore school started to decorate their lockers. I knew I wouldn ' t have time to decorate between classes so I came early,” said Gina Hylek, sophomore. Locker decorations revealed the personalities and interests of some students. Sports en- thusiasts have action posters of their favorite sports and photos Bounnharaj 0 ut of the view of any school officials, Nancy Nims, junior, takes time to do some last minute homework. Sitting in the hallway is banned. S orting through a mass of books, Chris Kurtis, senior, attempts to re- store order to his locker. Even though it is against the Student Handbook, students often share lockers. Zawada 20 Lockers idols. Pictures of rock stars are other popular items seen on lockers along with provacative sex symbols. Locker decorating is popular, but why? Many students agreed that the most popular photo found in their locker was of their boy- friend or girlfriend. “We like putting pictures of our boyfriends in our lockers- ,”said Nikki Modrak, junior. “We don’t get to see them very often,” added Sheila Loh- man, junior. by TRACY WIKSE D isplaying his interests in his locker, Joe Massow, junior, makes it his home away from home. Collecting the books she needs for her morning classes, Alison McCollum, junior, starts the day off with a smile. Most students keep their books at the bottom of their lockers. • ' ’I.! ' . 1 ) 21 Lockers Pirate Pride I think that the Spirit Week was great success, and it really made the team feel that we had everyone behind us.” The boys eventually captured the sectional crown. WHAT a week!!! It was truly a SPIRIT WE EK at MHS. However, Spirit week was not the week of Basketball Homecoming like other years. It was the week of the boys basketball sectionals. It was created to help build up spirit before the sectional games. From students to faculty, ev- eryone joined in on each day. Bill McCollum, senior, said, I dressed up everyday be- cause it gave me a chance to be different and to show my spirit.” The week started out with “Slipper, Sweats and Sport Coat day” and continued with “Green, Orange and Purple Day” on Tuesday. Wednesday was the day for everyone to wear their clothes “Backwards or In-side-out.” However, Thursday was a day for everyone to turnabout and dress like their Opposite Sex.” Dressing like an Egyptian was quite popular on Friday and for a good reason because it was “Egyptian Day.” Julie Gibson, sophomore, said, “I dressed up everyday, but I thought Monday was the best day to dress up. All I had H elping to decorate the junior hall- way during Spirit Week is Tammy Pe- ters, junior. The Class of 1989 won the hall decorating contest during Spirit Week. to do was jump out of bed, put on my slippers and go to school.” Spirit definitely came alive at MHS. Toward the end of the week, the classes had a hall decorating contest. The Class of ' 89 won the contest, and they also won Spirit Week. Not only did the students fight for the title of winning Spirit Week, but so did the fac- ulty. The secretaries won Spirit Week. Marlene East, secretary, said, “We really wanted to mo- tivate spirit, and we thought that if the students saw us dressing up that it would moti- vate them to. The Spirit Week was com- plete as the boys basketball team became the 1987 Sec- tional Champs. Joel Paska, senior basketball player, said, “I think that the SPIRIT WEEK was a great suc- cess, and it really made the team feel that we had every- one behind us.” by REAGAN PLESHA Proudly admiring the sectional trophy is Marty Miller, junior. The Pirates ad- vanced to the tough regional competi- tion. 22 Demonstrating faculty spirit is Mrs. Carol Teeter, teacher ' s aide. Most of the faculty joined in the fun during Spirit Week. Showing that they think MHS is number one are Chris Kurtis, Bill Lorentz, Tim Stryczek and Dave Vasquez, seniors. MHS had a large turnout at the sectional tournament. 23 Spirit Week Senior Lock-h Taking advantage of a new activity, 150 seniors attended the first Lock-in ’’ for nine hours Whether they won a gold medal in the Olympics or danced until dawn, seniors had plenty to do at the first MHS Lock-in.” One hundred and fifty seniors were locked in the school for nine hours on Feb. 12 and 13. Gina Flaharty, senior, said, “I had a great time just being with all my friends. The whole night was a good time.” Among the many activities available for the students to participate in were open swim, Olympics, movies, a dance and also the gym was open all night for the students to do other ac- tivities. Carl Jimenez, Student Coun- cil president, said, The Lock- in went very well, and I think everyone who attended had a good time. Beside all the activities, the lock-in also was a place where seniors could grow closer to- gether as a group and good friends could just talk about good times. “I liked the senior Lock-in be- cause I liked sitting around 24 Senior Lock-in chatting with friends I usually don’t see in my classes” said, Sharon Daniels, senior. “I didn’t think the Lock-in would be as fun as it was. It was really a good time,” added, Scott Henderson, senior. The Lock-in contained many memories for the seniors who attended. Sandy Jackson, senior, con- cluded, The turnout was good, but I thought the faculty could have been more involved instead of the underclass. I’m glad everyone let loose and had a great time.” by CHRISSY FIGUEROA Going up for a spike, senior Ward Set- meyer, seems to be enjoying the Sen- ior Lock-in students participated! in other activities, such as swimming, basketball, mock Olympics and danc- ing. A night to remember. Exhibiting his musical talents during the Lock-in is Mike Ramos, senior. This was MHS’ first attempt at such an activity. Zawada “I had a great time just being with all my friends. The whole night was a good time.” — Gina Flarahty Displaying their athletic talents during the mock Olympics, these seniors seem to be enjoying the senior Lock-in. One hundred fifty seniors attended the activity. Photos Maginot tven at the wee hours of the morning, seniors show their spirit at the senior lock-in. The lock-in lasted until 7 a.m. Senior Lock-in I he highly acclaimed movie ' Hoo- siers ' ' was released at an appropriate time. Bobby Knight and his Hoosiers clinched another NCAA championship. The Indiana ' s Hoosiers let their tal- ents shine in the semi-final game against UNLV. They advanced to the finals to defeat Syracuse in a nail biting, 74-73, game. Americans celebrated the birthday of the Statue of Liberty on July 4. Specta- tors enjoyed a spectacular array of fireworks. 26 World Events ■ ! : tit - 1 i . • News Makers In the 1986-87 school year, scandals dominated the news, dranscam’ and television evangelists were in the news. In addition, elections, locally and nationally caught the attention of many News of the world stunned the nation as both tragic and shocking events kept Ameri- cans on the edge of their seats. It has been a year in which the “Iranscam” has caught the attention of th e nation, and it has many Americans still ask- ing unanswered questions of the cash flow involved in the scandal. Also, contrary to President Ronald Reagan’s hopes, the Democrats have again taken charge of both houses of Con- gress. Religion in the United States is back. From the smallest towns to the greatest cities, on radio or television, religion has become an expanding, growing force. Men, such as Jimmy Swaggart, sent the message to over 145 nations through tele- vision. Even national figures — President Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Mario Cuomo, and Jes- se Jackson — made it known that their religious beliefs are important forces in their lives. Nicholas Daniloff, U.S. News correspondent, was arrested in Moscow in August on spy charges and spent 13 days in a KGB prison. The arms race continued as the Soviets introduced a new threat: highly accurate Soviet tactical ballistic missies, capa- ble of flying hundreds of miles in minutes to destroy NATO bases, defenses and com- mand centers in the opening moments of war. Syria directed and supported terrorist activities, such as fir- ing on Jewish worshippers at a synogogue and killing 21 and wounding 100 in a massacre aboard a hijacked Egyptian air- liner. The massive July 4 birthday party of the Statue of Liberty was in New York Harbor, com- plete with fireworks and tail- ships. On the health scene, it has been a year of which the AIDS epidemic has soared to a ratio of 220 people killed per week and 374 more infected. AIDS also took the life of a famous performer, Liberace. In sports, Daryl Strawberry hit the winning homerun in the seventh game of the World Se- ries as the Mets defeated the Red Sox in the biggest game of baseball. Bobby Knight led his Hoo- siers to yet another NCAA championship by defeating Syracuse, 74-73. No chairs were thrown. After five years away from the ring, Sugar Ray Leonard made one of the greatest co- mebacks in boxing history to beat the bald champion, Mar- velous Marvin Hagler. A year of both good news and bad. by TONY AZNAR Zawada In her economics class, Karen Kome- chak senior, reads a Newsweek in her economics class. Students are re- quired to read Newsweek ' s in an at- tempt by their teachers to keep the students up to date on current events. 27 World Events Encouraging the many picketers at the USX steel mill is Lovell Williams, an employee of the steel mill. Indiana ruled that it was a lockout in- stead of a strike. This rule allowed workers to receive unemployment compensation. ’ U.S.W.A. PLANT LOCKED OUT 1 L.U. 101f UNITED STEELWORKERS OP AMERICA L M • CIO • CIC r assing the countless hours during the lockout is Mike Adir, steelworker. Scenes like this were seen all around the gates of Gary Works. 28 Steel Strike “I’ve accepted the responsibility of getting my own job to pay for my own expenses.” — Dawn Porter USX and its employees were not able to settle contract disagreements. The work stopage continued for six months. U-a. • p £T CL photos Zawada Families felt the economic pinch caused by the lockout at USX (formerly U.S. Steel). Som e families were hit harder than others by the work stopage. The Ochoa family was one of the many MHS families not pre- pared for the strike. “My dad was laid off before the strike, so we weren’t pre- pared for it,” said Susan Ochoa, senior. Medical, dental and optical benefits were terminated on July 30. Though the union pro- vided an emergency medical plan, it did not include dental and optical benefits. “The benefits are next to nothing. A friend of my dad’s needed X-rays, and he wasn’t covered at all,” commented Susan Pittman, senior. Although the USX employees offered to work under the for- mer contract, the corporation refused. In addition, this lockout caused many family members to get jobs. “I’ve accepted the responsi- bility of getting my own job to pay for my own expenses,” stated Dawn Porter, senior. “I’ve accepted the responsi- bility of getting my own job to pay for my own expenses,” stated Dawn Porter, senior. The nation’s longest-ever steel dispute, lasting 184 days, ended on Jan. 30. Union repre- sentatives counted 19,621 votes in favor of the new con- tract and 4,045 against it. As for the new four year con- tract, it has “too many ifs, ands or buts to be decided,” commented Terry Adler in an article by Curtis Vosti for the Hammond Times. by SHAWN LYNN CUNNINGHAM 1 he once popular USX company was once the center of Northwest Indiana’s production and employment. However, the work stopage has caused many families to suffer. Waiting outside the gates of Gary Works are many employees. Since the stopage many workers were left with- out jobs for months. 29 Steel Strike Unknown Talent Thirty -one students participated in 26 acts, making the Revue almost two hours long. Talent show skits included bands, shirts and slide shows. Okay. So everyone knows how talented the football, bas- ketball and gymnastic teams are at MHS. But it’s also a fact that we have an award winning academic decathlon team. But, the real talent at MHS is hidden within a handful of stu- dents who chose Feb. 28 and 29 to let it show in the 1987 “Revue.” At 8 p.m. on a rainy, Satur- day night, the auditorium was packed with parents, faculty and students to support the cast of sophomores, juniors and seniors. “The turnout on both nights really helped the confidence of the whole cast,” commented Francine Harper, senior. Harp- er was also the student direc- tor. The “Revue” was a talent show of sorts, complete with song, dance, live bands, com- edy skits and slide shows. “I chose to do a slide show of the 60’s because of the recent swing in 60’s nostalgia. A ma- jority of the 1987 graduates were born in 1969; therefore, they are the last generation of the 60’s,” said Bill Wilkison, senior. Two acts in particular brought the audience to their feet. “Mitch Davidhizar and Jeff Coto were great with the rou- 30 Revue tine to ‘Hot for Teacher,’ and their outfits were so original!” stated Gina Canalas, sopho- more. “I liked the skits by Carl Ji- menez the best. His rap song and the show he put on were adorable,” commented Kim Tipton, junior. In all, 31 students performed 26 acts. Some of the student groups were entered more than once. The show lasted a little more than two hours. Davidhizar, junior, conclud- ed, “I really enjoyed my part in the ‘Revue.’ I would gladly do it again next year!” by JULIE METCALF W hile in rehersai, Ben Albright, junior, adjusts the amplifier at the “Revue practice. Students who performed at the Revue put in many hours of prac- tice. A s one of the 26 acts, Patty Zolondz, junior, performed a solo. The “Revue had 31 participants. “The turnout on both nights really helped the confidence of the whole cast.” — Francine Harper A member of the publicity committee for the “Revue” is Carl Jimenez, senior. The “Re- vue” had a cast of 31 students. B ecause “practice makes per- fect”, Mike Ramos, senior, per- fects his act. Francine Harper was the student director for the “Revue.” 31 Revue Television Addi cts While some teenagers think that watching violent T.V. shows is a bad influence, others believe T.V. viewing is beneficial One tenth of one person out of a hundred people do not have a television set in their house. This means many Americans watch extensive amounts of T.V. Now with all the added ex- tras, such as the VCR and cable channels, the T.V. is used a great deal more. “I spend at least three hours after school watching T.V.,” said, Tony Hess, senior. According to the book, Soci- ology Understanding Society, T.V. definitely has an affect on young children. The effects could either be positive or neg- ative depending on what shows are being watched and who views these shows with the children. However, does television also affect teenagers or adoles- cents? Many MHS students feel that T.V. has a positive ef- fect on them. “I think a lot of the shows on T.V. have a positive effect on people. Shows, such as the “Cosby Show”, are very funny but it also teaches you valuable lessons,” commented, Debbie Tica, junior. On the other hand, many people agree T.V. has a nega- tive effect on some people. “I think that most shows are okay to watch, but some of the programs on cable T.V. and some police shows aren’t suit- able for younger children,” ad- ded Janie Sopczak, junior. While most people disagree as to whether T.V. is positive or negative, they all seem to be spending an increasingly large amount of time watching T.V. by CHRISSY FIGEROUA Gilligan ' s Island catches the attention of Jovo Manojlovic, senior as he tries to relax after a day at school. T.V. is the! number one past time of teenagers be- cause of the entertainment, but psy- chologist say that it is not always harm-i ful. 32 Television “I think that most shows are all right to watch, but some of the programs on cable TV and some police shows aren’t suitable for younger children.” — Janie Sopczak Student Productions Between ' My Sister Eileen’ and ' The Night of January 16 ,’ play goers were able to find quality entertainment for a low price Something for everyone. Both the fall play and the spring play attracted large au- diences. One intelligent, one attrac- tive. Isn’t that always the ques- tion? The answer to this question could only be found if one at- tended the play of “My Sister Eileen.” This play was per- formed on Nov. 21 and 22. Bruce Woods, English teacher, directed “My Sister Eileen.” Debbie Hofferber, sopho- more, said, “I felt the outcome of the play was very good with a lot of hard practice.” Chris Roberts, senior, said, “The play shocked me because of the language used.” The conflict between the two sisters from Ohio was that Ei- leen always had men around; and for Ruth, men knew her for her intelligence. Throughout the play the sis- ters were faced with numerous problems. In the end, the two sisters fell in love with men of their choice. Leaving the audience with one final thought. There is someone in the world for ever- ybody. Guilty or not guilty. The ques- tion was answered in the spring play, “The Night of January 16.” Nobody, not even the cast members, knew how the play was going to end. The Spring Play was quite unique because in this courtroom drama the jury members will be selected from the audience and they will determine the verdict. “Before the play began, they 34 Plays asked people if they wanted to be on the jury. They randomly drew 12 names, and those peo- ple decided the verdict. There were two endings to the play,” said Joe Morrow, English teacher. The conflict began when Bjorn Faulkner’s secretary, Ka- ren Andre, was accused of his murder. Even though all the evidence was the same both nights of the play, Karen Andre was proved guilty the first night of the play and not guilty the last night. Proving that it was the per- sonality of the jury that decid- ed the verdict. by CHRISSY FIGUEROA, MICHELLE SPOSATO Badgering the witness, Jared Riddle, senior, acts as the prosecuting attor- ney. The audience got the chance to act as the jury. “Before the play began, they asked people if they wanted to be on the jury.” Joe Morrow English teacher P ortraying the part of two sisters Su- san Lytle and Debbie Hofferber, sopho- mores, discuss a contract with the landlord, Chris Carson, senior. The fall play attracted a large audience. Complaints are all Debbie Hofferber and Susan Lytle, sophomores, had for Tony Velovski, senior, as they had to make a life in the tough parts of New York. All of the main parts in the fall play were played by sophomores. Final Moments Parents, teachers and graduates experience ' circus -like’ atmosphere during commencement ceremonies on June 7 Within the 30 minutes beach balls were tossed, frisbees hurled, rubber chickens flew, super balls bounced down the aisles, the graduates were armed with squirt guns. While spray confetti hung from graduates caps, the dis- tinct sounds of ‘‘pops” and whistles could be heard. Yes, you guessed it, the graduating Class of ‘87 was in action at commencement. For these 437 graduates high school was over, and this realization was now setting in. Speakers at commencement included Rocky Sebastian, Sen- ior Class president; Nomiki Zembillas, valedictorian; and Jerry Miller, salutatorian. Sebastian, stated, ‘‘I am very proud to be graduating from Merrillville because of the aca- demic dedication, athletic suc- cess and extra curriculum ac- tivities that occurred.” ‘‘We didn’t do it all by our- selves, but with the help of par- ents, friends and teachers,” commented Zembillas. Miller, added, It is time to move on in life to do what we like in life, and enjoy the oppor- tunities it offers.” Dr. Daniel C. Rapacz, princi- pal, spoke on how quickly time passes. He mentioned, Twen- ty years ago, when I graduated seems more like 20 days.” Fol- lowing this, Dr. Rapacz led the turning of tassels. In addition, Kelly Peters and Mark Vincent, seniors accept- ed a diploma in memory of Gary Kostelnik, proceding a dedication speech by Rev. Jo- van Todorovich. The ceremony came to an end as the graduating Class of 1987 filed out of the gym and into a future of opportunities. by COLLEEN COLLINS A fter commencement, Orin Mayers poses for a picture with his family. Mayers was chosen Most Popular” male by the Senior Class. O nee the graduates filed in, speeches were given by various class representa- tives. Kelly Peters and Mark Vincent, seniors, accepted the diploma for Gary Kostelnik in his memory. 36 Graduation i 1 j ill “We didn’t do it all by ourselves, but with the help of parents, friends and teachers.’’ — Nomiki Zembillas A final moment at MHS, Chrissy Figueroa and Chuck Col- lins, seniors, engage in a hug. There were 437 seniors who participated in commencement. Never Say. Goodbye’ record 276 couples watched Holly Vance and Scott were crowned 1987 Prom and King On May 16, the biggest tur- nout in the history of MHS Proms attended “Never Say Goodbye” at St. Elijah Hall. The Junior Class sponsored the Prom which had 276 cou- ples in attendance. Prom favors were a program of the nights events and key- chains. Each girl also received a candle at the end of the night. Kari Wahlman, junior, said, “I had a very good time, but be- cause there were so many peo- ple who attended, the dance floor was really crowded.” At 9 p.m., the crowning of the King and Queen took place. Chosen as the 1987 Queen and King were Holly Vance and Scott Reder. “It was a great honor to be named Prom Queen. One that I will never forget,” commented Vance. The grand march was right after the crowning ceremony which was followed by the tra- ditional garter exchange. At this time, the guys re- moved the garter from his date’s leg, usually in exchange for his bow tie. Pam Bernstein, senior, said, “The exchange between my 38 Prom date and I was an exciting mo- ment, and now I will always have his tie to remember Prom by.” Music was provided by L L Sounds, and a wide selection of music was played. Danny Pimentel, senior, commented, “After the dance, everything I heard on the radio seemed to remind me of Prom.” “All in all it seemed as though everyone had a good time and enjoyed themselves,” concluded, Marc Schrenker, sophomore. by CHRISSY FIGUEROA Smiling triumphantly after their victo- ry, Scott Reder and Holly Vance, soph- omores, pose for a picture. The Junior Class sposnors the Prom each year. Anxiously awaiting the announcement of Prom King and Queen, Tom Herbert, assistant principal, gets ready to tell last year’s Prom Queen who to crown. On May 16. 276 couples arrived at St. Elijah Hall. snic miiADin IILHI I HI U, Lukiujic ' “I had a good time, but because there were so many people who attended, the dance floor was really crowded.” Kari Wahlman Oharing a dance together is Kim Williams, senior, and Rick Stewart, sophomore. The 1987 theme was - ' Ncver Say Good- bye.” Rest and relaxation was hard to come by at Prom, as Pat McLaughlin, senior, and Angie Trelease. sophomore, take a break from all the dancing. The turnout was the largest ever for MHS. 39 Prom Oontemplating if they should ride an- other roller coaster so soon after eat- ing is Steve Haller and Becky Torres, juniors. Unlike last year, the weather was sunny and near 85 all day. Prom Day After Prom Whether it was Great America, Turkey Run or Chicago’s Loop, the Sunday after Prom was a time for good friends and good food Proceeding the Prom, many students go to various places to find fun! A popular place to go imme- diately after the dance was Chi- cago. Many students found it relaxing to go out to eat or go for a carriage ride. The beach was also a fun place to go if you were looking for a relaxed atmosphere. Scott Henderson, senior, said, “My friends and I went to Chicago and ate at Ed’s and then we were so tired that we went home.” After sleeping for only a few hours, it was time to get up for a fun day with your date. Many students went to Tur- key Run where they could go canoeing, horseback riding, swimming, hiking or do just about anything that they could think of doing. Andrea Erler, senior, said, “Turkey Run was a blast! There was so many things to do, and if you were tired, you could al- ways spread out a blanket and relax.” Great America was another popular place to go for excite- ment. There students found themselves either soaked from the “Splash Waterfalls” or dizzy from the new ride at Great America, “The Power Dive.” Vera Todorovich, senior, said, “I had a wonderful time, and being there with such a special person made it even better!” As the day ended, everyone was exhausted and ready to head back home. Then, that following Monday, it has be- come a ritual for many to miss school to catch up on their sleep. Sheri Sullivan, senior, said, “It was a special weekend that I will remember forever.” by REAGAN PLESHA At Great America, Tim Stryczak, Julie Joseforsky. seniors, Colleen Collins, ju- nior, and Bill Spurlock, senior, make new friends. Spurlock commented, I ' m glad we went to Great America instead of Turkey Run. There is much more to do here, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather! Photos Collins Great America’s newest thrill ride is The Power Dive, which should not be ridden if you have a weak stomach! Many MHS students went to Great America for their post prom activity. Prom Softball team travels to nationals Purple and white were very popular colors at O’Hare Airport at 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 13. The Merrillville girl ' s A.S.A. (American Softball Associ- ation) traveling team, and its fans, were on their way to San Antonio, Texas. The girls, lead by coach Bill Rathjen, won six games in a row in Mooresville, Indi- ana to take the state title. This earned the team the right to enter the national tournament in San Antonio. Reagan Plesha, senior, stated, “I was so excited when I learned we were go- ing. I haven’t really been any place since I was a kid. The feeling was too great to put into words. The team needed $9000 for their trip. This was raised with the help of local busi- nessman, Sam Wright. By assigning some of the girls to businesses and sending oth- ers door to door, he suc- ceeded in raising enough money for the girls’ flights, rooms and meals. The team played great in their first game but lost by a score of 1-0 to the fourth ranked Oklahoma Eagles. The next day the girls played a team from Lithe, Florida. They were tied 3-3 going into the 5th inning but lost, 6-3. S an Antonio? The 16-18 year old After winning three titles, the team girls summer softball league rallies traveled to San Antonio for the Na- up before entering the field to play. tionals. Linda Gogola, senior, stat- ed, I was proud of our per- formance against fourth ranked Oklahoma but was very dissapointed in our loss to Florida. Although the girls lost the first two games in the double elimination tournament, they had to beat many other teams to get there. They fin- ished the season with a 28-7 record. Besides, being eliminated gave the girls some time to see San Antonio. They saw places like the Alamo and the River Walk. The girls even had time to visit a wa- ter amusement park called Water Park U.S.A. Colleen Collins, junior, said. I had a great time. II given the chance again next year, I’d love to go.” by JON NICHOLLS O’Rama means summer will end soon Although the fans thought the Football O ' Rama was a great way to get together with freinds, it served as a different purpose for players and coaches. It was an opportunity to judge the players abbilities and then make adjustments that would benefit the team, stated Bob Bergeson, defensive line coach. The Pirates had a positive outlook at the O’Rama and performed to their coaches’ expectations. They defeated Portage. The score was 7-0, and they came up even against Chesterton, 0-0. Brian Storey, senior running back, said, “It was basically a practice game for us.” In addition, Storey mentioned, “It told us where we were at that time of the season.” In contrast to these views, the fans thought attend- ing the game would be a good opportunity to meet with friends. Michelle Musser, junior, noted, “It was a chance to see people that you didn’t see over the summer as well as getting together with everyone be- , fore school star+ or4 The Football O’Rama was the first major sports event to start off the new school year, in addition to the Pirate’s football season. by COLLEEN COLLINS 42 Etc. Zawada Back to school: SUMMER Friends meet at Greek Fest “Be Greek for a Week.” During the summer, many MHS students attended the Annual Grecian Festival, commonly known as Greek Fest, in July. For most people it was a time for socializing. “Greek Fest is a good place to go during the sum- mer because you get to see friends you normally only see in school,” stated Angel Martin, sophomore. “I went, to Greek Fest to see all my friends, and I also got to meet a lot of new peo- ple,” said Vicki D’Asto, ju- nior. Although many people went just to have a good time, others had to volun- teer their time for their church. “I had to work at the ice cream stand for one night. Actually, I ate more ice cream than I sold,” said Krissy Trakas, junior. Greek Fest has obviously become an important part of many peoples’ summers. But, for whatever reason people attended, many found it quite enjoyable. by HEATHER KIRK F ' r st day gitters shown in the eyes of Lisa Rimer, ences related to the large size of the school and 1445 j sophomore, looked familiar in her second year Spanish students. Several sophomores admitted they were I class. Sophomores had to adjust to the many differ- afraid of the first day but that wore off in plenty of time. 43 MimM.ig Never too old for Halloween The wind howled. The col- ored leaves whirled in the air. Witches and goblins ro- amed the streets. What’s the big occasion? It ' s Hal- loween! Students planned many activities for the day. The most popular event among the crowd was attending Halloween parties. “I hit all the parties I could this Halloween,” said Ann Gordon, senior. eluded the breaking of pumpkins and dumping of garbage. Then, there were those who were too old to go Trick-or-Treating. They still seemed to come home with large amounts of candy. How? Ask all those who returned home from Trick- or-Treating without any can- dy! by ANDREA VIGNA I TP’D someone’s house with black and orange crepe paper,” said Jerry Schultz, senior. ”1 went to a party at my brother’s house, and we par- tied until 5 a.m.,” said Diana Sheehy, senior. Many other students went to haunted houses to get into the spirit of the holiday. MHS had one in its audito- rium. Another popular haunted house was at Hidden Lake Park. However, some students resorted to vandalism for a good time. ‘‘I TP’d someone’s house with black and orange crepe paper,” said Jerry Schultz, senior. Vandals’ pranks also in- 44 Etc. J aws is back and after MHS stu- dents. Ben Albright, junior, swims down the hallway during Halloween terrorizing students. Several stu- dents wore costums to make their day a little different. Thieling ' FUN y in fund raisers Magmoi From purple and white pom pons to balloons that say Pirates, MHS clubs found new ways to raise money. “Fundraisers really help us out. If it was not for fund- raisers, the squad (Pom Pons) would not be able to buy new uniforms and other things that we need,” stated Tina Sobierajski, senior. Various clubs sold differ- ent items to help pay for new uniforms, supplies for school and many other needs. “We had the girls sell at least a box of M M’s so we could raise enough money for new uniforms,” stated Carol Teeter, Pom Pon co- sponsor. On the other hand, some of the clubs were not as for- tunate raising money for their club. Some of the clubs sponsored dances instead of selling items. “The Honor Society tried to have a Halloween dance, but there was not enough re- sponse so it was cancelled, ' stated Nomiki Zembilias senior. “The cheerleaders sole buttons and pom pons tc raise money for new em blems,” stated Lisa Maro vich, junior. How do the students fee about the fundraisers? Per haps, they feel they are beneficial to the school. Mark Vincent, senior, stat- ed. “The Sport Associate promotes fundraisers for the benefit of our school ' athletes. It provides us wil new uniforms and equip ment which helps the mo rale of these athletes. In the long run, fundraisers are good for the school art community.” by BECKY RAMOS A fternoon munchies strike DeeAnna McPherson, senior, whit Donna Meus, junior, offers a fe candy bars to satisfy her hunger Candy and other fund raising item were sold throughout the schon year. sisis in Indiana: education gets low marks Once again a national re- ort card for schools was re- used. Indiana received fail- lg marks in SAT (Scholastic ptitude Tests) and in teach- rs’ salaries. According to USA Today, ie average teacher made 25,313 and school systems Dent an average of $3,723 er pupil. Indiana ranked 25 ut of 51 in teachers’ sala- es with an average salary f $24,274. Sherman Lewis, guidance rector, stated, “The SAT is Dt meant to determine how luch a student knows. In- ead it measures the de- ee to which a student is ipable of using what he has arned.” Mr. Lewis suggested that diana may be ranked low ;cause there is a greater ircentage of students in In- ana who take the SAT. While 47 percent of Indi- ra’s 1986 graduates took e SAT, only 3 percent of uth Dakota’s 1986 gradu- es took the SAT. South Da- � ta is currently ranked imber one in SAT scores. Locally, 62 percent of HS’ 1986 seniors took the 3 , and the national aver- e for the number of stu- nts who take the SAT was 1 percent. MHS students scored a 16 average verbal, and 3te average scores for ver- bal were 415. MHS math scores were 464, and state average scores for math were 459. In comparison to the national average scores, MHS scored lower in both verbal (431) and math (475). Dr. Anthony Lux, assistant superintendent, stated, “Due to an increased per- centage of students who take the test, scores are go- ing to be lower because we have a greater range of abili- ty.” Dr. Lux added, “The aver- age scores of the top ten percent of MHS’ students’ scores on the SAT are higher than the average scores of the top ten percent of stu- dents’ scores across the na- tion.” “Also, the average scores of the top twenty percent of MHS’ students’ on the SAT are higher than the average scores of the top twenty percent of students ' scores across the state of Indiana,” he added. Three factors must be looked at along with the SAT scores. Dr. Lux said these three factors are social eco- nomic status, educational levels of parents and atten- dance at schools. Mr. Lewis concluded with a possible explanation for low verbal scores, he sug- gested, Scores may be low 1 State Total % Grads ( Taking SAT 1. South Dakota 1098 3% 2. Iowa 1095 3% r .O 3. North Dakota 1004 3 % ; ( 4. Utah 1047 4% 5. Kansas 1042 5% X. S 6. Nebraska 1042 0% 7. Montana 1020 9% ( 8. Minnesota 1022 7% j !). Wyoming 1018 5% , 1 10. New Mexico 1010 8% I l 11. Wisconsin 1014 10% 12. Oklahoma 1008 5 % S 13. Tennessee 1007 8% 1 14. Kentucky 1002 0% 1 15. Arkansas 1001 4% 10. Mississippi 1001 3% ( 17. Missouri 995 11% ) ( 18. Alabama 990 0% T 19. Idaho 987 7% 20. Illinois 985 14% 21. Louisiana 981 5% 22. Colorado 980 17% S x 23. Michigan 970 11% ) 24. Arizona 975 11% 25. West Virginia 904 7% X 20. Ohio 903 10% x I 27. Washington 903 • 19% ] 1 28. New Hampshire 935 57% _£ 29. Nevada 930 17% 1 f 30. Oregon 930 42% r ' 31. Alaska 924 30% k 32. Delaware 917 50% L. „ 33. Vermont 910 54% C 34. Connecticut 914 09% -K 35. Maryland 911 50% ( 30. Massachusetts 909 00% I f 37. Virginia 908 51% t- ( 38. California 904 38% A 39. Maine 900 40% 40. New York 898 02% 41. Rhode Island 898 01% 42. Florida 895 38% 43. Pennsylvania 894 52% X 44. New Jersey 889 05% J 45. Hawaii 880 47% P 40. Texas 877 32% 47. Indiana 874 47% P - 48. District of Columbia 852 N A S S 49. Georgia 842 49% J 50. North Carolina 835 47% C 51. South Carolina 820 49% ) due to the large number of students who come from non-English speaking back- grounds.” by MELISSA TESANOVICH T he above chart shows the states in order of total SAT scores from highest to lowest. Although South Dakota is ranked number one, only three percent of their graduates takes the test. Report cards mean TROUBLE Report time again! Only this time your parents will see the report card for sure. Parent-Teacher confer- ences took place after the first nine weeks of the school year. This gives parents and teachers a chance to dis- cuss grades and progress during the first grading peri- od. Jim Vermillion, physics teacher, said, “I think that parent-teacher conferences are excellent, but it does not warrant students missing a day of school.” Many MHS students like the idea of the conferences. Students think that teachers can give a better explanation for the grade being given. Mercury Pappas, senior, said, “There a great idea as long as you’re doing well, otherwise expect to spend the weekend home with the folks.” Lisa Berstein, sophomore, said, “I like the idea because I feel that my teachers can give a better evaluation of my efforts in class. Teachers can also explain their grad- ing system.” by REAGAN PLESHA Decathlon team takes 4th in state The Academic Decathlon team proved that working together makes a good team. “We were so successful because we were a good quality team that worked well together,” commented Cindy Hydinger, junior. Only nine students were chosen to compete in the Decathlon. There were three students to each category. The categories were Hon- ors (“A” students) — Jerry Miller, Susan Dankanich and Cindy Hydinger; Scholastic (“B” students) — Dave Maddack, Tony Velovski and Jill Stoner; and Varsity (“C” students) — Chris Curtis, Orin Mayers and Mark Lash. These students were re- quired to take a test in math and economics to qualify for the team. From there, Jim Edgcomb and Jacquie De- maree, sponsors, selected the three top scorers in each category. The team went to Purdue University Calumet on Sat- urday, Jan. 17 to compete with other area schools. They took home 31 medals and a first place score of 37,043. The night before, MHS’s team got together and pre- pared for the competition. Maddock, as quoted in the Post Tribune, stated, “We got a lot done by bouncing questions off one another.” On Feb. 15, the team trav- eled to Indianapolis for the state competition. They took home fourth place out of 88 schools. Mr. Edgcomb said, “The dedication that the team showed is unbelievable. It is exciting to see students who show this willingness to go beyond the curriculum and learn for the sake of learn- ing.” Mr. Edgcomb conclud- ed that “the future of this country is in good hands.” by HEATHER KIRK E xtreme excitement, shown on the face of Chris Kurtis, senior, lead the crowd to believe he answered his question correctly at the Aca- demic Decathlon. The team placed fourth in the state competition. TV ' oldies but goodies’ popular again Will the “Brady Bunch” ever be a hit on Prime Time TV? Are the Monkees really touring America in the 80’s? Yes, MTV” started the Monkees craze with old Monkees television shows. Donna Micic, senior, stat- ed, “I like the Monkees be- cause you can honestly hear what they are saying in their music. They’re ‘happening’ now.” Three of the four original Monkees are touring, but the fourth, a successful pro- ducer, has stated that he does not wish to cash in on the popularity of his “hey day.” Jim Cunningham, senior, said “I can handle the Mon- kees coming back, but if the records start dating back any further, I can start lis- tening to my parents al- bums!” by JULIE METCALF Honeumooners 20% 18% 16% 1 1% 10% 7% 18% Monkees MASH IttWfjllllllltttltltlllllHIIIItllll Gilliqan Bradu Bunch Leave it to Beaver Other , Mill I 47 Mini 48 Blooddrive Snow arrives too late for Christmas For the students who stayed in Merrillville during Christmas, snow was something they could only hope for later on in the winter season. “I like to ski at the Pines in Valparaiso, but this year there has not been enough snow to do that, said Patty Tubbs, sophomore. In the first few weeks of January, snow finally hit Merrillville. MHS students could now enjoy all of their favorite winter sports and activities. John Hirchak, sophomore, commented, “After all the snow, my friends and I went sledding.” Although snowmobiles and skis were hampered by the absense of snow during Christmas break, some students were fortunate enough to travel out of state to catch the snow. Greg Chidsey, senior, commented, “I went to Colorado to go skiing with a couple of friends. There was plenty of snow out there and the skiing was great.” However, some students from MHS traveled to very warm places to celebrate Christmas. Alison McCullom, junior, commented, “My family went to Mexico for Christmas. The sun shined bright every day.” by CHRISSY FIGUEROA The process took approxi- mately 45 minutes, six to ten minutes to actually don- ate. Each student donated one pint of blood. The donation was safe and not very painful. The blood was taken from a vein in the arm. The needles were ster- ilized before each blood do- nation and discarded after each use.. Most donors felt fine after giving blood; however, few felt faint from the blood loss. Donors received cookies and refreshments to help compensate for the loss of blood. Within hours, the amount of blood lost was re- placed. Several requirements were placed on the donors. The donors had to be at least 17 years old, weigh over 110 pounds, have par- ental consent and appear to be in good physical health. “We didn’t have as many donors as in the past, but it was much better than we had expected it to be,” stat- ed Delores Poxen, nurse. by TRACY WIKSE Blood drive donor, Kim Tonetski, senior, tries to relax before the nurse injects the needle. Seventy- five pints of blood were donated this year by both students and fac- ulty. It ' s a matter of life to someone, said the Ameri- can Red Cross. In order to help the cause, 75 students at MHS partici- pated in the American Red Cross blood drive. Blood provides “the gift of life” to thousands of people a day. Ten units of blood are needed per minute in hospi- tals across the country. One donation can be used to treat several patients. Blood can be divided into components to treat the needs of different patients. Blood is needed for many people, such as accident vic- tims, leukemia patients, he- mophiliacs and anemia pa- tients. Zawada Blood drive produces 75 gifts of life’ Little Ceasar’s tops pizza list Have you ever thought about how many ways you can enjoy a pizza? Deep dish or thin crust. Eat in, take out, or have it delivered in 30 minutes or less. Now, hungry for a pizza with everything? Well, look no further! Merrillville has 15 pizza parlors. However, some students will look farther for that perfect pizza. Scott Doege, senior, commented, “I like Geno’s East in Chicago. It’s worth the wait in line just for the atmosphere.” But what do MHS stu- dents look for in a pizza? Is there a preference? Kelly Burke, senior, said, I like a cheap pizza that loads on the toppings!” On the other hand, Mike Depta, junior, stated, “Giordano ' s is a little more expensive, but the pizza is really good.” Pizza parlors have been known as the “meeting place” for students from all schools. For this reason, some restaurants are charging just to get in the door. “I go to Shakey’s after the Friday night games just to meet people. I don’t think I ' ve ordered anything to eat!” stated Vicki D’ASTO, junior. After surveying a major- ity of MHS students, the quest for the perfect pizza ends at Little Ceasar’s. “I like Little Ceasar’s the best because you get two pizzas for the price of one!” concluded Mike He- minger, sophomore, by JULIE METCALF The theme for the Valen- tine ' s Dance was “Friends and Lovers.” It was celebrat- ed on Saturday, Feb. 7, and the Sunshine Society was the sponsor. Club members, Donna Meus, junior, decorated for the dance after school. She stated , We kept it neat and simple, and it really turned out nice.” Unfortunately, like pre- vious years, the dance was scheduled on the night of a basketball game. Thus, many who either participat- ed or attended the girls sec- tional game could not attend the dance. Although, 60 couples did attend. Brenda Hip pie, senior, mentioned, “Bill Lorenz and I had a really nice time at the dance. Afterward we went to at Mr. G’s in Lakes of the Four Seasons. It was a lot of fun going with our friends Melissa Hicks and Jerry Mill- er.” Grace Bovard, Sunshine Society sponsor, stated, “To remind each couple of the dance, they received white chocolate hearts, made by the Sunshine girls, upon en- tering the dance.” by COLLEEN COLLINS ' ' Friends and Lovers. Taking a minute away from the Valentine’s Dance, Joel Paska. senior, and Kathy Arneson, junior, pose for a picture. Due to other school activi- ties there was a low attendance at the dance. Favorite Pizza Parlors ♦ ♦ Noble Roman ' : 14 % Giordano ' s 16 % i Old Mill 10 M3 JO id | in in in in D in p ini I in 10 io 10 Q lO ID fciij BS Little Godfather ' s Ceaser ' s 1 ? 19 Pizza Hut 6 Other 18 49 Mini-Mag 50 Mini Mag EATING DISORDERS ‘Thin to be in’ affects teen self-image With today ' s “be thin to be in” attitude, rare eating disorders are becoming not- so-rare. Bulimia is the medical term for gorging. The pa- tient “pigs out” then in- duces vomiting or uses laxa- tives or diuretics. Anorexia is deliberate self- starvation. The patient suf- fers from an intense fear of obesity; so much so that she won’t eat for weeks. “Anorexia and bulimia are extremely delicate situa- tions. The patient must be treated for recovery,” said Dr. William Forgey, MD. The AABA (American An- orexia Bulimia Association) said that although most peo- ple believe that anorexia and bulimia are strictly female diseases, that one-tenth of the male population suffers from one or the other. Anorexia and bulimia are heterogeneus which means there are no two cases that are identical. It differs among patients. In any case, anorexia and bulimia are equally as dan- gerous. “I’ve never seen a patient recover on his own. If they go untreated, they will definitely die. It’s that serious,” Dr. Forgey com- mented. After being diagnosed, the patient will be brought to stable weight. Most patients are fed intervenously be- cause they cannot hold their food down yet. Soon the patient is strong enough to attend regular therapy sessions. “Weight gain without ther- apy usually results in re- lapse,” said Dr. Daniel Kim, psychiatrist. Both anorexia and bulimia are psychiatric problems. “This does not mean that the patient is crazy,” Dr. Kim commented, it just classifies it as not a physical problem.” Some symptoms of an- orexia are 20-25 percent body weight loss. Hyperacti- vity and a loss of menstrua- tion along with a distorted body image are all serious symptoms of anorexia. Bulimic symptoms are similar except for obvious binge eating and swollen glands. Michelle Schmidt, junior and former bulimic, said “My freshmen year I was so concerned about the way other people thought of me that I purposely made my- self sick to lose weight. Now, I look back and realize that there’s safer ways to diet.” With family therapy, the average” recovery time is about six months, with an 80-85 percent rate of cur e. It is the most common form of therapy, although there are other forms. Trance therapy is a fairly new con- cept and is administered for six weeks at a time. “Some therapists cannot use this technique because most anoretics bulimics fear being controlled by oth- ers,” Dr. Kim added. This treatment usually takes three to six months and re- covery is not always achieved. by LEAH MEHAY ' Go to the Dean’s office Homecoming lacks tradition, turnout small Tradition, something that didn’t continue at the 1987 Basketball Homecoming. The annual Homecoming dance and Spirit Week was canceled. Gina Canales, sophomore, said, “Homecoming would of been so much more excit- ing if we had a larger tur- nout.” Despite the lack of partici- pation, the traditional Homecoming court still was chosen. The Homecoming queens were Kelly Burke, senior; Michelle Dudak, ju- nior; and Melinda Burkhart, sophomore. The kings were Orin Mayor, senior; Mike Belmonte, junior; and Mike Heminger, sophomore. Through all the disap- pointment, Homecoming ended on a happy note. The Pirates defeated Highland for the second time this sea- son. by MICHELLE SPOSATO L ifted above his friend ' s shoul- ders, Orin Mayers, senior, celebrat- ed the honor of being elected Bas- ketball Homecoming king. The Homecoming Court was not select- ed until the day before the game. Discipline in many forms According to MHS stu- dents an “easy” teacher is fun to have a class with. But, the dreaded strict” teacher is one who enforces discipline in the classroom. A student may think twice before falling asleep in Bob Brown’s algebra class. “If you slept in his class or had papers in your book, he would make you wash the board stand up or do push ups!” said Mary Nonos, sen- ior. Most teachers, however, rule by the book. Diane Mandon, social studies teacher, comment- ed, “I follow the student handbook. For instance, I give a detention for two tar- dies, and I will not tolerate sleeping!” Students who sleep in class are a big problem for many teachers. “I remember once in a class, about seven people were sleeping, and the teacher finally looked up and warned us about detentions or something,” explained Jane Sopczak, junior. Allison McCollun, junior, symphathized with the teachers on that subject. “I feel sorry for teachers when students sleep in their classes. It must make them feel boring!” Discipline is not taken lightly by some teachers. “I forgot my history folder and Miss Galanis gave me a detention,” said Chris Rob- erts, seniors. What is the penalty for reading or writing notes? Some teachers read them out loud to the whole class! That ' s enough to em- barass anyone into not do- ing it again!” stated Russ Cain, senior. Could all this discipline possibly do any good? Tina Hunt, sophomore, concluded, “When a teacher enforces classroom rules, it is an extra incentive to stay attentive in class. by JULIE METCALF I n an attempt to discipline, Debra Reed, Spanish teacher, scolds a student for not completing his as- signment. Thieling 5 Mini ' Really ... it wasn’t my fault’ f 1 It was fun wearing the sign to see what people were going to say. received a cutdown during the day they were to rip off a piece of their sign. If the stu- dents received a compli- ment, they were to tape a piece back on. Jeff Piaseczny, senior, said, “It’s not really worth- while because everyone knows what is means, and they try to cut you down! Furthermore, Quest stu- dents discovered how cer- tain comments by their fel- J Lom, Dad, I have something to tell you. Well . . . Well, I was driving down the road. When from out of nowhere, this car appeared in front of me and I ... I hit it! This is one way to tell parents that their new car was wrecked without them knowing whose fault it was. Many teenagers drive their parents cars like maniacs without thinking of the consequences. After an acci- dent, they must find the easiest way to tell their par- ents that they wrecked the car. Gina Flaharty, senior, said, “I had an accident on the way to Basketball practice one day, but I didn’t tell my parents till after I came home and ate. I figured I should eat my ‘Last Supper ' while I had a chance!” However, some teenagers are so shocked that they don’t even remember telling their parents that they have wrecked the car. Janie Sopczak, junior, said, “I really can’t remember calling my parents and telling them about it, but I’m sure they weren’t too pleased. All I can remember is telling them to meet me at the hospital.” by REAGAN PLESHA OH, SHUT UP! YOU’RE UGLY! YOU MAKE ME SICK! These words can be heard often in a student ' s teen years. Therefore, Quest Class took time out and had a little enjoyment with cut- downs and compliments. Julie Emerson, sopho- more, said, “It was fun wear- ing the sign to see what peo- ple were going to say.” Quest students wore signs around their necks reading “IALAC” which means I Am Lovable And Capable. Stu- dents were told that if they low classmates can deter- mine how their day will go. by MICHELLE SPOSATO Showing that he is loveable and ca- peable, Dan Pimentel, senior, reads a story for an activity at the Quest Parent Program. Each year the quest classes invite parents to come and learn what Quest is all about. Etc. Quest teaches ' IALAC’ 52 Mini-Mag Some people will do almost anything As Prom approached, so did the desire to find the perfect tuxedo to match that special someone’s Prom gown. Couples careful- ly searched for their attire in prepration for Prom night. Tuxedos were rented from i several places in Merrillville, , such as Gingiss and Dunhill. Students, who volun- teered at the rental stores, modeled tuxedos at school in order to receive a dis- count on their own rental. , Jeff Coto, junior, men- tioned, “It was a first for me to do anything this weird: but added, “modeling a tux from Gingiss allowed me to receive a a 50 percent dis- count on my own tux.” Frank Erfurth, senior, stat- ed, “Although the tux I mo- deled at school isn ' t the same one I’m wearing to Prom, I ' ll receive about $35 off of my own tux rental.” Although it may seem easy for a guy to rent a tux compared to a girl finding a Prom dress, it also takes time. by COLLEEN COLLINS Just a little formal for school? Frank Erfurth, senior, didn’t think so as he wore a tuxedo form Gingiss Formal Wear to get a discount at Prom. Several students walked around school advertising several different styles of tuxedos. 53 Mini-Mag Zawada ‘Uncle Sam wants you’ Scott Henderson, senior, stated, “I wouldn’t register if it weren ' t required, be- cause it would take valuable time away from my career.” Several students that were at least 18 said that they had not registered yet. Dawayne Jones, sen- ior, said “Mandatory registration is sense- less. Those who fight in war because of a law won’t be nearly as use- ful as those who fight on their own accord. If there is a war, I want to be in it, but I don ' t want to be with others who don’t want to fight. Who — 18 year old men. When — 30 days be- fore or after their 18th birthday. Where — any U.S. Post Office. These are the re- quirements of draft registration in the Unit- ed States. Failure to meet these requirements is a seri- ous federal offense, with a maximum penal- ty of five years in pris- on, a $10,000 fine or both. Most MHS students disagree with manda- tory registration. by JON NICHOLLS out with daughters I guess it just shows that dads are fun dates!” The music ranged from the 50’s to the present. Most girls agreed it was fun to watch their dads dance to new wave” music. I had a really nice time at ‘Daddy Date Night’,” stated Rene6 Mishler, senior, it’s a good opportunity to get a picture taken with your dad.” After the dance, daugh- ters and dads went out to dinner. In some cases, the “moms” joined them. This year a “Mommy Date Night” was suggested. But, because there was no inter- est, the dance was canceled. by JULIE METCALF A n evening out with their dads. MHS girls dance to a slow song with their favorite guy at Daddy Date Night . A Mommy Date Night” was suggested, but was canceled. Daddies step When a girl has to ask a guy to Turnabout, there is always that fear of rejection. But, when a girl asks her father to Daddy Date Night,” it’s a sure date! MHS had their annual Daddy Date Night” on April 11 . Lori Cook, senior, com- mented, “I was surprised at how many people showed up, with Saturday being the big “date night” and all. But, 54 Mini Mag Athletes work to perfect talent , grades Putting your best foot for- ward. No longer can students be just good ath ' Mes, they must perform a higher level academically, too. Effective Aug. 1, 1986, student athletes entering college to play sports for a Division I school must now meet new requirements. First of all, athletes must have a grade point average of 2.0. Secondly, the athlete must have at least 11 aca- demic full-year courses. This includes three units in Eng- lish, two units in social sci- ence and two units in phys- ical science. Furthermore, a student athlete has to have a com- bined score of 700 on his SAT or a composite score of 15 on ACT. These new requirements pertain to Division I schools, which include top athletes and highly qualified stu- dents. Also, it offers the maximum number of schol- arships. Julie Joseforsky, senior, stated, “Very good athletes that have no desire for an education are less likely to succeed later in life.” “The main problem is that student athletes are not fully prepared and motivated adequately to handle college courses. Thus, it shows that they may not be properly guided in high school,” ad- ded Drew Furuness, guid- ance counselor. On the other hand, “It is not fair for an athlete taking advanced classes pulling a high ‘D’ to be penalized in comparison to a person tak- ing less qualified classes get- ting a high ‘B’,” commented Gina Flaharty, senior. However, this new rule is only in effect for Division I schools. Tony Olejnik, junior, stat- ed, “The requirements for colleges sould be treated equally between all divisions. Playing in a Division I school would be harder to keep up your academics then playing in a Division II or III. What’s good for one is good for the others.” Furthermore, traveling for a Division I school is quite extensive compared to a Di- vision II or III college. Also, a Division I college plays more games which allows less time for studies. “The new requirements will not only help out their team but will put more quali- fied people in the world,” concluded Joseforsky. by SHERYL KRMPOTICH R anked in the top ten percent of his class, John Wilczynski, senior, studies in the school library. Ath- letes need to keep their grades up to be eligible to participate in sports. Bounnharaj 55 Mini Mag QlJU URRICULUM stirred students in the right direction for a college education, technical school or the job market. Most courses proved to be challenging. The English department refined the curriculum by sticking to the basics and eliminating nine week courses. College preparatory classes treated stu- dents to a taste of the “real life.” If that wasn’t enough, academic clubs became an extra addition to the curricu- lum: Purple Plume, the Jets and the Academic Decath- lon team. Each area of MHS curriculum gave students a chance to explore several areas of interest. REQUIREMENTS increased as the Class of 1989 started its freshmen year. No longer were 36 credits enough; 42 are required to graduate. MHS students knew that wasn’t all. Teachers presented their course requirements the first day of class. Term papers, lab reports, speeches and presentations frightened most students. After completing the course, most found their major assignments “well worth the time and work.” Teachers felt that a learning experience that stuck with them in the future was important. Students and te ach- ers worked together to build an image to be proud of latter in life. photos Thieling Concentrating on an accounting as- W ithout fear, Jerry Bratcher ' s, advanced signment. Bob Stewart, junior, stops to biology teacher, pet snake made her way doublecheck his figures. The business to unfrightened Kathi Arneson, junior. Mr. curriculum allows students to study Bratcher feeds Pi small mice once a week, several different business skills. 57 Academics Good STUDY habits S tudy, study, study . . . sometimes it seems that you never realize how much you do not know . . . until the test grades come out. Many students at MHS seem to put forth a lot of effort when it comes to preparing for a class. On the other hand, some students find other things to do with their time and suffer in the long run. Dan Pimentel, senior, men- tioned, “I usually study during the six minute passing period because I have a photogenic memory.” Patti Tubbs, sophomore, stated, “I prepare myself for my classes by reviewing notes or re-reading material.” Good study habits are essen- tial in preparing for a class. Joel Paska, senior, men- tioned, “I begin my studying late at night, while other stu- dents get right to their study- ing upon arriving home.” Chuck Collins, senior, said, “One of my faults when study- ing is that my mind often won- ders.” Problems like these often arise when too much studying occurs at one time. Although students seem to find studying to be a real chore at times, it seems to be some- thing that will be beneficial later in life. Tony Olejnik, junior, conclud- ed, Studying in high school will only prepare us for the fu- ture.” by COLLEEN COLLINS Using the Lake County Library to have a quiet atmosphere. Scott McCowan and Rich Rainey, seniors do some studying. The library became a home away from home for many students be- cause of term papers. Using his study hall wisely, or at least pretending to. is Dave Powers, sopho- more. Up to 40 students were enrolled in some study halls. 58 How To Study Bourtnharaf Za wada Finding her room the most comfort- able place to do homework is Ann Ko- lodzmski, sophomore. Many students agree that good study habits are the key to high grades. Taking a last look over her notes be- fore school is Gina Gros, junior, Many students feel that a last minute cram helps them get better grades Displaying his good study habits. Jeff Kolodzinski, junior, starts right in on his homework after school. Students find consistent studying to be accompanied by good grades. 59 How To Study Zawada With an order at Rax, Laura Stefanelli, senior, tries to please the customers. Students working at fast food restau- rants tend to lose sleep on school nights. C ollege, cars and clothes. These are all very impor- tant to most teenagers. But how do students get the mon- ey to buy such luxuries? Many MHS students consid- er part-time jobs. Allison McCollum, junior, commented, “I have a part time job, so I can buy the things that my parents won’t buy me. Finding a job in Merrillville wasn ' t too hard for many stu- dents. It was finding a job with good hours and good pay that was the hard part. Wendy Eaton, senior, said, I had a job for a while during school, but I worked every Fri- day and Saturday night. I finally quit because I do have a social life to attend to!” Most of the complaints stu- dents made about jobs were the hours they had to work, es- pecially on school nights. According to the Indiana law, students under 16 cannot work any later then 10 p.m. if a school day follows. This law does not pertain to students over the age of 16. My boss expected me to close almost every night I worked, so I usually didn’t get home till about 12:30 a.m., said Sheri Sullivan, senior. But not all students com- plained about their jobs. Danny Pimentel, senior, stat- ed, “I can usually request days off if I don’t want to work. My manager is pretty understand- ing.” Wendy Minninger, summed it all up, I love my job, I get good pay, many benefits (like paid vacations), and I also get the hours I want to work. by CHRISSY FIGUEROA Helping a customer, Ann Mestousis, junior, works at Athletes in Motion. Jobs at Southlake Mall are popular be- cause of the early closing hours. As part of the COE program, Com- monwealth Business College employs Julie Metcalf, senior. Students in the COE program attend school for half a day and work at an office the rest of the day. Jobs DOMINATE Time Jobs 61 Jobs straightening the shelves at Ace Hard- students had part-time jobs to help pay w are, Chris Locke, senior, puts the for college or cars, bathroom appiances in order. Many ■ � i� •tr ' — ’tB- g a� r.:. ' t � M Wg ' t 11 Photos Zawada T aking bits of information from notecards, Chris Abel, senior, prepared a paragraph for his terr paper. Both Bruce Woods and Lir Fry require term papers during tf second nine weeks of Advanced Composition. Dreaded RESEARCH papers T rauma. This is not the kind that one can find on Emer- gency 1. As the holiday season approached, so approached the trauma that MHS seniors faced while writing their re- search papers for advanced composition. MHS students could be found flocking to the Lake County Library on all days of the week. Seniors had to give up a lot in order to be at the library to work on their papers. Joel Paska, senior, said, “I had to sacrafice watching the bears play on Sunday for my paper.” Sherry Lemon, senior, stat- ed, “I had to miss Dynasty be- cause I had to get all of my notecards done at the library.” To break the monotony of writing, some MHS students thought it would be funny to place library censors in the folders of unsuspecting people. Rene6 Mishler, senior, com- mented, “I was stopped at the front desk, and I was searched. I was so mad!” Although seniors had their ups and downs, the long hard hours of work finally paid off when they turned in their pa- pers. by ERIC BAN S orting through her index cards, Jill Lamfalusi, senior, finds something amusing. A smiling senior was hard to find during the tension of term paper mania. M home away from home during the first nine weeks of school. Julie Zara- dich and Kathy Lynch, seniors, found themselves at the public library re- searching for their term papers. MHS students spent long hours on these pa- pers while trying to avoid plagiarism. Barandela 64 oreign Language Debbie Hofferber, sophomore, care- fully listens to tapes of Spanish dia- logue. These tapes help students to be- come more fluent in their foreign lan- guage. Looking at a French workbook, J Joseforsky, Diane Joleski and He Lalios, seniors, try to translate a s( tence in French. Translating is a part in a foreign language class. Zawada Students EXCHANGE ideas H ola! This is one way to say hi in Spanish. MHS offers three different languages to students. They are Spanish, French and Ger- man. Language clubs are also very popular at the high school. These groups sponsor dances and other different projects. They also participate in the football and basketball Home- coming parades. MHS takes part in the Inter- national Exchange Program. In Barandela this program students come to MHS from other countries to learn about American cultures and traditions. Maria Elena Campos Lopez was an exchange student from El Salvador. At Maria ' s school the only language available to the students is English. “The fashions are very similiar in America, but the school day is very different,” said Maria. At Maria ' s school they don’t change classes, they just stay in the same room all day. Their school day lasts only from 7:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Maria said, “The school work and the teachers in El Salvador are a lot harder than those in America.” “I like it in America, and I like all the people, but I miss my family,” said Maria. by REAGAN PLESHA Explaining a French recipe to Leah Mehay. senior. Diane Misheski, senior, uses her note cards to help her along. M aria Elena Campos Lopez, exchange student, poses for a picture. Exchange programs are popular at MHS. In economics class, Sharon Daniel, senior, checks her stock chart. All econ classes had projects as part of their study of the U.S. economy. Using her privilege to vote, Helen La- lios, senior, reviews her choices. The legal voting age in the United States is 18 . w hile at the public library, Mike Are- na, senior, reads presidential campaign articles in Newsweek. Before voting for 66 Voting the first time, students want to find out all the information they can on the can- didates. The RIGHT decision n Nov. 4, many students voted for the first time. The 26th Amendment gives citizens 18 years or older the right to vote. Several teachers stressed to students how important it is that they take advantage of this right. Pat Mulloy, social studies teacher, said, “We discussed the different campaigns.” The only requirements to vote are the person has to be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older. Then the person must register. When asked how he regis- tered to vote, Jeff Riese, sen- ior, stated comically, “With a smile.” Running for U.S. Senate were Dan Quayle and Jill Long. Running for U.S. House of Re- presentatives were Bob Costas and Pete Visclosky. Deciding who to vote for was confusing. I read the papers and lis- tened to the campaigns of the different candidates on televi- sion before deciding who to vote for,” Riese added. Dan Quayle and Pete Vis- closky were victorious. The Democrats took control of the Senate. They now have the ma- jority in both houses. Dave Poholarz, senior, stat- ed, “I was disappointed that the Democrats took control of both houses. I really think that it will hurt the Reagan adminis- tration. Voting for the first time may be a little scary. But there is a first time for everything. “I was a little nervous, but I feel I’ve fulfilled my duty as a U.S. citizen,” Riese also com- mented. by SHAWN LYNN CUNNINGHAM G ettlng additional information on candidates from Jim Edgcomb. eco- nomics teacher, is Keith Dowdy, sen- ior. Economics and government classes keep students aware of current political issues. These two classes are required in order to graduate. 67 Voting Barandela Zawada Zawada 68 Creative Classes While sketching a pattern for drawl class, Jeff Orton, senior, finishes) other project. Many students at Ml took advantage of the courses often by the art department. Building CREATIVE minds Developing a project using the aide of this machine is Greg Thompson, sen- ior. Industrial arts added a new mem- ber. Mike Krutz, to their teaching staff. Vrarefully checking to see if his cake is perfect is a student from Lake Central High School. MHS cake decorating stu- dents gave helpful advice to many schools this year. Panda bears were just one kind of cake decorated. MTo produce through imagi- I native skill” is often de- fined as creativity. Many peo- ple at MHS have done just that in classes, such as home eco- nomics, industrial arts, art and music. Nancy Nims, junior, said, I want to learn how to be men- tally creative. In doing this, I was able to learn how to create block letters.” Cindy Thomas, junior, who took Cake Decorating, said, “I’ve learned how to make cookies and cakes and how to decorate them.” Taking classes such as these has enabled students to use their imagination and creativ- ity. For example, Bob Ellis and Jim Sibincic, juniors, were Magmot building a boat in industrial arts. Jim said, “I took this class to prepare myself for courses like this in college.” Many of the students who take classes like this in high school are prepar- ing themselves in some ways for their future careers. Jill Manoski, junior, said, “I took choir to help me in my future career because I have goals in this area.” Patti Tubbs, sophomore, took home economics. Tubbs said, “After taking home ec, I will able to get many jobs as a cook or an apprentice.” Many of the students have found it worthwhile to take these classes. Like Nims, other art students were able to enter their projects in contests. These elective classes are helping the students to expand their views and use their mind in being creative. After taking art classes in the past years, Anna Taleveski, senior, has been able to prac- tice art on the side for money. These elective classes have been proven to be very benefi- cial to those who take them. by LORI TUBBS photos Thieling Creative Classes new machines make working out more enjoyable,” stated Bill Zaikos, junior. ‘‘We have Olympic bench press stations to strengthen and build the chest,” informed Mr. Garvey. “The Peck Deck is a new machine which also con- centrates strength in the chest.” Along with the preacher curl bench and various dumbells, ranging from five to forty pounds, the lifter can build and strengthen his arms. The weight room was open to anyone every day after school from 3 to 5:30 p.m. “I anticipate many more dumbells . . . and I ' m not refer- ring to people either,” re- marked Mr. Garvey. by TONY AZNAR Building BODY Strength S farting out slow and building is the best way to start for some, which is what Tom Bounnnharaj. sophomore is doing. Some students use the weight room after school to Bounnharaj A fter instruction from the teacher, Michelle Thomas, sophomore, uses good serving form. Badmitton is only one unit taught during the required year of gym. G earing up for the day ' s activities is Coach Lafey Armontrout ' s sophdmore gym class. Each class began with exer- cises. Physical Education N ew and improved. The MHS weight room has changed from an unstaffed area of dull walls and lifeless machines to a place of busi- ness. The weight room has been repainted and stereo speakers have been installed. More im- portantly though, Joseph Gar- vey, a man with the knowledge of body building, has taken charge. He has sparked the curiosity of students interested in weight training. “I don ' t call this just a weight room,” stated Mr. Garvey. “I like to call this my Growth and Development Center,” he re- marked. With a new look and new equipment, the MHS “Growth and Development Center” has much to offer. The power leg machine is ca- pable of three main exercises. All are designed to strengthen and enlargen the various mus- cles of the legs. “I like the new machines. They provide for hours and hours of fun,” remarked Larry Iglendza, junior. “I’m glad they came in. The Barandela Bounnharaj nmmacing with effort. Marc Zenker, sophomore, lifts weights in « weight room. Schrenker com- ln ted, I try to set a new goal every concerning how much weight I 71 . Physical Education Public V. PRIVATE Schools T he curriculum offered by public and private schools are similar. Yet, some people think that private schools offer a better education. “In my opinion, private schools offer a superior educa- tion. I think that because the school is privately funded they have more money to spend on materials and facilities,” com- mented Gerry Hamera, a mother sent her daughter to Andrean. ‘‘Public schools can be just as challenging as private schools,” added Joyce Papala- zarou, senior. Besides the dress code, pri- vate schools have other strict rules that most public schools do not. For example, at An- drean the students are not al- lowed to decorate their lock- ers. “Private schools aren’t really bad, but some of their ways are hard to understand why you have to follow them. Some- times they even seem to have some ridiculous laws,” stated Beth Hammond, junior and for- mer Andrean student. Anyone may attend a public school. But admission to most private schools rests upon the score attained on an admis- sions test. “They look for a specific kind of student. They don’t want the ‘fiff raff,” commented Marga- ret Stallings, home economics teacher and former Andrean student. On the whole, MHS students enjoy the freedoms that are available here. “I appreciate the freedom of dress and sometimes speech, stated Roxanne McCann, sen- ior. To wear or not to wear a uni- form. That is the question. The required uniform is the most obvious difference be- tween private and public schools. MHS has a dress code of course. Yet it allows for much more freedom than the uniforms at private schools. “I went to a Catholic school for five years, and I would nev- er go to a school where I had to wear a uniform again. It re- stricts your creativity too much,” stated Patty Zolondz, junior. by SHAWN LYNN CUNNINGHAM In front of Andrean High School, this signs greets everyone on Broadway. MHS and Andrean compete in the clas- sic Battle of Broadway.” 72 Public vs. Private Zawada At the entrance of MHS are four An- drean students. Many students from AHS waited for their buses at Merrill- ville. Showing their school spirit is a group of Andrean High School students. Dressed in many a fashions they showed their school spirit. 73 Public vs. Private Only one more EXCUSE O ver the years, students acquire a variety of ex- cuses on why they don’t do their homework. This list is probably only a few of the many excuses stu- dents find to put aside their homework. A student won’t do his home- work because of: Exhaustion. He can’t do his homework when he is tired. Why should he take the time and get it all wrong when it’s easier to go to sleep? Social life. He tells his par- ents he is going to a friend’s house to study. But, who stud- ies? Cramming. He doesn ' t do it because he feels he has enough time to complete it the day it’s due. Fine arts. The radio is having a commercial free music jam of extended tracks. Since it’s commercial free, there is no time in between to do home- work: Rebellion. He is tough. He doesn’t have to study. Truthfulness. Why drag it home, it won’t get done any- way. Job market. He’d rather make some money, so he schedules all his week days for working. Communications. She has to talk to her friend all night because of the latest gossip and to see if her best friend is 74 Excuses mad at her. School spirit. He can ' t fit it into his schedule because of all the extra-curricular activities he’s in. “I’m just too lazy to do my homework. I’d rather crash out,” said Gus Petsalis, sopho- more. Other students remarked if they didn’t understand it, they neglected to do it. “If I don’t know how to do my homework, I don ' t do it,” said Scott Civanich, junior. Undoubtedly, jobs can take away from homework time. Ali- cia Rios, senior, said her rea- son for not getting her home- work done is “I have to work.” Consequently, students find other excuses for not doing their homework. Melinda Napalowski, junior, said, “Either my favorite T.V. show comes on or it’s because somebody calls me.” Steve Lucas, sophomore, ad- ded, “I’d rather go out than do my homework.” by Krista Lewin Engaging in conversation is sopho- more, Tom Bounnharaj. Many students spent more time on the phone than doing homework. Decorating the foyer, Debbie Hof- ferber, sophomore, does her share to promote spirit. Everyone agrees that MHS spirit has grown in the past two years. during pre-season wrestling practice, Scott Reder, junior, tries for a take down. After school activities was often the excuse for not doing homework. Another day in the “Pit,” Mike Knight, sophomore, finds that a day in the sus- pension room is a perfect reason for avoiding homework. Maginot 75 Excuses Maginot I eaching a lesson to her geomet class is Jacquie Demaree. This is Mi Demaree ' s third year at MHS. Mathematics Hours spent on nuivit test Maginot A Ifred . . . Alfred! Wake up! Go see Mr. O’Shea! There will be no sleeping in my class- room.” “But gee sir, I’m just plum- tuckered out on a count of that take-home test in analytic ge- ometry,” replied Alfred. “What take-home test?”, asks the teacher. This is a question asked by both teachers and students alike. To most analytic geome- try students, it is a terror like none they have ever wit- Thieling nessed. This year the take-home test has been given out to students of Max Hutchison and Cliff Fackler. Both teachers are known for their mind-boggling problems on these take-home tests. As stated by Mr. Hutchison, “A take-home test is one in which the student takes it home with him to finish and have ready by 7:30 a.m. the next morning.” How long do these tests take to complete? According to Mr. Hutchison these should take about two hours to finish. How- ever, for all but Einstein and perhaps Mr. Hutchison and Mr. Fackler, this is not the case. “I went home after school and slept until about 9:30 p.m. Then I woke up and did my test until around 5:30 a.m. the next day,” remarked John Croarkin, senior. Previously, most of Mr. Fackler ' s students didn’t think they would be issued a take- home test. But, alas, Mr. Fackler didn ' t want to be too lenient, so he gave one a cou- ple days later. Even get-togethers among students on the night of the test were not as successful as students had hoped, for sever- al versions of the test were is- sued. Although the dreaded take- home test was over, there were hints from both Mr. Hutchison and Mr. Fackler that another one would be given, by TONY AZNAR I aking a make-up exam in Cliff Fackler ' s College Algebra class is Linda Shesto. junior. Mr. Fackler has also been known to give difficult take home tests. 77 Mathematics Students APPLY knowledg L oad, program, posting AND GENERAL LEDGER, if you do not know these words, you would if you had taken a business course at MHS. Classes in business are avail- able from tenth grade through twelfth. These classes are an elective course at MHS. A gen- eral business course is required for all sophomores. Most of the business classes taken at MHS are usually re- preated in college. Classes in Accounting, Business Princi- pals and Management can be helpful later in college years. Chris Roberts, senior, said, “My business classes have helped me already, and I’m still in high school.’’ The materials taught in bu- sinesses class can help stu- dents learn how to file taxes, balance a checking account, run a business and other skills. “I have opened up a check- ing account, and business class has really helped,” comment- ed Jennifer Terry, senior. Typing classes at MHS are of- fered for boys and girls. These classes help students if they seek a career in the business field. “I expect to enter into the field of business in college, and I feel that the business courses w orking together in Beverly Ambro- siak ' s accounting class are Tammy Barkauskas, senior, and Melanie Book, junior. Many students find that ac- counting classes are useful after high school. I have taken have really helped me,” stated John Porzuczek, senior. Also, most college teachers require the work in their classes to be typed. I feel that keyboarding will be very helpful in college due to the fact that college teachers prefer typing to handwritten materials. It also looks more business related,” concluded Judy LeDuc, business teacher. by MICHELLE SPOSATO L ooking quite frustrated, Greg Arceo, junior, looks for his mistake. Students found working with numbers required patience. 78 Dave Zimmerman, business teacher. MHS helped the school earn top hon- helps Bill Spurlock, senior, recalculate ors in the state, his figures. The skilled educators at Maginto 79 Business ! • ' £:«Jh V -V iii In chemistry class, Gary Collie, sophi more, finishes a lab report. MHS wj rated as one of the top twelve schoi in the state. Jl 1 i W hat comes to mind when you hear of JETS? A musi- cal group? Maybe a football team? A fast flying aircraft? At MHS, JETS is a club which stands for Junior Engineering Technical Society. To be in this club, one must be enrolled in a college preparatory science class. Like any other club, there are many activities. “We had some lectures, and we are hoping to plan physics Olympics,” commented Jerry Miller, senior. Jim Vermillion, sponsor, stat- ed, “At the present time, some of the members are working on computer interfacing projects, and some are working on laser experiments.” Chris Kurits, senior, ex- plained, “The JETS club is for anyone interested in physics. We have sessions usually once every two weeks and discuss our interests in this class.” Lonnie Schreiber, senior, concluded, The JETS club is a good way to help each other understand physics and have fun while you’re studying. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who likes science and wants to learn more .” by JULIE METCALF Finding the focal distance of a lense. Scott Rietman, senior uses his physics knowledge to complete the lab. Academic CLUBS expand Bounnharaj Most college bound students take chemistry as sophomores. Working on an experiment in chemistry is Michelle Graeber, sophomore. Draining his brain in calculus class is senior Jerry Miller. Miller is a member of the JETS team. Photos Zawada Jets t D EDICATION gives MHS athletes the image of being number one. From 6 p.m., the gym floor is full of activity. While in snow, rain or sun, Pirates strive for excellence during practice or competition. For example, the swimming team awoke at 5 a.m. to begin practice at 6 a.m. Still, some find time to stay in shape when out of season. Many made use of the weight room facility or the track. No matter how you put it, MHS athletes paid the price. TEAMWORK offered athletes a chance to grow and learn from one another. Athletes agreed that the only way to succeed is through the help of teammates. Pushing one another to their fullest potential paid off for the girls cross country team. Teamwork really comes into play when seniors, juniors and sophomores work together on the same team, which requires everyone to cooperate. Individuals can succeed, “but it’s the team that counts” said several coaches. When it came to teamwork, MHS athletes found no trouble in building an image. C atching a quick breath. Mitch David- hizar, junior, remembers to use excel- lent free style form, while striving for the finish. Members of the team arrive at. 5 a.m. to begin practice. Zawada I eammates stay on guard as Karin Cook, senior, leaps up to tip the ball over the net. The volleyball team won section- als but was defeated by Lake Central in regionals. Bounnharaj 83 Sports Pirates celebrate Hobart victory Demaree Field . . . the thun- der of feet pounding the ground . . . the psychotic fans. What did these things have in common? They portrayed the co-con- ference champion Merrillville Pirates of 1986. “We mentally preoared our- selves for each and every game. We’d eat, sleep and live football all week,” stated Mike Mackey, senior tight end. It is no wonder the Pirates tram- pled the enemy so many times this season. Coach Frank O’Shea once again had given MHS a winning team. This time he sparked a 7- 1 regular season record and a victory over the Hobart Brick- ies. It was the first time in nine years that the Pirates defeated Hobart. “No doubt about it, the most fun we had all season was beat- Varsity Football MHS OPP Crown Point 28 27 Chesterton 36 0 Portage 24 6 M. C. Rogers 40 0 Valparaiso 7 6 Andrean 22 7 Hobart 13 11 LaPorte 6 20 ing Hobart,” stated Brian Storey, senior. Storey led the Pirates in rushing with well over 1000 yards and was held under 100 in only two games. Storey ' s du- rability and strength had the opponents catching their breath as he compiled score after score. The Pirates offensive line constantly drove the defense back. Players Mackey, Brice, Lorentz, Abel, Mundell and Majcher earned the quote “The names don’t ring a bell, the blocks do.” (continued on page 86) Photos Zawada Varsity Football — Front Row: Jeff Yelton. coach, B. Massimino, J. Ogiego, J. Dian, J. Crane. M. Klevickas, D. Zon. T. Grynovich, J. Putz. Frank O’Shea, coach Second Row: J. Mill- er. R Velovski. J. Markos, B Lorentz, M. Sever. L. Espravnik. J Schneider. S. Mynes. L. Schreiber Third Row: Greg Pierson, coach, B. Stewart. T. Sadowski. M. Demakas. S. Markos. R. Louie, R. Ison. S. Besedick. B. Evans. E. Czar- necki. Fourth Row: S. Cunningham. D. Sell. R Chandler. J. Majcher. J. Richards. B. Storey. R. Hyndman, B. Trzaska. D. Tuckett. M. Depta. Tom Peller. coach. Fifth Row: Bob Bergeson, coach, B. Warren. M. Naspinski. T. Olejnik. R. Jaksic. P Michael. T. Pigott. M. Belmonte. J. Morris. B Brice. Sixth Row: Joe Atria. doach. M Lash. B. Spurlock. J. Croarkin. T. Gill. J. Peyton, T. Belt. T. Spiridis. J. Mirelels. P. Sopczak. L. Lopez Back Row: C. Green. J. Newman. M. Vin- cent. P. McLaughlin. J. Lea. M Mackey. S. Mun- dell. M Gilfillan. C. Abel. J. Croarkin. J. Ogiego. K. Sneiderwine. T aking a break from the excitement is Brian Storey, senior. For the second time, Storey broke 1000 and had the most career rushing yards. 84 Football P irate Coach Frank O ' Shea, has his team’s undivided attention as he bel- lows the game plan. This cooperation between team and coach took the Pi- rates to a 7-1 season. Q uty calls for fullback Mark Hidalgo, sophomore, as he breaks a hole for Brian Storey, senior. Hidalgo had an impressive season and lettered as a sophomore. 85 Football Lake Central destroys ' Storey’ book ending continued from page 84 Although the run was the Pi- rates’ most effective approach. John Croarkin, senior, was consistently able to connect with Bob Stewart, junior, for long and short aerial attacks. Jon Lea and Tony Olejnik, ju- niors, also made up this militia. A tenacious defensive line composed of Richards, Sopz- cak Markos and Lopez were able to halt the opponent. If and when a poor fellow was able to penetrate this line, he was welcomed by hits from Gill, Sell and Michael. Following the naming of the F iring the ball to teammate is John Croarkin, senior. He set a throwing re- cord of a 99-yard touchdown pass to Bob Stewart, junior, in the Portage game. 86 Football 1986 Mr. Football Award (Chris Abel, senior) and the victory over Hobart, the Pirates were riding high. But, a quick turn of events would leave MHS shocked. In their last conference game, the Pirates faced La- Porte for the conference LaPorte JV Football MHS 14 OPP 7 Chesterton 7 14 Portage 8 28 M. C. Rogers 21 7 Valparaiso 7 0 Andrean 14 15 Hobart 13 14 Approaching the last minute of the game, Mark Hidalgo, sophomore, watches on as the Pirates struggle in the Lake Central game. Hidalgo was one of the few sophomore starters for the Pirates. championship. However, MHS was handed a 20-6 loss and had to share the title with La- Porte and Hobart. Many felt this loss would ignite a greater force for the sectionals. When tournament pairing rolled around, the Pirates were matched up with the Lake Cen- tral Indians. Many feared LC but the Pirates did not. MHS faced their foe with aggressive- ness and confidence. Unfortunately, in front of a packed house, the Pirates fell to the Indians in a 41-14 stun. A startling end to an exciting and excellent season. by TONY AZNAR Photos Zawada ■ • No doubt about it, the most fun we had was beating Hobart J.V. Football — Front Row: Greg Pierson, coach. E. Rondez. J. McCormack. F Bova. R Bustos. T. Sakaleros. T. Kierzkowski. M Parker. Bob Bergeson. coach Second Row: E. Rossie. M. Ely. J. Berdine. J. Lilley. K. Davis. E Gonza- lez. P. Kambouris. T Wilson Third Row: Joe Atria, coach. J. Hague. J. Lunsford. J Regan, J. Phillips. R Perez. E Neal. J. Scheib. Tom Pellar. coach. Fourth Row: C. Friedlund. M Heminger. T. Black. M. Schrenker, C. Herrera. N. Radoja. S. Mynes. R. Relinski Fifth Row: J. Wriston. H. Hippie. G. Stepp. M Shayotovich. L Summers. M Hildalgo. S. McDaniel. S. Gronowski. Back Row: D. Hecker. S. Reder. T. Guba. J. Jose- forsky, S. Orlich. J. Massey. C. Castle. A fter the play is dead, Dan Sell ' s, sen- ior, momentum is stopped by the refer- ee. This was the first time the Pirates beat Hobart in nine years. P irate defense controls a Lake Cen- tral runner. Unfortunately, they lost to the Indians in the first game at section- als. 41-14. The teams that we played were really good which helped me to improve and work hard.” 88 Girls Golf Boys Golf — Front Row: Max Hutchison, coach. Ward Setmayer. Keith Dowdy. Greg Chidsey. Mike Girls Golf — Front Row: Carrie Swmford. Sherilyn Machacek. Kim Thurman Back Row: Lori Cook. Nikki Pampalone. Mark Curpmski. Modrak. Rae Renner. Lori Tubbs. Nancy Nims. Nancy Loscaro. Jim Vermillion, coach. Senior leadership paces golf teams The golfing Pirates got off to a good start. The two leading golfers for the boys were Ward Setmeyer and Greg Chidsey seniors. Setmeyer said, “The team has improved a lot this year.” The Pirates also got consis- tency from the underclassman Brandon Glatt, sophomore. Glatt commented, “I really enjoyed golfing on the team this year.” Max Hutchinson, boys golf coach, commented that the team did very well. “We should be even better next year,” said Coach Hutch- inson. On the other hand, the girls golf team not only improved their skills, but they gave MHS the best record ever. Overall, the Pirates ended their season 7-7 and finished 3-3 in confer- ence. Jim Vermillion, coach, stat- ed, “A 500 record was good for them considering the tough competition we faced. The Pirates encountered tough competition and state- ranked teams. “Our schedule was very Girls Golf MHS OPP Rensselear 229 202 Hobart 231 342 Munster 251 208 M. C. Marquette 222 212 Knox 187 237 Andrean 209 215 M. C. Elston 203 194 Portage 212 226 Valparaiso 224 229 LaPorte 221 200 Chesterton 210 201 Lowell 199 209 M. C. Rogers 226 184 Lake Central 212 215 Boys Golf MHS OPP Lake Central 177 161 M. C. Rogers 179 184 LaPorte 179 170 M C. Elston 191 156 Andrean 166 185 Hobart 162 176 Portage 162 159 Valparaiso 159 166 Hobart 159 159 Chesterton 182 177 M. C. Rogers 182 191 Crown Point 178 182 Portage 170 177 Chesterton 170 166 LaPorte 178 172 Valparaiso 178 161 Lowell 168 201 Highland 168 174 Crown Point 171 172 Griffith 159 183 competitive considering that we play five state-ranked teams. The girls did very well against Elston but lost by nine,” added Coach Vermillion. Nancy Nims, junior, com- mented, “The teams that we played were really good which helped me to improve and work hard.” However, the competition did not hinder the performance of Lori Tubbs and Nims who both missed regionals by two and six strokes respectively. “The outlook for next year is excellent considering the Pi- rates only lose one senior and everyone else will be return- ing,” explained Lori Cook, sen- ior. Coach Vermillion concluded, “I was very pleased with the team’s performance. Five dif- ferent girls were in the 40 ' s.” by JAMIE HIDALGO, SHERYL KRMPOTICH Concentrating on how to hit her put. Rae Renner, junior, studies the green. The girls finished the season 7-7. Photos Bounnharaj Uisplaying his form. Ward Setmayer. senior, prepares to chip the ball in the hole. According to Max Hutchinson, coach, the team did very well.” After using his perfect form to hit the ball, senior Greg Chidsey looks on. Chidsey and Ward Setmayer. senior, paced the boys team. 89 Girls Boys Golf Concentrating on her backhand. Tra- cy Wikse, junior, volleys it from the back court. Tracy was co-captain for the team. Returning a serve from the base line, Mike Ahlqvist, senior exchange student from Swedan, makes contact with the ball. Ahlqvist was MVP of the team. Bounnharaj The clay that the season began, we had what we needed to win” Girls Tennis — Front Row: Christine Chan. Diane Hebert. Christine Woldt. Heidi Bosiie. Lin- da Kirk. Jayne Maginot. Lara Buck. Christine Borman Back Row: Dave Zimmerman, coach. Tamara Levinson. Jennifer Demure. Michele Santos. Nancy Knezic. Tracy Wikse. Vicki D ' Asto. Debbie Tica. Barb Mazur. Donna Micic. Gina Gros Boys Tennis — Brydon Yoeman. James Ison. John Vite. Mike Ahiqurst. Joe Nash. Bob Woodburn. Steve Shay. Ted Spnnger. coach 90 Netters overcome injuries, The Duneland Conference proved to be tough competi- tion for the girls tennis team. Even so. the girls kept their hopes high on their outlook of the season. The girls season ended in a 8-8 record in the regular season. The most valu- able player on the court was Donna Micic, senior. Dave Zimmerman was the new coach this season. He was the coach for the girls tennis team at Crown Point a year ago. Coach Zimmerman said, “The day that the season be- gan, we had what we needed to win.” Despite the change, the girls seemed to adjust to their new coach appropriately. The girls lost the sectionals in the second round to An- drean. Tamara Levinson, senior, said, “Despite our losing sea- son, we were able to keep our spirits high. Coach Zimmerman said, “We were just one player away from winning the conference and sectionals.” He added, “Unfortunately, we lost a very fine player for the season. De- spite that setback, we were very competitive in conference play.” None of the Duneland Con- ference schools won by win- ning more than the minimum necessary to win a match. “I feel that we could have just as easily won the sectionals as An- drean did,” said Coach Zim- merman. On the boys team, one MHS student had the “time of his life.” Mike Ahlqvist a native inexperience Swede, a good tennis player, and a seventeen year old sen- ior arrived in the country he has always wanted to come to. Ahlqvist dreamed of playing tennis in the United States, now it came true. He compiled a 5 win 11 loss record and reached the cham- pionship match of the sectional before bowing out. Crown Point Girls Tennis MHS 1 OPP 4 Lowell 3 2 Highland 2 3 Wheeler 5 0 Lake Station 1 4 Hobart 5 0 M.C. Rogers 4 1 Munster 0 5 LaPorte 2 3 Andrean 2 3 Valparaiso 1 3 Calumet 5 0 Portage 2 3 Chesterton 4 1 Calumet Boys Tennis MHS 2 OPP 3 Lake Central 1 4 Crown Point 0 5 Hammond 3 2 Hobart 0 5 Lowell 4 1 Valparaiso 0 5 Chesterton 1 4 Lake Station 2 3 M.C. Rogers 0 5 LaPorte 0 5 Portage 0 5 Highland 0 4 Andrean 1 4 Bounnharai “The playing is much differ- ent here than in Sweden, but I ' m beginning to learn,” said Ahlqvist. “Without Mike this would have been a longer season than it was. The other kids real- ly liked him. He had a cool atti- tude. I was glad to coach him,” commented Ted Springer, coach. The Pirates were composed of only three seniors making this Coach Springer’s youngest team ever. “I’m very happy I was a part of this team being as I ' m only a sophomore,” stated Brydon Yeoman. There was also junior James Ison, the number two singles player for the Pirates. James ended the season with a 1-7 record, but he improved with every match. “This year was a rebuilding year. We needed more club players, said Coach Springer. The Pirates played five ranked teams during their 2- 12, campaign. “We played LaPorte who was ranked 17th in the state and Calumet who was the best in Northwest Indiana,’’ said Coach Springer. “Even though we had a bad season, the guys hung together and gave it their best, stated James Ison. by MICHELLE SPOSATO, JON LEA Striving to reach a low return. Donna Micic. senior, makes a desperate effort for the ball Micic sat out part of the season because of injuries, along with other team members 91 Tennis Individuals reach personal, school records Developing the team was the main factor for both the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams. MHS runners had a slow start. The boys’ team began the sea- son working hard in order to make a turn around. Scott McCowen, senior, said, “The reason we had a slow start was that some of the team members were not in shape yet.” The girls’ team began with 31 sign-ups but dwindled down to 12 runners by the fall. Lisa Bernstein, junior, stat- ed, “What remained for both teams were quality runners who had a great attitude to succeed. “Both teams tried to help each other out the best possi- ble,” stated Jim Kerr, junior. Bernstein also mentioned, We cheer each other on, even though our teammates are our biggest competition.” The girls’ cross country team is coached by Steve Telfer. He has coached the team for two consecutive seasons. The team has increased their season wins from 3 to 5. Coach Steve Nolan, boys’ coach, has also worked hard to Girl ’ Cross Country MHS OPP Lowell 66 54 Portage 66 19 M.C. Rogers 24 31 Hobart 34 21 Boone Grove 24 33 LaPorte 27 28 Valparaiso 38 17 Chesterton 49 15 Andrean 21 43 Munster 25 30 Bishop Noll 57 33 Lake Central 57 30 Boys ' Cross Country MHS OPP Andrean 30 25 Roosevelt 33 24 Portage 71 25 Griffith 71 39 Lowell 71 112 Hobart 35 23 M.C. Rogers 31 25 Chesterton 50 15 photos Zawada 92 Cross Country develop his runners. Kerr, commented, “Winning the Clark Invitational and plac- ing fifth in our sectional were two of the highlights for our season this year.” While, Alison McCollum, ju- nior, stated, “We were proud of our conference win over Ho- bart, and our season win over Munster.” The girls’ team improved their season record to 5-5 and the boys finished with a record of 4-5. “With hard work and a posi- tive attitude, each member of the team worked to do better,” state McCollum. by COLLEEN COLLINS rying to help the Pirates, Joe Mas- sow, junior, is determined to push him- self to the finish line. The team trained on hills and grass during the summer to prepare for meets. A s the finish line approached, Sonja Trajkovski, senior, pushes herself to the limit, while passing a competitor. All the girls felt teammate support helped them work toward a 5-5 record. Varsity Cross Country— Front Row: Matt Good. Jimmy Massow. Russell Madson, Jim Kerr Back Row: Steve Nolan, coach. Joe Mas- sow. Rob Shultz. Scott McCowan, Branko Se- men. Striving to be number one. Branko Se- men, junior, displays his pride by mov- ing himself to lead the pack. The Pi- rates ended their season with a 1-7 record. 93 Cross Country What remained for both teams were quality runners who had a great attitude to succeed.” Girl Cross Country— Front Row: Tracy Back Row: Jodi Tomb. Lisa Bernstein. Reagan McCarty. Kim Connolly. Amy Gormk, Tracy Fer- Plesha. Alison McCollum. Margie Aeschliman nandez. Kelly Fernandez. Sonja Trajkovski Andrea Erler, Steve Telfer. coach A lot of the girls if they didn’t work wouldn’t have won A desire to win brings Julie Jose forsky, senior, and Colleen Collins, ju nior, soaring to new heights. The Pi- rates finished 13-5. are achievers, and together, they 19 games.” 94 Volleyball Varsity Volleyball — Front Row: Brenda Hippie. Julie Joseforsky. Karin Cook. Jennifer Ogiego Second Row: Julie Harris, Crystal Skrundz. Cathy Arneson. Diane Jolevski. Dorthy Kapitan. Renee Vermillion. Back Row: Colleen Collins. Joe Starkey, coach. Karrin Burke. JV Volleyball — Front Row: Kim Sebo. Nikki Bitter. Beth Hutchison. Lisa Herbert. Jodi Ya- gelski. Back Row: Michelle Graeber. Melissa Cook. Sue Koenig. Anne Kolodzinski. Darcy Lash. Karen Huber, coach. Dedication pays off with sectional title Loud, screaming cheers came from the audience as the Lady Pirates walked off the court with a sectional win. Merrillville beat Andrean 15- 10 and 15-1 1 to advance to the sectional finals. Merrillville then beat Valparaiso in the cham- pionship game to win section- als. This was the first sectional win since 1984. The Pirates beat Lew Wallace in the first game of regionals but suffered a defeat at the hands of a tough Hammond Clark. During the season, a lot of hard work and dedication paid off for the Lady Pirates volley- ball team. They came out on top in the Griffith tourney. They led with four straight wins and no losses. Joe Starkey, coach, com- mented, ‘‘Winning the Griffith tournament was one of the big- gest highlights of our season.” Karin Cook, senior, said, ‘‘I mentally prepared myself for Volleyball MHS OPP E. C. Central W L Crown Point L W Andrean W L Lake Central L W M. C. Rogers W L Lowell W L Calumet w L LaPorte L W Bishop Noll w L Munster w L Hobart w L Hammond Morton w L Griffith L W Highland W L Chesterton W L Portage W L Hebron W L Valparaiso L W the games. Before each game I have a favorite song I listen to. While I listen to it, I picture, in my mind, my game that even- ing and imagine how I should play.” The team showed spirit on and off the court. Most of the screaming that was done at the games came from the bench. Dorthy Kapitan, junior, stat- ed, ‘‘Team spirit is definitely something we have.” Kathryn Cantu, junior, com- mented, ‘‘Volleyball is becom- ing a more prominant sport in Merrillville. As a cheerleader, it is very exciting to watch and cheer at the games.” Coach Starkey said, “A lot of the girls are achievers, and if they didn’t work together, they wouldn’t have won 19 games.” by LORI TUBBS Zawada LJ isplaying her skills Julie Joseforsky, senior, surprises the opponent. Jose- forsky was voted to the All-Conference Team and received the Best Mental Attitude award. Good concentration helped Karin Cook, senior, perform to her ability. Cook lead the team to a sectional championship and had the most kills. 95 Volleyball Seniors lead Lady Pirates to 17-4 season Ranked 40 in pre-season polls, the talented lady Pirates, began the year with a crew that was ready to prove their strengths. Coach Dave DeMuth be- lieved that from top to bottom, 10 to 12 players deep, they matched up with just about anyone in Northwest Indiana. The season opener against Crown Point proved their anx- iousness, defeating the 14th ranked team 57-48. Coach Demuth, mentioned, “We were intense and very hungry for a victory.” The Pirates highlighted their season with a Conference Co- Championship, in addition to being the Merrillville Holiday Tourney Champs, defeating Highland, 59-37, and Lake Cen- tral, 49-44. The Pirates also reached a number 1 1 ranking in the state. They finished the season with a record of 17-4. Julie Joseforsky, senior, averaging 15.2 points per game, said, “Our team per- formed with a lot of confi- dence, most of which was high- lighted by the seniors. Despite Girls Basketball MHS OPP Crown Point 57 48 Bishop Noll 77 48 Hammond Morton 62 19 LaPorte 71 46 Andrean 61 45 Portage 57 54 Chesterton 63 37 Lew Wallace 50 48 Roosevelt 57 46 Hobart 59 24 Lake Station 74 48 Valparaiso 55 49 Calumet 50 28 M.C. Rogers 62 60 our loss to Crown Point in sec- tionals, we also showed im- provement throughout the season.” The Pirates faced Crown Point in the final game of sec- photos Zawada tionals. Gina Flaharty, senior, said that the Pirates wanted to avenge an overtime loss to the Bulldogs in the last 1986 sectional semi-finals. She added, “The fundamentals of Crown Point decided the game.” Although the Pirates fell to Crown Point, 58-46, they ex- pect to continue to be one of the best teams in the area. Coach Demuth, conclud- ed, “With a lot of hard work and dedication this summer, we can achieve many of the goals we did not reach this year.” by COLLEEN COLLINS Distrought after loosing to Crown Point, Heather Charlesworth and Gina Flaharity, seniors, suffer the agony of defeat. The Pirates fin- ished with a record of 17-4. Our team performed with a lot of confidence.” Varsity Basketball — Front Row: Dave DeMuth, coach Sheryl Krmpotich. Lisa Herbert. Tracy Fer- nandez, Beth Hutchison. Jim Vermillion, coach. Second Row: Sue Koenig. Laytonya Bankhead. Cara Carrabine. Back Row: Julie Joseforsky, Gina Flarharty. Karin Burke. Tami Peters. Heather Charlesworth. Karin Cook. J.V. Basketball — Front Row: Melissa Cook. Mi- chelle Thomas. Beth Hutchison, Julie Gibson, Amy Gornick. Tracy Fernandez. Back Row: Dave De- muth. coach. Tina Skrundz, Karrin Burke, Sue Koenig, Darcy Lash, Jim Vermillion, coach. 96 Girls Basketball Oetting up a jumpshot during a tough home ball game. Gina Flaharity. senior soars above the court. Flaharity suf fered many injuries during the year. While focusing in on her next free throw. Karin Cook, senior, puts her hours of practice to work. Practices were held regularly for over nine weeks. ? «A?£V Uisturbed by a referees call. Coach Dave Demuth shows emotion during a tense moment at the Merrillville-Crown Point game. Despite his enthusiasm, the Lady Pirates lost this game. 58-46. 97 Girls Basketball Early morning practices ' pay off’ “Make hay while the sun shines.” This would epitimize the hard work and dedication of the MHS swim teams. Eric Ortegan, senior, stated, We practiced before and after school. I would come to school when it was dark and leave when it was dark.” Jennifer Toma, junior, said, “It was a little hard to get up in the morning, but I feel morning practices helped to increase my speed and endurance.” The highlight of the season for the girls’ team came when they performed their best meet in a loss to Michigan City. Coach Jim Nickolov said, “Even though we lost to Michi- gan City Rogers, the girls per- formed their best match of the season.” Cathy Erdelac, senior, was voted MVP and placed sixth in the breast stroke in sectional competition. Erdelac stated, “My time was slower than usual. If I would have swam like I know I could, who knows what would have happened.” On the other hand, the boys swim team finished with a fine 8-6 record and defeated top- ranked teams. One of the many exceptional performances from the team came when they defeated rival Crown Point, 98-76. Dave Gemeinhart, senior, commented, “I thought de- feating Crown Point was a very big win for us because it gave the team a lot of confidence.” The swimmers traveled to Boys Swimming MHS OPP Chesterton 88 84 Hobart 114 58 H. High 120 52 Portage 86 88 Lake Central 76 98 Crown Point 98 76 Munster 69 109 Valpo 67 103 Laporte 81 91 H. Gavit 112 60 M.C. Rogers 124 52 Bishop Noll 98 79 Rennselear Central 95 72 Highland 78 100 Girls Swimming MHS OPP Hammond 109 63 Chesterton 40 130 Highland 65 105 LaPorte 48 122 Valparaiso 36 136 Hobart 55 112 Lowell 79 89 M. C. Rogers 64 109 Portage 56 118 Calumet 128 41 Lake Central 51 121 Munster 50 124 Crown Point 61 111 Crown Point for sectional com- petition. They swam competi- tively with excellent results. Joe Nash, senior, qualified in the 50 and 100 free, and he eventually finished sixth in the state. Nash stated, “I felt real good about swimming in state. I had a good year, and the team was outstanding.” Other state qualifiers were Mike Lesniak, junior and 200 free; Steve Pushka, senior and 100 breast, the 200 medley team; and the 400 relay team. by ERIC BAN, COLLEEN COLLINS T eammates await his return for the final lap of the relay. Ben Albright, ju- nior, finishes his leg of the butterfly while trying to catch his opponent. Al- bright swam varsity for the past two years. W ith winning form, Cathy Erdelac, senior finishes her lap. Erdelac has par- ticipated on swimming teams for many years. L oaching from the side of the pool is Carolyn Zygmunt, junior. Zygmunt commented, “It’s important for our team to support each other, whether we ' re winning or losing.” 98 Swimming 0 practiced before and after school. I would come to school when it was dark and leave when it was dark.” Boys Swimming — Front Row: Eric Mihsavljevich. Nick Knesic. Jeff Coto. Michael Lesniak, Eric Or- tegon. Daniel Brankle Second Row: Jim Nicholov. coach. Michael Shinvoch. Jeremey Schaeffer. Ben Albright. Rodney Kaser. Steve Pushka. Scott Hamilton. Charles Scates. Bob Campbell, diving coach. Back Row: Dave Gemeinhart. Brian Mo- drowski. Mike Lester. Joe Nash. Fred Glatz. Jim Schaeffer. Girls Swimming — Front Row: Edith Phillips. Ra- quel Villarreal. Particia Zolondz. Ann Marando. Mallori Kozak. Guiseppina Cammarata. Ann Marie Vernia. Jennifer Toma Second Row: Jim Nicho- lov. coach. Kris Erdelac. Susan Blanco. Julie Em- erson. Stephanie Burg. Larissa Radczenko. Mi- chelle Moskowitz. Cathleen Erdelac Back Row: Mark Owens, coach. Tracy Phillips. Corey Frekot. Jodi Paul. Monica Bardeson. Michelle Carlson. Kristen Toma. Bob Campbell, diving coach 99 Swimming Pirates celebrate 12-game streak, sectional title Starting the season off with three losses, things looked a lit- tle grim for the Pirates. However, with senior leader- ship and the goal to win sec- tionals, the Pirates grew to- gether mentally and physically to help them win their next twelve games. The Holiday Tournament was one highlight of the season as the Pirates defeated Lake Cen- tral, 70-50, in the first game, and then went on to defeat Highland in the championship game, 63-59. Then the Pirates lost two weekend games, Portage, 53- 51, and Gary Roosevelt, 56-53. This was a great disappoint- ment after the 68-64 double, overtime victory over third ranked Michigan City Rogers. This victory helped the Pirates capture the title as Co-Champi- ons of the Duneland Athletic Conference. Chris Abel, senior, said, “It was really great to win 12 games consecutively, but los- ing helped us realize what we had to improve to win section- als.” Even though the Pirates broke their winning streak, they continued to play strong and won their last three games of the regular season. Coach Jim East, said, “We had our ups and downs, but our regular season record was nothing to be disappointed about. We ended up with a 15-5 winning record.” Co-Conference Champs just wasn’t enough for the Pirates as they captured the sectional title. Despite a lack of spirit and low attendance, they beat Highland in the first game by two points and beat Griffith, 71-50. Bill Zaikos, junior, said, “As the championship game ap- proached against Crown point, we felt that we had more sup- port behind us. There was a lot of spirit among the fans.” Crown Point became the team to beat. With top scorers John Lea, junior, and Mark Vin- cent, senior, the Pirates were able to defeat the Bulldogs, 50- 49. Joel Paska, senior, said, “It was awesome to win, but we couldn’t stop there. We had to think about regionals.” In regionals the Pirates had trouble on the court, and Roo- sevelt defeated the Pirates, 80- 59, ending the season. Coach East, said, “They (continued on page 102) Varsity Basketball MHS OPP West Side 58 63 Wallace 53 62 Andrean 54 57 Valparaiso 56 47 Hammond 60 49 Hobart 78 45 Chesterton 62 51 Hammond High 60 49 Hobart 61 39 Chesterton 73 61 Lake Central 73 64 Gavit 83 54 Crown Point 68 64 LaPorte 51 53 Roosevelt 53 56 Highland 79 54 E.C. Central 52 48 Lowell 54 37 Varsity Basketball — Front Row: Eric Czarnecki. Tony Scott. Nate Gist, managers. Second Row: Bill Zaikos. Rob Schultz. John Lea, Eric Ban. Chris Abel, Jay Newman. Tony Olejmk, Mike Oepta. Back Row: Jim East, coach. Bill Platt, coach. Jovo Manojlovic. John Wilczynski. Mark Vincent. Joel Paska. Marty Miller, Don Slys. coach, Sherm Iz- sak, trainer J.V. Basketball — Front Row: Tommy Lopez, Jim Berdine. Mike Parker. Brydon Yeoman. Kevin Banashak. Mark Shayotovich Back Row: Sam Or- kich. Jay Newman. Jim Joseforsky. Jeff Miller. Gordon Hill, Rob Schultz. Don Slys. coach. We had our ups and downs, but our regular season record was nothing to be disappointed about” T o the hoop goes John Wilczynski, senior, avoiding a Crown Point defend- er. The Pirates won this game and the sectional title, advancing to the region- als against Gary Roosevelt. 101 Basketball Wilczynski first MHS player named to Indiana All-Star team (continued from page 101) made goals and one was to win sectionals, which they did. They were the nicest bunch of kids I ' ve had to work with in a long time. Not only did the Pirates per- form well as a team but also individually. John Wilczynski, senior, received many honors. He was chosen to play for both the Huntington Tip-Off Club and the Calumet All-Star Team. 102 Basketball Wilczynski was also named to the Indiana All-Star Basketball Team. He was the first basket- ball player in the history of MHS to receive this honor. According to Coach East, The boy’s play a two game se- ries against the Kentucky All- Stars. This tournament is known as the ‘World Series of High School Basketball’.” Wilczynski added, Being chosen to the Indiana All-Star team was my greatest achieve- ment individually, but our team winning the title of Sectional Champs was the most memo- rable. Other members finished the season with high achieve- ments. Zaikos finished with 133 out of a 417 team total. He also lead the team with 39 steals. Following behind Zaikos in assists and steals was Eric Ban, senior, with 117 assists and 29 steals. Leading the team in offen- sive rebounds was Wilczynski with 49 and Vincent with 40. Coach East, said, We made our goals and achieved them. What I really think helped the team was that they were not only team members, but they were friends.” by REAGAN PLESHA T o the winner belongs the spoils, said Eric Ban, senior guard, after cap- turing the Highland Holiday Tourna- ment title and its game net. Ban re- ceived a honorable mention for the Academic All-State. Controlling traffic. Jim East, coach, calls the shots on the sideline. He reached the century mark of wins at MHS. J.V. Basketball MHS OPP West Side 42 46 Wallace 49 60 Andrean 37 41 Valparaiso 42 43 Hammond High 43 41 Hobart 37 39 Chesterton 36 26 Lake Central 41 50 Hammond Gavit 44 25 Crown Point 30 44 LaPorte 42 43 Munster 59 39 M.C. Rogers 60 47 Portage 34 41 Roosevelt 45 55 Highland 46 44 E.C. Central 34 35 Lowell 55 25 0 etermination. John Lea, junior, shows that he can act like Michael Jordan. In the game, John Wilczynski outscored Wallace ' s star Jerome Harmon, 30-29. S tarting the offense. Chris Abel, sen- ior, tries to find an outlet. The Pirates opened the season with a loss against Gary West Side in the Civil Rights Clas- sic. 103 Basketball T he bigger they are, the harder they fall” was the phrase when Mark Vincent, senior, shook the gym when he sprained his ankle at the Chesterton game. The Pirates continued, however, to defeat the Trogans, 62-51. Pirates win DAC; girls qualify for state Injuries hampered the gym- nastic team most of the sea- son. But, they were still suc- cessful. “I thought our biggest injury was our attitude. Luckily, it im- proved toward the end of the year. If it hadn ' t of changed, we wouldn ' t have gotten as far as we did,” stated Mikki Dudak, junior. Edie Phillips, junior, added, “At the beginning of the sea- son, we had a rough start. But, we ended up pulling it togeth- er.” The gymnasts finished their season, 9-1. Their only loss was to Chesterton, the eventual Duneland Athletic Conference champions. During their victorious sea- son, Denise Vazquez, junior, broke the school record on the balance beam, with a score of 9.55. Winning sectionals, Vazquez stole the show when she beat w ith great concentration, Dawn He- bert, sophomore, balances at the edge of the beam. MHS lost only to Chester- ton, finishing 9-1. her arch rival from Crown Point, Ami Shach, in all around competition. At regionals, Vazquez and Team One MHS OPP M.C. Rogers 103.80 87.10 Lowell 100.50 82.75 Hobart 104.10 79.75 LaPorte 102.20 88.00 Munster 103.60 90.40 Portage 104.10 85.20 Chesterton 105.40 106.20 Valparaiso 107.80 106.45 Highland 102.85 98.85 Team Two MHS OPP M.C. Rogers 85.50 31.10 Lowell 85.75 14.80 Hobart 86.55 00.00 LaPorte 86.25 63.50 Munster 63.60 00.00 Portage 90.80 69.70 Crown Point 90.45 74.40 Chesterton 86.60 90.45 Valparaiso 91.25 87.80 Highland 94.20 50.60 Amy Roberts, senior, both packed their bags for state. The team missed qualifying and lost the chance to defend their 1986 state title. However, Vazquez qualified in the all- around and Roberts in floor ex- ercise. Nancy Campbell, sopho- more, commented, The high- lights of the season were win- ning sectionals and beating Chesterton in the conference meet.” Even though the Pirates scored higher than Chesterton at the conference meet, Ches- terton was awarded the confer- ence title. But, Vazquez, again, won first in all-around. Finally, Diane Roberts, coach, was chosen to repre- sent this district as “Coach of the Year,” a national honor. by HEATHER KIRK At the beginning of the season, we had a rough start.” Gymnastics — Front Row: Maureen Kierz- coach. Renee Mishler. Jennifer Ogiego. Edie kowski. Cheryl Mahaffey. Michelle Puskar. Phillips, Nancy Campbell. Amy Roberts. Diane Dawn Hebert, Michelle Schreiber. Denise Vaz- Roberts, coach quez. Michelle Dudak Back Row: 8ill Roberts. 104 Gymnastics P icture perfect. Denise Vazquez, junior, uses her gymnastic skills in one of the events. Vazquez qualified for state in all- around competition. I n front of the home crowd, Edie Phil- lips, junior, performs her floor routine dur- ing the 1986-87 gymnastic season. Floor exercise is one of four events in a gymnas- tics meet. Photos Zawada V suiting over the vault, Rene6 Mishler, senior, displays her form. The gymnastic team always cheered on fellow team members. 105 Gymnastics Mark Rosenbalm takes third at state The lost of six matmen to graduation may help explain why the 7-4 Pirates fell short of the Duneland Conference title for the first time in five years. “When you lose that many people it hurts the team,” commented Coach Tom Ca- meron. Every meet was a struggle, but the team pulled together and did a fine job, he added. Tom Cameron, a former state champ himself, coached three wrestlers down state. Bill Truitt, Henry Lorenz, juniors, and Mark Rosenbalm, sopho- more, set out for Indianapolis with one thing in mind, a state championship. Rosenbalm clinched a third place title at 98 pounds. He de- feated Gabe Zirkelbach 3-0 to finish the season with a record With a close eye on the match, the referee waits for Mark Rosenbalm. sophomore, to pin his opponent. Ro- senbalm worked hard to receive the most pins this season, pinning every one of his opponents. Agressiveness and strength both work together for Hank Lorenz, junior, as he wrestles his opponent to the mat. Lor- enz finished first in the conference sec- tional and regional, but he was defeat- ed in the state meet. 106 Wrestling of 37-1. Also placing was Bill Truitt at 177 pounds. He placed sixth at state and fin- ished 28-4. Lorenz, who also competed at state, stated, “Going down state is the greatest accom- plishment I have acheived. My loss the first day was depress- Wrestling MHS OPP Crown Point 33 34 Laporte 31 26 Portage 31 33 Andrean 60 5 F.W. Snyder 27 31 Goshen 27 27 Penn 14 45 Plymouth 42 24 M.C. Rogers 41 19 Chesterton 33 27 Hobart 36 27 Valparaiso 33 22 ing, but I’ll never forget the tre- mendous feeling of being there with the best wrestlers in the state.” Determination and hard work made up for what the team lacked in experience. “We had no leadership at the beginning of the season. But the team started to grow into the way MHS wrestling teams have been in the past, a fam- ily,” commented Lorenz. Rosenbalm said, “I think Coach Cameron is one of the best coaches out of any high school and he adds life to a wrestling team.” by SHAWN LYNN CUNNINGHAM Working his way to pin, Bill Truitt, ju- nior stays on top to gain a few extra points. Truitt was one of the three MHS team members to compete at the state meet. photos Bounnharaj E very meet was a struggle, but the team pulled together.” Varsity wrestling — front Kow: Mark Kosenbalm, Steve Rodriguez. Brandon Collins. Ed Pendoski. Nick Papageorge. Jeff Pysh, Scott Reder, Brad Frentress. Beck Row: Mike Krutz. coach, Erik Gon- zalez. John Mazurek, Kelly Jedynak, Henry Lor- enz. Bill Truitt. Mark Hidalgo. John Kouskousakis. Gus Petsakis. Albert Stazinski. coach. Tom Ca- meron. coach. J.v. wrestling — front kow: Mark Vanscroyk. Nick Trajkewski. Phil Broda. Jeff Owyer. Scott Hicks. Jamie Nixon. Chris Rassbach, J.P. Origel. Second Row: Tom Bounnharaj. Jim Kerr. Chad Lorenz. Steve Shay. Dominic Vasile. Tony Holloway, lorn Grynovish. Beck Row: Albert Sta- zinski. coach. Eli Neal. Gus Petsalis, Mark Lash. Andy Schultz. Mike Pappas. Nenad Raduja. Mike Krutz, coach. Tom Cameron, coach. 107 Wrestling Exploding after a well hit ball is Colleen Col- lins, junior. Collins lead the Pirates to Dune- land Conference and sectional titles. I echnique and confidence. Michelle Schmidt, junior, shows how it ' s done. The Pirates were ranked 4th at the end of the season. f f o Owing level, eye contact,” explains Coach Bob Bergeson. Fundamentals was one of the major points stressed by Coach Bergeson throughout the season. 108 Softball Photos Zawada Collins, Arneson pitch Pirates to state playoffs “This was the greatest team in the history of MHS,” boast- ed Coach Bob Bergeson. The Lady Pirates’ 18-3 re- cord certainly reflected some light of what Coach Bergeson stated. “The high point of the sea- son was beating No. 1 ranked Lafayette Harrison,” stated Coach Bergeson. “Then I knew there wasn ' t a team we couldn’t beat on our way to winning state. After all, our team is equal in all aspects of the game,” he added. Top pitchers Colleen Collins and Cathy Arneson, juniors, ERA’S 1.52 and .79 respective- ly, mowed down opponents to contribute to the defensive as- pect of the Lady Pirates’ tal- ent. “I think the dedication to practice and the game helped Colleen and I do the job,” com- mented Arneson. Linda Gogola, senior, led the Thornwood JV Softball MHS 6 OPP 5 Andrean 6 5 Crown Point 6 5 Valparaiso 15 5 Lake Central 4 2 Highland 5 2 Lake Central 6 1 Munster 18 10 Crown Point 9 2 Andrean 23 7 LaPorte 18 2 Valparaiso 23 2 Highland 0 9 Munster 4 3 Lafayette Harrison 14 6 LaPorte 28 3 Thornwood Softball MHS 4 OPP 5 Lowell 34 2 Hobart 8 0 Chesterton 15 0 M.C. Rogers 3 0 Valparaiso 6 2 Portage 8 7 Highland 3 2 LaPorte 10 2 Hobart 3 4 M.C. Rogers 7 0 Chesterton 5 1 Lake Central 9 7 Munster 5 3 Valparaiso 15 0 Laf. Harrison 9 7 Portage 7 0 Crown Point 2 3 LaPorte 7 2 team at the plate with a .565 batting average. Sheryl Krmpo- tich, Lori Tubbs, juniors, and Gina Flaharty, senior, followed with 386, 387 and .328 aver- ages. “Not only did we have good defense, but an overpowering arsenol as well,” remarked Mi- chelle Schmidt, junior. “Senior leadership played a big part in our success,” said Coach Bergeson. Julie Joseforski and Fla- harty always kept the team up and on their toes,” he added. When asked what expecta- tions he has for the 1988 Lady Pirates, Coach Bergeson re- sponded, “We’re only losing four, and eleven players are re- turning along with both pitch- ers Collins and Arneson.” What do you think? by TONY AZNAR Concentration and fundamentals are shown by Brenda Hippie, senior. Hippie was the key to the Pirate defense. 1 knew there wasn’t a team we couldn’t beat on our way to winning state.” Varsity Softball — Front Row: Colleen Collins, Brenda Hippie, Michelle Schmidt, Linda Gogola. Julie Joseforsky, Sheryl Krmpotich, Lori Tubbs, Gina Flaharty. Tracy Wiltfong. Second Row: Kevin Wright, manager. Barb Hippie. scorekeeper, Jenny Yagelski. Crystal Skrundz. Sheryl Depta, Cathy Zimmerman, Cathy Arneson, Dee Dee Cortez, Kristy Wrght. manager. Bob Bergeson, coach. JV Softball — Front Row: Christine Barker. Aman- da Belshaw, Michele Puskar, Margo Wiltfong. Monica Witt. Christine Spitz. Back Row: Melony Micheal, Michelle Thomas. Melissa Cook, Michelle Graber. Anne Kolodzinski, Darcy Lash, Karen Smith. Pat Mulloy, coach. 109 Softball We were playing some real good soccer our first few games Photos Zawada 110 Soccer Soccer — Front Row: Phil Skaroulis. Shawn McNab, Tony Doreski. Mark Karamacoski. Mike Soffa, Chris Kurtis. Eric Rossi, Mike Perdicolo- gos, Pete Kavadas. Back Row: Dyke Randolph. Tim Soules, Nick Knesick, Terry Wood. Jovo Manolojvic, Drajic Micic, John Christos. Bill Truitt, Eric Ban, Ned Kostur, Mike Pugeski, Zoran Korteski, Mike Kroski, Pete Reise, coach. Jo keep the ball under control, Eric Ban, senior volleys the ball back and forth down the field. The soccer team played all of their home games at Har- rison Junior High. Before beginning the game, Tony Doreski, senior, warms up by dribbling the ball around the field with other teammates. The sport still remains un- sanctioned by ISHAA. Loss of key players hurts season The MHS soccer team had a record of 4-7, which was no in- dication on how the season went. Considering that the Pirates started with eight underclass- men. The Pirates began the year winning their first four games beating Whiting, Ham- mond Clark, Hammon Gavit and Highland. Then the Pirates lost seven games in a row. The losing streak could be attributed to injuries as well as suspensions. Mike Budzevski, junior, stat- ed, ‘‘We lost a lot of key players due to injuries.” Also, he commented, ‘‘After Soccer MHS OPP Gavit 6 0 Whiting 6 1 Clark 5 0 Lake Central 4 6 Griffith 1 6 Munster 0 7 Lew Wallace 2 3 Highland 6 5 Valpariaso 1 8 Portage 2 7 E.C. Central 1 5 the brawl at Chesterton, some players were red-carded and could not play the next game.” Even though the Pirates lost their last couple games, they beat top ranked Highland. Tony Doreski, senior, explained, “That win really boosted our confidence. One inconvenience for the team was playing at Harrison Junior High. Budzevski stated, “I don ' t think its fair because we play for MHS not for Harri- son.” Dragic Micic, junior captain concluded, “We were playing some real good soccer our first few games, but then we got a few key injuries in some impor- tant starting positions. Without the injuries it could have been a totally different season. by SHERYL KRMPOTICH L ooking for a teammate. Jovo Mon- ojlovic, senior, tries to throw the ball back into play. Compared to last year, the soccer team had a better record. Nudging and pushing one another. Ned Kostur. senior, fights for the chance to kick the ball. Some games ended up in fights with other teams. Ill Soccer Dedication creates successful combination To be a high school athlete, there is a lot of dedication in- volved. For the girls track team, this included practice every day after school (even in the rain), and if you missed a practice, you were expected to make it up the next morning before school. “I think our ‘make-up’ policy for practices had a lot to do with people coming to practice every day. No one wanted to make it up the next morning. However, for people who had to work, that caused a prob- lem,” commented Wendy Ea- ton, senior. The track team had a slow start, but as the girls started working and improving, the team started adding up the wins. Julie Gibson, sophomore, Girls Track — Front Row: Michelle Schrieber. Amy Gornik. Genta Jansen. Kathy Kurowski. Kim Connoly. Kelly Fernandez. Julie Gibson. So- nja Trojkovski. Tammy Tabor. Sherry Guernsey. Tracy Fernandez. Second Row: Vanessa Vaz- quez. Karen Pochop. Anna Smith, Becky Zawacki. Gail Anderson. Niki Modrak. Alison 112 Girls Track Girls Track MHS OPP Lake Central 50 69 Hobart 50 53 Andrean 50 45 Gavit 48 18 Calumet 48 49 Chesterton 60 58 Calumet 64 33 Bishop Noll 64 51 Lake Central 44.5 50 Hobart 44.5 53.5 LaPorte 38 80 Hobart 53 65 Valparaiso 65 53 M.C. Rogers 100 18 Crown Point 00.5 22 Hobart 36.5 00.3 Andrean 93 34 Munster 93 21 Portage 46 00.3 stated, “I really enjoyed my track season. Everyone on the team supported each other. But, even though our practices were tough, we found the time to have a lot of fun, too. For the first time a “2 mile” race was an event in competi- tion. Amy Gornik, sophomore, qualified for sectionals in this event. McCollum. Wendy Eaton, Jamie Hidalgo, Heather Ely. Back Row: Coach Kaen DeVries, manager. Kathy Peters. Heather Hopper, Tam- mine Picard Cara Carabine. Susan Christoff. Reagan Plesha. Jackie Fashing. Beth Hutchison, Karen Komechak. Becky Stewart. Joe Atria, coach. Jeff Yelton. coach. Cara Carrabine, junior, had an outstanding season. She won all her high jump events until she was defeated at re- gionals. Also, at regionals, Reagan Plesha, senior, took fourth place in discus. Pleasha than advanced to state. In the end, all the dedication and hard work paid off for the track team, and the girls agreed, “practice does make perfect!” by JULIE METCALF A fter completing her throw. Reagan Plesha, senior, follows through on her form as she watches the shotput. At regionals, Plesha placed fourth in dis- cus which advanced her to the state meet. 0 nly seven laps to left! Amy Gornik, sophomore, uses good form and main- tains a good mental attitude when run- ning the two mile. This was the first year for the two mile race. Feterick really enjoyed my track season. Everyone on the team supported each other.” Runners capture Griffith Relays; Lopez goes to state After three consecutive months of constant practicing, under the direction of Coach Lafey Armontrout, the boys track team finally started their season with only five seniors. “We had a pretty good sea- son. But, our problem was we didn’t have enough upperclass- men. The team should be really strong in a couple of years,” stated Jim Dimitri, senior. The team finished their sea- son with a 4-4 record in dual meets. On the other hand, some members felt that lack of prac- ticing might have affected the team’s progress. Bob Stewart, junior, ex- plained, The team would have been better if more members would have practiced.” The MHS runners won the Griffith Relays. They came in first place out of six other schools. Also, they placed first in the Duneland Conference meet. “I had my best day at confer- ence, but it wasn’t good enough. I got two second places,” commented Louie Lo- pez, junior. The team continued on to place fourth in the sectional meet. They ran against the de- Boys Track MHS OPP Andrean 107 20 Chesterton 48 79 Roosevelt 43 84 LaPorte 71 56 Hobart 83 44 Valparaiso 50 77 M.C. Rogers 95 32 Portage 47 80 fending state champions, Gary Roosevelt. Scott Gronowski, sopho-j more, said, “We did respect- able this year. But, with all the young team members, the fu- ture looks very bright.” by HEATHER KIRK M ike Heminger, sophomore, length- ens his stride as he approaches the finish line. Heminger ran in many sprints and relays throughout the sea- son. Q oming out of the starting blocks is Jim Dimitri, senior. Dimitri was a strong runner for the Pirates this season. 114 Boys Track S howing his perfected form is Louie Lopez, junior. Lopez finished second in regionals and advanced to the state meet in Indianapolis. T o keep up their pace, Jeff Morris and Frank Erfurth, seniors, make a quick handoff. The conference meet was at Valparaiso. Photos Zawada T hird basemen, John Porzucek, sen- ior, gets ready in the field. “Chooch may pursue a career in baseball after he graduates. F aking full advantage of a pass ball, Greg Banzen, senior, heads home. The ' 87 pirates ' base running was the best in Coach Bill Metcalf ' s reign. 116 Baseball Photos Bounnharaj Pirates defeat key opponents ' when it counted’ The varsity baseball team struggled to put the hitting, pitching and defense together, but they had the talent needed to win when everything fell into place. Coach Bill Metcalf stated, Beating Crown Point in a dou- ble header, 6-5 and 12-7, was the biggest highlight of our sea- son play.” “This win was a accomplish- ment because Crown Point was ranked No. 1 in the state at the beginning of the season.” ad- ded Jim Cunningham, senior. Although the Pirates only had four returning letterman, the team’s talent was evident when they won their first con- ference game against Hobart 4-0. Gerry Croarkin, senior, men- tioned, “Shutting out Hobart, who finished season play with a record of 22-5, was one of my personal highlights.” Croarkin had a ERA of 4.17. New sparks added to the var- sity squad were Mike Parker and Sammy Mynes who were brought up from JV. Parker, ended the season playing at second base, and Mynes added some back-up depth behind the plate. “Senior leadership was im- portant to underclassmen on and off the field,” commented Phil Michael. Players who served key roles for the Pirates were Croarkin, John Porzuczek and Jim Cun- ningham, seniors, on the mound. In addition, Banzen batting .342, Steve Haller .327, and John Croarkin .310, played important roles with their hit- ting and glove. The Pirates ended the sea- son with a conference record of 3-9 and season at 10-17. Although the talent was close to being equal to last year’s team, Gerry Croarkin concluded, “I know we could have beat every team we ' ve played so far, and I believe the rest of the team feels the same way.” by COLLEEN COLLINS E yeing the pitcher, John Croakin, senior, gets his chance to help the pi- rates. Pirate were consistent for most of the season. Varsity Baseball MHS OPP Hammond High 5 2 E.C. Central 5 10 Highland 2 8 Hobart 4 0 M.C. Rogers 2 1 Andrean 4 5 Andrean 5 4 Chesterton 5 6 Kankakee Valley 12 10 Valparaiso 3 2 Portage 2 5 LaPorte 1 11 Hobart 2 10 M.C. Rogers 0 4 Chesterton 6 2 Crown Point 12 5 Rensselaer Central 6 7 Valparaiso 3 12 New Trier 6 3 Portage 2 3 LaPorte 1 15 Hammond 11 3 Bishop Noll 1 4 Munster 6 7 Lake Central 2 6 JV Baseball MHS OPP Chesterton 5 2 Valparaiso 11 1 M.C. Rogers 13 8 Andrean 9 16 Andrean 4 0 Portage 7 4 LaPorte 6 8 Hobart 9 1 M.C. Rogers 7 17 Chesterton 6 5 Andrean 9 5 Andrean 16 14 Portage 4 5 LaPorte 6 8 Valparaiso 7 2 Seni or leadership was important to underclassmen on and off the field. Varsity Baseball — Front Row: Bill Zaikos, Mike Barton, Mike Parker, Rich Day, John Porzuckek, Steve Nel- son. Back Row: Bill Metcalf, Coach, Gregg Banzen, John Croarkin, Tony Aznar, Gerry Croarkin, Jim Cunning- ham, Jon Lea, Phillip Micheal, Sam- my Mynes. JV Baseball — Front Row: Mark Hil- dalgo, Brett Jones, Mark Rosenbalm, manager, Milena Jasnic, manager, Denice Hernandez, Keith Lash, Eric Milisavljevich. Joseph Napalowski. Back Row: Roger Perez, Gerold Phil- lips. Dennis Hinkel, Greg Stepp, Jim- my Joseforsky, Shawn Littlejohn, Mark Shayotovich, coach Fenton Macke. 117 Baseball Cheerleaders promote teams signs with Go! Fight! Win! These are a few words shout- ed by cheerleaders during a game. Cheerleaders are chosen be- cause of their ability to be spir- ited and to get the fans in- volved into the games. Cheerleaders are encour- aged to attend a cheerleading camp for one week during their summer vacation. They learn new cheers and new ways to promote spirit in their school. Kelly Burke, senior, said “Camp was GREAT, and it real- ly gave our squad a chance to grow closer together. We be- came much more spirited which helped us win Top Cheerleading Squad at DePauw Cheerleading Camp.” The cheerleaders have tried many different projects to pro- mote spirit in the high school. They have made signs, paint- ed the windows by the office and sold buttons to try to get the students involved in athle- tic activities. Lisa Marovich, junior, said, “There’s usually a good crowd at the football games but hard- ly anyone goes to the basket- ball games. I feel that the stu- dents get burned out by school functions by the time basket- ball season arrives. Dawn Musgrove, senior, said, “We try hard to get everyone to come to the games to sup- port the teams, but if they don’t want to go, we can’t force them” by REAGAN PLESHA 118 Cheerleading Camp was great, and it really gave our squad a chance to grow closer together.” Girls Basketball and Volleyball - Front Row: Sue Bounnharaj. Kathryn Cantu. J.V. Cheerleaders — Tina Pavlov. Melissa Best. Debbie Hofferber. Pam Second Row: Dawn Porter, Michele Santos, Ronale Dubowski. Third Row: Hatala, Tina Hunt. Tracy Phillips. Jennifer Erfurth. Heather Peters. Back Row: Debbie Colvin. Natalie Rodriguez. With total concentration, Lisa Maron- vich, junior does her share to promote spirit. The varsity cheerleaders won top honors at cheerleading camp. We try hard to get everyone to come to the games to support the teams.” Varsity Cheerleaders — Front Row: Dawn Mus- Bounnharaj. Back Row: Debbie Galka, Cara Car- grove. Kelly Burke. Amy Roberts Second Row: rabine, Karen Kruzan, Tracy Wikse. Mikki Dudak. Ann Mestousis. Lisa Marovich, Sue Helping to decorate the lobby, Amy Roberts, senior, promotes spirit for the basketball sectionals. The cheer- leaders also put up signs and stream- ers to add spirit to the hallways. Before the varsity basketball section- als, seniors, Dawn Musgrove and Kelly Burke, paint themselves with spirit. Photos Zawada 119 Cheerleaders photos Zawada F RIENDSHIP bloomed during high school as students met new people but didn’t forget old friends. Through thick and thin, friends stuck by one another. An ear to listen, a helping hand or a fun night out made friendships special. Most students felt they could not survive the three years without the encouragement, support and advice given by friends. As students established new friends and met several people, MHS grew into a friendly atmo- sphere. UNIQUENESS allowed MHS students to be individuals. MHS portrayed the image of being yourself, a leader. Dressing new wave or punking out with a new hair cut, students displayed their creativity. From punk to new wave, the “in” look to preppy, everyone had their own idea about fashion trends. Others fought for what they believed in: the lockout, renewal of pep rallies and pushing school spirit. By combing these qualities, a unique “image” began to grow. | raveling over 45 minutes, dedicated fans gather in LaPorte to display their unique school spirit. During the game, fans flung toilet paper into trees, tossed confetti and sprayed crazy string to keep the excitement going. P ractice begins once Ralph Guer- rero. senior, takes charge in conduct- ing the band. Band members volunteer to participate in the pep band for bas- ketball and football games. 121 People After attending MHS for 3 years, SENIORS look to the future Three years at MHS have been completed by the Class of 1987. Where did the time slip by and what will the future hold for the 479 seniors? Many seniors went on to fur- ther their education, while oth- ers entered the military or job market. Mike Gavelak, senior, said, “After I graduate I’m going straight into the Navy.” “I’m going to Valparaiso Uni- versity to study nursing next year,” added Jill Lamfalusi, senior. Some people found it more profitable to go straight into the job market instead of wait- ing until after college. Scott Henderson, senior, stated, “After attending the ca- reer center, I am prepared to enter the job market straight from high school.” by CHRISSY FIGUEROA S enior Class Officers — Rocky Se- bastian, Anna Talevski, Lori Cook. A t a Quest Class Open House. Dawn Musgrove, Senior, introduces her mother to the class and other guests. Seniors began to enjoy their last year with classes such as Quest. Christopher Abel — Basketball 10,11,12; Choir 9; Mr. Football 12; Football 10,11,12; Basketball Homecoming Court 11; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Prom Court 11 Milan Adamovich — Football 9,10; Soccer 11,12. Margie Aeschliman — Band 9,10,11,12; Cross Country 12; Pom pons 9; Powder Puf f 10.11.12. Mike Ahlqvist. Tina Aleman — Spanish Club 10 Marie An- aya — Pep Club 10,11,12; Pom pons 11,12; Powder Puff 10; Spanish Club 10,12; Spanish Honor Society 12. Michael S. Arena — Honor Society 11,12; National Junior Honor Society 9 Alta Rose Balog. 122 Seniors ♦ — David M. Balog. Eric John Ban — Basketball 10,1 1,12; Choir 9; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Newspaper 9; Quill Scroll 11, officer 12; Soccer 11,12; Spanish Club 10; Student Council 9,10.11; Tennis 9,10; Yearbook 11,12. Gregg Banzen — Baseball 9,10,11,12; Basketball 9; Football 9. Rich Barandela — Football 9; Newspaper 11,12; Swimming 9. Ron Barandela. Tammy Barkauskas — French Club 10; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Pom pons 9; Powder Puff 10; Quest Club 12; Student Council 9. officer 10 , 11 . Matt Beeler — Chess Club 12; Football 9. Constance Susan Belshaw — National Jr. Honor Society 9; Pom pons 9.10,11,12; Quest Club 12; Softball 10,11; Spanish Club 10. David Benson — Building Trades 11,12. Pamela Bernstein — Choir 9; Pom pons 9; Quest Club 11; Junior Achievement 10. Su- zette Lynn Bills — Choir 9; German Club 10,11,12; Honor Society 11,12; Powder Puff 10,12; Quest Club 11,12. Ron Borden — Chess Club 10: Cross Country 9; Spanish Club 10; Yearbook 9,10,11; Speech Club 10; Dra- ma 10. Lori Bowling. Mark A. Brewer — Chess Club 11. Bill Brice — Football 10,1 1,12. Debra A. Brown — Ger- man Club 10; Pep Club 9; Swimming 9,10. Douglas Brown — Baseball 9; Basketball 9 Football 9,10. 123 Seniors Liz Budner — French Club 10,11,12; Nation- al Jr. Honor Society 9; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 10,11,12; Spanish Club 12. Kelly J. Burke — Basketball 9; Cheerleading 9,10,11,12; Chess Club officer 9; Homecoming Court Bas- ketball 10,11; Homecoming Court Football 12; Powder puff 10,11,12; Prom Court 11; Prom Queen 11; Quest Club 12; Review 11,12; Spanish Club 12. Michael Burns — National Jr. Honor Society 9. Brian Burton — Basketball 10. Russ Cain — Honor Society 10; Track 9,10; Wrestling 10,11 Guiseppina Cammarata — Choir 9,10,11,12; French Club 10,11; Swim- ming 9,10,11,12; Vocalteens 11,12 Patty Canchola — Basketball 10; Pep Club 9; Pow- der puff 10; Volleyball 9. Marissa Cardoza. Christine Carlson — Vocalteens 9,10,11,12; FEA 10,11, officer 12; FHA 12; Powder puff 12; Quest Club 12; Student Council 9. Ryan Chandler — Baseball 9; Football 12. Jon A. Chapman. Heather Lee Charlesworth — Bas- ketball 9,10,11,12; Choir 9; Powder puff 12; Quest Club 1 1 ; Student Council officer 9: Sun- shine Society 11; Yearbook staff 9; SADD 12. Greg Chidsey — Golf 9, 10, 1 1 , 1 2; Honor Soci- ety 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9,10. Stephanie Chirby — Powder puff 11,12. Jae C. Choi. Martha Christos — Choir 9; French Club 10,11; Powder puff 10; Quest Club 12. Richard D. Clemons — Quest Club officer 12. Brent Cocke. Charles S. Collins — Baseball 9,10; Choir 9; Football 9; Swimming 10; Track 9. Kim Collins. 124 Seniors ' ' d m MSP - 1 ' f i Mark Collins — Chess Club officer 9. officer 10,11,12; Earth Science Club 9; Golf 10,11; Student Council officer 9. Nancy Connors — Basketball Manager 9; Choir 9; French Club 1 1 ; Powder puff 11,12. Karin L. Cook — Bas- ketball 9.10,11,12; National Jr. Honor Soci- ety 9; Pom pons 9; Softball 9; Volleyball 9,10,11,12. Lori A. Cook — Golf 10,11,12; Orchestra 9,10,11; Powder puff 10,11; Prom Court 11; Spanish Club 10,11; Student Coun- cil 12; Class Officer 12. Lisa Cooper. Amy Cope. Carolyn Coredig — Choir 9; FHA officer 11. Frank Coto — Foot- ball 9,10. Jim Cox — A.V. Club 10,11; Band 9,10,11. Bridget R. Craig. Teresa Crim — Choir 9,10,11,12; FHA 11,12; Pep Club 9; Quest Club 12; Review 12; HERO 12. Gerald E. Croarkin — Baseball 9,10,11,12; Football 9.12; Track 9. John Edward Croarkin — Baseball 9,10,11,12; Basketball 9; Chess Club 9,10,11,12; Football 9,10,11,12; Wrestling 10,11,12. Rob J. Cullinan. James Cunning- ham. Shawn Lynn Cunningham — Choir 9; Fall Play 12; Football Manager 11,12; Powder puff 10,12; Spanish Club 10,11,12; Student Council 12; Sunshine Society 10; Track 11; Wrestling Statistician 11,12; Yearbook 12; East Side Club 11; Pep Club 12. Sharon A. Daniel — Choir 9; French Club 10.12; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Hon- or Society 9; Pep Club 10,11,12; Powder puff 10; Student Council 10,11; Track 10. Angela Davis — Choir 9; Newspaper 9; Powder puff 10. Rich Day — Baseball 9,10,1 1,12; Basket- ball 9; Football 9,10,11. Donald B. Deel II — Football 9,10; Track 10,11,12. 125 Seniors Karen Marie Depta — French Club 11,12; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Soci- ety 9; Orchestra 9,10,11; Powder puff 10,11; Football manager 10. James R. Dimitri — Honor Society 11, officer 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Spanish Club 10; Student Council 10,12; Track 9,10,11,12. Tanja Do- brijevic — French Club 10,1 1,12; Newspaper 9; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 10,12; Student Council 9; Tennis 10,11,12; Ski Club 11,12. Scott L. Doege. George Doherty — Band 9,10,11,12; Football 9. Tony Doreski — Football 9; Soccer 10,1 1,12; Track 9. Keith Dowdy — Basketball 9.10; Golf 10,11,12. Cathy Ann Dufresne — Cheerleading 9; Honor Society 11,12; Pow- der puff 10. Kathleen Dulla. Robert Dunn — A.V. Club 9. Mark Dustman — Band 9,10 11,12; Orches- tra 11,12; Jets Club 12. Wendy Eaton — Bas- ketball 9; Cheerleading 10; Choir 9,10; Pep Club 9; Pom pons 9,11,12; Track 9,10,11,12. Dana Eby — Orchestra 9,10.11,12. Joseph Lee Eck. Rich G. Emery. Ronald David Emery. Cathleen Elizabeth Erdelac — Orchestra 9,10,11,12; Pep Club 9; Spanish Club 10,11; Swimming 9,10,11,12. John Erdelac — Foot- ball 9. David A. Erdelles. Frank Erfurth — Fall Play 12; Spanish Club 12; Student Council 12; Track 10,11,12. 126 Seniors Andrea Erler — Band 9,10.11,12: Cross Country 12; Powder puff 10,11,12. David Fa- bian — Creative Arts 9: Football 9. Stephen Fabian. Martin Faiatic — Latin Club 9, Earth Science Club 10. Tom Feneck — Football 9. Kimberly Fentress — Choir 9: French Club 10,11: National Jr. Honor Society 9: Pom pons 9,10,1 1: Student Council 11. Jean Ferkull — French Club 10; Powder puff 10; OEA 12. Anura Fernando — A.V. Club 12; Band 9.12; German Club 11, officer 12; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Orchestra 12; Pep Band 12; Jazz Band 9,12. Christine Figueroa — Powder puff 10; Track 9,10,11; Yearbook 11,12. Timothy A. Fish. Gina Flaharty — Basketball 9,10,11,12; Pow- der puff 10,11.12; Softball 10,11.12; Spanish Club 10,11; Volleyball 9; Spanish Honor Soci- ety 12. Kathleen Ford — Choir 9; German Club 10,11,12, National Jr. Honor Society 9. Carmen Melissa Gallegos — Choir 9,10,11,12; FEA 12; National Jr. Honor Soci- ety 9; Powder puff 10,11,12; Spanish Club 10,11,12; Track 11,12; Velveteens 11, officer 12; Spanish Honor Society 12; Pep Club 12. Angie Garcia. Alma Garza — FHA 11; News- paper 9; Powder puff 10; Yearbook 9. Mi- chelle Garza. Michael L. Gavelek — Football 10. 1 1 ; Basket- ball Homecoming Court 10,11. Melissa A. Gearhart — Choir 9,10; FEA 10,11 David Ge- meinhart — Baseball 9; Football 9; Swimming 1 1,12; Track 12. Jennifer Giacomin — Band 9,10.11,12; Flag Corps 10,11, captain 12; French Club 10,12; Orchestra 9; Pep Club 9; Powder puff 10. 127 Seniors Matt Gilfillan — Band 9; Chess Club 10; Foot- ball 9, 10, 11, 12; Honor Society 11, 12; Newspaper 9. Phillip Gill — Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Spirit Club 11, 12. Fred Glatz — Baseball 9; Football 9; Quest Club 12; Swimming 10, 11 , 12 . Linda Gogola — Band 9,10,11,12; Basket- ball 10; Powder puff 10, 11, 12; Softball 9, 10, 11, 12; Spanish Club 9, 10; East Side Club 11; Ski Club 11,12. John Gondell. Ann Gordon — Creative Arts 10; Quest Club officer 12. Christopher S. Green — Baseball 9, 10, 12; Honor Society 10, 11. Evangelia A. Grigoraki. Jill Groff — Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Honor Soci- ety 11, 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Newspaper 9; Orchestra 9, 10, 11, 12; Pep Club 9; Sunshine Society 12; Yearbook 9; Pep Band 10, 11, 12. Kimberly Christine Grynovich — Track 9. Christina Guardiola — Powder puff 11. Sher- ry Guernsey — Cheerleading 9, 10; Choir 9; Cross Country 11; Powder puff 10; Quest Club 12; Quill Scroll officer 12; Student Co ncil 9; Track 9, 10, 11 Captain, 12; Year- book 11, editor 12; Basketball 9. Ralph Guer- rerro — Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Orchestra 9, 10, 11, 12; Swimming 10, 11; Track 10; All-State Band 10, 11, 12; Drum major 11, 12. Christina Hack. Josette Hackleman — Choir 11, 12; Pep Club 9; Quest Club 12. Sandra L. Hamilton — Choir 9; Pom pons 9, 11, 12; Powder puff 10, 11, 12; Quest Club 12. Steve Harms — Track 10. 128 Seniors Field trips provide students with a needed BREAK from class, now and then When school gets hectic, stu- dents find it’s nice to get a break from classes and go on field trips. “I like going on field trips be- cause I sometimes need a day off,” said Steve Haller, junior. However, going on a field trip is not always as easy as it seems. Many organized groups have a fund raiser to raise enough money to go. Cindi Brown, junior, stated, ‘‘The cheese and sausage sales allow the band and orchestra to go to Ohio for the weekend every three years.” For other students field trips are an important part of their grade. “During school, the Vocal- teens and Velveteens go to dif- ferent places to perform for banquets and organizations. We get graded when we per- form,” commented Amy Er- delles, junior. On the other hand, some classes go on field trips not to benefit themselves, but to help others. Martha Christos, senior, stated, “Quest Class went to a nursing home on Halloween and carved pumpkins. We helped them make ornaments around Christmas time, too.” Whether it ' s just for a break from school, a requirement for class or to help the less fortu- nate, field trips are enjoyed by many students. by HEATHER KIRK C ommunication grows as Paula McCarty, senior, takes part in the Quest Class field trip, helping children make Christmas hars. Classes of all kinds take field trips to extend what was learned in class. Tracy Hatala — Softball 10; Volleyball 10. Shannon Hawkins — Pep Club 9; Quest Club 12. Andrew Hebert. Scott Henderson. Alice Marie Herrera — Choir 9; Powder puff 10, 11, 12: Spanish Club 10, 12. Melissa M. Hicks — Choir 9; French Club 10, 11, 12; Honor Socity 11, 12; National Jr. Honor Soci- ety 9; Powder puff 10; Volleyball 9; Basketball 9. Jamie Hidalgo — Basketball 9, 10; Powder puff 10, 11, 12; Track 11, 12; Yearbook 12. Brenda Lea Hippie — French Club 10, 11; Newspaper 9; Review 11, 12; Softball 10. 11, 12; Student Council 11; Track 9; Volleyball 10 , 11 , 12 . 129 Seniors Thomas Hirchak — Baseball 9; Football 9; Spanish Club 10,11; Student Council 9; Ten- nis 9. Erina Hornak — Honor Society 11,12; Powder puff 12; Tennis 9,10. Ron Horton. Nicole Patrice Hrabrich — Quest Club officer 12 . Kelly J. Huddleston — Choir 9,10,11. Sue Huddleston — Choir 10,11,12; Review 10; Velveteens 11; Vocalteens 12. Jeff Hudock. Tim Hudson. Cheri Huff — Cheerleading 10,11; Choir 9; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 12. Donna Huff- master. Jennifer Hunt. Teresa Hunt — Pow- der puff 10; OEA 11, officer 12. Valerie Ann Huston — Creative Arts 12; Fall Play 10,11,12; FHA 11,12; Pep Club 9; Quest Club 11,12; Review 11,12; Spring Play 10,11,12. Todd James Hutson. Tim Huycke. Rich Hyndman — Football 9,10,11,12. Nick llievski — Soccer 11,12; Builder ' s Club 9. Matt B. Isolampi — A.V. Club 10; Choir 9; Earth Science Club 11. Debbie Ison — Bas- ketball 9; Earth Science Club 9; FHA 10,11, officer, 12; Pep Club 9; Powder puff 12; Soft- ball 9; Track 9,10; Volleyball 9. Elzie Ison. 130 Seniors Raymond L. Ison — Baseball 9,10; Basketball 9,10; Earth Science Club 9,10; Swimming 9,10; Volleyball 9,10. Sandy L. Jackson — Basketball 9; Powder puff 11.12; Pep Club 12. James A. Jaeger — Band 9; Basketball Man- ager 9; Building Trades 12; Football Manager 9. Radoslav Jaksic — Football 10,12; Soccer 11 , 12 . Kathleen Marie Jennings — Choir 9; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 10,12; Quill Scroll 12; Swimming 11; Yearbook 11,12. Carl Jimenez — A.V. Club 10,11,12; Creative Arts 10; Fall Play 10,12; Newspaper 11,12; Review 10.1 1,12; Spanish Club 11.12; Spring Play 11; Student Council 9,10,11, officer, 12; Year- book 11,12; Hugh O ' Brien Award 10; SADD 9,10,11; Drama Club 10,11,12; Class Presi- dent 10,11. Cathy Deanne Johnson — Pom pons 9,10,12; Powder puff 10,1 1,12. Michael Johnson. Diane Lynn Jolevski — Basketball 9,10; French Club 10,11, officer 12; Newspaper 11,12; Pom pons 9; Quill Scroll 11,12; Soft- ball 9,10; Volleyball 9,10,11,12. Dawayne Jones. Richele Jones. Julie Joseforsky — Basketball 9,10,1 1,12; French Club 10,11, of- ficer 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; News- paper 9; Softball 9,10,1 1,12; Student Council 9; Volleyball 10,11,12; Yearbook 9; East Side Club 11. Tammy Joyce — Choir 9. James Kacerski. Pete Kachur — Golf 10; Football 9; Baseball 9; Basketball 9. Mary Kalogeras — Choir 9; French Club 10,11,12; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 10,12; Volleyball 9. Brian Kaluf — Track 10,12. Christopher Kar- son — Fall Play 12; Track 9; Wrestling 9,10. Jeffrey W. Kennedy — German Club 10,11, officer 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Or- chestra 9; I.U. Honors Program West Ger- many 11. Chin Kim — Swimming 10,11,12; Track 9,10. 131 Seniors Mike Klevickas — Band 9,10,1 1,12; Football 10,11,12; Spanish Club 10; Track 10; Wres- tling 9. Scott J. Koczur — Building Trades 11,12. Karen Jean Komechak — Basketball 9; Pep Club 9,10,1 1,12; Track 9,12; Volleyball 9,10. Brian Kosac — Football 9. Ned Kostur — Soccer 10,11,12; Swimming 10. Anne Kovacik — FHA 11. Mike Kowal — Swimming 9. Mallori Kozak — Orchestra 9,10.11,12; Quest Club officer 12; Swimming 10 , 11 , 12 . John Kratkoczki. Kathy Krawczyk — Band 9; Choir 9,10,11. David Kray — Boys Golf 9,10,12; Swimming 10. John Kubiak. Toni Kumstar — Newspaper 9; Powder puff 10; Quest Club 12; Spanish Club 10; Student Council 9; Yearbook 9. Chris Thomas Kurtis — Jazz Band 9; Chess Club 9; Choir 9; Foot- ball 9; German Club 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Pep Club officer 12; Review 12; Soccer 11,12; Basketball Mascot 11; East Side Club 1 1 . Brad LaCoss. Sharon Labash — Honor Society 11,12. Lara Lagerstrom. Helen Lalios — Cheerlead- ing 9,10,11; French Club 10,12; Powder puff 10,12; Quest Club 12. Jill Lamfalusi — Choir 9; Homecoming Queen 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Pom pons 9,10,11,12; Spanish Club officer 10,11; Student Council 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10. Dala LaMore. 132 Seniors Douglas Arthur Langbehn Jr. — Track 10,11,12. Laura Jo LeCounte — Choir 9,10,11,12; Creative Arts 10,11. officer 12; Builders Club 9; Drama Club 10. Sherry Lou Lemon — Cheerleading 9; Football Home- coming Court 12; Powder puff 10,1 1,12. Glo- ria Leon — Choir 9; Creative Arts 12; Powder puff 12. Tammy Jo Lesko — Choir 9,10; Powder puff 10. Michael Lester — Baseball 9,10,11,12; Fall Play 10; Football 9: German Club 10,11; Quest Club officer 12; Swimming 9,10,1 1,12; Tennis 11,12. Tamara Levinson — French Club 10,11,12; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9,10; Orchestra 9,10,11,12; Student Council officer 9; Tennis 10,11,12; Ball State Honor Psychology Course 11. Chris Locke — German Club 10,11; Pep Club 11; Track 11. Gregory W. Lohse — Track 11. William G. Lorentz — Fall Play 10; Football 9,10,11,12; German Club 10,1 1, officer 12; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Review 10,1 1,12; Spring Play 11,12; Student Council 11,12; Thespians 10,1 1,12. Barbara A. Lozan- ovski — Newspaper 9; Powder puff 10; Span- ish Club 9,10; Yearbook 9; Baseball Manager 10. Debra L. Luytgaarden — Choir 9; French Club 10,11,12; Powder puff 10; Quest Club officer, 12; Student Council 9. Kathi Lynch — Choir 9,10; French Club 11; Pom pons 10,12. Mike Mackey — Football 10,11,12; Prom Court 11. David Maddack — Band 9,10,11,12; Fall Play 11; French Club 10; Basketball Homecoming Court 10; Stu- dent Council 11,12; Thespians 11,12; Year- book 9; Academic Decathlon 11,12; Jazz Band 9,10,11,12; East Side Club 11; Hoosier Boys State Delegate 11; Pep Band 10,11,12; Pep Club 12. Suzy Maddack — Choir 9,10; Fall Play 10; Spanish Club 10; Spring Play 12; Baseball Scorekeeper 11,12; Drama Club 10 , 11 . Jayne E. Maginot — Basketball 9,10; Pep Club 12; Powder puff 10,11,12; Quest Club officer 12; Spanish Club 10, officer 11; Stu- dent Council 10,12; Tennis 12; Volleyball 9; Yearbook 12; Class Officer 11. Joe Majcher — Football 9,10,11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Wrestling 9,10. Shannon E. Major — Choir 9; Pep Club 12; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 11; Quest Club 12; Spanish Club 10. Ma- cinda R. Malavolta — FHA 11. 133 Seniors Students rush to buy the latest TECHNOLOGY in music: the compact disc Compact disc. The newest arrival in modern technology. The compact disc is a new sys- tem that plays a better quality of sound. Greg Hoogheen of Hegwisch Records said, “The cause for the better sound is that com- pact discs are played by lasers. Records have needles scratch- ing against the surface, while the discs have no friction what- soever, due to the lasers. When looking at the differ- ence between records and discs, the wide price range stands out. The compact disc almost doubles the price of a record. Jill Manoski, junior, said, For the price, you are getting a better sound that doesn’t wear easily. Evette Santiago, junior, said, It feels like you are at a con- cert.” She added, I think the music on the discs are real pre- cise.” Furthermore, Chin Kim, sen- ior, said, The cost is reason- able, and the sound is better. In about five years, the records will either become extinct or antiques.” With the better sounds and laser equipment, what will they think of next? by LORI TUBBS The craze hits. Joe Nash, senior, de- cides on which disc to add to his collec- tion. A compact disc is more expensive than a tape or record, but most people agree the sound quality is much better. Mark Malenshek. Darrell Mallory. Michael S. Mallory — Basketball 9; German Club 10, 11, officer 12; Honor Society 11, 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Student Council 11. Jovo Manojlovic — Basketball 9, 10, 11, 12; Ger- man Club 11. 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Soccer 10, 11, 12; Student Council 9; JETS Club 12. Ann Marie Marando — Powder puff 10; Quest Club 12; Swimming 11, 12; Paul Mar- cinek — Building Trades. Carol Marino. Jim Markos — Football 11, 12; Track 9, 10, 11, 12 . 134 Seniors Steve Markos — Football 12. Caroline Maro- sevich — Creative Arts 12; German Club 10. 11, officer 12; Powder puff 10; Quest Club 11, 12; Drama Club 12. Robert Massimino. Sherry N. Mathis. Michelle Lynn Matunas — Choir 9; Pom pons 9; Quest Club 11, 12; Spanish Club 10; Volleyball 9. 10. Scott Mav- ronicles — Baseball 9, 12; Basketball 9, 10. Orin Mayers — Academic Decathlon 12. Barb Mazur — French Club 10; Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12. Ronald McBrayer. Kimberlee A. McCall — Choir 9; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Newspaper 9; Powder puff 10, 11. Roxanne McCann — Pom pons 9; Choir 9; Powder puff 10, 11, 12. Paula McCarty — Choir 9; FHA 9; Pom pons 9; Yearbook 9. Jeff McClellan — Spanish Club 10 . William L. McCollum — Baseball 9; Basket- ball 9, 11; Track 9. Sandy McConnell. Scott McCowan — Baseball 9, 10; Cross Country 9, 10, 11. 12; Track 11, 12. Willard M. McCros- key — Creative Arts 1 1 . 135 Seniors Colleen Marie McDermott — FEA 10,11, offi- cer 12; National Jr, Honor Society 9; Orches- tra 9; Powder puff 11,12; Quest Club 12; Thespians 11.12. Kelly McDonald — Pep Club 9; Powder puff 10. Eric M. McHugh — A.V. Club 11,12 Bryan E. McKay — Choir 9; Newspaper 11,12. Patrick McLaughlin — Football 11,12. DeeAnna McPherson — Gymnastics 9,10; Newspaper 11,12; Diving 10. Bruce Meg- quier. Leah Mehay — Cheerleading 1 1 ; Choir 9: Fall Play 10; French Club 10; Newspaper 12; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 10. Julie Metcalf — Yearbook Staff 11,12. Shel- ley Metros — Choir 9; Honor Society 11,12; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 11,12; Quest Club 12; Spanish Club 10; Volleyball 9,10. Groz- dana Micic — French Club 10,1 1, officer 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Tennis 10,11,12; Volleyball 10. Dianna Miedl. Ron G. Mikesell — Fall Play 11,12; Review 12; Spanish Club 11,12; Spring Play 12; Thes- pians 12; SADD 11,12. Daryl Milbrandt. Jerry Miller — German Club 10,1 1,12; Honor Soci- ety 11, officer 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Student Council 11; Academic Decathlon 11,12; Jets Club 12. Wendy J. Minninger — Band 9,10; Flag Corps 10; Pom pons 9; Pow- der puff 10,11,12. Diane Mishevski — Pom pons 9; Quest Club officer 12 Renee Kathleen Mishler — Cheer- leading 9,10; Gymnastics 9,10,11,12; Foot- ball Homecoming Court 12; Orchestra 9,10,11,12; Powder puff 10,11,12; Spanish Club 10,11; Track 9,10. Dave Moore. Jeffrey A. Morris — Band 9; Football 10,11,12; Ger- man Club 10,11,12; Track 10,11,12; Jets Club 12. 136 LI - l Ml u i!J Tony Muffoletto — Jets Club 12. Steve Mun- dell — Football 9,10,11.12; Student Council 9; Wrestling 9 Dawn Musgrove — Basketball 9; Cheerleading 9,10,11,12; Powder puff 10,11,12; Quest Club 12; Spanish Club 10,11 12; Track 9,10. Joseph William Nash — Stu- dent Council 10, officer 11; Swimming 9,10,11, captain 12; Tennis 10,11, captain 12; Hoosier Boys State Representative 11. Lisa Ann Navarro — Cheerleading 11; Choir 9,10,11; Gymnastics 9; Basketball Home- coming Court 11; Powder puff 10; Prom Court 11; Softball 11; Track 10; Volleyball 10,11; Vocalteens 11. Jason Neff — Band 9,10,1 1,12; Pep Band 10,1 1,12. Steve Nelson — Baseball 9,12; Basketball 9,10; Football 9. Wendy Nelson — Cheerleading 9; Choir 9; Powder puff 11,12; Spanish Club 10; Pep Club 12 . Jon Nicholls — NationalJr. Honor Society 9; Quest Club 12; Spanish Club 11; Yearbook 9,12. Paul Nims. Mary Ann Nonos — Choir 9; Powder puff 12. Daniel Nunez — Football 9,10; Wrestling 9,10,12. Tina O ' Donley. Susan E. Ochoa — Honor So- ciety 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Or- chestra 9. Jason Ogiego — Football 9,10,11,12. Jennifer Ogiego — Gymnastics 9,10,11; Track 10,12; Volleyball 10,11,12. Joel Ogiego — Football 9,10,11,12. Joseph Olivadoti — A.V. Club 9; Band 9,10,11,12; Baseball 12; Earth Science Club officer 9; Football 9; Golf 12; Orchestra 9,10; Pep Club 9,10,11,12; Track 12; Bookstore 9; Builders Club 9. Brian Oliver — Football 9,10. Cindy O ' Neil. 137 Seniors Cheryl Orosz. Jeff Orten. Michelle Owen — Choir 9; French Club 10,11; Pom pons 9; Quest Club 12; East Side Club 12. Christo- pher Charles Paine — A.V. Club 12; Chess Club 10,11; Creative Arts 10,11, officer 12; Fall Play 12; FEA 11, officer 12; Review 11,12; Spring Play 11,12. Dina Papafilis. Nick Papageorge — Wrestling 10,1 1,12; Basketball 9. Joyce Papalazarou — National Jr. Honor Society 9; Powder Puff Football 11,12; Spanish Club 10,11,12; Na- tional Spanish Honor Society officer 12. Mer- cury Pappas — Prom King 11. Jeff Parker. Laura Lynn Parkhurst — Basket- ball 9; Cheerleading 10,11; Earth Science Club 12; Homecoming Court (Basketball) 10, Princess 11; Pep Club 9; Powder Puff 10,12; Prom Court 11; Quest Club 12; Spanish Club 9,12. Kristin Parsons — Band 9,10,11,12. Joel Paska — Baseball 9,12; Basketball 9,10.11,12; Choir 9; National Jr. Honor Soci- ety 9; Spanish Club 10,11,12; Student Coun- cil 9, 1 1 , officer 1 2; East Side Club 1 1 ; Nation- al Spanish Honor Society 12. Lori Pearson — Quest Club 12. Kevin Peder- son — Choir 9. Mike Perdicologos — Soccer 11. Juanita M. Perez — Orchestra 9,10; Pep Club 9. Kelly Peters — Basketball 9; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Spanish Club 10; Track 9. Casey Peterson. Jeff Piaseczny — Baseball 9,12; Football 9. Dan Pimentel — Baseball 9; Football 9; Spanish Club 10,11; Student Council 9. 138 Seniors Susan Pittman — Spanish Club 12; COE 12; OEA 12; East Side Club 11 Reagan Plesha — Basketball 9,10,1 1; Cheerleading 9,10; Choir 9; Cross Country 11,12; Football Homecom- ing Court 12; Honor Society 11,12; Powder puff 10,11,12; Quill Scroll 12; Track 9,10,1 1,12; Yearbook 12; Hoosier Girls State Delegate 11; Spanish Honor Society officer 12. Shalimar Plomaritis — Orchestra 9,10,11,12; OEA 12; COE 12. Micheal L. Plumb. Kathy Podgorski. David Poholarz — French Club 9,10,11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Student Council 9. Dawn Michelle Porter — Cheerleading 10,11,12; Orchestra 9,10,11,12; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 10.12; Spanish Club 10. John P. Porzuczek — Base- ball 9,10,11,12; Basketball 10; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Spanish Club 11, officer 12. John Poynter — Band 9; Football 9,10; Track 10. Riste Prentoski. Deborah L. Prokop — Choir 9; Pep Club 9; Powder puff 10. Steve Pushka — Swimming 9,10,11,12. Nicholas Radivan. Richard Rainey. Denise Ramirez — FHA 10,11; HERO officer 12. Mi- chael Paul Ramos — Band 9,10,11,12; Fall Play 12; Review 11,12; Spring Play 12; Thes- pians 12. Rebecca Leigh Ramos — Powder puff 11: Yearbook 12; Drama Club 10. Barbara A. Rassbach — Choir 9; Powder puff 10; Quest Club 12; Student Council 10. Scott Reder. Tara E. Reilly — Basketball 9; FHA officer 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Yearbook 9. 139 Seniors John Richards — Football 9, 10, 11, 12. Ja- red M. Riddle — Choir 9, 10, 11, 12; Creative Arts 10; Fall Play 10, 11, 12; Quest Club 10, 11, officer 12; Review 10, 12; Spring Play 10, 11. 12; Thespians 10, 11, 12; SADD 10; Vocal- teens 11, officer 12; Drama Club 10, 11, 12. Jeff Riese — Choir 9: Wrestling 11, 12; SADD 10, 11. Scot Rietman — Cross Country 9; Earth Science Club 9; German Club 11, 12; Swimming 11; Track 9. Penny Louise Riley. Alicia Rios — Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Basketball 9; Pom pons 1 1. Felipe Rivera Jr. — Basketball 9; Cross Country 9; Track 9, 10. Amy Roberts — Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Cheerleading 9, 10, 11, 12; French Club 11, 12; Gymnastics 9. 10. 11, 12; Flonor Soci- ety 11, 12; Naitonal Jr. Flonor Society 9; Or- chestra 9; Track 9, 10, 12. Night or day Beach activities plentiful, fun The alarm goes off and the radio comes on announcing the temperature at the beach is 95. This is a sure sign that the beaches will be filled by noon. On these bright summer morn- ings, MHS students wake up early to head for the beaches. Dawn Musgrove, senior, said, ‘‘I wake up at 7:30 to make sure I get an early start to catch the summer rays.” Instead of the catching the summer rays, some MHS stu- dents go to the beach for other enjoyments. “It ' s worth getting up early to check out the guys in their bathing suits, as long as they’re not in Speedos,” said Sandy Hamilton, senior. Chris Zimmerman, sopho- more, said, “I enjoy going to the beach to look at all the tan bodies.” Still others prefered the beach life at night. With noth- ing to do on a Saturday night, MHS students depended on the beach for excitement. Scott Henderson, senior, said, “I enjoy going at night be- cause it’s less risky to get caught partying than in the day. When MHS couples needed somewhere quiet and roman- tic, the beach was the place to go- Mike Naspinski, junior, said, “The beach at night is a nice place to take a girl because the atmosphere is really roman- tic. The beach had its summer mornings and late evening qua- lities according to some MHS students. Either way, the beach was a place for relax- ation, fun and a place to see your friends! by MICHELLE SPOSATO A ttending a beach party on the Fourth of July was Mark Vincent and Chrissy Figueroa, seniors. The beach was a very popular place for students to get together during the summer. Christine M. Roberts — Band 9; Basketball 9, 10. 11; Pep Club 9; Powder putt 10; COE 12. Lori Rodgers — Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Sunshine Society 10, officer 11. Samuel Rodriguez. Theresa D. Rose — Choir 9. 10. 11. 12; Pep Club 9; Powder puff 12. Michael John Rotheker — Fall Play 11, 12; German Club 10; Review 12; Spring Play 12; Thespians 10, 11, 12. John Salapski — Choir 9; Earth Science Club 9; National Jr. Honor Society 9 Mike Saliwonczyk. Terry Ray Sa- lyer — Chess Club 9, 10, 11, 12; Earth Sci- ence Club 9; Honor Society 11, 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9, 10; JETS Club 12. Chris Samson — Baseball 10, 11; National Jr. Honor Society 9. John W. Sandridge — Base- ball 9; Wrestling 9, 10. Bill Satnan — Band 9, 10, 11, 12; Newspaper 10. Lynda Schmidt. Mike Schmidt — Baseball 9; Football 9; Ski Club 11. Lon C. Schreiber Jr. — Band 9, 10; Baseball 9; Basketball 9; Foot- ball 9, 10, 11, 12; Track 10, 11; JETS Club officer. Gerald Schultz — Creative Arts 11, officer 12; Fall Play 11; FEA 11, officer 12; Spanish Club 11; East Side Club 11; Drama Club 11. Craig Schultze. Rhonda Schuster — Choir 9; Powder puff 10, 11. 12; Softball 9, 10. 141 Seniors Keith R. Schwandt — Basketball 9; Football 9.10. Jimmy 0. Scott Jr. Jon Scott. Jeri Eliza- beth Scrivnor — Choir 9; Pom pons 9; Quest Club 12; Spanish Club 11,12. Rocky D. Sebastian — Football 9; Homecom- ing Court Basketball 11; Class President 12. Karen Rae Seberger — Newspaper 12; Quill Scroll 12; Spanish Club 11,12; Yearbook 12; OEA 11.12; Spanish Honor Society 12; East Side Club 11 Daniel Sell — Football 9,10,12. Ward M. Setmayer — Golf 9,10,1 1,12; Span- ish Club 10; Basketball 9. Michael Sever — Football 9,10,12. Becky Shaffer — FHA 12 Diana Sheehy. Sherri Sheptock — Choir 9,10,11; Powder puff 12; Review 10,11,12; Swimming 11; Thespians 10,11,12; Soccer Manager 12. Jodie Sheridan — Quest Club 12; Spanish Club officer 10,11. Jerry Sibincic. Anthony Simone. Peco John Simonovski — Football 9,11. Colleen Marie Sinar — Powder puff 10. Kath- leen Marie Sinar — German Club 10; Year- book 11,12. Kathy Jo Slinker — Choir 9,10,11,12; Pep Club 9; Review 12; Spring Play 12; Thespians 11,12. Sandra Smith — Choir 9. 142 Seniors Shawn Smith — Cross Country 9; Swimming 10,11. Troy Smith. Christina Sobierajski — Choir 9; Pom pons 9,10,11,12. Suzie So- povski. Timothy Sowies — Honor Society 9; Soccer 10,11,12; Track 9. Chris Specker. Constan- tine Spiridis — Band 9,10; Baseball 9; Chess Club 9,11,12; Football 9,10,11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Spanish Club 10. Lee Kathleen Spiroff — Choir 9,10,11,12; Pom pons 9,10,11,12; Vocalteens 12. Michelle Sposato — Basketball 9; Pom pons 9; Powder puff 10,11,12; Volleyball 9; Year- book 12. Corey Springman — Basketball Statistician 11; Basketball 9; German Club 9,10,1 1,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9. Wil- liam H. Spurlock — Choir 9; Football 10,11,12. Diana Stanton. Lisa Starko. Lisa Cheri Stedman — Pom pons 9,10,11,12; Drama Club 10. Lisa Steele — Powder puff 12. Laura Marie Stefanelli — Basketball 10; Cross Country 9; Earth Sci- ence Club 9; Powder puff 10,11,12; Softball 12; Track 9. Melissa A. Stefanovich — Fall Play 10,11; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Soci- ety 9; Newspaper 9; Orchestra 9,10,11,12; Spanish Club 10,11, officer 12; Spring Play 11,12; Student Council 10,11; Thespians 10.11, officer 12 Scott Stelow. Jelena Ste- fanovic — Creative Arts 10,11,12; German Club 10,11,12; Pep Club 10; Quest Club 11,12; Sunshine Society 11,12. Kelly L. Stiener — Creative Arts 9; Pom pons 9,10,1 1 ,12; Spanish Club 10: Student Council 11 . 12 . 143 Seniors Jill Irene Stoner — Choir 9; Cross Country 11; Fall Play 10; German Club 10,11, officer 12; Honor Society 12; Academic Decathlon 12; Hoosier Girls State 1 1 . Brian J. Storey — Football 10,11, co-captain 12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Wrestling 9,10. Maria Stro- gilos — Powder puff 11,12. Timothy Stryc- zek — Football 9; Track 11,12. Stacy Stubblefield — Powder puff 11; Quest Club 12; Drama Club 10. Sheri Sullivan — Cheerleading 10; Student Council 9; Track 9; SADD 10,11, officer 12. Anna Talevski — French Club 10,11,12; Homecoming Court Basketball 10; Honor Society officer 12; Na- tional Jr. Honor Society 9; Newspaper 9; Powder puff 10,11,12; Student Council 9,10,11,12; Yearbook 9. Sandi Tarchala. Russell Tarkany. Christina Ann Taskoff — Choir 9; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Pom pons 9,10,11,12; Spanish Club 10,11; Student Council 11; Spanish Honor Society officer 12; Class Offi- cer 10. Matt Teitge. Craig Terry. Jennifer Terry — Choir 9; Powder puff 12; Spanish Club 10 Melissa Tesanovich — Bas- ketball 9; Choir 9; Newspaper 11,12; Powder puff 10,11,12; Quill Scroll 11, officer 12; Softball 10,11; Volleyball 9. Gregory S. Thompson — Basketball 9; Track 9; Wrestling 10,11. Vera Todorovich — Choir 9; French Club 10,11,12; Honor Society 11,12; Pom pons 9,10, captain 11,12; Student Council 12; Class Officer 11; East Side Club 11. Daniel Tomich. Stephen Tomko. Kimberly Tonetski — National Jr. Honor Society 9; Powder puff 10. Mike Topolski. 1 44 Seniors Sonja Trajkovski — Cross Country 11,12; German Club 9,10,11,12; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Orches- tra 9,10,11,12; Powder puff 10; Track 11,12. Angela Trkulja. Connie Tsatsaklas. Anna-Ma- rie Turpa — Pom pons 9,10,11,12; Spanish Club 10. Sandra Urbanczyk. Joe Valenti — Football 9. Evert S. Vander Vliet. David Vavra — A.V. Club 9; Band 9,10,11,12; Earth Science Club officer 9; Newspaper 9; Orchestra 9,10,11,12; Bookstore 9; Builders Club 9. David Vazquez — Band 9; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Orchestra 9. Tony Velovski — Cre- ative Arts 10,11, officer, 12; Fall Play 12; Ger- man Club 10,11, officer 12; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Review 12; Spring Play 11,12; Student Council 11,12; Thespians 12; Academic Decathlon Team 12; Class Officer 11. Andrea L. Vigna — Football Manager 11; Yearbook 12; Wrestling Statisti- cian 11 Steve Villaire — Band 9,10,11,12; Orchestra 9,10; Wrestling 10,11,12. Mark Alan Vincent — Basketball 9,10,12; Football 12; Spanish Club officer 11. Tammy H. Wachowski — Choir 9. Rachelle Wagner. Thomas Wainman — Football 11. Amy Lynn Walters — Band 11,12; Pom pons 9: Spanish Club 10. Christopher Ward — Chess Club 9; Golf 12. William L. Warren — Baseball 10; Basketball 9; Football 9,10,12. John Wilczynski — Baseball 10,11; Basket- ball 9,10,11,12; Football 10; Honor Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9; Student Council 9. 145 Seniors Dave Wilk Baseball 9; Golf 1 1 ; Ski Club 1 1 Elaine Wilk — Powder Puff 10.11; Spanish Club 9.10 Stephen F. Wilk — Baseball 10.1 1 ; Football 9.10 William Wilkison — Band 9.10.11,12; Fall Play 10,11; Newspaper 11.12; Review 9,10.11; Spring Play 9,10; Thespians 10,11, officer 12; Student An- nouncer 9.10,1 1.12 Chris Williams. Kimberly Ann Williams Choir 9.11.12; Fall Play 12; Pep Club 9; Re view 11,12; Swimming 9.10,1 1 ; Thespians 12; Vocalteens. Louis Gene Wilson. David Witt Choir 9; Wrestling 10. Terry S. Wood — Football 10; Soccer 9,10,11,12 Bob Woodburn — Band 9; French Club 1 1 ; Honor Society 11.12; Nation- al Jr Honor Society 9; Thespians 12; Wres- tling 9.10,11. Lanette Denise Wothke Quest Club officer 12. Kathleen Jo Wszolek Basketball 9; Choir 9; FHA officer 1 2; Newspaper 9. Powder Putt 10. Lori Wsrolek. Jodi Yagelski Newspaper 9; Powder Putt 10; Spanish Club 10.11 officer; Student Council 10.11 Ken Yards Beth Ann Yelachich — Creative Arts 11.12; Pep Club 9; Quest Club 11.12. David Yonker - Creative Arts 11. officer 12; Fall Play 10.1 1; German Club 10.1 1 .12; Hon- or Society 11,12; National Jr. Honor Society 9: Newspaper 9; Review 10.11.12; Student Council 10.11,12; Thespians 10.11 .officer 1 2; Yearbook 9; SADD 10, officer 11. Seniors Pamela Marie Young — FHA 11,12; Pom pons 9; Student Council 9 Anne Jung Yu. Nick L. Zairis — Band 9,10,11,12; Soccer 10,1 1 Michelle Zakutansky — Newspaper 9; Track 9. Julie Anne Zaradich — Choir 9,10,11,12; Pep Club 9; Pom pons 9; Powder Puff 10: Spanish Club 10,11. Student Council 9. Dra- ma Club 10; Velveteens 11,12 officer. Bill L. Zart — Band 9.10,11,12; French Club 12; German Club 12; Orchestra 9.10,11; Spanish Club 12. Paul Zawada — A.V. Club 10,11,12; Fall Play 12; French Club 10,11; Newspaper 10.11,12: Pep Club 11,12; Quill Scroll 11,12; Review 11,12; Spring Play 11,12; Thespians 12; Yearbook 9,10,11,12; Jets Club 12 Nomiki Zembillas — FEA 12; Honor Society 11,12; Spanish Club 11, officer 12; Student Council 12; Girls State Delegate 11; OEA 11,12; National Spanish Honor Society 12 . Accidents claim two lives Gary Kostelnik, 17, was killed on June 28 in a car ac- cident. He was driving home when he suffered heart fail- ure and apparently lost con- trol of the car, hitting a tree on Randolph Street. The ac- cident occurred at 1:45 a.m. Gary would have graduat- ed with the Class of 87. Dur- ing his sophomore and ju- nior years, he was involved in Spanish Club. He is survived by Gary Kostelnik, father; Bonnie Kostelnik, mother, and Mi- chelle Kostelnick, sister and ' 82 MHS graduate. A friend of Gary’s, Mark Vincent, junior, commented, “Gary was a good friend, and I am sure he will be missed by everyone.” On April 11, David Klootwyk, junior, was in a fa- tal car accident. His vehicle was traveling south at 51st and Broadway with a friend. According to the junior counselor, the pavement was wet and in the process of trying to avoid a car, he lost control of his auto- mobile. David was employed at Old Mill Pizzeria. He is survived by Wayne Klootwyk, father; Patsy Klootwyk, mother; and Dawn Marie Klootwyk, sis- ter. Seniors Not Pictured Anne Abeyta Tim Beird Kelly Jo Blankinship Glynn Bricker Cynthia Carlotta Tammy L. Carlotta — Newspa- per 9,10; Pep Club 9; Quest Club 12; Yearbook Staff 9,10. Curtis D. Chadd Paul Coppess Robert Alan Dee — Track 10 , 11 . Janet Lee Dobrolecki Joseph J. Fox Frank M. Gonzales — A.V. Club 9; Spanish Club 10; Wrestling 9,10. Phillip Hansbury Alicia Hansel Francine Helen Kathrine Harp- er — Choir 9,10,11; Fall Play 10,11; FHA 11, officer 12; Quest Club 10; Review 11,12; Spring Play 11,12; Thespians 10,11,12; Hero Club officer 12. Deanne Harrigan Richard Heming Tony Hess James Holland Kellie Howard Kathleen Huish Brad Jones John Kouskousakis — Football 9,10,11; Wrestling 9,10,11,12. John Kovacik Annetionette Kovacik Kathy Kvachkoff Steven Lesher Donna Mamula — Choir 9; Pom pons 9. Zakline Martinoski Thomas McEllis William S. Mojica Mike Murray Derrick Niloff — Boys Basket- ball Statistician 11. Eric Ortegon — Baseball 9,10,12; Basketball 9; Football 9; Swimming 11,12. Marco Ottomanelli Robert Polak Scott Popp Riste Prentoski Tiana Raehl Mark Reder Janet Schoon — Powder Puff 10; Spanish Club 10,1 1. James P. Sharp — Football 9; Swimming 9,10. Mark Spencer Scot Stasak John Sutkowski — Cross Country 9; Track 9. Matthew Thompson Maria Tsuknias David Tuckett — Swimming 11 . Jenny Utley Steve Villagran JoAnne Waldrop Matt Wirtz The best thing about Kevin Abernathy Michelle Akers Ben Albright Robert Aleman Joseph Anaya Peter Anderson Greg Arceo Rosie Arena Dawn Arly Cathy Arneson Tony Aznar Darcie Baehler Joseph Baker Kimberly Bakker Milena Baltoska William Banham Laytona Bankhead Monica Bardeson Radmila Baric Michael Barton Denise Batides Tony Beckett Dawn Belinsky Michael Belmonte Tony Belt Brad Bemish Marsha Bennett Melissa Berg Lisa Bernstein Scott Besedick Kimberly Bikoff Michael Bodo Scott Boedeker David Bogard Philip Boldyn Melanie Book Brian Borens Sue Bounnharaj Daniel Brankle John Bridge JUNIORS is only having one more year of high school When you think of the word junior, many things come to mind. First, the word junior can be used as the name parents give to their son, such as Bill Jr. It can also mean a place where little kids go to get their clothes before they become older. But at MHS the word junior has a much more significant meaning than the others do. Ted Pigott, junior, said, Ju- nior year is the best year of high school because when you’re a sophomore you ' re just getting your feet wet, and when you ' re a senior, you wor- ry a lot about graduation plans.” Tracy Wikse, junior, com- mented, “It means that in only one short year a student will be through with his high school life and ready to enter college and go on to what he or she wants to be.” Another junior, Larry Ig- lendza said, “When you’re a ju- nior, you can ' t wait for the year to end; because when you ' re a senior, you ' re the top dog.” In addition, Rick Farias, ju- nior said, “Being a junior has its pros and cons. First, when you’re a junior, you only have one more year of school, but the bad thing is you still have one more year of school.” by JON LEA Junior Class Officers — Tracy Wikse. Joel Putz. Bob Ellis. Stacey Uzelac. 148 Juniors Belinda Brinkman Tom Brooks Cherie Brown Cindy Brown Darrell Brown Lori Brynn William Buchalter Lara Buck Michael Bukzevski Daniel Buhring Denise Burger Cheryl Burton Bryan Byczko Gregory Byczko Kristine Cacic Garry Cagle Kris Callas Kathryn Cantu Jason Carlson Michelle Carlson Cara Carrabine Diane Carrara Michael Carrillo James Casey Carl Cashman Gary Cauley Rose Mary Celorio Susan Christoff John Christos Scott Civanich Tim Clark Kathryn Clements Brandon Collins Brian Collins Colleen Collins Deborah Colvin Debbie Conn DeeDee Cortez Jeff Coto Douglas Couch Jason Cozmanoff Melvin Craig Jimmy Crane Jason Crownover James Cruz Carmen Cuevas Mark Cuprinski Stacy Curtis Eric Czarnecki Tammy Danford Susan Dankanich Vicki D ' Asto Mitch Davidhizar Ruben DelValle Mark Demakas Mike Depta 149 Juniors Jennifer Desatnick Jeff Dian Carol Differ John Dix Jamie Dixon Colleen Drake Becky Drennan Michelle Drinski Michelle Dudak Angelque Dunklin Randy Dunn Donald Eaves Judi Edgerton Ronnie Eich Leslie Ellich Bob Ellis Michael Erdelac Amy Erdelles Larry Espravnik Laura Espravnik Bradley Evans Rey Farias Ricardo Farias Terry Farmer Richard Fiebelkorn Shannon Findley Niki Fitusis Shannon Flauding Arlen Flynn William Frantel Michael Fraticelli Kelly Freeman Sharlene Freeman Adam Fricke Rhonda Fry Robert Garbric Alex Gagianas Christina Gagoff Debbie Galka Susan Galoozis Michelle Gawrysiak Melisa Gayda Cindi Geeze Kelly Geib Paul Gilbert Dana Gildersleeve Michael Gill Todd Gill Jennifer G ingerich Nathaniel Gist Donny Gligic Billy Gomez Michael Gonzales Andy Govert Diane Gray Christopher Greene Scott Griggs Steven Gronek Regina Gros Tom Grynovich Jerry Guardiola Chris Gustafson Tim Gutesha Shelly Guthrie Scott Hall Steve Haller Scott Hamilton Beth Hammond Marcus Handley Scott Hardin Lisa Harding Donald Harney 150 Juniors Dawn Hebert Eric Helm Brad Henderson Paul Hess Kimbra Highsmith Joseph Hirjak John Hocza Debbie Hoekstra Jacquelyn Horwell David Hovanec Brad Howell David Hoyt Paul Huckins David Hudak John Hudock Scott Hundley Melissa Huseman Cindy Hydinger Larry Iglendza Jimmy Ireton James Ison Jerry Janda Connie Jaundura Donald Janiszewski Kelly Jedynak Bradley Jeffrey Michele Johnson Ricky Johnson Mechelle Jones Terry Jorgensen Marjan Josifoski Tammy Jostes Jill Jurasevich Douglas Kachur Todd Kaegebein Dorothy Kapitan Marjan Karamacoski Nancy Kardoulias John Kark Rodney Kaser Timothy Kaurich Pete Kavadas Camile Kearby Rhondalynn Keever Brian Kelly Timothy Kendt Shawn Kerns Jimmy Kerr Katherine Kerulis Heather Kirk Tim Klein David Klootwyk Nick Knezic Julie Koenig Jeffrey Kolodzinski Kristin Konrady Slavica Koroskoska Kristina Kostur Kelly Kostyal Zoran Koteski Pete Koukoutsis Freda Kourtesis Jacqueline Kovacik Laurel Kowal Eddie Kratkoczki Dale Krausnick Mike Krcoski Sheryl Krmpotich Lisa Kruppa Karen Kruzan Chris Kubacki Susan Kucik 151 Juniors Suzanne Kuzemka Joseph Kwilasz Gus Lalios Steven Lamb Karen Larson Kurt Lash Mark Lash Jon Lea Jim Lehr Pam Lepley Michael Lesniak Krista Lewin Steve Lewis Mike Lindover Patricia Lockhart Sheila Lohman Michael Lohse Elizabeth Long Matt Longfellow Luis Lopez Hank Lorenz Nancy Loscaro Russell Louie Andrew Luttinen Sherilyn Machacek Kristina Macyszak Doug Mahler David Mallory Dawn Maloney Marc Mannino Jill Manoski Mary Marks Lisa Marovich Dawn Martin Joseph Massow Roger Matthews William McBrayer Alison McCollum Sherri McConnell Tom McCoy Bounnharaj Learning to accept unwanted DISCIPLINE When students break parents’ rules “Be home early, finish your homework, get off the phone!” For most students these commands are heard quite of- ten from their parents. Many students have a curfew on Friday and Saturday nights. Some students find it more of a privilege than a rule. “My curfew use to be 12:30 until I got into trouble, then my parents switched it to mid- night. I had to earn their trust back before they switched it back to 12:30,” stated Julie Shatkowski, junior. On the other hand, some students find curfews to be no problem. I don’t have a curfew be- cause my parents trust me and I don’t abuse the privilege,” said Jamie Richards, senior. For other students having a curfew isn’t the problem, the use of the telephone is. “Since I live in Crown Point, it is long distance for me to call most of my friends. After three consecutive months of high phone bills, my mom took my phone out of my room,” stated Missy Gayda, junior. Nevertheless, many parents find that the most important rule of all is doing your home- work. “My parents make me do my homework because they know I’m too lazy to do it on my own. They also want me to get good grades, said Mike Vela, sopho- more. Although many students don’t appreciate their parents giving them rules, they do, however, learn to live with them. by HEATHER KIRK L eslie Osoba, junior, and her mother learn to trust one another through communication. Curfews and other rules are stressed by parents for their child ' s safety. 152 Juniors Mike McGibbney Sean McHugh John McKinney Ann Mestousis Michelle Mestrovich Donna Meus Stephanie Meyer Phillip Michael Randall Mihal Dennis Mikuly Kim Miles Jeff Miller Marty Miller Michelle Miller Steve Mills Jamie Mirelels Nikki Modrak Eric Monyok Michelle Moskowitz Jay Mummey Tamera Murray Michelle Musser Melinda Napalowski Melissa Narkum Mike Naspinski Susie Naumouski Lisa Nedoff James Nelson Jay Newman Melony Newman Michelle Nicksic Nancy Nims Keith Nipper Shannon O ' Brien Tony Olejnik Kathleen Oliver Leslie Osoba Michael Otano Heidi Ottomanelli John Oxley Diane Page Richard Paige Roy Parpart Stacy Passaloukos Linda Parzyszek Zoran Pecoski Eva Pena David Perez Leigh Peronis Marion Perry Tamera Peters Lea Peterson Amy Petrites Jerry Peyton Edith Phillips Tracey Phillips 153 Juniors Wayne Picard Ted Pigott Jan Povlin Jennifer Purdie Joel Putz Jeff Pysh Larissa Radczenko Kerri Ralph Kimberly Ramage Brian Randall Scott Reder Scott Reiner Rae Renner Julie Riese Maxine Righi Raquel Rios Sandra Rising Derrick Ritter Jim Robbins Tom Roberts Cathy Robinson Greg Rogers Paul Rogers Diane Rouhselang John Runions Margaret Saavedra Todd Sadowski Christine Salas Cathy Samardzija Patricia Sanger Evett Santiago Charles Scates James Schaefer Tim Schiefer Shari Schilling Michelle Schmidt Elizabeth Schmitt Michelle Schrieber Robbie Schultz Derrick Schwandt Tony Scott Branko Semen Ursual Setlak Juliette Shatkowski Linda Shesto Kathy Shultz Jim Sibincic Davy Sikanovski Anne Sikora Frank Silva Mark Singer Patricia Sinkiewicz Kathryn Skaggs Phil Skaroulis Crystal Skrundz Donald Smith Jill Smith Scott Smith Shirley Smith Wendy Smith Kevin Sneiderwine Mike Soffa Jane Sopczak Phil Sopczak Walter Spasevski John Spicer Tom Spiridis Lisa Sponel Kay Lynn Spradley Jerry Starcevic Jennifer Stevenson Rebecca Stewart 154 Juniors Cathy Zimmerman Cathy Zinkovich Patricia Zolondz Darren Zon Carolyn Zygmunt Juniors Not Pictured Riste Balovski Tony Breault Carl Cashman Kelly Elston Eric Feliciano James Fontecchio Beth Hammond Mike Johnson Norma Jones 1 1 - W 1 :; l ISHka Mr ■ I L ft JKS % 1 ' V l m 1 Robert Stewart Kimberly Sturm Silvana Sulli Matthew Swike Carrie Swinford Traci Tamalunas Modesto Tamayo Andy Tants Donald Tarry Michelle Taulbee Amy Teel John Thieling Cindy Thomas Kim Thurman Debbie Tica Kimberly Tipton Russell Tobias Jennifer Toma Jodi Tomb Becky Torres Peter Tournis Kristine Trakas William Truitt Bill Trzaska Lori Tubbs Douglas Tuckett Tyrell Underwood Suzy Utley Stacey Uzelac Holly Vance Cindy Vandermolen Rigo Vargas Denise Vazquez Richard Velovski Jennifer Vereb Renee Vermillion Ann Marie Vernia Michael Vesich Raquel Villarreal Vincent Vitalone Mike Vode Penny Wade Kari Wahlman William Watkins Matt Werner Robert Whitaker Tracy Wikse Tracy Wiltfong Robert Winovich Alicia Wood Kevin Wright Aaron Yakovetz Bryan Yarchan Ed Yerga Bill Zaikos Charles Zembillas Tom Karahalios Christine Majcher Jamie Miller Renee Putman Patrick Richards John Schneider Wendy Wells John West Lori Yurko 155 Juniors Leaving junior highs behind, SOPHOMORES adjust to year of transition Transition. This is the word that reflects the change from junior to senior high school. “I like MHS. I thought the hardest thing to get used to was all the people; junior high seemed much smaller and ev- eryone knew everyone,” stat- ed Amanda Belshaw, sopho- more. “I thought I had a good freshman year at Harrison, but my sophomore year at MHS is shaping up just as well, said Frank Bova, sophomore. I don ' t miss my junior high at all. MHS has much more to offer its students,” stated Chad Lorenz, sophomore. “This is my first year in a Merrillville school because I came from Hobart. I really like MHS more because the people are so much nicer here, stat- ed Tammy VanDusseldorf, sophomore. “I haven’t really gotten used to MHS yet, I guess the main reason is that its so much big- ger than junior high, but I have two more years to get used to it,” stated Dennis Hinkel, soph- omore. by SHERYL KRMPOTICH S ophomore Class Officers — Nancy Campbell. Jeff Smith, Mike Vela. Not pictured: Melissa Best. Zawada Thomas Adams Glenn Adler William Albach Rene Aleman Noel Aporte Todd Asbridge Jessica Balczko Joe Balog Kevin Banashak Michael Banham Suzana Barakoska Nicole Barkasi Christine Barker Kenneth Barnes Robert Barnes Stacy Batliner Scott Bell Amanda Belshaw Tracie Bemish James Berdine Stephanie Berg Melissa Best Anthonette Biancardi Rebecca Biancardi Joseph Bielak Jon Bills Nicole Bittner Todd Black Susana Blanco Melissa Boger Colette Boswell Tom Bounnharaj Frank Bova Jamie Bowen Travis Bowman Steven Brandon Steven Branson Dean Bricker Todd Bricker Tracie Brooks 156 Sophomores Gregory Bruner Nikol Budzelvski Scott Bukovic Teresa Bulza Nicole Bunda Karrin Burke Melinda Burkhart Larry Cabell Antonino Cammarata Diana Cammarata Nancy Campbell Gina Canales Eric Canchola James Carlson Chris Castle Jeffrey Centanni Christine Chan Carolyn Clark Christine Cogley Peggy Cole Douglas Collie Walter Cook Marco Correa Cheryl Cozmanoff Shane Crouse Bethany Daiss Kevin Davis Robert Deel Clinton Deible Leticia DelReal Jennifer DeMure Bridget Dervish Maryann Dojcinovski Ronald Doyle Ronale Dubowski Joka Dukic Kimberly Dulio Matthew Dunscombe Kelly Durkin Robert Easton Sharon Eaton Stacy Eby Anthony Eleftheri Mary Elliott David Ellis Rodney Ely Julie Emerson Tracy Ennols Kristin Erdelac Jennifer Erfurth Kerrie Evanyo Jacqueline Fashing Alicia Fellmy Colleen Ferguson Tracy Fernandez Michael Feterick 157 Sophomores Nancy Fialkowski Terry Fischer Catherine Freeman Korri Frekot Christopher Friedlund Marco Galvan Monica Gard Amy Garrard Amanda Gearhart Michael Gernenz Julie Gibson Geroge Gilea Kelly Gilfillan Karen Gill Kevin Gill Brandon Glatt Timothy Goheen Edward Gonzalez Eric Gonzalez Matthew Good Amy Gornik Michael Gorski Rebecca Gould Michelle Graeber Garry Grant Christopher Grantsaris Jeffrey Graystone Scotty Gonowski Anthony Guba Maureena Guernsey Stephen Guernsey Jason R. Hague Nicholas Halkias Gregory Harbrecht William Harbison Theresa Harper Julie Harris Richard Harter Pamela Hatala Dawn Hawkins David Hecker Amy Heinz Deborah Heliums Michael Heminger Lisa Herbert Denice Hernandez Alison Herr Mark Hidalgo Gordon Hill Richard Hill Dennis Hinkel Herbert Hippie Joh n Hirchak Michele Hodgetts Debra Hofferber Michael Holland Marc Hollandsworth Tracy Huddelston Tricia Hummel Tina Hunt Laura Huston Beth Hutchison Gina Hylek Marko Iglendza Victoria llievski Sherry Izynski Tami Jakich Paul Janovick Tasha Jansen Milena Jasnic Michael Jen Jerry Jimenez 1 I H W ’’ jvijn W - fi ir 1 1 ' jL - 9 1 ] I 1 , , : v ly 1 ! mm b mi ' h W -n c m r « R L I ill a v- c • u -i g v 1 i, I V ,• : . r ” , 158 Sophomores I ) Tara Johns Lorraine Johnson Michael Johnson Robert Johnson Brett Jones Heather Jones Jennifer Jones Kelly Jones James Joseforsky Susan Jovanovski Thomas Judge Allison Kaiser Phil Kambouris Gini Karakozis John Kawalski Lorie Keegan Brian Kelly Thomas Kierzkowski Kimberly Kirn Nancy Knezic Michael Knight Eric Koczur Susan Koenig Anne Kolodzinski Laurie Koritko Anastasia Kouma Kevin Koveck Paul Kralis Suzie Krcoski Michael Krecik Thomas Kubiak Joseph Kumstar Erik Lacoss Mary Lamarca Brian Landgrebe Tara Lane David Lape Nicole Laplante Jose-Luis Lara Darcy Lash Keith Lash Rebecca Law Joe Learman Shana Lieber James Lilley Michael Lind Lisa Lindborg Shaun Littlejohn Thomas Lopez Chad Lorenz Scott Love Leslie Lucas Steven Lucas Lisa Luczak Jason Lunsford Susan Lytle Anthony Macchia Marianne Macchia Michael Macy Russel Madson Ibeliza Maldonado Greg Malenshek Lynn Maloley Nycole Malyj Suezana Manojlovic Julie Marando Robert Marino Angelynn Martin Kathy Martin Adam Marzullo John Massey Heather Matthews 159 Sophomores Jeff Mazurek Gerald McCormack Daniel McCoy Steve McDaniel Eillen McDermott Colleen McDonald Sean McNab Matthew Mesarch Joseph Midgett Heidi Mikulka Julie Milevski Eric Milisavljevich Jeffrey Miller Terri Miller Helen Mollick Stephanie Molar Karen Moore Traci Myer Sammy Mynes Julie Myszkowski Dawn Nack Keith Nagy Joseph Napalowski Scott Nedoff Warning for the big, yellow LIMO ‘Ride at your own risk’ I missed the bus, can I use the car? These are common phrases heard by many MHS students. Many students, some li- censed drivers, had to take the bus each morning, even if they couldn ' t stand it. “Since I live in Crown Point, the bus ride is real long, boring and noisy. There are junior high students on the bus which makes it as fun as a daycare center,” said Laurie Koritko, sophomore. “The junior high students throw spit wads at everyone and they are loud mouths,” said Kim Thurman, junior. “I live all the way out in Crown Point, so it takes so long to get home,” said Sue Bills, senior. The bus driver does not play good music,” said Mike Budzevski, junior. “The people on the bus are really loud, and my ears just can ' t handle it,” said Sheri Sheptock, senior. In hopes that a shiny, red car was in the future for these MHS students at the present time they had to put up with the “yellow limo.” by CARL JIMENEZ D ue to the fact that some students can not afford a car of their own. they are forced to ride the bus to and from school. Others refer to the bus as the big. yellow limo. 160 Sophomores George Nicolich John Nikollaj Scott Novak Tina Nunez Michael Nuzzo Tammie Nuzzo Kenneth Oliver John Origel Samuel Orlich Richard Otterman Roger Owen Michael Pampalone Ellen Pankiewicz Michael Parker Stacy Parks James Pasko Steve Passaloukos Rachelle Paswinski Elijah Patten Kristina Pavlou David Pavnic Erin Payton Veronica Pearcey Dennis Pearson Melanie Pearson Tracy Pennock Jennifer Penzato Liliana Perez Roger Perez Elizabeth Perosky Heather Peters Kristine Peters Gus Petsalis Patricia Pfeifer Eric Phillips Gerald Phillips Irene Pilatos Sherry Pimental Pamela Pittman Sharlene Plomaritis Jacquelin Podomik Jennifer Podomik Amy Poponas Michele Puskar 161 Sophomores Nenad Radoja Karen Radu Karri Ramos Steve Reder Jim Regan Eric Reiter Randy Relinski Chaundra Reno Matthew Rettig Valerie Riddle Michael Riese Deanna Riley Lisa Rimer Christen Rivera Natalie Rodriguez Becky Rogers Edgar Rondez Jose Rosas Mark Rosenbalm RobRoy Ross Eric Rossie Mark Rotheker Wilfred Roush James Roytan Vanessa Runion David Russell David Ruszkiewicz Anastasios Sakaleros April Salyer Michael Samson Terri Sandlen Michele Santos Todd Sapper Vicki Schlotterbeck Jason Schmidt Daniel Schoon John.Schoon Marc Schrenker Mark Schulte John Seale Kim Sebo J.J. Selagy Angela Selby Simone Semen Alissa Setlak Gary Sharp Steven Shay Mark Shayotovich Christine Sheely Michael Shinovich Ciaran Sievers Scott Simpson Melissa Sinkiewicz Steven Sinkiewicz Anthony Smith Jeffrey Smith Karen Smith Kevin Smith Kristen Smith Melissa Snowdin Michael Specker James Spencer Ronald St. Myers Julie Stauffer Matthew Stefankiewicz Andrew Steininger Rebecca Steininger Gregory Stepp Richard Stewart Angeline Strogilos Lance Summers Kimberly Sutkowski 162 Sophomores Sophomores Not Pictured: Joy Bridy Kevin Brynn Ricardo Bustos Joe Carnell Robert Harwood Christopher Herrera Randy Hise Lisa Johnson Jon Joseph Roger Kellerman Jesus Maldonado John Moore Michael Zellers Christopher Zimmerman Kafrina Svetich Tamara Tabor Suzanne Tam Richard Tarkany Victor Tellez John Thayer David Thomas Michelle Thomas Christine Thompson Nada Todorovich Kristin Toma Todd Toper Albert Trajkovski Nick Trajkovski Angela Trelease Laura Tripp Jennifer Trivette Zoran Trpeski Ming Tsai Patti Tubbs David Underwood Candice Urbanczyk Daniel Urbano Mark Vanscoyk Tammy VanDusseldorp Domonic Vasile John Vedo Michael Vela Robert Vigland Faye Vlahos Sylvana Vraniskoski Joel Wachowski Robert Walsh Larry Wapiennik Barbara Warren Margaret Weber Joseph West Nina Widup Victoria Wilimzik Jill Wilkerson John Wilson Timothy Wilson Christopher Wirtz Monica Witt Daniel Wlodarski Kristine Wlodarski Meridith Wojcik Christine Woldt Joel Wright Robert Wrigley James Wriston Chris Wrzalinski Keith Wszolek Joan Yaggie Brydon Yeoman Kimberly Zart Elijah Neal Russell Parks David Powers Paul Rave Kim Runholt Elvira Santos Jeff Schieb- Theresa Singleton Christy Smith James Sullivan Mark Svetcoff Jerry Watson Jamie Wisz 163 Sophomores 164 Faculty Grace Bovard, business Jerry Bratcher, science Robert Brown, math Tom Cameron, assistant athletic director Cheryl Carpenter, special education Judy Chidtey, English Chris Choncoff, social studies Linda Christoff, English Ed Coburn, science Linda Davis, guidance Jacquie Demaree, math Dave DeMuth, social studies Angela Dowell, science Richard Ebler, English At Open House Faculty met parents before students got into trouble Better sooner than later. Parents that attended the Open House at MHS met teachers before students got in trouble or received bad grades. Open House occurred on Sept. 10, earlier than it has been in past years. This gave parents a chance to receive in- sight as to the teachers’ goals for the year. “Having Open House early was a very good idea. It gave me a chance to see how my daughter (Shawn) was doing early on in the year,” com- mented Cindy Cunningham, a MHS parent. Some of the students had negative views of the parents coming into talk to the teach- ers. “My parents came to Open House, and that’s all I’ve heard is how much my teacher told them I talk in class third hour,” stated Anna-Marie Turpa, sen- ior. Parents were also able to view many changes made at MHS. “My parents both comment- ed on how the hallways could have been painted a much brighter color,” stated Connie Belshaw, senior. There were many disadvan- tages to having Open House early. “Open House could of been publicized more because the outcome wasn ' t all that great,” stated Margaret Stallings, home economics teacher. B«verly Ambroziak, business Janet Anderson, art Lafey Armontrout, physical education Patricia Armstrong, English Mary Ann Bertram, foreign language Robbie Bothwell, business Lee Bottom, industrial arts Mrs. Stalling also stated, “I wish the teachers would of had more time to really sit down and talk to the parents instead of having to rush through it all.” “I didn’t realize how much walking my daughter and son (Joe and Marie) had to do to get to their classes,” stated Grace Anaya, a MHS parent. by BECKY RAMOS A t Open House, Linda Shesto, junior, directs Cindy Cunningham, a MHS par- ent, to one of the classrooms. Open House occurred on Sept. 10 and gave parents the opportunity to meet their child ' s teachers. 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S • m ' ' � v • -fn L Tj m r 1 V d Cliff Fackler, math Tom Feeney, math Christine Frazer, English Linda Fry, English Drew Furuness, guidance MaryAnn Galanis, social studies Sally Gradeless, math Ray Hamilton, foreign language Robert Harder, industrial arts Richard Hill, math Jan Hughes, business Richard Hurey, industrial arts Max Hutchison, math William Idzior, math Sherm, Izsak, science Mary Kay Jeffries, foreign language Jerry Kasarda, English Barb Koby, English Mike Krutz, industrial arts Judy LeDuc. business Eleanor Lewis, art Shirley Matysiak, guidance Bill Metcalf, social studies physical education Mona Miller, physical education Tom Mitchell, orchestra Dan Molchan, physical education Joe Morrow, English Patrick Mulloy, social studies Cheryl Nash, English Jack Neuliep, science Jan O ' Shea, English Mark Owens, social studies Peg Ozimec, art Bernadine Putz, business Janice Qualizza, athletic director Geraldine Rainey, English language Debra Read, foreign language Jerry Reinhart, choir Violet Schmuck, computers math John Seale, industrial arts Patricia Smith, home economics Margaret Stallings, home economics Margaret Stiles, English Lyle Stoeltin g, social studies Valerie Tanke, English Dave Teeter, industrial arts Steve Telfer, business Dorothy Thompson, English Mary Valovich, librarian James, Vermillion, science Carol VonBehren, home economics Gregg Williams, science Sue Williams, band James Wiltshire, math Bruce Woods, English Dave Zimmerman, business 165 Faculty MHS receives top honors The Indiana Department of Education nominated MHS, along with eleven other schools, as part of the 1986- 1987 National Secondary School Recognition Program. Out of the twelve schools, only four were secondary schools. After receiving the informa- tion about the selection, Dr. Daniel C. Rapacz, principal, said that this indicates what I have felt ever since I came to Merrillville. Dr. Rapacz and various facul- ty and counselors filled out a 25 page application. It was reviewed by a state commit- tee. On Feb. 5, the nominees for the state of Indiana were announced. MHS was nominated for hav- ing a strong academic and in- structional program, support- ive teachers, and a good work- ing relationship between the school, parents, and the com- munity. Tom Herbert, assistant prin- cipal, commented, I believe for some time that MHS has been one the top high schools in the state. We have a dedi- cated staff that works hard and has a great support for the community.” by HEATHER KIRK Photos Bounnharaj Merrillville School Board Members — John Carr, Art Collins, L.J. Crist, George Putz, Bryant Matthews. Central Office Administration — Dr. William Fellmy, assistant superintendent, Dr. Robert Schrenker, superintendent, Dr. Anthony Lux, assistant superintendent. 166 Administration Photos Thieling : r Oorting through mounds of paper- work is, Frank O’Shea. This was Mr. O ' Shea’s third year as Dean of Stu- dents and head football coach. w ith Sherry Guernsey, Dawn Mus- grove and Kelly Burke, seniors, is Dr. Daniel C. Rapacz, principal. Dr. Rapacz can often be found in the cafeteria talk- ing with students during lunch. Zawada 167 Administration Menu OFFERS new items Tuft TO brought new i-VJ-JTlO items to the lunchroom, such as slush pup- pies and yogurt ice cream. These additions were greatly appreciated. Kris Kurtis, sen- ior, stated, “I enjoy eating yo- gurt while drinking my slush puppy. However, not everything new was welcomed. The extra five cent charge on lunches was a hassle for most of the student body. The reason for the increase was because of the rate of in- flation and the general increase in the price of doing business. Sue Bounnharaj, a junior, commented, It is a pain bring- ing extra change because I al- ways forget and have to bor- row.” Moreover, Melanie Book, ju- nior, stated, “I enjoy the new items because it is something different.” Also, she concluded, “I think it is an excellent idea to bring in new items to our lunchroom. It seems that everyone is enjoy- ing the slush puppies and yo- gurt ice cream. by SHERYL KRMPOTICH With new computers installed in guid- ance Barbara Richter, secretary, still needs to type some papers for the of- fice. The secretaries throughout the building pulled together and won Spirit Week for the faculty competition. Photos Maginot Early in the morning Karen Reder, head cashier, begins a long, hard, day of feeding hungry students. Lunch prices for students went up by five cents after Jan. 1. 168 NHS Staff Cafeteria Workers — Front Row: Christina Cogley. Barbara McKay. Norma Manis. Zula Starr. Rata Sponel. Arlene Phillips. Karen Reder. Irene Batides. Eva Psoneadlis. Back Row: Doris Rodgers. Shirley Randle. Delores Barcerak. Mary Corey. Audrey Franz. Doris O ' Rear. Karen Vlasic. Janet Habrych. Mary Ann Vernia, Louise Hoderek. Mary Cloyd. Secretaries — Front Row: Liz Frasca. Vi Solich. Marlene Harmon. Back Row: Shirley Barclay. Nancy Miller. Marlene East. Teachers ' Aides — Front Row: Rose Soffa. Maureen Truman. Elaine Hydinger. Gloria Rodriguez. Back Row: Mary Halkias. Marilyn Huber. Janet Pennock. Carol Teeter. Deborah Steiner. Doris Rodgers. 169 MHS E XCITEMENT grows as Merrillville expands new businesses. Whether it is entertainment, shopping or eating out, Merrillville has quite a lot to offer and is still growing. Each year, the Holiday Star Theater attracks well-known stars and audiences from neighboring towns. Apart from live entertain- ment, most students often get together to catch a movie at the recently renovated Southlake Mall Cin- eama, which now features nine theaters. SHOPPERS find it easy to spend several hours browsing in the new shops within the Southlake Mall and Century Consumer Mall. Strip malls along Broadway are always under construction to provide Merrillville with numerous services. Tanning parlors and restaurants increase in number to keep up with the student’s latest fads. Now that Merrillville has come along way from a small farm community to the largest town in Indiana; its image will some day lead Merrillville into becoming a city. With such a large assortment of different items, Chris Locke, senior and a co-worker, check the books for a needed part number. 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LACNY Gary, Ind. 46408 Buena Suerte” Incoming Freshmen Graduating Students 8011 Broadway Merrillville, IN. 46410 769-7191 IN LOVING MEMORY Gary Kostelnik Nov. 16, 1969- June 27, 1986 It broke our heart to lose him, But he did not go alone For part of us went with him, The day God called him home. Dear God, please take this message to our dear friend, up above, Tell him how much we miss him, And give him all our love. Sponsored By the Class of ’87 175 Advertisements MONEY TALKS Zawada Cruising still popular Stop and go, screeching tires, loud shouts and wondering eyes are just a few of the common characteristics associated with cruising. A common place to cruise is Broadway and Blue Top in Highland. Michelle Schmidt, junior, mentioned, “I usually cruise with my friends when my parents just fill up the gas tank, and there’s not too much else to do. Although there are still others at MHS who pre- fer to cruise in order to show off a car. Either new, old or even the family truckster,” after laboring all day to get it clean, are suitable for cruising. Mercury Pappas, senior, said, I cruise to show off my 1970 Chevelle and show other people all of my accomplishments I made on the car.” To some, cruising may seem like a waste of time, gas or even a weekend night, but to those who cruise . . . good luck catching every red light on Broadway. by COLLEEN COLLINS VV hen the sun goes down, MHS students can be found making rounds on Broadway. Cruising is still a popular pas- time. GLEN PARK NORGE VILLAGE 887-4241 1437 E. Ridge Road Gary, IN HOBART NORGE VILLAGE 33 N. Main Hobart, IN We Return Everything But The Spots Professional Pressing and Dry Cleaning Complete Laundry Including Drop-Off Service Free Coffee SOUTHLAKE GLASS, INC. 521 W. 84th Drive Merrillville, IN 738-2590 176 Advertisements THE HAIR AFFAIR 7990 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 Phone: (219) 769-6200 a m ' Wia Mmmmkmm Posing with confidence is Lisa Sted- man, senior. Lisa has her hair styled at the Hair Affair. COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS COLLEGE 4200 W 81st Ave Merrillville, IN 46410 Phone: 769-3321 1897 177 Advertisements Full line of office equipment, furniture and stationery 4788 Broadway Gary, IN 884-9474 RESTAURANTS ROYCe PHOTOGRAPHY Weddings Senior Portraits Graduations (219) 884-4576 1008 E. 63rd PI. Merrillville, IN 46410 Ontup s nrt 4 21 HERITAGE, INC. REALTORS 16 West Lincoln Highway Merrillville. Indiana 46410 Business (219) 738-2455 (219) 663-7500 Each Office it Indnpnndtnily Owntd and Oparatad PANGERE LOGAN CO. INC. CONTRACTORS Fast Food With Style” G etting ready to wait on a customer is Laura Stefanelli, senior. Rax is a popular fast food restaurant. Rax now offers a fantastic salad bar. Gary, IN 178 Advertisements BRYANS FLORISTS 7301 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 7 Locations To Serve You Better S howing off their prom flowers from Bryans Florist are Tracy Wikse, junior, and Chuck Collins, senior. heaDUNea Ftoltttionil Htif Otsigntn BODYLINee - fitntit C tnitr- A 3 ?® OR) !3Q 3Mm A REDKEM RETA ' L CENTER ROSS PLAZA U.S. 30 MERRILLVILLE . 769-5765 769-FOOD 769-3663 Pat and Bob Forster 17 W. 73rd Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410 office furniture warehouse HOME OFFICE Desks, Chairs, Files, Computer Furniture In Stock Low Prices 61st Broadway 980-1040 Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5:30 Sat 10-4 Sun 12-4 office furniture rehouse dlv. of uron ' s office furniture co„ Inc. 6071 BROADWAY, MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410 Phone: (219) 980-1040 179 Advertisement: 1987 Merrillville Student Council GUARANTEED MUFFLER AND BRAKE PERFORMERS SOUTHLAKE SCHWINN 7303 Broadway — Merrillville, IN 769-0888 Browsing at Southlake Schwinn, Eric McHugh, senior, finds a shirt which he admires. Southlake Schwinn at 7303 Broadway can meet every bikers ' needs. 180 Advertisements CLASSIC OLDSMOBILE Honda • Yugo 6501 Broadway Merrillville, IN 980-0430 Inspecting the prospects of a new car, Carolyn Zygumnt, junior, is being shown an Oldsmobile. Many students look into purchasing cars. DEEP SEA’S PET WORLD 2400 W. Lincoln Way (Rt. 30) Merrillville, IN 769-0661 Displaying one of the many loveable little creatures at the Deep Sea ' s Pet World is Jayne Maginot, senior. Dogs of many breeds can be found there. COE Put Your Education To Work Through Cooperative Office Education «« ft The Country ' s Best Yogurt ® Salutes “TCBY” 431 W. 81st Ross Plaza Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 736-9440 © , 986 TCBy Syslems Inc 181 Advertisement MONEY TALKS Feterick Looking better, feeling better Working out at health clubs has become more and more popular. People are pressured to look their best and to be physically fit. Many people workout because they feel better about them- selves. Tamara Levinson, senior, said, “I workout at Backyard Health Club because they have nice equipment to workout with, not to mention the great looking guys who workout there, also. I like to workout because I feel so much better about myself.” However, the cost of health clubs can range anywhere from about $20 to $50 a month, de- pending on the amount and type of equipment in the health club. Louie Lopez, junior, said, I workout at Sports and Fitness in Crown Point. It costs $17.50 a month, which I have to pay for myself. During football season, I am restricted, but otherwise I workout every day. Even though many students go to health clubs to workout, MHS students consider the weight- room at the high school a health club. Greg Thompson, senior, said, “I’d rather work out at the school because the equipment is all new, and it doesn’t cost me or my parents any- thing to workout there.” BY REAGAN PLESHA Why pend money. MHS students could use the weightroom instead of paying health club fees. Tom Adams, sophomore, ,- orks on building strength before track season begins. Advertisements SPASOFF PHOTOGRAPHY « Portraits • Seniors • Weddings Commercial • Copies Restoration 7895 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 Phone: 738-2544 Shahey’s piZZA gurreT Restaurant MERRILLVILLE NEXT TO CENTURY C. MALL AMDARO ■inr SCHULTE’S STANDARD SERVICE 7269 BROADWA Merrillville in 46410 Phone (21 9) 769-9668 (2 1 9) 769 5998 tS� � a n Complete Office Outfitters First In Selection, Satisfaction, Savings and Service STOP IN AT ONE OF OUR SHOWROOMS FOR THE BEST SELECTION IN OFFICE FURNITURE, SUPPLIES, MACHINES AND COMPUTER WORK STATIONS. MERRILLVILLE 7880 Broadway Merrillville. IN 46410 738-2770 GARY 1818 W. 35lh Ave Gary. IN 46408 981-1131 VALPARAISO 51 Indiana Ave. Valparaiso, IN 46383 465-7000 Congratulations To The Class Of 1987 BOSAK MOTOR SALES INC. Bosak Lease And Rental 3111 W. Lincoln Highway Merrillville, IN 46410 Chrysler • Plymouth 738-2323 At Affordable Prices 60 Years Of Service PIZZA • WE CREATE 21 KINDS CHICK’N • SANDWICHES SALAD BAR • PASTA OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK VALPARAISO COUNTY SEAT PLAZA 183 Advertisements STATE FARM INSURANCE Mario Sposato Agency Manager 7221 Taft Street Off: Merrillville, IN 46410 (209) 769-4261 SAMARA’S LUMS 510 W. Lincoln Highway Merrillville, IN 46410 Phone 769-9813 dOOtm ROSS PLAZA Rta 30 Marrtllvllla Road Marrtllvllla (219)769-3140 Hour : Mon.-Frl. 8-9 Sat. 104, Sun. 12-5 GRIFFITH PARK Ctlna Ava. A Rldga Road Griffith (219) 923-8549 Houri: Mon.-Frl. 10-8 Sat. 10 8, Sun. 12 5 COMPUTER LAND 401 W. 81st Ave. Merrillville, IN. 46410 Phone: 769-8020 A a[(jor J entad dorfxo ration 40 W. 73rd Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410 Phone: (219) 769-3305 Allan M. Nalbor d d s Family Dentistry Preventive Dentistry Orthodontics THE ATHLETE’S FOOT 6924 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 769-3113 184 Advertisements ARBY’S 5790 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 980-2550 185 Advertisements MONEY TALKS Yogurt craze arrives at MHS The latest craze to hit Merrillville is frozen yo- gurt. Two local places to find this delicious treat are Holy Cow and TCBY (The Country’s Best Yo- gurt). It can also be bought during lunch hours at MHS, compliments of Holy Cow. Frozen Yogurt has a taste similiar to ice cream and has a wide range of flavors. Some examples of some of the outrageous flavors are pina co- lada, peanut butter and blueberry cheesecake. Many students enjoy the different flavors but also find that they like the smaller amount of calories. “I like going to TCBY because it taste great, and it’s low cal. They also have great toppings, espe- cially the M M’s,” said Cara Carrabine, junior. Another advantage to the frozen yogurt is that it is available all year round. “When we get a taste for ice cream in the win- ter, we go to Holy Cow, since most of the ice cream places are closed,’’ stated Gregg Stepp and Scott Gronowski, sophomores. Whatever the reason might be, many students enjoy going out to get some frozen yogurt, by HEATHER KIRK Enjoying some frozen yogurt from TCBY is Karen Kruzan, junior. Frozen yogurt is a low calorie alternative to ice cream. Good Luck Pirates From: Steak • Seafood • Salad Open Daily For Lunch • Dinner 312 W 81st Ave Merrillville For all your banking needs. ■INDIANA FEDERAL Valparalso 462-4131 • Val Park 464-7208 • Knox 772-6253 Merrlllvllla 769-3481 • Portage 782-3171 • Cheaterton 926-7664 Crown Point 6630865 • Ranaaalaar 866-7194 186 Advertisements DISCOVER. MERRILLVILLE LICENSE BUREAU Discover what makes StrackA Van Til the 1 choice among foodstores . . . • The highest quality products • the biggest selection • the best service • the lowest prices OPEN 24 HOURS. Closed Sunday. HAMMOND HIGHLAND MERRILLVILLE SCHERERVILLE 2635- 169th St. 9632 Cline Ave. 7201ToftSt. Rts.30541 870 West 61st Avenue Al Schmidt, Manager JIM SHEMA’S OUTDOOR SPORTS 7199 Broadway Merrillville, Indiana WASICK ' S UPHOLSTERY CUSTOM HANDWORK FABRIC VINYL 769-5702 FREE ESTIMATES PICK UP A DELIVERY BOB WASICK Thirteen Years Experience 4 Dairti Queen Merrillville Is TOPS with Walter Cook Insurance 7195 Broadway SOUTHLAKE DAIRY QUEEN 1401 E. 82nd Ave. Phone: Merrillville, IN 46410 736-9449 769-2387 187 Advertisements MONEY TALKS Thieling “It’s a part of a lot of interesting lives.” This expression is advertised by the American Ex- press Bank Company. Credit cards availability and their uses have immensely prospered. These cards have never been more useful and readily convenient in to- day’s society. American Express, Mastercard and VISA are among the well-known bank cards that are handy and overused. VISA is the most used of all three cards. This card is owned by approximately 16,500 various institutions throughout the world. VISA has is- sued over 111 million charge cards to indivi- duals. These people charge over $70 billion alone in North America last year. In a current issue of Barron’s National Busi- ness and Financial Weekly, Jerry Welsh, an ex- ecutive Vice-President of American Express, said, “The credit card industry must be doing something right with a phenominal number of people purchasing on credit.” Credit cards are inspirational for many peo- ple. Remember, “Don ' t leave home without it.” U.S. 30 RADIATORS • 3903 E. 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VIDEO - ACCESSORIES - TRANSFERS 188 Advertisements Best of luck to the class of ’87 ac Old Mill Pizzeria LOUNGE Pfta dtvn VP ( 2)Pivfve RBSTAURANT A COCKTAIL LOUNQK BREAKFAST SPECIALS MON-SAT HOMEMADE LUNCHEON SPECIALS 8ERVINQ FROM 11:30 AM FRIDAY FISH SPECIAL 8ATURDAY BAR-B-OUE LAMB SPECIAL CALL FOR INFORMATION FOR SMALL PARTIES CATERING HOURS: SUN 11:30 AM - 12 MID MON THRU SAT 7 AM - 3 AM FOOD SERVED UNTIL 1 A«M • ON DELIVERY CARRY OUT FROM 11:00 AM - 12:00 MID ON ALL MENU ITEMS gYCqTt ALL DISHES PREPARED WITH FRESH INGREDIENTS EVERYDAYl FAST PIPING HOT DELIVERY ALL DISHES 11 AM TO MIDNIGHT “lAleet die PPAe 0 P 769-4511 35 W. 73rd AV. MERRILLVILLE (CORNER OF 73rd MADISON) ■fr-L Set your goals — strive to reach them — succeed in exceeding them. “Wishing you well . . St. Anthony Medical Center, Inc. Main Franciscan Road, Crown Point, Indiana 46307 Telephones: Crown Point (219)663-8120 Merrillville (219)738-2100 Lowell, Shelby Cedar Lake (219)374-9514 189 Advertisements I 7894 Taft Suite A Merrillville, In 46410 7J -2J75 190 Advertisements WE BUY - SELL - APPRAISE BUY SCRAP GOLD SILVER CRAIG A. MAUD-COINS. STAMPS JEWELRY 1224 N. MAIN ST. CROWN POINT. IN 46307 flint Se wice COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE 23Vi HOUR TOWING RYDER RENTALS P.O. BOX 8444 JIM LILLEY 1-65 61 ST AVENUE (219) 769-6550 MERRILLVILLE. INDIANA 46410 TELEPHONE 219-662-1336 Enjoy Family Dining At PERRY’S RESTAURANT In Century Consumer Mall Get Your Body In Shape Join The BACKYARD HEALTH CLUB 769-3366 “Sotting the Pace in Price Service” “HELP KEEP YOU OFF THE HOOK 6635 BROADWAY MERRILLVILLE 769-1800 191 Advertisements MICHAEL L). GOODWIN D.D.S. MS-Orthodontist 250 N. Main Street Crown Point, IN 46307 662-1200 NOW OPEN MOP.-THURS. 11 a. m. -Midnight FRI.-SAT. ll a.m.-l ,.m. Fuji-Trek Ross Bicycles Complete Repair Service PHONE 736-9077 eK icU 0 ?lvU4t4 BETA-V H S Movies Latest Releases Large Selection 6701 BROADWAY MERRILLVILLE, IND. 46410 Congratulations To The Class Of 1987 SUN. NOON to MIDNICHT CALL (219) 769-6114 ttl. CORNER OF US. 30 R RROAOWAY 1234 Main St. Crown Point, IN PATIO RESTAURANT 7706 BROADWAY 46307 663-8383 769-7990 Good Luck To The Merrillville High School 1987 Graduating Class The Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus Southlake ( ampus Cor porate Office 8701 Broadway 600 Grant Street Merrillville. IN 404 1 0 Gary. IN 46402 (2W) 738 5500 (219) 886-4000 193 Advertisements 13 baci ViRB 13 El HEALTH CLUB (diamond DAVE’S 240 West 79th Avenue Merrillvile, IN 46410 219- 769-3366 century CONSUMER 9 MALL® 2295 Southlake Mall Merrillville, Indiana 8275 Broadway WGISUMO MAAK - 46410 1987 YEARBOOK PATRONS Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Aznar Mr. and Mrs. John Ban Coin Investors Mr. and Mrs. Charles Collins Ron and Cindy Cunningham and family Mr. and Mrs. John H. Drake Frank Connie Duranleau Bob and Pat Edgerton Mr. and Mrs. William Figueroa and Chrissy Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Guernsey and family Mr. and Mrs. Tom Herbert and Lisa Dino, Nancy, Jamie and Mark Hidalgo Mr. and Mrs. Gene Isolampi Bob and Linda Jennings and Kathleen Mr. and Mrs. Ciro Jimenez Kapitan Motors Inc. Glen, Lynn and Heather Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Paul Krmpotich, Ken and Sheryl Mr. and Mrs. Harold Krohn Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Lea Mr. and Mrs. William Lieber Mrs. Betty Maginot and family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Metcalf Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nicholls Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Pampalone Sharin Pigott Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Plesha and Reagan Herbert, Darlene and Karen Seberger Colleen M. Sinar Mr. and Mrs. Sposato and Michelle Mr. and Mrs. John Tanke and Matthew Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Toma Mr. and Mrs. John Tubbs Mr. and Mrs. Paul Turpa Andrea Vigna Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Whitaker Sr. r i ( l I 1 194 Advertisements FRIEND Qp yolitH« SMILES ARE A MUST; HAVE ONE ON US Optimist Club of Merrillville Thank you Merrillville High School students for participating in the many Optimist Club projects over the years. Best of luck in the future! Founded in 1960, the Optimist Club of Merrillville is a service organization committed to serving the youth in the community. Its primary function is to be a friend of young people. Annually, it sponsors a wide range of activities for boys and girls. Among these are: Essay Contest Tri-Star Basketball Program Oratorical Contest Respect for Law Bicycle Safety Ross Summer Theatre Youth Appreciation Week In addition, the Optimist Club of Merrillville supports timely projects that have a bearing on youth. The Just Say No” drug education program and a Discipline Literacy” program for parents are examples of civic concern and consciousness of the Optimist Club of Merrillville. The Optimist Club clubhouse is located at 3330 East 74th Avenue. It is available for rental for meetings, banquets, church-sponsored activities, showers, graduation parties and various kinds of youth activities. For reservations, call 942-4367. Individuals interested in joining the Optimist Club of Merrillville and serving the community ' s youth should contact any Optimist Club member on call 942-4367. BE AN OPTIMIST AND BE SOMEBODY! 195 Advertisements AV — Front Row: Mary Valovich. ura Fernando. Back Row: Tony Smith, spnsor. Ron Mikesell. Carl Jimenez. An- Paul Zawada. Band — Front Row: DeeDee Cortez. Bill Zart. Mark Dustman. Dave Mad- dock. Ed Yurga. Second Row: Lisa Lind- borg. Bridget McDermott. Karen Kru- zan. Scott Reder. Tom McCoy. Russ Madson, Bill Satnan. Eric Conchola, An- ura Fernando. Back Row: Jose Rosas. Bob Walsh, Scott Riner, Mark Ku- prinski, Scott Rimer. Ralph Guerro. Chris Castle. Jeff Schieb. Andy Lut- tinan, George Doherty. Chess Club — Front Row: Dave Zim- logun. Back Row: William McBrayer. merman, sponsor. Oladimeji Eniula-Ba- Mark Collins. Ron McBrayer. A Abel, Christopher 11, 84, 103, 101, 122 Abernathy, Kevin 148 Abeyta, Anne 122, 147 Academics 56 Adamovic, Milan 122 Adams, Thomas 156, 182 Adler, Glenn 156 Administration 116, 167 Advertisements 170 Aeschliman, Margie 93, 122 After Prom 40, 41 Ahlqvist, Michael 90, 91, 122 Akers, Michelle 148 Albach, William 156 Albright, Ben 44, 98, 99, 148 Aleman, Rene 156 Aleman, Robert 148 Aleman, Tina 122 Ambroziak, Beverly 78, 164 Anaya, Joseph 148 Anaya, Marie 122 Anderson, Gail 112 Anderson, Janet 164 Anderson, Peter 148 Aporte, Noel 156 Arby ' s 185 Arceo, Greg 78, 148 Arena, Michael 66 Arena, Rosie 148 Arly, Dawn 148 Armontrout, Lafey 70, 164 Armstrong, Patricia 164 Arneson, Cathy 94, 109, 148 Asbridge, Todd 156 Athlete ' s Foot 184 Atria, Joe 84, 87, 112 AV Club 196 Aznar, Tony 40, 117, 148 B Baehler, Darcie 148 Backyard Health Club 191, 194 Baker, Joseph 148 Bakker, Kimberley 148 Balczko, Jessica 156 Balog, David 123 Balog, Joe 156 Balovski, Riste 163 Baltoska, Milena 148 Ban, Eric 101, 102, 110, 123 Banashak, Kevin 101, 156 Band 197 Banham, Michael 156 Banham, William 148 Bankhead, Latonya 96, 148 Banzen, Gregg i 1 6, 117, 123 Barakoska, Suzana 156 Barandela, Rich 123 Barandela, Ronald 123 BoVcerak, Delores 169 Bardeson, Monica 99, 148 Baric, Radmila 148 Barkasi, Nicole 156 Barkauskas, Tammy 78, 123 Barker, Christine 109, 156 Barnes , Kenneth 156 Barnes, Robert 156 Barton, Michael 117, 148 Baseball 116, 117 Basketball 100, 101, 102, 103 Batides, Denise 148 Batides, Irene 169 Batliner, Stacy 156 Baum ' s Specialty Foods 184 Beckett, Tony 148 Beeler, Matt 123 Beird, Tim 122 Belinsky, Dawn 148 Bell, Scott 156 Belmonte, Michael 3, 84, 148 Belshaw, Amanda 109, 156 Belshaw, Constance 123, 164 Belt, Tony 84, 148 Bemish, Brad 148 Bemish, Tracie 156 Bennett, Marsha 148 Benson, David 123 Berdine, James 87, 101, 156 Berg, Stephanie 99, 156 Bergeson, Bob 8, 42, 84, 87, 108, 109 Bernstein, Lisa 92, 93, 148 Bernstein, Pamela 38, 123 Bertram, Mary Ann 164 Besedick, Scott 84, 148 Best, Melissa 1 19, 156 Biancardi, Anthonette 156 Biancardi, Rebecca 156 Bielak, Joseph 156 Bikoff, Kimberly 148 Bills, Jon-Marc 156 Bills, Suzette 123, 160 Bittner, Nicole 94, 156 Black, Todd 87, 156 Blanco, Susana 99, 156 Blankenship. Kelly 122 Bodo, Michael 148 Boedeker, Scott 148 Bogard, David 148 Boger, Melissa 156 Boldyn, Philip 148 Book, Melanie 78, 148 Borden, Ron 123 Borens, Brian 148 Borman, Christine 90 Bosak Motor Sales, Inc 187 Basile, Heidi 90 Boswell, Colette 156 Bothwell, Robbie 164 Bottom, Lee 164 Bounnharaj, Sue 107, 118, 119, 148, 168 Bounnharaj, Tom 70, 74, 156 Bova, Frank 87, 156 Bovard, Grace 49, 164 Bowen, Jamie 156 Bowling, Lori 123 Bowman, Travis 156 Boys Track 114, 115 Brandon, Steven 156 Brankle, Daniel 99, 148 Branson, Steven 156 Bratcher, Jerry 57, 164 Breault, Tony 163 Brewer, Mark 123 Brice, William 84, 123 Bricker, Dean 156 Bricker, Glynn 122, 147 Bricker, Todd 156 Bridges, John 148 Bridy, Joy 163 Brinkman, Belinda 148 Broda, Phil 107 Brooks, Thomas 148 Brooks, Tracie 156 Brown, Cherie 148 Brown, Cindy 129, 148 Brown, Darrel 148 Brown, Debbie 123 Brown, Douglas 123 Brown, Robert 164 Bruner, Gregory 157 Bryan ' s Florists 179 Brynn, Kevin 163 Brynn, Lori 149 Buchalter, William 149 Buck, Lara 90, 149 Budner, Elizabeth 124 Budzelvski, Mike 110, 111, 149 Budzeluski, Nikol 157 Buhring, Daniel 149 Bukovic, Scott 157 Bukzevski, Michael 160 Bulza, Teresa 157 Bunda, Nicole 157 Burger, Denise 149 Burke, Karrin 13, 94, 96, 157 Burke, Kelly 10, 11, 49, 118, 124, 167 Burkhart, Melinda 157 Burns, Michael 124 Burton, Brian 124 Burton, Cheryl 149 Business 78, 79 Bustos, Ricardo 87, 163 Byczko, Bryan 149 Byczko, Gregory 149 c Cabell, Larry 157 Cacic, Kristine 149 Cagle, Garry 149 Cain, Russell 124 Callas, Kris 149 C L Auto Supply 174 Cambell, Bob 99 Cambridge Plan Inter 172 Cameron, Tom 106, 107, 164 Cammarata, Antonino 157 Cammarata, Diana 157 Cammarata, Guiseppina 16, 99, 124 Campbell, Nancy 104, 156, 157 Canales, Gina 8, 30, 157 Canchola, Eric 157 Canchola, Patty 124 Cantu, Kathryn 95, 119 Cardoza, Marissa 124 Carlotta, Cynthia 147, 122 Carlotta, Tammy 147, 122 Carlson, James 157, 174 Carlson, Christine 124 Carlson, Jason 149 Carlson, Michelle 99, 149 Carnell, Joe 163 Carpenter, Cheryl 164 Carr, John 166 Carrabine, Cara 96, 112, 118, 149, 186 Carrara, Diane 149 Carrillo, Michael 149 Casey, James 149 Cashman, Carl 163 Castle, Chris 87, 157 Cauley, Gary 149 Celorio , Rose Mary 149 Centanni, Jeffrey 157 Century Cosumer Mall 194 Century 21, Heritage Inc 178 Central Florists 193 Chadd, Curtis 122, 147 Chan, Chris 90, 157 Chandler, Ryan 84, 124 Chapman, John 124 Chairesworth, Heather 9, 11, 96, 124 Cheerleaders 118, 119 Chess Club 197 Chidsey, Greg 13, 48, 88, 89, 124 Chidsey, Judy 164 Chirby, Stephanie 124 Choi, Joe 124 Choncoff, Chris 164 Christoff, Linda 164 Christoff, Susan 112, 149 Christos, John 110, 149 Christos, Martha 124, 129 Civanich, Scott 74, 1149 Clark, Carolyn 157 Clark, Tim 149 Classic Oldsmobile 181 Clements, Kathryn 149 Clemons, Rich 124 Closing 206 Coburn, Ed 164 Cocke, Brent 124 COE 181 Cogley, Christine 157, 169 Cole, Peggy 157 Collie, Douglas 80, 157 Collins, Art 166 Collins, Brandon 107, 149 Collins, Brian 149 Collins, Chuck 39, 58, 124 Collins, Colleen 41, 42, 94, 108, 109, 149 Collins, Kim 124 Collins. Marcus 125 Colvin, Deborah 1 19, 149 Commonwealth Business College 177 Computerland 184 Conn, Debbie 149 Conner, Christine Connoly, Kim 112 Connors, Nancy 125 Cook, Karin 83, 88, 89, 94, 95, 96, 97, 125 Cook, Lori 4, 122, 125 Cook, Melissa 96, 109 Cook, Walter 157 Cooper, Lisa 125 Cope, Amy 125 Coppess, Paul 122, 147 Coredig, Carolyn 125 Corey, Mary 169 Correa, Marco 157 Cortez, DeeDee 109, 149 Coto, Frank 125 Coto, Jeff 30, 53, 99, 149 Couch, Douglas 149 Cox, Jim 125 Cozmanoff, Cheryl 157 Cozmanoff, Jason 149 Craig A. Mand — Coins, Stamps, Jewelry 191 Craig, Bridget 125 Craig, Melvin 149 Crane, Jimmy 84, 149 Creative Arts 197 Crim, Teresa 125 Crist, L.J. 166 Croarkin, Gerald 84, 117, 125 Croarkin, John 76, 84, 86, 119, 125 Cross Country 92, 93 Crouse, Shane 157 Crownover, Jason 149 Cruz, James 149 Cuevas, Carmen 149 Cullinan, Robert 125 Cunningham, James 119, 125 Cunningham, Shawn 84. 125 Cuprinski, Mark 88, 149 Curtis, Stacy 149 Cushman, Carl 149 Czarnecki, Eric 84, 101, 149 D Daiss, Bethany 157 Danford, Tammy 149 Daniels, Sharon 24, 66, 125 Dankanich, Susan 149 D ' Asto, Vicki 43, 49, 90, 149 Dating 18, 19 Dairy Queen 187 Davidhizar, Mitch 30, 83, 149 Davis, Angela 125 Davis, Kevin 87, 157 Davis, Linda 164 Day, Richard 117, 125 D’Cameo Art Frame Gallery 188 Dee, Robert 147, 122 Deel, Donald 125 Deel, Robert 157 Deep Sea’s Pet World 181 Deible, Clinton 157 Del Real, Leticia 157 Delvalle, Ruben 149 Demakas, Mark 84, 149 Demaree, Jacquelyn 76, 164 DeMure, Jennifer 90, 157 Demuth, Dave 96, 97, 164 Depta, Karen 126 Depta, Mike 11, 49, 84, 101, 149 Depta, Sheryl 109 Dervish, Bridget 157 Desatnick, Jennifer 150 DeVries, Karen 112 Dian, Jeff 84, 150 Diamond Davis 194 Dimitri, James 114, 126 Discover 187 Ditter, Carol 150 Dix, John 150 Dixon, Jamie 150 Dobrijevic, Tanja 122, 126 Doege, Scott 49, 126 Doherty, George 126 Dojcinovski, Maryann 157 Doreski, Antonio 110, 111, 126 Dowdy, Keith 88, 126 Dowell, Angela 164 Doyle, Ronald 157 Drake, Colleen 150 Drennan, Becky 150 Drinski, Michelle 13, 150 Dubowski, Ronale 119, 157 Dudak, Michelle 7, 104, 118, 150 Dufresne, Cathy 126 Dukic, Joka 157 Dulla, Kathleen 126 Band — Front Row: Jennifer Perdy. Jessica Balczko. Kim Baker. Pam Le- pley. Kristin Parsons, Venessa Bun- yion. Laurie Johnson. Amy Roberts. Bridget Durvish. Jennifer Giacomin. Karen Smith. Patty Sanger, Dan Mc- Coy. Second Row: Ed Yurga. Margie Aeschliman, Jackie Horwell, Jim Sulli- van. Bill Satnan. Bill Banham, Eric Can- chola. Dave Vavra. Scott Bell. Anura Fernando. Dave Russell. Back Row: Bob Walsh. Scott Rmer, Tom McCoy. Jose Rosas. Greg Harbrecht. Jason Neff. Phil Gill. Mike Klevickas. Todd As- bridge, Tim Gohen. Rosie Arena. An- drea Erler, Brian Yoman. Bill Zart. Kelly Kostel. Creative Arts — Front Row: Linda Josette Hackleman. Back Row: Chris Christoff. Sponsor. Laura Lecounte. Paine. David Yonker. FEA — Front Row: Jan O’Shea, spon- sor. Chrissy Carlson. Colleen McDer- mott. Chris Paine. Carol Ditter Back Row: Shawn Cunningham. Nomiki Zembillas. Jayne Maginot. Stacy Cur- tis. Carol Marino. 2$L Flag Corps — Front Row: Pam Leply. Becky Drennan. Lisa Lindborg. Jessica Balczko. Back Row: Connie Jandura. FHA — Front Row: Carol Marino, Dawn Arly. Tara Reilly. Debbie Ison, Patty Tobbs. Back Row: Valerie Huston. French Club — Front Row: Julie Jose- forsky, Donna Micic. Second Row: Cathy Marks. Lisa Berstein. Third Row: Irene Spiro, sponsor, Julie Gibson. Sue Lytle. Liz Budner, Suzie Tam, Carrie Swinford, Melanie Book, Julie Milevski, Missy Gayda. Linda Shesto. Vicki D ' Asto. Fourth Row: Sharon Daniels. Helen Lalios. Vera Todorovich. Kerrie Lisa Sponel. Jennifer Giacomin. Jenni- fer Purdie, Bridget McDermott. Jacci Fradette. Tracy Huddelston. Jim Spencer, Chrissy Carison. Carol Von- Behren, sponsor. Evanyo. Joy Bridy, Karen Radu. Erin Payton, Veronica Percy, Joka Dukic, Bill Zart, Tammy Peters. Back Row: Diane Jolveski. Mary Kalogeras, Tanja Dobrijevic. Tamara Levinson. Amy Rob- erts. Melissa Hicks, Kim Sutowski, Jan Povlin. Dana Gildersleeve, Laurie Kowal. Susan Dankanich. Dulie, Kimberly 157 Dunklin, Angelque 150 Dunn, Randy 150 Dunn, Robert 126 Dunscombe, Matthew 157 Dunscombe, Miles 4 Durkin, Kelly 157 Dustman, Mark 126 E East, Jim 101, 102 East, Marlene 22, 169 Easton, Robert 157 Eaton, Sharon 157 Eaton, Wendy 60, 112, 126 Eaves, Donald 150 Ebler, Richard 164 Eby, Dana 126 Eby, Stacy 157 Eck, Joseph 126 Edgcomb, Jim 67 Edgerton, Judi 150 Eich, Ronnie 150 Elective Classes 68, 69 Eleftheri, Anthony 157 Ellich, Leslie 150 Elliott, Mary 157 Ellis, David 157 Ellis, Bob 69, 150 Elston, Kelly 163 Ely. Heather 112 Ely, Rodney 87, 157 Emerson, Julie 52, 99, 157 Emery, Richard 126 Emery, Ronnie 126 Ennols, Tracey 157 Erdelac, Cathleen 15, 98, 99, 126 Erdelac, Kristine 99, 157 Erdelac, John 126 Erdelac, Michael 150 Erdelles, Amy 129, 150 Erdelles, David 126 Erfurth. Frank 53, 114, 126 Erfurth, Jennifer 119, 157 Erler, Andrea 41, 93, 127 Espravnik, Larry 84, 150 Espravnik, Laura 150 Etc. 42 Evans, Bradley 84, 150 Evanyo, Kerrie 157 Excuses 74, 75 F Fabian, David 127 Fabian, Stephen 127 Fackler, Cliff 76. 165 Faculty 164, 165 Falatic, Martin 4, 127 Farias, Rey 150 Farias, Ricardo 148, 150 Farmer, Terry 150 Fashing, Jacqueline 112, 157 Feeney, Tom 165 Feliciano, Eric 150, 163 Fellmy, Alicia 157 Fellmy, William 166 Feneck, Tom 127 FEA 197 Fentress, Brad 107 Fentress, Kim 127 Fergusen, Colleen 157 Ferkull, Jean 127 Fernandez, Tracy 93, 96, 112, 157 Fernandez, Kelly 93, 112 Fernando, Anura 127 Feterick, Michael 157 FHA 198 Fialkowski. Nancy 158 Fiebelkorn, Richard 150 Figueroa, Christine 39, 127, 140 Findley, Shannon 150 Fischer, Terry 158 Fish, Tim 127 Fitness 70, 71 Fitusis, Niki 150 Flaharty, Gina 24, 52, 55, 96, 97, 109, 127 Flag Corps 198 Flauding, Shannon 150 Flynn, Arlen 150 Faddys 179 Fontecchio, James 163 Football 84, 85, 86, 87 Football Homecoming 8, 9, 10, 11 Ford, Kathleen 127 Foreign Language 64, 65 Fox, Joe 122 Frantal, William 150 Franticelli, Michael 150 Franz, Audrey 169 Frasca, Liz 169 Frazer, Christine 165 Freeman, Catherine 158 Freeman, Kelly 150 Freeman, Sharlene 150 Frekot, Korri 99, 157 French Club 198 Fricke. Adam 150 Friedlund, Christopher 87, 157 Fry, Linda 165 Fry, Rhonda 150 Furuness, Drew 55, 165 e Gabric, Robert 150 Gagianas, Alex 150 Gagoff, Christina 150 Galka, Debbie 9, 44, 118, 150 Galanis, Mary Ann 165 Gallegos, Carmen 127 Galoozis, Susan 150 Galvan, Mark 150 Garcia, Angela 127 Gard, Monica 158 Garrard, Amy 158 Gary, Camera 188 Garza, Alma 127 Garza, Michelle 127 Gavelek, Michael 122, 127 Gawrysiak, Michelle 150 Gayda, Melissa 150, 152 Gearhart, Amanda 158 Gearhart, Melissa 127 Geeze, Cindi 150 Geib, Kelly 150 Gemeinhart, David 98, 99, 127 Gernenz, Michael 158 Giacomin, Jennifer 127 Gibson, Julie 22, 96, 112, 158 Gilbert, Paul 150 Gildersleeve, Dana 150 Gilea, George 158 Gilfillan, Kelly 158 Gilfillan, Matt 4, 84, 128 Gill, Karen 158 Gill, Kevin 158 Gill, Michael 150 Gill, Phillip 128 Gill, Todd 84, 150 Gingerich, Jennifer 150 Giordano’s 193 Girls Basketball 96, 97 Girls Glee 199 Girls Track 112, 113 Gist, Nathaniel 101, 150 Glatt, Brandon 89, 158 Glatz, Fredrick 99. 128 Gligic, Donny 150 Gogola, Linda 42, 109, 128 Goheen, Timothy 128, 158 Golf 88, 89 Gomez, Billy 150 Gonzales, Frank 122, 147 Gonzalez, Edward 158 Gonzalez, Eric 87, 107, 158 Gonzalez, Michael 150 Good, Matthew 93, 158 Good Morning 12, 13 Goodwin, Michael D. 192 Gordon, Ann 44, 128 Gornik, Amy 93, 96, 112, 158 Gorski, Michael 158 Gould, Rebecca 158 Govert, Andy 150 Goya 172 Gradeless, Sally 165 Graduation 36, 37 Graeber, Michelle 81, 94, 109, 158 Grant, Garry 158 Grantsaris, Christopher Gray, Diane 150 Graystone, Jeffrey 158 Green, Chris 84, 128 Greene, Christopher 150 Griggs, Scott 150 Grigoraki, Avangelia 128 Groff, Jill 128 Gronek, Steven 150 Gronowski, Scott 114, 158, 186 Gros, Regina 59, 90, 150 Grynovich, Kimberly 128 Grynovich, Tom 84, 150 Guaranteed Muffler Brake Performers 180 Guardiola, Cristina 128 Guardiola, Jerry 150 Guba, Anthony 87, 158 Guernsey, Maureena 158 Guernsey, Sherry 112, 128, 167 Guernsey, Stephen 158 Guerrero, Ralph 121, 128 Gustafson, Chris 150 Guthrie, Shelly 150 Gymnastics 104, 105 H Habrych, Janet 169 Hack, Christina 128 Hackleman, Josette 17, 128 Hague R. Jason 87, 158 Halkias, Mary 169 Halkias, Nicholas 158 Hair Affair 177 Half Price Furniture 174 Hall, Scott 150 Haller, Steve 40, 129, 150 Halterman Photography 173 Hamilton, Ray 165 Hamilton, Sandra 128, 140 Hamilton, Scott 150, 99 Hammond, Beth 150, 163, 99 Handley, Marcus 150 Hansbury, Phillip 122, 147 Hansel, Alicia 122, 147 Harbison, William 158 Harbrecht, Gregory 158 Harder, Robert 165 Hardin, Scott 150 Harding, Lisa 150 Harms, Steven 16, 128 Harmon, Marlene 169 Harney, Donald 150 Harper, Francine 30, 122, 147 Harper, Theresa 158 Harris, Julie 94, 158 Harrigan, Deanne 122 Harter, Richard 158 Harwood, Robert 163 Hatala, Pamela 119, 158 Hatala, Tracy 129 Hawkins, Dawn 158 Hawkins, Shannon 129 Headlines, Bodylines 179 Hebert, Andrew 129 Hebert, Dawn 151, 104 Hebert, Diane 90 Hecker, David 87, 158 Heinz, Amy 158 Heliums, Deborah 158 Helm, Eric 151 Heming, Richard 122, 147 Heminger, Michael 49, 87, 114, 158 Henderson, Brad 151 Henderson, Scott 24, 41, 122, 129, 140 Herbert, Lisa 94, 158, 96 Herbert, Tom 38, 166 Hernandez, Denice 117, 158 Herr, Alison 158 Herrera, Alice 129 Herrera, Chris 163 Hero Club 199 Hess, Paul 151 Hess, Tony 32, 122, 147 Hicks, Melissa 49, 129 Hicks, Scott 107 Hidalgo, Jamie 112, 129 Hidalgo, Mark 85, 86, 87. 107, 117, 158 Highsmith, Kimbra 151 Hill, Gordon 101, 158 Hill, Richard 158, 165 Hinkel, Dennis 117, 156, 158 Hippie, Barb 109 Hippie, Brenda 49, 94, 109, 129 Hippie, Herbert 87, 158 Hirchak, Tom 130 Hirchak, John 48, 158 Hirjak, Joseph 151 Hise, Randy 163 Hocza, John 151 Hoderek, Louise 169 Hodgetts, Michele 158 Hoekstra, Debbie 151 Hofferber, Debra 34, 35, 64, 74, 119, 158 Holland, James 122 Holland, Michael 158 Hollandsworth, Marc 158 Holloway, Tony 107 Honor Society 199 Hoogheen, Greg 134 Hopper, Heather 112 Hornak, Erina 130 Hovanec, David 151 Horton, Ron 130 Horwell, Jacquelyn 151 How to Study 58, 59 Howard, Kellie 122, 147 Howell, Brad 151 Howell Tractor Equip. 172 Hoyt, David 151 Hrabrich, Nicole 130 Hub City Cycle 193 Huber, Karen 94 Huber, Marilyn 169 Huckins, Paul 151 Hudak, David 151 Huddleston, Kelly 130 Huddleston, Sue 130 Huddleston, Tracy 158 Hudnall, Diane 151 Hudock, Jeffrey 130 Hudock, John 151 Hudson, Charles 130 Huff, Cheri 130 Huffmaster, Donna 130 Hughes, Jan 165 Huish, Kathleen 122 Hummel, Tricia 158 Hundley, Scott 151 Hunt, Jennifer 130 Hunt, Teresa 130 Hunt, Tina 119, 158 Huray, Richard 165 Huseman, Melissa 151 Huston, Laura 158 Huston, Valerie 130, 16 Hutchison, Beth 94, 112, 158 Hutchison, Max 76, 88, 89, 165 Hutson, Todd 130 Huycke, Tim 130 Hydinger, Cindy 151 Hydinger, Elaine 169 Hylek, Gina 20, 158 Hyndman, Richard 84, 130 I Idzior, William 76, 165 Iglendza, Larry 70, 151 Iglendza, Marko 158 llevski, Nick 130 llevski, Victoria 158 Indiana Federal 186 Ireton, Jimmy 151 Isolampi, Matt 139 Ison, Debbie 130 Ison, Elzie 130 Ison, James 90, 91, 130, 151 Ison, Raymond 84, 131 Izsak, Sherm 165 Izynski, Sherry 158 J Jackson, Sandy 3, 18, 24, 131 Jaeger, Jim 131 Jakich, Kevin 151 Jacobsens 187 Jakich, Tami 158 Jaksic, Radoslav 84, 131 Janda, Jerry 151 Jandura, Connie 151 Janiszewski, Donald 151 Janovick, Paul 158 Jansen, Genta 112 Jansen, Tasha 158 Jasnic, Milena 117, 158 Jedynak, Kelly 107, 151 Jefferies, Mary Kay 165 Jeffrey, Bradley 151 Jen, Michael 158 Jennings, Kathleen 131 Jets 80, 81 Jimenez, Jerry 158 Jim Lilley’s Service 191 Jim Shema’s 187 Jimenez, Carl 16, 24, 30, 131 Girls Glee — Front Row: Jill Wilkerson, Jennifer Trivette, Carolyn Clark. Su- sana Blanco. Colleen Ferguson. Anth- onette Biancardi Second Row. Jill Manoski. Melissa Best. Heather Peters. Kelly Gilfillan. Karen Moore. Jennifer Erfurth. Third Row: Tracy Huddleston. Colleen McDonald, Kimberly Dulio, Co- lette Boswell. Pamela Pittman. Dawn Nack Back Row: Helen Mollick. Sue- zana Manojlovic. Lisa Johnson, Cheryl Cozmanoff. Deborah Heliums, Melissa Sinkiewicz. Tricia Hummel. Honor Society — Front Row: Sharon Daniel. Sonja Trajkovski. Karen Depta. Vera Todorovich, Kelly Stiener. Jim Di- mitri, Anura Fernando. Bill Lorentz. Jill Groff. Second Row: Erina Hornak. No- miki Zembillas. Melissa Tesanovich. Da- vid Yonker. Melissa Hicks. Shelley Met- ros. Jeff Kennedy. Sharon Labash. Back Row: Drew Furuness. Matt Gilfil- lan. Christina Taskoff. Tamara Levin- son. Anna Talveski. Tony Valevski. Tony Velovski. Jerry Miller. John Vilczynski. HERO Club — Front Row: Sandy Ur- banaczyk. Francine Harper. Wendy Smith. Patty Canchola. Janet Dobeleki. Lori Rogers. Back Row: Caroline Core- dig. Denise Burger. Kathy Podgorski. Cristina Guardiloa. Teresa Crim. Jim Cox. Margaret Stallings, sponsor. Key Club 201 Kierzkowski, Maureen 104 Kierzkowski, Thomas 87, 159 Kim, Chin 131, 134 Kirk, Heather 12, 151 Kirk, Linda 90 Kirn, Kimberly 159 Klein, Tim 151 Klevickas, Mike 84, 132 Klootwyk, David 147, 151 Knafelz, John 151 Knezic, Nancy 90, 151, 159 Knezic, Nick 99, 110, 151 Knight, Michael 159, 74 Koby, Barbara 165 Koczur, Eric 159 Koczur, Scott 132 Koenig, Julie 151 Koenig, Susan 94, 96, 159 Kolodzinski, Anne 58, 94, 109, 159 Kolodzinski, Jeffrey 59, 151 Komechak, Karen 27, 112, 132 Konrady, Kristin 151 Koritko, Laurie 159, 160 Koroskoska, Slavica 151 Kosac, Brian 132 Kostelnik, Gary 147 Kostur, Kristina 151 Kostyal, Kelly 151 Kostur, Nenad 110, 111, 132 Koteski, Zoran 110, 151 Koukoutsis, Pete 122, 151 Kouma, Anastasia 159 Kourtesis, Freda 151 Kouskousakis, John 107, 147 Kovacik, Annetionette 122, 132, 147 Kovacik, Jacqueline 151 Kovacik, John 122, 147 Kowal, Laurel 151 Kowal, Mike 132 Kozak, Mallori 99, 132 Kralis, Paul 159 Kratkoczki, Eddie 151 Kratkoczki, John 132 Kraunsnick, Dale 151 Krawczyk, Kathy 132 Kray, David 132 Krcoski, Mike 110, 151 Krcoski, Suzie 159 Krecik, Michael 159 Krmpotoch, Sheryl 96, 109, 151 Kruppa, Lisa 151 Krutz, Mike 69, 107, 165 Kruzan, Karen 118, 151, 186 Kubacki, Chris 151, 159 Kubiak, John 132 Kucik, Susan 151 Kumstar, Antionette 132 Kumstar, Joseph 159 Kurowski, Kathy 112 Jobs 60, 61 Jolevski, Diane 64, 94, 131 Johns, Tara 159 Johnson, Cathy 131 Johnson, Lisa 163 Johnson, Lorraine 159 Johnson, Michael 131, 159, 163 Johnson, Michele 151 Johnson, Rick 151 Johnson, Robert 159 Jones, Brad 122, 147 Jones, Brett 117, 159 Jones, Dawayne 131 Jones, Heather 159 Jones, Jennifer 159 Jones, Kelly 159 Jones, Mechelle 151 Jones, Norma 15, 1163 Jones, Richele 131 Jorgenson, Terry 151 Joseforsky, James 87, 101, 117, 159 Joseforsky, Julie 41, 55, 64. 94, 95, 96, 109, 131 Joseph, Jon 163 Josifoski, Marjan 151 Jostes, Tammy 151 Jovanovski, Susan 159 Joyce, Tammy 131 Judge, Thomas 159 Juniors 148 Jurasevich, Jill 151 K Kacerski, James 131 Kachur, Douglas 151 Kachur, Peter 13, 131 Kaegebein, Todd 151 Kaiser, Allison 159 Kalogeras, Mary 131 Kaluf, Brian 131 Kambouris, Phil 87, 159 Kapitan, Dorothy 94, 95, 151 Karahalios, Tom 151, 163 Karakoziz, Gina 159 Karamacoski, Marjan 110, 151 Kardoulias, Nancy 151 Kark, John 151 Karson, Christopher 131 Kasarda, Jerry 165 Kaser, Rodney 155, 99 Kaurich, Timothy 151 Kavadas, Pete 110, 151 Kawalski, John 159 Kearby, Camile 15, 151 Keegan, Lorie 159 Keever, Rhondalynn 151 Kelly, Brian 151 Kelly, Brian 159 Kendt, Timothy 151 Kennedy, Jeffrey 131 Kerns, Shawn 151 Kerr, Jimmy 93, 92, 107, 151 Kerulis, Katherine 151 Orchestra — Front Row: Tamara Le- vinson. Sonja Trajkovski, Shally Plo- maritis. Theresa Harper, Renee Mishler, Sharlene Freeman, Trisha Hommal. Second Row: Jason Seale. Becky Rogers. Julie Riese. Sherry Ma- chacek, Melissa Stefanovich, Christine Cogley, Kelly Freeman, Dana Eby, Kris- tin Erdelac. Back Row: Todd Sapper. Keith Nipper. Sharlene Plomaritis. Dawn Porter. Mallory Kozak. Dennis Pearson. Kathy Erdelac. Jerry Starce- vic. Photographers — Front Row: Jane Feterick. Marc Schrenker Back Row: Maginot. Second Row: Sue Bounn- Paul Zawada. haraj. John Thieling. Third Row: Mike Pom Pon — Front Row: Lisa Stedman. Ann-Marie Turpa. Marie Anaya, Connie Belshaw. Lee Spiroff. Jill Lamfalusi. Vera Todorovich. Kelly Steiner. Tina Sobierajski. Second Row: Nicole La- Plante. Traci Tamalunas. Chaundra Reno. Jenny Trivette. Tammi Nuzzo. Third Row: Lara Buck. Krissy Trakas. Joy Bridy. Jennifer Demure. Amy Heinz, Shana Lieber. Back Row: Evette Santiago. Cathy Marks. Hea ther Kirk. Linsa Shesto. Niki Budzevski. Angel Martin. Nada Todorovich. Kurtis, Chris 20, 22, 81, 110, 132, 168 Kuzemka, Suzanne 152 Kvachkoff, Kathy 122, 147 Kwilasz, Joseph 152 L Labash, Sharon 132 Lacoss, Erik 132, 159 Lagerstrom, Lara 132 Lalios, Gus 152 Lalios, Helen 64, 66, 132 Lamarca, Mary 159 Lamb, Steven 152 Lamfalusi, Jill 63, 11, 10, 15, 63, 122, 132 Lamore, Dala 132 Landgrebe, Brian 132 Lane, Tara 159 Langbehn, Doug 159 Lape, David 159 Laplante, Nicole 159 Lara, Jose-Luis 159 Larson, Karen 152 Lash, Darcy 94, 96, 109, 159 Lash, Keith 117, 159 Lash, Kurt 152 Lash, Mark 84, 107, 152 Law, Rebecca 159 Lea, Jon 40, 84, 101, 103, 117, 152 Learman, Joe 159 LeCounte, Laura 17, 132 LeDuc, Judy 78, 165 Lehr, Jim 152 Lemon, Sherry 10, 11, 63, 132 Leon, Gloria 132 Lepley, Pam 152 Lesher, Steven 122 Lesko, Tammy 132 Lesniak, Michael 99, 152 Lester, Mike 99, 132 Levin Tire Center 172 Levinson, Tamara 9, 90, 91, 132, 182 Lewin, Krista 152 Lewis, Eleanor 165 Lewis, Sherman 45 Lewis, Steve 16, 152 Lieber, Shana 159 Lilley, James 87, 159 Lindover, Michael 152, 159, 163 Lindborg, Lisa 159 Littlejohn, Shawn 117, 159 Lloyd, Mary 169 Locke, Chris 61, 132 Lockers 20, 21 Lockhart, Patricia 152 Lock-in 24, 25 Lohman, Sheila 20, 152 Lohse, Michael 152 Long, Elizabeth 152 Long, Jill 67 Longfellow, Matt 152 Lopez, Luis 84, 114, 115, 152, 182 Lopez, Maria Elena Campos 65 Lopez, Thomas 101, 159 Lorentz, William 22, 49, 84 Lorenz, Chad 107, 156, 159 Lorenz, Hank 106, 107, 152 Loscaro, Nancy 88, 152 Louie, Russell 84, 152 Love, Scott 159 Lucas, Leslie 159 Lucas, Steven 74, 159 Luczak, Lisa 159 Lumg ' s 184 Lunsford, Jason 87, 159 Luttinen, Andrew 152 Lux, Anthony 45, 166 Lynch, Kathleen 9, 63 Lytle, Susan 34, 35, 159 Macchia, Anthony 159 Macchia, Marianne 159 Machacek, Sherilyn 88, 152 Macke, Fenton 117 Mackey, Michael 84, 133, 159, 174 Macyszak, Kristina 152 Maddock, David 133 Maddock, Susan 133 Madonado, Jesus 163 Madson, Russell 93, 159 Maginot, Jane 90, 133, 181 Mahaffey, Cheryl 104 Mahler, Doug 152 Majcher, Christine 152, 163 Majcher, Joseph 84, 133 Major, Shannon 133 Malavolta, Macinda 133 Maldonado, Ibeliza 159 Malenshek, Greg 159 Mallory, Darrell 134 Mallory, David 152 Mallory, Michael 134 Maloley, Lynn 159 Maloney, Dawn 152 Malyj, Nycole 159 Mamula, Donna 147, 122 Manis, Norma 169 Manojlovic, Suezana 159 Manojlovic, Jovo 32, 101, 110, 111, 134 Manoski, Jill 69, 134, 152 Marando, Ann 99. 134 Marando, Julie 159 Marcinek, Paul 134 Marino, Carol 134 Marino, Robert 159 Marks, Mary 134, 152 Marovich, Lisa 44, 118, 152 Markos, Jim 16, 84, 134 Markos, Steve 84, 135 Marosevich, Karoline 135 Martin, Angelynn 43 Martin, Dawn 152 Martinoski, Zaklana 147, 122 Marzullo, Adam 159 Massey, Jon 87, 159 Massimino, Robert 84, 135 Massow, Jim 93 Massow, Joseph 20, 92, 93, 152 Mathematics 76, 77 Mathis, Sherry 135 Matthews, Bryant 166 Matthews, Heather 159 Matthews, Roger 152 Matunas, Michelle 135 Matysiak, Shirley 165 Mavronicles, Scott 135 Mayers, Orin 135 Mazur, Babara 90, 135 Mazurek, Jeff 101, 160 McBrayer, William 152 McBrayer, Ronald 135 McCall, Kimberlee 135 McCann, Roxanne 72, 135 McCarty, Paula 129, 135 McClellan, Jeffrey 135 McCollum, Alison 21, 48, 60, 92, 93, 112, 152 McCollum, William 22, 135 McConnell, Sandy 135 McConnell, Sherri 152 McCormack, Gerald 87, 160 McCowan, Scott 58, 92, 93, 135 McCoy, Tom 152 McCroskey. Mike 135 McDaniel, Steve 87, 160 McDermott, Colleen 136 McDermott, Eilleen 169 McDonald, Kelly 136, 160 McEllis, Tom 122, 147 McGibbney, Michael 153 McHugh, Eric 100, 136 McHugh, Sean 153 McKay, Barbara 169 McKay, Bryan 136 McKinney, John 153 McLoughlin, Patrick 39, 84, 136 McNab, Sean 110, 160 McPherson, Dee 44, 136 Megquier, Bruce 136 Mehay, Leah 65, 136 Merri-Bowl, Inc. 172 Merrillville 16, 17 Merrillville License Bureau 187 Mesarch, Matthew 160 Mestousis, Ann 7, 13, 60, 118, 153 Mestrovic, Michelde 153 Metcalf, Bill 117, 165 Metcalf, Julie 136, 60 Methodist Hospitals 193 Metros, Shelley 9, 136 Meus, Donna 49, 153 Meyer, Stephanie 153 Michael, Melony 109 Michael, Phillip 84, 117, 153 Micic, Donna 90, 91, 136 Micic, Drajic 110, 111, 136 Midgett, Joseph 160 Miedl, Dianna 136 Mihal, Randall 153 Mikesell, Ron 136 Mikulka, Heidi 160 Mikuly, Dennis 153 Milbrandt, Daryl 136 Miles, Kim 153, 207 Milevski, Julie 160 Milisavljevich, Eric 99, 117, 160 Miller, Jameson 163 Miller, Jeff 84. 153, 160 Miller, Jeffrey 101 Miller, Jerry 4, 49, 81, 136 Miller, Karen 22, 101 Miller, Marty 153 Miller, Michelle 153 Miller, Mona 165 Miller, Nancy 169 Miller, Terri 160 Mills, Steve 136, 153 Minninger, Wendy 60 Mirelels, Jaime 84, 153 Mishevski, Diane 16, 65, 136 Mishler, Renee 8, 10, 11. 63, 104, 105, 136 Mitchell, Tom 165 Modrak, Nikki 20, 88, 112, 153 Modrowski, Brian 98, 99 Mojica, Scott 122 Molchan, Dan 165 Mollick, Helen 160 Molar, Stephanie 160 Moore, David 136 Moore, John 163 Moore, Karen 160 Morris, Jeffrey 136, 115, 84 Morrow, Joe 34, 165 Moskowitz, Michelle 99, 153 Muffoletto, Tony 16, 137 Mulloy, Pat 67, 109, 165 Mummey, Jay 153 Mundell, Steven 84, 137 Murray, Mike 122, 147 Murray, Tamera 153 Musgrove, Dawn 118, 137, 140, 167 Musser, Michelle 42, 153 My Sister Eilleen” 34, 35 Myer, Tracie 160 Mynes, Sammy 84, 87, 117, 160 Myszkowski, Julie 160 1 Nack, Dawn 160 Nagy, Keith 160 Key Club — Front Row: Tammy Mur- ray, Jennifer Toma, Michelle Musser, Tammy Jostes, Tracy Phillips. Second Row: Korri Frekot Kristin Toma, Mi- chelle Carlson. Michelle Hodgetts, Su- zanne Kuzemka. Back Row: Connie Jandura. Katherine Kerulis, Renee Ver- million. Melanie Pearson. Mary Elliot. Newspaper — Front Row: Tracy Wikse. Leah Mehay. Mike Banham, Carolyn Zygmunt. Second Row: Bryan McKay. Krista Lewin. Debbie Galka. Shannon O’Brien. Diane Jolevski. Back Row: Dee Anna McPherson. Rich Paige. Bill Wilki- son. Melissa Tesanovich. OEA — Front Row: Julie Metcalf. Tere- sa Hunt. Liz Budner. Nomiki Zembillas, Shalimar Plomaritis. Second Row: Judy LeDuc. Mary Tanakis. Jean Ferkull. Lara Lagerstrom. Kathleen Ford. Sue Huddleston. Last Row: Susan Pittman, Karen Seberger, Chris Roberts. Linda Schmidt. Tina O ' Donley. Quest Club — Front Row: Valerie Rid- dle. Colette Boswell. Suzie Tam. Linda Shesto. Jelena Stefanovic, Stacy Cur- tis. Michelle Matuneis, Tracy Brooks. Kathy Robinson. Second Row: Jerry Kasarda. sponsor. Jared Riddle. Nancy Lascarro. Jim Spencer. Chrissy Carl- son. Susan Bills. Tracy Pennock. Tracy Ennols. Back Row: Jeff Piaseczny. John Croarkin. Quill Scroll — Front Row: Sherry Guernsey. Heather Kirk, Diane Jo- levski. Mike Banham, Carolyn Zyg- munt Second Row: Kathleen Jennings, Sheryl Krmpatich. Tracy Wikse. Debbie Galka. Melissa Tesanovich. Back Row: Karen Seberger. Collleen Collins. John Nicholls. Reagan Piesha. Eric Ban. Paul Zawada. Student Council — Front Row: Dave Yonker. Carl Jimenez. Vera Todoro- vich. Kelly Stiener. Jayne Maginot. Mikki Dudak. Melanie Book. Sue Boun- naraj, Suzanne Tam. Mark Rosenbalm. Eric Milosolovich. Melissa Best. Carrie Evanyo, Debbie Hofferber. Second Row: Nomiki Zembillas, Tammy Jostes. Bill Lorentz. Mark Iglendza. Lori Cook. Debbie Galka. Reann Renner. Heather Kirk. Jill Lamjalusi. Mike Hemminger. Gina Gross. Jennifer Demure. Nancy Cambell Back Row: Shawn Cunning- ham, Lisa Bernstein. Jim Demitri, Jrank Erfurth, Linda Shesto. Ana Tale- veski. Tony Velovski. Sue Galoozis. Mike Vela. Dave Maddock. Joel Paska. Napalowski, Joseph 117, 160 Napalowski, Melinda 74, 153 Narkum, Melissa 153 Nash, Cheryl 165 Nash, Joe 90, 98, 99, 134, 137 Naspinski, Mike 84. 140, 153 Naumovski, Susie 153 Navarro, Lisa 137 Neal, Elijah 87, 107, 163 Nedoff, Lisa 153 Nedoff, Scott 160 Nalbor Dental Corporation 184 Neff, Jason 137 Nelson, James 153 Nelson, Steve 117, 137 Nelson, Wendy 137 Neuliep, Jack 165 Newman, Jay 84, 101, 153 Newnum, Melony 153 News Makers 26, 27 Newspaper 201 Nicholls, Jon 69, 137 Nicholov, Jim 98, 99 Nicksic, Michelle 153 Nicolich, George 15, 160 Nikollaj, John 160 Niloff, Derrick 122, 147 Nims, Nancy 20, 69, 88, 89, 153 Nims, Paul 137 Nipper, Keith 153 Nixon, Jamie 107 Nolan, Steve 93 Nonos, Mary 137 Norge Village 176 Novak, Scott 160 Nunez, Daniel 137 Nunez, Tina 160 Nuzzo, Michael 160 Nuzzo, Tammie 160 0 O ' Brien, Shannon 153 Ochoa, Susan 29, 137 O ' Donley, Tina 137 Ogiego, Jason 84, 137 OEA 201 Office Furniture Warehouse 179 Ogeigo, Jennifer 94, 104, 137 Ogiego, Joel 137 Old Mill Pizzeria 189 Olejnik, Tony 55, 58, 84, 101, 153 Olivadoti, Joseph 137 Oliver, Brian 137 Oliver, Kathleen 153 Oliver, Kenneth 160 O’Neil, Cindy 137 Opening 1 Optimist Club 195 Orchestra 200 O ' Rear, Doris 169 Origel, John 107, 160 Orlich, Sanuel 87, 101, 160 Orosz, Cheryl 137 Ortegon, Eric 98, 99, 122, 147 Orten, Jeff 60, 137 O ' Shea, Frank 84, 85, 167 O’Shea, Jan 165 Osoba, Leslie 15, 152, 153 Otano. Michael 153 Otterman, Richard 160 Ottomanelli, Heidi 153 Ottomanelli, Marco 122 Owen, Michelle 137 Owen, Roger 160 Owens, Mark 93, 165 Owyer, Jeff 107 Oxley, John 153 Ozimec, Peg 165 P Page, Diane 153 Paige, Richard 153 Paine, Christopher 17, 137 Pampalone, Michael 88, 160 Pangere Logan Co., Inc. 128 Pankiewicz, Ellen 160 Papageorge, Nick 107, 137 Papalazarou, Joyce 72, 137 Pappas, Mercury 137, 176 Pappas, Mike 107 Parker, Jeff 137 Parker, Michael 87, 101, 117, 160 Parkhurst, Laura 137 Parks, Russel 163 Parks, Stacy 160 Parpart, Roy 153 Parsons, Kristin 137 Paska, Joel 22, 49, 58, 63, 101, 137 Pasko, James 160 Passaloukos, Stacy 153 Passaloukos, Steve 160 Paswinski, Rachelle 160 Patio Restaurant 193 Patrons 194 Patten, Elijah 160 Paul, Jodi 99 Pavlou, Kristina 14, 119, 160 Pavnic, David 160 Payton, Erin 16C Pearcey, Veronica 160 Pearson, Dennis 160 Pearson, Lori 137 Pearson, Melanie 160 Pecoski, Zoran 153 Pederson, Kevin 137 Peller, Tom 84, 87 Pena, Eva 153 Pendoski, Ed 107 Pennock, Janet 169 Pennock, Tracy 160 Penzato, Jennifer 160 People 120 Pepe’s 174 Perdicologos, Mike 110, 132 Perez, David 153 Perez, Liliana 160 Perez, Juanita 137 Perez, Roger 117, 160 Peronis, Leigh 153 Perosky, Elizabeth 160 Perry’s Restaurant 191 Peters, Heather 119, 160 Peters, Kathy 112 Peters, Kelly 137 Peters, Kristine 160 Peters, Tamera 22, 96, 153 Peterson, Casey 137 Peterson, Lea 153 Petriites, Amy 153 Petsalis , Gus 74, 107, 160 Peyton, Jerry 84, 153 Pfeifer, Patricia 160 Phillips, Arlene 169 Phillips, Edith 99. 104, 105, 153 Phillips, Eric 160 Phillips, Gerald 87, 117, 160 Phillips, Tracey 18, 99, 119, 153 Photographers 200 Piaseczny, Jeffery 52, 137 Picard, Tammy 112 Picard, Wayne 154 Person, Greg 84, 87 Pigott, Ted 40, 84, 154 Pilatos, Irene 160 Pimentel, Danny 38, 52, 58, 60, 137 Pimental, Sherry 160 Pittman, Pamela 160 Pittman, Susan 29, 137 Platt, Bill 101 Piesha, Reagan 10, 11, 42, 93, 112, 137 Plomaritis, Shalimar 137 Plomaritis, Sharlene 160 Plumb, Michael 137 Podomik, Jacquelin 160 Podomik, Jennifer 160 Poholarz, David 67, 137 Polak, Robert 122, 147 Pompons 200 Poponas, Amy 160 Popp, Scott 122, 147 Porter, Dawn 29, 119, 137 Porzuczek, John 78, 116, 117, 137 Povlin, Jan 154 Powers, David 59, 163 Poxen, Delores 48 Poynter, John 137 Prentoski, Riste 122, 137, 147 Prokop, Deborah 139 Prokop, Karen 112 2te Index Prom 38-39 Psoneadlis, Eva 169 Public vs. Private 72, 73 Purdie, Jennifer 154 Puska, Steve 99, 139 Puskar, Michele 104, 109, 161 Putman, Renee 163 Putz, Bernadine 165 Putz, George 166 Putz, Joel 84, 148, 154 Pysh, Jeff 107, 154 a Quest Club 202 Qualizza, Janice 165 Quill and Scroll 202 R Radczenko, Larissa 99, 154 Radivan, Nicholas 139 Radoja, Nenad 87, 107, 162 Radu, Karen 162 Raehl, Tiana 122, 147 Rainey, Geraldine 165 Rainey, Richard 139 Ralph, Kerri 154 Ramage, Kimberly 154 Ramirez, Denise 139 Ramos, Becky 139 Ramos, Karri 162 R.B. Nims Lathing Acoushical Contractor 172 Ramos, Michael 24, 30, 139 Randall, Brian 154 Randle, Shirley 169 Randolph, Dyke 110 Rapacz, Daniel C. 11, 37, 109, 166, 167 Rassbach, Barbara 139 Rassbach, Chris 107 Raue, Paul 163 Rax Restaurants 178 Read, Debra 165 Reder, Karen 168, 169 Reder, Mark 122, 147 Reder, Scott 139 Reder, Scott 38, 75, 107, 154 Reder, Steven 87, 162 Regan, James 87, 162 Reilly, Tara 139 Reiner, Scott 154 Reinhart, Jerry 165 Reise, Pete 110 Reiter, Eric 162 Relinski, Randy 87, 162 Renner, Raeann 88, 89, 154 Reno, Chaundra 162 Research Paper 62-63 Rettig, Matthew 162 SADD Club — Front Row: Sherry Mikesell. Linda Shesto. Dana Gilders- Guernsey. Shirley Smith. Kimberly Bi- leeve. koff. Back Row: Margaret Weber, Ron Revue 30, 31 Richards, John 84, 140, 152 Richards, Patrick 163 Richter, Barbara 168 Riddle, Jared 35. 140 Riddle, Valerie 162 Riese, Jeffrey 67, 140 Riese, Julie 154 Riese, Michael 162 Rietman, Scot 81, 140 Righi, Maxine 154 Riley, Deanna 162 Riley, Penny 140 Rimer, Lisa 43, 162 Rios, Dora 74, 140 Rios, Raquel 154 Rising, Sandra 154 Ritter, Derrick 154 Rivera, Christen 162 Rivera, Felipe 140 Robbins, Jim 154 Roberts Amy 8, 9, 104, 118, 119, 140 Roberts, Bill 104 Roberts, Christine 34, 78, 141 Roberts, Diane 104 Roberts, Thomas 154 Robinson, Cathy 154 Rodgers, Doris 169 Rodgers, Lori 141 Rodriguez, Gloria 169 Rodriguez, Natalie 119, 162 Rodriguez, Samuel 141 Rodriguez, Steve 107 Rogers, Greg 154 Rogers, Paul 154 Rogers, Rebecca 162 Rondez, Edgar 87, 162 Rosas, Jose 162 Rose, Theresa 141 Rosenbalm, Mark 106, 107, 117, 162 Ross, Rob Roy 162 Rossie, Eric 87, 1 10, 162 Rotheker, Mark 162 Rotheker, Mike 141 Rouhselang, Diane 154 Roush, Wilfred 162 Royce Photography 178 Roytan, James 162 Runholt, Kimberly 163 Runion, Vanessa 162 Runions, John 154 Russell, David 162 Ruszkiewicz, David 162 s Saavedra, Margaret 154 SADD 203 Sadowski, Todd 84, 154 St. Martin Studio 190 Sakaleros, Anastasios 162 Salapski, John 141 Salas, Christine 154 Saliwanczyk, Mike 141 Salyer, April 162 Salyer, Terry 141 Samardzija, Cathy 154 Samson, Chris 141 Samson, Michael 162 Sandridge, John 141 Sanger, Patricia 154 Santiago, Evett 134, 154 Santos, Michele 16, 90, 119, 162 Sapper, Todd 162 Satnan. William 141 Scates, Charles 99, 154 Schaefer, James 99 Schieb, Jeffery 87, 163 Schiefer, Tim 154 Schilling, Shari 154 Schlotterbeck, Vicki 162 Schmidt, Michelle 108, 109, 154, 174 Schmidt, Lynda 141 Schmidt, Mike 141 Schmitt. Elizabeth 154 Schneider, John 84, 163 Schoon, Daniel 162 Schoon, Janet 122, 147 Schoon, John 152 Schrenker, Marc 38, 71, 87, 162 Schrieber, Lon 81, 84, 141 Schrieber, Michelle 104, 112 Schulte, Mark 162 Schulte ' s Standard Service 183 Schultz, Gerald 44, 141 Schultz, Robbie 101, 154 Schultz, Craig 141 Schuster, Rhonda 141 Schwandt, Derrick 154 Schwandt, Keith 141 Scott, Jimmy 141 Scott, Jon 142 Scott, Tony 101, 154 Scrivnor, Jeri 13. 142 Seale, John 162 Sebastian, Rolando 7, 38, 122, 142 Seberger, Karen 142 Sebo, Kimberly 94, 162 Selagy, J.J. 162 Selby, Angela 162 Sell, Daniel 13, 84, 87. 142 Semen, Branko 93, 154 Semen, Simone 162 Seniors 122 Seniors Not Pictured 147 Setlak, Alissa 162 Setlak, Ursual 154 Setmayer, Ward 24, 88, 89, 142 Sever, Mike 84, 142 Shaffer, Becky 142 Shakey’s Restaurant 183 Sharp, Gary 162 Sharp, James 122, 147 Shatkowski, Juliette 152, 154 Shay, Steven 90, 107, 162 Shayotovich, Mark 87, 101, 117, 162 Sheely, Christine 162 Spanish Club — Front Row: Freda Kourtesis. Jennifer Toma. Stacy Passa- loukos. Denise Batides. Melissa Stefan- ovich. Nomiki Zembillas. Elizabeth Budner. Joyce Papalazarou. Shawn Cunningham. Pamela Pittman. Second Row: Mary Kay Jeffries, sponsor, Kath- erine Kerulis. Tracey Phillips. Tammy Spanish Honorary — Front Row: Mary Kay Jeffries, sponsor. Kelly Stiener, Juanita Perez. Karen Seberger. Nomiki Zembillas. Joyce Papalazarou. Second Jostes. Kristin Toma. Charles Zembil- las. Ron Mikesell. Kelly Jones Back Row: Tamera Murray. Renee Vermil- lion, Regina Gross. John Porzuczek. Karen Seberger. Melanie Pearson. Mary Elliott. Williarp Zart. Sherilyn Ma- chacek. Row: Christina Taskoff. Joel Paska. Reagan Plesha. John Porzuczek. Melis- sa Stefanovich. Sunshine Society — Front Row: Lisa Lindborg. Donna Meus. Stephanie Mey- er. Vanessa Runion. Melinda Napa- lowski Back Row: Grace Bolvard, spon- sor. Jennifer Stevenson. Pam Pittman. Patricia Sanger. Velveteens — Julie Zaradich. Carmen Leslie Ellrich. Amy Erdelles. Patricia Zo- Gallegos. Silvana Sulli. Kathy Slinker, londz. Volcalteens — Front Row: Jared Rid- dle. Sue Huddleston. Kim Williams. Jeff Coto. Mark Rotheker. Brett Jones, An- gie Garcia. Kathy Krawczyk. Last Row: Mike Loshe. Lee Spiroff. Richard Stew- art. Kelly Jones. Roy Parpart, Carol Marino. Ben Albright. Guiseppina Cam- marata. Mitch Davidhizar, Chrissy Carl- son. Sheehy, Diana 142 Sheptock, Sherri 142, 160 Sheridan, Jodi 142 Shesto, Linda 76, 154, 164 Shinvoch, Michael 99, 162 Shultz, Kathy 154 Sibincic, Jerry 142 Sibincic, Jim 69, 154 Sievers, Ciaran 162 Sikanovski, Davy 154 Sikora, Anne 154 Silva, Frank 154 Simpson, Scott 162 Simone, Anthony 142 Simonovski, Peco 142 Sinar, Colleen 142 Sinar, Kathleen 142 Singer, Mark 154 Singleton, Theresa 163 Sinkiewicz, Melissa 162 Sinkiewicz, Patricia 154 Sinkiewicz, Steven 162 Sizzler 186 Skaggs, Kathryn 154 Skaroulis, Phil 110, 154 Skrundz, Crystal 94, 96, 100, 154 Slinker, Kathy 142 Smith, Anna 112 Smith, Anthony 162 Smith, Cristy 163 Smith, Donald 154 Smith, Jeffrey 156, 162 Smith, Jill 154 Smith, Karen 109. 162 Smith, Kevin 162 Smith, Kristen 162 Smith, Sandra 142 Smith, Scott 154 Smith, Shawn 143 Smith, Shirley 154, 206 Smith, Troy S. 143 Smith, Wendy 154 Sneiderwine, Kevin 84, 154 Snowdin, Melissa 162 Sobierajski, Christina 44, 143 Soccer 110, 111 Soffa, Mike 110, 154 Softball 108, 109 Sopczak, Jane 32, 52, 154 Sopczak, Phil 84, 154 Sophomores 156 Sopovski, Suzie 143 Southlake Glass, Inc. 176 Southlake Printing Company Inc. 188 Southlake Schwinn 180 Sowles, Timothy 110, 143 Spanish Club 203 Spanish Honorary Spasevski, Walter 154 Spasoff Photography 182 Specker, Christopher 143 Specker, Michael 162 Spencer, James 162 Spencer, Mark 122, 147 Spicer, John 154 Spiridis, Constantine 143 Spitz, Christine 109 Spriridis, Tom 84, 154 Spirit Week 14, 15 Spirit Week 22, 23 Spriroff, Lee 143 Sporiel, Lisa 154 Sports 82 Sposato, Michelle 143 Spradley, Kay Lynn 154 Springer, Ted 90, 91 Springman, Corey 143 Spurlock, Billy 41, 143 St. Myers, Ronald 162 Staff 168, 169 Stauffer, Julie 162 Stanton, Diana 143 Starcevic, Jerry 154 Starko, Lisa 143 Stasak, Scott 122 State Farm Insurance 184 Stedman, Lisa 14, 177 Steele, Lisa 143 Stefanelli, Laura 60, 143, 178 Stefankiewicz, Matthew 162 Stefanovich, Melissa 143 Stefanovic, Jelena 143 Steininger, Andrew 162 Steininger, Rebecca 162 Stelow, Scott 143 Stepp, Gregory 87, 117, 162, 186 Stevenson, Jennifer 154 Stewart, Rebecca 112, 154 Stewart, Richard 39, 168 Stewart, Robert 114. 154 Stewarts 178 Stiener, Kelly 143 Stoner, Jill 144 Storey, Brian 42, 84, 85, 144 Strogilos, Angeline 162 Strogilos, Maria 4, 144 Stryczek, Timothy 22, 41, 144 Stubblefield, Stacey 144 Student Council 180 Student Council 202 Student Life 6 Sturm, Kimberly 155 Sulli, Silvana 155 Summers, Lance 87, 162 Sunshine Society 204 Sullivan, Sheri 41, 60, 144 Sutkowski, John 122, 147 Sutkowski, Kimberly 162 Svetcoff, Mark 163 Svetich, Katrina 163 Swike, Matthew 155 Swimming 98-99 Swinford, Carrie 88, 155 T Tabor, Tamara 112, 163 Talevski, Ann 22, 69, 144 Tam, Suzanne 163 Tamalunas, Traci 155 Tamayo, Modesto 155 Tants, Andy 155 Tarchala, Sandi 144 Tarkany, Richard 163 Tarkany, Russell 144 Tarry, Donald 155 Taskoff, Christina 144 Taulbee, Michelle 155 TCBY 181 Teel, Amy 155 Teitge, Matt 144 Television Addicts 32, 33 Tellez, Victor 163 Tennis 90, 91 Terry, Craig 144 Terry, Jennifer 78, 144 Tesanovich, Melissa 144 Thayer, John 163 Thieling, John 155 The Night of January 16” 34, 35 Thomas, Cindy 69, 155 Thomor, David 163 Thomas, Michelle 70, 96, 109, 163 Thompson, Christine 163 Thompson, Gregory 69, 144, 182 Thompson, Matt 122 Thurman, Kim 88, 155, 160 Tica, Debbie 32, 90, 155 Tipton, Kimberly 30, 155 Tobias, Russell 155 Todorovich, Nada 163 Todorovich, Vera 41, 144 Toma, Kristin 99, 163 Toma, Jennifer 99, 155 Tomb, Jodi 93, 155 Tomich, Daniel 144 Tomko, Stephen 144 Tonetski, Kimberly 144 Torres, Becky 40, 155 Tournis, Peter 155 Trajkovski, Albert 163 Trajkovski, Nick 107, 163 Trajkovski, Sonja 92, 93, 112, 145 Trakas, Kristine 43, 155 Trelease, Angela 39, 163 Tripp, Laura 163 Trivette, Jennifer 163 Trkulja, Angela 145 Trpeski, Zoran 163 Truitt, William 106, 107, 110, 155 Trzaska, Bill 84, 155 Tsai, Ming 163 Tsatsaklas, Connie 145 Tsuknias, Mary 122 Tubbs, Lori 88, 109, 155 Tubbs, Patti 48, 58, 163 Tuckett, David 122, 147 Tuckett, Douglas 84, 155 Turpa, Anna Marie 18, 145, 164 u Underwood, David 163 Undwerwood, Tyrell 155 Urbanczyk, Candice 163 Urbanczyk, Sandra 145 Urbano, Daniel 163 U.S. 30 Radiators 188 USX Strike 28, 29 Utley. Jenny 122, 147 Urley, Suzy 155 Uzelac, Stacey 155 V Valenti, Joe 145 Volovich, Mary 165 Vance, Holly 38, 155, 174 Vandermolen, Cindy 155 VanderVliet, Evert 145 Vandusseldorp, Tammy 156, 163 Vanscoyk, Mark 107, 163 Vargas, Rigo 155 Vasile, Dominic 107, 163 Vavra, David 145 Vazquez, David 22, 145 Vazquez, Denise 104, 155 Vazquez, Vanessa 112 Vedo, John 163 Vela, Michael 152, 156, 163 Velovski, Richard 84, 155 Velovski, Tony 24, 145 Velveteens 204 Vereb, Jennifer 155 Vermillion, James 81, 88, 89, 165 Vermillion, Renee 94, 155 Vernia, Ann Marie 99. 155 Vesich, Michael 155 Vigland, R obert 163 Vigna, Andrea 145 Villagran, Steve 122, 147 Villaire, Steven 145 Villarreal, Raquel 99, 155 Vincent, Mark 44, 84, 101, 103, 140, 145, 147, 174, 208 Vitalone, Vincent 155 Vite, John 90 Vlahos, Faye 163 Voculteens 204 Vode, Mike 155 Volleyball 94, 95 VonBehren, Carol 165 Voting 66, 67 Vraniskosi, Sylvana 163 w Wachowski, Tammy 145 Wade, Penny 155 Wagner, Rachelle 145 Wahlman, Kari 38, 155 Wainman, Thomas 145 Waldrop, Joanne 122 Walsh. Robert 163 Walter Cook Insurance 187 Walters, Amy 145 Ward, Christopher 145 Warren, Barbara 163 Warren, William 84, 145 Wasick ' s Upholstery 187 Watkins, William 155 Watson, Jerry 163 Weber, Margaret 163 Wells, Wendy 163 Werner, Matt 155 West, John 163 West, Joseph 163 Whitaker, Robert 155 Widup, Nina 163 Wikse, Tracy 90, 118, 148, 155 Wilcynski, John 55, 101, 103, 145 Wilk, David 146 Wilk, Elaine 146 Wilk, Steve 146 Wilkerson, Jill 163 Wilkison, William 30, 146 Williams, Chris 146 Williams, Greg 165 Williams, Kimberly 39, 146 Williams, Sue 165 Wilson, John 163 Wilson, Louis 146 Wilson, Timothy 163 Wiltfong, Margo 109 Wiltfong, Tracy 109, 155 Wiltshire, James 165 Winovich, Robert 155 Wirtz, Christopher 163 Wirtz, Matt 122, 147 Witt, David 146 Witt, Monica 109, 163 Wlodarski, Daniel 163 Wlodarski, Kristine 163 Wojcik, Meridith 163 Woldt, Christine 90, 163 Wood, Alicia 155 Wood, Terry 1 10, 146 Woodburn, Robert 90, 146 Woods, Bruce, 34, 165 Wothke, Lanette 146 Wrestling 106, 107 Wright, Joel 163 Wright, Kevin 109, 155 Wright, Kristy 109 Wrigley, Robert 163 Wriston, James 87. 163 Wszolek, Kathleen 146 Wszolek, Keith 163 Wszolek, Lori 146 Y Vagelski, Jenny 109 Yagelski, Jodi 94, 146 Yaggie, Joan 163 Yakovetz, Aaron 155 Yarchan, Bryan 155 Yards, Ken 146 Yelachich, Beth 146 Yelton, Jeff 3, 84, 112 Yearbook 205 Yeoman, Brydon 90, 91, 101, 163 Yerga, Ed 155 Yonker, David 147 Young, Pamela 147 Yu, Anne 147 Yurko, Lori 163 z Zaikos, Bill 101, 117, 115 Zairis, Nick 147 Zakutansky, Michelle 147 Zaradich, Julie 63, 147 Zart, Kimberly 163 Zart, William 147 Zawacki, Becky 112 Zawada, Paul 147 Zellers, Michael 163 Zembillas, Charles 155 Zembillas, Nomiki 38, 44, 147 Zimmerman, Cathy 109, 155 Zimmerman, Christopher 140, 163 Zimmerman, Dave 79, 90, 91, 165 Zinkovich, Cathy 155 Zolondz, Patricia 30, 72, 99. 155 Zon, Darren 84 Zygmunt, Carolyn 98, 163, 181 Yearbook — Front Row: Jane Maginot. Jamie Hidalgo. Julie Metcalf. Michelle Sposato. Sherry Guernsey. Second Row: Kathleen Jennings. Carl Jimenez. Heather Kirk. Chrissy Figueroa. Rea- gan Plesha. Third Row: Andrea Vigna. Sheryl Krmpotich. Karen Seberger, Lori Tubbs. Colleen Collins. Cunning- ham. Back Row: Tom Brooks. Jon Ni- f cholls. Jon Lea. Eric Ban. 1987 Merrillvue Staff Acknowledgments What s left to say in 1987? With a wild staff and an understanding adviser, we engaged to recapture all the events and people that made MHS a unique year It took 208 pages, but it was worth all the work and fun doing it. Just 23 staffers and a busy adviser found it hard to complete the yearbook without the help of numerous people. We would like to thank Gary St. Martin for pictures throughout the book and especially for senior pictures. Thanks also go to Halterman Photography for processing underclass photos. The Merrillville Herald deserves a lot of thanks for several sports photos. To our own photo staff, managed by Paul Zawada. we say thanks for putting in extra time, but also to Sue Bounnharaj for taking pictures on her own time and doing a super job. We wold also like to thank Mike Hackelman. our yearbook representative, for his encouragement. In addition, we ' d like to thank the Jostens plant in Topeka Kansas for the trip and tour of the plant. A special thanks goes to Judy Huffaker. plant consultant, for her warm hospitality and work she has done for us. A special thanks goes to the Business and Professional Women ' s Club. Kawiams Club and College Club of the Gary Area for donations that allowed several staffers to attend the High school Journalism Institute in Bloomington. Thanks also go to Carl Jimenez for his different drawings used throughout the book. The one last, and most important, person we would like to thank is Mrs. Tanke. This page would not be enough to say all of the things the staff needs to say. But we could not of done it without her help and dedication. We owe her so much, most of all for keeping us in line and saving our skin because we were a wild staff. The end came so quick; we had a great year and we hope you did too. Thanks for buying the 1987 Merrilvue, and we hope you enjoy it. SPRING FEVER hit MHS as students felt the year coming to an end. Graduation was first priorty for seniors as they arranged open houses. Not far off, seniors also worked their way to building a future in college, tech schools, military or the job mar- ket. Sophomores and juniors awaited next year and finalized their schedules. All of the commotion kept MHS moving at a fast pace. ANXIOUS students knew that the last few weeks meant more than an entire year; it was either pass or fail. Final exams snuck up quickly. Most stu- dents found themselves preparing a few weeks ahead of time studying at the library or in groups. Physics classes finished the year off with intense lab work, while the music department prepared for concerts. Everyone worked hard to meet their goals set way back in September. This was it; the last chance to make an impression on MHS. OUTSTANDING performances placed MHS on the top of coaches’ charts throughout the state. Ranked fourth in state, the softball team gained recognition for its tremendous achievements, regaining their sectional title. Individual athletes along with MHS were winners. Gymnastic, wrestling and track teams all sent qualifying athletes to represent MHS at the state meet. MHS, as a school, won honors for being one of the top secondary schools in the state. Now, MHS, built the Image” they deserved. Maginot 0 ffering her help to Shirley Smith, ju- nior, classmate Kim Miles, junior, ex- plains a few principles on their business law assignment. The business depart- ment offers courses to prepare stu- dents for college or job market. E nthusiastic sophomore fans gather in the parking lot to send of the boys basketball team to sectionals. Fifty cars and trucks decorated with signs and streamers entered a contest for the best decorated, and the sopho- mores won for their van. 206 Zawada Zawada ORIGINALITY set the trend. New ideas and events made the year one to remember. Traditions were started and also broken. There was no doubt the Senior Class sat through this year and watched. The first Senior Lock-in took place be- cause of persistent students. Now, it will become an annual event f or the Senior Classes. Also, a sit-in down the senior hallway was a protest to get the Senior Class president to speak at commencement. Appearance inside school looked original as art stu- dents completed murals that added to the walls throughout the school. A unique student body with original personalities and ideas built MHS to some- thing no one would forget, but also placed a lasting image” MHS could be proud of. 0 utside of school, Mark Vincent, senior, enjoys a girls tennis match behind the school on a sunny spring day. After school activities gave the students a chance to get involved. 208 COLOPHON The 1987 Merrillvue had a press run of 1000 copies. The books were printed by Jostens in Tope- ka, Kansas. The yearbooks consist of 208 pages with 16 pages in full color. The oversized words in student life and sports are Franklin Gothic Extended Condensed. Special headlines and logo are format type Egyp- tian Bold Condensed and Mistral. The headline style and initial letters are Garamond and Gara- mond Bold. The body copy is in 10 pt. News Gothic justified. Captions have a 14 pt. initial letter in News Gothic Bold and the remainder is 8 pt. News GothitT pFay screens of 10 percent were used throughout the sections. In the senior section, a metalic silver Tempo 840) with Tempo 527 lettering was used. f The triangle in the folios throughout the book are 10 percent gray. The cover design was created by a Jostens artist, and the lamination process was used on the cover. The background color of purple was Tempo Royal Purple 527. Script was in a mustar d Mistral letter- ing. The name stamping was in gold foil and so was the work Image.” The yellow is Tempo 123 at 60 percent. The endsheets are in Snow White 395 with gradu- ated Tempo 527, Tempo 123 and black ink. The theme, Building an Image”, was chosen by the Merrillvue staff, which runs on a budget of $27,000.