Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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

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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.

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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