Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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

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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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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