Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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“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

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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

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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 . •