Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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steadies can be found admiring the hunks and the babes pinned on neighboring lockers. The mob mysteriously disap- pears, as if into thin air, as the last bell sounds. Stragglers groan at the thought of another tardy. Hallway havoc has ceased for another hour. by CINDY HYDINGER Before the break-up, Randy Parpart and Lori Sell, sophomores, catch a few minutes together. Many couples spend time holding hands between classes. After the bell, students begin to walk their way to their classes. A six minute passing time is provided to get from one class to another.

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Ready, set, go . . . only 6 minutes to class V £$t ' V ' Bounnl .oroj Hallways are sometimes a very quiet place to study as shown by Mike Belmonte, senior. Belmonte is preparing for a test in business law. Watch where you are going! Can I copy your home- work? I am going to be late! These shouts can be heard above the hustling crowd. Slamming lockers and crum- pling papers add their own tunes. They are a part of the hallway havoc. Students do lead a life in be- tween classes. In the morning, the sopho- more hallway is like a zoo, while the senior hall is much more re- laxed because of the student ' s maturity, stated Ron Eich, sen- ior. Before that early morning bell, students enjoy various ac- tivities. I go upstairs to socialize with my friends since I rarely see them during the day, said Car- rie Swinford, senior. The library houses the early study bugs catching up on last minute papers. Students can also be found slumped against lock- ers as they frantically copy a generous friend ' s homework. I might as well move into Hutch ' s room, admitted Leslie Osoba, senior. I am up there almost every morning to get help in Calculus. Osoba is not alone. Many stu- dents benefit from a teacher ' s early morning instruction. The cafeteria is another popu- lar stomping ground. I eat breakfast in the cafeteria because it is fast, and I am hungry, claimed Mike Lesniak, senior. Those who enjoy catching a few more Z ' s give up their role in the AM drama. I could not tell you what goes on in the morning because I do not usually get there until after the second bell, admitted Tom Kubiak, junior. In between classes, hallway havoc is in full swing. Between classes, the students tend to socialize, engage in hor- seplay, etc., claimed Pat Mul- loy, government teacher. Appearance is a biggie dur- ing this time. Female faces are found in locker mirrors. Clouds of hairspray linger here and there. The crowded bathrooms re- semble cosmetic stores. The la- test in scents waft through the air. I do not worry about my ap- pearance between classes be- cause I know I am beautiful whether I look kind of bad or not. So if they cannot see the beauty, too bad, boldly stated Lisa Orosz, sophomore. Some males at MHS seem to have their own opinions. I think it is rather ridiculous for girls to worry about how they look because I doubt that they can make themselves any better looking in the time al- lowed between classes, stated Jeff Dian, senior. Anyway, it is not the looks that are important, it is what is on the inside, he added. It seems that these girls are more worried about how they look rather that the way they act, added Joe Kumstar, junior. Students, digging frantically in their lockers, partake in an endless search for that paper which was due a week ago. Some lockers suspiciously re- semble the local dump. Their owners have different ways of describing and dealing with this problem. In short and sweet terms, I would describe my locker as the bottomless pit. Finding things in my locker that do not move or reproduce is the least of my problems, admitted Becky Stewart, senior. The latest gossip can always be heard bouncing from the walls. Males and females con- gregate to hear the juicy details. Homework and tests are als o part of the discussion. My friends and I talk about what girls look the best in what jeans, where the parties are go- ing to be, and, as a last resort, we talk about schoolwork, stated Brad Henderson, senior. Couples can be found hand- in-hand or catching that one last snuggle. I spend time with my girl friend between classes because I love her, and I like to spend as much time with her as possible, claimed Lance Summers, junior. Those who are not with their 1 2 Hallway havc

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Help. Questioning Bruce Woods, English teacher, about their term papers are Debbie Galka, Larry Iglendza, Jeff Dian and Keith Nipper, seniors. Students spent nine weeks in Advanced Composition working on their research papers. This rock specimen is under the careful observance of Hank Lorenz and Nancy Nims, seniors. Jack Neuliep ' s Earth Science classes study the different rock forms. Photos Schrenker 14 Asking questions