Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Paint Brightens Ha , Auditorium On returning to school in September, MHS students found many halls and classrooms freshly painted. During Christmas vacation 143 lockers were replaced by new ones, and the auditorium received badly needed paint. The Miskodeed staff, under the direction of a new advisor, vacated room 219 and moved into the old Audio-Visual room. Alltolds were distributed to the entire student body, thus providing all the students with all the news. Both staffs however, took time from their busy schedules to brighten their room with paint donated by local community members. Although all of the changes that have taken place this year have served to make Mishawaka High School a better place for its students, there were several problems that arose from the changes. Principal Walter E. Thurston was always willing to discuss these problems as was Superintendent Robert R. Freeman. A greater cooperation rose among the administration, faculty, and students in trying to solve these problems. Misko staffers break for food while painting their room with Firefly yellow and Olive bronze paint donated by Mr. Lawrence Kelly. The liveliness of the MHS band added excitement to games and parades. Tom Zimmerman sets the beat for the marching musicians.

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School Life An exhilarating wave of pride, spirit, and enthusi- asm swept through Mishawaka High School this year. This added interest in school life spurred clubs to grea ter activity. The Share Project and the AFS drive gave MHS ' ers an opportunity to share with others. School-wide dances were sponsored by Y-Teens and Student Council. The lively student body supported the teams with thunderous yells at pep sessions and at games. When not in school, MHS ' ers gathered at imp ' romptu parties, worked at part-time jobs, joined Maggie ' s Mob or Brainerd ' s Bunch, and danced at the Meth on Friday nights. They slaved furiously on Homecoming floats, Christmas Vespers, class plays, the prom, and other club projects, and still made decent grades. 1968 was another rush-rush year, but it was also a year of excitement and achievement.