Morton High School - Top Hat Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Traditional Bonfire, Parade, Crowning of Queen To begin Homecoming activities for 1963, the Morton Governors held an assembly to introduce the queen candidates to the student body. The annual Thursday night bonfire sparked some of that “o Y Morton spirit.” Weeks beforehand Morton juniors and seniors began building floats to represent their classes in the Homecoming parade. The B-team and Varsity cheerleaders also made a float for the parade. Queen candidates rode to Hammond High field accompanied by other Morton students in brightly “streamered” cars. The Queen, Doreen Bianucci, and her court were honored at the Homecoming dance held at the National Guard Armory after the game where the Vikings entertained. ADDING FINAL TOUCHES to the junior float are mem¬ bers of the junior class. Juniors and seniors worked weeks before Homecoming planning for the “big night.” HOMECOMING EVE Governors lit the traditional bonfire behind the school. A blazing fire set the stage for lively cheers, skits, and a dance on the blacktop. 13

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As Grads Arrived for Homecoming, Morton Presented SENIOR CLASS members, waiting for the parade to be¬ gin, review the last hectic week before Homecoming. The theme for the senior float was “Excruciate those Warriors,” in “honor” of Bishop Noll’s football team. REIGNING AT THE HOMECOMING dance was a thrilling occasion for seven Morton senior girls. The Court consisted of Micki McGinnis, Karen Shanta, Ramona Crowe, Queen Doreen Bianucci, Jeanette Bundy, Francene Vintilla, and Barbara Gallimore. 12

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Governors Work Together to Present Entertaining PERFORMING WITH THEIR MELODIOUS BELLS in assembly are the Spartan Bell Ring¬ ers from Michigan State University. The group played a number of classical, folk, and popular tunes with their 49 handbells, each member controlling up to 13 bells at one time. Water pistols, bell-ringers, debaters, and choral groups all had parts in Morton’s 1964 assembly schedule. Fall pep assemblies, fea¬ turing cheers, skits and a pep band, loudly proclaimed Morton’s loyalty to its team. The annual Dress-Right Assembly, held in Octo¬ ber, exemplified correct attire for high school students by contrasting proper dress with im¬ proper dress. The Kim Chun Yung assembly, sponsored by the Government Club, raised funds for Morton’s orphan. Students “forc¬ ibly” collected offerings from the audience, using verbal “lashings” and water pistols.. The Inaugural and the State of the Associa¬ tion Assemblies informed students of con¬ gressional affairs. For Thanksgiving, Christ¬ mas, and Easter, the music department pre¬ sented holiday programs. Not only for pur¬ poses of education and entertainment, assem¬ blies gave Governors an opportunity to work together for the construction and organization of programs for the student body. DEBATING whether the sale of cigarettes should be made illegal are varsity debaters Helen Holsclaw and Bob Mitchell. This as¬ sembly was a practice for the debate team’s appearance on the CBS show “Rebuttal.”