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

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High School Moves to Larger Home in ' 66 Yearly expansion in the enrollment of students at M.H.S. forced administration officials to hunt for larger accommoda¬ tions. A new school was proposed to eliminate the crowded conditions and the corner of 169th and Grand Avenue was chosen as the site for the construction. Three main sections will make up the new building. These are academic, liberal and practical arts, and and physical edu¬ cati on. Each section will be granted a cer¬ tain area of the two story building. In ad¬ dition, the academic wing will accomo¬ date counselors and office personnel as well as the nurse. Also in this section will be the long awaited library which has suffered greatly from lack of space. Other features, such as a spacious auditorium with a 1,200 seating capacity and a large gym, will be included. SANTA CLAUS offers advice to Principal W. W. Becker on the location and size of the new Morton High School building. A NEW SCHOOL will provide a pleasant, spacious atmos- the high school while the present building will be turned over phere, different from the conditions which exist within the to the Middle School under the guidance of Principal Daniel present home of the Governors. The new building will house Gyure, appointed in February. 12

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QUEEN ' S COURT members for 1964 are — Nancy Creekmore, JoAnn Frye, Janet Glasgow, Judy Jeneske, and Kathy Teegarden. 11

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MORTON students enjoy cheering the team. CHEERLEADERS generate energy to surrounding supporters. Pep Rallies Arouse Spirit, Support Teams Essential to the morale of any team is a strong group of loyal boosters who will stand behind them regardless of the record. Morton Governors are such a group of fans. In order to channel this support to the right areas, pep rallies are held often throughout the fall and winter seasons by the cheerleaders. Pep rallies enable the fans to demonstrate their approval of the team’s performance and to let the boys know that they are being backed all the way. The annual pre-school pep rally, held in a local bank parking lot each fall, rings in the new school year with some enthusiastic cheers. During this rally juniors and seniors, together with the cheerleaders and pep band, put on skits which depict the favorite play¬ ers of the football team. Basketball sectionals afford students with another opportunity to cheer their team. A pep assembly is held to arouse support and to introduce the team. Pep talks given by the coaches increase confidence in the boys’ ability to perform and represent M.H.S. well. BOOSTERS turn out in large throngs for any pep rally to yell for their team. 13