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

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LEADERSHIP, DEPENABILITY AND SERVICE were the three prime factors involved in naming this year ' s DAR award recipient Glenda Fix. Following a nomination by her homeroom, she was named the winner after a vote taken by the social studies department. recognition, awards in academic areas COMMUNITY CHEST PLANS are discussed by committee mem¬ bers Andrea Bandura, Gary Kostyo, Cindy Bailor, Mary Jo Stewart and Jack Josway. They toured local relief agencies and reported their findings to the student body. GARBED IN A MEXICAN GUIPIL, Amanda Waring recounts to a Spanish class about her studies in Mexico last summer. Chosen under the Indiana University honors program, she attended classes while living with a Spanish family. 17

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DELEGATES SELECTED to attend Hoosier Girls’ State are Debbie Severa, Julie Jos- way, Amanda Waring and Carol Bell. They participated in a week long mock govern¬ ment at Indiana University last summer. Due to sponsor problems, Boys’ State delegates were not chosen this year. Superior achievements lead to student HOME ECONOMICS KNOW-HOW enabled Amy Brandenburg to receive the Betty Crocker Award. She obtained the top score on the Home- maker of Tomorrow test given to a group of select senior girls. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST for 1969-1970 is senior Mike Rosek. He was one of 15,000 students chosen across the nation ranking as the highest scorers in their respective states. 16

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Upperclassmen explore famous places HEAVY SUITCASES seem to be the problem of senior Karen Podkul. Luggage was kept on railings near the ceiling of the train while students slept in their seats. Viewing sections of the states of Ohio, Pennsyl¬ vania and Maryland interested juniors and seniors as they neared the nation’s capital. On October 21 a record number of 164 Morton students left Ham¬ mond on the annual New York-Washington trip. Touring Washington, D.C., at night and visiting a wax museum awaited the students after their arrival. The next day they were guided through the FBI build¬ ing, the White House and Mount Vernon. The follow¬ ing day the group saw the Capitol Building and prepared for the bus journey to New York. Wall Street and the Battery proved to be high¬ lights of a tour of downtown Manhattan. After a ferry boat trip to the Statue of Liberty, the group saw the United Nations, Radio City Music Hall and the Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts. Bicy¬ cling in Central Park, visiting St. Patrick’s Cathed¬ ral and touring Tiffany’s occupied some of the sight-seers’ free time in New York. DURING THEIR STAY in Washington, D.C., junior and senior students were escorted through the White House. The Capitol Building was also open for tourists. HAMMOND STUDENTS visited the historical Washington Mon¬ ument on their first night in the nation’s capital. Upperclass¬ men also toured highlights in nearby Virginia. 18