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

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Rosemary Irizarry, Kerry Holmquist, Bob Gulden MHS is changing — both aestheti¬ cally and physically. In many ways the building is getting older and un¬ attractive. Some of the deterioration may be due to faulty material, other has been caused by vandalism. Washrooms were closed to discour¬ age continued writing and drawings on the walls. Outside lights became targets for guns and rocks. Windows were boarded up because of cracked or broken glass. Causes for these may have been accidental, other incidents were just victims of a “type of fun”. Sights such as in the above picture were so familiar that nobody noticed — it was nothing unusual. A vandalized washroom Regina Smith, Al Fabian 5

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Many things are taken for granted until they are withdrawn. Only then is their worth realized. Perhaps not for one’s own benefit but for the wel¬ fare of others, happenings must occur to bring about progress. Though wildlife fell to population expansion, new inhabitants took their place with condominiums housing hundreds of families. This brought about a change not only in Morton’s enrollment but those of neighboring middle and elementary schools. Fearful that other wooded areas would soon meet the same fate, some Chemistry Club members devoted their time and raised funds which they utilized to preserve the Nature Center. Thus they temporarily pre¬ vented construction from taking over. Sometimes changes occur and can¬ not be stopped. Adjusting to these is one of m any facets of our lives which is similar to the blending of the colors in the rainbow. All these happenings are similiar to our high school experiences, creat¬ ing one stripe of the rainbow which represents our lives.