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

Page 33 text:

1 . Early dismissals allow students such as senior Nancy Szopa to leave school early. 2 . A late arrival, watched by a stray dog, takes his time gathering his belongings be¬ fore first hour. Not having to go to home¬ room at 8:15, students sometimes arrived late for their first hour. 3. Locker bays, be¬ sides being full of students going from class to class, are filled with those who are leaving school or arriving later due to open study halls. 4 . Parallel parking poses a problem for many drivers. 5. Sophomore Joelle Barron focuses an ostioscope to view microorgan¬ isms. 6. All eyes, health and safety student, freshman Stephen Josway watches blood being drawn from his finger. 7. By summer ' s end a few cars received dents. Credits gained during summer allow earlier graduation Along with warm weather, sum¬ mer brings more hours of leisure. Several hundred students gave up a few hours of time in the morning to go to summer school. Some took classes out of necessity while others took them to meet requirements for early graduation. In some history and government classes televisions brought the his¬ toric presidential impeachment hearings to the class. The proceed¬ ings and eventual resignation of for¬ mer President Nixon stirred dis¬ cussions on the flaws and benefits of the Constitution. Of the approximately 700 students enrolled in school this summer, over half took driver ' s ed. Time spent on the road as well as in the classroom acquainted students with the risks and responsibilities which come along with driving.

Page 32 text:

Each fall the first days of school bring mass confusion. Students run up and down the halls looking for room numbers and new teachers. This year another obstacle was added to the many changes each student experienced. Besides re¬ membering to follow a new semester ' s class schedule, students had to keep in mind that homeroom was now after second hour. It wasn ' t unusual to see students going to homeroom at 8:15, only to be sent away to their first hour class. For a long time students pe¬ titioned for open study halls, that is, not having to remain in the build¬ ing. The administration agreed to try the procedure this year. Stipu¬ lations were that one had to be a senior and have a parent give written permission for the student to leave the school.

Page 34 text:

7. Right timing and aim help freshman Jeff Tonkovich gain a point for his team against the opposing side. 2 . Practice makes per¬ fect gives encouragement and finally reward to those who never give up trying. 3. Fresh¬ men Bonnie iRamirez and Jill Monos enjoy playing tennis even though the ball is missed often. 4. To achieve the dry look, freshman Julie Kadar takes advantage of the much needed hairdryer at the end of class. 5. Cym assistant, junior Mark Galovic attempts a basket while frosh Dana Dugan and Mike Cowan have a chance to utilize their lessons on playing defense. 6. Laps go by quickly as freshmen Anna Anderson and Ruth Drake center their concentration on finishing the lap and completing still one more require¬ ment for swimming class.