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

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Concentration is written on the faces of junior band members Rick Skertic and Joelle Barron. Both formations and music must be learned before the band performs during half-time. It’s Rowdy. Youthful! Sometimes somber ... other times energized. Seasoned from the past. In step with the present. Morton today keeps in pace with its students ... their thinking and tries to cater more to their interests. All kinds of people ... all kinds of interests ... all part of the school. Mingle with the natives — the students — to get the best idea of what Morton is like. After all, they are the school and they project the image of it. There is the interested student finding classes a breeze . . and the student who hunts for opportunities to ditch ... the sport’s fanatic ... the rah . .. and the one who labels the rah, turns around and fin - ' himself ■ ' H labeled as one by the greaser. The 8:15-3:25 student exists along side the one who joins every club in school. Consider the school as a community; it has natural leaders and it has those that are natural follow¬ ers. Both types are vital. A visit to school prior to 8 a.m. proves how important the students are. The halls, lined by nearly 2200 lockers, become echo chambers for every sound. The building is colorless ... lifeless ... just a piece of architecture: seventy classrooms, fourteen washrooms, a cafeteria, gym and pool. Some 11,000 books fill the numerous library shelves. AH are (Please turn to page 5) City parks are put to their full use on weekend afternoons. Ken Rowley, Dave Smith, Infante Apolina and John Smith play a game of football. Opening —3 -

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Sophomore Ruth Drake prepares to serve the volleyball over the net. Whether a team will immediately lose possesion of the ball depends on the execution of a serve. Studies on the evolutionary process trace the beginning of life on earth back to the sea. Junior George Madouros examines various forms of aquatic life existing in one aquarium. With few distractions, the library has the right atmosphere needed for accomplishing school work. Senior Kim Van Meter finds a corner in the library to finish her work. 2 —Opening

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As a change from being cooped up in rooms all day, students spend part of their lunch sitting under the trees. Most find time to relax during fifty-five minute lunch hours.