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

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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.

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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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(Continued from page 3) without a purpose ’til the bell rings at 8:00. Things to see ... things to do the eternal quest of the American teenager, Morton at¬ tempts to come to the aid of the bored, “nothin’ to do” student. Classes have been updated and new ones added. Single Survival — guys learning the basics of sewing and cooking — and a sophomore speed reading course are new and offered this year. What classes Morton doesn’t offer, other area schools provide. While nearly half the students eat lunch in the the cafeteria, the rest eaither go home or to res¬ taurants. Students patronize area eating spots and account for a big part of their success. Students may attend classes at Tech, a basically vocational school, or enroll for courses offered at I.U. Northwest or Purdue Calumet. Athletically minded? There exists a variety of sports to observe or participate in. From cross-country starting late in the summer to baseball season ending in mid-June, sport enthusiasts can plot the progression of the year by what sport is in season. “You can ' t please all the people all the time.” And so it goes at Morton as elsewhere. Ten percent of the students ditch at least one class per day. Surprisingly, the number is down from last year. This is attri¬ buted to the fact that a social