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

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Leadership Institute — Front Row: Katy Egan (Student Association secretary), Russ Bollhorst (Student Association president), Dan Cox (Student Association vice-president). Journalism Institute — Front Row: Nancy Roquet, Julie Marcinek, Beth Crowe. Back Row: Chris Diehl, Greg Swiercz, Katy Egan, Nancy Szydlowski.

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©momooQ®2 i?a8@s Everything is rising, the cost of gasoline, food, utilities, etc. Even the number of Morton students who attended summer workshops rose this year. Twenty-six students visited various colleges throughout the summer learning new information in many different areas. Students participated in such workshops as the Leadership, Debate, and Journalism Institutes. With batons in hand, twirlers, senior Lynn Carmon, sophomore Pam Marlow, and frosh Diane Vavrek ventured to Smith- Walbridge College. Professional dancers showed them new techniques to help them perform routines with ease. The girls received an ’excellent’ rating. Testing . . . one, two, three .. . science institutors, seniors Ken Balczo and Tim McCrea operated video-tape machines during their workshop. They experimented with other scientific devices such as computers and calculators. Discipline, respect for our country: some concepts the students learned while at Boys Girls State. Seniors Gary Balas, Tim Guiden, Darryl Simko, Greg Swiercz, Chris Diehl, and Mary McCree journeyed to Indiana State University to learn the principles of our government. Tim Guiden received the McHale Scholarship Award of $2,344. “It was really exciting. We were able to work with nationally famous conductors,” stated senior Mary Jameyfield. Juniors Pam Casper, Gregg Jen and Mary attended band camp at Smith- Walbridge College in Syracuse, Indiana. Music Band Camp — Front Row: Darrell Barnes, Sandy Sonaty (music camp). Back Row: Gregg Jen, Mary Jameyfield, Pam Casper (band camp). Twirler Camp — Pam Marlow, Lynn Carmon, Diane Vavrek. 16 — Institutes

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©2 ©©$© ' niiflmsa®® ' WANTED: Male — high school age, tall, dark, and handsome (I guess it’s o.k. if short, pale, nothing special!) After finding it difficult to ask a guy to the annual Turnabout dance, many girls resorted to “feelings” such as this — advertising for a date! Album covers surfacing the walls, a mural of a castle, floating puffy clouds, and mirrored balls causing candle centerpieces to flicker in light, helped present and carry out the theme of the semi-formal, “Grand Illusion,” January 14, 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. “ ‘Grand Illusion’ was really a rough theme — ideas were hard to come by because illusion means nothing physical, it’s just all in the mind,” said junior Katy Egan, Student Association Recorder. Since the Student Association sponsored the yearly dance, there were ample people to participate with decorations and plans. “Freshmen and sophomores decorated the common area, juniors fixed tables with candle centerpieces and decorated the divider walls between the cafeteria and commons, and seniors were put in charge of creating a mural of a castle,” commented senior Dan Cox, Student Association Vice-President. Originally, the date for the dance was December 10. It had to be reset to January 14 because of a conflict in dates — the large auditorium was being used the night of the supposed dance. Comments sounded days after the postponement. “I wonder if Dave and I will still be dating!” “There’s a different guy I want to ask.” “I don’t want to go anymore.” “I spent my money buying Christmas presents!” WANTED: Any job for a female (to replenish spendings from the annual Turnabout dance held on Saturday January 14, 1978! ‘Freshening up” between dances enables sophs Jessica Aguilera and Linda Galka to look their best for picture taking. As they enter the dance, juniors Donna Smith and Dwayne Patlyek tunnel through a “Grand Illusion.”