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

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Couples together ' Moment by Moment ' 6:45 — Tick, tock, tick, tock, rinnggg! Crystal Rainbow awakens. It’s May 18, prom day. She gazes at the pale blue dress hanging in her closet, as she goes through the before-school-preparations. 10:15 — The last hour prior to dismissal has finally arrived. Crystal watches the clock attentively as time drags on. 11:10 — Crystal is out of school and ready to run around getting the last minute necessities for the big night. 2:30 — Crystal goes to the florist to pick up her date’s (Leroy Brown’s) blue boutineer. 3:00 — Three hours of getting things together begin. 6:00 — Leroy taps at Crystal ' s door. Her father takes a few snapshots for the family photo album. 6:15 — The couple drives to Leroy’s house for still more photographs. 6:30 — Crystal and Leroy set off for the Knights of Columbus Hall in East Chicago. 7:00 — They are the first couple to arrive. Crystal mentions repeatedly that she told Leroy it started at 7:30. 8:00 — Couples crowd the floor to slow dance. 10:30 — Chicken, beef, and sausage is served. 12:00 — After prom begins and things really start to groove. 1:45 — Although the after prom ends at 2:30, Crystal and Leroy decide to leave early. Prom — 17

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Before the meal is served, seniors Tami Mitchell, Mark Tate, Sue Jones and junior Kim Patton discuss whether to go to the beach or an amusement park the next day. After a fast paced disco dance sophomore Debbie Calderon quenches her thirst as senior Scott Donnelly waits for a Coke for his date. Seniors Nancy Ziel and Greg Brandner find that as the band begins to play “Walk This Way,” the floor becomes crowded. X 16 — Prom

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Zeus juice, clouds, gods set mythological mood Two-hundred couples crossed over a wooden bridge to enter the pearly gates of the Winter Semi-Formal Heaven Tonight on February 10. Weeks before its presentation, cherubs planned their course of action and got the necessary supplies. Sittings had to be arranged for Zeus and the other gods and godesses. Clouds had to be rented. Stars and constellations had to be notified. Those little cherubs worked and worked. The heavenly night finally arrived; the preparations were complete. The lights dimmed as the time for admittance drew nearer. The little cherubs gazed at the brightly colored murals, the clouds hanging from the blue sky, the rainbows, falling stars and planets shooting out of clouds on the tables. Sighs of relief and exhaustion were heard from these devoted cherubs. Angels from Cloud Nine brought Zeus Juice, Love Potion, and cheese and crackers to couples taking a break from the dance music of Slipstream. Couples posed against a mountain scene for pictures and got back into the dance with their pearly gate key ticket. By 11:30, the guests had gone — most enjoyed a late dinner at an area restaurant. The little cherubs came back. This time it was to change the celestial menagerie back into a student cafeteria once more. On Cloud Nine, seniors Mona Kosiba and 1 Brian Cummings sample Zeus Juice, Love Potion, and various crackers to quiet increasing hunger pangs. “Where are you going to eat? Couples decide who to double with and have to go afterwards during a quiet Slipstream break at the end of the dance. 18 — Winter Semi-Formal