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

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CAME1CT 20 A castle with stained glass windows greeted couples as they magically strode into Camelot from a high school hallway. Normal everyday teenagers were transformed into metal plated men and ladies fair of old. Circus murals and seven foot playing cards adorned the walls and cardboard crowns served as centerpieces completing the medeival setting of the semi-formal. The annual dance, sponsored by the Student Association, featured the band “Three ' s a Crowd . The dance was originally scheduled for January 26, but had to be postponed because Morton was hosting the SAT tests that morning and the cafeteria could not be decorated in time for the dance. Student ' s reactions to the postponement varied. Maybe my date will grow taller by then. , I hope we ' re still speaking in February , and Will my dress still fit? . The extra time allowed still others to get up enough courage to ask someone. The long awaited dance finally took place on February 23, and after which most couples went out to a restaurant for a quiet dinner. Taking a break from the excitement of the Inaugural, seniors Jamie Snyder and Jeff Relinski stop to share a moment of peace. — Winter Semi-Formal

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Wow! Institute! Visions of Animal House captured the minds of students for weeks before going to institutes. Would be institutes dreamed of night long parties and endless days of soaking up the warm summer sun. Much to the students surprise it was a lot of hard work. Students discovered that institutes are really for learning. Basic skills of government were put to practice by Girls and Boy ' s State delegates at Indiana State University in Terre Haute. Delegates were able to vote, attend council meetings, and run their own mini-governments. Dribbling, rebounding, lay-ups, and free-throws occupied the days of students attending Indiana University ' s basketball camp in Bloomington. New techniques, drills, and ways to arouse school spirit were taught to Morton ' s spirit boosters this summer. Varsity Cheerleaders attended Ball State University in Muncie, and the Twirlers attended Smith-Walbridge in Syracuse, Indiana. Effective editing and newspaper layout were taught to Mortonite editors attending the journalism institute at Indiana University in Bloomington. Picking a theme, designing a cover, and critiquing last year ' s book were among the duties occupying the time of Top Hat editors, at St. Mary ' s College in South Bend, Indiana. VI5IOM5 OF FfllMflL HOU5E... Journalism Institute — First Row: Sandy Hlad, Robbin McNash, Paula Theodore, Chris Lelito, Paulette Szczepanski, Second Row: Nada Vranic, Cecilia Stojan, Faith Marcinek, Third Row: Ron Salach, Pam Sulivan, John Bass. Girls Basketball camp — Bottom: Sharon Ratajczak, Top: Nancy Hladek. 22 — Institutes