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

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Boys and Girls State: Rob Gerka, Sue Zawadski, Tim Salach, Jane Ostoich, Scott Hankins, Gary Graban, and Kelly Hladek. A wards 25

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AWARDS This year ' s winner of the DAR award (Daughters of the American Revolution) was Tim Salach. The award is based on participation in school and the community. Salach was voted best citizen by teachers and fellow students. The National Merit Scholarship winners were Robert Gerka and Jacki Sufak. They were high scor¬ ers and received awards. The Na¬ tional Merit Semifinalists were Scott Hankins and Tim Salach. Boys and Girls State was at In¬ diana University in Terre Haute, Indiana. Four boys and three girls were chose to spend an entire week learning about the American form of Government. Senior Bob Balczo was nominat¬ ed by Principle Mr. Steve Stavros for the Youth Senate Program in Washington D.C. January through February.

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First row: Kelley Hladek, Renee Hladek, Sandy Bonomo, Chris Spudic, Austin Barret, Sharron Weis, Barb Oros, Second row: Kelley Mark Wilson, Paul Komyatti, Mark Gordish Harris, Ami Sherer, Sue Gonzales, Maribeth and Ron Balta. Gruener, Tim Solon, Craig Davis, Third row: STUDENTS ATTEND CAMPS, INSTITUTES camp that sophomore Mike Revere previous summer, received a full attended. scholarship to the 1982 workshop. The varsity cheerleaders trav- Morton students were not the eled to Indiana University in only people studying last summer. Bloomington to attend the Nation- Mr. Doug Fix, Morton’s Debate al Cheerleaders Association Cheer Team Coach and English teacher, Camp for five days. attended the School of Speech The girls returned with the Summer Fellow Program at knowledge of different cheering Northwestern University in Evan- techniques new cheers, move- ston, Illinois, ments, mounts, and acrobats. They Indiana State University in also received competition pointers. Terre Haute, was the site of last Several Pom pon girls attended summer’s Boys Girls State Pro- The National Cheerleaders Asso- gram. The students learned about ciation Pom Pon Camp at Ball the American form of government. State University in Muncie, and Several members of the Top Hat the Showstoppers Camp at Aurora staffers attended the Josten’s College in Aurora, Illinois. American Yearbook Company Some band members attended Seminar at St. Mary’s College in Band Camp and Drum Majors South Bend. They studied layout Camp. Some band members went designs and copy. They also com- to Smith-Walbridge in Syracuse, pleted a cover and the opening se- Indiana. Others attended Illinois lection of the yearbook. State University in Bloomington A selected few Mortonite staff- for Drum Majors Camp. ers attended the High School Jour- Senior Tim Salach traveled to nalism Institute at Indiana Uni- Baylor University Debate Institute versity in Bloomington. The stu- in Waco, Texas, Salach who at- dent journalists studied journalism tended the two-week institute the for two-weeks on campus. 26 Institute by Sue Ladendorf Mortonite Page 1 Editor Last sum mer a number of Mor¬ ton students attended various camps and institutes in not only Indiana but throughout the United States. Some varsity and junior varsity volleyball players went to the Pur¬ due Calumet Sports Camp for five days to sharpen their volleyball skills. Besides going to Purdue’s Camp, senior Kelley Hladek attended the Sports Camp International Elite Camp for five days. Many of the football players also attended Purdue Calumet’s Sports Camp. The second camp, the All-Positions Camp, focused on running plays, formations, and line plays. While football and volleyball camps were taking place, so were basketball camps. Senior Austin Barrett attended a camp at Gary Roosevelt High School. Michigan State University in East Lansing hosted a basketball