Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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— 24 Between Bells CHEWING GUM DISCREETLY is permitted in class. However, Penny Falaschetti, freshman, must wait until during the seven minute break to blow her bubbles. JOKES OFTEN RELIEVE the tension of previous classes. Seniors Nancy Skurka and Denise Shmagran- off take time out to share a funny happening. CAFETERIA TABLES SERVE as a convenient bench. Seniors Renee Zurad and Tim Samels find a few moments to keep in touch with each other. POSTPONING THE INEVITABLE, juniors Tammy and Tim Merritt and Michelle Jeneski loiter outside their classrooms discussing the newest gossip.

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eet Feet Feet Daily routine tests sole survival On the job from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., five days a week, not only walking, but running in place and trudging through snow. Stu- dents have no respect for my physical state, squeezing me into cowboy boots and wear- ing me down to the bone . . . and everyone thought the brain had a rough life. Let me tell you my story. I know you will be more sympathetic once the details have been exposed. My story begins early in the morning be- fore school starts. Students use me to trans- port themselves to school, which sometimes is a 15 minute walk or longer. The strain begins when I arrive at school and students force me to travel to opposite ends of the WHILE THE CAFETERIA welcomes the student for a time of relief, the seats also provide a resting place to prop up junior Matt Urbanski’s feet after a hectic day at school. building to get their books. By the time 1 reach their lockers, I feel bruised and over- used. As the school day lingers on, I get used between every class to get the stu- dents to their lockers and then to their class. I bet students have never realized how much they walk during a school day. On a daily routine, a student walks an average of four miles per week, 16 miles per month, and 144 miles per year. By the time a student graduates, he has walked up to 575 miles. After the morning tardy bell rings, other students take me for granted. They step on me, and pop my shoes off which serve as my only protection. Although students feel they have to put their brains to work, I have to work every hour. Even though I can rest during the class, I still feel exhausted. Sometimes, while I am resting, impatient students sit on me and intentionally cram PERFORMING HER ROUTINE on the balance beam, senior Debbie Milne concentrates on keeping her toes pointed throughout competition. AS PART OF the job of playing kickball, feet must be used to block the goal line. As the feet await for their next turn, the worn shoes watch the action going on in the center court. my toes together. Also, students stick me underneath chairs and 1 became tangled between the rungs. Besides using me for school, I also get used for extra-curricular activities. Stu- dents absolutely work me to death when 1 become forced to run endlessly around the fieldhouse track. Students also take risks when they j ump hurdles, do flips on balance beams, and get trampled on during a foot- ball game. Finally, my day is over. I look forward to my daily soaking in a hot tub. After relieving the pain, I half-heartedly prepare myself for another monotonous day. Since you have now heard my story, you may realize that students work me as strenuously as their brains. Maybe, if students were more sym- pathetic towards me, I would not rebel with ugly blisters, sprained ankles and broken toes! ALTHOUGH THE COWBOY boots, espadrilles, and sandals remain idle in the choir rows, they have joined the ranks of Topsiders and Nikes as fashion for the feet. — Feet, Feet, Feet 23 —

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ime Warp Seven minute break means freedom from the old grind BBRRIINNGG!!! The first hour bell re- sounded, dismissing students from their first class of the day. One student remained seated in the now deserted classroom, con- templating. “Let’s see. I have seven min- utes and I’m in the North Building. I want to go all the way to the South Building. I should stop at my locker too. I hope I’ll have enough time.” The student gets up and leaves the classroom making her way through the maze of halls in Munster High. The bell that rang six times daily and dismissed students from their classes gave students a break from “the old grind” of class work. Students accustomed them- selves to certain routines at the beginning of each semester. “At the beginning of the year, seven minutes seemed more like two, but by June the passing period seemed more like ten,” said Sue Reddel, sopho- more. For many people, the seven minutes of time served as a mini-study hall. Homework was quickly completed and students busily crammed for exams and talked about up- coming tests. “In seven minutes’ time, I can go to my locker, get to my next class, and find a few minutes to review for a test or finish up some homework before class starts,” explained junior Nanette Kish. Not only was the passing period a mini- study hall, it was also a social hour. Stu- dents grouped together in the hallways, cafeteria or almost anywhere feasible to dis- cuss the latest gossip or plan for the upcom- ing weekend. “I could use about 10 more minutes between classes. Then I would have time to talk to anyone I wanted to,” illustrated senior Elaine Markovich. In addition, these seven minutes may have been spent running errands. Students found time to run to the Guidance Office to make appointments, to get passes in and out of classes, to purchase tickets to games from the Athletic Office and even to call home to find the misplaced homework as- signment. “I look forward to the passing period because it gives me a break between classes. I can use this time to run errands or prepare materials for the next class,” said Mr. A1 Smith, mathematics teacher. Moreover, students used the seven min- utes to trek from one end of the building to the other. With classes as spread out as they were, sprinting became part of an ev- eryday routine. ’’With half of my classes on opposite ends of the building, I barely make it to class on time. I often have to run when the minute bell rang. I guess I’d have more time if I didn’t talk to everyone,” added senior Karen Kaegabein. BBRRIINNGG!!! “ . . . Well, that was the tardy bell. I went to my locker, even went to the bathroom to comb my hair and got to my next class. Now I have a fifty five minute class to sit through until the next bell. Will it ever end???” HALLS ARE QUICKLY jammed only seconds after the bell rings. Students fight through the crowd, mak- ing their separate ways to class.