Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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GRAFFITI provided students a chance to express their individuality. Ju- nior Jenine Pestikas makes her mark as she draws on junior Mary Fissinger’s base- ment walls. The Fissinger family lets people personalize their basement walls for enter- tainment and to record the history of past memories. BANNERS spiced up the atmo- sphere of Mrs. Marlis Tippet ' s French classroom with bright colors and French phrases. Freshmen Amy Rogers and Julie Slater rearrange the hangings for a better effect. PICTURES of Bruce Springsteen fill senior Chris Preslin ' s locker and make it his own. Students, like Chris, decorated their lockers with a variety of pictures and objects to make them more interesting. STICKERS can personalize a car and express the likes, desires, and hobbies of the driver. As senior Lori Kobus puts her books in her car trunk after school, her bumper stickers show Lori’s interest. Getting into Character « 29

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Peeling off the conformity layers becomes sticky business getting into Character Stripping off alt ties of normality, students found their true identity be- neath the outer layers of conformity. Underneath all of the layers, finding and keeping personalized stamps be- came a tricky task. When the monotony of school, home life or driving in the car set in, people searched for ways to spice up their lives. Almost everyone acted in a totally off-the-wall manner or owned something different which set them apart from the rest and made them an individual. School was not considered one of the top 10 exciting ways to spend a day. Students constantly devised new ways to break up school rituals and make the day go faster. “I decorated my locker to break up the monotony of the school routine,” said senior Craig Bomberger, who had a locker crammed full of items ranging from stickers and labels to pictures, fishing lures and large sized posters. “It be- came such an obsession I’d put almost anything in there that caught my eye.” Collecting out of the ordinary items showed another area of people’s indi- viduality. “I watch old movies a lot and collect them,” said Dave McCain, sen- ior. “I collected them for nostalgia’s sake. Old movies, in my opinion, are I’m bored and there’s nothing better to do. It passes the time during class. ” Joyce Kozlowski, sophomore much better written and made than those of today.” “I collected Budweiser posters, Budweiser posters with women in them, or just posters of good-looking women. Those are the two most im- portant things in a guy ' s life when he is 16 years old.” laughed Tim Broder- sen, junior. People also found unique ways to spend time alone.” I’d go to the Dunes by myself and walk around so I had time to think about different things,” said Jim Bodefeld, senior. “I’d karate chop the air when I was by myself because all of a sudden I’d get a burst of energy and I had to do something,” added Tim. Making a change in everyday habits singled students out even further. “When I listened to music, a lot of the time I would listen to classical music, basically, because I like it. It also soothed me, but at the same time it made me hyper,” said senior Charley Shoemaker. Childhood habits set people apart in even one more category. “I still have my Woobie, a baby blanket, and I rub it on my eyes before I go to sleep to comfort me,” sophomore Jen Paul- son explained. After spending time being an individ- ual, it became necessary to put the layers back on and blend back in with the crowd. Styles, fads and friends may change, but the time spent being one’s self remained a positive alterna- tive. I 28 1 Getting into Character

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Qettincj into Character Spirits Auntie Marne cast spooked by the character ' s spirit 30 R ehearsals were tough, like they should be, but in the end ... I think we put on one terrific show ,” Brigitte Viellieu, senior. Fire alarms, unextinguisha- ble drinks and missing props described only a few of the problems “Auntie Marne’’ faced. A spooky twist, in the form of a ghost, materialized as opening night drew closer. The real Auntie Marne, Mar- ion Tanner, died on Hallow- een, the day before the first dress rehearsal and a week before opening night. The cast blamed these phenomena on the apparition of Auntie Marne. Marne Dennis was not con- sidered the perfect role model or guardian for an impression- able boy. She threw all night parties and she associated with a strange variety of friends. When Marne ' s brother Edwin Dennis died unexpect- edly, Marne suddenly found herself responsible for the care of her young nephew Pat- rick. The rest of the play present- ed Marne and Patrick as they grew up together. They faced many problems such as going from prosperity to poverty and then back to wealth, but they pulled through it all with love. The more than 50 member cast was the biggest problem, next to the ghost. Trying to get everyone to come to re- hearsal and finding costumes and props for all cast mem- bers hit on only a few of the problems with a huge cast, ac- cording to co-director Mrs. Renee Kouris, English teach- er. The company was able to overcome all of the costume and scene changes, missing props, and even ghosts by cooperation and hard work. There were a lot of people who auditioned, and the peo- ple who were picked were definitely the hardest work- ers,” said junior Kerry Deig- nan, who was Auntie Marne. After overcoming minor problems, everyone enjoyed a variety of triumphs. The most remarkable was that Auntie Mame was the most success- ful play in Theatre Munster’s history as far as ticket sales and audience sizes. Mr. Greg Ladd, drama teacher, said that approximately 1200 peo- ple came to see the play, so they profited almost $3000. Success just didn’t stop with ticket sales. There were many advantages with a big cast and with the play itself. ‘‘I thought it (the play) was pretty fun because I wasn ' t really nervous, and I thought I would be,’’ said freshman Scott Rubin who played young Patrick. Another advantage with a big cast was exposure to areas of theater. “It gives many peo- ple a chance to get on stage and know what acting is all about and realize theater isn’t all glamour,” said Mrs. Kouris. Although problems were present, the cast pulled through and gave a solid per- formance. Brigitte Viellieu, senior, summed it up by say- ing, “Rehearsals were tough, like they should be, but in the end it was worth it, and I think we put on one terrific show!” TWO lovebirds, senior Penny Lantz and junior Marvin Mickow, en- joy a moment alone at one of Auntie Marne ' s parties. These parties were all-night affairs, six days a week. CONFUSION sets in as Mame Dennis, junior Kerry Deignan, at- tempts to fill out a cash payment re- ceipt in her new job. Beauregard Burnside, junior Blase Polite, tries to help Mame with his order form for 24 pairs of roller skates, so he can get home quicker. DO WN South introductions are a big event, and Beauregard Burnside, junior Blase Polite, describes his new financee to Mother Burnside, senior Cindy Kopenec. Beauregard’s ex-girl- friend, junior Tyrah Fulkerson, stands by jealously. Auntie Mame