Paragon (1998)

264 Pages·1998·19.5 MB·English

by  Lake County Public Library

oueatthemcoldorputtheminthetoaster,"KeithCantwell,junior• "It'snotwhoyouknow.It's
[knowwhereyoulive."GregThaera,junior • "Stayhere.You'llgethighoffthefumes,"Annie
erMustangs/Weallcametogethertosupportourteamandhadfundoingit."BethSliwa,junior•
tryingtofindaclassandmydadhappenedtostopthesetwogirlstoaskthem.Sinceitwasthesan
nik,junior• "Birth,school,Metallica,death.Thosearethebasicstepsoflife."JasonRoss,sopho-
"Oldmeaningbad.Newmeaninggood."BonnieAbercrombie,junior• "Mr.(J.R.)Jenningstook1
screendown,anditbrokeandfellontopofhimandjustmissedhishead.Itwasoneofthefunnies
newandIhad^^H^^HvHMhoesandIfellinthegymatlunch,"KatieCamalick,sophomore•'
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MattLee,senior,
JeremyKudlow,
junior
MaddyMogle,junior
AmandaBiel,NoreenCastor,
LaurenPestikas,sophomores
AnnieKnish,senior
MattBeck,senior

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keptSteveTakacs,sophomore,per-
plexed;MarissaCollins,senior,frus-
trated;DannyDiombala,sophomore,
shocked;andKaitlinKovach,freshman,
laughing,itfilledwithstoriestobetold.
Paragon 1998
Volume33
MunsterHighSchool 8808ColumbiaAve. Munster,IN46321
[phone]
Enrollment:1,221
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Twilight"Homecomingdance.
HelpingHand
WBiucthhapneannc,iljuinniohra,ndas,sCisatistlRiynan Oh, sorry!Thisplaceissuchamess!IparkintheSouth
Florek,sophomore,withanAlgebra
2clpasrsoballelmo.weEdxtsrtaudteinmtesattotwheorekndonof lotandraceallthewaytoNorthtomakeittoclasson
homework,catchuponthegossip
ormakeplansforafterschool. time. Icramahoardofbooksintoatinymiddleschool
lockerthat’sabouthalfmysize. Idon’tknowhowI’mgoing
tosurvivetheyear. Everythingissounpredictable. Why
can’tsomebodyjustTellitLikeitis!
Calmdown, it’snotthatbad. Lookonthebrightside:
ourdaysofbrown-baggingitontheFieldhousebleachers
finallyendedSeptember22,andwecaneatlunchinour
newFoodCourtlisteningtotheLite93.9.
EventhoughconstructionhaslefttheSouthwing,
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musicroomsandAuditoriuminshambles,the
Northbuilding’srenovatedhallwaysandclass-
roomsdohavetheirbenefits.
ButuntilJanuary, theentireschoolcentered
itselfaroundthethreeNorthhallwaysandthe
OutofOrder
Asthesunbeamsthrough,pastthe
orange-stripedshades,theI-beams
andmoundsofscrapsindicate
remainsoftheformerpublications
andartroomsintheSouthbuilding.
Althoughstudentssufferedfroma
lackofproperclassroomsandother
necessities,theyalsobenefitedfrom
thecompletedareasofrenovation.
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CarpetCramming
Breakingtreefromthedutchesof
herdesk,LesleySaliga,senior,finds
anemptyspotonthefloortofinish
upherworkbeforeclassends.
SlantedView
Amusinghistable.Matt
Laudermilk,junior,breaksthe"B"
lunchroutineasErikMerkell,junior,
laughs.'1madefacesinpictures,so
peopledevelopthemandsay'What
theheckishedoing?"'Mattsaid.
LunchLaughter SigningIn
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sophomores,ErinEgnatzand Saunders,andMeghanHunter,
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Lunchservedasatimeofrestand lum,theWomen'sChorusrequired
relaxationforstudents,allowing auditionsforenrollmentand
themtochatwithfriendsandmake choreographedforboththeFalland
plansfortheweekend. HolidayWinterChoralConcerts.
SeahorseSupport
Duringaswimmingmeet,
sophomores,JennyLounsberry,
SheilaRane,andNatalieBieda
cheerontheirteammatesalongside
thepool.Withteamcheersand
grouphuddles,athleteskepteach
otherencouragedbeforeand
throughouteachgame.
GreenThumbs
Buildinganewgreenhouseforthe
ScienceDepartmenthelpedboth
teachersandstudentsgetmore
involvedinBotanyclasses.After
weeksofwateringandnurturing
theirplant,SarahNelson,junior,
andSarahThevenin,senior,
measuretoseehowmuchitgrew.
BabyTalk
Actingasamotherforaweekfor
herChildDevelopmentclass,
ChristineO'Shea,junior,wraps
hertoybabyinablanketoutside
thegirls'bathroom.Hands-on
projectsgavestudentsachance
toexperiencelearningtechniques
beyondthefourwallsofa
classroom.
teacherssharedthefewnewclassrooms. EverytimeI
tookagovernmenttest, Igotdistractedbygeometry
proofsontheboard. Therearenochemistrylecturehalls
anymore,andtheBandpracticesinthehallways.
Well,theschoolcan’tbefinishedovernight. Read
Between the Lines! wejusthavetolivewithit.
Whataboutalloftherulesandregulations?Ihadto
wearsomebody’ssmelly, oldgymshirtfortheday
becausemyshirtrevealedmystomach. They’re
takingthehandbookdownto The Fine Print.
Theadministratorsjustenforcethesameold
rules.They’restrictwithpassestomaintainorder
andtheydon’twantustakingfoodoutsidethe
FoodCourtbecauseofthenewcarpets.Of
course,wecan’triskruiningthe“Crossroads.”
EverytimeIturnthecorner, oneofthosecol-
SignLane
Weyietshfaocmuasrekderoninthheanpodstaenrd,Jhoisn oredcarpetdesignspopsup. Theydrivemecrazy!
Parr,junior,addsfinishing
Ftroaucnhze"sptoostheirsf"oBrritnhegGBeacrkman Ifyouthinkcarpetdesigns,stricterrulesandconstruc-
Club'sHomecomingtruck.
DowntoBusiness tionarethecoreofourschool,openyoureyes. Behind
AsprosecutorJoshDeady,
sKeansieory,Hboasdtegtetresr,hissenwiiotrn,esisn,a everycloseddoor,throughouteverycrowdedhallway,and
mocktrial,judgeAdam
Bonjean,senior,waitstomakea
finaldecisioninMr.Don withineverypairofwanderingeyeslies
Fortner'sBusinessLawclass.
Withavarietyofclassactivities,
rliavnegiinntgerfvrioemwso,risgtiundaelnstksitsto A Storyto be Told.
learnedtoteachthemselvesand
theirpeersintheclassroom.
mpetence
Trucking
Around
Decoratingtheir
spirittruckprior
totheHome-
comingparade,
juniorsKristen
Caine,Sara
Bieszczat,
MeganMask
andElaine
Yannakopoulos
combineefforts
toplaceaposter.
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oarnmesa,nDotehbebry's You’vegottobekidding.Lifeiscomposedofacomplexcombi-nation
aFenlddPmaatn,Kejsulniino,r, ofevents,relationships,activitiesandemotions.It’sarollercoasterofups
eseancihoro,theenrj'osy anddownsandamazeofcircumstances.
cHoommpeacnoymiatngthe •WeexperiencemomentsoflaughtersuchaswhentheRolling
SDeapnt.ce27S.aturday, Stones’“ICan’tGetNoSatisfac-
tion”blastedfromthesoundsys-
tem,replacingtheNationalAnthem
intheAug.28Girls’VarsitySoccer
gameagainstPortage.
•WhileAuditoriumrenovation
transferredstudentstoFrankH.
Hammond’sCafetoriumstagefor
thefallplayUptheDownStair-
case andthemusicalLittleShop
orHorrors,schoolkeptusbusy
withotheractivitesrangingfrom
casualdancestopepassemblies.
•AlthoughtheInternetsurfed
intotheMediaCenterinNovember,
librarydoorsclosedduringmid-
MarchonlytoreopenafterSpring
Breaktotheodorofsweatsocksin
theWrestlingroominApril.
•Wemayspend180dayshitting
thebooks,butlifemovesbeyondthe
classroom.Whetherit’sagameora
struggle,there’smoretolivingthan
LabLabor meetstheeye.Withconfusionand
WAintdhysStaalbilgea,hasnodpsh,o- mayhemembracingourlives,allwe
more,readiesthe
bhiusncshoenmibsutrrnyerfor candoisjustsitback,relaxand
experiment. TellItLikeItIs.
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